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CONFIDENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

SKINNY NUTRITIONAL CORP.

Private Sale of Securities

Up to $2,000,000 of Shares of Common Stock

 

Consisting of up to 66,666,667 Shares of Common Stock

 

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT CONTAINS MATERIAL NONPUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING SKINNY NUTRITIONAL CORP. AND IS PREPARED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF THE OFFEREE NAMED ABOVE.  ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY MAY SUBJECT THE USER TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY.

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE HIGHLY SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IMMEDIATE DILUTION AND MAY BE PURCHASED ONLY BY PERSONS WHO QUALIFY AS “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” UNDER RULE 501 (a) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH OR REVIEWED BY THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH OR REVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ANY STATES NOR HAS ANY SUCH COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OR ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINED WHETHER IT IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE OR PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

SKINNY NUTRITIONAL CORP.

3 Bala Plaza East, Suite 101

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

Tel. (610) 784-2000

March 21, 2011

 

  

  

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

INSTRUCTIONS:

Items to be delivered by all Investors:

a.           One (1) completed and executed Subscription Agreement, including the Investor Questionnaire.

b.           Payment in the amount of subscription, by wire transfer of funds or check. All checks should be made payable to “Skinny Nutritional Corp.” in the total amount of the Securities subscribed for.

c.           Wired funds should be made according to directions from the Company.

THE SUBSCRIBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL WIRE TRANSFER FEES IMPOSED BY THE SUBSCRIBER’S BANK. 

 

ALL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO:

Skinny Nutritional Corp.

3 Bala Plaza East, Suite 101

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

Tel. (610) 784-2000

 In the event you decide not to participate in this offering please return this Confidential Subscription Agreement to the address set forth above.

 

THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITS ARE ANNEXED TO

AND FORM PART OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT:

 

EXHIBIT A: INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

  

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

The undersigned (the “Subscriber” or the “Purchaser”) hereby subscribes to purchase from Skinny Nutritional Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Shares” or the “Securities”), on the terms as described herein. The Company is offering hereby (the “Offering”) a total of $2,000,000 of its Common Shares on a “best efforts” basis, consisting of 66,666,667 Common Shares.

Article I

SALE OF SECURITIES

1.1           Sale of Securities; Offering Period

(a)           Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Subscriber and the Subscriber agrees to purchase from the Company, upon Closing, the Securities as described herein for the Purchase Price as set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement executed by the Subscriber. The number of Securities purchased hereunder by a Subscriber shall be as specified on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement executed by the Subscriber. The Company may reject any subscription in whole or in part. The Company is selling the Common Shares in this Offering at a purchase price of $0.03 per Common Share (the “Purchase Price”) for a minimum subscription amount of $20,000 (666,667 Common Shares), unless waived by the Company. The Company is offering the Securities on a “best efforts” basis as the total Offering amount. The Offering consists of a total of 66,666,667 Common Shares. This Offering is only being made to “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The Securities may be purchased, in part or their entirety, by officers and directors of the Company or representatives of the Selling Agent (as defined below).

(b)           The Securities are being offered during the offering period commencing on the date set forth on the cover page of this Subscription Agreement and terminating on the earlier of (a) 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on May 31, 2011, unless extended by the Company for an additional period expiring no later than July 31, 2011 or (b) the date on which all the Securities authorized for sale have been sold (the “Offering Period”). The Company reserves the right to terminate or close the offering at any time.

(c)           In the sole discretion of the Company, the Company may elect to increase the total number of increase the maximum number of Common Shares being offered from $2,000,000 of Shares up to a maximum of $2,500,000 of Common Shares. In the event the Company elects to exercise this oversubscription right, the Company would issue an additional 16,666,667 Common Shares.

 

1.2           High Risk Investment. This investment is speculative and should only be made by investors who can afford the risk of loss of their entire investment. The proceeds from the sale of the Securities will be used to fund short term capital needs to enable the Company to maintain operations until additional funding is received. The Company may sell additional securities after the completion of this transaction to further fund its operations. Unless the Company is successful in completing these additional funding transactions, or is able to generate sufficient revenue from operations, the Company may be forced to significantly curtail its operations and the Subscribers will lose their entire investment.

1.3           Selling Agents; Certain Expenses. The Company intends to engage registered broker-dealers to serve as selling agents (the “Selling Agents”), for the sale of the Securities and pay commissions and other compensation to the Selling Agents who procure purchasers of the Securities.  We will pay commissions of up to 10% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Securities in this Offering to subscribers procured by such Selling Agents and may pay other compensation to and the expenses of the Selling Agents who procure purchasers of the Securities. We will also issue to the Selling Agent such number of restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company as equals 5.0% of the number of Common Shares (the “Agent Shares”) actually sold in the Offering to Subscribers procured by the Selling Agents. The Company may agree to indemnify the Selling Agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and liabilities arising from breaches of representations and warranties contained in the agreement, or to contribute to payments that it may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

  

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Summary of Offering

	
Offering Summary:

	
The Company is offering a total of $2,000,000 of its Common Shares, consisting of 66,666,667 Common Shares, on a “best efforts” basis as to the entire Offering. In its sole discretion, the Company may elect to increase the maximum number of Common Shares being offered by an additional $500,000 of Common Shares, or 16,666,667 Common Shares.

 

	
Offering Period:

	
The Securities are being offered during the Offering Period commencing on the date set forth on the cover page of this Subscription Agreement and terminating on the earlier of (a) 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on May 31, 2011, unless extended by the Company for an additional period expiring no later than July 31, 2011 or (b) the date on which all the Securities authorized for sale have been sold. The Company reserves the right to terminate or close the offering at any time.

 

	
Purchase Price:

	
The Common Shares are being offered for a Purchase Price of $0.03 per Common Share.

 

	
Minimum Subscription:

	
The minimum subscription amount for the Securities is $20,000, although the Company may accept subscriptions in lesser amounts in their sole discretion.

 

	
 
No Escrow or

	 

	
Offering Minimum:

	
The Company has not established an escrow account for the deposit of funds in this Offering. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all subscription amounts will be deposited in an account established by the Company, and that there is no minimum Offering amount necessary to conduct a closing for the funds to be released to the Company. Accordingly, funds may be released to the Company and closings held, from time to time, as determined by the Company at any time during the Offering Period.

 

Piggyback

	
Registration Rights:

	
Subscribers shall be entitled to the piggyback registration rights applicable to the Common Shares, as described in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

	
Subscription Procedure:

	
In order to subscribe for the Securities, each prospective subscriber must complete, execute and deliver to the Company a signature page evidencing such prospective subscriber’s execution of this Subscription Agreement along with a completed confidential Purchaser Questionnaire.

	
Use of Proceeds:

	
The Company will use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.  See also “Use of Proceeds” below.

  

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Restrictions on

	 

	
Transferability:

	
The Common Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of the United States or of any state or other jurisdiction. As a result, the Securities may not be transferred without registration under the Securities Act, or, if applicable, the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, unless in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such registration is not then required because of the availability of an exemption from registration.

 

	
Investment:

	
An investment in the Company is highly speculative, and each investor bears the risk of losing his, her or its entire investment. All Purchasers must complete and execute a Subscription Agreement and a confidential Purchaser Questionnaire. Purchasers must set forth representations in such documents that he, she or it is purchasing the Securities for investment purposes only and without a view toward distribution. The Securities are suitable investments only for sophisticated investors for whom an investment in the Securities does not constitute a complete investment program and who fully understand, are willing to assume, and who have the financial resources necessary to withstand, the risks involved in investing in the Securities and who can bear the potential loss of their entire investment. The Securities are being offered and sold only to persons who qualify as “accredited investors,” as defined under Regulation D of the Securities Act

 

           1.4           No Escrow and No Minimum Offering Amount; Multiple Closings.

Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all subscription amounts will be deposited in an account maintained by the Company, that there is no escrow of funds and that there is no minimum Offering amount necessary for the funds to be released to the Company.  Accordingly, funds may be released to the Company and closings held, from time to time, as determined by the Company at any time during the Offering Period. During the Offering Period, subscription funds will be placed into the Company’s account and closings will be held from time to time up to the sale of the maximum amount of Common Shares described in this Subscription Agreement or the expiration of the Offering Period. At each closing of the transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”), the Subscribers shall purchase, severally and not jointly, and the Company shall issue and sell, to the Subscribers the amount of Common Shares as indicated on the signature page of each Subscriber’s subscription agreement, up to the total Offering amount.  The Common Shares may be purchased, in part or their entirety, by officers and directors of the Company or representatives of the Selling Agents. Each Closing shall occur on the date determined by the Company at such times and/or locations as the Company may set. A final Closing shall be held either on the date of which this Offering is fully subscribed or the last date during the Offering Period on which the Company accepts a subscription, whichever is latest.

1.5           Closing Matters. At each Closing the following actions shall be taken:

(a)           each Subscriber shall deliver its Purchase Price in immediately available United States funds to the account established for the Offering;

(b)           the Company shall cause its stock transfer agent to deliver certificates representing the Common Shares subscribed for to each Subscriber; and

(c)           each of the Company and the Subscriber shall deliver to the other signed copies of this Agreement and the Subscriber shall deliver to the Company a completed and executed Purchaser Questionnaire.

  

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1.6           Use of Proceeds.  The Company intends to use the proceeds derived from this Offering to satisfy its working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Management reserves the right to utilize the net proceeds of the Offering in a manner in the best interests of the Company. Accordingly, management will have broad discretion in the application of the proceeds of the Offering. The amount of the net proceeds that will be invested in particular areas of the Company’s business will depend upon future economic conditions and business opportunities. To the extent that the Company continues to incur losses from operations, such losses will be funded from its general funds, including the net proceeds of this Offering. As reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed on November 15, 2010, the Company had, as of such date, accounts payable of $2,721,541.  Payment of these, and comparable obligations, may be made from the proceeds of this Offering.

1.7           Recent Events.

(a)           On March 11, 2011, at the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares. On March 14, 2011, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation in the State of Nevada to increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock to 1,000,000,000 shares.  

(b)           On February 25, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement and a separate consulting agreement with Mr. Jon Bakhshi (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the Investor purchased, at a purchase price of $0.03 per share of common stock, an aggregate of (i) 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) Class A Warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which are exercisable at $0.035 per share for a period of 18 months, and (iii) Class B Warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which are exercisable at $0.04 per share for a period of 24 months. The Company received total proceeds of $300,000 under the purchase agreement and intends to use such proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, the Company engaged the Investor to perform consulting services related to the Company’s marketing, distribution and general business functions. The consulting agreement is for a term of twelve months, unless sooner terminated by either party in accordance with its terms. As compensation for the services to be provided under the Consulting Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Investor a consulting fee of 10,000,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In addition, the Investor may perform additional services for the Company related to certain strategic initiatives for which it shall be entitled to additional compensation. Upon successful completion of a strategic initiative, the Company shall award 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock to the Investor; however, the maximum number of additional shares of Common Stock to which the Investor may be entitled for performing additional services is 20,000,000 shares.  The securities of the Company offered and sold to the Investor under the purchase agreement and issuable under the consulting agreement were offered, sold and issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering.  

