SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of _____________ ___, 2012, entered into by and among Rackwise, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the Buyer(s) set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (individually, a “Buyer” or collectively the “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) and/or Regulation S (“Regulation S”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall sell to the Buyers, as provided herein, and the Buyers shall purchase up to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) (“the “Maximum Amount”) with the option to sell an additional Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of units (the “Bridge Units”) at a purchase price of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) (the “Purchase Price”) per Bridge Unit (the “Offering”). Each Bridge Unit consists of: (i) an 8% Convertible Promissory Note of the Company with a term of twelve (12) months (each a “Note”, and collectively the “Notes”) in denominations of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), which, simultaneously upon the closing of the Subsequent Offering (as defined below), shall automatically be converted into Units (as defined below) of the Company at the conversion price per Unit equal to Sixty Five Percent (65%) of the Subsequent Offering Price (as defined below) (as converted, the “Conversion Securities”); and (ii) Warrants of the Company (the “Bridge Warrants”) initially exercisable to purchase a certain number of shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price equal to the Bridge Warrant Exercise Price (as defined below), subject to adjustment (including an adjustment to One Hundred Fifty Percent (150%) of the Subsequent Offering Price upon the closing date of any Subsequent Offering), for a period of three (3) years from the closing date of the Subsequent Offering; and the total Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Buyer(s) in the respective amounts set forth on the Buyer Counterpart Signature Page(s), affixed hereto (the “Subscription Amount”);
WHEREAS, all of the total principal amount of the Notes, subject to the deduction of any and all applicable fees and expenses, shall be utilized by the Company as general working capital; and
WHEREAS, after the date hereof the Company intends to consummate a sale of its equity (or any convertible) securities first sold after the date hereof yielding aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of greater than $4,000,000 (the “Subsequent Offering”). “Subsequent Offering Price” means the price per share of common stock (or the conversion price of any security convertible into common stock) of the Company comprising or included in the units (the “Units”) the Company sells in the Subsequent Offering.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. | PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES. |
(a) Purchase of Bridge Units. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at Closing (as defined below), and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at Closing, the Bridge Units for the Subscription Amounts set forth on the Buyer Counterpart Signature Page, attached hereto as Annex A, of each Buyer affixed hereto. The Notes shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Bridge Warrants shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement. Upon Buyer’s execution of this Agreement on the Buyer Counterpart Signature Page and Buyer’s completion of the Accredited Investor Certification, the Investor Profile, the Anti-Money Laundering Information Form, in the form attached as Annex A to this Agreement, and any other documents, agreements, supplements and additions thereto required by the Company (collectively, the “Subscription Documents”) to be completed by a Buyer, the Buyer shall wire transfer the Subscription Amount set forth on its Buyer Counterpart Signature Page, in same-day funds, in accordance with the instructions set forth immediately below, which Subscription Amount shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit C to this Agreement, and disbursed in accordance therewith.
Wire Instructions
PNC Bank
300 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington DE 19899
ABA# 031100089
Account Name: CSC Trust Company of Delaware
Account Number:   ###-###-####
FFC: Rackwise, Inc.; 79-1741; [insert Subscriber’s name]
(b) Closing Date. The initial closing of the purchase and sale of the Bridge Units (the “Closing”) shall take place as soon as practicable following the satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing set forth herein. There may be multiple Closings until such time as all the Bridge Units offered pursuant to this Agreement are sold, subject to over-allotment (the date of any such Closing is hereinafter referred to as a “Closing Date”). The last of such Closings will occur on or before July 31, 2012, which date may be mutually extended by the Company and the Placement Agent in writing until August 31, 2012 (the “Termination Date”). Each Closing shall occur on a Closing Date at the offices of Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, 488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
(c) Escrow Arrangements; Form of Payment. Upon execution hereof by the Buyer and pending the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be deposited in a non-interest bearing escrow account with CSC Trust Company of Delaware, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, (i) the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement the Purchase Price for the Bridge Units to be issued and sold to the Buyer(s) on such Closing Date, and (ii) the Company shall, as soon thereafter as is practicable, deliver directly to the Buyer(s), the Note and Bridge Warrants, duly executed on behalf of the Company.
