FORMOF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Datedas of [], 2009 byand among GENTAINCORPORATED and THEPURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A FORMOF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This FORM OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of [ ], 2009 (this “Agreement”) by and among Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the purchasers of the unsecured subordinated convertible promissory note and shares of common stock of the Company whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES

 

1.1           Registration of Securities. The Company has prepared and filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-153278) under the Act, including a prospectus, relating to the Securities (as defined below).   Except where the context otherwise requires, “Registration Statement,” as used herein, means the registration statement, as amended at the time of such registration statement’s effectiveness for purposes of Section 11 of the Act,  (the “Effective Time”), including (i) all documents filed as a part thereof, (ii) any information contained in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, to the extent such information is deemed, pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430C under the Act, to be part of the registration statement at the Effective Time, and (iii) any registration statement filed to register the offer and sale of Securities pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act.  Except where the context otherwise requires, “Prospectus,” as used herein, means the prospectus, relating to the Securities, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act on or before the second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be required under the Act), or, if no such filing is required, the final prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective under the Act, in each case in the form furnished by the Company to the Purchasers prior to or at the Closing (as defined below).

 

1.2           Purchase Price and Closing.

 

(a)           Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the Securities (as defined below) for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

(b)           Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company, units (each, a “Unit”), in an aggregate amount equal to $10,000,000, with each such Unit consisting of (i) an 8.00% unsecured subordinated convertible promissory note (collectively the “Notes”) in the principal amount of $700.00, convertible into shares of Common Stock (as defined below), issued pursuant to and having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Indenture, dated as of or around _____, 2009, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, pursuant to which the Securities are to be issued, and as amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, in the form of Exhibit B hereto (the “Indenture”), and (ii) shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in an aggregate amount of $300.00, at a price per share equal to $[  ]1 (the “Per Share Purchase Price”).  The number of Units to be purchased by each Purchaser, and the aggregate purchase price payable by such Purchaser therefor, (such Purchaser’s “Purchase Price”) is set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto.

 

(c)           The Company shall issue to each Purchaser a two-year warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 25% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the principal amount of the Notes purchased at the Closing, the exercise price of which is equal to $1.00 per share, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Warrants”).  For purposes of clarity, Warrants shall only be issued with respect to the principal amount for the Notes purchased pursuant to this Agreement and shall not be issued with respect to any convertible notes issued as interest payments for the Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)           The Closing under this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on or before [  ], 2009 (the “Closing Date”), provided, that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the Closing have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith.  The Closing shall take place at the offices of Weinstien Smith LLP, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York 10170 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, or at such other time and place as the parties may agree.

 

(e)           At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver such Purchaser’s Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company.

 

(f)           At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (i) a Note in the principal amount equal to 70% of the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser for the Units purchased by such Purchaser, (ii) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the transfer agent to deliver via the Depository Trust Company Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (“DWAC”) Common Stock equal to 30% of such Purchaser’s Purchase Price divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser, (iii) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser, (iv) the Prospectus and (v) such documents as are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.

 

1.3           Conversion Shares.  On and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times reserve (and hereby covenants to continue to reserve), free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights, a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock equal to 125% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion or exercise of or otherwise in respect of the Notes (including any Notes issued in payment of interest thereon or otherwise in respect thereof) and Warrants.  Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or otherwise in respect of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants are herein referred to as the “Conversion Shares”.  The Notes, the Shares and the Warrants are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”.

 

 

 

2.1           Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, as of the Closing Date (except as set forth in the Prospectus or on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number herein), as follows:

 

(a)           Organization, Good Standing and Power. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company does not have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in any other entity except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. The Company and each such Subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects, or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents (as defined below) in any material respect.

 

(b)           Authorization; Enforcement.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the Warrants and the Officer’s Certificate to be delivered by the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Officer’s Certificate”), (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(b), no further consent or authorization of the Company, any Subsidiary or their respective Boards of Directors or stockholders is required. When executed and delivered by the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto, each of the Transaction Documents shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against the Company and each Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(d)           Issuance of Securities.  The Securities to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Securities shall be validly issued and outstanding, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind.  When the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, such shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind and the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.

