SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated August 13, 2009, between ZBB Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), CapStone Investments (the “Placement Agent”) 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 an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), 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. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4.
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Additional Listing Application” means the application required to be filed with, and approved by, the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) in order to list the Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Exchange.
“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.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” means August 18, 2009 provided that 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 Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Closing Escrow Agreement” means the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Placement Agent, the Purchasers part thereto and the Escrow Agent, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company Counsel” means Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 780 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Escrow Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, with an address at 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004.
“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“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(h).
“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(z).
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
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“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $1.20.
“Per Unit Purchase Price” equals $1.20.
“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.
“Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.
“Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing.
“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.
“Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-156941 which registers the sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“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(h).
“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.
“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
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“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).
“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Units 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(a), 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 Exchange, 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 Closing Escrow Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means Computershare, 2 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60602; fax no. 312 ###-###-####, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Unit” means the one Share, together with a Warrant to purchase 0.20 of a Share.
“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“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 2,100,000 Shares and 420,000 Warrants, at a Per Unit Purchase Price of $1.20. Unless payment and delivery will be effected pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement, each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company on the Closing Date, via wire transfer or a certified check, 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
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deliver to each Purchaser on the Closing Date, (a) the Shares purchased by the Purchaser to the Purchaser through DTC directly to the account(s) of the applicable Purchaser, in accordance with the DWAC instructions provided by the applicable Purchaser on the signature pages hereto, and (b) the Warrants to the Purchaser at its address set forth on the signature pages hereto, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries.
(a)
On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii)
a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(iii)
a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver via the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (DWAC) Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Units subscribed for by such Purchaser;
(iv)
a copy of the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement;
(v)
the Closing Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company, dated the Closing Date; and
(vi)
a Warrant, duly executed by the Company, registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 20% of the number of Shares purchased by such Purchaser, with an exercise price equal to the sum of (x) $0.13, and (y) the Per Share Purchase Price.
(b)
On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii)
to the extent a party thereto, the Closing Escrow Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(iii)
payment of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer either directly to the Company, or if the Purchaser is a party to the Closing Escrow Agreement, to the Escrow Agent’s account pursuant to the terms of the Closing Escrow Agreement.
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2.3
Closing Conditions.
(a)
The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii)
the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)
The obligations of each Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii)
the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv)
there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(v)
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established, generally, on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.
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(vi)
no judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents ;
(vii)
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings initiated under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act for that purpose shall be pending or threatened by the Commission;
(viii)
the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange upon official notice of issuance; and
(ix)
the Prospectus Supplement shall have been filed with the Commission.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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:
(a)
Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b)
Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the fa ilure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse
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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 (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c)
Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to which it is a party do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) 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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(e)
Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f)
Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement, the Warrants. The issuance by the Company to the Purchasers of the Securities has been registered under the Securities Act and all of the Shares and the Warrant Shares, when delivered, will be freely transferable and tradable on the Trading Market by the Pu rchasers without restriction (other than any restrictions arising solely from an act or omission of a Purchaser). The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement, which became effective on May 13, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and is available for the issuance of the Securities hereunder and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the Commission. The Company proposes to file the Prospectus Supplement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) on or prior to the first Tradin g Day following the Closing Date. At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The “Plan of Distribution” section under the
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Registration Statement as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement permits the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder.
(g)
Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the contractual obligations referenced in Schedule 3.1(g), pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to written employment agreement or pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. 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. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(g), as at the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. 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. All of the outstanding shares of c apital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h)
SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respec ts with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the
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Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, i n the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i)
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distri bution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)
Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a c laim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
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There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k)
Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract o r agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)
Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws ap plicable 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.
(m)
Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(n)
Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens , except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o)
Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Except as described in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Right s are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p)
Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(q)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
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trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r)
Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Compan y has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Dat e, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(s)
Certain Fees. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any brokerage for finder’s fees or commissions or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for any such fees or commissions that may be due and payable by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t)
Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u)
Registration Rights. No Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
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(v)
Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Do cuments will be, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements of the Trading Market.
(w)
Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(x)
Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue st atement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(y)
No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of
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its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.
(z)
Solvency. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(z) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in material default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(aa)
Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(bb)
Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(cc)
Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is PKF, having an office at 29 Broadway, New York, NY 10006. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the
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Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2009.
(dd)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to 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 Agreemen t and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(ee)
Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(ff)
Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Section 3.2(e) hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers have agreed to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, after the Closing, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities that occur after the Closing do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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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):
(a)
Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the val id and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b)
[intentionally omitted]
(c)
Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants for cash, it will be, either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d)
Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e)
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. 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 m anagers have no direct
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knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation 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. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
SEC Reports. The Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all SEC Reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act through and including the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities, including without limitation, under Rule 144.
4.2
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 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.
