9,600,000 Shares HEADWATERS INCORPORATED

EX-1.1 2 dex11.htm PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT, DATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 Placement Agency Agreement, dated September 17, 2009

Exhibit 1.1

9,600,000 Shares

HEADWATERS INCORPORATED

Common Stock

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

September 17, 2009

Canaccord Adams Inc.,

Stephens Inc., and

Avondale Partners, LLC

c/o Canaccord Adams Inc.

99 High Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Headwaters Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Placement Agency Agreement (this “Agreement”) and the Subscription Agreements in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Subscription Agreements”) entered into with the investors identified therein (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”), to issue and sell up to an aggregate of 9,600,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company hereby confirms its several agreements with Canaccord Adams Inc. (“Canaccord”), Stephens Inc. (“Stephens”) and Avondale Partners, LLC (“Avondale”) as set forth below. Canaccord is referred to as the “Lead Placement Agent,” each of Stephens and Avondale is individually referred to as a “Co-Placement Agent;” and collectively, Canaccord, Stephens and Avondale are to as to the “Placement Agents.” The Shares are more fully described in the Prospectus (as defined below).

1. Agreement to Act as Placement Agents; Delivery and Payment. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:

(a) The Company hereby engages the Placement Agents, as the exclusive agents of the Company, to, on a commercially reasonable efforts basis, solicit offers to purchase Shares from the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreements and Prospectus (as defined below). Each Placement Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each Investor whose offer to purchase the Shares was solicited by such Placement Agent and accepted by the Company, but such Placement Agent shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. Under no circumstances will any Placement Agent or any of its affiliates be obligated to underwrite or purchase any of the Shares for its own account or otherwise provide any financing.

Each Placement Agent shall act solely as the Company’s agent and not as principal. No Placement Agent shall have any authority to bind the Company with respect to any prospective offer to purchase Shares, and the Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Shares and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part. Each Placement Agent has the right, in its discretion, without notice to the Company, to reject any offer to purchase Shares received by it, in whole or in part, and any such rejection shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement.

(b) As compensation for services rendered by the Placement Agents hereunder, on the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Placement Agents by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the Placement Agents, an aggregate amount equal to six percent (6%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Shares to Investors (the “Agency Fee”). Such amount may be deducted from the payment made by the Investor(s) to the Company and paid directly to the Placement Agents on the Closing Date. The Agency Fee shall be allocated among the Placement Agents pursuant to Schedule I hereto. Each Placement Agent agrees that the foregoing compensation, together with any expense reimbursement payable hereunder, constitutes all of the compensation that the Placement Agents shall be entitled to receive in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby.

(c) The Shares are being sold to the Investors at a price of $3.90 per share (the “Purchase Price”) as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus (as defined below). The purchases of Shares by the Investors shall be evidenced by the execution of the Subscription Agreements by each of the parties thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(d) Prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which this Agreement is terminated and (ii) the Closing Date, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lead Placement Agent, solicit or accept offers to purchase shares of the Common Stock (other than pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock that are outstanding at the date hereof) otherwise than through the Placement Agents in accordance herewith.

(e) No Shares which the Company has agreed to sell pursuant to this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements shall be deemed to have been purchased and paid for, or sold by the Company, until such Shares shall have been delivered to the Investor purchasing such Shares against payment therefor by such Investor. If the Company shall default in its obligations to deliver Shares to an Investor whose offer it has accepted, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Placement Agents harmless against any loss, claim, damage or liability directly or indirectly arising from or as a result of the default by the Company in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6(c) hereof.

(f) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of the Shares shall be made at a closing (the “Closing”) at the offices of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, counsel for the Company, located at 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2228, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on September 22, 2009 or at such other time and date as the Placement Agents and the Company determine pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (such date of payment and delivery being herein referred to as the “Closing Date”). Unless otherwise specified in the applicable

Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system. Subject to the terms hereof, with respect to Shares settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system, payment of the purchase price for the Shares shall be made to the Company in the manner set forth below by Federal Funds wire transfer, against delivery of the Shares to such persons and shall be registered in the name or names and shall be in such denominations as the Placement Agents may request at least one business day before the Closing Date. Payment of the purchase price for the Shares to be purchased by Investors shall be made by such Investors directly to the Company. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to each Placement Agent the amount of expenses for which each such Placement Agent is entitled to reimbursement pursuant hereto. At least one day prior to the Closing Date, each Placement Agent shall submit to the Company its bona fide estimate of the amount of expenses for which it is entitled to reimbursement pursuant hereto. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, each Placement Agent shall submit to the Company its expense reimbursement invoice and the Company or such Placement Agent, as applicable, shall make any necessary reconciling payment(s) within thirty days of receipt of such invoices.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agents as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date and agrees with the Placement Agents, as follows:

(a) Filing of Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the published rules and regulations thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), a registration statement, including a prospectus, on Form S-3 (File No. 333-155565), which became effective as of April 16, 2007, relating to the Shares and the offering thereof (the “Offering”) from time to time in accordance with Rule 415(a)(1)(x) of the Rules and Regulations, and such amendments thereof as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The term “Registration Statement” as used in this Agreement means the aforementioned registration statement, as amended at the time of such registration statement’s effectiveness for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act, (the “Effective Time”), including (i) all documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein and (ii) any information in the corresponding Base Prospectus (as defined below) or a prospectus supplement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, to the extent such information is deemed pursuant to Rule 430A (“Rule 430A”), 430B (“Rule 430B”) or 430C (“Rule 430C”) under the Securities Act to be a part thereof at the Effective Time. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Rules and Regulations (the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall also be deemed to include such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus (as defined below), the Prospectus (as defined in below) or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”). All references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the subsequent filing of any

document under the Exchange Act and which is deemed to be incorporated therein by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof.

