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Exhibit 10.01  

 EXHIBIT A  

 
 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT    
    

        This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of December 12, 2005, by and among
Whitney Information Network, Inc. (the "Company"), Russell A. Whitney ("Whitney") and the purchasers 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 and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and
not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement. Up to 50% of the securities may be sold by Whitney, rather than the Company. 

        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 agrees as follows: 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS  

        1.1   Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in 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 under the Securities Act. 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. The Company may effect more than
one Closing. 

        "Closing Date" means the Trading Day selected by the Company after 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. The Company may have more than one Closing Date. 

        "Commission" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock shall
hereinafter have been reclassified 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 exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock. 

        "Company Counsel" means Gary Agron, 5445 DTC Parkway, Suite 520, Englewood CO, 80111 

        "Disclosure Schedules" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

        "Equity Securities" shall have the meaning set forth under Rule 405 (or any successor rule) promulgated by the commission under the
Securities Act. 

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

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

        "including" means including, without limitation. 

        "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). 

        "Over-Allotment Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4. 

        "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. 

        "Placement Agent" means Noble International Investments, Inc. "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 Common Stock, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares issuable under the Transaction Documents. 

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

        "Subscription Amount" shall mean, as to each Purchaser, the amount to be paid for the Units 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 during which trading in securities generally occurs on the Trading Market in which the Common Stock is then
listed or traded. 

        "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 OTC Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market. 

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

        "Unit" means one share of Common Stock and a Warrant to purchase 0.50 of a share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per whole
share. 

        "Voting Stock" shall mean Equity Securities of any class or classes, however designated, having ordinary voting power for the election of
the members of the board of directors or other governing body of the subject entity.

 

        "Warrants" means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants in the form of Exhibit A delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in
accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof. Each Warrant shall represent the right to purchase 0.50 of a share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per whole share, subject to
adjustment. 

        "Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. 

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 or Whitney agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to
2,000,000 Units plus up to an additional 500,000 Units to cover overallotments. The number of Units to be purchased by each Purchaser shall be as set forth opposite such Purchaser's name on the
signature page hereto, subject to the rights of the Company to reject any subscription in whole or in part in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company or
Whitney via wire transfer or a certified check of immediately available funds in an amount equal to its Subscription Amount and the Company or Whitney shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective
shares of Common Stock and Warrants 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 Section 2.2, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company Counsel, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. The Company may have more than
one Closing and Closing Date. Up to 50% of the Units may be sold by Whitney, the Company's Chairman. Any proceeds from the sale of Units owned by Whitney or upon exercise of Warrants owned by Whitney,
will be retained by him. 

        2.2   Deliveries. 

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

        (i)    this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Investor Questionnaire duly executed by the Company; 

        (ii)   a
certificate evidencing a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one share of Common Stock for each Unit purchased; and 

        (iii)  Warrants
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase 0.50 shares of Common Stock for each Unit purchased, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto. 

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

        (i)    this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Investor Questionnaire duly executed by such Purchaser; 

        (ii)   such
Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire transfer or by certified check of immediately available funds to the account as specified in writing by the Company; and 

        (iii)  an
Investor Questionnaire, completed by each such Purchaser and reasonably satisfactory to counsel for 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 (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which must be accurate in
all

 
material respects as of such date) of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein and in the Investor Questionnaire; 

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

        (iii)  the
delivery by each of 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 when made and on the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which must be accurate in
all material respects as of such 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; 

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

        2.4   Over-Allotment Option. The Company shall have the right to offer and sell up to an additional 500,000 Units
on the terms and conditions set forth herein in its sole and absolute discretion. 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  

        3.1   Representations and Warranties of the Company and Whitney. Except as set forth: (i) under the corresponding
Section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the "Disclosure Schedules") which Disclosure Schedules
shall be deemed a part hereof or (ii) within any SEC Reports as of the date hereof, the Company and Whitney hereby make 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  Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear
of any Liens other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports 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. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not own any securities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries, except for
securities owned in a trust capacity or held on account of a debt previously contracted. 