4.3
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the Closing Date, issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement
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without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. 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 the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disc losure 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).
4.4
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.
4.5
Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.6
Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for the purposes described in the Prospectus Supplement.
4.7
Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.7, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, cos ts and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any
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capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, whi ch shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
4.8
Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares, the Warrant Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares, the Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares, the Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares, the Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.9
Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
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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 4.3. 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 4.3, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this tra nsaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary other than the provisions of Section 4.9 hereof, 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 4.3, (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 contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiar ies after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.3. 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 Shares covered by this Agreement.
4.11
Warrant Shares. If all or any portion of any of the Warrants is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares, then the Warrant Shares, issued pursuant to any such exercise shall be issued free of all legends. If at any time following the date hereof the Registration Statement (or any subsequent registration statement registering the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares) is not effective or is not otherwise available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall immediately notify the holders of the Warrants in writing that such registration statement is not then effective and thereafter shall promptly notify such holders when the registration statement is effective again and available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Company to issue, or any Purchaser to sell, any of the Warrant Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Company shall use best efforts to keep a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares effective during the term of the Warrants.
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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Termination. (a) 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 August 14, 2009; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).
(b)
A copy of any notice of termination shall be provided promptly to the Escrow Agent.
(c)
In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section, each Purchaser shall have the right to the return of up to its entire Subscription Amount deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 2.2, without interest or deduction. The Company covenants and agrees to cooperate with such Purchaser in obtaining the return of its Subscription Amount, and shall not communicate any instructions to the contrary to the Escrow Agent.
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, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, 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 noti ce 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
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amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 60% in interest of the Shares then outstanding 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 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 4.7.
5.9
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 permitte d by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.7, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the
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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 Shares.
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
Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14
Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (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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5.15
Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations 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.
5.16
Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred .
5.17
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, with out 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. 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.
5.18
Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19
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.
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5.20
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.
5.21
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 Subscription Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION | Address for Notice: N93 W14475 Whittaker Way |
By:__________________________________________ Name: Title: |
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Dennis F. Connolly, Esq. Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 780 North Water Street Milwaukee, WI ###-###-#### Phone: 414 ###-###-#### Fax: 414 ###-###-#### ***@*** CAPSTONE INVESTMENTS By: _________________________________________ Name: Title: Address for Notice: 12760 High Bluff Drive, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92130 Phone: ###-###-#### Fax: 414 ###-###-#### ***@*** With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Marc J. Ross, Esq. Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP 61 Broadway 32nd Floor New York, NY 10006 Direct: 646 ###-###-#### Phone: 212 ###-###-#### Fax: 212 ###-###-#### Email: ***@*** |
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO ZBB SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Subscription Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
Address (DWAC information) for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares: _________________
Warrant Shares: _____________
EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
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Exhibit A
Form of Company Counsel Opinion
August ____, 2009
CapStone Investments
12760 High Bluff Drive, Suite 120
San Diego, California 92130
and
The Purchasers signatory to the Agreement (as defined below)
Re:
ZBB Energy Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for ZBB Energy Corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the proposed issuance and sale of ____________ shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and warrants to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”, and together with the Shares, the “Securities”) on the terms set forth in the Subscription Agreement dated as of August ____, 2009 between the Company and you (the “Agreement”). In accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) promulgated thereunder, the Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-156941), including a bas e prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”) and prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on August ___, 2009 (the “Prospectus Supplement” and, together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Base Prospectus,” “Prospectus Supplement,” and “Prospectus” include the documents incorporated by reference therein. This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Agreement have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and reviewed (i) the Transaction Documents; (ii) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof; (iii) the Company’s By-Laws, as in effect on the date hereof; (iv) such corporate documents and records, certificates of public officials, and certificates of officers of the Company, including a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Officers’ Certificate”) as we deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion; and (v) such other documents of the Company and its subsidiaries as we deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. In rendering our opinion, we have relied, with respect to the factual matters set forth therein, upon such documents, records and certificates, and assumed that all representations and warranties of the
Company set forth in such documents are true and correct. However, nothing has come to our attention in the course of representing the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or otherwise that would lead us to conclude that you and we are not justified in such reliance.