(d) The Placement Agent (as defined below), a licensed broker dealer with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), has been engaged as the exclusive Placement Agent for the Offering on a best efforts basis pursuant to the terms of a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement), dated as of June 22, 2012, entered into between the Company and the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent together with other participating broker dealers, including sub-agents and/co-agents, if any, will be paid a cash commission of up to Ten Percent (10%) of the funds raised in the Offering with respect to the Bridge Units sold to clients of the Placement Agent (the “PA Clients”) and up to Five Percent (5%) of the funds raised in the Offering with respect to the Bridge Units sold to Buyer(s) referred to by the Company (the “Company Investors”) (collectively, the ““Broker Cash Fee”), plus broker warrants identical in all material respects to the Bridge Warrants, to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to Ten Percent (10%) of the number of Units into which the Notes are converted with respect to the Bridge Units sold to the PA Clients, with an exercise price per share equal to the Exercise Price (subject to automatic adjustments as provided therein) (the “Broker Warrants); provided that if the Notes are not converted into Units per the terms of the Note (the “Note Conversion”), the Placement Agent shall receive the Broker Warrants to purchase an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to Ten Percent (10%) for the PA Clients of the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which the Notes are voluntary converted under Section 1.02 of the Note (the “Voluntary Note Conversion”), with an exercise price per share equal to the Exercise Price (subject to automatic adjustments as provided therein); provided further that if the Note Conversion does not occur and (i) the Voluntary Note Conversion does not occur, the Placement Agent shall receive the Broker Warrants to purchase an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to Ten Percent (10%) for the PA Clients of the number of Warrant Shares, or (ii) partial Voluntary Note Conversion occurs, the Placement Agent shall receive the Broker Warrants to purchase an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to Ten Percent (10%) for the PA Clients of (A) of the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock resulting from the Voluntary Note Conversion and (B) the number of Warrant Shares with respect to the remaining balance of the Notes not converted, all with an exercise price per share equal to the Exercise Price (subject to automatic adjustments as provided therein). The Broker Cash Fee and the Broker Warrants are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Brokers’ Fee”.
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(e) The Buyer understands and agrees that the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for the Bridge Units, in whole or in part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Buyer of notice of acceptance of this subscription. If the subscription is rejected in whole or the Offering of Bridge Units is terminated, all funds received from the Buyer will be returned without interest or offset, and this subscription shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest or offset, and this subscription will continue in full force and effect to the extend this subscription was accepted.
2. | BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. |
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, as to such Buyer, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the Notes (and upon conversion of the Notes, if applicable, the Units; and upon conversion or exercise of the Units, if applicable, the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof (collectively, the “Unit Securities”)), the Bridge Warrants and/or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Bridge Warrants (the “Warrant Shares” and, together with the Notes, the Bridge Warrants, the Units and the Unit Securities, to the extent applicable, the “Securities”)), for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering the Securities, or an available exemption under the Securities Act. The Buyer agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer the Buyer’s securities unless such securities are registered under the federal and applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from such law is available.
(b) Residence of Buyer. Each Buyer resides in the jurisdiction set forth on the Buyer Counterpart Signature Page affixed hereto.
(c) Non-US Person. If a Buyer is not a person in the United States or a U.S. Person (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) or is not purchasing Securities on behalf of a person in the United States or a U.S. Person:
(i) neither the Buyer nor any disclosed principal is a U.S. Person nor are they subscribing for Securities for the account of a U.S. Person or for resale in the United States and the Buyer confirms that the Securities have not been offered to the Buyer in the United States and that this Agreement has not been signed in the United States;
(ii) the Buyer acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless the securities are registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration requirements is available, and further agrees that hedging transactions involving such securities may not be conducted unless in compliance with the Securities Act;
(iii) the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, understands that the Company is the seller of the Securities and that, for purposes of Regulation S, a “distributor” is any underwriter, dealer or other person who participates pursuant to a contractual arrangement in the distribution of securities sold in reliance on Regulation S and that an “affiliate” is any partner, officer, director or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with any person in question. Except as otherwise permitted by Regulation S, the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, agrees that it will not, during a one year distribution compliance period, act as a distributor, either directly or through any affiliate, or sell, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey the Securities other than to a non-U.S. Person;
(iv) the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, acknowledges and understands that in the event the Securities are offered, sold or otherwise transferred by the Buyer or if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, to a non-U.S Person prior to the expiration of a one year distribution compliance period, the purchaser or transferee must agree not to resell any such Securities except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from registration; and must further agree not to engage in hedging transactions with regard to such securities unless in compliance with the Securities Act; and
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(v) neither the Buyer nor any disclosed principal will offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Securities in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless (A) the Company has consented to such offer, sale or disposition and such offer, sale or disposition is made in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and the securities laws of all applicable states of the United States or (B) the SEC has declared effective a registration statement in respect of such securities.
(d) Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer meets the requirements of at least one of the suitability standards for an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and as set forth on the Accredited Investor Certification attached hereto.