(c)           As of February 11, 2011, the Company entered into Stock Purchase Agreements with a limited number of accredited investors pursuant to which the Company offered and sold an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock to such investors and received aggregate gross proceeds of $150,000.  The purchase price for the shares of Common Stock sold to these investors was $0.03 per share. The securities of the Company offered and sold to these investor were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving any public offering.

(d)           On January 18, 2011, the Company awarded Mr. Michael Zuckerman, a member of its Board of Directors, 2,000,000 restricted shares of Common Stock in consideration of his efforts on behalf of the Company in addition to his board service. Further, as of February 14, 2011, the Company issued 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock to a consultant for services rendered. The issuance of the foregoing securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act, under Section 4(2) thereof, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.

  

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(e)           The Company commenced a private offering in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder pursuant to which it offered an aggregate amount of $3,000,000 of its Common Stock at a purchase price per share of $0.03.  As of December 22, 2010, the Company had accepted subscriptions in the aggregate amount of $1,035,750 for a total of 34,525,000 shares of Common Stock.  Net proceeds from such sales, after payment of offering expenses and commissions, were approximately $945,750.  The Company is using the proceeds from this transaction for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company agreed to pay commissions to registered broker-dealers that procured investors in the offering of 10% of the proceeds received from such purchasers and to issue such persons such number of shares of restricted common stock as equals 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock sold to investors procured by them.

 

1.8           Certain Reports Filed Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(a)           Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. On April 2, 2010, the Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “2009 Annual Report”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

(b)           Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. On May 17, 2010, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010; on August 16, 2010, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010; and on November 15, 2010, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2010, with the SEC (the “2010 Quarterly Reports”).

(c)           Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company has filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (including amendments to Current Reports on Form 8-K/A) with the SEC on the following dates during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and during the current fiscal year: January 5, 2010, March 1, 2010, April 26, 2010, June 4, 2010, June 11, 2010, July 16, 2010, August 27, 2010, October 15, 2010, November 5, 2010, December 27, 2010, January 21, 2011and February 28, 2011 (excluding Current Reports on Form 8-K deemed to have been furnished rather than filed with the SEC, the “Current Reports”).

(d)           Acknowledgement and Confirmation. The undersigned hereby agrees and acknowledges that it has been advised that the Company has filed with the SEC the 2009 Annual Report, the 2010 Quarterly Reports and the Current Reports (collectively, the “SEC Reports”) and that it has either obtained or has access to (through the public website of the SEC or otherwise) the SEC Reports. The SEC Reports comprise an integral part of this Agreement and each Subscriber is urged to read each such report in its entirety. The undersigned further agrees that the SEC Reports are incorporated herein by reference, that it has taken the opportunity to review such reports in their entirety, including the risk factors described therein, and that it has considered all factors that it deems material in deciding on the advisability of investing in the Company’s securities.

 

 

  

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1.9           Subscriber Information

	
  

	
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Name(s) of SUBSCRIBER(s):_____________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

(b)           Principal Amount of Securities

 Subscribed for:                                             $__________

(c)           Accredited Investor Status

The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the offering and sale of the Securities are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.  In accordance therewith and in furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company as follows [Please check statements applicable to the Subscriber]:

The Subscriber is an Accredited Investor because the Subscriber is (check appropriate item):

	 	
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a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act;

	
  

	
 
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a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act;

	
  

	
 
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a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

	
  

	
 
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an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act;

	
  

	
 
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an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of such act;

	
  

	
 
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a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;

	
  

	
 
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an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

	
  

	
 
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a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;

	
  

	
 
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an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

  

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a natural person whose individual net worth or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $l,000,000 (excluding the value of such person’s primary residence);

	
  

	
 
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a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

	
  

	
 
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a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Exchange Act;

	
  

	
 
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an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.  (If this alternative is checked, the Subscriber must identify each equity owner and provide statements signed by each demonstrating how each qualifies as an accredited investor);

	
  

	
 
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a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or

	 	
 
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 a director or officer of the Company.

(d)           Additional Information.

The Subscriber has completed the signature page to this Subscription Agreement and the Questionnaire annexed at Exhibit A to this Subscription Agreement.

1.10           Risk Factors

Investing in our Common Shares involves risks and our operating results and financial condition have varied in the past and may in the future vary significantly depending on a number of factors. You should consider the following risk factors in evaluating whether to invest in the Common Shares. However, the risks described below are not the only risks facing the Company. In addition to these risk factors and other risks described elsewhere in this Agreement, you should carefully consider the risk factors described in our SEC Reports, each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which are all incorporated by reference in this Agreement. These risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity and cause our actual operating results to materially differ from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Agreement, in our SEC Reports and elsewhere by management. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Agreement. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

  

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General Risks Related to the Company’s Business

The Company has a history of operating losses. If it continues to incur operating losses, it may have insufficient working capital to maintain operations and may require additional capital to do so.

     As of December 31, 2009, the Company had a net loss of $7,305,831 and an accumulated deficit of $30,912,821, of which $19,652,598 is directly related to the development of Skinny Nutritional products. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had a net loss of $2,186,788 and $5,396,744, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit at September 30, 2010 of $36,309,595, of which $23,204,055 is directly related to the development of the Company’s products. The Company had a net loss of $6,232,123 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and an accumulated deficit of $22,229,657 of which $14,234,212 is directly related to the development of Skinny Nutritional products. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company incurred a net loss from operations of $7,233,640 and $5,199,536, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company’s loss from operations was $2,122,688 and $5,248,379, respectively. This compares to a loss from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 of $1,426,563 and $3,358,826, respectively.

The Company generated revenues of $4,146,066 (net of billbacks of $687,507 and slotting fees of $453,022) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to revenues of $2,179,055 (after billbacks of $112,717) for the year ended December 31, 2008. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, revenues (net of billbacks and slotting fees) were $1,882,912 and $5,911,218, respectively, as compared to revenues (net of billbacks and slotting fees) of $1,543,799 and $3,861,549 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. If the Company is not able to begin to earn an operating profit at some point in the future, it will eventually have insufficient working capital to maintain its operations as it presently intends to conduct them. In light of the foregoing, the Company presently anticipates that it will require additional funds in order to implement its business plan and sustain its operations.

The Company has relied on capital raised from private placements of its securities to fund operations and its independent auditors have included a “going concern” opinion in their report included in the Company’s Annual Report.

 

The Company has been substantially reliant on capital raised from private placements of its securities, in addition to a revolving line of credit, to fund its operations. The Company has an immediate need for cash to fund its working capital requirements and business model objectives. The Company, however, currently has no firm agreements with any third-parties for such transactions and no assurances can be given that it will be successful in raising sufficient capital from any proposed financings. At September 30, 2010, the Company’s cash balance was approximately $60,000 and it had accounts payable as of such date of $2,721,541.

During the 2009 fiscal year, the Company raised approximately $4,900,000 from the sale of securities to accredited investors in private transactions pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Further, during the 2010 fiscal year, the Company has raised an aggregate amount of approximately $2,635,750, less offering costs of approximately $258,862, from the sale of securities to accredited investor in previous private placements under Rule 506 of Regulation D. However, as the Company has experienced similar trends with respect to its rate of cash used in operations, it will need to satisfy its cash requirements through the offer and sale of additional securities, including those in this Offering. In light of the Company’s financial position, including the factors mentioned above and in its SEC Reports, the Company expects the proceeds of this Offering, assuming the sale of the Maximum Offering, together with available cash, will only last for a minimal period of time. Thereafter, the Company expects to require additional capital which it would seek to raise from the sale of additional securities or through a debt financing arrangement. If less than the Maximum Offering is sold, the Company will need to raise a greater amount of capital than presently and to do so sooner than anticipated. Any failure to raise adequate capital in a timely manner would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and future growth prospects.

  

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Our independent auditors have included a “going concern” explanatory paragraph in their report to our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, citing recurring losses from operations. Our capital needs in the future will depend upon factors such as market acceptance of our products and any other new products we launch, the success of our independent distributors and our production, marketing and sales costs. None of these factors can be predicted with certainty. The Company must satisfy its future cash needs by further developing a market for its products, selling additional securities in private placements or by negotiating for an extension of credit from third party lenders. The Company presently anticipates that it will require additional funds in order to implement its business plan and sustain its operations.

If the Company is unable to achieve sufficient levels of sales, it will need substantial additional debt or equity financing in the future in addition to any funds which it may receive in this Offering and the Company currently has no commitments or arrangement with respect to any additional financings. No assurances can be given that any additional financing, if required, will be available or, even if it is available that it will be on acceptable terms. If the Company raises additional funds by selling common stock or convertible securities, the ownership of our existing shareholders will be diluted. If additional funds are raised though the issuance of equity or debt securities, such additional securities may have powers, designations, preferences or rights senior to our currently outstanding securities. Any inability to obtain required financing on sufficiently favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. If the Company is unsuccessful in raising additional capital and increasing revenues from operations, it will need to reduce costs and operations substantially. Further, if expenditures required to achieve plans are greater than projected or if revenues are less than, or are generated more slowly than, projected, the Company will need to raise a greater amount of funds than currently expected.  

Risks Related to this Offering

This Offering may result in dilution to our common shareholders.

Dilution of the per share value of our Common Shares could result from the issuance of the Common Shares in this Offering. If this Offering is fully subscribed, the Company will issue an aggregate of 66,666,667 additional Common Shares, or 16,666,667. The issuance of a substantial number of our Common Shares will dilute the equity interests of the Company’s current stockholders.

The Securities offered hereby are “restricted securities” and may not be transferred or resold absent registration or an exemption therefrom.

The Securities offered hereby will be issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and therefore have not been and will not be registered under that act or any applicable state securities laws. Consequently, the Securities may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by the Purchasers hereunder only if, among other things, the Common Shares are registered or, in the opinion of counsel acceptable to us, registration is not required under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, Subscribers will need to rely on exemptions to the registration requirements under the Securities Act and the “blue sky” laws in order to be able to resell the Securities offered hereby.

Purchasers of our Securities must be aware of the long-term nature of their investment and be able to bear the economic risks of their investment for an indefinite period of time. The Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state. The right of any Subscriber to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Securities offered herein will be limited by the Securities Act and state securities laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, under the Securities Act, the Securities offered herein may not be resold unless a registration statement is filed and becomes effective or an exemption from registration is available. The Company is not under any affirmative obligation to file a registration statement covering the Securities and even if the Company did file a registration statement covering the Securities, there can be no assurance that any such registration statement would be declared effective. Further, there can be no assurance that a liquid market for our Common Stock will be sustained. Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act requires, among other conditions, a holding period prior to the resale of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to satisfy the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There can be no assurance that we will fulfill in the future any reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, or disseminate to the public any current financial or other information concerning the Company, as required by Rule 144 as one of the conditions of its availability.

  

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No assurances that enough Securities will be sold to pursue business strategies.