(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Certain Defined Terms. The Company and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements and comply with the conditions for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement meets, and the offering and sale of the Shares as contemplated hereby complies with, the requirements of Rule 415 under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) and (a)(5) of the Rules and Regulations). The Company has complied, to the Commission’s satisfaction, with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No stop order preventing or suspending use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceedings for such purpose pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the Offering have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission, and any request received by the Company on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. As used in this Agreement:

(1) “Base Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Time.

(2) “Disclosure Package” means (i) the Statutory Prospectus, (ii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, filed or used by the Company on or before the Effective Time and listed on Schedule I hereto (other than a roadshow that is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus but is not required to be filed under Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) and (iii) the pricing and other information as set forth on Exhibit B hereto, all considered together.

(3) “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations relating to the Shares in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) of the Rules and Regulations.

(4) “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary prospectus supplement, subject to completion, relating to the Shares, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares, together with the Base Prospectus attached to or used with such preliminary prospectus supplement.

(5) “Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement, relating to the Shares, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on or before the second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be required under the Securities Act), in the form furnished by the Company to the Placement Agents, for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares that discloses the public offering price and other final terms of the Shares, together with the Base Prospectus attached to or used with such final prospectus supplement.

(6) “Statutory Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, and the Base Prospectus, each as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Time of Sale, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement.

(7) “Time of Sale” means 3:55 p.m., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement.

(c) Contents of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement complied when it became effective, complies as of the date hereof and, as amended or supplemented, at the Time of Sale and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Shares (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), will comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations; 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 in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty in this subsection (c) with respect to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information (as defined in Section 7 hereof).

(d) Contents of Prospectus. The Prospectus will comply, as of the date that it is filed with the Commission, the date of its delivery to Investors and at all times during the Prospectus Delivery Period, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act; at no time during the period that begins on the date the Prospectus is filed with the Commission and ends at the end of the Prospectus Delivery Period 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 that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements in or omissions from the Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information. The Prospectus contains all required information under the Securities Act with respect to the Shares and the distribution of the Shares.

(e) Incorporated Documents. Each of the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, at the time such document was filed with the Commission or at the time such document became effective, as applicable, complied, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Exchange Act, was filed on a timely basis with the Commission and did not 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.

(f) Disclosure Package. The Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representations or warranties in this subsection (f) with respect to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information.

(g) Distributed Materials; Conflict with Registration Statement. Other than the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Schedule II hereto and other written communications approved in advance by the Placement Agents.

(h) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, conformed or will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations on the date of first use, and the Company has complied or will comply with any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to the Rules and Regulations. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, when considered together with the Disclosure Package, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the Prospectus Delivery Period did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified, or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at the subsequent time, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information.

(i) Not an Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Shares and (ii) at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (“Rule 405”).

(j) Due Incorporation. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as it is currently

being conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority (i) would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon, the general affairs, business, operations, prospects, properties, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) impair in any material respect the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any transactions contemplated by the Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, including the issuance and sale of the Shares (any such effect as described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(k) Subsidiaries. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, the Company has no subsidiaries and does not own any beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business entity. Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company (x) have been duly and validly authorized and issued, (y) are fully paid and nonassessable and (z) are owned directly by the Company (except with respect to subsection (z) for (i) FlexCrete Building Systems, L.C., in which Headwaters Resources owns a 90% limited company interest, (ii) Blue Flint Ethanol LLC, in which HES Ethanol Holdings owns a 51% limited liability company interest, (iii) American Lignite Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, of which Headwaters Energy Services Corp. is a 33.3% member, (iv) Evonik Headwaters LLP, in which Headwaters Incorporated owns a 50% interest, (v) Evonik Headwaters Korea Co., Ltd., in which Headwaters Incorporated owns a 50% interest, and (vi) Headwaters Clean Carbon Services LLC, in which Headwaters Energy Services Corp. owns a 51% interest) free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except for the security interests granted under the senior secured credit agreement, dated September 8, 2004, as amended, between the Company and various lenders and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent.

(l) Due Authorization and Enforceability. The Company has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, and to perform and discharge its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and each of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnity hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity.

(m) The Shares. The issuance of the Shares has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, will have been duly and validly issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable, will not be subject to any statutory or contractual preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase or acquire any shares of Common Stock of the Company that have not been waived or complied with, and will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and such description conforms in all material respects to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same.