(e) Accredited Investor Qualifications. The Buyer (i) if a natural person, represents that the Buyer has reached the age of 21 and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring any of the Securities, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Securities, the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Buyer is executing this Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound;
(f) Buyer Relationship with Brokers. The Buyer’s substantive relationship with any broker for the transactions contemplated hereby or subagent thereof (collectively, “Brokers”) through which the Buyer is subscribing for the Securities predates such Broker’s contact with the Buyer regarding an investment in the Securities;
(g) Solicitation. The Buyer is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the offering of the Securities through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and is not subscribing for the Securities and did not become aware of the offering of any Securities through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Buyer was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the Buyer in connection with investments in securities generally;
(h) Brokerage Fees. The Buyer has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby (other than commissions to be paid by the Company to the Brokers);
(i) Buyer’s Advisors. The Buyer and the Buyer’s attorney, accountant, and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”), as the case may be, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the information made available to it in connection with the Securities to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.
(j) Buyer Liquidity. Each Buyer has adequate means of providing for such Buyer’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time. The Buyer must bear and acknowledges the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Bridge Units.
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(k) High Risk Investment; Review of Risk Factors. The Buyer is aware that an investment in the Securities involves a number of very significant risks and has carefully reviewed and understands the risks of, and other considerations relating to, the purchase of the Securities and in particular, acknowledges that the Company has a history of losses and has not yet achieved profitability and that the Company may ultimately be unable to repay the Notes.
(l) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(m) Information. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been furnished with all documents and materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and all such other information that Buyer and/or its Advisors have requested and deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its the Securities. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been afforded the opportunity to review such documents and materials, as well as the Company’s SEC Filings, as such term is defined below (hard copies of which were made available to the Buyer upon request to the Company or were otherwise accessible to the Buyer via the SEC’s EDGAR system), and the information contained therein. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Each Buyer understands that such discussions, as well as any written information provided by the Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business and prospects which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company. Some of such information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections may not be realized, may be based on assumptions which may not be correct and may be subject to numerous factors beyond the Company’s control. Additionally, the Buyer understands and represents that he is purchasing the Securities notwithstanding the fact that the Company may disclose in the future certain material information the Buyer has not received, including its financial results for its current fiscal quarter and information regarding the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its Advisors shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its investment in Securities.
(n) No Other Representations or Information. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Securities, the Buyer has not relied upon any representation or information (oral or written) other than as stated in this Agreement. No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Buyer or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the offering of the Securities.
(o) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(p) Transfer or Resale. (A) Each Buyer understands that: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“Rule 144”) may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer instructions against the Securities (if applicable). There can be no assurance that there will be any market or resale for the Securities, nor can there be any assurance that any of the Securities will be freely transferable at any time in the foreseeable future.
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(B) Each Buyer understands that on September 27, 2011, the Company ceased to be a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Pursuant to Rule 144(i), securities issued by a current or former shell company (such as the Securities) that otherwise meet the holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 nevertheless cannot be sold in reliance on Rule 144 until one year after the Company (a) is no longer a shell company; and (b) has filed current “Form 10 information” (as defined in Rule 144(i)) with the SEC reflecting that it is no longer a shell company, and provided that at the time of a proposed sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports. As a result, the restrictive legends on certificates for the securities cannot be removed except in connection with an actual sale meeting the foregoing requirements or pursuant to an effective registration statement.
(q) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
For U.S. Persons:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THESE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 OR 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (D) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, OR (E) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE HOLDER HAS, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION, IN EITHER CASE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
For Non-U.S. Persons:
THESE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within three (3) business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the applicable Securities upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) the Buyer or its broker make the necessary representations and warranties to the transfer agent for such security that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements in connection with a sale transaction, provided the applicable Securities are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) following a sale transaction, in connection with which such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of the applicable Securities may be made without registration under the Securities Act.
(r) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(s) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer, its counsel and/or its Advisors have received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein; and (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants; each Buyer has received answers to all questions such Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(t) Trading Activities. The Buyer’s trading activities with respect to the Company’s Common Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the principal market on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or traded. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates will have an open short position in the Company’s Common Stock and, except as set forth below, the Buyer shall not, and shall not cause any of its affiliates under common control with the Buyer, to engage in any short sale as defined in any applicable SEC or FINRA rules or regulations on any hedging transactions with respect to the Company’s Common Stock until the earlier to occur of (i) the third anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date when none of the Notes remain outstanding. Without limiting the foregoing, the Buyer agrees not to engage in any naked short transactions in excess of the amount of shares owned (or an offsetting long position) by the Buyer.
