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Exhibit 10.1

Amended and Restated

Subscription Agreement

 

 

  

 

  

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

OverNear, Inc.

9595 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Attn: Bill Glaser, President

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1.           Subscription.  The undersigned (the “Purchaser”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees to purchase from OverNear, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), the number of Units (as defined below) of the Company set forth on the signature page hereof at a purchase price of $25,000 per Unit.  This subscription is submitted to you in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement (this “Subscription Agreement”) and the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated August 6, 2012, as supplemented by Supplement No. 1, dated November 5, 2012, and as may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, including all attachments, schedules and exhibits thereto (the “Memorandum,” and, together with this Subscription Agreement, the “Offering Documents”) and relating to the offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of up to a maximum of 134 Units ($4,020,000) (the “Maximum Amount”).  Each Unit (individually a "Unit" and collectively the "Units") is being offered at a price of $30,000 per Unit and consists of (i) 120,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock” or the “Shares”) and (ii) five-year Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“Investor Warrants”) to purchase up to 120,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.  We sometimes refer to the Units, Shares, Warrant Shares and Investor Warrants collectively as the “Securities.”  The Units are being offered through Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. (“PAA”) and other registered broker-dealers that the Company may retain from time to time (each a “Placement Agent” and collectively, including, without limitation, PAA, the “Placement Agents”) and their respective selected dealers, if any, on a “reasonable efforts, no minimum” basis.  Accordingly, this Offering is being conducted with no minimum number of Units required to be sold as a condition to consummate any closings hereunder.  The minimum subscription for a Purchaser in the Offering is one Unit ($30,000); provided, however, that Placement Agent and the Company, in their sole discretion, may waive such minimum subscription requirement from time to time.  The terms of the Offering are more completely described in the Memorandum and such terms are incorporated herein in their entirety.

2.           Payment.  The Purchaser encloses herewith a check payable to, or will immediately make a wire transfer payment to “Signature Bank, Escrow Agent for OverNear, Inc.” in the full amount of the purchase price of the Units being subscribed for.  Such funds will be held for the Purchaser's benefit, and will be returned promptly, without interest, or offset if this Subscription Agreement is not accepted by the Company or the Offering is terminated pursuant to its terms or by the Company or the Placement Agent.  Together with a check for, or wire transfer of, the full purchase price, the Purchaser is delivering (i) a completed and executed Signature Page to this Subscription Agreement and (ii) an Accredited Investor Certification and Investor Profile, which are annexed hereto.

3.           Deposit of Funds.  All payments made as provided in Section 2 hereof shall be deposited by the Company or the Placement Agent as soon as practicable with the Escrow Agent, in a non-interest-bearing escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) until the earliest to occur of (a) the occurrence of a closing (the initial closing is hereinafter referred to as the “First Closing”), (b) the rejection of such subscription, or (c) the termination of the Offering.  The Company and the Placement Agent may continue to offer and sell the Units and conduct additional closings after the First Closing (each, a “Closing”) until termination of the Offering.  In the event that the Company does not effect a Closing, on or before December 31, 2012 (the “Offering Period”), the Company will refund all subscription funds, without deduction and/or interest accrued thereon, and will return the subscription documents to each Purchaser.  If the Company and/or the Placement Agent rejects a subscription, either in whole or in part (which decision is in their sole discretion), the rejected subscription funds or the rejected portion thereof will be returned promptly to such Purchaser without interest accrued thereon.

 

  

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4.           Acceptance of Subscription.  The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Company and/or the Placement Agent, each in their sole discretion, reserve the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for Units, in whole or in part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Purchaser of notice of acceptance of this subscription.  The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Placement Agent (on behalf of the Purchaser) an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement.  If this subscription is rejected in whole, or the Offering is terminated, all funds received from the Purchaser will be returned without interest, penalty, expense or deduction, and this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.  If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest, penalty, expense or deduction, and this Subscription Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.

5.           Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants, and agrees as follows:

(a)           None of the Securities offered pursuant to the Offering Documents or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares (“Conversion Shares”) are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws.  The Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the Securities contemplated hereby is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, based, in part, upon the truth and accuracy of, and compliance with, representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement;

(b)           The Purchaser acknowledges that it and its attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”), have received the Offering Documents, either in hard copy or electronically, and all other documents requested by the Purchaser and/or its Advisors, have carefully reviewed them and understands the information contained therein, and the Purchaser and the Advisors, if any, prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, have had access to the same kind of information as would be available in a registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act.  Purchaser’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined herein) has been made based solely on the independent evaluation of the Purchaser and its Advisors, if any;

(c)           Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission or other regulatory body has approved the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering or confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of the Offering Documents.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.  The Offering Documents have not been reviewed by any federal, state or other regulatory authority.  The Securities, and the Conversion Shares are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act, and the applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom;

 

 

  

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(d)           All documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment in the Securities (including, without limitation, the Offering Documents) have been made available, subject to certain confidentiality restrictions, for inspection by the Purchaser and its Advisors, if any;

(e)           The Purchaser and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the offering of the Securities and the business, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company, and all such questions have been answered by representatives of the Company to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser and its Advisors, if any, and the Purchaser and its Advisors have had access, through the Memorandum and/or the EDGAR system, to true and complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2011 fiscal year (the “10-K”) and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since the filing of the 10-K and prior to the date hereof and has had the opportunity to review such filings;

(f)           In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Purchaser has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other than as stated in the Offering Documents;

(g)           The Purchaser is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the offering of the Units directly or indirectly through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any press release, filing with the SEC (including, without limitation, any registration statement that is currently pending or may be filed with the SEC during the Offering Period), article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet (including without limitation, internet “blogs,” bulletin boards, discussion groups or social networking sites), in connection with the offering and sale of the Units and is not subscribing for Units and did not become aware of the offering of the Units through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Purchaser was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the Purchaser in connection with investments in securities generally;

(h)           The Purchaser has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finder’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other than commissions and other compensation to be paid by the Company to the Placement Agent or as otherwise described in the Offering Documents);

(i)           The Purchaser's decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement has been made based solely on the independent evaluation of the Purchaser and its own Advisors, if any, and the Purchaser, either alone or together with its Advisors, if any, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the information made available to it in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Units and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto;

(j)           The Purchaser is not relying on the Company, the Placement Agent or any of their respective employees or agents with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Units, and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors, if any;

 

 

  

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(k)           The Purchaser is neither a registered representative under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), a member of FINRA or associated or affiliated with any member of FINRA, nor a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act or engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered, nor is it an affiliate of a such a broker-dealer or any person engaged in a business that would require it to be registered as a broker-dealer. In the event such Purchaser is a member of FINRA, or associated or affiliated with a member of FINRA, such Purchaser agrees, if requested by FINRA, to sign a lock-up, the form of which shall be satisfactory to FINRA with respect to the Securities.