        (b)   Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and 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, would not have or would not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any
Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse 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 to
its knowledge no Action 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 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 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 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 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. 

        (d)   No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by
the Company of the other transactions contemplated 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) 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
would not have or would not 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 Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 4.6, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Common Stock and Warrants and the listing of the Common Stock and the
Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable
state securities laws (collectively, the "Required Approvals"). 

        (f)    Issuance of the Securities. The Securities will be 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. On or before the Closing Date, the
Company will have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the full number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. 

        (g)   Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission, except as updated by the Company's SEC Reports (as defined below). Except as described in the Company's SEC Reports (as defined below), the
Company has not issued any capital stock since such filing 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. Except as described in the Company's SEC Reports
and except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, 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 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. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued
in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. 

        (h)   SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports 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, 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 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
condition 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. 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 not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. 

        (j)    Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, 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) would, if there were an unfavorable decision,
have or would 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 or contemplated, 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. 

        (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 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 except in each case as
would not reasonably be expected to 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
would not have or would not 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 as described in the SEC Reports and 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 patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as
described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual Property
Rights"). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes
upon the rights of any Person. 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. 

        (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 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. 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 has recently commenced an analysis of its internal controls for
purposes of complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, but otherwise to the best of its knowledge is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. 

        (s)   Certain Fees. Except fees being paid to the Placement Agents hereunder, no brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are
or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of Persons for
fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of its
Affiliates. 

  

        (t)    Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Units by the Company or Whitney to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. Assuming the Trading
Market shall have approved the listing of additional shares of Common Stock, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. 

        (u)   Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the shares of Common Stock, will not
be, an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

        (v)   Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company's Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) 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. 

        (w)  Disclosure. All disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, 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. 

        (x)   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. 

        (y)   No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on behalf of the
Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to Persons it reasonably believes to
be "accredited investors" as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. 

        (z)   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 corrupt 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. 

        The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not make and has not made any representations or warranties, written or oral, with respect to the Company (including its
assets, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects) or the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1, provided that
nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to limit the Company's representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(w).

 

        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 a natural person or 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 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)   Purchaser Representation. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are "restricted securities" and have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution of such Securities or any part thereof, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities and has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons
regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty does not limit such Purchaser's right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement
or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities. 

        (c)   Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on
each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be an "accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not, and 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 has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment and, at the present time, is
able to afford a complete loss of such investment. 

        (e)   General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice
or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general
solicitation or general advertisement. 

        (f)    Purchaser Investigation. Such Purchaser has had the opportunity to request and receive all information deemed necessary
by it to evaluate an investment in the Company. The Purchaser confirms that the Company has made available to the Purchaser the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from the Company
concerning the terms and conditions of the Securities and the nature of the business of the Company, and to obtain additional information or documents which the Company possesses or can acquire
without unreasonable effort or expense. In

 
formulating the decision to acquire the Securities, the Purchaser has relied solely upon its own advisors and its own independent investigation of the Company with respect to this Agreement and the
nature and effect of any investment in the Securities as well as the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the information contained, or incorporated by reference, in
the Company's Private Placement Memorandum. 

        (g)   Short Sale. Each Purchaser represents that after the date that such Purchaser learned of the terms of this transaction
and through the Closing Date, neither it nor any Person over which the Purchaser has direct control, have made or will make any net short sales of, or granted any option for the purchase of or entered
into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a net short sale, in the Common Stock. Moreover, Purchaser shall not make any such net short sales at any time prior to the
date Purchaser's securities have been registered with the Commission for resale. 

        (h)   Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or
consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates. The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may
be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates. 

        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 and in the Investor Questionnaire. 

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES  

        4.1   Transfer Restrictions. 

        (a)   The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company,
the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the
Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights of a
Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. 

        (b)   The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by applicable federal and state securities laws, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following
form: 

        With
respect to certificates representing Common Stock (including Warrant Shares): 

THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS

 
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. 