In rendering our opinion, we have assumed, without investigation, verification or inquiry, that:
(a)
each natural person who is a signatory to the Transaction Documents, or other documents reviewed by us, was legally competent at the time of execution;
(b)
each of the parties to the Transaction Documents other than the Company is an entity validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation;
(c)
each of the parties to the Transaction Documents other than the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company has all necessary right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to do each other act done or to be done by such person;
(d)
each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed, delivered and accepted by all parties thereto other than the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company;
(e)
the Transaction Documents constitute legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of all parties thereto other than the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company and that each other act done or to be done by each such party constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable act of such party;
(f)
there are no judgments, decrees or orders that impair or limit the ability of the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company to enter into, execute and deliver any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or to perform or be bound by any transactions contemplated therein (although we have no knowledge of any of any such judgments, decrees or orders);
(g)
the transactions referred to in the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all parties thereto other than the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company, and all such transactions have been consummated;
(h)
there have been no undisclosed modifications of any provision of any document reviewed by us in connection with the rendering of the opinions set forth in this opinion letter and no undisclosed prior waiver of any right or remedy contained in the Transaction Documents;
(i)
all signatures on behalf of the parties to the Transaction Documents and any other documents reviewed by us (other than the signatures of the officers of the Company) are genuine;
(j)
the copies of all documents submitted to us are accurate and complete, and each such document that is original is authentic and each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original;
(k)
each statement as to all factual matters otherwise not known to us to be untruthful contained in any document encompassed within the due diligence review undertaken by us was truthful;
(l)
each statement as to each factual matter contained in all governmental certifications is accurate as of the date of this opinion as well as on the dates stated in such governmental certifications;
(m)
the appropriate action will be taken, prior to the offer and sale of the Securities, and prior to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, to register and qualify such securities for sale under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws;
(n)
the addressee has acted in good faith, without notice of adverse claims, and has complied with all laws applicable to it that affect the transactions referred to in the Transaction Documents;
(o)
the transactions referred to in the Transaction Documents comply with all tests of good faith, fairness and conscionability required by law;
(p)
routine procedural matters such as service of process or qualification to do business in the relevant jurisdictions will be satisfied by the parties seeking to enforce any of the Transaction Documents;
(q)
all statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and rules and regulations of governmental agencies constituting the law for which we are assuming responsibility are published or otherwise generally accessible in each case in a manner generally available (i.e., in terms of access and distribution following publication) to lawyers practicing in our judicial circuit;
(r)
other agreements related to the transactions referred to in the Transaction Documents will be enforced as written;
(s)
no action, discretionary or otherwise, will be taken by or on behalf of the Company in the future that might result in a violation of law;
(t)
there are no other agreements or understandings among the parties that would modify the terms of the Transaction Documents or the respective rights or obligations of the parties to the Transaction Documents;
(u)
with respect to the Transaction Documents and to the transactions referred to therein, there has been no mutual mistake of fact and there exists no fraud or duress; and
(v)
all relevant laws, regulations and agency actions are constitutional and valid, unless a reported case has otherwise held or widespread concern has been expressed by commentators as reflected in materials which lawyers routinely consult.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
1.
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (meaning it has filed its most recent annual report, paid any applicable state taxes and fees, and has not filed articles of dissolution) under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The Company has all requisite power and authority, and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals that are required to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted (as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2008).
2.
The Company has all requisite power and authority to (i) execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, (ii) to issue, sell and deliver the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents and (iii) to carry out and perform its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents.
3.
All action on the part of the Company, its directors and its shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents has been duly taken. The Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
4.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of an aggregate of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and immediately after the Closing and based solely upon the representation of an officer of the Company, ____________ shares will be issued and outstanding, ___________shares will be reserved for issuance upon conversion of issued and outstanding options, warrants and other derivative securities (including the Warrants), of which [365,823] shares are subject to currently outstanding non-related party warrants, and __________ shares will be reserved for issuance to employees, officers and directors under the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2005 Employee Option Scheme and 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, of which __________ shares are subject to currently outstanding incentive stock option grants and __________ shares are subject to currently o utstanding non-qualified stock option grants. The Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, when issued in accordance with the Transaction Documents, will have been duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive or similar rights, and issued in compliance with applicable Federal securities laws and regulations. To our knowledge, except as noted above, there are no other options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights presently outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire from the Company any capital stock or other securities of the Company, or any other agreements to issue any such securities or rights. The rights, privileges and preferences of the Common Stock are as stated in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
5.
The Registration Statement is currently effective and has been effectively supplemented by the filing of the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5), filed with the Commission on the date hereof and is effective to register the Shares, the Warrants and the
shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants under the Securities Act and allowing the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants to be issued without restrictive legends.
6.
To our knowledge, the Company has filed all reports (the “SEC Reports”) required to be filed by it under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) since August 1, 2008. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
7.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of, and the compliance by the Company with the terms of, the Transaction Documents and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and the Warrants pursuant to the Agreement do not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of law, rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any Trading Market applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or other similar organizational documents of the Company, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or result in or permit the termination or modification of, any material agreement or instrument, or any order, writ, judgment or decree known to us to which the Company of its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, cl aim or encumbrance on any of the assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
8.
