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Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 18, 2012, between Westinghouse Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall have the right to issue and sell to the Purchasers from time to time as provided herein, and the Purchasers shall be obligated to purchase from the Company, and the Purchasers shall have the right to purchase from the Company from time to time as provided herein, and the Company shall be obligated to sell to the Purchasers, Preferred Stock of the Company pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement under the Securities Act, file No. 333-180239, subject to the applicable limits on the number of shares that may be issued thereunder at any time, for a total aggregate cash purchase price of up to $1,245,000.

 

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

 

ARTICLE I.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of Designation (as defined herein) and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

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

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

“Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation to be filed prior to the Initial Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Commitment Period” means the period starting on the Initial Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2012.

 

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

 

  

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

 

“Company Counsel” means DLA Piper LLP (US), with offices located at 2000 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303.

 

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

“Draw Down” means a Company Draw Down or a Purchaser Draw Down.

 

“Draw Down Notice” means a Company Draw Down Notice or a Purchaser Draw Down Notice.

 

“Draw Down Preferred Stock” means the shares of Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to a Draw Down.

 

“Equity Conditions” means, at the time or during the period in question, (i) there is an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company is permitted to utilize the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereunder to sell all of the Preferred Stock and Underlying Shares (issued and to be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock), including, if applicable, compliance with the limitation on the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable in a 12 month period pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, (ii) the Common Stock is trading on the Trading Market and all of the Underlying Shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted (if applicable) for trading on a Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will not be suspended or discontinued), (iii) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the Underlying Shares underlying the Draw Down Preferred Stock (issued and issuable pursuant to this Agreement), and (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, has not provided the Purchasers with any material, non-public information that has not been made publicly available in a widely disseminated release or a Commission filing.

 

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

 

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

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, independent contractors providing services to the Company, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan or agreement duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of any such securities, (c) securities upon the declaration of a dividend on any of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock of the Company or Preferred Stock, (d) securities issued to federal or state licensed banks or commercial lending institutions in partial consideration for credit facilities or lease financing facilities extended to the Company, (e) securities issued to CBD Energy Limited, and (f) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or the owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to issuances to independent contractors in clause (a) above and federal or state licensed banks or commercial lending institutions in clause (d) above the aggregate amount of securities issuable as Exempt Issuances shall not exceed $250,000 in any 12-month period, such securities shall be issued as restricted securities and the effective consideration per share of Common Stock or effective exercise or conversion price shall not be less than the then prevailing market price.  Additionally, in no event shall an exchange of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for outstanding Indebtedness (i.e. Securities Act Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) exchange) be deemed an Exempt Issuance.

 

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

 

  

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“G&M” means Grushko & Mittman, P.C., with offices located at 515 Rockaway Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11581.

 

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

 

“Initial Closing” means the initial closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Initial Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Initial Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver certificates representing shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, and in any event, on or before the 3rd Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Initial Closing Statement” means a Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Maximum Dollar Amount” shall mean $350,000.

 

“Minimum Dollar Amount”  shall mean $50,000.

 

“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

 

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

 

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

 

“Preferred Stock” means the up to 1,245 shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock issuable hereunder, and having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

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

 

“Pro Rata Portion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(e).

 

“Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed with the Registration Statement.

 

“Prospectus Supplement” means one or more supplements to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, and that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser in connection with the Initial Closing and subsequent Draw Downs under this Agreement.

 

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

 

  

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“Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-180239 which registers the sale to the Purchasers of the Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

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

 

“Securities” means the Preferred Stock, and the Underlying Shares.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Settlement” means the delivery of Draw Down Preferred Stock to each applicable Purchaser, and each such Purchaser’s delivery of payment therefor by transfer to the Company’s bank account of immediately available funds.

 

“Settlement Date” means either a Company Settlement Date (as defined in Section 6.1(b)) or a Purchaser Settlement Date (as defined in Section 6.2(a)).

 

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

 

“Stated Value” means $1,000.00 per share of Preferred Stock.

 

 “Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

 

“Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b).

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Alternext, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements, executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1218 Third Avenue Suite 1700, Seattle, Washington 98101, and a facsimile number of (206) 682-0812, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Triggering Event” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

 

“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation.