(n) Capitalization. The information set forth under the caption “Capitalization” in the Statutory Prospectus (and any similar sections or information, if any, contained in the Disclosure Package) is fairly presented on a basis consistent with the Company’s financial statements. The certificates evidencing the Shares of Common Stock are in due and proper legal form and have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company. The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” (and any similar sections or information, if any, contained in the Disclosure Package). The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase or acquire any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. There are no authorized or outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than those described in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package. The description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, as described in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, accurately and fairly present the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights. The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and are owned directly by the Company or by another wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, claim or charge, other than those described in, or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

(o) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with or without notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default under), give rise to any right of termination or other right or the cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation or loss of a benefit under, or give rise to the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, claim or charge upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which the

Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which either the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their properties may be bound or to which any of their property or assets is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) result in any violation in any material respect of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets; except with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) above, to the extent that such conflict, breach or violation has been waived.

(p) No Consents Required. No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing, qualification or registration with, any court or governmental agency or body, foreign or domestic, which has not been made, obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required in connection with the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Subscription Agreements, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the issuance and sale of the Shares other than (i) as may be required under the Securities Act, (ii) any necessary qualification of the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Shares are being offered by the Placement Agents, (iii) under the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or (iv) subject to the representations in Section 2(rr), in connection with the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

(q) Preemptive Rights. There are no preemptive rights or other rights (other than rights which have been waived in writing in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise satisfied) to subscribe for or to purchase any shares of Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any agreement or arrangement between the Company and any of the Company’s stockholders which grant special rights with respect to any shares of the Company’s capital stock or which in any way affect any stockholder’s ability or right to alienate freely or vote such shares.

(r) Registration Rights. Except as described in the Registration Statement, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which have been waived in writing in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise satisfied) to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities with the Commission.

(s) Independent Accountants. To the Company’s knowledge, each of BDO Seidman, LLP and Ernst & Young, LLP, whose reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, is (i) an independent public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act, (ii) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”)), and (iii) not in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and as pre-approved in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 10A of the Exchange Act, neither BDO Seidman, LLP nor Ernst & Young LLP has been engaged by the

Company to perform any “prohibited activities” (as defined in Section 10A of the Exchange Act).

(t) Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Company, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects (i) the financial condition of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and (ii) the consolidated results of operations, stockholders’ equity and changes in cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods therein specified; and such financial statements and related schedules and notes thereto have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise stated therein and subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments). There are no other financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package; and the Company does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable, and present fairly the information shown therein and the Company’s basis for using such measures.

(u) Absence of Material Changes. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, and except as may be otherwise stated or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any transaction which is material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) any obligation, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), incurred by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which is material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the Company, (v) any change in the capital stock (other than a change in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the conversion of convertible indebtedness), or material change in the short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than upon conversion of convertible indebtedness) or any issuance of options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights to purchase the capital stock (other than grants of stock options under the Company’s stock option plans existing on the date hereof) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(v) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental actions, suits, claims or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or would be a party or of which any of their respective properties is or would be subject at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency, or

before or by any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein and are not so described therein, or which, singularly or in the aggregate, if resolved adversely to the Company or such subsidiary, would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by other third parties.

(w) No Violation. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach or violation of or in default (nor has any event occurred which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default) (i) under the provisions of its charter or bylaws (or analogous governing instrument, as applicable), (ii) in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, obligation, agreement or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or such subsidiary is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or affected, or (iii) in the performance or observance of any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent any such contravention has been waived or would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) Permits. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have made all filings, applications and submissions required by, and owns or possesses all approvals, licenses, certificates, certifications, clearances, consents, exemptions, marks, notifications, orders, permits and other authorizations issued by, the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities, including, without limitation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, necessary to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package (collectively, “Permits”), and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such Permits. All such Permits are valid and in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of any proceedings relating to revocation or modification of, any such Permit, which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as may be required under the Securities Act and state and foreign Blue Sky laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA, no other Permits are required for the Company or any of its subsidiaries to enter into, deliver and perform this Agreement and to issue and sell the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder.

(y) Not an Investment Company. The Company is not or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be (i) required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or (ii) a “business development company” (as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act).

(z) No Price Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the officers or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries, has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.

(aa) Good Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, other encumbrances or defects (collectively, “Liens”), except such as are described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries which are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(bb) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(cc) No Labor Disputes. No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries exists, or, to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened or imminent, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not aware that any key employee or significant group of employees of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries plans to terminate employment with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

(dd) Taxes. The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) has timely filed all material federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns (or timely filed applicable extensions therefor) that have been required to be filed and (ii) is not in default in any material respect in the payment of any taxes which were payable pursuant to such returns or any assessments with respect thereto, other than any which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the Company’s financial statements included in the Registration Statement, or that has been otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package. Except as had been disclosed in the Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any tax deficiency that has been or,

to the knowledge of the Company, is reasonably likely to be asserted or threatened against it that would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction which is a corporate tax shelter by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.