No person or entity is committed to purchase any of the Securities offered pursuant to this Offering, and no assurance is or can be given that all or any of the Securities offered hereunder will be sold.  Further, no escrow account for the subscription amounts from investors is maintained and no minimum amounts of Common Shares are required to be sold.  Proceeds received from the Offering will be available to the Company upon receipt, which the Company intends to promptly utilize in accordance with the terms of the “Use of Proceeds” section of this Subscription Agreement, including the payment of outstanding obligations. The application of the proceeds of the Offering to the payment of current obligations would reduce the ability of the Company to utilize such proceeds for other business purposes.  In the event that the Company is unable to sell all or a significant portion of the Securities pursuant to the Offering, the Company may have insufficient capital after making the aforesaid payments to proceed with the Company’s business strategies and thus may be forced to seek additional capital sooner than would have been the case had the Offering been fully subscribed. There can be no assurance that such additional funds will be available to the Company when required on terms acceptable to the Company. The Company’s inability to obtain financing on favorable terms could restrict its operations and could materially harm an investment in the Company.

This Offering is being made on a best efforts basis and there is no minimum amount of funds required to hold a closing and no escrow account has been established for the Offering.

 

This Offering is being made on a “best efforts” rather than a firm commitment basis. No commitment exists by anyone, including any Selling Agent, to purchase all or any part of the Securities being offered pursuant to this Offering. There can be no assurance that any Securities offered hereby will be sold. The Company has not established an escrow account for this Offering and funds deposited for subscription to the Securities will be deposited into an account maintained by the Company.  Further, there is no “minimum offering” amount required in this Offering and we have not established an escrow account for the receipt of funds in this Offering. Accordingly, closings may be held and funds released to the Company at such times and in such amounts, up to the maximum Offering amount, as determined by the Company in its discretion.

 

No independent counsel for Purchasers.

The Company has employed its own legal counsel in connection with this Offering. The Purchasers have not been represented by independent counsel in connection with the preparation of this Subscription Agreement or the terms of this Offering and no investigation of the merits or fairness of this Offering has been conducted on behalf of the Purchasers. Company Counsel has not conducted due diligence on behalf of the Purchasers. Prospective investors should consult with their own legal, tax and financial advisors with respect to the Offering made hereby.

Our management will have broad discretion with respect to the use of the proceeds of this offering.

We have highlighted the intended use of proceeds for this Offering, including repayment of outstanding accounts payable. However, our management will have broad discretion as to the application of these net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this Offering. Our stockholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds.

  

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Availability of Securities Act exemption.

The Common Shares are being offered pursuant to various available exemptions from registration from U.S. federal and state securities law registration requirements. Compliance with such laws, which must be met in order for such exemptions to be available to us, is highly technical and to some extent involves elements beyond our control. If the proper exemptions do not ultimately prove to be available, we could be subject to the claims of all or only some of our shareholders for violations of federal or state securities laws, which could materially adversely affect our profitability or operations or make an investment in the Common Shares worthless.

Risks Related to the Company’s Securities

The equity interests of Purchasers are subject to substantial dilution.

Under its articles of incorporation, the Company is presently authorized to issue up to 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of January 14, 2011, there are outstanding 354,176,544 shares of Common Stock. Subsequent to that date, the Company has issued, or agreed to issue, a total of 64,958,333 additional shares of Common Stock, as reported in its SEC Reports. The Company may, at any time after consummation or termination of this Offering, offer and sell additional securities of the Company upon such terms and conditions as the Board believes to be in the best interests of the Company. The Company may seek to engage in future offerings of its securities so as to sustain the operations and business activities of the Company. The sale of additional equity securities will dilute or reduce the percentage of ownership interests of the Purchasers. Further, the market price of our Common Shares could fall due to an increase in the number of shares available for sale in the public market.

Exercise or conversion of outstanding options, warrants and shares of convertible preferred stock will dilute stockholders and could decrease the market price of our common stock.

 

As of January 14, 2011, there were issued and outstanding options to purchase 28,825,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 54,877,830 additional shares of common stock To the extent that these securities are exercised or converted, dilution to our shareholders will occur. In addition, the Company sold 20,350 shares of Series A Preferred Stock during fiscal 2009. Under the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock were automatically convertible into 33,916,667 shares of Common Stock upon the filing by the Company of a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada. However, as of January 14, 2011, holders of 1,920 shares of Series A Preferred Stock have not yet surrendered such shares for cancellation and the Company will issue an additional 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock to such holders upon the surrender of their certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, subsequent to January 14, 2011, the Company has issued an additional 20,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock, as reported in the SEC Reports. Further, the Company may issue 5,351,250 shares of Common Stock pursuant to unvested restricted stock awards and issue an additional 4,178,583 shares of Common Stock and warrants to certain third parties pursuant to consulting or other business arrangements. The exercise and conversion of these securities by the holders and issuance of these additional shares of Common Stock may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s Common Shares and the terms under which we could obtain additional equity capital.

We do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future, and the lack of dividends may have a negative effect on the price of our Common Stock.

We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to support operations and to finance expansion and therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

  

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Our Common Stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, which may be detrimental to investors.

Our Common Shares are currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Stocks traded on the OTC Bulletin Board generally have limited trading volume and exhibit a wide spread between the bid/ask quotations. We cannot predict whether a more active market for our Common Shares will develop in the future. In the absence of an active trading market investors may have difficulty buying and selling our Common Shares or obtaining market quotations; market visibility for our Common Shares may be limited; and a lack of visibility for our Common Shares may have a depressive effect on the market price for our Common Shares.

Our Common Shares are subject to restrictions on sales by broker-dealers and penny stock rules, which may be detrimental to investors.

Our Common Shares are subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, which imposes certain sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell our Common Shares to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(c) of the Securities Act). For transactions covered by this rule, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. This rule adversely affects the ability of broker-dealers to sell our Common Shares and purchasers of our Common Shares to sell their shares of our Common Shares.

Additionally, our Common Shares are subject to SEC regulations applicable to “penny stocks.” Penny stocks include any non-Nasdaq equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The regulations require that prior to any non-exempt buy/sell transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule proscribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market must be delivered by a broker-dealer to the purchaser of such penny stock. This disclosure must include the amount of commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current price quotations for our Common Shares. The regulations also require that monthly statements be sent to holders of a penny stock that disclose recent price information for the penny stock and information of the limited market for penny stocks. These requirements adversely affect the market liquidity of our Common Shares.

There are outstanding a significant number of shares available for future sales under Rule 144.

As of January 14, 2011, of the 354,176,544 issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock, approximately 146,235,620 shares may be deemed “restricted shares” and, in the future, may be sold in compliance with Rule 144 under the securities Act of 1933, as amended. In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months (including any period of consecutive ownership of preceding non-affiliated holders) would be entitled to sell those shares, subject only to the availability of current public information about us. A non-affiliated person who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least one year would be entitled to sell those shares without regard to the provisions of Rule 144. A person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is deemed to be an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of one percent of the then outstanding shares of our common stock or the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Such sales are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us. Possible or actual sales of our Common Stock by certain of our present shareholders under Rule 144 may, in the future, have a depressive effect on the price of our Common Stock in any market which may develop for such shares. Such sales at that time may have a depressive effect on the price of our Common Stock in the open market.

  

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A substantial number of shares may be sold in the market following this offering, which will further dilute our common shareholders and may depress the market price for our common stock.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market following this offering could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. If the total Offering is completed, we will issue an aggregate of 66,666,667 additional Common Shares, and if we exercise the oversubscription right, will issue an additional 16,666,667 Common Shares thereafter. Based on a total of 419,134,877 shares of common stock outstanding, if the total Offering is completed (including the oversubscription amount), the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock would be 502,468,211 shares, assuming no exercise of outstanding options or warrants. The issuance of a substantial number of our Common Shares will dilute the equity interests of the Company’s current stockholders. Further, as a substantial majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock are, tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933 unless these shares are purchased by affiliates, the issuance of the Common Shares offered hereby may further depress the market price of our Common Stock.

Preferred Stock as an anti-takeover device.

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. Presently, the Company does not have any shares of preferred stock outstanding.  The preferred stock may be issued in series from time to time with such designation, voting and other rights, preferences and limitations as our Board of Directors may determine by resolution. Unless the nature of a particular transaction and applicable statutes require such approval, the Board of Directors has the authority to issue these shares without stockholder approval subject to approval of the holders of our preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company without any further action by our stockholders.

Forward Looking Statements

This Agreement and the exhibits annexed hereto contain certain forward looking information within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to future events or future predictions, including events or predictions relating to our future financial performance, and are generally identifiable by use of the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “plan”, “intend”, or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy that involve risks an uncertainties. Management wishes to caution each Subscriber that these forward-looking statements and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are only predictions and estimates regarding future events and circumstances and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks described under “Risk Factors” that may cause the Company’s or its industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. This information is based on various assumptions by the management which may not prove to be correct.

In addition to the risks described in Risk Factors, important factors to consider and evaluate in such forward-looking statements include: (i) changes in the external competitive market factors which might impact the Company’s results of operations; (ii) unanticipated working capital or other cash requirements including those created by the failure of the Company to adequately anticipate the costs associated with clinical trials, manufacturing and other critical activities; (iii) changes in the Company’s business strategy or an inability to execute its strategy due to the occurrence of unanticipated events; (iv) the inability or failure of the Company’s management to devote sufficient time and energy to the Company’s business; and (v) the failure of the Company to complete any or all of the transactions described herein on the terms currently contemplated. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Agreement will in fact transpire.

 

  

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All of these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of our Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that actual results will meet expectations or will not be materially lower than the results contemplated in this Agreement. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document or, in the case of documents referred to or incorporated by reference, the dates of those documents. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable U.S. securities law.

Article II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as of the date of this Agreement as follows:

(A)           Organization. The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease, license, and use its properties and assets and to carry out the business in which it is engaged, except where the failure to have or be any of the foregoing may not be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s presently conducted businesses.  The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to transact the business in which it is engaged and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in every jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing, licensing or use of property or assets or the conduct of its business make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations hereunder (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(B)           Capitalization. The Company is currently authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share. Except as may be described in this Agreement, no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no entity or person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless any such rights have been waived. The issue and sale of the Securities will not (except pursuant to their terms thereunder), immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any entity or person and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.  As of January 14, 2011, there are outstanding 354,176,544 shares of Common Stock. Further, as of such date there are (i) outstanding an aggregate of 28,825,000 options to purchase shares of Common Stock under our 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, (ii) outstanding an aggregate of 54,877,830common stock purchase warrants, (iii) reserved for issuance an aggregate of 5,351,250 shares of Common Stock pursuant to restricted stock awards granted to certain of our employees under our 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan; and (iv) an aggregate of 4,178,583 shares of Common Stock which are issuable pursuant to arrangements we have agreed to with consultants or vendors. In addition, as disclosed above, since January 14, 2011, the Company has also issued or agreed to issue, a total of 64,958,333 shares of additional Common Stock and 20,000,000 additional warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

  

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(C)           Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, deliver and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to issue, sell and deliver the Securities, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Warrants and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by the Company and no further action is required by the Company in connection therewith. When executed and delivered by the Company, this Agreement and the Warrants will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable as to the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or other laws or court decisions, now or hereinafter in effect, relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and as may be limited by general principles of equity and the discretion of the court having jurisdiction in an enforcement action (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(D)           Consents. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, approval 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 or entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance, sale or delivery of the Securities other than (i) any filings required by state securities laws, (ii) the filing of a Notice of a Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iii) those that have been made or obtained prior to or contemporaneously with the Initial Closing, and (iv) filings pursuant to the Exchange Act.

