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ROSS STORES, INC.

NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES 

 

The Participant has been granted an award of Performance Shares (the “Award”) pursuant to the Ross Stores, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Performance Share Agreement attached hereto (the “Agreement”), as follows:

 

	Participant:	 	________________	 	Employee ID:	          	________________
	Grant Date:	 	________________	 	Grant No.:	 	________________
	Target Number of	          	 	 	 	 	 
	Performance Shares:	 	________________, subject to adjustment as provided by the Agreement. 
	
Maximum Number of

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Performance Shares:	 	________________, subject to adjustment as provided by the Agreement.
	Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Target:	 	$________________	 	 	 	 
	Performance Period:	 	Company fiscal year beginning ________________, and ending ______________.
	Earned Performance	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Share Determination	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:	 	________________	 	 	 	 
	Earned Performance

Shares:	 	The number of Earned Performance Shares (not to exceed the Maximum Number of Performance Shares) shall be determined by the Compensation Committee on or before the Earned Performance Share Determination Date by multiplying the Target Number of Performance Shares by the Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit Multiplier (as defined by the Agreement and certified by the Compensation Committee).
	
Performance Share

Vesting Date; Vested

Performance Shares:

	 	Except as provided by the Agreement and provided that the Participant’s Service has not previously terminated, 100% of the Earned Performance Shares shall vest and become Vested Performance Shares on _______________.
	Settlement Date:	 	________________, except as provided by the Agreement.
	Employment Agreement:	 	Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and the Participant, as in effect at any applicable time.

 

By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the Award is governed by this Notice and by the provisions of the Plan and the Performance Share Agreement, both of which are made a part of this document. The Participant acknowledges that copies of the Plan, Performance Share Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice. The Participant represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the Plan and Performance Share Agreement, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of their terms and conditions. 

 

	ROSS STORES, INC.	     	PARTICIPANT
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	Signature
	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	Date
	Address:	       4440 Rosewood Drive	 	 
	 	       Pleasanton, CA 94588	 	Address
	 	 	 	 

ATTACHMENTS:       Performance Share Agreement 

 

 

ROSS STORES, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT 

 

     Ross Stores, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Performance Shares (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) is attached an Award consisting of Performance Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement. The Award has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the Ross Stores, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as amended to the Grant Date, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan (the “Plan Prospectus”) in the form most recently prepared in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of shares issuable pursuant to the Plan, (b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan. 

 

     1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. 

 

          1.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned in the Grant Notice or the Plan. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below: 

 

               (a) “Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit” means the earnings before taxes as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings of the Company for the fiscal year of the Company coinciding with the Performance Period, adjusted to exclude from the determination of such amount the reduction in earnings resulting from the accrual of compensation expense for Performance Awards under the Plan and incentive awards under the Second Amended and Restated Ross Stores, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan, granted in each case, with respect to the Performance Period. 

 

               (b) “Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit Multiplier” means a number determined as follows: 

 

	Percentage of Adjusted Pre-	     	Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit
	Tax Profit Target Achieved	 	Multiplier
	Less than 90%	 	0.00%
	90%	 	66.70%
	95%	 	83.33%
	100%	 	100.00%
	105%	 	125.00%
	110%	 	150.00%
	115%	 	175.00%
	Equal to or greater than 120%	 	200.00%

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The Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit Multiplier for percentages of Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit Target achieved falling between the percentages set forth in the table above shall be determined by linear interpolation. 

 

               (c) “Change in Control” means a “Change in Control” as defined by the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (d) “Common Shares” mean shares of Stock issued in settlement of the Award. 

 

               (e) “Dividend Equivalent Right” means the right of the Participant to receive for each Earned Performance Share held on a dividend record date an amount equal to the cash dividend declared and paid on one (1) share of Stock, with such amount to be paid in cash on the date on which the Company pays such dividend to its stockholders. 

 

               (f) “Expiration of Participant’s Employment Agreement Due to Non-Renewal” means the expiration of the Employment Agreement due to its “Non-Renewal,” as provided by the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (g) “Performance Shares” mean the Performance Shares granted pursuant to the Award, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9. Each Performance Share represents a right to receive on the Settlement Date one (1) Common Share, subject to further restrictions as provided by this Agreement, if such Performance Share is then a Vested Performance Share. 

 

               (h) “Termination Due to Disability” means the termination of the Participant’s employment due to “Disability” as defined by and upon terms set forth in the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (i) “Termination for Cause” means the termination of the Participant’s employment for “Cause” as defined by the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (j) “Termination for Good Reason” means the Participant’s termination of employment for “Good Reason” as defined by the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (k) “Termination Without Cause” means the termination of the Participant’s employment “Without Cause” as defined by the Employment Agreement. 