 

(e)           No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable), the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Indenture and Warrants, and the consummation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the issuance of the Securities as contemplated hereby, do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) or Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), each as amended to date, or any Subsidiary’s comparable charter documents, subject to the filing of an amendment to the Certificate to increase the authorized shares, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries’ respective properties or assets are bound, (iii) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are bound or affected, or (iv) create or impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required under federal, state, foreign or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents and issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity.

 

 

(f)           Commission Documents, Financial Statements.  The Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the “Commission Documents”). At the times of their respective filings, the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Form 10-K”, and together with any other report, schedule, form, statement or other document filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K and prior to the date of this Agreement, the “Public Filings”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents, and the Public Filings did 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, not misleading.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

 

(g)           Subsidiaries. Schedule 2.1(g) hereto sets forth each Subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each person’s ownership of the outstanding stock or other interests of such Subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto, there are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights, options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any Subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described in the preceding sentence except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to, nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary. None of the Subsidiaries owns any assets or conduct any operations.

 

 

(h)           No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2008, the Company has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(h) hereto.

 

(i)           No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses or which, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)           No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. Since December 31, 2008, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(j) hereto, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

 

(k)           Indebtedness. Schedule 2.1(k) hereto sets forth as of the Closing Date all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall include, without limitation, (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or other amounts owed, (b) 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 (c) all leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

 

(l)           Title to Assets. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and valid title to all of its real and personal property reflected in the Public Filings, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances, except for those indicated on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material Adverse Effect. Any leases of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect.

 

(m)           Actions Pending. There is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth in the Prospectus or on Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, which individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected, if adversely determined, to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any Subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or Subsidiary in their capacities as such, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)           Compliance with Law. The Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are presently conducting their respective businesses in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except such that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(o)           Taxes. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal, state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject and which are not currently due and payable. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the Prospectus, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any Subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary for any period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency.

 

 

(p)           Certain Fees. Except as set forth in the Prospectus, the Company has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the Transaction Documents.

 

(q)           Disclosure. Except for the information concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, neither this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made herein or therein, not misleading.

 

(r)           Operation of Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(r) hereto, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries owns or possesses the rights to all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations which are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted without any conflict with the rights of others.

 

(s)           Environmental Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all material approvals, authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other person, that are required under any Environmental Laws. “Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. The Company has all necessary governmental approvals required under all Environmental Laws as necessary for the Company’s business or the business of any of its subsidiaries. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company and each of its subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and timetables required or imposed under all Environmental Laws. Except for such instances as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that violate or may violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give rise to any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.

 

 

(t)           Books and Records; Internal Accounting Controls. The records and documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects the information relating to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary. 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 its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(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 SEC’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 Date, 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.

 

(u)           Material Agreements. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto, or as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all obligations required to be performed by them to date under any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, filed or required to be filed with the SEC (the “Material Agreements”), (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of default under any Material Agreement and, (iii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any Material Agreement now in effect.

 

 

(v)           Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(v) hereto or in the Prospectus and otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person owning at least 5% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or any member of the immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder or any corporation or other entity controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder which, in each case, is required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents or in the Company’s most recently filed definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, that is not so disclosed in the Commission Documents or in such proxy statement.

 

(w)           Securities Act of 1933. The Company has complied and will comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder.  The Securities are being issued pursuant to the Registration Statement.  The Registration Statement has heretofore become effective under the Act, and the Registration Statement complied, when it became effective, complies as of the date hereof and as amended at the time of purchase and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Securities, will comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Act; the Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;  the Prospectus will comply, as of its date, the date that it is filed with the Commission, the time of purchase and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Securities, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Act (including, without limitation, Section 10(a) of the Act); at no time during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Prospectus and the date the Prospectus is filed with the Commission and ends at the later of the time of purchase and the end of the period during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Securities did or will the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;  provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty in this Section 2.1(w) with respect to any statement contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information concerning a Purchaser and furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Purchaser to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus.