(u) Regulation FD. Each Buyer acknowledges and agrees that all of the information received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is of a confidential nature and may be regarded as material non-public information under Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC and that such information has been furnished to the Buyer for the sole purpose of enabling the Buyer to consider and evaluate an investment in the Securities. The Buyer agrees that it will treat such information in a confidential manner, will not use such information for any purpose other than evaluating an investment in the Securities, will not, directly or indirectly, trade or permit the Buyer’s agents, representatives or affiliates to trade in any securities of the Company while in possession of such information and will not, directly or indirectly, disclose or permit the Buyer’s agents, representatives or affiliates to disclose any of such information without the Company’s prior written consent. The Buyer shall make its agents, affiliates and representatives aware of the confidential nature of the information contained herein and the terms of this section including the Buyer’s agreement to not disclose such information, to not trade in the Company’s securities while in the possession of such information and to be responsible for any disclosure or other improper use of such information by such agents, affiliates or representatives. Likewise, without the Company’s prior written consent, the Buyer will not, directly or indirectly, make any statements, public announcements or other release or provision of information in any form to any trade publication, to the press or to any other person or entity whose primary business is or includes the publication or dissemination of information related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event the Subsequent Offering (or other similar offering or transaction) is not entered into, the Company acknowledges that the information covered by this Section 2(u) will no longer be deemed material, non public information under Regulation FD.
(v) No Legal Advice from the Company. Each Buyer acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such Advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company, the Placement Agent or any of their respective employees or agents with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
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(w) No Group Participation. Each Buyer and its affiliates is not a member of any group, nor is any Buyer acting in concert with any other person, including any other Buyer, with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
(x) Reliance. Any information which the Buyer has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company or any Broker is complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Company and any Broker in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws in connection with the offering of securities as described in the Transmittal Letter. The Buyer further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company’s issuance of Bridge Units. Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company or any Broker, the Buyer will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or any Broker is subject.
(y) (For ERISA plan Buyers only). The fiduciary of the ERISA plan represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Buyer fiduciary or Plan (a) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (b) is independent of the Company or any of its affiliates; (c) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (d) in making such decision, the Buyer fiduciary or Plan has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates;
(z) [The Buyer should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac before making the following representations.] The Buyer represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Notes were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals. The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals1 or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists;
(aa) To the best of the Buyer’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Buyer; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Buyer; (3) if the Buyer is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Buyer; or (4) any person for whom the Buyer is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs. Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph. The Buyer agrees to promptly notify the Company should the Buyer become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations. The Buyer understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Buyer, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Buyer, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and a Broker may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Buyer’s identity to OFAC. The Buyer further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Buyer, suspend the redemption rights, if any, of the Buyer if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company or any Broker or any of the Company’s other service providers. These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs;
1 | These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs. |
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(bb) To the best of the Buyer’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Buyer; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Buyer; (3) if the Buyer is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Buyer; or (4) any person for whom the Buyer is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure2, or any immediate family3 member or close associate4 of a senior foreign political figure, as such terms are defined in the footnotes below; and
(cc) If the Buyer is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Buyer receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.
3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. |
Except as previously disclosed herein or in the Company’s SEC Filings, the Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect, as defined below. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(a), the Company has no subsidiaries.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and all other documents necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively the “Transaction Documents”) to which it is a party and to issue the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents when executed will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company is described on Schedule 3(c) attached hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(c) or as contemplated by the Transactions, there are no subscriptions, convertible securities, options, warrants or other rights (contingent or otherwise) currently outstanding to purchase any of the authorized but unissued capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(c) or as contemplated by the Transactions, the Company has no obligation to issue shares of its capital stock, or subscriptions, convertible securities, options, warrants, or other rights (contingent or otherwise) to purchase any shares of its capital stock or to distribute to holders of any of its equity securities, any evidence of indebtedness or asset. No shares of the Company’s capital stock are subject to a right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any applicable securities law. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(c), there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, except as described in Schedule 3(c) or otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, there are no agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound with respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or proxies), registration under any applicable securities laws, or sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the Company. Except as provided in Schedule 3(c), to the knowledge of the Company, there are no agreements among other parties, to which the Company is not a party and by which it is not bound, with respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or proxies) or sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the Company.