(E)           No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms and conditions described herein do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii)  violate, conflict with, or constitute a default or breach (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) 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 is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(F)           Issuance of Securities. The Common Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be issued free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws.

(G)           SEC Reports; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof 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 (as defined in Section 1.8 above) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  Except as may be stated in the SEC Reports, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

  

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(H)           Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its affiliates that would affect the execution by the Company or the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, and all other agreements entered into by the Company relating hereto. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its affiliates which litigation if adversely determined could result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(I)           Liabilities. The Company has no liabilities or obligations which are material, individually or in the aggregate, which are not disclosed in the SEC Reports, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof or otherwise disclosed herein, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 (J)           Compliance.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company is not: (i) 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) in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(K)           Intellectual Property.   To the Company’s knowledge, the Company owns, possesses, licenses or has other rights to use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted.  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or for such matters which would not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) no party has been granted an exclusive license to use any portion of such Intellectual Property owned by the Company; (b) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company; (c) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s or any subsidiary’s rights in or to any material Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (d) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; and (e) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company’s business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim.

  

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(L)           Tax Matters. 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 (i) has made or filed all United States federal and state income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply except for any such amounts that is currently being contested in good faith.  There are no tax audits or investigations pending, which if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect; nor are there any material proposed additional tax assessments against the Company.

(M)           Broker Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, enterprise, joint securities company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity (each a “Person”), other than the Selling Agent or any Selling Group Member, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.

(N)           Accountants. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) is an independent public or certified public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS

By signing this Agreement, each undersigned Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows as an inducement to the Company to accept the subscription of the Purchaser:

(A)           The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (i) the offering and sale of the Securities are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, (ii) the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and (iii) that the Company has represented to the Purchaser (assuming the veracity of the representations of the Purchaser made herein and in the Questionnaire annexed hereto at Exhibit A) that the Securities have been offered and sold by the Company in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder. In accordance therewith and in furtherance thereof, the Purchaser represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that it is an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act) for the reason indicated in Article I of this Subscription Agreement.

(B)           The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that the Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder for its own account for investment and not with a view to distribution, and with no present intention of distributing the Securities or selling the Securities for distribution. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being sold to the Purchaser in a transaction which is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Accordingly, the Purchaser acknowledges that it has been advised that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and are being sold by the Company in reliance upon the veracity of the Purchaser’s representations contained herein and upon the exemption from the registration requirements provided by the Securities Act and the securities laws of all applicable states. The Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities shall constitute a confirmation of the foregoing representation and warranty and understanding thereof.

  

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(C)           The Purchaser (or its “Purchaser Representative”, if any) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as is required for evaluating the merits and risks of making this investment, and the Purchaser or its Purchaser Representative(s) has received such information requested by the Purchaser concerning the business, management and financial affairs of the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of making this investment. Further, the Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the officers of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of this investment and to obtain information relating to the organization, operation and business of the Company and of the Company’s contracts, agreements and obligations or needed to verify the accuracy of any information contained herein or any other information about the Company.  Except as set forth in this Agreement, no representation or warranty is made by the Company to induce the Purchaser to make this investment, and any representation or warranty not made herein or therein is specifically disclaimed and no information furnished to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s advisor(s) in connection with the sale were in any way inconsistent with the information stated herein. The Purchaser further understands and acknowledges that no person has been authorized by the Company to make any representations or warranties concerning the Company, including as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Agreement.

(D)           The Purchaser is making the foregoing representations and warranties with the intent that they may be relied upon by the Company in determining the suitability of the sale of the Securities to the Purchaser for purposes of federal and state securities laws. Accordingly, each Purchaser represents and warrants that the information stated herein is true, accurate and complete, and agrees to notify and supply corrective information promptly to the Company as provided above if any of such information becomes inaccurate or incomplete. The Purchaser has completed this Agreement and Questionnaire, has delivered it herewith and represents and warrants that it is accurate and true in all respects and that it accurately and completely sets forth the financial condition of the Purchaser on the date hereof. The Purchaser has no reason to expect there will be any material adverse change in its financial condition and will advise the Company of any such changes occurring prior to the closing or termination of the Offering.

(E)           The Purchaser is not subscribing for any of the Securities as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by a person not previously known to the Purchaser in connection with investments in Securities generally.

(F)           The Purchaser has received or obtained access to certain information regarding the Company, including this Agreement, the SEC Reports and other accompanying documents of the Company receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. The Purchaser has carefully reviewed all information provided to it and has carefully evaluated and understands the risks described therein related to the Company and an investment in the Company, and understands and has relied only on the information provided to it in writing by the Company relating to this investment. No agent prepared any of the information to be delivered to prospective investors in connection with this transaction. Prospective investors are advised to conduct their own review of the business, properties and affairs of the Company before subscribing to purchase the Securities.

(G)           The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that investing in the Company’s Securities involves risks and that the Company’s operating results and financial condition have varied in the past and may in the future vary significantly depending on a number of factors. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it has evaluated and understands the risks regarding investing in the Company’s securities, including the risks identified in this Subscription Agreement and the risk factors described in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “SEC Reports”). The Purchaser agrees that the risks described herein and in such SEC Reports are not the only risks facing the Company. The Purchaser agrees that these risks could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity and cause its actual operating results to materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements made in this Subscription Agreement, in the Company’s SEC Reports and elsewhere by management. Before making an investment decision, each Purchaser acknowledges that it has been advised that it should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Subscription Agreement. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and/or operating results.

  

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(H)           The Purchaser also understands and agrees that, although the Company will use its best efforts to keep the information provided in this Agreement strictly confidential, the Company or its counsel may present this Agreement and the information provided in answer to it to such parties as they may deem advisable if called upon to establish the availability under any federal or state securities laws of an exemption from registration of the private placement or if the contents thereof are relevant to any issue in any action, suit or proceeding to which the Company or its affiliates is a party, or by which they are or may be bound or as otherwise required by law or regulatory authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except as required by federal securities law in connection with the disclosure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to the extent such disclosure is required by law or regulation, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause.

(I)           The individual signing below on behalf of any entity hereby warrants and represents that he/she is authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of such entity. If an individual, the Purchaser has reached the age of majority in the state in which the Purchaser resides. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action, if any, in respect thereof on the part of Purchasers and no other proceedings on the part of Purchasers are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchasers and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Purchasers, enforceable against Purchasers in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

(J)           The Purchaser is aware that the offering of the Securities involves securities for which only a limited trading market exists, thereby requiring any investment to be maintained for an indefinite period of time.  The purchase of the Securities involves risks which the Purchaser has evaluated, and the Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of the purchase of such Securities and the loss of its entire investment. The undersigned is able to bear the substantial economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment. The Purchaser’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not, and his acquisition of the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become, disproportionate to his net worth and the Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current needs and contingencies.

(K)           In entering into this Agreement and in purchasing the Securities, the Purchaser further acknowledges that:

(i)  The Company has informed the Purchaser that the Securities have not been offered for sale by means of general advertising or solicitation and the Purchaser acknowledges that it has either a pre-existing personal or business relationship with either the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling person, of a nature and duration such as would enable a reasonable prudent investor to be aware of the character, business acumen, and general business and financial circumstances of the Company and an investment in the Securities.

(ii)  Neither the Securities nor any interest therein may be resold by the Purchaser in the absence of a registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration. In particular, the Purchaser is aware that all of the foregoing described Securities will be “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144, unless the conditions thereof are met. Other than set forth in this Agreement, the Company has no obligation to register any securities purchased or issuable hereunder.

  

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(iii)  The following legend (or substantially similar language) shall be placed on the certificate(s) or other instruments evidencing the Securities:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH NOTES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH NOTES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH NOTES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

(iv)  The Company may at any time place a stop transfer order on its transfer books against the Securities. Such stop order will be removed, and further transfer of the Securities will be permitted, upon an effective registration of the respective Securities, or the receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that such further transfer may be effected pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.

(L)           The Company has employed its own legal counsel in connection with the Offering. The Purchasers have not been represented by independent counsel in connection with the preparation of this Agreement or the terms of this Offering and no investigation of the merits or fairness of the Offering has been conducted on behalf of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser has had the opportunity to consult with its own legal, tax and financial advisors with respect to the Offering made pursuant to this Agreement.

(M)           ________ (insert name of Purchaser Representative: if none leave blank) has acted as the Purchaser’s Purchaser Representative for purposes of the private placement exemption under the Act.  If the Purchaser has appointed a Purchaser Representative (which term is used herein with the same meaning as given in Rule 501(h) of Regulation D), the Purchaser has been advised by his Purchaser Representative as to the merits and risks of an investment in the Company in general and the suitability of an investment in the Securities for the Purchaser in particular.

(N)           The undersigned hereby acknowledges that officers, affiliates, employees and directors of the Company and/or the Selling Agents may purchase Securities in the Offering on the same terms and conditions as the Purchasers.

(O)           It never has been represented, guaranteed or warranted by the Company, any of the officers, directors, stockholders, partners, employees or agents of the Company, or any other persons, whether expressly or by implication, that: (i) the Company or the Purchasers will realize any given percentage of profits and/or amount or type of consideration, profit or loss as a result of the Company’s activities or the Purchaser’s investment in the Company; or (ii) the past performance or experience of the management of the Company, or of any other person, will in any way indicate the predictable results of the ownership of the Securities or of the Company’s activities.

(P)           The Purchaser acknowledges that any delivery to it of this Agreement relating to the Securities prior to the determination by the Company of its suitability as a Purchaser shall not constitute an offer of the Securities until such determination of suitability shall be made, and the Purchaser hereby agrees that it shall promptly return this Agreement and the other Offering documents to the Company upon request. The Purchaser understands that the Company shall have the right to accept or reject this subscription in whole or in part. Unless this subscription is accepted in whole or in part by the Company this subscription shall be deemed rejected in whole.

  

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(Q)           Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is aware (and that its representatives who are apprised of this matter have been or will be advised) that the United States securities laws restrict persons with material non-public information about a company obtained directly or indirectly from that company from purchasing or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Each Purchaser hereby confirm and acknowledges that it is in receipt of material, non-public information regarding this Offering and the Company and each Purchaser further agrees and acknowledges that it will hold such information in confidence, is restricted in its ability to use such information and may not use any such information in contravention of applicable securities laws or otherwise, including trading in the Company’s securities, except for the purpose of evaluating an investment in the Company’s securities.  Each Purchaser agrees to comply with such restrictions for so long as it (or its representatives) posses any material, non-public information concerning the Company or the transactions contemplated herein.