        With
respect to the Warrants: 

THE
EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THIS WARRANT MAY ONLY BE EXERCISED PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, THE COMPANY
MAY REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS OF COUNSEL AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FROM THE PERSON EXERCISING THIS WARRANT TO ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTIONS. 

NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. 

THIS
WARRANT IS SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE FORM OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY. 

        (c)   Certificates
evidencing the Common Stock, including Warrant Shares, shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof):
(i) following any sale of such Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) if such Common Stock is
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), provided that, in each case, the Purchase provides a copy of such certificates or confirmations as the Company reasonably requests. 

        (d)   Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set
forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company's reliance that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including
any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom. 

        4.2   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 in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market. 

        4.3   Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. Following the Closing Date, the
Company will issue a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser shall not issue any such press release or
otherwise make any such public statement

 
without the prior consent 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. 

        4.4   Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities sold hereunder by it for
working capital purposes. Proceeds from securities sold by Whitney will be retained by him. 

        4.5   Indemnification of Purchasers. Unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser's representation, warranties
or covenants under the Transaction Documents 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 (collectively, "Non-Indemnifiable Claims") and subject to the provisions of this Section 4.5, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their
directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (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 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 any violations by the Company of state or federal securities laws. 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, which counsel shall
be reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser Party. 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 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 Non-Indemnifiable Claim. The Company shall not settle any action without the prior
written consent of the relevant Purchaser Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Purchaser
Party from all liability and does not otherwise impose any obligations on such Purchaser Party. 

        4.6   Reservation and Listing of Securities. 

        (a)   The
Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required
to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents. Whitney will retain sufficient shares of his common stock to cover all Warrant exercises. 

        (b)   The
Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares
listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Common Stock sold hereunder and the number of Warrant Shares then issuable under the Warrants on the date of such
application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on the Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the
Purchasers evidence of such listing upon request, and (iv) maintain the listing of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then
issued or potentially

 
issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. 

        4.7   Equal Treatment of Purchasers. Except as set forth below in Section 4.10 and 4.11, 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. 

        4.8   No Net Short Position. Each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Purchasers, that they or any
Person acting at the request or direction of Purchaser, will not enter into any Short Sales (as hereinafter defined) from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that such
Purchaser no longer holds any Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 4.14, a "Short Sale" by any Purchaser shall mean a sale of Common Stock
by such Purchaser that is marked as a short sale and that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by such Purchaser. For purposes of determining
whether there is an equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by the Purchaser, shares of Common Stock underlying that have not yet been exercised pursuant to the Warrants shall be
deemed to be held long by the Purchaser, and the amount of shares of Common Stock held in a long position shall be all unexercised Warrant Shares (ignoring any exercise limitations included therein)
held by such Purchaser on such date, plus any shares of Common Stock otherwise then held by such Purchaser. Additionally, each Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with
any other Purchaser, that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the Common Stock "against the box" prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement with
the Shares purchased hereunder is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone
Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Accordingly, each Purchaser hereby agrees not to use any of the Warrant Shares to
cover any short sales made prior to any effective registration. 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS  

        5.1   Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, by written notice to the other parties, if a Closing has
not been consummated on or before December 20, 2005. 

        5.2   Fees and Expenses. 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 issuance of any Securities in the name of the
Purchaser. 

        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. (Eastern 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. (Eastern Time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second 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 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   Construction. 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. 

        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 Florida, 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 State of Florida. Each
party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Palm Beach, State of Florida 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 the prevailing party in such
action or proceeding shall

 
be reimbursed by the other party for its 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 the Closing and the delivery, exercise
and/or conversion of the Securities, as applicable for a period of two years after the Closing Date. 

        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 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. 

        5.14 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. 

        5.15 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 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. 

        5.16 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. 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. 

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/s/  NICHOLAS MATURO      
 Name: Nicholas Maturo

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/s/  RUSSELL A. WHITNEY      
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        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. 