2 | A “senior foreign political figure” is defined as a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure. |
3 | “Immediate family” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws. |
4 | A “close associate” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure. |
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(d) Issuance of Securities. The Bridge Units, the Notes, the Bridge Warrants, the shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and the Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Articles of Incorporation”), any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-Laws of the Company (the “By-Laws”) or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected except for those which could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws. Except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company. The business of the Company is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity, except to the extent it could reasonably be expected not to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC Filings; Financial Statements. Since September 27, 2011, the Company has filed (and, except for certain Current Reports on Form 8-K), has timely filed (subject to 12b-25 filings with respect to certain periodic filings) all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing and all other documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Filings”). The SEC Filings are available to the Buyers via the SEC’s EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Filings complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Filings, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the audited financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s SEC Filings for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and the subsequent unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s SEC Filings (collectively, the “Financial Statements”) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Filings. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer including, without limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(g) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein, or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by such Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyers that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
(i) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
(j) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.
(k) Employee Relations. The Company is not involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company’s employees is a member of a union, and the Company believes that its relations with its one employee are good.
(l) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company has no proprietary intellectual property. The Company has not received any notice of infringement of, or conflict with, the asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property that it utilizes.
(m) Environmental Laws.
(i) The Company has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below), except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information request, relating to any Environmental Law involving the Company, except for litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute, rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, including without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the release or threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (v) the protection of wild life, marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and threatened species; (vi) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vii) health and safety of employees and other persons; and (viii) manufacturing, processing, using, distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or hazardous waste. As used above, the terms “release” and “environment” shall have the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”).
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(ii) To the knowledge of the Company there is no material environmental liability with respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has been used by the Company.
(iii) Except to the extent it could reasonably be expected not to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company (i) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (ii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(n) Title to Property and Assets. The Company does not own any real property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), the Company has good and marketable title to all of its personal property and assets free and clear of any material restriction, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest or other charge, claim or encumbrance which would have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), with respect to properties and assets it leases, the Company is in material compliance with such leases and holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. The Company is not subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Tax Status. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(p), the Company has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(p), there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(q) Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(r) Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former stockholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.
(s) Reliance. The Company acknowledges that the Buyers are relying on the representations and warranties made by the Company hereunder and in the Company’s SEC Filings and that such representations and warranties are a material inducement to the Buyer purchasing the Notes. The Company further acknowledges that without such representations and warranties of the Company made hereunder, the Buyers would not enter into this Agreement.
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(t) Brokers’ Fees. The Company does not have any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for applicable brokerage and consulting fees.
4. | COVENANTS. |
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the offer and sale of the Notes and the Bridge Warrants and if applicable, the Units and the Unit Securities, as required under Regulation D. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Notes, the Bridge Warrants and the Warrant Shares or obtain an exemption for the Notes, the Bridge Warrants and the Warrant Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Bridge Units as general working capital.
(d) Corporate Existence. So long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, enter into a change of control transaction, or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”), other than the Subsequent Offering, unless, prior to the consummation of an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(d) will thereafter be applicable to the Notes.
(e) Resales absent Effective Registration Statement. Each of the Buyers understands and acknowledges that (i) this Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby may require the Company to issue and deliver the Securities to the Buyers with legends restricting their transferability under the Securities Act, and (ii) it is aware that resales of such Securities may not be made unless, at the time of resale, there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering such Buyer’s resale(s) or an applicable exemption from registration.
(f) Disclosure of Information in Form 8-K. The Company will disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days of the Closing Date all of the confidential information, if any, provided to Buyers as described in Section 2(u) of this Agreement so that Buyers will not be privy to any confidential information not made generally available to the public (it being understood that information not disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filing will no longer be deemed material non-public information under Regulation FD).
5. | CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL. |
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Notes to the Buyer(s) at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed the required Subscription Documents and delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchase Price for the Bridge Units in the respective amounts as set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto and the Escrow Agent shall have delivered the net proceeds to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
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(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Date.
6. | CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. |
(a) The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Bridge Units at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (when read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), except for any untrue or incorrect representation and warranty that, individually or in the aggregate, does not have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
(ii) The Company shall have executed a certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of the Bridge Units, the Notes, the Bridge Warrants and the Warrant Shares, certifying the current versions of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing this Agreement on behalf of the Company. The foregoing certificate shall only be required to be delivered on the first Closing Date, unless any information contained in the certificate has changed.
7. | INDEMNIFICATION. |
(a) INDEMNIFICATION OF BUYERS. In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Securities and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any material breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or (b) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement by any of the Buyer Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF THE COMPAN AND THE PLACEMENT AGENT. Each of the Buyers agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Placement Agent, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons and affiliates from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Buyer of any covenant or agreement made by the Buyer herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Agreement.