(l)           The Purchaser is acquiring the securities comprising the Units, and upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, the Conversion Shares and upon exercise of the Investor Warrants, the Warrant Shares, solely for such Purchaser's own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or intent of resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part.  The Purchaser has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any part of the Securities or Conversion Shares, and the Purchaser has no plans to enter into any such agreement or arrangement;

(m)           The purchase of the Units represents a high risk capital investment and the Purchaser is able to afford an investment in a speculative venture having the risks and objectives of the Company and is in a position to sustain a loss of their entire investment.  The Purchaser must bear the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Units indefinitely because none of the Securities or the Conversion Shares may be sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.  Legends shall be placed on the Securities and Conversion Shares to the effect that they have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and appropriate notations thereof will be made in the Company's books.  Stop transfer instructions will be placed with the transfer agent of the Securities and Conversion Shares, if any, or with the Company.  There can be no assurance that there will be any market for resale of the Units, the Securities or the Conversion Shares.  The Company has agreed that purchasers of the Securities will have, with respect to the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the registration rights described herein;

(n)           The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for such Purchaser's current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time;

(o)           The Purchaser is aware that an investment in the Units involves a number of very significant risks and has carefully read and considered the matters set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Offering Documents, and, in particular, acknowledges that the Company has a limited operating history and limited assets, the Company has not had any revenues from product sales to date, the Company has incurred loses since its inception, and that the Company's independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in its opinion on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, expressing doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern;

(p)           The Purchaser meets the requirements of at least one of the suitability standards for an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, and has truthfully and accurately completed the Accredited Investor Certification and Investor Profile attached hereto;

 

  

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(q)           The Purchaser: (i) if a natural person, represents that the Purchaser has reached the age of 21 and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Units, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of any law applicable to it or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Units and the Securities, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Subscription Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Purchaser is executing this Subscription Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity.  The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound;

(r)           The Purchaser and the Advisors, if any, have had the opportunity to obtain any additional information, to the extent the Company had such information in its possession or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the Offering Documents and all documents received or reviewed in connection with the purchase of the Units and have had the opportunity to have representatives of the Company provide them with such additional information regarding the terms and conditions of this particular investment and the financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects of the Company deemed relevant by the Purchaser or the Advisors, if any, and all such requested information, to the extent the Company had such information in its possession or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, has been provided by the Company to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser and the Advisors, if any;

(s)           Any information which the Purchaser has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company or the Placement Agent is complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Company and the Placement Agent in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under Federal and state securities laws in connection with the Offering.  The Purchaser further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company and the Placement Agent immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company's issuance of the securities underlying the Units;

(t)           The Purchaser has significant prior investment experience, including investments in high risk securities.  The Purchaser is knowledgeable about investments in unregistered and restricted securities of developing and emerging growth companies such as the Company.  The Purchaser has a sufficient net worth to sustain a loss of its entire investment in the Company in the event such a loss should occur.  The Purchaser's overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not excessive in view of the Purchaser’s net worth and financial circumstances and the purchase of the Units will not cause such commitment to become excessive.  The investment is a suitable one for the Purchaser;

(u)           The Purchaser is satisfied that it has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or the Advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment;

 

  

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(v)           The Purchaser acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections included in the Offering Documents were prepared by the Company in good faith but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed and will not be updated by the Company and should not be relied upon;

(w)           No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Purchaser or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the Offering which are in any way inconsistent with the information contained in the Offering Documents;

(x)           Within five (5) business days after receipt of a request from the Company or the Placement Agent, the Purchaser will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or the Placement Agent is subject;

(y)           The Purchaser’s substantive relationship with the Company, the Placement Agent or subagent through which the Purchaser is subscribing for Units predates the Company’s, Placement Agent’s or such subagent's contact with the Purchaser regarding an investment in the Units;

(z)           THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS.  THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.  THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING DOCUMENTS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL;

(aa)           The Purchaser understands that affiliates and/or employees of the Placement Agent (i) will receive the compensation set forth elsewhere in the Offering Documents in connection with the Offering and (ii) may, but are not obligated to, purchase Units in the Offering and all such Units purchased shall be included in calculating whether the Maximum Amount of the Offering has been obtained.

(bb)           (For ERISA plans only)    The fiduciary of the ERISA plan represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities.  The Purchaser fiduciary or Plan (a) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (b) is independent of the Company or any of its affiliates; (c) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (d) in making such decision, the Purchaser fiduciary or Plan has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates;

 

  

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(cc)           The Purchaser should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac> before making the following representations. The Purchaser represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Offering were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals.  The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac>.  In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals1 or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists;

(dd) To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs.  Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph.  The Purchaser agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agent should the Purchaser become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations.  The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Purchaser, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Purchaser, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and the Placement Agent may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Purchaser’s identity to OFAC.  The Purchaser further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Purchaser, suspend the redemption rights, if any, of the Purchaser if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company and the Placement Agent or any of the Company’s other service providers.  These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs;

(ee) To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure2, or any immediate family3 member or close associate4 of a senior foreign political figure, as such terms are defined in the footnotes below; and

(ff)           If the Purchaser is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.

 

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1 These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

  

2 A “senior foreign political figure” is defined as a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure.

  

3 “Immediate family” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.

  

4 A “close associate” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure.

 

  

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6.           Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company.  The Company hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(a)           Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.  (a)  The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted.  The Company has no subsidiaries.  The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its  ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition or business, or prospects of the Company or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(b)           Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has all corporate power and authority to (i) conduct its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted (as described in the Memorandum), (ii) enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), the Investor Warrants substantially in the form of Annex B to the Memorandum, and the other agreements contemplated hereby (this Subscription Agreement, the Warrants, and the other agreements contemplated hereby, are collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents”), and (iii) issue, sell and deliver the Securities and Conversion Shares.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes, and each of the other Transaction Documents, upon due execution and delivery, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms (i) except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect related to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, including the effect of statutory and other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances and preferential transfers, and except that no representation is made herein regarding the enforceability of the Company’s obligations to provide indemnification and contribution remedies under the securities laws and (ii) subject to the limitations imposed by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(c)           Disclosure.  The information set forth in the Offering Documents as of the date thereof contains no untrue statement of a material fact nor omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(d)           Registration Statement.  The Company has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement on Form S-1 or such other available form (the “Registration Statement”) within sixty (60) days following the Final Closing (the “Filing Date”) and use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the earlier of 5 days after notice by the SEC that it may be declared effective or 150 days from the Filing Date.  In the event that the Registration Statement is not filed by the Filing Date or is not declared effective by the SEC for any reason on a timely basis, the Company will incur monthly liquidated damages, payable to Investors in cash, in an amount equal to one (1.0%) percent of the purchase price of the Units, on a pro rata basis on the amount of each Purchaser’s investment until the Registration Statement is filed (but in no event will the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable exceed twelve (12%) percent).

 

  

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7.       Registration Rights.  Purchaser shall have the registration rights described below.

(a)            Definitions.   As used in the Subscription Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings.

(1)           The term “Holder” shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities.

(2)           The term “Other Registrable Securities” shall mean shares of Common Stock other than the Registrable Securities that have registration rights senior to, pari passu with or junior to, the Registrable Securities.

(3)           The terms “register”, “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or order of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(4)           The term “Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) the Conversion Shares (or any successor security), (ii) the Warrant Shares (or any successor security) and (iii) any shares of Common Stock issuable (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security that is issued) pursuant to a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in replacement of any such securities; provided, however, that securities shall only be treated as Registrable Securities if and only for so long as they (A) have not been disposed of pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by the SEC; (B) have not been sold in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect thereto are removed upon the consummation of such sale; (C) are held by a Purchaser or a permitted transferee of a Purchaser or Holder pursuant to Section 7(j) and (D) may not be disposed of under Rule 144 under the Securities Act without restriction.

(b)           Automatic Registration rights. Within 60 days of the Final Closing, the Company shall file a resale registration statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (or less than all, if the Company is limited in the number of shares that it can include on such resale registration statement by regulation or the requirements of any exchange), and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the earlier of 5 days after notice by the SEC that it may be declared effective or 150 days from the Filing Date.  In the event that the registration statement is not filed on a timely basis or is not declared effective by the SEC for any reason on a timely basis, the Company will incur monthly liquidated damages, payable to Investors in cash, in an amount equal to one (1.0%) percent of the purchase price of the Units, on a pro rata basis on the amount of each Purchaser’s investment, until the registration statement is filed (but in no event will the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable exceed twelve (12%) percent).