	Number of Units Subscribed For
 
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        The
Purchaser understands that the Company has the right to reject this subscription in whole or in part. 

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Address
for Notice of Purchaser: 

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Exhibit 10.02  

 
 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT    
    

        STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 2005 (this "Agreement") among Whitney Information
Network, Inc. (the "Company"), Prides Capital Fund I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its assignee, acting through Prides Capital
Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Purchaser"), EduTrades, Inc. ("EduTrades")
and Russell A. Whitney ("Whitney"). 

WITNESSETH:  

        WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company, Purchaser and certain other purchasers of Company
securities signatory thereto (the "Purchase Agreement"), Purchaser has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to acquire 1,100,000 shares
of common stock of the Company, no par value per share and certain warrants to purchase Common Stock; 

        WHEREAS,
the Company, Purchaser and certain other purchasers of Company securities signatory thereto are party to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the
"Registration Rights Agreement"); and 

        WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire to provide for certain rights and obligations and other agreements in respect of the Units (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the
management of the Company and EduTrades, all as hereinafter provided. 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS  

        Section
1.1.    Definitions.    Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. 

ARTICLE II

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF STOCKHOLDERS, EDUTRADES AND THE COMPANY  

        Section
2.1.    Preemptive Rights.    Following the Closing, if the Company shall (other than in connection with the
issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to employees, officers, directors, consultants or agents of the Company or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries with respect to any employee
benefit plan, incentive award program or other compensation arrangement approved by the board of directors of the Company) (A) issue any Common Stock, (B) issue any Common Stock
Equivalents or (C) enter into any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, prior
to taking any such action described in the foregoing clause (A), (B) or (C), the Company shall deliver a notice to Purchaser stating the number of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents proposed to be issued and the price and other material terms on which it proposes to issue such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
such notice, Purchaser may elect to: 

        (i)    purchase
that number of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be) at the same purchase price as the price for the additional Common Stock
(or Common Stock Equivalents) to be issued so that, after the issuance, all of such Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents), together with all Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents) to be
issued pursuant to this Section 2.1 in connection therewith, Purchaser would, in the aggregate, hold the same proportional interest of each class of outstanding Common Stock (assuming, in the
case of an issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof) as

 
was held by Purchaser prior to the issuance of such class of additional Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents); or 

        (ii)   include
in such issuance such number of shares of Common Stock as Purchaser may elect, which the Company shall sell on Purchaser's behalf at the same purchase price as
the price for the shares of additional Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be) to be issued. 

        (b)   In
the event that Purchaser exercises rights under Section 2.1(a)(ii) and following such exercise there is a change in the price or terms of the proposed
issuance, then the Company shall promptly notify Purchaser of the revised price or terms and, if the price has changed at all or the other terms have changed materially, Purchaser shall have the right
to rescind the exercise of its rights under Section 2.1(a)(ii) by notice to the Company within five business days of receipt of the notice from the Company. 

        Section 2.2.    Right of First Offer.    

        (a)   Except
for transfers to Permitted Transferees, if following the Closing Whitney (or its Permitted Transferee) (the "Transferring
Stockholder") desires to transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or otherwise dispose of, all or any portion of any Common Stock or any economic interest therein
(including without limitation by means of any participation or swap transaction) (each, a "Transfer") all or part of its Common Stock to a third party,
the Transferring Stockholder shall, at least fifteen (15) days prior to such Transfer, deliver a notice of such offer (the "Offer Notice") to
Purchaser. At a minimum, the Offer Notice shall be in writing and shall contain (i) the description and number of shares of Common Stock that the Transferring Stockholder proposes to Transfer;
(ii) the name and address of the proposed third party transferee; (iii) the proposed purchase price, terms of payment and other material terms and conditions of such proposed transfer;
and (iv) an estimate, in the Transferring Stockholder's reasonable judgment, of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration offered by the proposed transferee. The Offer
Notice shall be deemed to be an offer of the subject Common Stock to Purchaser on the same terms and conditions as proposed by such third party. Purchaser shall first have the right, but not the
obligation, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Common Stock specified in the Offer Notice at the price and on the terms specified therein by delivering written notice of such election to
the Transferring Stockholder within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of the Offer Notice (the "Purchaser Election Period"). Purchaser may
choose to have a designee purchase any Common Stock elected by it to be purchased hereunder, and references to Purchaser in this Section 2.2(a) shall refer to such designee as the
context requires; provided that if such designee is not an Affiliate of Purchaser, references to Purchaser in this Section 2.2(a) shall not refer to such designee, and instead such designee
shall only have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase all of the Common Stock specified in the Offer Notice after the application of Section 2.2(b) and only in the event that Purchaser
does not elect to purchase all of the Common Stock of the Transferring Stockholder subject to the Offer Notice. 

