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Exhibit 10.44

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT dated as of                     , 2007

between

California Water Service Group (the “company”),

and                      (“Indemnitee”)

          WHEREAS, the board of directors has determined that the ability to attract and retain
qualified persons as directors and officers is in the best interests of the company’s stockholders
and that the company should act to assure such persons that there will be adequate certainty of
protection through insurance and indemnification against risks of claims and actions against them
arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the company; and

          WHEREAS, the company’s certificate of incorporation provides for the elimination of
liability of the directors of the company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, and
further provides for indemnification of any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the
corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
and the company wishes to clarify and enhance the rights and obligations of the company and
Indemnitee with respect to indemnification; and

          WHEREAS, in order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable persons such as
Indemnitee to serve and continue to serve as directors and officers of the company and in any other
capacity with respect to the company, and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons
will resist what they consider unjustified lawsuits and claims made against them in connection with
the good faith performance of their duties to the company, with the knowledge that certain costs,
judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and expenses incurred by them in their defense of such
litigation are to be borne by the company and they will receive the maximum protection against such
risks and liabilities as may be afforded by law, the board of directors of the company has
determined that the following Agreement is reasonable and prudent to promote and ensure the best
interests of the company and its stockholders; and

          WHEREAS, the company desires to have Indemnitee continue to serve as a director or officer of
the company and in such other capacity with respect to the company as the company may request, as
the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable legal
risks and personal liabilities by reason of Indemnitee acting in good faith in the performance of
Indemnitee’s duty to the company; and Indemnitee desires to continue so to serve the company,
provided, and on the express condition, that he or she is furnished with the indemnity set forth
hereinafter;

 

 

          Now, therefore, in consideration of Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or
officer of the company, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          1. Service by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will serve and/or continue to serve as a
director or officer of the company faithfully and to the best of Indemnitee’s ability so long as
Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed and until such time as Indemnitee is removed as permitted
by law or tenders a resignation in writing. This Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the
company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the company beyond any period otherwise required by law
or by other agreements of the parties, if any.

          2. Indemnification. The company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date hereof or as such law may
from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such
amendment permits the company to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the
company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the indemnification
provided by this Section, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided hereunder shall
include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no
indemnification shall be paid to Indemnitee:

(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by Delaware law or the by-laws of the company;

(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance
policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, by-law or agreement of the company
or any other company or organization on whose board Indemnitee serves at the request of the
company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance,
clause, by-law or agreement;

(c) in connection with an action, suit or Proceeding (defined below), or part thereof
(including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial Proceeding
or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the
action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the
company;

(d) with respect to any action, suit or Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the company
against Indemnitee that is authorized by the board of directors of the company, except as
provided in Sections 4, 5 and 6 below.

          3. Action or Proceedings Other than an Action by or in the Right of the Company.
Except as limited by Section 2 above, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights
provided in this Section if Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the name of the company) by

 

 

reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the company,
or is or was serving at the request of the company as a director, officer, employee or agent or
fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership,
joint venture or trust); or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such
capacity. Pursuant to this Section, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments,
penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, and
Expenses (defined below) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such
Proceeding, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

          4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Name of the Company. Except as limited by
Section 2 above, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this
Section if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding
brought by or in the name of the company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of the company, or by
reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities,
amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, and Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
company; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue, or matter as to which Delaware law expressly prohibits such indemnification by reason of any
adjudication of liability of Indemnitee to the company, unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for such costs, judgments,
penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses as such court shall deem proper.

          5. Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party.
Notwithstanding the limitations of Section 2(d), 3 and 4 above, to the extent that Indemnitee has
been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part, in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding (including an action, suit or Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the company) or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including, without limitation, the dismissal of any
action without prejudice, or if it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is otherwise entitled
to be indemnified against Expenses, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

          6. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this
Agreement to indemnification by the company for some or a portion of the costs, judgments,
penalties, fines, liabilities or Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with any action, suit or Proceeding (including an action, suit or Proceeding
brought by or on behalf of the company), but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the

 

 

company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such costs, judgments,
penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred to which Indemnitee is
entitled.