8. CONFLICT WAIVER
The Buyers hereby acknowledge that Adam S. Gottbetter is the owner of Gottbetter Capital Group, Inc., Gottbetter & Partners, LLP and Gottbetter Capital Markets, LLC. Gottbetter Capital Group, Inc. owns shares of the Company. Gottbetter & Partners, LLP is counsel to the Company and receives legal fees in accordance with an executed retainer agreement. Gottbetter Capital Markets, LLC is a placement agent for the Offering (the “Placement Agent”), for which it may receive placement agent fees in accordance with the Placement Agency Agreement.
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9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
(b) THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE TO SUBMIT ALL CONTROVERSIES TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF FINRA ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH BELOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT (A) ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES, (B) THE PARTIES ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO SEEK REMEDIES IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, (C) PRE-ARBITRATION DISCOVERY IS GENERALLY MORE LIMITED AND DIFFERENT FROM COURT PROCEEDINGS, (D) THE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE FACTUAL FINDINGS OR LEGAL REASONING AND ANY PARTY’S RIGHT TO APPEAL OR TO SEEK MODIFICATION OF RULES BY ARBITRATORS IS STRICTLY LIMITED, (E) THE PANEL OF FINRA ARBITRATORS WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE A MINORITY OF ARBITRATORS WHO WERE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY, AND (F) ALL CONTROVERSIES WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN THE PARTIES CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE RULES THEN PERTAINING TO FINRA. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. JUDGMENT ON ANY AWARD OF ANY SUCH ARBITRATION MAY BE ENTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN ANY OTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OR PERSONS AGAINST WHOM SUCH AWARD IS RENDERED. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE DETERMINATION OF THE ARBITRATORS SHALL BE BINDING AND CONCLUSIVE UPON THEM. THE PREVAILING PARTY, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH ARBITRATORS, IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT ANY COSTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE OTHER PARTY. PRIOR TO FILING AN ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES FIRST BY SUBMITTING THE MATTER FOR RESOLUTION TO A MEDIATOR, ACCEPTABLE TO ALL PARTIES, AND WHOSE EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE EQUALLY BY ALL PARTIES. THE MEDIATION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS. IF THE PARTIES CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES THROUGH MEDIATION, THE MATTER WILL BE RESOLVED BY ARBITRATION. THE ARBITRATION SHALL TAKE PLACE IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS.
(c) Irrevocable Subscription. Each of the Buyers hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by such Buyer, except as required by applicable law, and that this Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Buyer and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. If the Buyer is more than one person, the obligations of the Buyer hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
(d) Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraises or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Facsimile and e-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of this Agreement.
(f) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
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(g) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(h) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein (including any term sheet), and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(i) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) upon receipt when sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: | Rackwise, Inc. |
2365 Iron Point Road, Suite 190 | |
Folsom, CA 95630 | |
Attention: Guy A. Archbold, Chairman and CEO | |
Facsimile:   ###-###-#### | |
With a copy to: | Gottbetter & Partners, LLP |
488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor | |
New York, New York 10022 | |
Attention: Adam S. Gottbetter, Esq. | |
Facsimile:   ###-###-#### |
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Buyer Counterpart Signature Page affixed hereto. Each party shall provide five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.
(j) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may assign the Notes without consent of the other party hereto.
(k) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(l) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(o), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 7, shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Notes are repaid in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(m) Publicity. The Company shall have the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any other party; and the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations or as it otherwise deems appropriate.
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(n) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) Termination. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party by providing five (5) days’ written notice to such breaching party of the non-breaching party’s intent to terminate this Agreement (and if the non-breaching party is the Buyer, to also withdraw its subscription) at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party.
(p) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(q) Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Buyer and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(r) ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS
The USA PATRIOT Act | What is money laundering? | How big is the problem and why is it important? | ||
The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to detect, deter, and punish terrorists in the United States and abroad. The Act imposes new anti-money laundering requirements on brokerage firms and financial institutions. Since April 24, 2002 all brokerage firms have been required to have new, comprehensive anti-money laundering programs. | Money laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money so that the funds appear to come from legitimate sources or activities. Money laundering occurs in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including illegal arms sales, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, racketeering, and terrorism. | The use of the U.S. financial system by criminals to facilitate terrorism or other crimes could well taint our financial markets. According to the U.S. State Department, one recent estimate puts the amount of worldwide money laundering activity at $1 trillion a year. | ||
To help you understand these efforts, we want to provide you with some information about money laundering and our steps to implement the USA PATRIOT Act. |
What are we required to do to eliminate money laundering? | |
Under new rules required by the USA PATRIOT Act, our anti-money laundering program must designate a special compliance officer, set up employee training, conduct independent audits, and establish policies and procedures to detect and report suspicious transaction and ensure compliance with the new laws. |
As part of our required program, we may ask you to provide various identification documents or other information. Until you provide the information or documents we need, we may not be able to effect any transactions for you. |
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(s) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the definitions ascribed to them below.