To our knowledge, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry, pending or threatened, before any court or governmental or administrative body or agency, or any private arbitration tribunal, against the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any of its officers, directors or employees (in connection with the discharge of their duties as officers, directors and employees), of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or affecting any of its properties or assets.
9.
In connection with the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, or the offer, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, no consent, license, permit, waiver, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration, registration or filing with, any court, Federal governmental or regulatory authority, or self-regulatory organization, is required, that remains to be obtained or filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except such as may be required under the rules and regulations of any Trading Market applicable to the Company.
10.
The Company is not, and after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Whenever a statement herein is qualified by “to our knowledge” or similar phrase, it means that, during the course of our representation of the Company for the purposes of this opinion letter, (a) no information that would give those lawyers who participated in the preparation of the letter (collectively, the “Opinion Letter Participants”) current actual knowledge of the inaccuracy of such statement has come to their attention; (b) we have not
undertaken any independent investigation or inquiry to determine the accuracy of such statement; (c) any limited investigation or inquiry otherwise undertaken by the Opinion Letter Participants during the preparation of this opinion letter should not be regarded as such an investigation or inquiry; and (d) no inference as to our knowledge of any matters bearing on the accuracy of any such statement should be drawn from the fact of our representation of the Company. As to certain questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon statements or certificates from the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company.
The validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Transaction Documents may be limited or otherwise affected by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar statutes, rules, regulations or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally and (b) the unavailability of, or limitation on the availability of, a particular right or remedy (whether in a proceeding in equity or at law) because of an equitable principle or a requirement as to commercial reasonableness, conscionability or good faith. In addition, certain remedies, waivers and other provisions contained in the Transaction Documents might not be enforceable; nevertheless, such unenforceability will not render such agreements invalid as a whole or preclude the practical realization of the benefits to the Purchasers thereunder. We express no opinion with respect to the laws of usury or the enfor ceability of choice of law provisions in any Transaction Documents; the enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provisions in any Transaction Document; any provision in any document purporting to restrict the holder of a security from selling the same at or below any stated price; except as expressly provided below, any exemption from registration under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state; the federal taxation laws or the taxation laws of any state or the characterization, for taxation purposes, of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; the holding period, for purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, with regard to any securities issued or delivered in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; the free tradability of any of the securities issued or delivered in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; or the condition or state of title to any real or perso nal property or the priority of security interests therein.
We are counsel admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin and we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect or applicability of the laws of any jurisdiction, other than the laws of the State of Wisconsin, and the federal laws of the United States of America. In doing so, we have assumed that the corporate laws of the State of Wisconsin, which govern the Company, are identical in all material respects to the corporate laws of the State of New York. In making such assumption, we do not intend to imply that the corporate laws of the State of Wisconsin are identical to the corporate laws of the State of New York. In furnishing the opinion regarding the valid existence and good standing of the Company, we have relied solely upon a certificate of good standing from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions dated August __, 2009.
These opinions are given as of the date hereof, they are intended to apply only to those facts and circumstances that exist as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation or responsibility to update or supplement these opinions to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in laws that may hereafter occur, or to inform
the addressee hereof of any change in circumstances occurring after the date hereof that would alter any of the opinions rendered herein.
This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no opinion may be inferred or is implied beyond the matters expressly contained herein. This opinion is being provided solely for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement and is being rendered solely for your benefit, and may not be relied upon for any other purpose or by any other person or entity without the prior written consent of the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
GODFREY & KAHN, S.C.
Exhibit B
[reserved]
Exhibit C
Form of Warrant Delivered to the Purchasers
Warrant No.: ________
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
Warrant Shares [__________]
Issue Date: August __, 2009
Initial Exercise Date: February __, 2010
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ______________or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, at any time and from time to time, on or after the date (the “Initial Exercise Date”) that is 181 days after the date hereof, and on or prior to the close of business on February __, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ZBB Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), having an address at N93 W14475 Whittaker Way, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, up to [______] shares (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock, subject to the following terms, conditions and limitations:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section . Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Subscription Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“Exercise Price” means $_____, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section .
“Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“Original Issue Date” means the Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
“New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
“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.
“Subscription Agreement” means the Subscription Agreement, dated as of the date of this Warrant, to which the Company and the original holder of the Warrant are parties.
“Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not quoted or listed on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market; provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“ VWAP ” shall mean, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. New York City time to 4:02 p.m. New York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reporte d; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
2.Registration of Warrant. 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.
3.Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “New Warrant”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant
evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4.Exercise and Duration of Warrants. This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time on or after the Initial Exercise Date, through and including the Expiration Date. At 6:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. Except as provided in Section 15 hereof, the Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the Holder.