          7. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
indemnification against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by Indemnitee or
on Indemnitee’s behalf if Indemnitee appears as a witness or otherwise incurs legal expenses as a
result of or related to Indemnitee’s service as a director or officer of the company, in any
threatened, pending or completed legal, administrative, investigative or other Proceeding or matter
to which Indemnitee neither is, nor is threatened to be made, a party.

          8. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. Upon written request by
Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, the entitlement of Indemnitee
to indemnification, to the extent not provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall be
determined by the following person or persons who shall be empowered to make such determination:
(a) the board of directors of the company by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors (defined
below), whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (b) a committee of Disinterested
Directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, whether or not such majority constitutes
a quorum; (c) if there are no Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct,
by Independent Counsel (defined below) in a written opinion to the board of directors, a copy of
which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (d) the stockholders of the company. Such Independent
Counsel shall be selected by the board of directors and approved by Indemnitee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Change in Control (defined below) has occurred since the date of this Agreement
and the Indemnitee specifically requests in Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification
pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, that such determination not be made by the parties identified
in (a) or (b) above, such determination shall be made by the party(ies) empowered to make such
determination as identified in (c) or (d). Upon failure of the board so to select such Independent
Counsel or upon failure of Indemnitee so to approve, such Independent Counsel shall be selected
upon application to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall be made not later than 30 calendar days after receipt by the company of a
written request for indemnification. Such request shall include documentation or information which
is necessary for such determination and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee. Any Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a request for indemnification or payment of Expenses
hereunder, under any other agreement, any provision of the company’s by-laws or any directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance, shall be borne by the company. The company hereby indemnifies
Indemnitee for any such Expense and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom irrespective of
the outcome of the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification. If the person
making such determination shall determine that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as to part
(but not all) of the application for
indemnification, such person shall reasonably prorate such partial indemnification among the
claims, issues or matters at issue at the time of the determination.

 

 

          9. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. The secretary of the company
shall, promptly upon receipt of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, advise in writing the
board of directors or such other person or persons empowered to make the determination as provided
in Section 8 that Indemnitee has made such request for indemnification. Upon making such request
for indemnification, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder, and
the company shall have the burden of proof in making any determination contrary to such
presumption. If the person or persons so empowered to make such determination shall have failed to
make the requested determination with respect to indemnification within 30 calendar days after
receipt by the company of such request, a requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification
shall be deemed to have been made, and Indemnitee shall be absolutely entitled to such
indemnification, absent actual and material fraud in the request for indemnification. The
termination of any Proceeding described in Sections 3 or 4 by judgment, order, settlement or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself: (a) create
a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company, or, with respect to any
criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was
unlawful; or (b) otherwise adversely affect the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification except as
may be provided herein.

          10. Remedies of Indemnitee in Cases of Determination not to Indemnify or to Pay
Expenses. In the event that a determination is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder or if payment has not been timely made following a determination of
entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 8 and 9, or if Expenses are not paid pursuant
to Section 15, Indemnitee shall be entitled to final adjudication in a court of competent
jurisdiction of entitlement to such indemnification or payment. Alternatively, Indemnitee at
Indemnitee’s option may seek an award in an arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator
pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, such award to be made within sixty
days following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s
right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration or any other claim. The determination
in any such judicial Proceeding or arbitration shall be made de novo on the merits, and Indemnitee
shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination (if so made) pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. If a determination is made or deemed to have been
made pursuant to the terms of Section 8 or 9 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the
company shall be bound by such determination and is precluded from asserting that such
determination has not been made or that the procedure by which such determination was made is not
valid, binding and enforceable. The company further agrees to stipulate in any such court or
before any such arbitrator that the company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is
precluded from making any assertions to the contrary. If the court or arbitrator shall determine
that Indemnitee is entitled to any indemnification or payment of Expenses hereunder, the company
shall pay all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication or award
in arbitration (including, but not limited to, any appellate Proceedings).

          11. Other Rights to Indemnification. Indemnification and payment of Expenses provided
by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which

 

 

Indemnitee may now or
in the future be entitled under any provision of the by-laws or other organizational documents of
the company, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors, provision of law, agreement or
otherwise.

          12. Expenses to Enforce Agreement. In the event that Indemnitee is subject to or
intervenes in any Proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is at issue
or seeks an adjudication or award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee, if Indemnitee prevails in whole or in
part in such action, shall be entitled to recover from the company and shall be indemnified by the
company against any actual Expenses incurred by Indemnitee.