        (b)   If
Purchaser has elected to purchase Common Stock from the Transferring Stockholder, the Transfer of the Common Stock shall be consummated as soon as practicable after
the delivery of the election notice, but in any event within the later of (i) fifteen (15) days after the expiration of the Purchaser Election Period or (ii) ten (10) days
after the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals (including but not limited to the expiration or termination of the waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, if applicable). At the closing of the purchase of such Common Stock, the Transferring Stockholder shall provide representations and warranties customary for
transactions of this type, including those as to title to such securities and that there are no liens or other encumbrances on such securities (other than pursuant to this Agreement) and shall sign
such stock powers and other documents as may reasonably be requested by Purchaser. In the event the Offer Notice provides for any non-cash consideration for the Common Stock, Purchaser and
the

 
Transferring Stockholder shall negotiate in good faith to determine the all-cash equivalent of the consideration proposed in the Offer Notice. Purchaser shall only be required to pay cash
for the Common Stock being Transferred by the Transferring Stockholder. To the extent that Purchaser has not elected to purchase all of the Common Stock being offered, the Transferring Stockholder
may, within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the Purchaser Election Period, Transfer the Common Stock to the third parties identified in the Offer Notice at a price no less than the
price per share specified in the Offer Notice and on other terms no more favorable to such third parties than those specified in the Offer Notice, and such purchases shall be conditioned upon all such
third parties executing a counterpart of this Agreement and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser. In the event that such Transfer is not consummated within such time period
for any reason or if the price per share or other terms of such Transfer become more favorable to such third parties identified in the Offer Notice, then the restrictions provided for herein shall
again be effective, and no Transfer of such Common Stock may be made thereafter without again offering the same to Purchaser in accordance with this Section 2.2. 

        (c)   For
purposes of this Agreement, "Permitted Transferee" shall mean: (i) any Affiliate of Whitney (or its Permitted
Transferee), (ii) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of Whitney (or its Permitted Transferees), (iii) for estate planning purposes,
any trust, the beneficiaries of which include only Permitted Transferees referred to in clause (ii) and spouses and lineal descendants of Permitted Transferees referred to in
clause (ii) and (iii) a corporation or partnership, a majority of the equity of which is owned and controlled by Whitney or any Permitted Transferees referred to in clauses (i),
(ii), or (iii); provided, that any such Permitted Transferee referred to in the foregoing clauses agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement. 

        Section 2.3.    Company Board.    (a) Whitney hereby agrees that it will vote all of its Common Stock,
Common Stock Equivalents and any voting stock of EduTrades (together with the Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents, "Voting Stock") owned or held
of record by Whitney so as to elect (as of the Closing Date) and, during such period as this Section 2.3 is effective, to continue in office a Company Board and board of directors of EduTrades
(the "EduTrades Board") that will include at least one designee of Purchaser (the "Purchaser Designee"). 

        (b)   The
Company and EduTrades, acting through the Company Board and the EduTrades Board, respectively, each agree to (i) immediately following the Closing, in
accordance with applicable law and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, elect the Purchaser Designee to such board of directors, (ii) include in its annual proxy
statement (or any other solicitation of stockholder consent) the nomination and recommendation of such board of directors that the stockholders approve the re-election or appointment, as
the case may be, of the Purchaser Designee to such board of directors and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approval. 