(c)           Registration Procedures. Whenever required under this Section 7 to include Registrable Securities in a Company registration statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

 

  

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(1)           Use reasonable efforts to (i) cause such registration statement to become effective, and (ii) cause such registration statement to remain effective until the earliest to occur of (A) such date as the Holders selling Registrable Securities have completed the distribution described in the registration statement and (B) one year from the effective date of the registration statement.  The Company will also use its reasonable efforts to, during the period that such registration statement is required to be maintained hereunder, file such post-effective amendments and supplements thereto as may be required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder or otherwise to ensure that the registration statement does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that if applicable rules under the Securities Act governing the obligation to file a post-effective amendment permits, in lieu of filing a post-effective amendment that (i) includes any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (ii) reflects facts or events representing a material or fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement, the Company may incorporate by reference information required to be included in (i) and (ii) above to the extent such information is contained in periodic reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the registration statement. In the event that the Company becomes qualified for the use of Form S-3 or any successor form at a time when any registration statement on any other Form which includes Registrable Securities is required to be maintained hereunder, the Company shall, upon the request of any selling Holder, subject to Section 7(d), (i) as expeditiously as reasonably possible, use reasonable efforts to cause a Short-Form Registration covering such Registrable Securities to become effective and (ii) comply with each of the other requirements of this Section 7(c) which may applicable thereto. Upon the effectiveness of such Short-Form Registration, the Company shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder to keep in effect the registration statement which initially covered the Registrable Securities included in such Short-Form Registration.

(2)           Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration state­ment, and the prospectus used in connection with such registra­tion statement, as may be necessary to comply with the provi­sions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registra­tion statement.

(3)           Make available for inspection upon reasonable notice during the Company’s regular business hours by each selling Holder, any underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such selling Holder or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company reasonably requested, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such selling Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement, subject to the execution of appropriate confidentiality agreements.

(4)           Furnish to the selling Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary pros­pectus as amended or supplemented from time to time, in conformi­ty with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposi­tion of Registrable Securities owned by them.

(5)           Use reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other federal or state securities laws of such jurisdic­tions as shall be reason­ably requested by the selling Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition there­to to quali­fy to do business or to file a general consent to ser­vice of process in any such states or jurisdic­tions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be re­quired by the Securities Act.

 

  

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(6)           In the event of any underwritten public offer­ing, enter into and perform its obligations under an under­writing agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing under­writer of such offering.  Each Holder participating in such under­writing shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

(7)           Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a pro­spectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, (i) when the registration statement or any post-effective amendment and supplement thereto has become effective; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order or the initiation of proceedings for that purpose (in which event the Company shall make every effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending effectiveness of the registration statement at the earliest possible time or prevent the entry thereof); (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; and (iv) of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such regis­tration statement, as then in effect, in­cludes an untrue state­ment of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or neces­sary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circum­stances then existing (and each Holder agrees to suspend any trading under the Registration Statement until such condition is abated).

(8)           Cause all such Registrable Securi­ties regis­tered hereunder to be listed on each secu­rities exchange or quoted on a quotation service on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted or, if no such similar securities are listed or quoted on a securities exchange or quotation service, apply for qualification and use best efforts to qualify such Registrable Securities for inclusion on a national securities exchange or the quotation service.

(9)           Provide a transfer agent and regis­trar for all Regis­trable Securities registered pursuant here­under and CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securi­ties, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration.

(10)           Cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Registrable Securities to be sold, which certificates will not bear any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, shall request at least two business days prior to any sale of the Registrable Securities to the underwriters.

(d)           Furnish Information.                                           It shall be a condition precedent to the obligation of the Company to take any action pursu­ant to this Section 7 with respect to the Registrable Securi­ties of any Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such informa­tion regarding the Holder, the Registra­ble Securities held by the Holder, and the intended method of disposition of such securi­ties as shall be reasonably required by the Company to effect the registration of such Holder's Registrable Securities.

(e)           Registration Expenses.  The Company shall bear and pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registra­tion, filing or qualifica­tion of Registrable Securities, and shall pay the fees and expenses of one counsel to the Holders to be designated by the Placement Agent (not to exceed $10,000) with respect to reviewing the registration statement relating to such registra­tions pursuant to Section 7 for each Holder, but excluding under­writing dis­counts and com­missions relating to Registra­ble Securi­ties and excluding any professional fees or costs of accounting, financial or legal advisors  to any of the Holders (except as provided above).

 

  

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(f)           Rule 415 Requirements.   Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 7, in the event the SEC informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders thereof, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the registration statement as required by the SEC and/or (iii) withdraw the registration statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC  (which shall include assistance from Placement Agent’s counsel) for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC guidance, including without limitation, advocating that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415.  In the event the Company amends the registration statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (ii) or (iii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or by SEC guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the registration statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.  The foregoing notwithstanding, if the Company is required to limit the number of shares that it can include in such resale registration statement or New Registration Statement by regulation or the requirements of the SEC or any exchange, then, notwithstanding the registration rights of the holders of Other Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be included on such registration statement and New Registration Statement shall be allocated first, to the Registrable Securities, on a pro rata basis, and second, to the Other Registrable Securities, on a pro rata basis.  To the extent that after the applications set forth in the prior sentence, it remains necessary to limit the number of Registrable Securities that are to be included in such resale registration statement or New Registration Statement,  the number of Registrable Securities to be registered in such registration statements will first be reduced by the Registrable Securities represented by the Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such persons), and second by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares (applied, in the case that some Conversion Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by such persons).

(g)           Delay of Registration.  No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restrain­ing or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the inter­pretation or implemen­tation of this Section 7.

(h)           Indemnification.  In the event that any Regis­trable Securi­ties are included in a registration state­ment under this Section 7:

(1)           To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or under­writer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabili­ties (joint or sever­al) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as such losses, claims, damag­es, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collec­tively a “Violation”):  (i) any untrue state­ment or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registra­tion state­ment, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or sup­plements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omis­sion to state therein a material fact re­quired to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any viola­tion or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, and the Company will pay to each such Holder, under­writer or controlling person, as in­curred, any legal or other expenses reasonably in­curred by them in connection with investi­gating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(h)(1) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such set­tlement is effected without the consent of the Compa­ny (which consent shall not be unreasonably with­held), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformi­ty with written information furnished expressly for use in con­nection with such registration by any such Holder, under­writer or controlling person or a violation of any provision of the Subscription Agreement by a Holder.

 

  

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(2)           To the extent permitted by law, each Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, each person, if any, who con­trols the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securi­ties in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such under­writer or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or sever­al) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information fur­nished by such Holder ex­pressly for use in connection with such regis­tration or a violation of any provision of the Subscription Agreement by a Holder; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intend­ed to be indemnified pursu­ant to this Section 7(h)(2), in connection with investi­gating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indem­nity agreement con­tained in this Section 7(h)(2) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is ef­fected with­out the consent of the Hold­er, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provid­ed, further, that, in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 7(h)(2) exceed the greater of the cash value of the (i) gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder or (ii) such Holder’s investment pursuant to this Subscription Agreement as set forth on the signature page attached hereto.

(3)           Promptly after receipt by an indem­ni­fied party under this Section 7(h) of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indem­nified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnify­ing party under this Section 7(h), deliver to the indemnify­ing party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemni­fying party shall have the right to par­ticipate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party simi­larly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indem­nified parties which may be represented with­out conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one sepa­rate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indem­nified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemni­fied party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a rea­sonable time of the com­mencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indem­nifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 7(h), but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnify­ing party will not re­lieve it of any liabil­ity that it may have to any indem­nified party otherwise than under this Section 7(h).