          13. Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the company
contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director, officer, employee or
agent of the company or is serving at the request of the company as a director, officer, employee
or agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation,
partnership, joint venture or trust) of the company and shall continue thereafter with respect to
any possible claims based on the fact that Indemnitee was a director, officer employee or agent of
the company or was serving at the request of the company as a director, officer, employee or agent
or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership,
joint venture or trust). This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of the
company (including any transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or operation of law) and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives
and estate of Indemnitee.

          14. Notification and Defense of Claim. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of
notice of any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
company under this Agreement, notify the company in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
omission so to notify the company will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to
Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any such
Proceeding of which Indemnitee notifies the company:

(a) The company shall be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 14(b), to the extent that it may wish, the
company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the
company to Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the company shall
not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any expenses of counsel subsequently
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except as otherwise provided
below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ
Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
incurred after notice from the company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at
the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been
authorized by the company, (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
a conflict of interest between the company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of
such action or (iii) the company shall not within 60 calendar days of

 

 

receipt of notice from
Indemnitee in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of the action, in each of
which cases the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the
company. The company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought
by or on behalf of the company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the conclusion
provided for in (ii) above; and

(c) If the company has assumed the defense of a Proceeding, the company shall not be liable
to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any
Proceeding affected without the company’s written consent. The company shall not settle any
Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on or disclosure
obligation with respect to Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the
company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement.

          15. Payment of Expenses. All Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in advance of the final
disposition of any Proceeding shall be paid by the company at the request of Indemnitee, each such
payment to be made within 20 calendar days after the receipt by the company of a statement or
statements from Indemnitee requesting such payment or payments from time to time. Indemnitee’s
entitlement to such Expenses shall include those incurred in connection with any Proceeding by
Indemnitee seeking a judgment in court or an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this
Agreement (including the enforcement of this provision). Such statement or statements shall
reasonably evidence the expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith and shall
include or be accompanied by an undertaking, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1, by or
on behalf of Indemnitee to reimburse such amount if it is finally determined, after all appeals by
a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
Expenses by the company as provided by this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee’s undertaking to
reimburse any such amounts is not required to be secured.

          16. Separability; Prior Indemnification Agreements. If any provision or
provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason
whatsoever (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement (including without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not by
themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby,
and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of the parties that the company provide
protection to Indemnitee to the fullest enforceable extent. This Agreement shall
supersede and replace any prior indemnification agreements entered into by and between the
company and Indemnitee and any such prior agreements shall be terminated upon execution of this
Agreement.

          17. Headings; References; Pronouns. The headings of the sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. References herein to section numbers are to

 

 

sections of this Agreement. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to
the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as appropriate.

          18. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to take place on the occurrence of any of the
following events: (i) any merger or consolidation of the “Employer” (which includes the
company and/or its “Affiliates” or “Associates,” as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), in which the Employer is not the surviving
organization, a majority of the capital stock of which is not owned by the stockholders of
the Employer immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; (ii) a transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Employer; (iii) any other corporate reorganization in
which there is a change in ownership of the outstanding shares of the Employer wherein 30%
or more of the outstanding shares of the Employer are transferred to any “Person” (as that
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); (iv)
the acquisition by or transfer to a Person (including all Affiliates or Associates of such
Person) of “beneficial ownership” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of capital stock of the Employer if after such acquisition
or transfer such Person (and their Affiliates or Associates) is entitled to exercise 30% or
more of the outstanding voting power of all capital stock of the Employer entitled to vote
in elections of directors; or (v) the election to the board of directors of the Employer of
candidates who were not recommended for election by the board of directors of the Employer
in office immediately prior to the election, if such candidates constitute a majority of
those elected in that particular election.

(b) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the company who is not or was not a party
to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee.

(c) “Expenses” includes, without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement of any and all investigations, judicial or administrative proceedings
or appeals, attorneys’ fees, witness fees and expenses, fees and expenses of accountants and
other advisors, retainers and disbursements and advances thereon, the premium, security for,
and other costs relating to any bond (including cost bonds, appraisal bonds or their
equivalents), and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under Sections 8, 10 and 12 above but shall not include the amount of
judgments, fines or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee.