5.Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a)To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless this Warrant is being exercised with respect to all of the Warrant Shares represented hereby. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, on or before the third Business Day following the Date of Exercise (as defined below), the Company shall, (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “ FAST Program ”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y), if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. A “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Shares Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) unless the Holder is utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in Section 10 of this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b)If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section , then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. Certificates representing the Warrant Shares shall be issued without restrictive legend unless the Company provides to the exercising Holder an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder, that such restrictive legend is required under applicable law.
(c)If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section , and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Holder
(or any third party on behalf of the Holder or for the Holder’s account) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (i) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (A) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (2) the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the Date of Exercise and (ii) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligatio ns hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d)The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6.Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7.Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall
deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8.Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section ). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9.Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section .
(a)Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, in each such case, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 product so obtained shall thereafter be the Exercise Price then in effect. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b)Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “Alternate Consideration”). 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 Com pany 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. In the event of a Fundamental Change, the
Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Holder a written agreement providing that:
(x)
this Warrant shall thereafter entitle the Holder to purchase the Alternate Consideration in accordance with this section 9(b),
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in the case of any such successor or purchasing Person, upon such consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, combination, sale or conveyance such successor or purchasing Person shall be jointly and severally liable with the Company for the performance of all of the Company's obligations under this Warrant, and the Subscription Agreement, and
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if registration or qualification is required under the Exchange Act or applicable state law for the public resale by the Holder of shares of stock and other securities so issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, such registration or qualification shall be completed prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, combination or sale.
If, in the case of any Fundamental Change, the Alternate Consideration includes shares of stock, other securities, other property or assets of a Person other than the Company or any such successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such Fundamental Change, then such written agreement shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of Directors of the Company shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (i) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (ii) purch ase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
(c)Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section , the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
(d)Calculations. All calculations under this Section shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the
Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(e)Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section , the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
(f)Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction (but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would ne ed to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
10.Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder shall pay the Exercise Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however, if an Exercise Notice is delivered at a time when the Fair Market Value (as defined below) is greater than the Exercise Price, and there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A – B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the Fair Market Value
B = the Exercise Price.
“Fair Market Value” shall equal the VWAP for the Trading Day immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
11. Limitations on Exercise.
(a)The number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) may be limited to the extent that the Holder shall have provided to the Company a written notice to such effect pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) below , which notice shall specify the Holder’s desired maximum percentage of beneficial ownership of the Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) .. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section of this Warrant.
(b)By written notice to the Company, the Holder shall have the right (i) at any time and from time to time to reduce its Maximum Percentage immediately upon notice to the Company and (ii) at any time and from time to time, to waive the provisions of this Section insofar as they relate to the Maximum Percentage or to increase its Maximum Percentage unless the Holder shall have, by written instrument delivered to the Company, irrevocably waived its rights to so increase its Maximum Percentage, but (A) any such waiver or increase will not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (B) any such waiver or increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Warrants.
12.No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one Warrant Share as reported by the applicable Trading Market on the date of exercise.
13.Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this section prior to 6:30 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 specified in this section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, (d) the fifth day after such notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, certified, return receipt requested and posta ge prepaid, or (e) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to ZBB Energy Corporation, N93 W14475 Whittaker Way, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, with a copy to: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 780 North
Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Attn.: Dennis F. Connolly, Esq. (or such other address as the Company shall indicate in writing in accordance with this section), or (ii) if to the Holder, to the address set forth in the Subscription Agreement (or the address or facsimile number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile number as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this section).
14.Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 calendar days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
15.Redemption. At any time after the first anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company may redeem all, but not a portion, of this Warrant (the “Redemption”) for consideration, for each Warrant Share for which this Warrant then is exercisable, equal to the product of (x) 2, and (y) the Per Share Purchase Price. To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an irrevocable written notice of the Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”). If the conditions set forth below for the Redemption are satisfied from the period from the date of the Redemption Notice through and including the Redemption Date (as defined below), then this Warrant will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading Day after the date the Redemption Notice to the Holder is deemed given and effective pursuant to Section 13 hereof (such date and time, the “Redemption Date”). In furtherance thereof, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Exercise with respect to Warrant Shares that are delivered to the Company before 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following a Redemption Notice shall reduce the number of Warrant Shares subject to such Redemption Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not effect a Redemption, unless the Company shall have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered before 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date. The Company’s right to complete a Redemption under this Section shall require a redemption of all Warrants issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
16.Miscellaneous.
(a)This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b)All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all actions, claims, suits, investigations or proceedings (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) (“Proceedings”), whether commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened 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, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated he reby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such 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 Proceeding.
(c)The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d)In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e)Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title: CEO
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
WARRANT DATED AUGUST ___, 2009
EXERCISE NOTICE
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________ shares of Common Stock of ZBB Energy Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to the above referenced Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
The undersigned Holder hereby elects to pay the Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased, as follows (check one):
[ ] Cash Exercise. The undersigned has paid or delivered to the Company $__________, the aggregate Exercise Price for ___________ shares of the Company’s Common Stock purchased herewith, in full by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
[ ] Cashless Exercise. In exchange for the issuance of _____ shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the undersigned hereby agrees to surrender the right to purchase _______ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the cashless exercise provisions set forth in Section 10 of the Warrant.