(ee) Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for cleanup, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ff) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for that is material to the business of the Company and the subsidiaries; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries 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 on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(gg) Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (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 existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(hh) Disclosure Controls. The Company has established, maintains and evaluates “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly

during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the last fiscal period covered by the Registration Statement; and (iii) such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established. There are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, or report financial data to management and the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company is not aware of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls; and since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Audit Committee”) is not reviewing or investigating, and neither the Company’s independent auditors nor its internal auditors have recommended that the Audit Committee review or investigate, (i) adding to, deleting, changing the application of or changing the Company’s disclosure with respect to, any of the Company’s material accounting policies, (ii) any manner which could result in a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for any annual or interim period during the current or prior three fiscal years, or (iii) a significant deficiency, material weakness, change in internal control over financial reporting or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting.

(ii) Contracts; Off-Balance Sheet Interests. There is no contract, permit or instrument, or off-balance sheet transaction (including without limitation, any “variable interests” in “variable interest entities,” as such terms are defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46) of a character required by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement or the Disclosure Package or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or document incorporated by reference therein, which is not described or filed as required. Each description of any such contract, permit or instrument in the Registration Statement or the Disclosure Package accurately reflects in all material respects the terms of the underlying document, contract, permit or instrument. No default exists, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default, in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition, by the Company or a subsidiary, if a subsidiary is a party thereto, of any agreement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party which default or event, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(jj) Brokers Fees. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a claim against the Company or the Placement Agents for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.

(kk) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in either the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus have been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis therefor or have been disclosed other than in good faith.

(ll) NYSE; Exchange Act Registration. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or reasonably likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from the New York Stock Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. The Company has complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the New York Stock Exchange for maintenance of inclusion of the Common Stock thereon. The Company has filed a notification of the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

(mm) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company, and to its knowledge, each of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable effective provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (and each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company as applicable) has made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by him or her with the Commission. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(nn) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other person acting on behalf of the Company, including without limitation any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, while acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation of law, (ii) made any payment to any federal or state governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof, (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment or kickback.

(oo) Margin Securities. The Company does not own any “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of the sale of the Shares will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Shares to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

(pp) FINRA Affiliations. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no affiliations or associations between (i) any member of the FINRA and (ii) the Company or any of

the Company’s officers or directors, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(qq) Exchange Act Requirements. The Company has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(e), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (except to the extent that Section 15(d) requires reports to be filed pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, which shall be governed by the next clause of this sentence); and the Company has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act since October 1, 2005, except where the failure to timely file would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(rr) Trading Market. No approval of the shareholders of the Company under the rules and regulations of any trading market (including the New York Stock Exchange and Section 312 of the Listed Company Manual) is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the Investors the Shares.

(ss) OFAC. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director or officer of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

(tt) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company are in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

3. Covenants. The Company covenants and agrees with the Placement Agents as follows:

(a) Reporting Obligations; Exchange Act Compliance. The Company will: (i) file each Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rules 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, as applicable, (ii) file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act, if applicable, (iii) file all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus during the Prospectus Delivery Period, and (iv) furnish copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, (to the extent not previously delivered) to each Placement Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, on the second business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as each Placement Agent shall reasonably request.

(b) Continued Compliance with Securities Law. If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a

material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Placement Agents so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented and (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statements or omission. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will (A) promptly notify the Placement Agents of such event and (B) promptly prepare and file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Placement Agents and, to the extent applicable, the dealers and any other dealers upon request of any Placement Agent, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such compliance. The Company will deliver promptly to the Placement Agents such number of the following documents as the Placement Agents shall reasonably request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission (in each case excluding exhibits), (ii) each Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iv) the Prospectus (the delivery of the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this subsection (b) to be made not later than 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement), (v) conformed copies of any amendment to the Registration Statement (excluding exhibits), (vi) any amendment or supplement to the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (the delivery of the documents referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of this subsection (b) to be made not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day following the date of such amendment or supplement), and (vii) any document incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (excluding exhibits thereto) (the delivery of the documents referred to in clause (vi) of this subsection (b) to be made not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day following the date of such document).

(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company will (i) not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission under Rule 433 under the Securities Act unless the Placement Agents approve its use in writing prior to first use (each, a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus”); provided that the prior written consent of the Placement Agents shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any electronic road show; (ii) treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; (iii) comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including the requirements relating to filing timely with the Commission, legending and record keeping; and (iv) not take any action that would result in any Placement Agent or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Placement Agent that such Placement Agent otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder. The Company will satisfy the conditions in Rule 433 under the Securities Act to avoid a requirement to file with the Commission any electronic road show.

(d) Conflicting Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. If at any time following the issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Shares or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company promptly will notify the Placement Agents and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information.