(d) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither is
presently nor in the past five years has been retained to represent: (i) the company or
Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the
Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the

 

 

applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of
interest in representing either the company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement.

(e) “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed investigation, action, suit
or other proceeding, whether brought in the name of the company or otherwise, against
Indemnitee, for which indemnification is not prohibited under Sections 2(a)-(c) above and
whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including, but not
limited to, actions, suits or proceedings in which Indemnitee may be or may have been
involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the company, or is or was serving, at the request of
the company, as a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity,
including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust, or
by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not
Indemnitee is serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for
which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement.

          19. Other Provisions.

(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of
Delaware.

(b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for
all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom
enforceability is sought needs to be produced as evidence of the existence of this
Agreement.

(c) This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the company and
any Indemnitee who is an officer of the company, and, if Indemnitee is an officer of the
company, Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee may be discharged at any time
for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without severance compensation, except as
may be otherwise provided in a separate written contract between Indemnitee and the company.

(d) Upon a payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the company shall be subrogated to
the extent of such payment to all of the rights of Indemnitee to recover against any person
for such liability, and Indemnitee shall execute all documents and instruments required and
shall take such other actions as may be necessary to secure such rights, including the
execution of such documents as may be necessary for the company to bring suit to enforce
such rights.

(e) No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless
executed in writing by both parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

 

(f) All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if: (a) actually received; or (b) mailed by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on
which it is so mailed. Notices, requests and demands pursuant to this Agreement shall be
provided to: the Company (to the attention of the General Counsel, at 1720 North First
Street, San Jose, CA 95112 and the Chief Financial Officer, at 1720 North First Street, San
Jose, CA 95112; with a copy to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, One Montgomery Street, 31st
Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.

(g) This Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no
ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of the day
and year first above written.

 

CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP

			
	By	 	
 
Indemnitee

 

 

EXHIBIT 1

UNDERTAKING TO REPAY INDEMNIFICATION EXPENSES

     I                     , agree to reimburse California Water Service Group (the “company”) for
all expenses paid to me by the company in connection with any Proceeding (as defined in the
Indemnification Agreement dated as of                      between me and the company), in the event, and to
the extent that it shall finally be determined after all appeals by a court of competent
jurisdiction that I am not entitled to be indemnified by the company for such expenses.

 

			
	Signature	 	
 

			
	Typed Name	 	
 

			
	Date	 	
 

			
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Before me                     , on this day personally appeared
                    , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, and who, after being duly sworn, stated that the contents of said instrument is to the
best of his/her knowledge and belief true and correct and who acknowledged that he/she executed the
same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.

GIVEN under my hand and official seal at                     , this                      day of                     ,
200  .

 

 
Notary Public

My commission expires:exv10w1

 

Exhibit
10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 13, 2007,
among Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser
identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a
“Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires
to issue and sell to each Purchaser, pursuant to an effective registration statement, and each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the
Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

     1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

     “Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

     “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as
such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144. With respect to a Purchaser, any
investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same
investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

     “Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant
to Section 2.1.

     “Closing Date” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have
been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent
to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s
obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived; provided that the
Closing Date may be within three (3) Trading Days of the date hereof.

     “Closing Price” means on any particular date (a) the last reported closing bid
price per share of Common Stock on such date on the Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg
L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (b) if there is no such price on such date, then the
closing bid price on the Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such date (as reported
by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (c) if the Common Stock is not then
listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common
Stock are then reported in the “pink sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting

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prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the
shares of Common Stock are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by an appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a
majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding.

     “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per
share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter have been
reclassified or changed into.

     “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the
Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock,
including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other
instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or
otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

     “Company Counsel” means Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

     “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement was first
declared effective by the Commission.

     “Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(r).

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options
to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly
adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such
purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities
issued hereunder and/or securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that
such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the
number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any
such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions, strategic transactions,
equipment financings, debt financings or consulting relationships approved by a majority of
the disinterested directors, provided any such issuance shall not include a transaction in
which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to
an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

     “FW” means Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP with offices located at 420 Lexington
Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York 10170-0002.

     “GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

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     “Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(o).

     “Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first
refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

     “Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.1(b).

     “Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(m).