(i) “Bridge Warrant Exercise Price” means (a) the average of the daily volume weighted average prices, as quoted on the primary national or regional stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, or, if not listed, the OTC Bulletin Board if quoted thereon or reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) (as applicable), for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable date of the exercise of this Warrant, as proportionately adjusted to reflect any stock splits, stock dividends, combination of shares or like events, or (b) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded as set forth above, as reasonably and in good faith determined by the Board of Directors of the Company as of the applicable date of the exercise of this Warrant;
(ii) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded (or available for trading) on its principal trading market.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: | ||
RACKWISE, INC. | ||
By: |
Name: | Guy A. Archbold | |
Title: | Chairman and CEO |
BUYERS: | |
The Buyers executing the Signature Page and the Subscription Documents in the form attached hereto as Annex A and delivering the same to the Company or its agents shall be deemed to have executed this Agreement and agreed to the terms hereof. |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
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ANNEX A
Securities Purchase Agreement
Buyer Counterpart Signature Page
The undersigned, desiring to: (i) enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of ______________ ___, 20121 (the “Agreement”), between the undersigned, Rackwise, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the other parties thereto, in or substantially in the form furnished to the undersigned and (ii) purchase the Bridge Units of the Company as set forth below, hereby agrees to purchase such Bridge Units from the Company and further agrees to join the Agreement as a party thereto, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto, and to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned specifically acknowledges having read the representations section in the Agreement entitled “Buyer’s Representations and Warranties,” and hereby represents that the statements contained therein are complete and accurate with respect to the undersigned as a Buyer.
The Buyer hereby elects to purchase $____________ of Bridge Units (to be completed by the Buyer) under the Agreement.
Name of Buyer: | |
If an entity: | |
Print Name of Entity: |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
If an individual: | ||
Print Name: | ||
Signature: | ||
All Buyers: |
Address: | ||
Telephone No.: | ||
Facsimile No.: | ||
Email Address: |
1Will reflect the Closing Date. Not to be completed by Buyer.
RACKWISE, INC.
ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION
For Individual Investors Only
(all Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):
Initial _______ | I have a net worth of at least $1 million either individually or through aggregating my individual holdings and those in which I have a joint, community property or other similar shared ownership interest with my spouse. The net value of an individual’s primary residence must be excluded from the calculation of “net worth” for purposes of this calculation. |
Initial _______ | I have had an annual gross income for the past two years of at least $200,000 (or $300,000 jointly with my spouse) and expect my income (or joint income, as appropriate) to reach the same level in the current year. |
Initial _______ | I am a director or executive officer of ____________________. |
For Non-Individual Investors
(all Non-Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that is 100% owned by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors set forth above. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that has total assets of at least $5 million and was not formed for the purpose of investing the Company. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary (as defined in ERISA §3(21)) that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose total assets exceed $5,000,000 as of the date of this Agreement. |
Initial _______ | The undersigned certifies that it is a self-directed employee benefit plan whose investment decisions are made solely by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a U.S. bank, U.S. savings and loan association or other similar U.S. institution acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity. |
Initial _______ | The undersigned certifies that it is a broker-dealer registered pursuant to §15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an organization described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with total assets exceeding $5,000,000 and not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a trust with total assets of at least $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a plan established and maintained by a state or its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an insurance company as defined in §2(13) of the Securities Act of 1933, or a registered investment company. |
For Non-U.S. Person Investors
(all Investors who are not a U.S. Person must INITIAL this section):
Initial _______ | The investor is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Regulation S; and specifically the investor is not: |
A. | a natural person resident in the United States of America, including its territories and possessions (“United States”); |
B. | a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States; | |
C. | an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person; | |
D. | a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; | |
E. | an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States; | |
F. | a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person; | |
G. | a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States; or | |
H. | a partnership or corporation: (i) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (ii) formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. |
And, in addition:
I. | the investor was not offered the securities in the United States; | |
J. | at the time the buy-order for the securities was originated, the investor was outside the United States; and | |
K. | the investor is purchasing the securities for its own account and not on behalf of any U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) and a sale of the securities has not been pre-arranged with a purchaser in the United States. |
RACKWISE, INC.