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ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
WARRANT ORIGINALLY ISSUED ___, 2009
WARRANT NO. ___
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the transferee indicated below the right represented by the above-captioned Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION (the “Company”) to which such Warrant relates and appoints _____________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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Holder:
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Signature:
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant. Indicate title if signing on behalf of an entity.)
Transferee Information:
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Exhibit D
Form of Closing Escrow Agreement
ESCROW AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this day of August, 2009, by and among the Issuer, whose name and address appear on the Information Sheet (as defined herein) attached to this Agreement, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Escrow Agent"), CapStone Investments (the “Placement Agent”) and the purchasers signatory hereto (each a “Purchaser” and together the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Subscription Agreement (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Issuer has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that has been declared effective and will file a Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5);
WHEREAS, the Purchasers will be purchasing from the Company shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”), and common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers have requested that the Escrow Agent hold the subscription amounts with respect to the purchase of the Shares and the Warrants in escrow until notification from the Company and the Escrow Agent has received notice from the Company and the Placement Agent that all conditions to the Closing have been satisfied as required under the Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Issuer proposes to establish an escrow account (the "Escrow Account") to which subscription monies which are received by the Escrow Agent from the Purchasers in connection with such offering are to be credited, and the Escrow Agent is willing to establish the Escrow Account on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent has an agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. (“Chase Bank”) to establish a special bank account (the "Bank Account") into which the subscription monies, which are received by the Escrow Account from the Purchasers and credited to the Escrow Account, are to be deposited
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Information Sheet. Each capitalized term not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth for such term on the information sheet which is attached to this Agreement and is incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof (the "Information Sheet").
2. Establishment of the Bank Account.
2.1 The Escrow Agent shall establish a non-interest-bearing bank account at the branch of Chase Bank. selected by the Escrow Agent, and bearing the designation set forth on the Information Sheet (heretofore defined as the "Bank Account"). The purpose of the Bank Account is for: (a) the deposit of all subscription monies (checks, cash or wire transfers) which are received from the Purchasers of the Securities and are delivered by the Placement Agent to the Escrow Agent; (b) the holding of amounts of subscription monies which are collected through the banking system; and (c) the disbursement of collected funds, all as described herein.
2.2 On or before the date of the initial deposit in the Bank Account pursuant to this Agreement, the Issuer shall notify the Escrow Agent in writing of the date of the Closing Date (the "Effective Date"), and the Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept any amounts for credit to the Escrow Account or for deposit in the Bank Account prior to its receipt of such notification.
2.3 The Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to accept funds from Purchasers delivered after the date (the Termination Date”) that is more than 20 days after the last day of the offering period.
3. Deposits to the Bank Account.
3.1 Upon the Escrow Agent's receipt of a Subscription Amounts from a Purchaser, such monies shall be credited to the Escrow Account. All Subscription Amounts shall be wire transferred to the Escrow Account as follows:
JP Morgan Chase
270 Park Avenue
41st fl
New York NY 10017
ABA #021000021
CST & T AAF ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
ACCT #530-154307.
3.2 Promptly after receiving subscription monies as described in Section 3. 1, the Escrow Agent shall deposit the same into the Bank Account. Amounts of monies so deposited are hereinafter referred to as "Escrow Amounts." The Escrow Agent shall cause Chase Bank to process all Escrow Amounts for collection through the banking system simultaneously with each deposit to the Escrow Account. The Placement Agent shall inform the Escrow Agent in writing of the name and address of each Purchaser, the amount of Securities subscribed for by each Purchaser, and the Subscription Amount for each Purchaser (collectively, the "Subscription Information").
3.3 The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept for credit to the Escrow Account or for deposit into the Bank Account any wire transfers which are not accompanied by the appropriate Subscription Information. Wire transfers by the Purchasers shall not be deemed deposited into the Escrow Account until the Escrow Agent has received in writing the Subscription Information required with respect to such Purchaser.
3.4 The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept in the Escrow Account any amounts representing payments by prospective purchasers, whether by check, cash or wire, except during the Escrow Agent's regular business hours.
3.5 Only those Subscription Amounts, which have been deposited in the Bank Account and which have cleared the banking system are herein referred to as the "Fund."
3.6 If the proposed offering is terminated before the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall refund any portion of the Fund prior to disbursement of the Fund in accordance with Article 4 hereof upon instructions in writing signed by the Issuer and the Placement Agent.
4.
Disbursement from the Bank Account.