     “Per
Share Purchase Price” equals $0.36, subject to adjustment for reverse and
forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of
the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

     “Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated
or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock
company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

     “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a
deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

     “Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

     “Registration Statement” means the registration statement of the Company,
Commission File No. 333-114151 covering the sale to the Purchasers of the Shares.

     “Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(e).

     “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such
Rule.

     “SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

     “Securities” means the Shares.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement.

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     “Short Sales” shall include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location
and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

     “Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be
paid for Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the
signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United
States Dollars and in immediately available funds.

     “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).

     “Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading
Market.

     “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the
OTC Bulletin Board.

     “Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

     2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto,
the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and
not jointly, up to 30,000,000 Shares. The Purchaser shall pay the Per Share Purchase Price for
each one share of Common Stock. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a
certified check immediately available funds equal to their Subscription Amount and the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser their respective Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a)
and the other items set forth in Section 2.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of FW, or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

     2.2 Deliveries.

     (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to each Purchaser the following:

     (i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

     (ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto;

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     (iii) the receipt by each Purchaser in its account with The Depository Trust
Company via DWAC the number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount
divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
and

     (iv) an officer’s certificate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer, in form reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, certifying the
continuing material accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties made in
this Agreement and the Company’s performance in all material respects of the
covenants to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to Closing.

     (b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Company the following:

     (i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

     (ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as
specified in writing by the Company.

     2.3 Closing Conditions.

     (a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:

     (i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of
the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;

     (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material
respects; and

     (iii) the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b)
of this Agreement.

     (b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

     (i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

     (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material
respects;

     (iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of
this Agreement;

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     (iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Company since the date hereof; and

     (v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall
not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market
(except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior
to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg
Financial Markets shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall
not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service,
or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either
by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any
material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international
calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any
financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser,
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports,
which SEC Reports shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth below to each Purchaser:

     (a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company
are set forth on Exhibit 23.1 to the Company’s SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or
indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and
clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries,
then references in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries will be disregarded.

     (b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries
is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable),
with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry
on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could
not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the
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effect on the results of operations, assets, business, or financial condition of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s
ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any
Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or
seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

     (c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the
Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the
Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in
connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon
delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.

     (d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the
Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or
both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is
subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of
each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.

     (e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any
consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority
or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the

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Company of
the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this
Agreement and (ii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities
laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

     (f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction
Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of
all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the
Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. The issuance
by the Company of the Securities has been registered under the Securities Act and all of the
Securities are freely transferable and tradable by the Purchasers without restriction (other
than any restrictions arising solely from an act or omission of a Purchaser). The
Securities are being issued pursuant to the Registration Statement and the issuance of the
Securities has been registered by the Company under the Securities Act. The Registration
Statement is effective and available for the issuance of the Securities thereunder and the
Company has not received any notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a
stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission otherwise has
suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily
or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so. The “Plan of
Distribution” section under the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder. Upon receipt of the Securities, the Purchasers will have good and
marketable title to such Securities, and so long as the Registration Statement remains
effective, the Securities will be freely tradable on the Trading Market.

     (g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the
Company’s SEC Reports. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of
employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of
Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and
pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Stock Equivalents. No Person
has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except
as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, and except as set forth in the SEC
Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to
subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and
sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or
other securities to any Person (other than
the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and
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and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is
required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements,
voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to
which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of
the Company’s stockholders.

     (h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was
required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to
herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of
such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when
filed, 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 the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that
unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

     (i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except
as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise)
other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in
the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its
method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made
any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has
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pursuant to
existing Company stock option plans. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated
by this Agreement or as set forth in the Company’s SEC Reports, no event, liability or
development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required
to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this
representation is made that has not been publicly disclosed.

     (j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by
any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the
Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the
subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending, any investigation by the Commission
involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union
that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and
its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No
executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in
violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or
agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive
officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with
respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment
and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except
where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of
the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

     (l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under
or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under
or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or

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any other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of
any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in
violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including
without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and
all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     (m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or
foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described
in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

     (n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of
the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property
owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each
case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of
such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal,
state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.
Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.