 

 

  

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(4)           If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent juris­diction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or ex­pense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indem­nifying such indemnified party hereun­der, shall contrib­ute to the amount paid or pay­able by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liabil­ity, claim, dam­age, or expense in such pro­por­tion as is appro­priate to reflect the relative fault of the indem­nifying party on the one hand and of the indem­nified party on the other in connection with the state­ments or omissions that resulted in such loss, liabili­ty, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equita­ble consid­er­ations.  The relative fault of the indemni­fying party and of the indemnified party shall be deter­mined by refer­ence to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a materi­al fact or the alleged omission to state a material fact relates to infor­mation supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' rela­tive intent, knowl­edge, access to infor­ma­tion, and opportunity to correct or prevent such state­ment or omission.

(5)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and con­tri­bution contained in the underwriting agreement en­tered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provi­sions in the underwriting agreement shall con­trol.

(6)           The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 7(h) shall survive the com­ple­tion of any offer­ing of Registrable Securities in a registration state­ment under this Section 7, and other­wise.

(i)           Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regula­tion of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

(1)           make and keep public information avail­able, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times while the Registrable Securities are outstanding;

(2)           file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(3)           furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without regis­tration or pursuant to such form.

(j)           Permitted Transferees.  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities granted to the Purchasers by the Company under this Section 7 may be assigned in full by a Purchaser or a subsequent Holder in connection with a transfer by such Purchaser or Holder of its Registrable Securities if: (a) such Purchaser or Holder gives prior written notice to the Company; (b) such transferee agrees to comply with the terms and provisions of the Subscription Agreement; (c) such transfer is otherwise in compliance with the Subscription Agreement and (d) such transfer is otherwise effected in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Except as specifically permitted by this Section 7(j), the rights of a Purchaser or a Holder with respect to Registrable Securities as set out herein shall not be transferable to any other person, and any attempted transfer shall cause all rights of such Holder therein to be forfeited.

 

  

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8.           Indemnification.  The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Placement Agent, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, control persons and affiliates from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Subscription Agreement.

9.           Irrevocability; Binding Effect.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, except as required by applicable law, and that this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.  If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.

10.           Modification.  Any of the terms or provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is sought.

 

11.           Immaterial Modifications to the Transaction Documents.  The Company may, at any time prior to the First Closing, amend the Transaction Documents if necessary to clarify any provision therein, without first providing notice or obtaining prior consent of the Purchaser, if, and only if, such modification is not material in any respect.

 

12.           Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given (a) if to the Company, at the address set forth above, or (b) if to the Purchaser, at the address set forth on the signature page hereof (or, in either case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12).  Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party's address which shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.

13.           Assignability.  This Subscription Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser and the transfer or assignment of the Units shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.

14.           Applicable Law.  This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York as applied to agreements among New York residents entered into and to be performed entirely within New York.  Each of the parties hereto (1) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, (2) waive any objection which they may have now or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (3) irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.  Each of the parties hereto further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in such courts and agree that service of process upon it mailed by certified mail to its address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it, in any such suit, action or proceeding.  THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

  

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15.           Blue Sky Qualification.  The purchase of Units under this Subscription Agreement is expressly conditioned upon the exemption from qualification of the offer and sale of the Units from applicable federal and state securities laws.  The Company shall not be required to qualify this transaction under the securities laws of any jurisdiction and, should qualification be necessary, the Company shall be released from any and all obligations to maintain its offer, and may rescind any sale contracted, in the jurisdiction.

16.           Use of Pronouns.  All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

17.           Confidentiality.  The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any information or data the Purchaser has acquired from or about the Company, not otherwise properly in the public domain, was received in confidence (the “Confidential Information”).  Any distribution of the Confidential Information to any person other than the Purchaser named above, in whole or in part, or the reproduction of the Confidential Information, or the divulgence of any of its contents (other than to the Purchaser’s tax and financial advisers, attorneys and accountants, who will likewise be required to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information) is unauthorized, except that any Purchaser (and each employee, representative, or other agent of such Purchaser) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitations of any kind (except as provided in the next sentence) the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Purchaser relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.  Any such disclosure of the tax treatment, tax structure and other tax-related materials shall not be made for the purpose of offering to sell the Units offered hereby or soliciting an offer to purchase any such securities.  Except as provided above with respect to tax matters, the above named Purchaser agrees not to divulge, communicate or disclose, except as may be required by law or for the performance of this Subscription Agreement, or use to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of any other person or persons, or misuse in any way, any Confidential Information of the Company, including any scientific, technical, trade or business secrets of the Company and any scientific, technical, trade or business materials that are treated by the Company as confidential or proprietary, including, but not limited to, ideas, discoveries, inventions, developments and improvements belonging to the Company and confidential information obtained by or given to the Company about or belonging to third parties.

18.           Miscellaneous.

(a)           The Offering Documents, together with the Transaction Documents, constitute the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof.

(b)           The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser made in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the Units hereunder.

(c)           Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

(d)           This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  

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(e)           Each provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Subscription Agreement.

(f)           Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Subscription Agreement as set forth in the text.

(g) The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that there may be multiple Closings for the Offering.

 

To subscribe for Units in the private offering of OverNear, Inc.

	
1.

	
Date and Fill in the number of Units being purchased and Complete and Sign the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement.

	
2.

	
Initial the Accredited Investor Certification page attached to this Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement.

	
3.

	
Complete and return the Investor Profile and, if applicable, Wire Transfer Authorization attached to this letter.

	
4.

	
If returning forms to Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. Please either scan and email all forms to skurland@allenps.com or fax all forms to Scott Kurland at (212) 867-1993.  In either case, all signed original documents should be sent to:

 

Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc.

275 Madison Avenue

Suite 1410

New York, NY  10016

Attn: Scott Kurland

	
  

	
If returning forms to OverNear, Inc.:  Please either scan and email all forms to bill@overnear.com or fax all forms to Bill Glaser at (310) 861-0911.  In either case, all signed original documents should be sent to:

 

OverNear, Inc.

9595 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Attn: Bill Glaser

 

	
5. 

	
If payment is made by check, please make your subscription payment payable to the order of"Signature Bank, Escrow Agent for OverNear, Inc.”

 

 

  

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For wiring funds directly to the escrow account, please use the following instructions:

 

 

	Name:	Signature Bank
	ABA Number:	026013576
	SWIFT Code:   	SIGNUS33
	A/C Name:  	Signature Bank, as Agent for
	 	OverNear, Inc.
	 	261 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016
	A/C Number:   	1501843217
	FBO: 	Investor Name:  ______________________
	 	Social Security Number: ________________
	 	Address:  ____________________________
	 	_____________________________________
	 	 

 

Questions regarding completion of the subscription documents should be directed to Scott Kurland at (212) 812-8900 or Bill Glaser at (310) 744-6060.

 

 

  

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ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS

 

	
The USA PATRIOT Act

	 	
What is money laundering?

	 	
How big is the problem and why is it important?

	
 

The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to detect, deter, and punish terrorists in the United States and abroad.  The Act imposes new anti-money laundering requirements on brokerage firms and financial institutions.  Since April 24, 2002 all brokerage firms have been required to have new, comprehensive anti-money laundering programs.

 

To help you understand these efforts, the Placement Agent wants to provide you with some information about money laundering and its steps to implement the USA PATRIOT Act.

	 	
 

Money laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money so that the funds appear to come from legitimate sources or activities.  Money laundering occurs in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including illegal arms sales, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, racketeering, and terrorism.

	 	
 

The use of the U.S. financial system by criminals to facilitate terrorism or other crimes could well taint our financial markets.  According to the U.S. State Department, one recent estimate puts the amount of worldwide money laundering activity at $1 trillion a year.

	
What is the Placement Agent required to do to eliminate money laundering?

	
 

Under new rules required by the USA PATRIOT Act, the Placement Agent’s anti-money laundering program must designate a special compliance officer, set up employee training, conduct independent audits, and establish policies and procedures to detect and report suspicious transaction and ensure compliance with the new laws.