(R)           Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that there is no “minimum” offering amount for the Securities and that there is no escrow of the funds deposited by the Purchaser for the purchase of the Securities. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that funds may be immediately released to the Company.

Article IV

INDEMNIFICATION

4.1           Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers and shall reimburse Purchasers for, from and against each claim, loss, liability, cost and expense (including without limitation, interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, and the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors) (collectively, “Losses”) directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation by or of the Company contained herein or in any certificate, document, or instrument delivered to Purchasers pursuant hereto.

4.2            Indemnification by Purchasers. Purchasers agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and shall reimburse the Company for, from and against all Losses directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Purchasers contained herein or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered to the Company pursuant hereto.

4.3           Procedure. The party to be indemnified hereunder (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the party providing indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim, demand, action or proceeding for which indemnification may be sought under Sections 4.1 or 4.2 of this Agreement, and, if such claim, demand, action or proceeding is a third party claim, demand, action or proceeding (collectively, an “Action”), the Indemnifying Party will have the right at its expense to assume the defense thereof using counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party; provided, however any failure or delay to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from its obligation to indemnify any  Indemnified Party, unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay results in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of substantial rights and defenses or the Indemnifying Party is otherwise materially prejudiced by such failure or delay. Any Indemnified 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 Indemnified Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Indemnifying Party in writing, (ii) the Indemnifying Party 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 counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Indemnifying Party and the position of such Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel for the Indemnified Party.  In connection with any such third party Action, Purchasers and the Company shall cooperate with each other and provide each other with access to relevant books and records in their possession. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened Action in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Action. Further, no Indemnified Party seeking indemnification hereunder will, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any Action. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for settlement of any Action effected without its written consent.

  

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ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS BY THE PARTIES

5.1           Registration Rights

Each Purchaser and the Company agree that the Purchasers shall be entitled to the registration rights with respect to the Securities as set forth in this Section 5.1

(a)           Definition of Registrable Securities. As used in this Section 5.1, the term “Registrable Security” means (i) each of the Common Shares issued under this Agreement and (ii) any securities issued upon any stock split or stock dividend in respect thereof; provided, however, that with respect to any particular Registrable Security, such security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when, as of the date of determination; (A) it has been and remains effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant thereto; (B) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, registration under the Securities Act is no longer required for subsequent public distribution of such security pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or otherwise; or (C) it has ceased to be outstanding. The term “Registrable Securities” means any and all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of “Registrable Security.” In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be made in the definition of “Registrable Security” as is appropriate to prevent any dilution or increase of the rights granted pursuant to this Clause (a) as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(b)           Registration by the Company. Commencing on the Closing Date and for a period of three years thereafter, in the event that the Company intends to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, other than registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or successor forms thereto, and registration statements filed but not effective prior to the termination of this Offering, to register for sale any of its shares of Common Stock, the Company will include for resale under the Securities Act in the registration statement the Registrable Securities of the Holder in accordance with this Section 5.1. The Company shall advise the Holder of the Registrable Securities (such persons being collectively referred to herein as “Holders”) by written notice at least 20 days prior to the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of any other registration statement under the Act covering shares of Common Stock of the Company, except on Forms S-4 or S-8 (or similar successor form) or registration statements filed but not effective prior to the termination of this Offering, and upon the request of any such Holder within ten days after the date of such notice, include in any such registration statement such information as may be required to permit a public offering of the Holder’s Registrable Securities. Such Holders shall furnish information and indemnification as set forth in elsewhere in this Section 5.1. The Company may withdraw the registration at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the registration statement filed by the Company is pursuant to an underwritten offering of securities sold by the Company or on its behalf:

(A)           if the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require the exclusion of some or all of the Registrable Securities, then the Holders may include in the registration statement no more than the maximum amount, if any, of such  Registrable Securities that the underwriter believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the Holders according to the total amount of securities requested to be included therein owned by the Holders or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed upon by such parties). The Holders’ right to have Registrable Securities included in the first registration statement filed by the Company shall be deferred to the second registration statement filed by the Company, which deferral may be continued to the third or subsequent registration statement so long as the registration statements are pursuant to underwritten offerings and the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require exclusion of some or all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders; and

  

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(B)           each Holder of Registrable Securities shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter and provide such information regarding Holder that the underwriter shall reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the prospectus describing such offering, including completion of FINRA Questionnaires.

(c)                 Covenants with Respect to Registration. In connection with the registration in which the Registrable Securities are included, the Company covenants and agrees as follows:

(A)           The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as soon as possible after filing, and shall furnish each Holder of Registrable Securities such number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be requested. In addition, the Company shall file such amendments as may be required from time to time, in order to keep any registration statement filed under this section effective as provided herein. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement filed by the Company hereunder until the date that the Registrable Securities may be sold without volume limitation under SEC Rule 144.

 

(B)           The Company shall pay all costs (excluding fees and expenses of Holder(s) counsel and any underwriting or selling commissions), fees and expenses in connection with the registration statement filed pursuant hereto including, without limitation, the Company’s legal and accounting fees, printing expenses, blue sky fees and expenses.

(C)           The Company will take all necessary action which may be required in qualifying or registering the Registrable Securities included in the registration statement, for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such states as reasonably are requested by the Holder(s), provided that the Company shall not be obligated to execute or file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of any such jurisdiction.

(D)           The Company shall indemnify each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to the registration statement and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including reasonable expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement, except to the extent arising under paragraph (E) below.

(E)           Each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and any underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage or reasonable expense or liability (including expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising (I) from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holder, or their successors or assigns, for inclusion in such registration statement, or (II) as a result of use by the Holder of a registration statement that the Holder was advised to discontinue; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity hereunder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

  

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(F)           The foregoing registration rights shall be contingent on the Holders furnishing the Company with such appropriate information (relating to the intended means of distribution of the Registrable Securities of such Holders) as the Company shall reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1           Survival.  The representations and warranties set forth in Articles II and III hereof shall survive the Closing.  No investigation made by or on behalf of either party shall affect the representations and warranties made pursuant to this Agreement. No party makes any additional or implied representations other than those set forth herein.

6.2           Expenses.  Each party hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of its own brokers, finders, financial consultants, accountants and counsel.

6.3            Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement supersedes all prior arrangements and understandings between the parties, either written or oral, with respect to its subject matter.

6.4           Binding Effect of Subscription. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees, subject to any applicable state securities laws that the subscription and application hereunder are irrevocable, that the Purchaser is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement and that this Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and assigns.  If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several, and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and assigns.

6.5           Captions. The table of contents and captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement.

6.6           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 the Purchasers holding a majority of the Securities subscribed for in the Offering or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought (in the case of the Purchasers, such waiver shall be in writing and approved by a majority of the Purchasers). 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.

  

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6.7           Notices.  Any notice, demand or other communication which any party hereto may be required, or may elect, to give to anyone interested hereunder shall be sufficiently given if (a) deposited, postage prepaid, in a United States mail box, stamped, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such address as may be listed on the books of the Company, or, if to the Company, the Company’s executive office, or (b) delivered personally at such address.

6.8           Execution.  This Agreement may be executed through the use of separate signature pages or in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall, or all purposes, constitute one agreement binding on all parties, notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the same counterpart.

6.9           Severability; Assignment.  Each provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable from every other provisions, and the invalidity or illegality of any portion hereof, shall not affect the validity or legality of the remainder hereof. This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser except as may be provided herein. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

6.10           Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any Pennsylvania Court, or that such proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such 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.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed by their signature as natural persons or by individuals by their duly authorized officers as of the __ day of ____________, 2011.

THE COMPANY:

SKINNY NUTRITIONAL CORP.:

Michael Salaman

Chief Executive Officer

 

  

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EXECUTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL

(Not applicable to entities)

 

IF YOU ARE PURCHASING SECURITIES WITH YOUR SPOUSE, YOU MUST BOTH SIGN THIS SIGNATURE PAGE.

 

 PLEASE INDICATE DESIRED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES:

 

o           Individual

 

o           Joint Tenants (rights of survivorship)

 

o           Tenants in Common (no rights of survivorship)

I represent that the foregoing information is true and correct.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Subscription Agreement and agrees to the terms hereof.

Dated: __________________ ___, 2011

Subscription Amount:  $_____________

Number of Securities to be purchased: _______________

 

_____________________________________________

(Name of Subscriber - Please Print)

_____________________________________________

(Signature)

_____________________________________________

(Name of co- Subscriber - Please Print)

_____________________________________________

(Signature of Co- Subscriber)

 

	
 

Exact name Securities are to be issued under:

	
 

_____________________________________________

	  	  
	  	  
	
Address for Delivery of Certificates

(if not the same as in Questionnaire):

 

	
____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

  

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PARTNERSHIP SIGNATURE PAGE

 

 The undersigned PARTNERSHIP hereby represents and warrants that the person signing this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the PARTNERSHIP is a general partner of the PARTNERSHIP, has been duly authorized by the PARTNERSHIP to acquire the Securities and sign this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the PARTNERSHIP and, further, that the undersigned PARTNERSHIP has all requisite authority to purchase such Securities and enter into the Subscription Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Subscription Agreement and agrees to the terms hereof.

Dated: __________________ _____, 2011

Subscription Amount:  $_____________

Number of Shares of Securities to be purchased: _______________

 

 

	 	 
____________________________________________

Name of Partnership

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
By: _________________________________________ 

(Signature)

	 	 
	 	 
Name: _______________________________________ 

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
Title: ________________________________________ 

(Please Type or Print)

  

	
 

Exact name Securities are to be issued under:

	
 

_____________________________________________

	  	  
	  	  
	
Address for Delivery of Certificates

(if not the same as in Questionnaire):

 

	
____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

  

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CORPORATION/LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE

 

 The undersigned CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY hereby represents and warrants that the person signing this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to acquire the Securities and sign this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY and, further, that the undersigned CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has all requisite authority to purchase the Securities and enter into this Subscription Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Subscription Agreement and agrees to the terms hereof.

Dated: __________________ _____, 2011

Subscription Amount:  $_____________

Number of Shares of Securities to be purchased: _______________

 

	 	 
____________________________________________

 
Name of Corporation

 
Or Limited Liability Company

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
By: _________________________________________ 

(Signature)

	 	 
	 	 
Name: _______________________________________ 

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
Title: ________________________________________ 

(Please Type or Print)

 

	
 

Exact name Securities are to be issued under:

	
 

_____________________________________________

	  	  
	  	  
	
Address for Delivery of Certificates

(if not the same as in Questionnaire):

 

	
____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

  

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TRUST/RETIREMENT PLAN SIGNATURE PAGE

 

 The undersigned TRUST or RETIREMENT PLAN hereby represents and warrants that the persons signing this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the TRUST or RETIREMENT PLAN are duly authorized to acquire the Securities and sign this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the TRUST or RETIREMENT PLAN and, further, that the undersigned TRUST or RETIREMENT PLAN has all requisite authority to purchase such Securities and enter into the Subscription Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Subscription Agreement and agrees to the terms hereof.