     (o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have
rights to use, all issued patents, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade
names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other similar intellectual
property rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses
as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material
Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes
upon the rights of any Person that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To
the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and
there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights of others that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company and
its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except
where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as

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are
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least
equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. To the best knowledge of the Company, such
insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase
in cost.

     (q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the
Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with
the Company or any Subsidiary (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 entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each
case in excess of $60,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for
services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and
(iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option
plan of the Company.

     (r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in material
compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it
as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has
established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is
made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of the date prior to
the filing date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such
date, the “Evaluation Date”).
The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act
the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the
Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls
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Act) or, to the
knowledge of the Company, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s
internal controls. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Purchasers acknowledge that
he, she or it has read the disclosure pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K under the
Exchange Act as set forth in the Company’s most recent periodic report filed as of the
Evaluation Date.

     (s) Certain Fees. Except for Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, no brokerage or finder’s
fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor
or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect
to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no
obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of
other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

     (t) Trading Market Rules. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, other than the
application for listing of additional shares with the Trading Market.

     (u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and
immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of,
an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act.

     (v) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no Person has
any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any
securities of the Company.

     (w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no
action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating
the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The
Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that
the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such
Trading Market.

     (x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of
Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any
control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution
under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the
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the
Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of
the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

     (y) Disclosure. The Company confirms that, neither it nor any other Person
acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any
information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The
Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing
representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All
disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company with respect to
the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such
representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

     (z) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the
Closing Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale
of the Securities hereunder, (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the
amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and
other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the
Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for
the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability
thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the
Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all
anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its
debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts
beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge
of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization
or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one
year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for
which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Indebtedness” shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in
excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s
balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions
in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in
excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

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     (aa) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the
Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against
the Company or any Subsidiary.

     (bb) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of
the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or
indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully
any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which
the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material
respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

     (cc) Accountants. The Company’s current accountants are set forth in the SEC
Reports. To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who the Company expects will
express their opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006, are a registered
public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.

     (dd) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an
arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is 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 any
Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the
Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent
evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

     (ee) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity. Anything in this
Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Section 4.15
hereof), it is understood and agreed by the Company (i) that none of the Purchasers have
been asked to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling,
long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities
issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that
past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, including Short
Sales, and specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative”
transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions,
may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii)
that any Purchaser, and counter parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such
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a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the
Common Stock, and (iv) that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with
or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company
further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging
activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding and (b)
such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity
interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being
conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not
constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

     (ff) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one
acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or
to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company
to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased,
or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities (other than for
the placement agent’s placement of the Securities), or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any
person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the
Company.

     (gg) Effective Registration Statement. The Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the Commission and the Company knows of no reason why the Registration
Statement will not continue to remain effective for the foreseeable future.

     3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself
and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date to the Company as follows:

     (a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization
with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by
such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each
Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and
when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief
or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law .

     (b) Understandings or Agreements. Such Purchaser is purchasing the Securities
for its own account and not with a view towards distribution, and does not have any
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of the
Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the
Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws at any time
following the date of this Agreement).

     (c) Broker-Dealer Status. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

     (d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together
with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and
financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective
investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at
the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Purchaser is
an accredited investor as defined under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser has reviewed all
of the SEC Reports.

     (e) Short Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof. Other than the
transaction contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has
any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser,
executed any disposition, including Short Sales, in the securities of the Company during the
period commencing from the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet from the
Company or any other Person setting forth the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereunder until the date hereof (“Discussion Time”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby
separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the
portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the
portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation
set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the
portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by
this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has
maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

     The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has not made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1 Transfer Restrictions. Certificates evidencing the Shares during any periods that the Registration Statement is
effective, shall not contain any legend restricting their transferability by the Purchasers.
During any periods that the Registration Statement is not effective, the Company shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause such Registration Statement to be
effective or best effort to promptly file a new registration statement for the sale of the
Shares to the Purchasers. The Company shall

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cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to
the Company’s transfer agent if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect a
transfer of any of the Securities.

     4.2 Furnishing of Information As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company
covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable
grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file
reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make
publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the
Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take
such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

     4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to
buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules
and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the
closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of
such subsequent transaction.