 

(x)           Employees. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto or in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer, employee or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such Subsidiary required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents that is not so disclosed. No officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

 

(y)           Absence of Certain Developments. Except as set forth in the Prospectus or provided on Schedule 2.1(y) hereto or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since December 31, 2008, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has:

 

(i)           issued any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any right, options or warrants with respect thereto;

 

(ii)           borrowed any amount in excess of $10,000 or incurred or become subject to any other liabilities in excess of $10,000 (absolute or contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of its prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)           discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance in excess of $10,000 or paid any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) in excess of $10,000, other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of business;

 

(iv)           declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements so to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock, in each case in excess of $5,000 individually or $10,000 in the aggregate;

 

(v)           sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or claims, in each case in excess of $10,000, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)           sold, assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights in excess of $10,000, or disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person except to customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or their representatives;

 

(vii)           suffered any material losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount of prospective business;

 

(viii)                      made any changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

 

(ix)           made capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of $10,000;

 

 

(x)           entered into any material transaction, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xi)           made charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $5,000;

 

(xii)           suffered any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered by insurance;

 

(xiii)                      experienced any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and conditions of their employment; or

 

(xiv)                      entered into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

(z)           Investment Company Act Status. The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(aa)           Independent Nature of Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other purchase and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its Subsidiaries which may have made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only such Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual counsel with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no way creates a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

 

(bb)           Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interest of other stockholders of the Company.

 

(cc)           DTC Status. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(dd) hereto, the Company’s transfer agent is a participant in and the Common Stock is eligible for transfer pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program. The name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact person and email of the Company transfer agent is set forth on Schedule 2.1(dd) hereto.

 

(dd)           Governmental Approvals. Except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing that may be required under applicable state and/or federal securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis) and the declaration of the effectiveness of any registration statements filed by the Company pursuant to the Transaction Documents, no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the Conversion Shares, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

(ee)           Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such 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 at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ff)           Trading Activities.  It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree, nor has any Purchaser 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.  The Company further understands and acknowledges that one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are being determined and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted.  The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities, assuming such trading and hedging activities are in compliance with all applicable securities laws, do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants or any of the documents executed in connection herewith.

 

 

2.2           Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each of the Purchasers hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other Purchaser as follows as of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing Date:

 

(a)           Organization and Standing of the Purchasers. If the Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b)           Authorization and Power. Each Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform the Transaction Documents and to purchase the Securities being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by each Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors, stockholders, or partners, as the case may be, is required. When executed and delivered by the Purchasers, the other Transaction Documents shall constitute valid and binding obligations of each Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(c)           Acquisition for Investment. Each Purchaser is purchasing the Securities solely for its own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with distribution.  Each Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell any of the Securities, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of any of the Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Purchaser’s investment in the Company, (ii) is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Securities and (iii) has been given full access to such records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation.

 

(d)           Certain Fees. The Purchasers have not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the Transaction Documents.

 

(e)           Independent Investment. No Purchaser has agreed to act with any other Purchaser for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the Securities purchased hereunder for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting independently with respect to its investment in the Securities.

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise specified in this Article, for so long as any Notes have not been paid in full or converted in full, the Company covenants with each Purchaser as follows, which covenants are for the benefit of each Purchaser and their respective permitted assignees.

 

3.1           Securities Compliance. The Company shall notify the SEC in accordance with its rules and regulations, of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers, or their respective subsequent holders.

 

3.2           Registration and Listing. The Company shall cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, to comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act and to not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act. The Company will take all action necessary to continue the listing or trading of its Common Stock on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (the “Principal Market”). The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as the Purchasers may reasonably request from time to time to enable the Purchasers to sell the Securities without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. Upon the request of the Purchasers, the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

3.3           Inspection Rights. Provided the same would not be in violation of Regulation FD, the Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable request and reasonable notice, each Purchaser or any employees, agents or representatives thereof, so long as such Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to purchase the Notes or shall beneficially own any Conversion Shares, for purposes reasonably related to such Purchaser’s interests as a stockholder, to examine the publicly available, non-confidential records and books of account of, and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations and business of the Company and any Subsidiary, and to discuss the publicly available, non-confidential affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and any Subsidiary with any of its officers, consultants, directors, and key employees.