	 	
 

As part of its required program, the Placement Agent may ask you to provide various identification documents or other information.  Until you provide the information or documents the Placement Agent needs, we may not be able to effect any transactions for you.

  

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OVERNEAR, INC.

SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

Subscriber hereby elects to subscribe under the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement for a total of ______ Units at a price of $30,000 Per Unit (NOTE: to be completed by subscriber) and executes the Subscription Agreement.

 

Subscriber also acknowledges that it has received OverNear, Inc.’s Supplement No. 1, dated November 6, 2012, to its Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated August 6, 2012.

 

Date (NOTE: To be completed by subscriber): ___________________________, 2012

If the Purchaser is an INDIVIDUAL, and if purchased as JOINT TENANTS, as TENANTS IN COMMON, or as COMMUNITY PROPERTY:

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Print Name(s) 	 	Social Security Number(s)	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Signature(s) of Subscriber(s) 	 	Signature	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Date	 	Address	 

 

If the Purchaser is a PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or TRUST:

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Name of Partnership, Corporation, Limited  Liability Company or Trust	 	Federal Taxpayer Identification Number	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 	 
	 	
    Name:  

    Title:

	 	State of Organization	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Date  	 	Address	 

	OVERNEAR, INC. 	 	PORTFOLIO ADVISORS ALLIANCE, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	
/s/

	 	By:	
/s/ 

	 
	 	
Authorized Officer 

	 	 	
Authorized Officer

	 

                                                    

  

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OVERNEAR, INC.

ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION

For Individual Investors Only

(all Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):

	
Initial _______

	
I have an individual net worth, or joint net worth with my spouse, in excess of $1 million.  For purposes of the foregoing net worth calculation, I have excluded my/our primary residence as an asset and have reviewed and complied with the rules set forth in footnote 5 below in calculating my net worth.

	
Initial _______

	
I have had an annual gross income for the past two years of at least $200,000 (or $300,000 jointly with my spouse) and expect my income (or joint income, as appropriate) to reach the same level in the current year.

	
Initial_______

	
I am a director or executive officer of OverNear, Inc.

For Non-Individual Investors

  (all Non-Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):

	
Initial_______

	
 The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that is 100% owned by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors set forth above.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Massachusetts or similar business trust that has total assets of at least $5 million and was not formed for the purpose of investing the Company.

	
Initial_______ 

	
The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, whose investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary (as defined in ERISA §3(21)) that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment adviser.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose total assets exceed $5,000,000 as of the date of this Agreement.

	
Initial_______

	
The undersigned certifies that it is a self-directed employee benefit plan whose investment decisions are made solely by persons who meet either of the criteria for Individual Investors.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is a U.S. bank, U.S. savings and loan association or other similar U.S. institution acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.

 

  

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Initial _______

	
The undersigned certifies that it is a broker-dealer registered pursuant to §15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	
Initial_______ 

	
The investor certifies that it is an organization described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with total assets exceeding $5,000,000 and not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is a trust with total assets of at least $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is a plan established and maintained by a state or its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

	
Initial _______

	
The investor certifies that it is an insurance company as defined in §2(13) of the Securities Act, or a registered investment company.

	
Initial _______

	
An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act.

	
Initial _______

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

	
Initial _______

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

____________

5 For purposes of calculating net worth, (A) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset, (B) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability), and (C) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability.

 

  

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OVERNEAR, INC.

Investor Profile

(Must be completed by Investor)

Section A - Personal Investor Information (Individual Investors)

Investor Name(s): _________________________________________________________________________

 

Individual(s) executing: ________________________________________________________

 

Social Security Numbers / Federal I.D. Number: _________________________________________________

Date of Birth:                                _________________                                               Marital Status:      _______________________

Joint Party Date of Birth:            _________________                                               Investment Experience (Years): __________

Annual Income:                           _________________                                               Liquid Net Worth: ____________________

Net Worth (excluding value of primary residence,

after deducting any mortgage securing such residence):  $________

Home Street Address: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Home City, State & Zip Code: _______________________________________________________________

 

Home Phone: ________________________ Home Fax: _____________________  Home Email: _________

 

Employer: _______________________________________________________________________________

 

Employer Street Address: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Employer City, State & Zip Code: ____________________________________________________________

 

Bus. Phone: __________________________ Bus. Fax: __________________________ Bus. Email: _______

 

Type of Business: _________________________________________________________________________

 

Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. Account Executive, if applicable: __________________________________

 

  

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Section B - Investor Information (Entity Investors)

	
 

If the investor is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, pension plan, foundation, joint Investor (other than a married couple) or other entity, an authorized officer, partner, or trustee must complete, date and sign this Certificate.

 

	
o Limited Partnership

	
o General Partnership

	
o Limited Liability Company

	
o Corporation

	
o Irrecoverable Trust: ________________________________________________________________

	
o Other form of organization: __________________________________________________________

Investor Name(s): _________________________________________________________________________

 

Individual(s) executing: ________________________________________________________

 

Social Security Numbers / Federal I.D. Number: _________________________________________________

Total Assets: _________________                                                                             Date Entity Formed:____________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

 

City, State & Zip Code: _________________________________________________________________________

 

Bus. Phone: __________________________ Bus. Fax: __________________________ Bus. Email: ____________

 

Type of Business: ______________________________________________________________________________

 

Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. Account Executive, if applicable: _______________________________________

  

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Section C – Certificate Delivery Instructions

 

____ Please deliver certificate to the Employer Address listed in Section A.

 

____ Please deliver certificate to the Home/Business Address listed in Sections A or B, as applicable.

 

____ Please deliver certificate to the following address: ___________________________________________.

 Section D – Form of Payment – Check or Wire Transfer

 

____ Check payable to Signature Bank, As Agent for OverNear, Inc.

 

____ Wire funds from my outside account according to the "How to subscribe for Shares" Page.

 

____ Wire funds from my Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. account - See Following Page.

 

____ The funds for this investment are rolled over, tax deferred from __________ within the allowed 60 day window.

Please check if you are a FINRA member or affiliate of a FINRA member firm: ________

 

	 	 	 
	Investor Signature	 	Date
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Co-Investor Signature	 	Date
	 	 	 

 

  

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Memorandum

Wire Transfer Authorization

TO:           Operations Manager

                  Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. as Placement Agent for OverNear, Inc.

RE:           Client Wire Transfer Authorization

                 OVERNEAR, INC.

DATE:________________

 

This memorandum authorizes the transfer of the following listed funds from my Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. Brokerage Account as follows:

Brokerage Account #                                            ______________________

Wire Amount                                                        $______________________

BANK NAME:                SIGNATURE BANK

ABA NUMBER:             026013576

SWIFT CODE:               SIGNUS33

A/C NAME:                    SIGNATURE BANK, AS AGENT FOR

                                          OVERNEAR, INC.

                                          261 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016

A/C Number:                  1501843217

REFERENCE:

SUBSCRIBER LEGAL NAME 

 

 

TAX ID NUMBER   

                                         

 

SUBSCRIBER ADDRESS                                              

 

FBO:                                            ________________________________________________

 

Investment Title:                       ________________________________________________

Signature:                                   ________________________________________________

Signature:                                   ________________________________________________

(Joint Signature)ex10-6.htm

Exhibit 10.6

 

 

TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS AND IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORPORATION

BETWEEN

 

 

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – PETROBRAS, private and public stock company, with headquarters in the city of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, at Avenida República do Chile, no 65, Brazil, CNPJ/MF Corporate Taxpayer Identification number 33.000.167/0001-01 hereinafter referred to as PETROBRAS, represented by the Downstream, Research and Development General Manager of Centro de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento Leopoldo A. Miguez de Mello – CENPES, Mr. Alipio Ferreira Pinto Junior and Imperial Petroleum Recovery Corporation, with headquarters at 138 Seaberg Industrial Road, Dayton, TX 77535, U.S.A., hereinafter referred to as IPRC, represented by its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Alan B. Springer, both individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as  “Parties”.