     4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. Eastern
time on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a Current Report on Form 8-K,
reasonably acceptable to each Purchaser disclosing the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and shall attach the Transaction Documents thereto. The Company and each
Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such
press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company,
with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser,
with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld,
except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly
provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser,
or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or
Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by
federal securities law and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market
regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such
disclosure permitted under subclause (i) or (ii).

     4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to
the knowledge of the Company, any other Person that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under
any shareholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the
Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or
arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other
agreement between the Company and the Purchasers. The Company shall conduct its business in a
manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

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     4.6 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any
other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any
information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior
thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and
use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying
on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

     4.7 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder to secure a revenue stream outside of the U.S. and to diversify and develop
the Company’s product portfolio, for general corporate purposes and other working capital purposes
and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade
payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), to redeem any
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.

     4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8,
the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders,
members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role
of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each
Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and
Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents, members, partners or
employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each,
a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements,
court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party
may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser, or any of them or their
respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser,
with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such
action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under
the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such
stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct
by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).
If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action
and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser
Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such
defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such
separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and
the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under
this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or

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delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but
only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s
breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchasers in
this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.

     4.9 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and
the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares
pursuant to this Agreement.

     4.10 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market. The Company
further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market,
it will include in such application all of the Shares, and will take such other action as is
necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as
possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and
trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s
reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

     4.11 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each
Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to treat for
the Company the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities
or otherwise.

     4.12 Subsequent Equity Sales.

     (a) From the date hereof until 120 days after the date hereof, neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an
Exempt Issuance.

     4.13 Short Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Each Purchaser severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers covenants that neither it nor any affiliates acting on
its
behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period
after the Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and
not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4,
such Purchaser will maintain, the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with
this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not

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engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and
the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio
managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall
only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

     5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such
Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between
the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has
not been consummated on or before March 20, 2007; provided, however, that no such
termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or
parties).

     5.2 Fees and Expenses. The Company shall deliver, prior to the Closing, a completed
and executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as
expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses
incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and
other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities.

     5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect
to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.

     5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or
permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on
the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30
p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day
following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or
(d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for
such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

     5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended
except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each
Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any

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such waiver is
sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or
omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any
such right.

     5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part
of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 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.

     5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each
Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to
whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing
to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Purchasers”.

     5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of,
nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in
Section 4.8.

     5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any
other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates,
directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state
and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of
Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of
any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any
such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service
of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any
manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either party
shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then
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attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.

     5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive for
36 months following the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.

     5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which when taken together 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, it being
understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature
is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation
of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and
effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

     5.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt
to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon
so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

     5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever
any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the
Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then
such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written
notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights.

     5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any
Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued
in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such
circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such
replacement Securities.

     5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein
or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be
entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. 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 agrees to waive in any action for
specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

     5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to
any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or

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exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any
part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside,
recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the
Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent
of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

     5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of
each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the
obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in
any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of
entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and
it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative
convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the
Company through FW. FW does not represent all of the Purchasers but only Rodman & Renshaw LLC, who
has acted as placement agent to the transaction. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers
with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it
was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.

     5.18 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel
has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal
rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments
hereto.

(Signature Pages Follow)

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	GENTA INCORPORATED	 	Address for Notice:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Richard J. Moran 	 	200 Connell Drive
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Richard J. Moran
	 	Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
	 

	 	Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):	 	 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO GENTA SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

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

Name of Purchaser:       
                 
                     
                   
                

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:            
                   
          

Name of Authorized Signatory:                
                    
                   
      

Title of Authorized Signatory:                
                   
                  
        

Email Address of Purchaser:             
                  
                   
          

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above or DTC #                     ):

Subscription Amount:

Shares:

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

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Annex A

CLOSING STATEMENT

Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the purchasers
shall purchase up to $                     of Common Stock from Genta Incorporated (the “Company”).
All funds will be wired into [a trust account maintained by                     , counsel to the Company]
[TBD]. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.

Disbursement Date: [                , 2007

	 	 	 	 	 
	I. PURCHASE PRICE
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Gross Proceeds to be Received in Trust
	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	II. DISBURSEMENTS

	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Total Amount Disbursed:
	 	$	 	 

WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:

To:                                         

To:                                         

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