 

               (l) “Voluntary Termination” means the “Voluntary Termination” of the Participant’s employment as defined by the Employment Agreement. 

 

          1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 

 

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     2. ADMINISTRATION.

 

          All questions of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan shall be determined by the Committee. All determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Award as provided by the Plan. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election. If the Participant is a Covered Employee, compensation realized by the Participant pursuant to the Award is intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and administered in a manner consistent with this intent. The Company intends that the Award comply with Section 409A of the Code (including any amendments or replacements of such section) and the regulations thereunder, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and administered in a manner consistent with this intent. 

 

     3. THE AWARD.

 

          3.1 Grant of Performance Shares. On the Grant Date, the Participant shall acquire, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a right to receive a number of Performance Shares which shall not exceed the Maximum Number of Performance Shares set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9. The number of Performance Shares, if any, ultimately earned by the Participant shall be that number of Performance Shares which become Earned Performance Shares, if any. 

 

          3.2 No Monetary Payment Required. The Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) as a condition to receiving the Performance Shares or the Common Shares issued upon settlement of the Earned Performance Shares that become Vested Performance Shares, the consideration for which shall be past services actually rendered and/or future services to be rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Common Shares issued upon settlement of the Earned Performance Shares that become Vested Performance Shares. 

 

          3.3 Dividend Equivalent Rights. On each day occurring on or after the Earned Performance Share Determination Date and prior to the Settlement Date that is established by the Board as the record date with respect to a dividend declared by the Board on shares of Stock generally and to be paid by the Company in cash to stockholders of record on such date, the Participant shall be credited with one Dividend Equivalent Right for each Earned Performance Share. Each such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled and paid to the Participant in cash on the same day that the Company pays the dividend to its stockholders. 

 

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     4. CERTIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE. 

 

          4.1 Level of Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit Attained. As soon as practicable following completion of the Performance Period, and in any event prior to the Earned Performance Share Determination Date, the Committee shall certify in writing the level of attainment of Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit during the Performance Period and the resulting number of Performance Shares which shall be Earned Performance Shares. The Company shall promptly notify the Participant of the determination by the Plan Administrator. 

 

          4.2 Adjustment to Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit for Extraordinary Items. The Committee shall adjust Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit, as it deems appropriate, to exclude the effect (whether positive or negative) of any of the following occurring after the grant of the Award: (a) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles or (b) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item. Each such adjustment, if any, shall be made solely for the purpose of providing a consistent basis from period to period for the calculation of Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights with respect to the Award. 

 

     5. VESTING OF EARNED PERFORMANCE SHARES. 

 

          5.1 In General. Except as provided by this Section 5 and Section 8, the Earned Performance Shares shall vest and become Vested Performance Shares as provided in the Grant Notice. 

 

          5.2 Effect of Termination for Cause or Voluntary Termination. In the event of the Termination for Cause or Voluntary Termination of the Participant prior to the Performance Share Vesting Date, the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire all of the Performance Shares subject to the Award. The Participant shall not be entitled to any payment for such forfeited Performance Shares. 

 

          5.3 Effect of Death, Termination Due to Disability, Termination Without Cause, Termination for Good Reason or Expiration of Participant’s Employment Agreement Due to Non-Renewal. In the event of death, Termination Due to Disability, Termination Without Cause, Termination for Good Reason or Expiration of Participant’s Employment Agreement Due to Non-Renewal (in any such case, a “Termination Event”) prior to the Performance Share Vesting Date, a number of Performance Shares shall become Vested Performance Shares at the time and in the manner determined as follows: 

 

               (a) If the Termination Event occurs prior to the Earned Performance Share Determination Date, then on the Earned Performance Share Determination Date a number of Performance Shares shall be deemed Vested Performance Shares determined by multiplying (i) that number of Performance Shares that would have become Earned Performance Shares had no such Termination Event occurred (but in no case in excess of 100% of the Target Number of Performance Shares) by (ii) the ratio of the number of full months of the Participant’s employment with the Company during the Performance Period to the number of full months contained in the Performance Period. 

 

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               (b) If the Termination Event occurs on or after the Earned Performance Share Determination Date but prior to the Performance Share Vesting Date, then on the date of the Termination Event a number of Performance Shares equal to the number of Earned Performance Shares shall be deemed Vested Performance Shares. 

 

          5.4 Forfeiture of Unvested Performance Shares. Except as otherwise provided by this Section 5 or Section 8, in the event that the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire all Performance Shares which are not, as of the time of such termination, Vested Performance Shares (“Unvested Performance Shares”). The Participant shall not be entitled to any payment for such forfeited Performance Shares. 