 

3.4           Compliance with Laws. The Company shall comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, noncompliance with which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

3.5           Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Company shall keep and cause each Subsidiary to keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves for depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and other purposes in connection with its business shall be made.

 

3.6           Reporting Requirements. If the Company ceases to file its periodic reports with the SEC, or if the SEC ceases making these periodic reports available via the Internet without charge, then the Company shall furnish the following to each Purchaser so long as such Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to purchase the Securities or shall beneficially own Securities:

 

(a)           Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (or an equivalent form), including financial statements, promptly following the end of each quarter, and in any event within 45 days of the end of each quarter, if such reports are no longer filed with the SEC or as soon as practical after the document is filed with the SEC, and in any event within five days after the document is filed with the SEC;

 

(b)           Annual Reports on Form 10-K (or an equivalent form), including financial statements, promptly following the end of each year, and in any event within 45 days of the end of each year, if such reports are no longer filed with the SEC or as soon as practical after the document is filed with the SEC, and in any event within five days after the document is filed with the SEC; and

 

(c)           Copies of all notices, information and proxy statements in connection with any meetings, that are, in each case, provided to holders of shares of Common Stock, contemporaneously with the delivery of such notices or information to such holders of Common Stock.

 

3.7           Other Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement in which the terms of such agreement would restrict or impair the right or ability to perform of the Company or any Subsidiary under any Transaction Document.

 

3.8           Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder shall be used by the Company for general corporate purposes. In no event shall the proceeds be used to redeem any Common Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock or to settle any outstanding litigation.

 

3.9           Reporting Status. So long as a Purchaser beneficially owns any of the Securities, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.

 

3.10           Disclosure of Transaction. The Company shall issue a press release describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Press Release”) on the date of execution of this Agreement but in no event later than one hour after the execution of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the execution of this Agreement occurs after 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on any Trading Day, the Company shall issue the Press Release no later than 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the first Trading Day following such date of execution. The Company shall also file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable following the Closing Date but in no event more than one Trading Day following the Closing Date, which Press Release and Form 8-K shall be subject to prior review and comment by the Purchasers. “Trading Day” means any day during which the principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded shall be open for trading.

 

 

3.11           Disclosure of Material Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided or 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 regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, the Company shall publicly disclose any material, non-public information in a Form 8-K within one business day of the date that it discloses such information to any Purchaser. In the event that the Company discloses any material, non-public information to a Purchaser and fails to publicly file a Form 8-K in accordance with the above, a Purchaser shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material, nonpublic information without the prior approval by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Purchaser shall have any liability to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure.

 

3.12           Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges that the Securities may be pledged by a Purchaser in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a pledge of the Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that a Purchaser and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Article V hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. At the Purchasers’ expense, the Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by a Purchaser.

 

3.13           Amendments to Charter Documents. The Company shall not, without the consent of Purchasers holding at least 66 2/3% of the Notes then held by the Purchasers, amend or waive any provision of the Certificate or Bylaws of the Company in any way that would adversely affect exercise rights, voting rights, conversion rights, prepayment rights, redemption rights or other rights of the holder of the Securities.

 

 

3.14           Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.

 

3.15           Subsidiaries. For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company covenants and agrees not to transfer any assets to any Subsidiary or to otherwise cause any Subsidiary to acquire any assets or commence operations.

 

 

 

4.1           Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to Sell the Securities. The obligation hereunder of the Company to close and issue and sell the Securities to the Purchasers at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.

 

(a)           Accuracy of the Purchasers’ Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each applicable Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date.

 

(b)           Performance by the Purchasers. Each Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchasers at or prior to each applicable Closing Date.

 

(c)           No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(d)           Delivery of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the Securities shall have been delivered to the Company on each applicable Closing Date.

 

(e)           Delivery of Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers to the Company.

 

 

4.2           Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Close and to Purchase the Securities. The obligation hereunder of the Purchasers to purchase the Securities and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before each applicable Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Purchasers’ sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchasers at any time in their sole discretion.

 

(a)           Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of the Company and its Subsidiaries in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of each applicable Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date.

 

(b)           Performance by the Company and Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and its Subsidiaries at or prior to each applicable Closing Date.

 

(c)           No Suspension, Etc. The shares of Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of each applicable Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(d)           No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(e)           No Proceedings or Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority shall have been threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any of the officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or any Subsidiary seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking damages in connection with such transactions.