4.1 The Company and the Placement Agent, promptly after being advised by the Escrow Agent that it has received all of the Subscription Amounts for the Closing, shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a notice detailing the disbursement of the funds in the Escrow Account (the “Release Notice”).
4.2 Once the Escrow Agent receives the Release Notice executed by the Company and the Placement Agent, the Escrow Agent shall wire the funds in the Escrow Account per the instructions set forth in the Release Notice, net of fees, expenses and any other disbursements as set forth in the Release Notice.
4.3 Upon the written request from a Purchaser to the Escrow Agent, delivered prior to the Closing, the Escrow Agent shall promptly return such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount to such Purchaser pursuant to written wire instructions to be delivered by such Purchaser to the Escrow Agent.
4.4 Upon disbursement of the Fund pursuant to the terms of this Article 4, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability under this Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that in no event shall the aggregate amount of payments made by the Escrow Agent exceed the amount of the Fund.
5. Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Escrow Agent.
It is understood and agreed that the duties of the Escrow Agent are purely ministerial in nature, and that:
5.1 The Escrow Agent shall notify the Issuer and the Placement Agent by email to the addresses for each they provide to the Escrow Agent, on a daily basis, of the Subscription Amounts which have been deposited in the Bank Account and of the amounts, constituting the Fund, which have cleared the banking system and have been deemed collected by the Escrow Agent.
5.2 The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility at any time to ascertain whether or not any security interest exists in the Escrow Amounts, the Fund or any part thereof or to file any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the Fund or any part thereof.
5.3 The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept from the Issuer any Subscription Information pertaining to prospective purchasers unless such Subscription Information is accompanied by checks, cash or wire transfers meeting the requirements of Section 3.1, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to keep records of any information with respect to payments deposited by the Issuer except as to the amount of such payments; however, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Issuer within a reasonable time of any discrepancy between the amount set forth in any Subscription Information and the amount delivered to the Escrow Agent therewith. Such amount need not be accepted for deposit in the Escrow Account until such discrepancy has been resolved.
5.4 The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any check delivered to it hereunder. The Escrow Agent, within a reasonable time, shall return to the depositor any check which is dishonored, together with the Subscription Information, if any, which accompanied such check.
5.5 The Escrow Agent shall be, entitled to rely upon the accuracy, act in reliance upon the contents, and assume the genuineness of any notice, instruction, certificate, signature, instrument or other document which is given to the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement without the necessity of the Escrow Agent verifying the truth or accuracy thereof. The Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to make any inquiry as to the authority, capacity, existence or identity of any person purporting to give any such notice or instructions or to execute any such certificate, instrument or other document.
5.6 If the Escrow Agent is uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall receive instructions with respect to the Bank Account, the Escrow Amounts or the Fund which, in its sole determination, are in conflict either with other instructions received by it or with any provision of this Agreement, it shall be entitled to hold the Escrow Amounts, the Fund, or a portion thereof, in the Bank Account pending the resolution of such uncertainty to the Escrow Agent's sole satisfaction, by final judgment of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or otherwise; or the Escrow Agent, at its sole option, may deposit the Fund (and any other Escrow Amounts that thereafter become part of the Fund, with the Clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding to which all parties in interest are joined. Upon the deposit by the Escrow Agent of the Fund with the Clerk of any court, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability hereunder.
5.7 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted hereunder, or for the misconduct of any employee, agent or attorney appointed by it, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to consult with counsel of its own choosing and shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
6. Amendment, Resignation. This Agreement may be altered or amended only with the written consent of the parties hereto. The Escrow Agent may resign for any reason upon (3) business days' written notice to the Issuer and the Placement Agent. Should the Escrow Agent resign as herein provided it shall not be required to accept any deposit, make any disbursement or otherwise dispose of the Escrow Amounts or the Fund but its only duty shall be to hold the Escrow Amounts until they clear the banking system for a period of not more than five (5) business days following the effective date of such resignation, at which time: (a) if a successor escrow agent shall have been appointed and written notice thereof (including the name and address of such successor escrow agent) shall have been given to the resigning Escrow Agent by the Issuer and a successor escrow agent, then the resigning Escrow A gent shall pay over to the successor escrow agent the amount in the Fund; or (b) if the resigning Escrow Agent shall not have received written notice signed by the Issuer, the Placement Agent and a successor escrow agent, then the resigning Escrow Agent shall promptly refund the amount in the Fund to each Purchaser, without interest thereon or deduction therefrom, and the resigning Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agent in writing of its liquidation and distribution of the Fund; whereupon, in either case, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability under this Agreement. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8 hereof, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Issuer for any expenses incurred in connection with its resignation, transfer of the Fund to a successor escrow agent or distribution of the Fund pursuant to this Section 6.