        (c)   If
at any time Purchaser shall notify the Company or EduTrades of its desire to remove, with or without cause, any Purchaser Designee, the Company or EduTrades, as the
case may be, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the removal of such Purchaser Designee from the Company Board or the EduTrades Board, as the case may be, and Whitney shall vote all of the
Voting Stock owned or held of record by Whitney so as to remove such Purchaser Designee. 

        (d)   If
at any time any Purchaser Designee ceases to serve on the Company Board or the EduTrades Board, as the case may be (whether by reason of death, resignation, removal
or otherwise), Purchaser shall be entitled to designate a successor director to fill the vacancy created thereby, the Company and EduTrades shall use its best efforts without any undue delay to cause
such successor to become a director of the Company and EduTrades, respectively, and Whitney shall vote all of the Voting Stock owned or held of record by Whitney so as to elect any such director. 

        (e)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any obligation pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be effective following the Closing and shall terminate and be of no further force
or effect at any time Purchaser

 
and its Affiliates no longer beneficially own, directly or indirectly, five (5) percent or more of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Company. 

        Section 2.4.    Tag Along Rights.    

        (a)   If
at any time following the Closing Whitney or any its Permitted Transferees (each, a "Proposed Transferor") proposes to
Transfer Common Stock held by any of them to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee pursuant to Section 2.4) (each, a "Proposed
Transferee") and Purchaser elects not to exercise its right to purchase all of the Transferred Common Stock as set forth in Section 2.2, then the Proposed Transferor
shall send written notice to Purchaser (together with any Affiliate of Purchaser that holds Common Stock, a "Tagging Stockholder") which shall state
(i) that such Proposed Transferor and/or its Permitted Transferees desires to make such a Transfer, (ii) the identity of the Proposed Transferee and the number of shares of Common Stock
proposed to be sold or otherwise transferred, (iii) the proposed purchase price per share of Common Stock to be paid and the other terms and conditions of such Transfer and (iv) the
projected closing date of such Transfer, which in no event shall be prior to twenty (20) days after the giving of such written notice to the Tagging Stockholders. 

        (b)   For
a period of ten (10) business days after the giving of the notice pursuant to clause (a) above, the Tagging Stockholder shall have the
right to sell to the Proposed Transferees in such Transfer at the same price and upon the same terms and conditions as the Proposed Transferor (which terms and conditions may include making
representations or providing indemnities; provided, however, that in no event shall the Tagging
Stockholder be required to make any representations or provide any indemnities (i) other than on a proportionate basis and (ii) with respect to matters relating solely to the Tagging
Stockholder, such as representations as to title to Common Stock to be transferred by the Proposed Transferor) a percentage of the total number of such Common Stock proposed to be Transferred to such
Proposed Transferee equal to the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the number of shares of Common Stock then held by the Tagging Stockholder by (y) the total number of shares of Common
Stock then outstanding, and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be Transferred by the Proposed Transferor in such proposed Transfer shall be commensurately reduced. 

        (c)   The
rights of any Tagging Stockholder under Section 2.4(b) shall be exercisable by delivering written notice thereof, prior to the expiration of the time
period referred to in clause (b) above, to the Proposed Transferor with a copy to the Company. The failure of the Tagging Stockholder to respond within such period to the Proposed
Stockholder shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Tagging Stockholder's rights under this Section 2.4 with respect to that Transfer, so long as such Transfer takes place within a period of
120 days following the expiration of such time period. 

        (d)   In
the event that any Tagging Stockholder exercises rights under Section 2.4(b) and following such exercise there is a change in the price or terms of the
proposed transaction between the Proposed Transferor and the Proposed Transferee, then the Proposed Transferor shall promptly notify the Tagging Stockholder of the revised price or terms and, if the
price has changed at all or the other terms have changed materially, the Tagging Stockholder shall have the right to rescind the exercise of its rights under Section 2.5(b) by notice to
the Proposed Transferor within five business days of receipt of the notice from the Proposed Transferor. 