(e) Blue Sky Laws. The Company will promptly take or cause to be taken, from time to time, such actions as the Placement Agents may reasonably request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the state securities, or blue sky, laws of such states or other jurisdictions as the Placement Agents may reasonably request and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as the Placement Agents may request for the distribution of the Shares, provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation as doing business in any jurisdiction. The Company will advise the Placement Agents promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any exemption relating to) the Shares for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

(f) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to holders of its securities and deliver to the Placement Agents, an earnings statement of the Company (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the date of this Agreement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158).

(g) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”

(h) Public Communications. Prior to 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day immediately subsequent to the date hereof, the Company shall issue a press release (the “Press Release”) reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agents disclosing the execution of this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company covenants not to issue any press release (other than the Press Release) or other communication directly or indirectly or hold any press conference with respect to the Company, its condition, financial or otherwise, or earnings, business affairs or business prospects (except for routine oral marketing communications in the

ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practices of the Company and of which the Placement Agents are notified), without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, unless in the judgment of the Company and its counsel, and after notification to the Placement Agents, such press release or communication is required by law.

(i) Stabilization. The Company will not take directly or indirectly any action designed, or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, or that will constitute, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares.

(j) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a transfer agent and, if necessary under the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, a registrar for the Shares.

(k) Listing. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Shares to be listed for quotation on the New York Stock Exchange at the Closing Date and to maintain such listing.

(l) Investment Company Act. The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds received by the Company from its sale of the Shares in such a manner as would require the Company to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

(m) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company will comply with all effective applicable provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

(n) Periodic Reports. The Company will file with the Commission such periodic and special reports as required by the Securities Act.

(o) Lock-Up Period. That the Company will not, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of this Agreement, (the “Lock-Up Period”) without the prior written consent of the Lead Placement Agent, directly or indirectly offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, other than the Company’s sale of the Shares hereunder and the issuance of Common Stock or options to acquire Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other director or employee compensation plans as such plans are in existence on the date hereof and described in the Prospectus and the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the valid exercises of options, warrants or rights outstanding on the date hereof. The Company will cause each executive officer and director and each shareholder listed in Schedule III to furnish to the Placement Agents, prior to the date of this Agreement, a letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, pursuant to which each such person shall agree, among other things, not to directly or indirectly offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, not to engage in any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic risk of ownership of Common Stock or any such securities and not to engage in any short selling of any Common Stock or any such securities, during the Lock-Up Period, without the prior

written consent of the Lead Placement Agent. The Company also agrees that during the Lock-Up Period, without prior written consent of the Lead Placement Agent, the Company will not file any registration statement, preliminary prospectus or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, under the Securities Act for any such transaction or which registers, or offers for sale, Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, except for a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to employee benefit plans. The Company hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything here in to the contrary, (i) if it issues an earnings release or material news, or if a material event relating to the Company occurs, during the last seventeen (17) days of the Lock-Up Period, or (ii) if prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the sixteen (16)-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this subsection (o) or the letter shall continue to apply until the expiration of the eighteen (18)-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event; provided, however that such extension will not apply if, (i) within three business days prior to the 15th calendar day before the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the Company delivers a certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifying on behalf of the Company that (A) the Shares are “actively traded securities” (as defined in Regulation M), (B) the Company meets the applicable requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 139 under the Securities Act in the manner contemplated by FINRA Conduct Rule 2711(f)(4), and (C) the provisions of FINRA Conduct Rule 2711(f)(4) are not applicable to any research reports relating to the Company published or distributed by any of the Placement Agents during the 15 days before or after the last day of the Lock-Up Period (before giving effect to such extension); or (D) FINRA Rule 2711 is amended to permit any of the Placement Agents to publish or otherwise distribute research reports during the 15 days before or after the last day of the Lock-Up Period (before giving effect to such extension). The Company will provide the Placement Agents with prior notice of any such announcement that gives rise to an extension of the Lock-Up Period.

4. Costs and Expenses. The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay or reimburse each Placement Agent all actual and accountable expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Placement Agents.

5. Conditions of Placement Agents’ Obligations. The obligations of the Placement Agents hereunder and the Investors under the Subscription Agreements are subject to the following conditions:

(a) Filings with the Commission. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by, and in compliance with, the Rules and Regulations and in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof.

(b) No Stop Orders. Prior to the Closing: (i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof, preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any part thereof shall have been

issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, (ii) no order suspending the qualification or registration of the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction shall be in effect and (iii) all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission (to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto shall not contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and neither the Disclosure Package, nor any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus nor the Prospectus nor any amendment thereof or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(c) Action Preventing Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no law, statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or materially and adversely affect or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or materially and adversely affect or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company.

(d) Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in the Disclosure Package, or (ii) there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than a change in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the conversion of convertible indebtedness), or material change in the short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company (other than upon conversion of convertible indebtedness) or any material adverse change, in or affecting the business, assets, general affairs, management, financial position, prospects, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company, otherwise than in the case of clause (i) and (ii) as set forth in the Disclosure Package, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii) of this subsection (d), is, in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Placement Agent, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package.

(e) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct when made and on and as of the Closing Date, as if made on such date (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date shall remain true and correct as of such date), and all covenants and agreements herein contained to be performed on the part of the Company and

all conditions herein contained to be fulfilled or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed, fulfilled or complied with.