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS

 

 

	
  

	
·

	
IPRC has developed and owns the Microwave Separation Technology (“MST”), to the energy industry for treating crude oil emulsions wherever they occur in the production, refining and transport of crude oil and refined products.

	
  

	
·

	
PETROBRAS is an energy company, with focus on exploration, production, refining, and trading of crude oil, its products, natural gas, and biofuels and is engaged in and has experience in the production and refining of heavy oil coming from the vast Brazilian continental shelf.

	
  

	
·

	
IPRC desires to provide technical services to PETROBRAS, through tests on MST system for application in the petroleum industry. In addition, IPRC desires to train PETROBRAS in the operation and maintenance of the MST system (hereinafter referred to as “PROJECT”);

	
  

	
·

	
The PROJECT will be conducted at PETROBRAS’ facilities, which will give PETROBRAS an opportunity to thoroughly test the MST system, compare the results with traditional emulsion breaking techniques (chemicals, heat).

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

CLAUSE I - OBJECT

 

 

	
1.1

	
The object of this Agreement is the performing by IPRC for PETROBRAS of technical services, through tests on MST system for application in the petroleum industry and training PETROBRAS in the operation and maintenance of the MST system, as described in the IPRC Proposal, Annex A, attached hereto.

CLAUSE II - OBLIGATIONS

 

 

	
2.1

	 	
IPRC shall:

 

 

	 	
2.1.1

	
Set-up and operate the MST System.

	 	
2.1.2

	
Carry out the services of PROJECT in accordance with IPRC Proposal, Annex A, with indispensable accuracy, quality and safety as needed by PETROBRAS.

	 	
2.1.3

	
Facilitate the access by the representative of PETROBRAS to all information related to the PROJECT.

	 	
2.1.4

	
Operate one shift, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week for a time sufficient to test MST performance.

	 	
2.1.5

	
Train Petrobras operators in the operation and maintenance of the MST system.

	 	
2.1.6

	
Prepare and deliver to PETROBRAS progress reports, a final report (summarising all services performed on the PROJECT and containing the results of the PROJECT) and the “Pre-test” Report (presenting the results of a MST150 operation using water as simulating fluid and performing a mechanical test, a leak test, a functional test, a control test and an alarm test to confirm that before shipping the MST150 is free from operational defects).

	
  

	 

	 	
2.1.7

	
In Respect to any and all claims arising out of or in connection with deficient performance of MST150, that can impact the item 8.2 of this Agreement, IPRC perform remedial services, at no cost to PETROBRAS.

	
  

	 

2.2           PETROBRAS shall:

	
  

	 

	 	
2.2.1

	
Provide all facilities necessary to carry out the PROJECT.

	 	
2.2.2

	
Provide samples of suitable crude oil during the tests.  (Note:  emulsions need to have between 35% and 60% water to be able to be pumped through the MST.  If the emulsion is less than 35% it may be necessary to add fluid for the MST to operate successfully).

 

 

 

  

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2.2.3

	
Provide suitable tie-in points for the MST-150 at the test site and if necessary operating or trade staff to make the necessary tie-ins so testing can begin on schedule.

	 	
2.2.4

	
Notify IPRC in writing at the receipt of the Financial Operation Register of this Agreement in the Brazilian Central Bank.

	 	
2.2.5

	
Nominate a representative of PETROBRAS to act as the PETROBRAS contact in matters related to this Agreement.

	
  

	 

	 	
2.2.6

	
Comment the draft of reports prepared by IPRC within 20 (twenty) working days from receipt.

	 	
2.2.7

	
Throughout the period hereof, provide to IPRC such reasonable access to its premises or other premises where the PROJECT will be performed and to material relevant to the Agreement as IPRC may reasonably require to perform the PROJECT.

 

 

CLAUSE III - PAYMENT

 

 

	
3.1

	
PETROBRAS shall pay IPRC with respect to the PROJECT the total amount of US$ 1,154,650.00 (one million, one hundred fifty-four thousand, six hundred and fifty American Dollars), including all taxes and observing the Effective Date.

	
  

	 

	
  

	
 “Effective Date” shall mean the date of notification by PETROBRAS of the official remittance authorization by the Brazilian Government through the Brazilian Central Bank, which is responsible for the issuance of the Financial Operation Register after the authorization of the National Institute of Industrial Property, which is responsible for the issuance of the knowledge certificate.

	
  

	 

	 	
3.1.1

	
As to the payment, invoices shall be submitted by IPRC to PETROBRAS in four installments:

	
  

	
a)

	
First installment - PETROBRAS agrees to pay the amount of US$ 230,930.00 (corresponding to 20% of the total amount of this Agreement) upon acceptance of the Pre-test Report by the PETROBRAS’ representative, observing the Effective Date;

	
  

	 

	
  

	
b)

	
Second installment - PETROBRAS agrees to pay the amount of US$ 346,395.00 (corresponding to 30% of the total amount of this Agreement) two months after the Effective Date and upon acceptance of the first progress report by the PETROBRAS’ representative;

 

	
  

	
c)

	
Third installment - PETROBRAS agrees to pay the amount of US$ 346,395.00 (corresponding to 30% of the total amount of this Agreement) six months after the EFFECTIVE DATE and upon acceptance of the second progress report by the PETROBRAS’ representative;

 

	
  

	
d)

	
Fourth installment - PETROBRAS agrees to pay the amount of US$ 230,930.00 (corresponding to 20% of the total amount of this Agreement) ten months after the EFFECTIVE DATE and upon acceptance of the final report by the PETROBRAS’ representative.

 

 

  

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3.1.2

	
Installments will be paid by PETROBRAS as outlined in item 3.1.1 above with the receipt of current invoices from IPRC within 30 days.

	
  

	 

	
3.2

	
The following conditions shall apply:

	
  

	 

3.2.1                      Payments to IPRC shall be made by wire transfer to:

	
  

	 

	 	
  

	
  Bank:  J.P. Morgan Chase

	 	
  

	
  Address: 3097 College Park Dr. The Woodlands Texas 77384, USA

	 	
  

	
  Bank sort code:

	 	
  

	
  Account Name: Imperial Petroleum Recovery Corp

	 	
  

	
  Account Number:

	 	
  

	
  Iban Code:

	 	
  

	
  Swift Code:

	
  

	 

	 	
3.2.2

	
All taxes (including fees for public services, compulsory loans to public authorities, social contributions and betterment contributions, duties, charges) levied directly due to this Agreement and/or its performance are of exclusive responsibility of the taxpayer so defined by law, without reimbursement.

	
  

	 

PETROBRAS shall withhold, as required under the provisions of applicable law, any amounts from funds payable to IPRC, including the Brazilian Service Tax as determined by applicable municipality law, and Federal Income Tax according to IPRC jurisdiction, with no right to gross up, even if IPRC jurisdiction does not allow the tax withheld to be offset.

IPRC shall provide previously all documents necessary to reduce or eliminate withholding to be made by PETROBRAS, without previous notice. PETROBRAS will also provide IPRC all documentation needed to offset any taxes withheld and paid to Brazilian authorities with taxes due to IPRC jurisdiction authorities.

If the tax burden applicable to this Agreement is raised or diminished during its execution, the original price will be reviewed proportionally to the change in this tax burden, with consequent reimbursement or reparation.

 

 

  

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The revision of the original price because of an increase in the tax burden applicable in this Agreement will not happen if this increase is motivated by a IPRC’s decision, such as a change in the location of its  establishment and voluntary changes in the taxation method, or even in the case of changes in the economical circumstances of IPRC, like fitting in a new tax bracket already existent when in the presentation of the IPRC Proposal, Annex A.