 

          5.5 Ownership Change Event, Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company paid in shares of Stock or other property, or any other adjustment upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4 of the Plan, any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant’s ownership of Unvested Performance Shares shall be included in the terms “Performance Shares” and “Unvested Performance Shares” for all purposes of this Section 5 with the same force and effect as the Unvested Performance Shares immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, as the case may be. For purposes of determining the number of Vested Performance Shares following an Ownership Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and after any such event. 

 

          5.6 Obligation to Repay Certain Dividend Equivalent Right Payments. The Participant shall, at the discretion of the Company, be obligated to promptly repay to the Company upon termination of the Participant’s Service any amounts previously paid to the Participant in cash in settlement of Dividend Equivalent Rights credited on Unvested Performance Shares that are subsequently forfeited pursuant to Section 5.4. 

 

     6. SETTLEMENT OF THE AWARD. 

 

          6.1 Issuance of Common Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the Company shall issue to the Participant on the Settlement Date with respect to each Vested Performance Share one (1) Common Share. Common Shares issued in settlement of Performance Shares shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than such restrictions as may be required pursuant to Section 6.3, Section 7 or the Insider Trading Policy. 

 

          6.2 Beneficial Ownership of Common Shares; Certificate Registration. The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice any or all Common Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Award. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a certificate for the Common Shares as to which the Award is settled shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant. 

 

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          6.3 Restrictions on Grant of the Award and Issuance of Common Shares. The grant of the Award and issuance of Common Shares upon settlement of the Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state law or foreign law with respect to such securities. No Common Shares may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Common Shares subject to the Award shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the settlement of the Award, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company. 

 

          6.4 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Common Shares upon the settlement of the Award. Any fractional share resulting from the determination of the number of Vested Performance Shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. 

 

     7. TAX WITHHOLDING. 

 

          7.1 In General. At the time the Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company, if any, which arise in connection with the Award, the vesting of the Vested Performance Shares, or the issuance of Common Shares in settlement thereof. The Company shall have no obligation to process the settlement of the Award or to deliver Common Shares until the tax withholding obligations as described in this Section have been satisfied by the Participant. 

 

          7.2 Assignment of Sale Proceeds; Payment of Tax Withholding by Check. Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, the Company may permit the Participant to satisfy the Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company providing for either (i) delivery by the Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the Common Shares, or (ii) payment by check. The Participant shall deliver written notice of any such permitted election to the Company on a form specified by the Company for this purpose at least thirty (30) days (or such other period established by the Company) prior to the date on which the Company’s tax withholding obligation arises (the “Withholding Date”). If the Participant elects payment by check, the Participant agrees to deliver a check for the full amount of the required tax withholding to the applicable Participating Company on or before the third business day following the Withholding Date. If the Participant elects payment by check but fails to make such payment as required by the preceding sentence, the Company is hereby authorized, at its discretion, to satisfy the tax withholding obligations through any means authorized by this Section 7, including by directing a sale for the account of the Participant of some or all of the Common Shares from which the required taxes shall be withheld, by withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant or by withholding shares in accordance with Section 7.3. 

 

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          7.3 Withholding in Common Shares. The Company may require the Participant to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by deducting from the Common Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant in settlement of the Award a number of whole Common Shares having a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates. 

 

     8. CHANGE IN CONTROL. 

 

          8.1 Effect of Change in Control on Performance Shares. In the event of a Change in Control prior to the Performance Share Vesting Date, a number of Performance Shares shall be deemed Vested Performance Shares effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control determined as follows: 

 

               (a) If the Change in Control occurs prior to the Earned Performance Share Determination Date, then 100% of the Target Number of Performance Shares shall be deemed Vested Performance Shares. 

 

               (b) If the Change in Control occurs on or after the Earned Performance Share Determination Date, then 100% of the Earned Performance Shares shall be deemed Vested Performance Shares. 

 

The Award shall be settled in full in accordance with Section 6 immediately prior to the Change in Control (and such time shall be treated as the Settlement Date for this purpose), provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the Change in Control. The vesting of Performance Shares and settlement of the Award that was permissible solely by reason of this Section shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control. 

 

          8.2 Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code. 

 

               (a) Excess Parachute Payment. In the event that any acceleration of vesting the Performance Shares or the Common Shares and any other payment or benefit received or to be received by the Participant would subject the Participant to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code due to the characterization of such acceleration of vesting, payment or benefit as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, the amount of any acceleration of vesting called for by this Agreement shall not exceed the amount which produces the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant. 