(f) Opinions of Counsel to the Company. The Placement Agents shall have received from General Counsel to the Company, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, counsel to the Company, such counsels’ written opinions, addressed to the Placement Agents and the Investors and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agents and their counsel. Such counsel to the Company shall also have furnished to the Placement Agents a written statement (“Negative Assurances”), addressed to the Placement Agents and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agents and their counsel.

(g) Opinion of Counsel to the Placement Agents. The Placement Agents shall have received from Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, counsel for the Placement Agents, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the Placement Agents may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as it requests to enable it to pass upon such matters.

(h) Accountant’s Comfort Letters. On the date hereof, the Placement Agents shall have received a letter dated the date hereof (the “Comfort Letters”), addressed to the Placement Agents and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents and their counsel, from each of BDO Seidman, LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, (i) confirming that they are or were, as applicable, independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Disclosure Package, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 and Statement of Auditing Standard No. 100 (or successor bulletins), in connection with registered public offerings.

(i) Bring-Down Letters. On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received from BDO Seidman, LLP a letter (the “Bring-Down Letter”), dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Placement Agents and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents and their counsel, (i) confirming that they are or were, as applicable, independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, (ii) stating, as of the date of the Bring-Down Letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date of the Bring-Down Letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the Comfort Letter, and (iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the Comfort Letter.

(j) Officer’s Certificate. The Placement Agents shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, addressed to the Placement Agents and dated the Closing Date, of the

chief executive or chief operating officer and the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company to the effect that:

(i) each of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement were true and correct when originally made and are true and correct as of the Time of Sale and the Closing Date as if made on each such date (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date remain true and correct as of each such date); and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under this Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

(ii) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company except as set forth in the Prospectus;

(iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof or any amendment thereof or the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale, nor suspending or preventing the use of the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending or to its knowledge, threatened by the Commission or any state or regulatory body;

(iv) the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, at the Time of Sale and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale and as of the Closing Date, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and

(v) no event has occurred as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package in order to make the statements therein not untrue or misleading in any material respect.

(k) The New York Stock Exchange. The Shares shall have been listed and authorized for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Placement Agents, which shall include verbal confirmations from a member of the New York Stock Exchange staff.

(l) No FINRA Objection. The Placement Agent shall have not have received any unresolved objection from the FINRA as to the fairness and reasonableness of the amount of

compensation allowable or payable to the Placement Agent in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares.

(m) Subscription Agreements. The Company shall have entered into the Subscription Agreements with each of the Investors, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(n) Lock-Up Letters. The Placement Agents shall have received the written agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, of all of the executive officers and directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company set forth on Schedule III.

(o) Additional Documents. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agents such further information, certificates or documents as the Placement Agents shall have reasonably requested.

All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Placement Agents.

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Lead Placement Agent by notice to the Company at any time prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6 and Section 8 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

6. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification of the Placement Agents. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Placement Agent, its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives and agents and its affiliates, and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives and agents and each person who controls such Placement Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing persons, from and against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several, to which such person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, the common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any materials or information provided to Investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Common Stock (“Marketing Materials”), including any roadshow or investor presentations made to Investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will

reimburse such Placement Agent for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; or (ii) in whole or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under law; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability or action arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Marketing Materials, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Placement Agent, specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information.

(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Placement Agent agrees, severally, but not jointly, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, the common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Placement Agents), insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Placement Agent (whether directly or through the Lead Placement Agent), specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agents’ Information relating to the Placement Agents, and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(b), in no event shall any indemnity by any Placement Agent under this Section 6(b) exceed the total compensation received by such Placement Agent in accordance with Section 1(b) hereof.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any action, suit or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) is brought against a person (an “Indemnified Party”) in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company or the Placement Agents (as applicable, the “Indemnifying Party”) pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) above, respectively, of this Section 6, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify such Indemnifying Party in writing of the institution of such Proceeding and such Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of such Proceeding, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party (who shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, be counsel to the

Indemnifying Party) and payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however, that the omission to so notify such Indemnifying Party shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party from any liability which such Indemnifying Party may have to any Indemnified Party or otherwise, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. The Indemnified Party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such Proceeding, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have, within a reasonable period of time in light of the circumstances, employed counsel to defend such Proceeding or (iii) such Indemnified Party or parties shall have reasonably concluded upon written advice of counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it or them which are different from, additional to or in conflict with those available to such Indemnifying Party (in which case such Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to direct that portion of the defense of such Proceeding on behalf of the Indemnified Party or parties, but such Indemnifying Party or parties may employ counsel and participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party), in any of which events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by such Indemnifying Party and paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that such Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the same jurisdiction representing the Indemnified Parties who are parties to such Proceeding). An Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its written consent but, if settled with its written consent, such Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party or parties from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Party shall have requested an Indemnifying Party to reimburse the Indemnified Party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 6(c), then the Indemnifying Party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such Indemnifying Party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such Indemnifying Party shall not have fully reimbursed the Indemnified Party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement and (iii) such Indemnified Party shall have given the Indemnifying Party at least 30 days’ prior notice of its intention to settle. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and does not include an admission of fault or culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party under subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 6 or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying

such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in subsections (a) or (b) above, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Party or parties on the one hand and the Indemnified Party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party or parties on the one hand and the Indemnified Party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Placement Agents on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the discounts and commissions received by the Placement Agents. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Placement Agents on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or by the Placement Agents, on the other hand, and the parties’ relevant intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement, omission, act or failure to act; provided that the parties hereto agree that the written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agents for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, consists solely of the Placement Agents’ Information relating to the Placement Agents.

