HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 10.12
EXECUTION COPY
HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of November 15, 2007, is entered into by and among HCM Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Seller), and the purchasers identified on Exhibit A hereto (each, a Purchaser and collectively, the Purchasers).
WHEREAS, HCM Acquisition Company (the Company) intends to file a registration statement (the Registration Statement) for the initial public offering of units (the Initial Public Offering), each unit consisting of one share of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (a Share), and one warrant to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $7.50 per Share.
WHEREAS, the Seller owns 7,187,500 units (the Founders Units), each unit consisting of one Share (the Founders Shares), and one warrant to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $7.50 per share (the Founders Warrants).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller desires to sell certain of the Founders Units to the Purchasers in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchasers name on Exhibit A hereto, and the Purchasers desire to purchase the Founders Units from the Seller in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchasers name on Exhibit A hereto, all upon the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Authorization, Purchase and Sale; Terms of the Founders Units, Founders Shares and Founders Warrants.
A. Purchase and Sale of the Founders Units. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or as such date may be extended from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties (the Closing Date), the Seller shall sell, assign and transfer the Founders Units (consisting of the Founders Shares and the Founders Warrants) it is selling hereunder to each Purchaser, free and clear of all liens, other than restrictions as may be imposed pursuant to state or federal securities laws, in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price (as defined below). On the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver certificates evidencing the Founders Units, Founders Shares and Founders Warrants to be purchased by each Purchaser hereunder upon the payment by each Purchaser of the amounts set forth opposite each Purchasers name on Exhibit A hereto, in the aggregate amount of $120.00 (the Purchase Price), by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by such other means as the Seller and such Purchaser shall agree) to the Seller in accordance with the Sellers wiring instructions.
B. Terms of the Founders Units, Founders Shares and Founders Warrants.
(i) Founders Units: Each Unit of the Founders Units shall consist of one Founders Share and one Founders Warrant and shall have the terms set forth in the Unit Certificate attached as Exhibit B hereto.
(ii) Founders Shares: The Founders Shares shall have the terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Founders Share Certificate attached as Exhibit C hereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Purchaser hereby expressly agrees that if the Company consummates the Initial Public Offering, then (i) in connection with the stockholder vote required to approve a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets (a Business Combination), such Purchaser agrees to (x) vote the Founders Shares in accordance with a majority of the shares of common stock voted by holders of shares of common stock issued in the Initial Public Offering and (y) vote the Founders Shares in favor of an amendment to the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation to provide for the Companys perpetual existence, and (ii) each Purchaser agrees to waive any right to participate in any liquidation distribution to the extent set forth in Section 3.D of this Agreement.
(iii) Founders Warrants: The Founders Warrants shall have the terms set forth in the Warrant Agreement set forth as Exhibit D hereto.
(iv) Transfer Restrictions: In addition to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 8 hereof, each Purchaser shall not sell or transfer the Founders Units, Founders Shares, Founders Warrants and the Shares underlying the Founders Warrants for a period of 180 days from the date the Company completes its initial business combination except to a Company officer, director or employee, or any other person or entity associated or affiliated with Highland Capital Management, L.P. (each, a Permitted Transferee), who agrees in writing with the Company to be subject to such transfer restrictions, vote the Founders Shares as provided in (ii) above; waive any right to participate in any liquidation distribution as provided in (ii) above and agrees to the adjustment of the Founders Units as provided in (vi) below. During this period, each Purchaser and its Permitted Transferees shall retain all other rights of holders of Shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their Shares (except as described above with respect to a Business Combination) and the right to receive cash dividends, if declared. If dividends are declared and payable in Shares, such dividends will also be subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 1.C.(v).
(v) Registration Rights: In connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Purchasers shall enter into an agreement with the Company (the Registration Rights Agreement) granting the Purchasers registration rights with respect to each of the Founders Units, Founders Shares, Founders Warrants and the Shares underlying the Founders Warrants (collectively, the Securities).