        Section 2.5.    Drag Along Rights.    So long as Purchaser owns at least 37.5% of the outstanding Common Stock
of the Company (on a fully diluted basis) following the Closing, if Purchaser or its Affiliates proposes to sell or cause the sale of more than 50% of the Common Stock of the Company held by it to a
third party in any transaction or series of related transactions, then Purchaser shall have the right to deliver a written notice (a "Buyout Notice") to
Whitney which shall state (i) that Purchaser proposes to effect such transaction, (ii) the identity of the third party and the proposed purchase price per share of Common Stock to be
paid and any other terms and conditions, and (iii) the projected

 
closing date of such sale. Whitney agrees that, upon receipt of a Buyout Notice, Whitney (and its Permitted Transferees) shall be obligated to sell in such transaction the same percentage of any
Common Stock held by Whitney (and its Permitted Transferees) as Purchaser and its Affiliates propose to sell upon the terms and conditions of such transaction (and otherwise take all necessary action
to cause consummation of the proposed transaction); and provided, further, that in no event shall Whitney be required to make any representations or provide any indemnities other than (A) on a
proportionate basis and (B) with respect to matters relating solely to Whitney (and/or its Permitted Transferees), such as representations as to title to Common Stock to be transferred by
Whitney or its Permitted Transferees. 

        Section 2.6.    Purchaser Veto Rights.    Following the Closing, so long as Purchaser and its Affiliates
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Company, the Company shall not take (and Whitney shall not cause the Company to take) any of the following
actions without the prior written approval of Purchaser: 

        (a)   alter
or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Common Stock or the Warrants; 

        (b)   amend
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or the Certificate of Designations in a manner that would adversely affect Purchaser's rights as a holder of
Common Stock or Warrants; 

        (c)   create
(including by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares having rights, preferences or privileges senior to or on parity with the Common
Stock; 

        (d)   provide
for the payment of any dividend on, or the redemption or repurchase of any equity security that ranks junior to the Common Stock; 

        (e)   enter
into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company, other than transactions that are in the ordinary course of business and are made on fair and reasonable
terms no less favorable to the Company than it would obtain in a hypothetical arm's length transaction with a party who was not an Affiliate; or 

        (f)    approve
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. 

        Section 2.7.    Registration Rights.    

        (a)   Notwithstanding
Section 4 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agrees that the fees and disbursements of a counsel (as such counsel is selected by
Purchaser) for the Holders (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with performance of or compliance with the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company, shall
be borne by the Company, in an amount not to exceed $20,000. 

        (b)   If
(i) any of the registration statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement are not filed with the Commission on
or prior to the date specified for such filing in the Registration Rights, as applicable, (ii) any of such required registration statements has not been declared effective by the Commission on
or prior to the earlier of the date specified for such effectiveness in the Registration Rights Agreement or ninety (90) days following the Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), as applicable, (the "Effectiveness Target Date"), or (iii) any registration statement required by the Registration Rights Agreement
is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded within thirty business days by a
post-effective amendment to such registration statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through
(iv), a "Registration Default"), the Company agrees to pay to Purchaser an amount equal to $1666 per day for each day that the Registration Default
exists or continues, provided, however, that no such payment shall be due commencing on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the sale of the Registrable Securities to Purchaser. The
Company shall in no event be required to pay additional interest for more than one Registration Default at any given

 
time. All amounts owing pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be paid promptly to Purchaser by the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check.
Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular shares of Registrable Securities, the accrual of such amounts with respect to such Registrable Securities will cease. 

        (c)   All
payment obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding Section 2.7(b) that are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such
security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as all such payment obligations with respect to such Registrable Security shall have been satisfied in full  provided,
however, that the additional payment obligations shall cease to accrue on the day immediately
prior to the date such Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities. 