(e) Allocation. The Company and the Placement Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to subsection (d) above were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of subsection (d) above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(e), no Placement Agent shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the total commissions received by such Placement Agent in accordance with Section 1(b) less the amount of any damages which such Placement Agent has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission, act or alleged act or failure to act or alleged failure to act. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity.

(f) Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery. The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 6 and the warranties and representations of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Placement Agent, any person who controls such Placement Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any affiliate of such Placement Agent, or by or on behalf of the Company,

its directors or officers or any person who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and (iii) the issuance and delivery of the Shares. The Company and the Placement Agents agree promptly to notify each other of the commencement of any Proceeding against it and, in the case of the Company, against any of the Company’s officers or directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares, or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.

7. Information Furnished by Placement Agents. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in the paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus (the “Placement Agents’ Information”) constitute the only information relating to the Placement Agents furnished in writing to the Company by the Placement Agents as such information is referred to in Sections 2 and 6 hereof.

8. Termination. The Lead Placement Agent shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving notice as hereinafter specified at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, without liability on the part of the Placement Agents to the Company, if (i) prior to delivery and payment for the Shares (A) trading in securities generally shall have been suspended on or by the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or in the over the counter market (each, a “Trading Market”), (B) trading in the Common Stock of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange, in the over-the-counter market or by the Commission, (C) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York state authorities or a material disruption shall have occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, (D) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or (E) there shall have occurred any other calamity or crisis or any material change in general economic, political or financial conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (D) or (E), in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Placement Agent, is material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the sale of and payment for the Shares on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (ii) since the time of execution of this Agreement or the earlier respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package or incorporated by reference therein, there has been any Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable to comply with the terms or perform any agreement or obligation of this Agreement or any Subscription Agreements, other than by reason of a default by the Placement Agents, or (iv) any condition of the Placement Agents’ obligations hereunder is not fulfilled. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section 6, and Section 12 hereof shall at all times be effective notwithstanding such termination.

9. Notices. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile, and:

(a) if to the Placement Agents, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission as follows:

Canaccord Adams Inc.

99 High Street

Boston, MA 02110

Attention: Jennifer Pardi

Facsimile No.: (617) ###-###-####

Stephens Inc.

111 Center Street

Little Rock, AR 72201

Attention: Sandra Farmer

Facsimile No.: (501) ###-###-####

Avondale Partners, LLC

Two American Center

3102 West End Ave., 11^th Floor

Nashville, TN 37203

Attention: Sandra Marlin

Facsimile No.: (615) ###-###-####

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Attention: Frederick P. Callori

Facsimile No.: (617) ###-###-####

(b) if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to:

Headwaters Incorporated

10653 South River Front Parkway, Suite 300

South Jordan, UT 84095

Attention: Legal Department

Facsimile No.: (801) ###-###-####

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

50 Fremont Street

San Francisco, CA 94105-2228

Attention: Linda C. Williams

Facsimile No.: (415) ###-###-####

Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall be effective only upon receipt. Any party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose.

10. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Placement Agents, the Company, and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the persons mentioned in the preceding sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person, except that (i) the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 6(a) hereof and the indemnities of the Placement Agents shall also be for the benefit of the controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 6(b) hereof; and (ii) the Investors are relying on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by the Company under, and are intended third party beneficiaries of, this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” as herein used shall not include any purchaser of the Shares by reason merely of such purchase.

11. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Except as set forth below, no Proceeding may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of State of New York located in the City and County of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and the Company hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto. The Company hereby consents to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which any Proceeding arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third party against any Placement Agent. The Company hereby waives all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Company agrees that a final judgment in any such Proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any other courts in the jurisdiction of which the Company is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

12. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) No Other Relationship. The Placement Agents have been retained solely to act as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering of the Company’s securities. The Company further acknowledges that the Placement Agents are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis and in no event do the parties intend that any Placement Agent act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that such Placement Agent may undertake or has undertaken in furtherance of the offering of the Company’s securities, either before or after the date hereof, irrespective of whether such Placement Agent has advised or is advising the Company on other matters. Each Placement Agent hereby expressly disclaims any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or

any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect.

(b) Arm’s-Length Negotiations. The price of the Shares set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Investors and the Placement Agents, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Absence of Obligation to Disclose. The Company has been advised that the Placement Agents and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that no Placement Agent has any obligation to disclose such interests or transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship.