 

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               (b) Determination by Independent Accountants. Upon the occurrence of any event that might reasonably be anticipated to result in an “excess parachute payment” to the Participant as described in Section 8.2(a) (an “Event”), the Company shall request a determination in writing by independent public accountants selected by the Company (the “Accountants”). Unless the Company and the Participant otherwise agree in writing, the Accountants shall determine and report to the Company and the Participant within twenty (20) days of the date of the Event the amount of such acceleration of vesting, payments and benefits which would produce the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant. For the purposes of such determination, the Accountants may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Participant shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make their required determination. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses the Accountants may reasonably charge in connection with their services contemplated by this Section. 

 

     9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. 

 

          Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of Performance Shares and/or the number and kind of shares to be issued in settlement of the Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Award. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Such adjustments shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

 

     10. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER OR EMPLOYEE. 

 

          The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Common Shares which may be issued in settlement of this Award until the date of the issuance of a certificate for such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 3.3 or Section 9. If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and the Participant, the Participant’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service interfere in any way with any right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. 

 

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     11. LEGENDS. 

 

          The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing Common Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section. 

 

     12. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A. 

 

          It is intended that any election, payment or benefit which is made or provided pursuant to or in connection with this Award that may result in Section 409A Deferred Compensation shall comply in all respects with the applicable requirements of Section 409A (including applicable regulations or other administrative guidance thereunder, as determined by the Committee in good faith) to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non-compliance. In connection with effecting such compliance with Section 409A, the following shall apply: 

 

          12.1 Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee. If the Participant is a “specified employee” of a publicly traded corporation as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, unless subject to an applicable exception under Section 409A, any payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation in connection with a “separation from service” (as determined for purposes of Section 409A) shall not be made until six (6) months after the Participant’s separation from service (the “Section 409A Deferral Period”). In the event such payments are otherwise due to be made in installments or periodically during the Section 409A Deferral Period, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, the payments of Section 409A Deferred Compensation which would otherwise have been made in the Section 409A Deferral Period shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum as soon as the Section 409A Deferral Period ends, and the balance of the payments shall be made as otherwise scheduled. 

 

          12.2 Other Delays in Payment. Neither the Participant nor the Company shall take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any benefits under this Agreement in any manner which would not be in compliance with Code Section 409A (including any transition or grandfather rules thereunder). 

 

          12.3 Amendments to Comply with Section 409A; Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to void or amend any election made by the Participant under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 409A (including any transition or grandfather rules thereunder) without prior notice to or consent of the Participant. The Participant hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by the Participant in connection with the Award, including as a result of the application of Section 409A. 

 

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          12.4 Advice of Independent Tax Advisor. The Company has not obtained a tax ruling or other confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service with regard to the application of Section 409A to the Award, and the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement will avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including as a result of the application of Section 409A to the Award. The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has been advised to seek the advice of his or her own independent tax advisor prior to entering into this Agreement and is not relying upon any representations of the Company or any of its agents as to the effect of or the advisability of entering into this Agreement. 

 

     13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

 

          13.1 Termination or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or government regulation, including, but not limited to, Section 409A. No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing. 

 

          13.2 Nontransferability of the Award. Prior the issuance of Common Shares on the Settlement Date, neither this Award nor any Performance Shares subject to this Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to the Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 

 

          13.3 Unfunded Obligation. The Participant shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Any amounts payable to the Participant pursuant to the Award shall be an unfunded and unsecured obligation for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company shall not be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee or the Company and the Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in the Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of the Company. The Participant shall have no claim against the Company for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Award. 

 

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          13.4 Further Instruments. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. 

 

          13.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

 

          13.6 Delivery of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address shown below that party’s signature to the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party. 

 

               (a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically. In addition, the Participant may deliver electronically the Grant Notice to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. 

 

               (b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 13.6(a) of this Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and Grant Notice, as described in Section 13.6(a). The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing. The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. Similarly, the Participant understands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.6(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail. Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.6(a). 

 

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          13.7 Integrated Agreement. The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, together with the Employment Agreement, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Company with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties between the Participant and the Company with respect to such subject matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or therein. To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan shall survive any settlement of the Award and shall remain in full force and effect. 

 

          13.8 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California. 

 

          13.9 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

 

mBEACH SOFFTWARE, INC.

AND

 

SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP

 

Dated

August 31, 2011

 

  

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THIS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT entered into as of the 31th day of August, 2011 (this "AGREEMENT"), by and between SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP, Delaware limited partnership ("INVESTOR"), and mBEACH SOFFTWARE, INC., a Florida corporation (the "COMPANY").

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and Investor shall purchase, up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of its Common Stock (as defined below); and

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1                      DEFINED TERMS as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined)

"AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.

"BLACKOUT NOTICE" shall mean a written notice from the Company to the Investor with respect to the existence of a Potential Blackout Event.

“BLACKOUT PERIOD" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6

“BLACKOUT SHARES" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6

"BY-LAWS" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8.

"CERTIFICATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8.

"CLAIM NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

"CLOSING" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.

"CLOSING CERTIFICATE" shall mean the closing certificate of the Company in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

 

"CLOSING DATE" shall mean, with respect to a Closing, the sixth (6th) Trading Day following the Put Date related to such Closing, or such earlier date as the Company and Investor shall agree, provided all conditions to such Closing have been satisfied on or before such Trading Day.

 

“CLOSING PRICE” shall mean the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock on the Principal Market on a Trading Day as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.

 

"COMMITMENT PERIOD" shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement for an aggregate Purchase Price of the Maximum Commitment Amount, or (ii) the date occurring thirty six (36) months from the date of commencement of the Commitment Period.

 

"COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).

 

  

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"COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS" shall mean any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or any options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or any such convertible or exchangeable securities.

 

"COMPANY" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

"CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2.

 

"DAMAGES" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).

"DISPUTE PERIOD" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

"DTC" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.

"DWAC" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.

 

"EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares effective a Registration Statement, or any amendment thereof, registering the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(a).

"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

"FAST" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.

"FINRA" shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

“FLOOR PRICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2 (c).

"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

"INDEMNITY NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(b).

 

"INVESTMENT AMOUNT" shall mean the dollar amount to be invested by Investor to purchase Put Shares with respect to any Put as notified by the Company to Investor in accordance with Section 2.2.

"INVESTOR" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

"LEGEND" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1.

"MARKET PRICE" shall mean the average of the Closing Prices during the Valuation Period.

 

"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any of (a) this Agreement and (b) the Registration Rights Agreement.

"MAXIMUM COMMITMENT AMOUNT" shall mean Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).

 

  

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"NEW PRICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.

"OLD PRICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.

 

 

"PERSON" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

"POTENTIAL BLACKOUT EVENT" shall mean any of the following: (a) the possession by the Company of material information ripe for disclosure in a Registration Statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the Registration Statement is required, (b) receipt by the Company of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (c) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (d) receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or (e) the happening of any event that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any amendment or supplement in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

"PRINCIPAL MARKET" shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq), the OTC Bulletin Board, or other principal exchange which is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.

"PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean 92% of the Market Price on such date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

"PUT" shall mean the right of the Company to require the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

"PUT DATE" shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).

"PUT NOTICE" shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to Investor setting forth the Investment Amount with respect to which the Company intends to require Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

"PUT SHARES" shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to a Put that has been exercised or may be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

  

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"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean the (a) Put Shares, (b) the Blackout Shares, and (c) any securities issued or issuable with respect to any of the foregoing by way of exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold under circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met, (iii) such time as such Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act or (iv) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to Investor, such Registrable Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act or the need for an exemption from any such registration requirements and without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(b)(i) (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.

 

"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" shall mean the registration rights agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean a registration statement on such form promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such securities, for the registration of the resale by Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.

"REGULATION D" shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

"REMAINING PUT SHARES" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.

"RULE 144" shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.

"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"SECURITIES ACT" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.

 

"SEC DOCUMENTS" shall mean, as of a particular date, all reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the Company's then most recently completed and reported fiscal year as of the time in question (provided that if the date in question is within ninety days of the beginning of the Company's fiscal year, the term shall include all documents filed since the beginning of the preceding fiscal year).

 

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

"SUBSCRIPTION DATE" shall mean the date on which this Agreement is executed and delivered by the Company and Investor.

"THIRD PARTY CLAIM" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

“TRADING DAY” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.

“TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS” shall mean this Equity Credit Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

"TRANSFER AGENT" shall mean the transfer agent for the Common Stock (and to any substitute or replacement transfer agent for the Common Stock upon the Company's appointment of any such substitute or replacement transfer agent).

 

  

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"UNDERWRITER" shall mean any underwriter participating in any disposition of the Registrable Securities on behalf of Investor pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

"VALUATION EVENT" shall mean an event (other than (i) stock issuances as a result of the ordinary workings of this Agreement,  (ii) stock issuances to present shareholders exercising existing convertible securities or warrants, (iii) stock issuances to any lenders providing bridge financing, (iv)  stock issuances to existing shareholders providing collateral for bridge financing and (v) stock issuances pursuant to the share exchange with Pomega, Inc.) in which the Company at any time during a Valuation Period takes any of the following actions:

(a)           subdivides or combines the Common Stock;

 

(b)           pays a dividend in shares of Common Stock or makes any other distribution of shares of Common Stock, except for dividends paid with respect to any series of preferred stock authorized by the Company, whether existing now or in the future;

 

