Exhibit 10.1
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DOCUMENT SPA-06202012
 
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 20,
2012, between OriginOil, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and JMJ
Financial (the “Purchaser”) (referred to collectively herein as the “Parties”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell and Purchaser desires to purchase a
Promissory Note issued by the Company to the Purchaser in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (the “Note”) and a Warrant to purchase 153,846 shares of the
Company’s common stock for a period of four (4) years from the date hereof,
issued by the Company to the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto
(the “Warrant,” and together with the Note, the “Securities”) as set forth
below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:
 
 
ARTICLE I   PURCHASE AND SALE
 
1.1           Purchase and Sale.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase the Note, in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000, and a Warrant
to purchase 153,846 shares of Company common stock with an aggregate exercise
price of $100,000.  The Purchaser shall deliver, via wire transfer, immediately
available funds in the amount of US $100,000 (the “Purchase Price”) and the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the Note and the Warrant.
 
1.2           Additional Payments.  The Note allows the Purchaser to pay up to
$300,000 of additional consideration to the Company in such amounts and at such
dates as the Purchaser may choose in its sole discretion.  Within three (3) days
after Purchaser makes any additional payment to the Company under the Note, the
Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an additional warrant in the
form of Exhibit B attached hereto with an Aggregate Exercise Amount equal to the
amount of additional consideration so provided, an Exercise Price equal to
$0.65, the number of shares for which the warrant is exercisable equal to the
Aggregate Exercise Amount divided by the Exercise Price, and the Initial
Exercise Date equal to the date of issuance of such warrant.
 
1.3           Effective Date.  This Agreement will become effective only upon
occurrence of the two following events: execution of this Agreement, the Note,
and the Warrant by both the Company and the Purchaser, and delivery of the first
payment of the Purchase Price by the Purchaser to the Company.
 
ARTICLE II   MISCELLANEOUS
 
2.1           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the
Company.  The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement
and agreements related to this transaction.  The terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the parties.  Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
 
2.2           Reservation of Authorized Shares.  As of the effective date of
this Agreement and for the remaining period during which the Note is convertible
into shares of the Company and the Warrant is exercisable for shares of the
Company, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued common stock
a sufficient number of shares (at least 615,384 common shares) to provide for
the issuance of common stock upon the full conversion of the Note and a
sufficient number of shares (at least 615,384 common shares) to provide for the
issuance of common stock upon the full exercise of the Warrants (for an
aggregate of at least 1,230,768 common shares).  The Company represents that
upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.  The Company agrees that its issuance of the Note and the
Warrant constitutes full authority to its officers, agents and transfer agents
who are charged with the duty of executing and issuing shares to execute and
issue the necessary shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Note and
the exercise of the Warrant.  No further approval or authority of the
stockholders or the Board of Directors of the Company will be required for the
issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company as contemplated by
the Agreement or for the issuance of the shares contemplated by the Note or the
shares contemplated by the Warrant.
 
2.3           Piggyback Registration Rights.  Except with respect to a
registration relating to any registrable securities under that certain
Registration Rights Agreement dated July 6, 2011 between the Company and the
purchasers signatory thereto or a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8, the
Company shall include on the next registration statement the Company files with
SEC (or on the subsequent registration statement if such registration statement
is withdrawn) all shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and all shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant unless such shares are eligible for resale
under Rule 144.  Failure to do so will result in liquidated damages of 25% of
the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than $25,000, being
immediately due and payable to the Purchaser at its election in the form of cash
payment or addition to the balance of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event a registration statement is filed with respect to an underwritten
offering or a selling shareholder registration statement relating solely to
holders of Company’s shares who paid cash for their shares in a sale placed by
an independent placement agent, the number of shares owned by Purchaser to be
included in any such registration statement may be limited if in the opinion of
the underwriter or placement agent, the sale of such shares by the Purchaser
would adversely impact the sale of shares by the underwriter or selling
stockholders included therein.
 
 
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2.4           Rule 144 Tacking Back and Registration Rights.  Whenever the Note
or Warrant or any other document related to this transaction provides that a
conversion amount, make-whole amount, penalty, fee, liquidated damage, or any
other amount or shares (a “Tack Back Amount”) tacks back to the original date of
the Note, Warrant, or document for purposes of Rule 144 or otherwise, in the
event that such Tack Back Amount was registered or carried registration rights,
then that Tack Back Amount shall have the same registration status or
registration rights as were in effect immediately prior to the event that gave
rise to such Tack Back Amount tacking back.  For example, if the Purchaser
converts a portion of the Note and receives registered shares and the Purchaser
later rescinds that conversion, the conversion amount would be returned to the
principal balance of the Note and upon any future conversion of the Note the
amount converted would be convertible into shares registered on that
registration statement.
 
2.5           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.  Any action brought by
either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Florida or in the federal
courts located in Miami-Dade County, in the State of Florida.  Both parties and
the individuals signing this Agreement agree to submit to the jurisdiction of
such courts.
 
2.6           Delivery of Process by Purchaser to Company.  In the event of any
action or proceeding by the Purchaser against the Company, and only by Purchaser
against the Company, service of copies of summons and/or complaint and/or any
other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding may be made
by Purchaser via U.S. Mail, overnight delivery service such as FedEx or UPS,
email, fax, or process server, or by mailing or otherwise delivering a copy of
such process to the Company at its last known address or to its last known
attorney as set forth in its most recent SEC filing.
 
2.7           Notices.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder must be in
writing and either be personally served, sent by facsimile or email
transmission, or sent by overnight courier.  Notices will be deemed effectively
delivered at the time of transmission if by facsimile or email, and if by
overnight courier the business day after such notice is deposited with the
courier service for delivery.
 
2.8           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of this
Agreement may be effected by email.
 
2.9           Expenses. The Company and the Purchaser shall pay all of their own
costs and expenses incurred with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement.  In the event any attorney is employed by
either party to this Agreement with respect to legal or equitable action,
arbitration or other proceeding brought by such party for the enforcement of
this Agreement or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or
misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement,
the prevailing party in such proceeding will be entitled to recover from the
other party reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in
addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled.
 
2.10           No Public Announcement.  Except as required by securities law, no
public announcement may be made regarding this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant,
or the Purchase Price without written permission by both the Company and the
Purchaser.
 
2.11           Construction. Each and every reference to share prices, shares of
common stock and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the common
stock shall be automatically adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions that occur with respect to the
common stock after the date of this Agreement.
 
2.12           Purchaser Status.  The Purchaser represents that it is an
“accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of this
20th day of June, 2012.
 

 
COMPANY:
         
ORIGINOIL, INC.
         
 
By:
/s/ T. Riggs Eckelberry      
T. Riggs Eckelberry
     
Chief Executive Officer
                   
PURCHASER:
                      /s/ Justin Keener      
JMJ Financial / Its Principal
 

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