(vi) Adjustment of Founders Units:
(a) If the underwriters with respect to the Initial Public Offering do not exercise the over-allotment option proposed to be granted to them by the Company, each
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Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree to forfeit to the Company, in such proportion as such Purchaser holds of the total outstanding Founders Units immediately prior to the Initial Public Offering, a number of Founders Units necessary to ensure that the aggregate amount of Founders Shares held by the Seller, the Purchasers and any Permitted Transferees does not exceed 20% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company upon consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Each Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree to take any and all action reasonably requested by the Company necessary to effect any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (vi)(a). The Company will not make any cash payment to the Purchasers or any Permitted Transferees in respect of any such adjustment.
(b) If the number of units offered to the public in connection with the Initial Public Offering is increased or decreased, each Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree that the Founders Units (including the Founders Units subject to forfeiture) pruchased by such Purchaser hereunder will be adjusted in the same proportion as the increase or decrease of the units offered to the public in order to ensure that the aggregate amount of Founders Shares held by the Seller, the Purchasers and any Permitted Transferees does not fall below or exceed 20% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company upon consummation of the Initial Public Offering (including any shares of common stock issued pursuant to the underwriters over-allotment option). Each Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree to take any and all action reasonably requested by the Company necessary to effect any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (vi)(b); provided that the Company will not make or receive any cash payment to or from the Purchasers or any Permitted Transferees in respect of any such adjustment.
(c) Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any additional units it may hold pursuant to (vi)(a) and (vi)(b) above (A) shall be subject to the voting, waiver of liquidation, transfer restrictions and adjustment provisions set forth in this Agreement, and (B) shall bear the legend set forth in Section 8.A(i) below.
Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Seller.
As a material inducement to the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Founders Units, the Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as of the date hereof and the Closing Date that:
A. Organization and Corporate Power. The Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Seller possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
B. Authorization; No Breach.
(i) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Founders Warrants and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Seller as of the Closing Date. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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(ii) The execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement and the sale of each of the Securities and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof and thereof by the Seller, do not and will not as of the Closing Date (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Sellers capital stock or assets, (iv) result in a violation of, or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to the Certificate of Formation of the Seller or the bylaws of the Seller, or any material law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Seller is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller is subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state securities laws.
C. Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, as the case may be, each of the Securities will be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, as the case may be, the Purchasers will have or receive good title to the Securities, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder and under the other agreements contemplated hereby, (b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Purchasers.
D. Governmental Consents. No permit, consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement, or the consummation by the Seller of any other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.
As a material inducement to the Seller to enter into this Agreement and sell the Founders Units, each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date that:
A. Capacity and State Law Compliance. Such Purchaser has engaged in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement within a state in which the offer and sale of the Securities is permitted under applicable securities laws. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the purchase of Shares upon the exercise of the Founders Warrants will require the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and/or state securities laws and that any sale of such Shares shall require registration or the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and/or state securities laws.
B. Authorization; No Breach.
(i) This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The execution and delivery by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof by such Purchaser do not and shall not as of the Closing Date conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or
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provisions of any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which such Purchaser is subject.
C. Investment Representations.
(i) Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for its own account, for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, any public sale or distribution thereof.
(ii) Such Purchaser is an accredited investor as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(iii) Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and will be sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal and state securities laws and that the Seller is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchasers compliance with, the representations and warranties of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire such Securities.
(iv) Such Purchaser did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
(v) Such Purchaser has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Purchaser. Such Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the executive officers and directors of the Company. Such Purchaser understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as such Purchaser has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to such Purchasers acquisition of the Securities.
(vi) Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities by such Purchaser nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(vii) Such Purchaser understands that: (a) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) sold in reliance on an exemption therefrom; and (b) except as specifically set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, such Purchaser understands that the Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the position that promoters or affiliates of a blank check company and their transferees, both before and after a Business Combination, are deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act when reselling the securities of a blank
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check company. Based on that position, Rule 144 adopted pursuant to the Securities Act would not be available for resale transactions of the Securities despite technical compliance with the requirements of such Rule, and the Securities can be resold only through a registered offering or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time.