7. Representations and Warranties. (a) The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Escrow Agent that to its best knowledge:
7.1 No Party other than the parties hereto and the Purchasers have, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Amounts or the Fund or any part thereof.
7.2 No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or generally) the Escrow Amounts or the Fund or any part thereof.
7.3 All of the information contained in the Information Sheet provided by the Issuer to the Escrow Agent is, as of the date hereof, and will be, at the time of any disbursement of the Fund, true and correct.
(b) The Placement Agent represents and warrants to the Escrow Agent that to its best knowledge:
7.4 The Subscription Information submitted with each deposit shall, at the time of the submission and at the time of the disbursement of the Fund, be deemed a representation and warranty that such deposit represents a bona fide payment by the Purchaser described therein for the amount of Securities set forth in such Subscription Information.
7.5 All of the information contained in the Information Sheet provided by the Placement Agent to the Escrow Agent is, as of the date hereof, and will be, at the time of any disbursement of the Fund, true and correct.
7.6 Reasonable controls have been established and required due diligence performed to comply with “Know Your Customer” regulations, USA Patriot Act, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act.
8.
Fees and Expense. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to the Escrow Agent Fee set forth on the Information Sheet, payable as and when stated therein. In addition, the Issuer agrees to reimburse the Escrow Agent for any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees. Upon receipt of the first Subscription Amount, the Escrow Agent shall have a lien upon the Fund to the extent of its fees for services as Escrow Agent, unless it shall have received its Escrow Agent Fee in advance thereof.
9.
Indemnification and Contribution.
9.1 The Issuer agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent and its officer, directors, employees, agents and shareholders (collectively referred to as the "Indemnitees") against, and hold them harmless of and from any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, which the Indemnitees may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Indemnitees arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or any transaction to which this Agreement relates, unless such action, claim or proceeding is the result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Indemnitees.
9.2 If the indemnification provided for in Section 9.1 is applicable, but for any reason is held to be unavailable, the Issuer shall contribute such amounts as are just and equitable to pay, or to reimburse the Indemnitees for, the aggregate of any and all losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses, including counsel fees, actually incurred by the Indemnitees as a result of or in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, claim or proceeding arising out of or relating in any way to any actions or omissions of the Issuer.
9.3 The provisions of this Article 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, whether by disbursement of the Fund, resignation of the Escrow Agent or otherwise.
10. Governing Law and Assignment. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however, that any assignment or transfer by any party of its rights under this Agreement or with respect to the Escrow Amounts or the Fund shall be void as against the Escrow Agent unless: (a) written notice thereof shall be given to the Escrow Agent; and (b) the Escrow Agent shall have consented in writing to such assignment or transfer.
11. Notices. All notices required to be given in connection with this Agreement shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery with receipt acknowledged, or by the Express Mail service offered by the United States Post Office or other recognized overnight courier, and addressed, if to the Issuer, at its respective addresses set forth on the Information Sheet, and if to the Escrow Agent, at its address set forth on the Information Sheet, to the attention of the Trust Department.
12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be effected thereby and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13. Execution in Several Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts or by separate instruments, and all of such counterparts and instruments shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto.
14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (written or oral) of the parties in connection therewith,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written,
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
CONTINENTAL STOCK
TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
CapStone Investments
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
[PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE PAGE TO CLOSING ESCROW AGREEMENT]
Name of Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: __________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares: _________________
Warrant Shares: _____________
EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
CLOSING ESCROW AGREEMENT INFORMATION SHEET
1.
The Issuer:
Name:
ZBB Energy Corporation
Attn: Scott W. Scampini
Address:
N93 W14475 Whittaker Way
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Phone:
262 ###-###-####
Fax:
262 ###-###-####
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Dennis F. Connolly
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI ###-###-####
Phone: 414 ###-###-####
Fax: 414 ###-###-####
***@***
State of incorporation of organization: Wisconsin
2. Securities:
Common Stock, Common Stock Purchase Warrants
3. Closing Date:
Expected Closing Date is August 18, 2009
4. Title of Escrow Account: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Escrow Agent for the benefit of ZBB Energy Corporation RDO
5. Escrow Agent Fee
Amount due on execution of the Escrow Agreement by Issuer $2,500.00
Fee for each wire transfer out of the Escrow Account $25.00
Check disbursement fee $10.00 per check
One Time Deal
6.
Address for Escrow Agent:
Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company
7.
Address for Placement Agent:
CapStone Investments
Attn: Jason Diamond
12760 High Bluff Drive, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: 414 ###-###-####
Fax: ###-###-####
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Marc J. Ross, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
32nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Direct: 646 ###-###-####
Phone: 212 ###-###-####
Fax: 212 ###-###-####
Email: ***@***