Dated: __________________ _____, 2011

Subscription Amount:  $_____________

Number of Shares of Securities to be purchased: _______________

 

	 	 
____________________________________________

 
 
Title of Trust or Retirement Plan

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
By: _________________________________________ 

 
Signature of Trustee or

 
Authorized Signatory

	 	 
	 	 
Name of Trustee: _______________________________ 

(Please Type or Print)

	 	 
	 	 
By: _________________________________________ 

 
Signature of Co-Trustee if

applicable

	 	 
	 	 
Name of Co-Trustee: ____________________________

(Please Type or Print)

 

	
 

Exact name Securities are to be issued under:

	
 

_____________________________________________

	  	  
	  	  
	
Address for Delivery of Certificates

(if not the same as in Questionnaire):

 

	
____________________________________________

 

____________________________________________

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.

2011 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD PLAN

INTRODUCTION

 

The purpose of this XO Communications Services, Inc. Special Recognition Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to encourage a selected group of key XO employees who are important to the ongoing operations of XO Communications Services, Inc. (the “Company”) to remain employed by the Company, by paying such individuals certain Special Recognition Award compensation, thereby reinforcing their efforts for, and commitment to, the Company.  Capitalized terms and phrases used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Article I.

 

This document constitutes both the plan document and the summary plan description for the Plan.  The Plan is an “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).  Your ERISA rights are described at the end of this document.  This document is provided to you as required by ERISA.  You should read all parts of this description carefully so that you will not only understand the ways in which the Plan may benefit you, but also certain exclusions to coverage and limitations on the receipt of benefits which may apply to you.

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

 

1.2 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of XO Holdings, Inc., the Company’s parent company.

 

1.3 “Cause” means, with respect to a Participant’s Termination of Employment, the following: (i) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to perform all of his or her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from an incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to such Participant by the Board or the Participant's manager, co-signed by the Senior Vice President, Human Resources (or if such position is unoccupied, such other executive who has responsibility for the Human Resources function), which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or the Participant's manager believes that the Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties, and failure to cure such non-performance within 10 days after receipt of such written demand; or (ii) the  engaging by the Participant in gross misconduct or misconduct (including, without limitation, fraud or embezzlement) while employed by the Company; (iii) the conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to a felony or serious misdemeanor while employed by the Company; (iv)  conduct of the Participant involving any immoral acts which is reasonably likely to impair the reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (v) violation by the Participant of any of the Company’s written policies and procedures.

  

  

  

1.4 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the treasury regulations issued thereunder.

 

1.5 “Committee” shall mean a committee appointed by the Board from time to time to administer this Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and to the extent that no Committee exists that has the authority to administer this Plan, the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the Compensation Committee of the Board and all references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Compensation Committee of the Board.  The Committee (or its designee under Section 5.4 herein) shall have the exclusive right, power, and authority, in its sole discretion, to administer, apply and interpret the Plan and any other Plan documents and to decide all matters arising in connection with the operation or administration of the Plan.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall have the sole and absolute discretionary authority: (a) to take all actions and make all decisions with respect to the eligibility for, and the amount of (subject to Board direction), the Special Recognition Award payable under the Plan; (b) to formulate, interpret and apply rules, regulations and policies necessary to administer the Plan in accordance with its terms; (c) to decide questions, including legal or factual questions, relating to the calculation and payment of the Special Recognition Award under the Plan; (d) to resolve and/or clarify any ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions arising under the Plan or other Plan documents; (e) to decide for purposes of paying benefits hereunder, whether, based on the terms of the Plan, a Termination of Employment is for Cause; and (f) to process and approve or deny benefit claims and rule on any benefit exclusions.  All interpretations, determinations and decisions made by the Committee (or any delegate under Section 5.4 herein) with respect to any matter arising under the Plan and any other relevant documents shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.

 

1.6 “Company” shall mean XO Communications Services Inc. and any successor as provided in Article VI hereof.

 

1.7 “Company Group” shall mean the Company’s parent company, XO Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Company.

 

1.8 “Competing Business” shall mean any Person or entity engaged in (i) telecommunications services and solutions, including managed voice, data, and IP services, for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers, and service providers, or (ii) any other business that is competitive with the business then being conducted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in each case in any geographic location where the Company or its subsidiaries conducts business.

 

1.9 “Confidential Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).

 

1.10  “Effective Date” shall mean the 20th day of April, 2011.

 

1.11  “Participant” shall mean each full-time employee of the Company (or member of the Company Group, if applicable) selected by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion and designated in writing as a Participant in the Plan.  Any such designated individual shall only become a Participant on his or her receipt and acknowledgment in writing (delivered back to the Company) of the Special Recognition Award Letter.

 

  

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1.12 “Person” shall mean any “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

1.13 “Plan” shall mean the XO Communications Services, Inc. 2011 Special Recognition Award Plan.

 

1.14 “Proprietary Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

 

1.15 “Restricted Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

 

1.16 “Special Recognition Award” shall mean the amount or formula set forth in the Special Recognition Award Letter.

 

1.17 “Special Recognition Award Letter” shall mean the letter from the Company informing an employee of the Company of his or her selection as a Participant, the amount of a possible Special Recognition Award and setting forth any additional terms and conditions of participation in the Plan, in the form attached hereto as Annex A or any such other form as determined by the Committee from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

1.18 “Termination of Employment” shall mean a termination by the Company of the employment (for reasons other than a leave of absence granted by the Company) of a Participant with the Company.  Unless otherwise determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, a Participant’s transfer of employment from the Company to any subsidiary or Affiliate shall not be treated as a Termination of Employment for purposes of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall not be considered to have experienced a Termination of Employment if, for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the Participant would not be considered to have had a “separation from service.”  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a resignation of employment with the Company by a Participant be deemed a “Termination of Employment” hereunder.

 

ARTICLE II

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD TERMS

 

2.1 Grant and Acceptance of Special Recognition Award.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 2.3, and Section 2.7, and any additional terms and conditions set forth in the Special Recognition Award Letter, a Participant who receives a Special Recognition Award Letter shall be entitled to receive the Special Recognition Award, which shall vest and become payable only in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.3 and 2.4, provided such Participant executes and returns his or her Special Recognition Award Letter within ten (10) business days of receipt.  A Participant who does not timely execute and return his or her Special Recognition Award Letter will forfeit entitlement to any payments under the Plan and/or such Special Recognition Award Letter.

 

  

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2.2 Amount of Special Recognition Award.  The amount of the Participant’s Special Recognition Award shall be as set forth in the applicable Special Recognition Award Letter.

 

2.3 Vesting.  (a)  A Participant’s Special Recognition Award shall vest and shall not be subject to repayment (to the extent previously paid under Section 2.3(b)) as provided in Section 2.3(b) or Section 2.4 only upon satisfying one of the following requirements:

 

(x)   The Participant (i) is actively employed by the Company and in good standing at all times for a continuous period beginning on the date the Participant receives, executes, and returns to the Company a Special Recognition Award Letter through March 31, 2012 (the “Service Period”), and (ii) during the Service Period, performs all of the duties and obligations of his or her employment, as established from time to time by the Company, in accordance with the applicable law and all policies, procedures and rules of the Company.  For purposes of this provision, “being actively employed by the Company” shall mean on-site full-time service unless the Participant is on any approved leave otherwise protected by law; or

 

(y)  (i) The Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company or terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, in each case, earlier than March 31, 2012, (ii) other than in the case of a termination as a result of the Participant’s death, such termination constitutes a Termination of Employment without Cause (including as a result of disability, defined as the Participant’s absence from active, on-site employment for 30 or more consecutive days), (iii) at all times prior to such termination, the Participant has performed all of the duties and obligations of his or her employment, as established from time to time by the Company, in accordance with the applicable law and all policies, procedures and rules of the Company, and (iv) other than in the case of a termination as a result of the Participant’s death, the Participant cooperates with the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company, to effect a transition of the Participant’s responsibilities and to ensure that the Company is aware of all matters being handled by the Participant and is aware of all existing or pending contacts, transactions, negotiations, responsibilities, duties and other aspects of the Participant’s employment with the Company.

 

(b)      Under no circumstances under Section 2.3(a)(y) will (i) any Participant’s Special Recognition Award vest or (ii) any Participant have any right to receive any payment in satisfaction of his or her Special Recognition Award, in the event of the Participant’s cessation of employment with the Company for any reason or no reason other than as a result of  a termination as a result of the Participant’s death or a Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause prior to March 31, 2012.

 

(c)        Any Participant entitled to a Special Recognition Award pursuant to the terms of this Plan shall be paid the amount of such Special Recognition Award, or in the case of his or her death, the Participant’s estate or legal representative shall be paid the amount of such Special Recognition Award, in the form of two cash lump sums as follows: (i) 50% of the Special Recognition Award will be paid within thirty (30) days  after the Special Recognition Award has been granted and the Special Recognition Award Letter has been executed and returned to the Company, and (ii) 50% of the Special Recognition Award will be paid on or prior to April 30, 2012, provided, that in the case of a Special Recognition Award that has vested under Section 2.3(a)(y), such payment shall only be paid after  the Participant has delivered to the Company and not revoked a release pursuant to Section 2.5 and the revocation period with respect to such release has expired without a revocation; except to the extent that Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (and the regulations promulgated thereunder) would otherwise delay payment as a result of the Participant being considered a “specified employee,” in which case the Participant shall be paid on the first business day following expiration of the six month period provided for in Section 409A (subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation, Section 2.5).  If (i) there occurs a Termination of Employment of the Participant by the Company with Cause or (ii) the Participant resigns from the Company prior to March 31, 2012, no Special Recognition Award granted to such Participant will vest, the Participant will not be eligible for a Special Recognition Award payment and will be required to promptly repay the Company any portion of the Special Recognition Award paid prior to such Participant’s resignation.  All payments are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.  In the event of the Participant’s breach of any provision under the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 2.7 where applicable, the Company shall be entitled to recover (and the Participant shall promptly pay back to the Company) any payments previously made to the Participant under the Plan.  In the event a Participant fails to promptly repay any forfeited portion of the Special Recognition Award, the Participant shall be liable for any legal fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with recovering such forfeited amount.

 

  

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2.4 No Duty to Mitigate/Set-off.  In the event of the Participant’s cessation of employment with the Company as a result of a Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause prior to March 31, 2012, such Participant entitled to receive the Special Recognition Award hereunder shall not be required to seek other employment or consultancy or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Participant by the Company pursuant to the Plan and there shall be no offset against any amounts due the Participant under the Plan on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment or consultancy that the Participant may obtain or otherwise receive.  The amounts payable hereunder shall to the extent provided by law be subject to setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against the Participant including without limitation, under Section 2.3.