(c)           issues any options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock other than pursuant to this Agreement and the price per share for which shares of Common Stock may at any time thereafter be issuable pursuant to such options or other rights shall be less than the Closing Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance;

 

(d)           issues any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and the consideration per share for which shares of Common Stock may at any time thereafter be issuable pursuant to the terms of such convertible or exchangeable securities shall be less than the Closing Price  in effect immediately prior to such issuance;

 

(e)           issues shares of Common Stock otherwise than as provided in the foregoing subsections (a) through (d), at a price per share less, or for other consideration lower, than the Closing Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, or without consideration; or

 

(f)           makes a distribution of its assets or evidences of indebtedness to the holders of Common Stock as a dividend in liquidation or by way of return of capital or other than as a dividend payable out of earnings or surplus legally available for dividends under applicable law or any distribution to such holders made in respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets (other than under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) through (e).

 

"VALUATION PERIOD" shall mean the period of five (5) Trading Days immediately following the date on which the applicable Put Notice is deemed to be delivered and during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued; provided, however, that if a Valuation Event occurs during any Valuation Period, a new Valuation Period shall begin on the Trading Day immediately after the occurrence of such Valuation Event and end on the fifth (5th) Trading Day thereafter.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK

Section 2.1                      INVESTMENTS.

 

(a)           PUTS.  Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), on any Put Date the Company may exercise a Put by the delivery of a Put Notice. The number of Put Shares that Investor shall purchase pursuant to such Put shall be determined by dividing the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by the Purchase Price with respect to such Put Notice.

 

(b)           RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK.  As a condition for the execution of this Agreement by the Investor, the Company shall issue to the Investor 1,000,000 shares of restricted Common Stock (the “Restricted Shares”). The Restricted Shares shall be delivered to the Investor upon the execution of this Agreement.  Such shares shall have no registration rights.

 

  

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Section 2.2                      MECHANICS.

(a)           PUT NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, the Company may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.2; provided, however, that the Investment Amount identified in the applicable Put Notice shall not exceed, when taken together with any and all prior Put Notices, the Maximum Commitment. Investor agrees to apprise the Company in regards to the number of shares of the Company it and its affiliates hold or upon the receipt of a Put Notice.

 

 

(b)           DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 12:00 noon New York time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise after 12:00 noon New York time on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day.

 

(c)           FLOOR PRICE.  The Floor Price is defined as the price under which the Purchaser is not required to purchase and the Issuer is not required to issue shares of common stock.  The floor price shall be no lower than seventy-five percent (75%) of the average of the five (5) most recent Closing prices prior to the Put Date. In the event that, during a Valuation Period the Closing Price on any Trading Day is lower than the Floor Price, then for each such Trading Day the parties shall be under no obligation to purchase and sell one-fifth (1/5th) of the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice, and the Investment Amount shall accordingly be deemed reduced by such amount.  In the event that during a Valuation Period the Closing Price is below the Floor Price for any two (2) Trading Days—not necessarily consecutive—then the balance of each party’s obligation to purchase and sell the Investment Amount under such Put Notice shall terminate on such second Trading Day (“Termination Day”), and the Investment Amount shall be adjusted to include only one-fifth (1/5th) of the initial Investment Amount for each Trading Day during the Valuation Period prior to the Termination Day that the Closing Price equals or exceeds the Floor Price.

 

Section 2.3                      CLOSINGS. On or prior to each Closing Date for any Put, (a) the Company shall deliver to the Investor one or more certificates, at Investor's option, representing the Put Shares purchased by Investor pursuant to Section 2.1 herein, registered in the name of Investor and (b) Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of the Put Shares. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 2.3, and provided that the Transfer Agent then is participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer ("FAST") program, upon request of Investor, but subject to the applicable provisions of Article VIII hereof, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer Agent to electronically transmit, prior to the applicable Closing Date the applicable Put Shares by crediting the account of the Investor's prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system, and provide proof satisfactory to the Investor of such delivery.  In addition, on or prior to such Closing Date, each of the Company and Investor shall deliver to each other all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered or reasonably requested by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Section 2.4                      COVER.  If the Company fails for any reason to take or cause to be taken all steps necessary on the part of the Company to deliver the Put Shares on such Closing Date and the Investor purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise, shares of Common Stock (the "Covering Shares") in order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of Common Stock by the Investor (the "Sold Shares"), which delivery the Investor anticipated to make using the Put Shares (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall pay to such Investor, in addition to all other amounts contemplated in other provisions of the Transaction Documents, and not in lieu thereof, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount (as defined below). The "Buy-In Adjustment Amount" is the amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) such Investor’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Covering Shares over (y) the net proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by such Investor from the sale of the Sold Shares. The Company shall pay the Buy-In Adjustment Amount to such Investor in immediately available funds immediately upon demand by such Investor. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if such Investor purchases Covering Shares having a total purchase price (including brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to shares of Common Stock that it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount that the Company will be required to pay to such Investor will be $1,000.