 

 

  

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ARTICLE II.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement (a) at its discretion, the Company may sell and issue to the Purchasers and the Purchasers shall be obligated to purchase from the Company and (b) at their discretion, the Purchasers may elect to purchase from the Company and the Company shall be obligated to sell to the Purchasers, shares of Preferred Stock up to the lesser of (i) the amount then permitted to be issued under the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act and General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 and (ii) a total aggregate cash purchase price of $1,245,000; provided, however, that at the Initial Closing and on the Initial Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, 750 shares of Preferred Stock for an aggregate amount of $750,000. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check of immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Initial Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Preferred Stock as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Initial Closing Date.  Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Initial Closing shall occur at the offices of G&M or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2 Initial Closing Deliveries.

 

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

 

(i) a copy of this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

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

 

(iii) a certificate evidencing a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to such Purchaser’s Initial Subscription Amount divided by the Stated Value, registered in the name of such Purchaser, and evidence of the filing and acceptance of the Certificate of Designation from the Secretary of State of Delaware, with the total of all such certificates evidencing up to 750 shares of Preferred Stock;

 

(iv)  a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the transfer agent to deliver, from time to time, via the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) Underlying Shares upon conversion of Preferred Shares; and

 

(v) the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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

 

(i) a duly executed copy of its signature page to this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

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

 

2.3 Initial Closing Conditions.

 

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

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Initial Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Initial Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  

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2.4 Draw Down Closing Deliverables.

 

(a) On or prior to the Settlement Date of each subsequent Draw Down, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each participating Purchaser the following:

 

(i) a certificate evidencing a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to such Purchaser’s Company Investment Amount or Purchaser Investment Amount, as applicable, divided by the Stated Value, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(b) On or prior to the Settlement Date of each subsequent Draw Down, each participating Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) such Purchaser’s Company Investment Amount or Purchaser Investment Amount, as applicable, by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Company.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company.  Except as set forth in the Registration Statement (including any SEC Reports incorporated by reference therein), or in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser as of the date hereof, the Initial Closing Date and as of each Settlement Date, as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a) Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals.  The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of one or more Prospectus Supplements, (iii) application(s), if any, to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration.  The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.  The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.  The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, which Registration Statement became effective on March 27, 2012, including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement.  The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the Commission.  The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, proposes to file the Prospectus Supplement, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b).  At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Initial Closing Date and each Settlement Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, taken together, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and, taken together, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Initial Closing Date and each Settlement Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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

 

  

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(h) 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 Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. 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 indicated therein, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial year-end audit adjustments.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.  Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.  The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.  Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability or development that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation.  There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.  There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.  The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k) Labor Relations.  No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good.  No executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

(p) Insurance.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees.  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

(r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company is in all material respects in compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Initial Closing Date and each Settlement Date.  The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.  The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”).  The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.  Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  

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(s) Certain Fees.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(s) hereto, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

(u) Registration Rights.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(u) hereto, other than rights which have expired or as to which the Company has previously filed effective registration statements, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.

 

(v) Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(v) hereto, the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

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

 

(x) Disclosure.  Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement.   The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.  All of the disclosure furnished, taken as a whole, by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(y) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(z) Solvency.   The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Initial Closing Date.  The SEC Reports sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $250,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $250,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

  

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

 

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

 

(cc) Accountants.  The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports.  To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

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

 

(ee) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(e) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers have been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.  The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted.  The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

(gg) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(hh) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

  

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.  Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, the Initial Closing Date and as of each Settlement Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

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

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements.  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) Purchaser Status.  At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on the date of each Draw Down Notice, and on each date on which it converts any shares of Preferred Stock, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.  Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

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

 

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

 

(f) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality.  Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed Short Sales of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.  Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales in the future.

 

(g) Need for additional financing.  Such Purchaser understands that it is likely that the Company will need to obtain additional financing following consummation of this Agreement in order to fully execute its current business plan and objectives.  Such financing could be in the form of a sale or sales of equity or debt or equipment lease financing or a combination of the foregoing. Such financing could lead to material dilution to the Company’s then existing equity holders and could provide for terms that restrict the operations of the Company.  There can be no assurance that any additional financing following the consummation of this Agreement will be available to the Company on commercially reasonable terms or at all.  In the event the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, it may not be able to fully execute its business plan and objectives and could be forced to curtail some or all of its operations.

 

  

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(h) Such Purchaser understand and recognize that the purchase of the Securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk and that only investors who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in the Company.  Such Purchaser has reviewed the risk factors in the SEC Reports.

 

(i) The address of such Purchaser furnished by him/her on the signature pages hereto is the undersigned’s principal residence if he/she is an individual or its principal business address if it is a corporation or other entity.