 

2.5 Release Required.  With respect to any Participant who has undergone a Termination of Employment, any amounts payable pursuant to the Plan shall only be payable, subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, if the Participant delivers to the Company a release of all claims of any kind whatsoever in such form and substance as is satisfactory to the Company and all periods of revocation have expired.  Such release shall be delivered no later than forty five days (45) following the Participant’s Termination of Employment, or in the event that such Termination of Employment occurs after November 1 in any year, such release shall be delivered on or after January 1 of the next succeeding year.  Without limiting the Company’s ability, in its sole and absolute discretion, to accept a release prepared by someone other than the Company, and for the purpose of assisting Participants in discharging their obligations under this Section 2.5, a release agreement that is satisfactory in form and substance to the Company will be supplied to a Participant who has undergone a Termination of Employment for his or her review and execution.

 

  

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2.6 Cooperation.  As a condition to the grant of the Special Recognition Award to a Participant, at all times from and after the date hereof, such Participant hereby agrees to be reasonably available to cooperate with the Company and provide information as to matters which the Participant was personally involved, or has information on, during the Participant’s employment with the Company and which are or become the subject of litigation or other dispute.

 

2.7 Restrictive Covenants.  As a condition to the grant of the Special Recognition Award to a Participant who is a party to an agreement with the Company (or any member of the Company Group) that restricts his or her ability to disclose confidential information and to solicit customers and employees of the Company (or any member of the Company Group) after his or her Termination of Employment or other cessation of employment with the Company (or any member of the Company Group) by such Participant for any reason or no reason (the “Employee Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference), such Participant shall at all times comply with the terms and conditions of such Employee Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement.  Additionally, as a condition to the grant of the Special Recognition Award to such Participant, such Participant hereby covenants as follows:

 

(a) Except as provided below, until April 20, 2012 (the period from and after the Effective Date through and including April 20, 2012, the “Restricted Period”), if such Participant is an  employee of the Company (or any member of the Company Group) listed on Annex B attached hereto (each a “Restricted Participant”), such Restricted Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, either directly, indirectly, separately or in association with others engage in the operation of or have any financial interest in (whether as an officer, director, employee, partner, owner, lender, shareholder, operator, consultant or otherwise) any Person, firm, corporation or business that itself engages in, or through a subsidiary or an Affiliate engages in, a Competing Business; provided; however, that nothing in the Plan shall prohibit such Restricted Participant from owning one percent (1%) or less of the issued and outstanding securities of a company which is engaged in a Competing Business whose securities are traded over the counter or listed on a national securities exchange; provided further, this provision shall not be deemed to supersede any more restrictive covenant contained in any other agreement between such Restricted Participant and the Company.

 

(b) During the Restricted Period and at all times thereafter, such Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, use for his or her own purpose or for the benefit of any individual or entity other than any member of the Company Group, nor otherwise disclose to any individual or entity, any Proprietary Information, unless such disclosure has been specifically authorized in writing by the Board or is required by law.  For purposes of the Plan, the term “Proprietary Information” includes, but is not limited to: (i) all ideas, inventions, know-how, technology, formulas, designs, software, programs, algorithms, products, systems, applications, processes, procedures, methods and improvements and enhancements, and all related documentation, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or entitled to other forms of protection, utilized by any member of the Company Group or which are, directly or indirectly, related to the business, products or services, or proposed business, products or services, of any member of the Company Group; (ii) the name and/or address of any customer or vendor of any member of the Company Group or any information concerning the transactions or relations of any customer or vendor of  any member of the Company Group with any member of the Company Group, their subsidiaries, Affiliates or any of their owners, creditors, stockholders, members, principals, directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents; (iii) any financial information relating to any member of the Company Group and their respective businesses, including, without limitation, information relating to pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost or source of materials, supplies or goods, capital structure, operating results or borrowing arrangements; (iv) any information which is generally regarded as confidential or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by any member of the Company Group; (v) any business plans, budgets, advertising or marketing plans; (vi) any information contained in any of the written or oral policies and procedures or manuals of any member of the Company Group; (vii) any information belonging to customers, vendors, subsidiaries or Affiliates of any member of the Company Group or any other individual or entity which any member of the Company Group has agreed to hold in confidence; (viii) all written, graphic and other material (in any medium whether in writing, on magnetic tape or in electronic or other form) relating to any of the foregoing, (ix) any personal or private information regarding any officer, director, employee, shareholder or Affiliate of the Company.  Information that is not novel or is not copyrighted, trademarked or patented, or eligible for such or any other protection, may nonetheless be proprietary information.  The term “Proprietary Information” shall not include: (i) information generally available to and known by the public other than as a result of a breach by the Participant of his or her obligations hereunder or under any of the policies of the Company (or any member of the Company Group) or any agreement with the Company (or any member of the Company Group) or (ii) information that is or becomes available to the Participant on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any member of the Company Group or any of their members, managers, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents and the disclosure of which was not a breach of any obligation of confidentiality.

 

  

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(c) During the Restricted Period and at all times thereafter, such Participant shall not, except as required by law or as is necessary for the performance of such Participant’s duties as an employee or consultant, and only upon prior written notice thereof to the Company, directly or indirectly, publish, make known or in any manner disclose any Confidential Records to, or permit any inspection or copying of Confidential Records by, any individual or entity.  Following such Participant’s Termination of Employment or other cessation of employment with the Company (or any member of the Company Group) by such Participant for any reason or no reason, or at any time upon request by the Company, such Participant shall not retain, and will deliver promptly to the Company, all copies of any Confidential Records.  For purposes of the Plan, the term “Confidential Records” means, without limitation, all Proprietary Information, correspondence, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records and customer and vendor records relating to or containing any Proprietary Information (in any medium whether in writing, on magnetic tape or in electronic or other form) or equipment of any kind which may be in a Participant’s possession or under a Participant’s control or accessible to a Participant.  All Confidential Records shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company.

 

(d)                 During the Restricted Period and at all times thereafter, such Participant shall not in any manner disparage the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, or employees, or Carl C. Icahn, or any Related Persons, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.  For the purposes of this Plan, “Related Persons” means:  (1) Carl C. Icahn, any spouse and any child, stepchild, sibling or descendent of Carl C. Icahn; (2) any estate of Carl C. Icahn or of any person referred to in clause (1); (3) any person who receives a bequest from or beneficial interest, in any estate under clause (2); (4) any executor, personal administrator or trustee who holds such beneficial interest in the Company for the benefit of, or as fiduciary for, any person under clauses (1), (2) or (3) to the extent of such interest; (5) any Person, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by Carl C. Icahn or any other person or persons identified in clauses (1), (2), (3), or (4); and (6) any not-for-profit entity not subject to taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision to which Carl C. Icahn or any person identified in clauses (1), (2), or (3) above contributes his or her beneficial interest in the Company or to which such beneficial interest passes pursuant to such person’s will.

 

  

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2.8 Injunctive Relief.  As a condition to the grant of the Special Recognition Award, it is further expressly agreed by the applicable Participant that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Participant were to violate any of the covenants set forth in Section 2.7, where applicable, and that the Company would by reason of any such violation be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction (without having to post any bond) and the Participant further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such court prohibiting him or her from violating any of the covenants set forth in Section 2.7, where applicable.

 

2.9 Survival of Provisions.  Where applicable, the obligations contained in Section 2.7 will survive the Participant’s Termination of Employment or other cessation of employment with the Company (or any member of the Company Group) by such Participant for any reason or no reason, and will be fully enforceable thereafter.  If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in these restrictive covenants is excessive in duration or scope or extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state or jurisdiction.

 

ARTICLE III

FUNDING

 

3.1           The Plan shall be funded out of the general assets of the Company as and when benefits are payable under the Plan.  All Participants shall be solely unsecured creditors of the Company and, if a bankruptcy proceeding of the Company is pending, the Participants shall be solely unsecured creditors of the Company.  If the Company decides in its sole and absolute discretion to establish any advance accrued reserve on its books against the future expense of benefits payable hereunder, or if the Company decides in its sole and absolute discretion to fund a trust under the Plan, such reserve or trust shall not under any circumstances be deemed to be an asset of the Plan.

 

ARTICLE IV

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

4.1 The Committee may, at any time and for any reason, with or without advance notice, amend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment or termination of the Plan may have an adverse material effect on the rights of any Participant who has received a Special Recognition Award Letter, unless otherwise agreed to in a writing executed by the Participant and the Company.

 

  

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4.2 Subject to the provisions of Section 2.9, the Plan shall automatically terminate upon the completion of all payments payable under the terms of the Plan.

 

ARTICLE V

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

5.1 Plan Administrator.  The general administration of the Plan on behalf of the Company shall be exercised by the Committee.

 

5.2 Reimbursement of Expenses of Plan Committee.  The Company shall pay or reimburse the members of the Committee for all reasonable and documented expenses incurred in connection with their duties hereunder.

 

5.3 Action by the Plan Committee.  Decisions of the Committee pursuant to its authority under Section 1.5 herein shall be made by a majority of its members attending a meeting at which a quorum is present (which meeting may be held telephonically), or by written unanimous action in lieu of a meeting in accordance with applicable law.

 

5.4 Delegation of Authority.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate all or any portion of its powers and responsibilities under the Plan to any employee of the Company by formal resolution filed with and accepted by the Board.  Any such delegation shall not be effective until it is accepted by the Board and the person designated and may be rescinded at any time by written notice from the Committee to the person to whom the delegation is made.

 

5.5 Retention of Professional Assistance.  The Committee may employ such legal counsel, accountants and other persons as may be required in carrying out its work in connection with the Plan.

 

5.6 Accounts and Records. The Committee shall maintain such accounts and records regarding the fiscal and other transactions of the Plan and such other data as may be required to carry out its functions under the Plan and to comply with all applicable laws.

 

5.7 Claims/Disputes Procedure

 

(a)           Any claim by a Participant or beneficiary (“Claimant”) with respect to eligibility, participation, Special Recognition Award benefits, or other aspects of the operation of the Plan shall be made in writing to the Committee, pursuant to forms approved by the Committee.  The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall make all determinations as to the right of any person to a disputed Special Recognition Award.  If a Claimant is denied a Special Recognition Award or any part thereof under the Plan, the Committee or its designee shall notify the Claimant in writing of the denial of the claim within 90 days after the Committee receives the claim, provided that in the event of special circumstances such period may be extended by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

  

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(b)           If the initial 90 day period is extended, the Committee or its designee shall, within 90 days of receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant in writing of such extension.  The written notice of extension will provide the date by which the Committee expects to make a determination with respect to the claim.  If the extension is required due to the Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide the claim, the period for making the determination will be tolled from the date on which the extension notice is sent to the Claimant until the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Claimant responds to the Plan’s request for information; or (ii) expiration of the 45 day period commencing on the date that the Claimant is notified that the requested additional information must be provided.