Investor Profile
(Must be completed by Investor)
Section A - Personal Investor Information
Investor Name(s): | |
Individual executing Profile or Trustee: | |
Social Security Numbers / Federal I.D. Number: |
Date of Birth: | Marital Status: | ||||
Joint Party Date of Birth: | Investment Experience (Years): | ||||
Annual Income: | Liquid Net Worth: |
Net Worth (excluding value of primary residence): |
Tax Bracket: | 15% or below | 25% - 27.5% | Over 27.5% |
Home Street Address: |
Home City, State & Zip Code: |
Home Phone: | Home Fax: | Home Email: |
Employer: |
Employer Street Address: |
Employer City, State & Zip Code: |
Bus. Phone: | Bus. Fax: | Bus. Email: |
Type of Business: |
(PLACEMENT AGENT) Account Executive / Outside Broker/Dealer: |
If you are a United States citizen, please list the number and jurisdiction of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard (such as a driver’s license or passport), and provide a photocopy of each of the documents you have listed. |
If you are NOT a United States citizen, for each jurisdiction of which you are a citizen or in which you work or reside, please list (i) your passport number and country of issuance or (ii) alien identification card number AND (iii) number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard, and provide a photocopy of each of these documents you have listed. These photocopies must be certified by a lawyer as to authenticity. |
Section B – Certificate Delivery Instructions |
Please deliver certificate to the Employer Address listed in Section A. | |||
Please deliver certificate to the Home Address listed in Section A. | |||
Please deliver certificate to the following address: |
Section C – Form of Payment – Check or Wire Transfer |
Check payable to CSC Trust Company of Delaware , as Escrow Agent for Max Cash Media, Inc. | ||
Wire funds from my outside account according to Section 1(a) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. | ||
The funds for this investment are rolled over, tax deferred from __________ within the allowed 60 day window. | ||
Please check if you are a FINRA member or affiliate of a FINRA member firm: ________ |
Investor Signature | Date |
ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS
The USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to detect, deter, and punish terrorists in the United States and abroad. The Act imposes new anti-money laundering requirements on brokerage firms and financial institutions. Since April 24, 2002 all brokerage firms have been required to have new, comprehensive anti-money laundering programs.
To help you understand these efforts, we want to provide you with some information about money laundering and our steps to implement the USA PATRIOT Act.
What is money laundering?
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money so that the funds appear to come from legitimate sources or activities. Money laundering occurs in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including illegal arms sales, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, racketeering, and terrorism.
How big is the problem and why is it important?
The use of the U.S. financial system by criminals to facilitate terrorism or other crimes could well taint our financial markets. According to the U.S. State Department, one recent estimate puts the amount of worldwide money laundering activity at $1 trillion a year.
What are we required to do to eliminate money laundering?
Under rules required by the USA PATRIOT Act, our anti-money laundering program must designate a special compliance officer, set up employee training, conduct independent audits, and establish policies and procedures to detect and report suspicious transaction and ensure compliance with such laws. As part of our required program, we may ask you to provide various identification documents or other information. Until you provide the information or documents we need, we may not be able to effect any transactions for you.
MEMBER: FINRA, SIPC
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INFORMATION FORM
The following is required in accordance with the AML provision of the USA PATRIOT ACT.
(Please fill out and return with requested documentation.)
INVESTOR NAME: | |
LEGAL ADDRESS: | |
SSN# or TAX ID# OF INVESTOR: |
FOR INVESTORS WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS: |
YEARLY INCOME: | AGE: |
NET WORTH (excluding value of primary residence): |
OCCUPATION: |
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: | |
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE(S): |
IDENTIFICATION & DOCUMENTATION AND SOURCE OF FUNDS:
1. | Please submit a copy of non-expired identification for the authorized signatory(ies) on the investment documents, showing name, date of birth, address and signature. The address shown on the identification document MUST match the Investor’s address shown on the Investor Signature Page. |
Current Driver’s License | or | Valid Passport | or | Identity Card |
(Circle one or more)
2. | If the Investor is a corporation, limited liability company, trust or other type of entity, please submit the following requisite documents: (i) Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Certificate of Formation, Operating Agreement, Trust or other similar documents for the type of entity; and (ii) Corporate Resolution or power of attorney or other similar document granting authority to signatory(ies) and designating that they are permitted to make the proposed investment. |
3. | Please advise where the funds were derived from to make the proposed investment: |
Investments | Savings | Proceeds of Sale | Other ____________ |
(Circle one or more)
Signature: | ||
Print Name: | ||
Title (if applicable): | ||
Date: |
488 Madison Ave., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10022-5718
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Name | Subscription Amounts ($) of Bridge Units | |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Note
[See Exhibit 4.1]
EXHIBIT B
Form of Bridge Warrants
[See Exhibit 4.2]
EXHIBIT C
Escrow Agreement
[See Exhibit 10.2]