 

  

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Section 2.5                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 2.6                      BLACKOUT SHARES.

 

(a)           If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company delivers a Blackout Notice to the Investor, the Investor shall not offer or sell any Put Shares, or Blackout Shares (as defined below), or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to such shares, from the date of the Blackout Notice until Investor receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Blackout Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Blackout Event (such period, a "Blackout Period").

 

(b)           In the event that, (i) within fifteen (15) Trading Days following any Closing Date, the Company delivers a Blackout Notice to Investor, and (ii) the Closing Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Blackout Period ("OLD PRICE") is greater than the Closing Price on the first Trading Day following such Blackout Period that Investor may sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement ("NEW PRICE"), then the Company shall issue  to Investor the number of additional shares of Registrable Securities (the "BLACKOUT SHARES") equal to the excess of (x) the product of the number of Put Shares held by Investor immediately prior to the Blackout Period that were issued on the most recent Closing Date (the "REMAINING PUT SHARES") multiplied by the Old Price, divided by the New Price, over (y) the Remaining Put Shares.

Section 2.7                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

           Section 2.8                      LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Each of the Company and Investor acknowledge and agree that the requirement to issue Blackout Shares under Section 2.6 shall give rise to liquidated damages and not penalties. Each of the Company and Investor further acknowledge that (a) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (b) the amount specified in such Section bears a reasonable proportion and is not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be incurred by Investor in connection with a Blackout Period, and (c) each of the Company and Investor are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm's length.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR

Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:

Section 3.1                      INTENT. Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Registrable Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Registrable Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

Section 3.2                      NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY.  The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors.  The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

 

  

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Section 3.3                      SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. Investor is a sophisticated investor (as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) and an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Registrable Securities. Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Registrable Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

Section 3.4                      AUTHORITY. (a) Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with its terms; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of Investor or its partners is required; and (c) each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by Investor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

Section 3.5                      NOT AN AFFILIATE. Investor is not an officer, director or "affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.

 

Section 3.6                      ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. Investor is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Investor is duly qualified and in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on Investor.

 

Section 3.7                      ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other document or instrument contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which Investor is a party or is subject, or by which Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.

 

Section 3.8                      DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.

 

Section 3.9                      MANNER OF SALE. At no time was Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.

Section 3.10 FINANCIAL CAPABILITY. Investor presently has the financial capacity and the necessary capital to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

  

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Section 3.11.                   Transfer or Resale.  Investor understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares and the Blackout Shares, if any,  have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) Investor shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in form acceptable to counsel to the Company, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.  The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and certificates for the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares and the Blackout Shares, if any.

 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to Investor that, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents:

Section 4.1                      ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.  The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.2                      AUTHORITY. (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and to issue the Put Shares, Restricted Shares and Blackout Shares, if any; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required; and (c) each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

Section 4.3                      CAPITALIZATION. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 3,250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of which 173,250,000 shares are outstanding as of the date hereof. See SCHEDULE A “Capitalization Table” for capitalization on a fully diluted basis.

 

Except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding securities which are convertible into shares of Common Stock, whether such conversion is currently exercisable or exercisable only upon some future date or the occurrence of some event in the future.

All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Section 4.4                      TIMELY FILING. Prior to filing the Registration statement underlying the securities to be issued in accordance with this Agreement, the Company warrants that it will be timely with its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  

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Section 4.5                      SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company shall make available to Investor true and complete copies of the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, proxy information and solicitation materials) upon coming compliant with SEC regulatory disclosure requirements. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not provided to Investor any information that, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly prior to the date hereof by the Company, but which has not been so disclosed. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

 

Section 4.6                      VALID ISSUANCES. When issued and paid for as herein provided, the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares, and the Blackout Shares, if any, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Neither the sales of the Put Shares or the Blackout Shares, if any, pursuant to this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, nor the Company's performance of its obligations thereunder,  shall (a) result in the creation or imposition of any liens, charges, claims or other encumbrances upon the Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, or any of the assets of the Company, or (b) entitle the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock to preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire the Common Stock or other securities of the Company. The Put Shares, Restricted Shares and Blackout Shares, if any, shall not subject Investor to personal liability, in excess of the subscription price by reason of the ownership thereof.

Section 4.7                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 4.8                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 4.9                      NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares and the Blackout Shares, if any, do not and will not (a) result in a violation of the Certificate or By-Laws or (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or issue and sell the Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof (other than any SEC, FINRA or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing, any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.