 

(c)           If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the notice to the Claimant shall set forth in the language calculated to be understood by the claimant:

 

	
  

	
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the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

 

	
  

	
(ii)

	
specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;

 

	
  

	
(iii)

	
a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary;

 

	
  

	
(iv)

	
appropriate information as to the steps to be taken and the applicable time limits if the Claimant wishes to submit the adverse determination for review; and

 

	
  

	
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an explanation of the Plan’s appeal procedures and time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.

 

 

(d)           If the claim has been denied pursuant to Section 5.7(c), the Claimant may request further review.  Any request for further review of a claim must be made in writing to the Committee no later than 60 days after the Claimant receives notification of denial provided for in Section 5.7(c).  The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may upon request and free of charge, be provided with access to, and copies of, relevant documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim.

 

(e)           The Committee shall then review the claim within the next 60 days, at which the Claimant shall have an opportunity to submit comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

 

(f)                 The decision of the Committee shall be made within 60 days after receipt of the Claimant’s appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension in the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

  

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(g)                 If the initial 60 day period is extended (such period may be extended to 120 days), the Committee (or its designee under Section 5.4) shall, within 60 days of receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant in writing of such extension.  The written notice of extension will provide the date by which the Committee expects to make a determination with respect to the claim.  If the extension is required due to the Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide the claim, the period for making the determination will be tolled from the date on which the extension notice is sent to the Claimant until the earlier of:  (i) the date on which the Claimant responds to the Plan’s request for information; or (ii) expiration of the 45 day period commencing on the date that the Claimant is notified that the requested additional information must be provided.

 

In any event, a decision shall be rendered not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review.

 

(h)                 The Committee’s decision on the Claimant’s claim for review will be communicated to the Claimant in writing.  If the claim on review is denied, the notice to the Claimant shall provide a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim, and also set forth any relevant notice requirements.

 

(i)                 A Claimant shall be required to exhaust all administrative remedies under this Section 5.7 prior to commencing any legal action.  In addition, no lawsuit may be commenced more than two (2) years after the date on which the Committee renders a decision upon review under this Section 5.7.

5.8 Rights Under ERISA. As a plan participant in an ERISA-covered plan, you have the following rights:

(a) To examine all plan documents without charge at the Company’s offices during normal working hours.  These documents may include, if applicable, annual financial reports, insurance contracts, plan descriptions, and all other official plan documents filed with the United States Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service.

 

(b) To obtain copies of plan documents and other information by writing to the Senior Vice President, Human Resources.  You may be required to pay a reasonable charge for the copies.

 

(c) To not be discharged or discriminated against to prevent you from obtaining a benefit or exercising your ERISA rights.

 

(d) If your claim for a benefit is denied in whole or in part, you will receive a written explanation of the denial, as set forth in Section 5.7.

 

In addition to creating rights for plan participants, ERISA imposes certain duties on the people responsible for the operation of the plans.  The people who operate the plans, called fiduciaries, have a duty to do so prudently and in the best interest of each Participant and beneficiaries.

 

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(e) If you request materials and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suit in a federal court.  In such a case, the court may require the Senior Vice President, Human Resources to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials – unless the materials were not sent due to reasons beyond the control of the Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

 

(f) If your claim for benefits is denied or ignored in whole or in part, you may file suit in a federal court.

 

(g) If you are discriminated against for pursuing a benefit or exercising your ERISA rights, you may seek help from the United States Department of Labor or file suit in a federal court.

 

If you file suit against a plan, the court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees.  If you win your suit, the court may order the person you have sued to pay the court costs and legal fees.  If you lose your suit, the court may order you to pay the costs and fees if, for example, the court decides your suit was frivolous.

If you have any questions about this Plan, you should contact the Senior Vice President, Human Resources.  If you have questions about your rights under ERISA, you may contact the nearest area office of the U.S. Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory, or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, United States Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

5.9           Information Concerning the Plan

	
  

	
The Company’s address is:

 

XO Communications Services, Inc.

13865 Sunrise Valley Drive

Herndon, VA 20171

 

The legally designated Plan Administrator is the Board of Directors of XO Holdings, Inc., or a committee or designee thereof.  Any questions regarding the Plan should be directed to the Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

 

Any inquiries or legal process, to be served, relating to the Plan may be addressed to the Plan Administrator in care of the Employer at the following address:

 

XO Communications Services, Inc.

13865 Sunrise Valley Drive

Herndon, VA 20171

Attn: Senior Vice President, General Counsel

  

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Remember, actions generally must be brought within three years of the date your benefit was denied (or the date the cause of action first arose, if earlier).

 

The Plan is an “employee welfare benefit plan” under Section 3(1) of ERISA and operates on a 12-month plan year beginning each April 1 and ending each March 31.

 

The Company’s Tax Identification Number is 91-2019476.

 

The Plan Number is 525.

 

The benefits available under the Plan are paid out of the Company’s general assets.

 

5.10 Indemnification.  The Committee, its members and any person designated pursuant to Section 5.4 above shall not be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.  The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, by the purchase of insurance or otherwise, indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each director, officer and employee of the Company for liabilities or expenses they and each of them incur in carrying out their respective duties under this Plan, other than for any liabilities or expenses arising out of such individual’s willful misconduct or fraud.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

SUCCESSORS

 

For purposes of the Plan, the Company shall include any and all successors and assignees, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Company.  In such event, the term “Company,” as used in the Plan, shall mean the Company, as hereinbefore defined, and any such successor or assignee to the business or assets of the Company.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.10 Rights of Participants.  Nothing herein shall be held or construed to create any liability or obligation upon the Company to employ or retain any Participant in its service.  All Participants shall remain subject to discharge or discipline to the same extent as if this Plan had not been put into effect.  The amount of any Special Recognition Award payable hereunder is a special incentive payment and will not be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation for purposes of any severance plan, 401(k), pension, or other employee benefit plan(s) in which the Company or its Affiliates is a participating employer, unless such plan expressly includes such payments in “salary” or “compensation” for purposes of such plan.

 

7.11 Governing Law.  To the extent not governed by the Code, the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to rules relating to conflicts of law).  The Participants agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court in the State of Delaware, having jurisdiction hereunder, with respect to any complaint or proceeding arising under or related to this Plan.  The Participants consent to service of process by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid, at their last known address as reflected in the Company’s books and records.

 

  

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7.12 Withholding.  The Company or its Affiliates shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any obligations it may have to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of payments pursuant to the Plan.

 

7.13 Severability.  In case any provision of the Plan shall be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, such fact shall not adversely affect the other provisions of the Plan unless such determination shall render impossible or impracticable the functioning of the Plan, and in such case, an appropriate provision or provisions shall be adopted so that the Plan may continue to function properly.

 

7.14 Assignment and Alienation.  The benefits payable to the Participant under the Plan shall not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to cause any benefits to be so subjected shall not be recognized and shall not be legally binding or enforceable.

 

7.15 Communications.  All announcements, notices and other communications regarding this Plan will be made by the Company in writing.

 

7.16 Section 409A of the Code. Although the Company makes no guarantee with respect to the treatment of payments under this Plan and shall not be responsible in any event with regard to the Plan’s compliance with Section 409A (as defined below), the payments contained herein are intended to be “short term deferrals” that are exempt from Section 409A of the Code, as amended, and any regulations or official guidance relating thereto (collectively, “Section 409A”) and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.

 

7.17 Section 280G of the Code.  In the event that any payments under the Plan (whether alone or in connection with any other payments due to a Participant) would cause the Company or any Affiliate to lose any tax deductions as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Code, the amount of such payments shall be reduced to the full extent necessary to avoid the loss of such tax deduction by the Company or any Affiliate and the determinations of the Committee with respect to size of such reduction shall be final and conclusive.

 

7.18 Entire Agreement.  The Plan sets forth the entire understanding of the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and, other than with respect to the terms of any existing employment agreement and/or the Company’s severance plans, supersedes all existing incentive and/or retention plans, agreements and understandings (whether oral or written) between the Company and the Participants with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

  

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7.19 Notices.  All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Plan or necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, reflected upon Company records.  Notices to the Company shall be addressed to:

 

XO Communications Services, Inc.

13865 Sunrise Valley Drive

Herndon, VA 20171

Attention:  Senior Vice President and General Counsel

or at any other address designated by the Company, in writing, to the Participant.

 

 

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ANNEX A

 

Special Recognition Awards Letter

 

 

 

Dear _____________:

 

 

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a Participant in a new Special Recognition Award Plan (the "Plan") of XO Communications Services, Inc. (the “Company”).  The Plan has been implemented to reward employees like you who have contributed to the success of the Company and whose efforts are important to our future success.

 

 

Under the terms of the Plan, you are eligible to receive a Special Recognition Award totaling $_____________ (less applicable withholdings and deductions), provided that you satisfy the “vesting requirements” and other terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.  Of this amount, you will receive 50%, or $____________, within thirty (30) days  after the Special Recognition Award has been granted and this Special Recognition Award Letter has been executed and returned to the Company, and the remaining 50% on or prior to April 30, 2012.  The Plan generally provides that if you are no longer employed by the Company at any time between the time you receive, execute, and return to the Company this Special Recognition Award Letter through March 31, 2012, you will not receive the second 50% payment, and you will be required to repay the Company any amount already received under the Plan.

 

 

Some details of your participation in the Plan are set forth in this letter, but other important terms and conditions are described in the Plan.  We encourage you to carefully review the Plan, a copy of which is included with this letter.  Capitalized words in this letter which are not defined herein are defined in the Plan.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this letter and the provisions of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.  This letter constitutes the Special Recognition Award Letter called for in the Plan.

 

Participation in the Plan and all related discussions and documentation, including the contents of this letter, are considered fully confidential between the Company and you.  You are expected to honor this confidentiality and not disclose or discuss any aspect of the Plan or your participation therein with any person other than your immediate family members, your tax and/or legal advisors, the undersigned, or the XO Human Resources Department.

 

As a prerequisite to becoming a Participant, please acknowledge your receipt of this letter and the Plan and your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter and the Plan by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to my attention.

 

 

Should you have any questions about the Plan, the payments and your obligations with respect to them, please contact me at __________.

 

Very truly yours,

  

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[Insert name of Company contact]

My signature constitutes an acknowledgement that I have received and reviewed this letter and the 2011 Special Recognition Award Plan.  By acknowledging this letter I am agreeing to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as a Participant thereunder.

Signed by:  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________   Date:  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________

Printed Name:  ___________________________________________________________

 

  

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ANNEX B

Restricted Participants

 

	
Name

	
Title

	
Daniel Wagner

	
President, Business Services

	
Laura W. Thomas

	
Chief Financial Officer

	
Ernie Ortega

	
President, Carrier Services

	
Steve Nocella

	
Senior Vice President-Network Operations

	
Rob Geller

	
Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer

	
Heather Gold

	
Senior Vice President-Regulatory

	
Simone Wu

	
Senior Vice President/General Counsel

	
Mike Toplisek

	
Vice President, Business Services Sales & Marketing

	
Don MacNeil

	
Vice President, Carrier Sales Operations

	
Randy Nicklas

	
Chief Technology Officer

 

 

  

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