	
  

	 

CLAUSE IV – DELIVERY

	
  

	 

	
4.1

	
Delivery of the MST System shall be made EX-Works as that term is defined in INCOTERMS 2000 (PETROBRAS will be responsible for the transportation from IPRC ́s premises in the USA to  PETROBRAS ́ plant in Brazil and will bear all costs and risks involved). Risk of loss to the MST System will pass to PETROBRAS upon collection and PETROBRAS will indemnify IPRC for any damages to the MST System incurred after collection of the equipment to our nominated freight forwarding agent except to the extent such damage is the result of IPRC’s negligent performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement.

	
  

	 

	
4.2

	
MST System delivery shall be immediate after both parties sign this Agreement, unless extended by reason of Clause 4.2.1 herein. In order to PETROBRAS organize this shipment, IPRC must inform place, date, time of collection and the name of the person to be contacted by our freight forwarding agent.

	
  

	 

	 	
4.2.1

	
In the event that IPRC requires postponement of the delivery date, PETROBRAS will take this into consideration, if accompanied by an excusable delay and justified motives.

	
  

	 

	
4.3

	
IPRC is responsible for MST System packing, packaging and markings, which shall be adequate for maritime transportation and shall comply with legal requirements for cargo transportation, mainly with respect to special handling and safety.

 

 

	
4.4

	
For transportation of the MST System, the package shall be marked as follows:

	
  

	 

	
  

	
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – PETROBRAS

	
  

	
REGAP

	
  

	
Rod. Fernão Dias, BR 381, Km 427, s/n

	
  

	
Palmeiras – Betim

	
  

	
CEP 32530-000

	
  

	
Minas Gerais – Brasil

	
  

	
Attention to: Nilson Morais

Phone: (55) 31 3529-4173

	
  

	 

Unless PETROBRAS notifies IPRC of any change.

  

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Apply visual identification as required (i.e. fragile, this way up ↑, handle with care and others features).

	
4.5

	
IPRC shall send the following documents to PETROBRAS immediately upon signature date:

	
  

	 

	 	
4.5.1

	
A signed Commercial Invoice - required to register the importation as temporary entrance according to the Brazilian Customs Authorities and shall include the following: (i) detailed description of MST 150 System, (ii) unit cost, quantities and total costs, (iii) net and gross weights in kilograms, (vii) country of origin, (viii) (x) issuing date and (xii) port of destination.

	 	
4.5.2

	
A signed Packing list – also required by the Brazilian Customs Authorities – shall include information about packing of the whole shipment, describing: type of package, number of volumes, dimensions of volumes, net and gross weights of each volume, total of volumes, weights,  measurements and cubic meters.

	
  

	 

	
 NOTE:

	
In order to avoid delays, IPRC shall submit to PETROBRAS, for analysis, a rough draft of aforementioned documents before sending its final version.

	
  

	 

	
4.6

	
Documents for Custom Clearance:

	
  

	 

- Bill of Lading (B/L) in three originals including the following data: number of B/L, number of this Agreement, exporter and address, consignee and address, notify address, name of ship and journey number, port of loading, port of destination, markings/numbers, number of volumes, description of materials contained/gross weight/volumes, freight type, place of loading and date. This document will be organized by PETROBRAS via their freight forwarding agent together with IPRC appointed administrators;.

	
  

	 

- Commercial invoice signed (original);

	
  

	 

- Packing List signed (original).

 

 

 4.7        The bill of lading (B/L) and the Commercial Invoice shall be consigned to:

	
  

	 

	
  

	
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – PETROBRAS

	
  

	
CENPES – Research and Development Center

	
  

	
Cidade Universitária, s/n

	
  

	
Ilha do Fundão – Quadra 7

	
  

	
CEP 21949-900

	
  

	
Rio de Janeiro – Brasil

	
  

	
Attention:  Raquel Campos Cauby Coutinho

	
  

	
e-mail: rcoutinho@petrobras.com.br

	
  

	
Telephone: 55 21 3865-6228

	
  

	 

 

 

  

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Unless PETROBRAS notifies IPRC of any change.

IPRC shall deliver the originals of the Commercial Invoice, Packing List and Bill of Lading signed to PETROBRAS ́ freight forwarding agent during the equipment collection at IPRC ́s premises., by hand.

IPRC shall also send copies of the above mentioned documents to the following e-mail addresses: rcoutinho@petrobras.com.br and palombo@petrobras.com.br.

 

 

CLAUSE V – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

	
5.1

	
All Information, whether protect or not by Intellectual Property Rights, related to this Agreement and belonging to PETROBRAS prior to the Signature Date of this Agreement (“PETROBRAS’ Background Information”) shall continue to belong to PETROBRAS.

	  	  
	
5.2

	
PETROBRAS warrants to respect the intellectual property rights related to the Microwave Separation Technology (MST) belonging to IPRC.

	  	  
	
5.3

	
The results of the PROJECT including, but not limited to, any intellectual property right developed in connection with the PROJECT and any improvement, any development derived of PETROBRAS application conditions as well as reports, samples, data and other information prepared by or on behalf of IPRC in connection with the PROJECT shall belong to PETROBRAS.

	  	  
	
5.4

	
IPRC shall grant to PETROBRAS a non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use MST System patents rights in Brazil related to this Agreement.

CLAUSE VI - CONFIDENTIALITY

 

	
6.1

	
IPRC shall keep in strictest confidence the PETROBRAS’ Background Information which it may receive from PETROBRAS or to which it may otherwise have had access, and shall not at any time disclose or make available any of these information to any third person or corporation, and shall not at any time use or attempt to use any of these PETROBRAS’ Background Information which the other Party may disclose during the term hereof in any manner other than for this Agreement.

 

	
6.2

	
IPRC agrees to keep in confidence any and all generated information, including the results of the PROJECT and shall not disclose or make available any of these information to any third person or corporation, and shall not use with another purpose set forth in this Agreement or attempt to use any of these information without the prior written consent by PETROBRAS.

 

 

  

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6.3

	
The obligations of confidentiality in this CLAUSE shall not apply to the information which:

 

	
  

	
(i)

	
has been or is hereafter published or otherwise becomes available to the public without breach of the obligations of IPRC hereunder, or

	
  

	 

	
  

	
(ii)

	
can be proved to have been lawfully in the possession of IPRC at the time of disclosure in written form as to the date of this Agreement, or

	
  

	 

	
  

	
(iii)

	
IPRC acquired lawfully without obligations of confidentiality from a third party which did not acquire the same, directly or indirectly, from PETROBRAS under obligations of confidentiality, or

	
  

	 

	
  

	
(iv)

	
due to legal and/or government order, provided that such order is promptly notified to PETROBRAS before the release, requiring confidentiality regarding its legal/administrative handling, or

	
  

	 

	
6.4

	
The obligations of this CLAUSE VI shall continue in full force after the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

	
  

	 

	
  

	 

CLAUSE VII - LIABILITIES

 

	
7.1

	
IPRC makes no warranty or representation that the use of any information arising from the PROJECT shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties but, if any of IPRC‘s employees whilst engaged on the PROJECT become aware of any apparent infringement, IPRC will inform PETROBRAS and any consequential damages related shall be borne by IPRC.

 

 

	
7.2

	
IPRC shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by PETROBRAS only insofar as such loss or damage is attributable to negligence acts or negligence omissions of IPRC employees or agents in the performance of the PROJECT.

 

 

	
7.3

	
IPRC accepts no responsibility for the use made of any information, materials or equipment arising from the PROJECT either by PETROBRAS or by any third party who has obtained any of the said information, materials or equipment directly or indirectly from PETROBRAS, except to the extent that IPRC can be shown to have been negligent in providing such information, materials or equipment.