(viii) Such Purchaser has such knowledge and expertise in financial and business matters, knows of the high degree of risk associated with investments generally and particularly investments in the securities of companies in the development stage such as the Company, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities in the amount contemplated hereunder. Such Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current financial needs and contingencies and will have no current or anticipated future needs for liquidity which would be jeopardized by the investment in the Securities. Such Purchaser can afford a complete loss of its investment in the Securities.
D. Waiver of Right to Amounts in the Trust Account and Indemnification.
(i) Such Purchaser hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the trust account established by the Company for the deposit of proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the sale of warrants in a private placement to occur concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, as a result of any liquidation of the trust account, with respect to the Founders Shares (Claim) and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company or the Seller and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever except for any amounts to which it may be entitled upon liquidation of the Company in respect of such Purchasers ownership of Shares other than the Founders Shares.
(ii) Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the stockholders of the Company, including those who purchase the units in the Initial Public Offering, are and shall be third-party beneficiaries of the foregoing provision of Section 3.D. of this Agreement.
(iii) Such Purchaser agrees that to the extent any waiver of rights under this Section 3.D. is ineffective as a matter of law, such Purchaser has offered such waiver for the benefit of the Company and the Seller as an equitable right that shall survive any statutory disqualification or bar that applies to a legal right. Such Purchaser acknowledges the receipt and sufficiency of consideration received from the Seller hereunder in this regard.
E. Extent of Representations and Warranties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3, each representation and warranty made by the Purchasers hereunder should be deemed to be made severally, and not jointly.
Section 4. Conditions of the Purchasers Obligations.
The obligation of each Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Founders Units is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
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A. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 2, shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as though then made.
B. Performance. The Seller shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing Date.
C. No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.
Section 5. Conditions of the Sellers Obligations.
The obligations of the Seller to the Purchasers under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
A. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as though then made.
B. Performance. Each Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing Date.
C. No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.
Section 6. Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing Date.
Section 7. Definitions.
Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned such terms in the Registration Statement.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
A. Legends; Transfer Restrictions.
(i) Legends. The certificates evidencing the Founders Units and the Founders Shares will include the legend set forth on Exhibits B and C hereto, respectively,
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which each Purchaser has read and understands. The Founders Warrants and Shares issued upon exercise of the Founders Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) will include the legend set forth in Exhibit C to the Warrant Agreement in the case of the Warrants and in the Warrant Agreement in the case of the Shares, which each Purchaser has read and understands.
(ii) Transfer Restrictions. By accepting the Securities, each Purchaser agrees, prior to any transfer of the Securities, to give written notice to the Company expressing its desire to effect such transfer and describing briefly the proposed transfer. Upon receiving such notice, the Company shall present copies thereof to its counsel and each Purchaser agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Securities unless and until:
(a) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement, in which case the legends set forth above with respect to the Securities sold pursuant to such registration statement shall be removed; or
(b) if reasonably requested by the Company, (A) such Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration of such Securities under the Securities Act, (B) the Company shall have received customary representations and warranties regarding the transferee that are reasonably satisfactory to the Company signed by the proposed transferee and (C) the Company shall have received an agreement by such transferee to the restrictions contained in the legends referred to in (i) hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Purchaser also understands and acknowledges that the transfer of the Founders Units, Founders Shares and Founders Warrants and exercise of the Founders Warrants are subject to the specific conditions to such transfer or exercise as outlined herein and the Warrant Agreement as to which such Purchaser specifically assents by its execution hereof.
(iii) Stop Transfer Notations. The Company may, from time to time, make stop transfer notations in its records and deliver stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent to the extent its counsel considers it necessary to ensure compliance with federal and state securities laws and the transfer restrictions contained elsewhere in this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.
B. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the parties may not assign this Agreement.
C. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
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D. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
E. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. The use of the word including in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.
F. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of said State. Each of the parties hereto also irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
G. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent:
If to the Seller: | HCM Acquisition Holdings LLC | |
NexBank Tower | ||
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800 | ||
Dallas, TX 75240 | ||
Fax No. (972)  ###-###-#### | ||
With a copy (not constituting notice) to: | Ann Chamberlain Bingham McCutchen LLP | |
399 Park Avenue | ||
New York, NY 10022 | ||
Fax No.: (212)  ###-###-#### | ||
If to a Purchaser: | To the address set forth below such | |
Purchasers name on the signature | ||
pages hereto. |
or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
H. No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Purchase Agreement on the date first written above.
SELLER: | ||||||
HCM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC | ||||||
By: | Highland Capital Management, L.P., | |||||
its sole member | ||||||
By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner | ||||||
By | /s/ James D. Dondero | |||||
Name: | James D. Dondero, President | |||||
Title: | Strand Advisors, Inc., General Partner of Highland Capital Management, L.P. | |||||
PURCHASERS: | ||||||
By: | /s/ Timothy K. Hui | |||||
Timothy K. Hui | ||||||
Address: | ||||||
By: | /s/ Scott F. Kavanaugh | |||||
Scott F. Kavanaugh | ||||||
Address: | ||||||
By: | /s/ James F. Leary | |||||
James F. Leary | ||||||
Address: | ||||||
By: | /s/ Bryan A. Ward | |||||
Bryan A. Ward | ||||||
Address: |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit A
Purchaser | Shares Purchased | Purchase Price of Shares | ||||||
Timothy K. Hui | 8,625 | $ | 30.00 | |||||
Scott F. Kavanaugh | 8,625 | $ | 30.00 | |||||
James F. Leary | 8,625 | $ | 30.00 | |||||
Bryan A. Ward | 8,625 | $ | 30.00 | |||||
Total | 34,500 | $ | 120.00 |
Exhibit B
SPECIMEN OF UNIT CERTIFICATE
No. | HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware | UNIT(S) |
UNIT(S) EACH CONSISTING OF ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE WARRANT TO
PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE OWNER OF UNIT(S). Each Unit (Unit) consists of one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), of HCM Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), and one warrant (each, a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $7.50 per share (subject to adjustment). The Common Stock and Warrant comprising each Unit represented by this certificate are not transferable separately prior to the thirty-fifth day following the date of the prospectus with respect to the Corporations initial public offering (the IPO) unless Citigroup Global Markets Inc. informs the Corporation of its decision to allow earlier separate transfer. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a warrant agreement (the Warrant Agreement) between the Corporation and its transfer agent to be entered into upon the effectiveness of the Corporations initial public offering, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, and are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, all of which terms and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement will be on file at the office of the Corporation, and will be available to any Warrant holder on written request and without cost.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THESE SECURITIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE AND ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR SALE PURSUANT TO A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED [ ], 2007, A COPY OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION AT ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CORPORATION.
WITNESS the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signature of its duly authorized officer.
Dated: , 2007
HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY | Authorized Officer | |||
CORPORATE SEAL | ||||
Delaware |
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM | as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- | Custodian | |||||||
TEN ENT | tenants by the entireties | (Cust) (Minor) | ||||||||
JT TEN | as joint tenants with right of | Under Uniform Gifts to Minors | ||||||||
survivorship and not as tenants | Act | |||||||||
in common | (State) |
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, option or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the Units represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the securities underlying and comprising the Units.
For Value Received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
Units represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney, to transfer the said Units on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated | By: | |||||
NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. |
Exhibit C
SPECIMEN FOUNDERS COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE
NUMBER | SHARES |
HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
This Certifies that
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.001
EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. Witness the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated: | HCM Acquisition Company | ||
CORPORATE DELAWARE | |||
SEAL |
DELAWARE |
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM | as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- | Custodian | |||||||
TEN ENT | as tenants by the entireties | (Cust) | (Minor) | |||||||
JTTEN | as joint tenants with right of | under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act | ||||||||
survivorship and not as tenants | ||||||||||
in common | (State) |
Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
HCM Acquisition Company
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of shares of Preferred Stock (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THESE SECURITIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO (i) FORFEITURE, (ii) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR SALE AND (iii) VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND HOLDERS OF THE SECURITIES WAIVING ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IN EACH CASE PURSUANT TO A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED [ ], 2007, A COPY OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CORPORATION.
For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation will full power of substitution in the premises. |
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THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15). |
Exhibit D
WARRANT AGREEMENT