 

(j) If such Purchaser is not a United States person, it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to purchase the Securities or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Securities.  Such Purchaser’s payment for, and its continued beneficial ownership of the Securities, will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Acknowledgment of Dilution.  The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions.  The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.  The Company further acknowledges that the Conversion Price of the Company’s issued and outstanding Series B Preferred Stock (which Conversion Price is $0.25 prior to the Initial Closing) will be reduced as a result of the issuance of the Preferred Stock under this Agreement at the Initial Closing, and may be further reduced as a result of future issuances of Preferred Stock pursuant to Draw Downs by the Company.

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information.  Until the time that no Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

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

 

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.  The Company shall, by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release or file a Current Report on Form 8-K, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and within one Trading Day thereafter file a Current Report on Form 8-K including the Transaction Documents and other documents as exhibits thereto (if not filed with the previous Current Report on Form 8-K) as required.  In the event of a Draw Down at which the investment amount (cumulated with any prior but not yet publicly announced Draw Downs) equals or exceeds $200,000, the Company shall, by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date of the Company Draw Down Notice or the Purchaser Draw Down Notice, as applicable, issue a press release or file a Current Report on Form 8-K, disclosing the material terms of the proposed Draw Down (and of any prior, undisclosed Draw Downs).   From and after the issuance of each such Form 8-K, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

  

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4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan.  No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

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

 

4.7 [RESERVED].

 

4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers.   Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).  If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party.  Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.  The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

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

 

4.11 Participation in Future Financing.

 

(a) From the date hereof until the end of the Commitment Period, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness (other than in a transaction with a licensed commercial lender) or a combination of units thereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), the Purchasers collectively shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 50% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.

(b)           At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”).  Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser.  The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

  

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(c)           Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of the Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that the Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.  If the Company receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

(d)           If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

(e)           If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum.  “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the Initial Closing Date by a Purchaser electing to participate under this Section 4.11 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Initial Closing Date by all Purchasers electing to participate under this Section 4.11.

(f)           The Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.11, if for any reason the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

(g)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt Issuance or (ii) an underwritten public offering of Common Stock.

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

 

4.13 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 8-K as described in Section 4.4.  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the Form 8-K as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 8-K as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 8-K as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the Form 8-K as described in Section 4.4.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.14 Registration Statement.  During the period any Purchaser may exercise the right to conduct a Draw Down, the Company will not sell or issue any securities under the Registration Statement to or on behalf of anyone other than the Purchasers.  For so long as Purchasers hold Preferred Shares, the Company will not sell or issue and securities under the Registration Statement in any amount or manner that would prevent or restrict the availability of the Registration Statement to cover the issuance of Underlying Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.

 

  

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4.15 Capital Changes.  During the term of this Agreement, the Company will undertake no reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a majority in interest of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

 

4.16 Management Lock-Up.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, the Company hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the 60th day following the Initial Closing Date (such period, the “Restriction Period”), no member of the Board of Directors and no officer of the Company (such group, the “Management”) will offer, sell, contract to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by such Management or any Affiliate of such Management or any person in privity with such Management or any Affiliate of such Management), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents beneficially owned, held or hereafter acquired by such Management; provided, however, that such Management is permitted to sell or dispose shares of Common Stock to the extent needed to satisfy or to generate proceeds to cover tax withholdings obligations regarding their receipt of vesting of Common Stock.  Beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.  In order to enforce this covenant, promptly upon the written request of a Purchaser, the Company shall impose irrevocable stop-transfer instructions preventing the Transfer Agent from effecting any actions in violation of this Section 4.16.  The Company hereby acknowledges that the enforcement of this Section 4.16 is a material inducement to each Purchaser to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that each Purchaser and the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations pursuant to this Section 4.17.

 

4.17 Conversion and Exercise Procedures.  The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Certificate of Designation sets forth the totality of the procedures required of a Purchaser in order to convert the Preferred Stock.  No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of any Purchaser to convert their Preferred Stock.  The Company shall honor conversions of the Preferred Stock and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents and provide all customary legal opinions, instructions or instruments necessary or advisable for the issuance to the Purchasers of the Securities and resale by the Purchasers of the Underlying Shares.

 

ARTICLE V.

 

CONDITIONS TO DRAW DOWNS

 

5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to sell Draw Down Preferred Stock.  The obligation hereunder of the Company to proceed to sell and issue Draw Down Preferred Stock in each Draw Down under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction as of each Settlement Date of each of the conditions set forth below, which conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company in writing at any time in its sole discretion:

 

(a) Each of the representations and warranties of each participating Purchaser contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such Settlement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such dates).