 

 

	
7.4

	
IPRC declares and warrants that there is not any kind of licensing or exclusive commercial relationship with any other enterprise (PETROBRAS competitor) which can become or create an obstacle for the right to use or license of MST System by PETROBRAS.

	
  

	 

 

 

 

  

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CLAUSE VIII – WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES

 

	
8.1

	
IPRC agrees at all times, to use its best efforts to perform the PROJECT specified in this Agreement and to inform PETROBRAS of any deviation from the IPRC Proposal, Annex A, or any cause which renders IPRC unable to perform the PROJECT as required.

	
 

	  
	
8.2

	
IPRC must provide a minimum operation time of the MST System, referred as 90% of the tests period, as further described in IPRC Proposal, Annex A.

	
 

	  
	
8.3

	
IPRC warrants that the MST System will be delivered free of defects in materials, workmanship and ownership and that the services performed by IPRC will reflect competent professional knowledge and judgment.

	
 

	  
	
8.4

	
PETROBRAS agrees that any article manufactured or supplied by or on behalf of IPRC as part of the PROJECT is of an experimental nature and that the normal conditions of contract applicable to the supply of proven equipment shall not apply to any such article and therefore IPRC gives no warranty regarding performance.

	
 

	  
	
8.5

	
PETROBRAS and IPRC liabilities shall be limited to 100% (a hundred per cent) of the total value of this Agreement for the direct damages, and neither Party herein shall be liable for the indirect damages or loss of profits relating to the scope of this Agreement to the extent permitted by law.

	
 

	  
	
8.6

	
Each Party shall be responsible for adequate life and injury insurance coverage of their direct or indirect employees or subcontracted staff while at their own and/or at each others' offices and facilities.

 

CLAUSE IX - TERM AND TERMINATION

 

 

	
9.1

	
This Agreement shall become effective on the signature date hereof and extend - with the provisions of Clause IV accepted – 475 (four hundred and seventy five) days thereafter, unless terminated sooner according to the provisions of this Clause.

 

	
9.2

	
PETROBRAS may terminate this Agreement or any PROJECT to be carried out hereunder at any time upon giving not less than thirty (30) days written notice to IPRC whereupon PETROBRAS’ liability will be limited solely to charges for PROJECT executed and services and goods supplied or ordered (or the cancellation charges therefore if such cancellation can be reasonably effected after receipt of such notice) prior to the expiry of such notice.

 

	
9.3

	
If either Party hereto persists in any remediable breach of this Agreement for thirty (30) days after the receipt of notice from the aggrieved Party specifying the breach and requiring it to be remedied then the aggrieved Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Party in default.

 

 

  

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9.4

	
The termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not affect the rights of either Party hereto accrued up to the date of such termination.

 

 

CLAUSE X - FORCE MAJEURE AND ACTS OF GOD

 

 

	
10.1

	
Any failure or omission to carry out or observe any of the stipulations or conditions of this Agreement, except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, shall neither give rise to any claim against either Party nor shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement if such failure or omission arises from any cause beyond the reasonable control of that Party. Each Party hereto shall take all reasonable measures to mitigate its loss by reason of any force majeure circumstance such as described in this Clause, and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement as soon as the force majeure circumstance shall cease to apply.

	
  

	 

	
  

	 

CLAUSE XI – ASSIGNMENT

 

	
11.1

	
IPRC shall not assign or subcontract its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of PETROBRAS.

	
  

	 

 

 

CLAUSE XII - NOTICES

 

 

	
12.1

	
All notices related to this Agreement shall be sent to the addressees set out below or to other addressees that either Party may nominate by written notice to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been served if by personal delivery when delivered, if by telex or facsimile transmission when dispatched, and if by air mail ten (10) days after posting. For:

 

 

	
  

	
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORPORATION

Attention: Alan B. Springer

138 Seaberg Industrial Road

Dayton, TX 77535, U.S.A

Telephone: 936 257 0826 – 713 542 7440

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS

Attention: Ms. Raquel Campos Cauby Coutinho

e-mail: rcoutinho@petrobras.com.br

Telephone: 55 21 3865-6228

Centro de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento

Leopoldo A. Miguez de Melio - CENPES

Avenida Horácio Macedo, 950

Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão

Rio de Janeiro-RJ

Brazil 21941-915

 

 

 

 

  

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CLAUSE XIII - DOCUMENT ATTACHED

 

 

	
13.1

	
In case of discrepancies between the terms of this Agreement and those of the IPRC Proposal, Annex A, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

CLAUSE XIV – GENERAL PROVISIONS

	
14.1

	
PETROBRAS shall internalize the MST System into Brazil with temporary admission for carrying out and running that in this Agreement.

	
14.2

	
Within the period of ninety (90) days after the PROJECT completion, PETROBRAS shall have the option to purchase the MST System from IPRC. In this case, ownership of the equipment shall pass to PETROBRAS.

	
14.3

	
If PETROBRAS decides not to exercise the purchase option, as described in item 14.2 above, PETROBRAS shall return the MST System to IPRC under the same transportation mode described in item 4.1.

	
14.4

	
If PETROBRAS decides to exercise the purchase option, as described in item 14.2 above, PETROBRAS shall pay IPRC the amount of US$ 1,766,880.00 (one million, seven hundred sixty-six thousand and eight hundred eighty American Dollars).

	
14.5

	
Within the period of 24 months after the PROJECT completion, PETROBRAS shall have the option to request projects for the construction of MST System units, according to the below table. In this case, IPRC shall grant to PETROBRAS a non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use MST System patents rights for the purpose of its own (including its AFFILIATES’) internal activities.

	
Basic design and detailed design 1

	
Total Cost 2

	
Cost for extra technical assistance per hour

	
1000 bpd

	
$3,250,000.00

	
$140.00

	
5000 bpd

	
$10,875,000.00

	
$140.00

 

	  	  	  
	
1 List of documents to be delivered: ....

	
To Be Provided

	  
	
2 Include assistance for procurement, construction, precommissioning, start up and training.

	
Details To Be Provided

 

	  

 

 

  

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CLAUSE XV - LAWS AND JURISDICTION

 

 

	
15.1

	
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Brazilian laws, excluding any choice of law or conflict of law principles and any other laws, statutes, regulations, orders or case law that would require or tend to give preference to the application of the laws of and other jurisdiction.

	
 

	  
	
15.2

	
Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be first negotiate in good faith between the Parties.

	
 

	  
	
15.3

	
If the Parties cannot agree on all or part of the matters subject to controversy, or if all outstanding issues in dispute are not fully and finally resolved through negotiation, then the Parties agree that all remaining disputes shall be settled by binding arbitration.

	
 

	  
	
15.4

	
The arbitration shall take place in London, England, (UK) under the Arbitration Rules of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) in effect at the time of the arbitration is initiated. PETROBRAS shall appoint one arbitrator and IPRC shall indicate another, and both arbitrators so designated shall indicate a third one to act as Chairman. The governing language of the arbitration shall be English and all arbitrators shall be fluent in the governing language.

	
 

	  
	
15.5

	
The arbitrators shall render a full complete, conclusive and binding resolution of the dispute. The arbitration award may assess reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including the costs of the arbitration and the arbitrators’ compensation, against one or more Parties. Enforcement of the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This Agreement to arbitrate shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of each party’s right to a trial by courts jury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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The undersigned Parties bind themselves to the faithful performance of this Agreement.

	
  

	 

	
  

	 

Rio de Janeiro, ...............................................2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

__________________________________

Alan B. Springer

Chairman and CEO

 

 

 

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________________

Alipio Ferreira Pinto Junior

Downstream, Research and Development General Manager of

Centro de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento Leopoldo A. Miguez de Mello – CENPES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 ___________________________

Name:....................

ID.:................

 

 

 

 

2 ___________________________

Name:....................

ID.:................

 

 

  

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