 

(f)           Opinion of Counsel. The Purchasers shall have received an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with such exceptions and limitations as shall be reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Purchasers.

 

(g)           Notes. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers the Notes (in such denominations as each Purchaser may request).

 

(h)           Warrants. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(i)           Secretary’s Certificate. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a secretary’s certificate, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors approving the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) its certificate of incorporation, (iii) its bylaws, each as in effect at such Closing Date, and (iv) the authority and incumbency of the officers executing the Transaction Documents and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith.

 

 

(j)           Officer’s Certificate. On the applicable Closing Date, the Company and each Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate signed by an executive officer on behalf of the Company and each Subsidiary, dated as of such Closing Date, confirming the accuracy of the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s representations, warranties and covenants as of such Closing Date and confirming the compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (a)-(e) and (k) of this Section 4.2 as of such Closing Date (provided that, with respect to the matters in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 4.2, such confirmation shall be based on the knowledge of the executive officer after due inquiry).

 

(k)           Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.

 

(l)           Change in Purchasers. There shall have been no changes to Exhibit A (List of Purchasers) since the execution of this Agreement.

 

 

 

5.1           General Indemnity. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their respective directors, officers, affiliates, members, managers, employees, agents, successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company herein.

 

5.2           Indemnification Procedure. Any party entitled to indemnification under this Article 5 (an “indemnified party”) will give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matter giving rise to a claim for indemnification; provided, that the failure of any party entitled to indemnification hereunder to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article 6 except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action, proceeding or claim is brought against an indemnified party in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, unless in the reasonable judgment of the indemnifying party a conflict of interest between it and the indemnified party exists with respect to such action, proceeding or claim (in which case the indemnifying party shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for the indemnified parties), to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. In the event that the indemnifying party advises an indemnified party that it will contest such a claim for indemnification hereunder, or fails, within 30 days of receipt of any indemnification notice to notify, in writing, such person of its election to defend, settle or compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any action, proceeding or claim (or discontinues its defense at any time after it commences such defense), then the indemnified party may, at its option, defend, settle or otherwise compromise or pay such action or claim. In any event, unless and until the indemnifying party elects in writing to assume and does so assume the defense of any such claim, proceeding or action, the indemnified party’s costs and expenses arising out of the defense, settlement or compromise of any such action, claim or proceeding shall be losses subject to indemnification hereunder. The indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the indemnified party which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. If the indemnifying party elects to defend any such action or claim, then the indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in such defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 5 to the contrary, the indemnifying party shall not, without the indemnified party’s prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future obligation on the indemnified party or which does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim. The indemnification obligations to defend the indemnified party required by this Article 5 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so long as the indemnified party shall refund such moneys if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party was not entitled to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the indemnified party against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

 

 

 

6.1           Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, 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; provided, however, that the Company shall pay all, documented, actual attorneys’ fees and expenses (including disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred by the Lead Purchaser in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereunder, which payment shall be made at the Closing or if the Company elects to enter into a alternative transaction before the Closing, at the time of such election by the Company, and (ii) any amendments, modifications or waivers of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents. In addition, the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Purchasers in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses; provided, however, that in the event that the enforcement of this Agreement is contested and it is finally judicially determined that the Purchasers were not entitled to the enforcement of the Agreement sought, then the Purchasers seeking enforcement shall reimburse the Company for all fees and expenses paid pursuant to this sentence.

 

 

6.2           Specific Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.

 

(a)           The Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or providing any other security, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.

 

(b)           The parties agree that venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement will lie exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise forum non conveniens or any other argument that New York is not the proper venue. The parties irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the state of New York. The Company and each Purchaser consent to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 6.2 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.

 

6.3           Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any Purchaser make any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters, and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended on behalf of all Purchasers other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 66 2/3% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and held by the Purchasers; provided that if any Purchaser is materially adversely affected by such waiver or amendment on behalf of all Purchasers in a manner that not similar in all material respects to the affect on the other Purchasers, such waiver or amendment shall not be effective without the written consent of the adversely affected Purchaser.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing provided in this Section 6.3 shall limit an individual Purchaser’s right to waive or amend any provision of this Agreement on its own behalf.  The Purchasers acknowledge that any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6.3 shall be binding upon each Purchaser (and their permitted assigns) and the Company, including, without limitation, an amendment or waiver that has an adverse effect on any or all Purchasers.