 

(b) The Purchasers shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchasers at or prior to such Settlement Date.

 

(c) On each applicable Draw Down Notice Date and Settlement Date, all of the Equity Conditions shall be satisfied.

 

(d) The Purchaser Investment Amount for such Draw Down shall not be less than the Minimum Dollar Amount, and

 

(e) In the case of a Purchaser Draw Down, such Draw Down shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of Section 6.2(a) and (b).

 

5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to purchase Draw Down Preferred Stock.  The obligation hereunder of the Purchasers to acquire and pay for Draw Down Preferred Stock is subject to the satisfaction as of each Settlement Date, of each of the conditions set forth below, which conditions are for the Purchasers’ sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchasers in writing at any time in their sole discretion:

 

(a) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such Settlement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).

 

(b) The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all material covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to such Settlement Date.

 

(c) Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the principal Trading Market on the Settlement Date.

 

(d) There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

 

(e) On each applicable Draw Down Notice Date and Settlement Date, all of the Equity Conditions shall be satisfied, no Triggering Event shall have occurred and none of the events set forth in Section 2.3(b)(v) shall have occurred.

 

(f) In the case of a Company Draw Down, such Draw Down shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of Section 6.1(a), (b), (c) and (d).

 

(g) The Purchaser Investment Amount for such Draw Down may not exceed the Maximum Dollar Amount.

 

  

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ARTICLE VI.

 

DRAW DOWN TERMS

 

6.1 Company Draw Down Terms.

 

(a)           The Company must inform the Purchasers by delivering on or before December 31, 2012, a draw down notice and compliance certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto (the “Company Draw Down Notice”), via facsimile or email transmission in accordance with Section 8.3, as to the amount of the Company Draw Down (the “Company Investment Amount”) the Company wishes to exercise.

 

(b)           The Company Draw Down Notice shall set forth the number of shares of Preferred Stock issuable and the aggregate Purchase Price as to such Company Draw Down.

 

(c)           Only one Company Draw Down shall be allowed per fourteen calendar days, unless waived in writing by the Purchasers.

 

(d)           No Company Draw Down shall be allowed until the fifteenth calendar day after the Initial Closing Date.

 

(e)           Each Company Draw Down will be settled on or before the 3rd Trading Day after delivery of the Company Draw Down Notice (“Company Settlement Date”).  The number of shares of Preferred Stock to be issued upon each Settlement of a Company Draw Down shall equal the Company Investment Amount divided by the Stated Value.

 

(f)           Each Company Draw Down must be made to all Purchasers based on their Pro Rata Portion.  The aggregate amount of Draw Downs the Company may make is $495,000.

 

6.2 Purchaser Draw Down Terms.

 

(a)           Each Purchaser must inform the Company by delivering on or before December 31, 2012, a draw down notice, in the form of Exhibit D hereto (the “Purchaser Draw Down Notice”), via facsimile or email transmission in accordance with Section 8.3, as to the dollar amount of the Purchaser Draw Down (the “Purchaser Investment Amount”) such Purchaser wishes to exercise.

 

(b)           Each Purchaser Draw Down will be settled on or before the 3rd Trading Day after delivery of such Purchaser Draw Down Notice (“Purchaser Settlement Date”).  The number of shares of Preferred Stock to be issued upon each Settlement of a Purchaser Draw Down shall equal the Purchaser Investment Amount divided by the Stated Value.

 

(c)           The aggregate amount of Draw Downs a Purchaser may make shall equal such Purchaser’s Pro Rata Portion of $495,000.

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

TERMINATION

 

7.1 Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Initial Closing has not been consummated on or before October 31, 2012; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).

 

  

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ARTICLE VIII.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1 Fees and Expenses.  At the Initial Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse Alpha Capital (“Alpha”) the non-accountable sum of $45,000 for its legal fees and non-accountable due diligence and other expenses, none of which has been paid prior to the Initial Closing.  Alpha may deduct said amount from its Initial Subscription Amount in satisfaction of such payment.  The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser, prior to the Initial Closing, a completed and executed copy of the Initial Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A.  Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

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

 

8.3 Notices.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via email at the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.  The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto and may be changed upon three days’ notice in accordance with the terms of this Section 8.3.

 

8.4 Amendments; Waivers.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 67% in interest of the Preferred Stock then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

8.8 Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

  

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8.9 Survival.  The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Initial Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

8.10 Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

8.11 Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

8.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of the Preferred Stock, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion notice.