(d) Waiver. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Placement Agents with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions and agrees that the Placement Agents shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

13. Headings. The Section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement.

14. Amendments and Waivers. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. The failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of such right or remedy in the future. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

16. Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that each Placement Agent’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from its investment banking division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Placement Agent’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their investment banking division. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company

may have against each of the Placement Agents with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by its independent research analysts and research department may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Placement Agent’s investment banking division. The Company acknowledges that each Placement Agent is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 16 shall relieve any Placement Agent of any responsibility or liability it may otherwise bear in connection with activities in violation of applicable securities laws, rules or regulations.

17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof.

18. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, clause or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

19. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

[Signature page follows.]

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of the agreement between the Company and the Placement Agents, kindly indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.


				Very truly yours,

				HEADWATERS INCORPORATED

				By:		/s/ Kirk A. Benson

						Name: Kirk A. Benson
						Title: Chief Executive Officer



Accepted as of the date first above written:

CANACCORD ADAMS INC.

By:		/s/ Russell W. Landon

		Name: Russell W. Landon
		Title: Managing Partner

STEPHENS INC.

By:		/s/ Sandra Farmer

		Name: Sandra Farmer
		Title: Vice President

AVONDALE PARTNERS, LLC

By:		/s/ Michael E. Ryan

		Name: Michael E. Ryan
		Title: Managing Director

Schedules and Exhibits


Schedule I		Allocation between Placement Agents

Schedule II		Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Schedule III		List of Directors, Officers and Stockholders For Lock-Up Letter

Exhibit A:		Subscription Agreements

Exhibit B:		Pricing Information

Exhibit C:		Form of Lock-Up Letter

Schedule I

Allocation between Placement Agents


Name		Number of Shares
Canaccord Adams Inc.		6,720,000
Stephens Inc.		1,920,000
Avondale Partners, LLC		960,000

Schedule II

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

None.

Schedule III

List of Directors, Officers and Stockholders For Lock-Up Letter

Kirk A. Benson

R. Sam Christensen

Blake O. Fisher

James A. Herickhoff

E.J. “Jake” Garn

Malyn K. Malquist

Raymond J. Weller

Steven G. Stewart

Harlan M. Hatfield

William H. Gehrmann, III

John N. Lawless, III

Exhibit A

Form of Subscription Agreement

Exhibit B

Pricing Information

Number of Shares: 9,600,000

Per Share Offering Price to Investors: $3.90

Agency Fee: six percent (6%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Shares to Investors

EXHIBIT C

Form of Lock Up Agreement

September 17, 2009

Canaccord Adams Inc.,

Stephens Inc., and

Avondale Partners, LLC

c/o Canaccord Adams Inc.

99 High Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Re:

Headwaters Incorporated Offering of Common Stock

Dear Sirs:

In order to induce Canaccord Adams Inc. (“Canaccord”), Stephens Inc. and Avondale Partners, LLC to enter into a certain placement agency agreement with Headwaters Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with respect to the public offering (the “Offering”) of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), the undersigned hereby agrees that for a period of ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement (the “lock-up period”), the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Canaccord, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock or any such securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (such shares or securities, the “Beneficially Owned Shares”)), (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or other agreement or arrangement that transfers in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of any Beneficially Owned Shares, Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (iii) engage in any short selling of any Beneficially Owned Shares, Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

If (i) the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs during the last seventeen (17) days of the lock-up period, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the lock-up period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the sixteen (16)-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period, the restrictions imposed by this Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the eighteen (18)-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may sell or otherwise transfer shares of Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts or pledge, provided

that the undersigned provides prior written notice of such gift or gifts or pledge to Canaccord and the donee or donees or pledgee or pledgees (as the case may be) thereof agree to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) either during the undersigned’s lifetime or on death by will or intestacy to the undersigned’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are exclusively the undersigned and a member or members of the undersigned’s immediate family, provided that the transferee thereof agrees to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein, (iii) pursuant to any 10b-5(1) trading plans or other agreement set forth in an attachment hereto in effect as of the date of the date of the Offering, or (iv) with the prior written consent of Canaccord in its sole discretion. In addition, if the undersigned is a partnership, limited liability company, trust, corporation or similar entity, it may distribute the Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares to its partners, members or stockholders; provided, however, that in each such case, prior to any such transfer, each transferee shall execute a duplicate form of this letter agreement or execute an agreement, reasonably satisfactory to Canaccord, pursuant to which each transferee shall agree to receive and hold such Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares subject to the provisions hereof, and there shall be no further transfer except in accordance with the provisions hereof. For the purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean spouse, domestic partner, lineal descendant (including adopted children), father, mother, brother or sister of the transferor.

In addition, the undersigned hereby waives, from the date hereof until the expiration of the lock-up period, any and all rights, if any, to request or demand registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock that are registered in the name of the undersigned or that are Beneficially Owned Shares. In order to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer agent of the Common Stock with respect to any shares of Common Stock, securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares owned by the undersigned.


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