 

 

6.4           Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery by telecopy or facsimile at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company or its Subsidiaries:		Genta Incorporated 200 Connell Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
		Attention: Raymond P. Warrell, Jr., M.D.
		Telephone No.: (908) 286-9800
		Telecopy No.: (908) 286-3966
with copies to:		Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 502 Carnegie Center Princeton, NJ 08540
		Attention: Emilio Ragosa
		Telephone No.: (609) 919-6633
		Telecopy No.: (609) 919-6701
If to any Purchaser:		At the address of such Purchaser set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement, with copies to Purchaser’s counsel as set forth on Exhibit A or as specified in writing by such Purchaser, with a copy to:
With a copy to:		Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
		4401 Eastgate Mall
		San Diego, CA 92121
		Attention: Ethan Christensen
		Telephone No.: (858) 550-6076
		Telecopy No.: (858) 550-6420

 

Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.

 

6.5           Waivers. No waiver by either party 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 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 accruing to it thereafter.  No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or waive or modify any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement then holding Notes.  This provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company 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.

 

 

6.6           Headings. The article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

6.7           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. The assignment by a party to this Agreement of any rights hereunder shall not affect the obligations of such party under this Agreement; provided that the Purchasers may assign the Securities and its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other rights hereto and thereto without the consent of the Company.

 

6.8           No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

 

6.9           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.

 

6.10           Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, except the agreements and covenants set forth in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder indefinitely.

 

6.11           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

 

6.12           Publicity. The Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the names of the Purchasers without the consent of the Purchasers, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or unless and until such disclosure is required by law, rule or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchasers consent to being identified in any filings the Company makes with the SEC to the extent required by law or the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

6.13           Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.

 

 

6.14           Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Purchasers or the Company, the Company and each Purchaser shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents

 

6.15           Representation of Lead Purchaser. It is acknowledged by each Purchaser that the Lead Purchaser has retained Cooley Godward Kronish LLP to act as its counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and that Cooley Godward Kronish LLP has not acted as counsel for any Purchaser, other than the Lead Purchaser, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and that none of such Purchasers has the status of a client for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof.

 

6.16           Sharing of Payments. Each Purchaser severally agrees that if it receives (i) payment of principal on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture) or (ii) payment of the Prepayment Price (as defined in the Indenture) in an amount that is ratably more than any other Purchaser (based on the principal amount of the Notes held by such Purchaser relative to the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding), then: (a) the Purchaser receiving such payment shall purchase, and shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased, from the other Purchasers a participation in the Notes held by the other Purchasers (in the case of (i) above) or the Notes held by the other Purchasers being prepaid at such time (in the case of (ii) above) and shall pay to the other Purchasers a purchase price in an amount so that the share of the Notes held by each Purchaser after the receipt of such payment shall be in the same proportion that existed prior to the receipt of such payment; and (b) such other adjustments and purchases of participations shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to ensure that all Purchasers share any such payment ratably as aforesaid; provided that, if all or any portion of a disproportionate payment obtained as a result of such payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Purchaser by the Company or any Person claiming through or succeeding to the rights of Company, the purchase of a participation shall be rescinded and the purchase price thereof shall be restored to the extent of the recovery, but without interest. Each Purchaser that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and after the purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with respect to the portion of the Notes purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Purchaser were the original owner of the Notes purchased. The Company expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Purchaser holding a participation in a Note so purchased may exercise any and all rights with respect to the participation as fully as if such Purchaser were the original owner of the Note purchased.

 

 

6.17           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 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 hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchaser 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 confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors.  Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any 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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

GENTA INCORPORATED   By:   Name:    Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: __________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Purchaser:________________________________________________

 

Fax Number of Purchaser: ________________________________________________

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

 

Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

Subscription Amount: $_________________

 

Question:  Are you a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended?   Yes_____  No ______

 

EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]

 

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