 

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

 

8.14 Remedies.  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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

 

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

 

8.17 [RESERVED]

 

  

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8.18 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

8.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

8.20 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

  

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

 

	
WESTINGHOUSE SOLAR, INC.

 

 

	
Address for Notice:

1475 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 101

Campbell, CA 95008

	
By:__________________________________________

     Name:

     Title:

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

	
Fax: 408-879-0160

	  	  

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

  

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO WEST SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

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

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

Initial Subscription Amount: $_________________

Shares of Series C Preferred Stock: _________________

EIN Number:  [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

  

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Annex A

INITIAL CLOSING STATEMENT

 

Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the purchasers shall purchase up to $750,000 of Series C Preferred Stock from Westinghouse Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).  All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Company.  All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Initial Closing Statement.

	
Disbursement Date:

	
October ___, 2012

	
I.   PURCHASE PRICE

 

	  
	  	
Gross Proceeds to be Received

	
$[750,000]

	  	  
	
II.      DISBURSEMENTS

 

	  
	  	
 

	
$

	  	
 

	
$

	  	  	
$

	  	  	
$

	  	  	
$

	  	  
	
Total Amount Disbursed:

	
$

	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:

 

 

	  
	
To: _____________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

	  
	
To: _____________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

	  

  

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Exhibit A

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

  

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Exhibit B

LEGAL OPINION

  

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Exhibit C

COMPANY DRAW DOWN NOTICE / COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) issuable in connection with this Draw Down Notice and Compliance Certificate dated ________, 2012 (the “Notice”), delivered pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of October __, 2012 (the “Agreement”), as follows:

1.           The undersigned is the duly appointed _________ of the Company.

2.           Except as set forth on the schedules attached hereto or in the SEC Reports (as defined in the Agreement), including the SEC Reports filed after the date of the Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties which are expressly made as of a particular date.

3.           The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required under the Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the date of this Draw Down Notice.

4.           The Company Investment Amount is $___________.

5.           The Closing Price of the Common Stock immediately preceding today’s date is $_______.

6.           The number of Draw Down Shares is _________.

7.           The Settlement Date is ___________.

The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of ________, 2012.

WESTINGHOUSE SOLAR, INC.

By: ____________________

Name: ____________________

Title: ____________________

  

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Exhibit D

PURCHASER DRAW DOWN NOTICE / COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) issuable in connection with this Draw Down Notice and Compliance Certificate dated _______, 2012 (the “Notice”), delivered pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of October _, 2012 (the “Agreement”), as follows:

1.           The undersigned is the duly appointed _________ of __________ (“Purchaser”).

2.           The representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties which are expressly made as of a particular date.

3.           Purchaser has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required under the Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Purchaser at or prior to the date of this Draw Down Notice.

4.           The Purchaser Investment Amount is $___________.

5           The Closing Price of the Common Stock immediately preceding today’s date is $_______.

6.           The number of Draw Down Shares is ___________.

7.           The Settlement Date is _________________.

The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of ________, 2012.

PURCHASER

By: ____________________

Name: ____________________

Title: ____________________

  

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Exhibit 10.32

EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

The Shaw Group Inc.

2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan

This Employee Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of [Insert Grant Date]1 (the “Grant Date”) is entered into between The Shaw Group Inc. (the “Company”) and [Insert Recipient’s Name] (the “Recipient”) pursuant to  The Shaw Group Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Plan”).

THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.            Incorporation of Plan Provisions.  The Award (as defined below) evidenced hereby is made under and pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which is available from the Company’s Secretary and incorporated herein by reference, and the Award is subject to all of the provisions thereof.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings given such terms in the Plan.  The Recipient represents and warrants that he or she has read the Plan and is fully familiar with all the terms and conditions of the Plan and agrees to be bound thereby.

2.            Award of RSUs.  In consideration of the services performed and to be performed by the Recipient, the Company hereby awards to the Recipient under the Plan a total of [Insert #] RSUs (the “Award”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan.

3.            Vesting of RSUs.

(a)           The RSUs shall vest according to the following schedule (each date on which vesting occurs pursuant to this Section 3(a) or Sections 3(b) or (d) below shall be referenced herein as a “Vesting Date”):

	
 Vesting Dates

	
Cumulative Percentage of RSUs Vested

	 	 
	
[Insert 1st Vesting Date]

	
33%

	 	 
	
[Insert 2nd Vesting Date]

	
66%

	 	 
	
[Insert 3rd Vesting Date]

	
100%

	  	  

(b)           Notwithstanding the above, occurrence of any of the following events shall cause the immediate vesting of RSUs:

(i)           the death of the Recipient; and

(ii)          the Disability of the Recipient.