        Section 2.8.    Expenses.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Transaction Documents,
including Section 5.2 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall reimburse Purchaser for the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any,
and all other expenses incurred by Purchaser incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, up to $10,000. 

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS  

        Section 3.1.    Anti-Takeover Statutes.    The Company represents and warrants that it has taken
any and all actions necessary or advisable to ensure that the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents will not violate any applicable
state anti-takeover statute or other similar law or impose any special burdens or requirements on Purchaser. 

        Section
3.2.    No Inconsistent Agreements.    The Company will not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to
its securities which is inconsistent with the rights granted to Purchaser in this Agreement. 

        Section
3.3.    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 

        Section
3.4.    No Waivers, Amendments.    (a) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. 

        (b)   No
amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement shall be enforced against any party hereto unless such amendment, modification or supplement is signed by all
of the parties hereto. 

        (c)   Any
provision of this Agreement may be waived if, but only if, such waiver is in writing and is signed by the party against whom the enforcement of such waiver is
sought. 

        Section
3.5.    Notices.    All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing
(including telex, telecopier or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at its address or telecopier number set forth below, or such other address or telecopier number as such party may
hereinafter specify for the purpose to the party giving such notice. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (a) if given by telecopy, when such telecopy is
transmitted to the telecopy number specified in this Section and the appropriate answerback is received or, (b) if given by overnight courier or express mail service, when delivery is
confirmed or, (c) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section 3.5. In each case, notice shall be

 
sent to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice): 

        if
to the Company, or to EduTrades, or to Whitney: 

        c/o
Chief Executive Officer 

        1612
East Cape Coral Parkway 

        Cape
Coral, FL 33904 

        with
a copy to: 

        Marie
Code, Esq. 

        1612
East Cape Coral Parkway 

        Cape
Coral, FL 33904 

        if
to Purchaser: 

        Stephen
Cootey 

        Prides
Capital Partners, LLC 

        200
High Street 

        Suite 700 

        Boston,
MA 02110 

        with
a copy thereof to: 

        Murray
A. Indick, Esq. 

        Prides
Capital Partners, LLC 

        44
Montgomery Street, 

        Suite 860

        San
Francisco, CA 94104 

        Section 3.6.    GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO
JURISDICTION.    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.

        Section
3.7.    Section Headings.    The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

        Section
3.8.    Entire Agreement; Most Favored Nations Treatment.    This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the
Investor Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings,
written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. The Company represents and warrants all such documentation includes any agreements or understandings with any other purchaser pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement or any other instrument between such purchaser and the Company (such as an additional agreement or side letter). The Company represents and warrants that it has delivered all such
documentation to the Purchaser prior to the date first set forth above. To the extent the Company enters into any agreements or understandings with any other purchaser following the date first set
forth above, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser and execute such appropriate documentation with the Purchaser affording the Purchaser the benefit of any such terms. In connection

 
with such supplementary documentation and review, the Company shall bear the expenses of outside counsel to Purchaser. 

        Section
3.9.    Severability.    Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdictions, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

        Section
3.10.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original and which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

        Section
3.11.    Assignment.    The parties hereto may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates. 

        Section
3.12.    Enforcement; Further Assurances.    (a) The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to specific
performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. 

        (b)   The
parties hereto agree to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record such further certificates, amendments, instruments, agreements and documents, and to do all
such other acts and things, as may be required by law or as may be necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement. 

[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW] 

 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above. 

	

 	
 	

WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  NICHOLAS MATURO      
 Name: Nicholas Maturo

Title: President
	

 	
 	

PRIDES CAPITAL FUND I, L.P.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MURRAY A. INDICK      
 Name: Murray A. Indick

Title: Managing Member
	

 	
 	

EDUTRADES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  NICHOLAS MATURO      
 Name: Nicholas Maturo

Title: Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

RUSSELL A. WHITNEY
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  RUSSELL A. WHITNEY      
 Name: Russell A. Whitney

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