1 The date on which the RSUs evidenced hereby were granted.

 

  

  

  

 

(c)           Except as otherwise set forth herein, the unvested portion of the Award shall be entirely forfeited by the Recipient in the event that prior to vesting the Recipient breaches any terms or conditions of the Plan, the Recipient resigns from the Company, the Recipient’s employment with the Company is terminated for reasons other than death or Disability, or any condition(s) imposed upon vesting are not met.

(d)           Notwithstanding Section 19.1(c) of the Plan, there shall not be an acceleration of vesting for the Award in connection with any Change of Control resulting from the July 30, 2012 Transaction Agreement between Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“CB&I”), Crystal Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. and the Company (the “Transaction Agreement”).  Instead, the Award shall be converted into an award with respect to shares of common stock of CB&I as provided in Section 2.3(e) of the Transaction Agreement, and such adjusted award shall be considered a Replacement Award under Section 19.2 of the Plan, and become vested in full if the Recipient’s employment is terminated by CB&I or any of its Subsidiaries other than for Cause during the two-year period beginning on the Closing Date (as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

4.              RSUs are Non-Transferable.  The RSUs awarded hereby may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, prior to payment.

5.              Payment upon Vesting of RSUs.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Company shall, as soon as practicable following each Vesting Date, either:

(a)           deliver to you a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of RSUs that became vested on the applicable Vesting Date or the first business date following the Vesting Date if the Vesting Date falls on a weekend or holiday;

(b)           make a cash payment to you equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Vesting Date or the last business date prior to the Vesting Date if the Vesting Date falls on a weekend or holiday multiplied by the number of RSUs that became vested on the Vesting Date; or

(c)           use any combination of (a) or (b), in the sole discretion of the Company.

Upon payment by the Company, the respective RSUs shall therewith be canceled.

6.             No Dividend or Voting Rights.  The Recipient acknowledges that he or she shall be entitled to no dividend or voting rights with respect to the RSUs.

7.             Withholding Taxes; Section 83(b) Election.

(a)           No Shares or cash will be payable upon the vesting of RSUs unless and until the Recipient satisfies any Federal, state or local withholding tax obligation required by law to be withheld in respect of the Award.  The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that to satisfy any such tax obligation the Company may deduct and retain from the cash and/or Shares payable upon vesting of RSUs such cash and/or such number of Shares as is equal in value to the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations with respect to the income recognized by the Recipient upon such vesting (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such income).  The amount of cash or number of such Shares to be deducted and retained shall be based on the closing price of a Share on the applicable Vesting Date or the last business date prior to the Vesting Date if the Vesting Date falls on a weekend or holiday.

 

  

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(b)           The Recipient acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be filed with respect to the Award.

8.             Miscellaneous.

(a)           No Representations or Warranties.  Neither the Company nor the Committee nor any of their representatives or agents has made any representations or warranties to the Recipient with respect to the income tax or other consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Recipient is in no manner relying on the Company, the Committee or any of their representatives or agents for an assessment of such tax or other consequences.

(b)           Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement nor in the Plan nor in the making of the Award shall confer on the Recipient any right to or guarantee of continued employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities, or in any way limit the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities to terminate the employment of the Recipient at any time.

(c)           Necessary Acts.  The Recipient and the Company hereby agree to perform any further acts and to execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

(d)           Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions may be determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions, and any partially enforceable provision to the extent enforceable in any jurisdiction, shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

(e)           Waiver.  The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Recipient shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Recipient.

(f)           Binding Effect; Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, as well as the Recipient and any heir, legatee, legal representative or other permitted assignee of the Recipient.  This Agreement shall be interpreted under, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.

(g)           Administration.  The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan.  Any interpretation of the Agreement by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Agreement are final and binding.

(h)           Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the Recipient and the Company, without the consent of any other person.

(i)            Conflicting Agreements.  Should this Agreement conflict with the terms of a written Employment Agreement entered into between the Recipient and the Company, the agreement containing the terms most favorable to the Recipient shall govern.  No oral promises will control over the terms of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above written.

 

  

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COMPANY:

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
THE SHAW GROUP INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
  

	/ s /	
Scott A. Trezise 

	 
	 	 	
Scott A. Trezise

	 
	 	 	
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
RECIPIENT:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
[Insert Recipient’s Name]

	 

 

 

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