 

  

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Section 4.10                      NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since June 1, 2011 no event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

Section 4.11                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 4.12                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 4.13                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 4.14                      LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. There are no lawsuits or proceedings pending or to the knowledge of the Company threatened, against the Company, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, so far as is known by the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.15                      DILUTION.  The number of shares of Common Stock issuable as Put Shares may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the period between the Effective Date and the end of the Commitment Period.  The Company’s executive officers and directors fully understand the nature of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect.  The board of directors of the Company has concluded in its good faith business judgment that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company.  The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject to Section 2.2(c), its obligation to issue the Put Shares is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.

Section 4.16                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 4.17                      DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS LIABILITY POLICY. The Company will use its best efforts to obtain a Directors' and Officers' liability insurance policy.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF INVESTOR

 

Section 5.1                      COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. Investor's trading activities with respect to shares of the Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.

 

Section 5.2                      SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither Investor nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof to the end of the Commitment Period.  For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale after delivery of a Put Notice of such number of shares of Common Stock reasonably expected to be purchased under a Put Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 6.1                      REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain in full force and effect and the Company shall comply in all respects with the terms thereof.

 

Section 6.2                      RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company will, from time to time as needed in advance of a Closing Date, reserve and keep available until the consummation of such Closing, free of preemptive rights sufficient shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy its obligation to issue the Put Shares to be issued in connection therewith. The number of shares so reserved from time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided, may be reduced by the number of shares actually delivered hereunder.

 

Section 6.3                      LISTING OF COMMON STOCK.  If the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Principal Market, it shall include in such application the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares, and the Blackout Shares, if any, and shall take such other action as is necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of Investor to cause the Common Stock to be listed on such other Principal Market as promptly as possible. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the FINRA and the Principal Market.

Section 6.4                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 6.5                      NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO MAKE A PUT. The Company shall promptly notify Investor upon the occurrence of any Potential Blackout Event. The Company shall not deliver to Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any Blackout Period.

Section 6.6                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 6.7                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

Section 6.8                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 6.9                      CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, enter into any other equity line of credit agreement with a third party during the Commitment Period having terms and conditions substantially comparable to this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in the Transaction Documents shall restrict, or require the Investor's consent for, any agreement providing for the issuance or distribution of (or the issuance or distribution of) any equity securities pursuant to any agreement or arrangement that is not commonly understood to be an "equity line of credit."

 

 

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF

PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 7.1                      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL COMMON STOCK. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each such Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below.

 

  

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(a)           ACCURACY OF INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each such Closing as though made at each such time.

 

(b)           PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Investor at or prior to such Closing.

 

(c)           Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if the issuance of such shares would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “EXCHANGE CAP”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount, which such approval the Company will use its best efforts to obtain. Until such approval is obtained, Investor shall not be issued under the Transaction Documents, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

 

Section 7.2                      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO DELIVER A PUT NOTICE AND THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The right of the Company to deliver a Put Notice and the obligation of Investor hereunder to acquire and pay for the Put Shares incident to a Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on (i) the date of delivery of such Put Notice and (ii) the applicable Closing Date (each a "CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE"), of each of the following conditions:

 

(a)           EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. As set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, a Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall have previously become effective for the resale by Investor of the Registrable Securities subject to such Put Notice, and such Registration Statement shall remain effective on each Condition Satisfaction Date and (i) neither the Company nor Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC's concerns have been addressed and Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or intends to take such action), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.

 

(b)           ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of each Condition Satisfaction Date as though made at each such time (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and circumstances occurring or existing to and including each Condition Satisfaction Date, except for any conditions which have temporarily caused any representations or warranties herein to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or Investor.

 

(c)           PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

(d)           NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  

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(e)           ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company's most recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

(f)           NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or the FINRA and the Common Stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Principal Market.

(g)           [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

(h)           TEN PERCENT LIMITATION. On each Closing Date, the number of Put Shares then to be purchased by Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Registrable Securities then owned by Investor and its affiliates beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by them, would result in Investor and its affiliates owning more than 9.99% of all of such Common Stock as would be outstanding on such Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section, in the event that the amount of Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder is greater on a Closing Date than on the date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement and Blackout Shares, if any, would own more than 9.99% of the Common Stock following such Closing Date.

 

(i)           Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if the issuance of such shares would exceed the Exchange Cap, except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount, which such approval the Company will use its best efforts to obtain. Until such approval is obtained, Investor shall not be issued under the Transaction Documents, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

 

(j)           NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing such Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such Put Notice is deemed delivered).

 

(k)           SHAREHOLDER VOTE. The issuance of shares of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(l)           NO VALUATION EVENT. No Valuation Event shall have occurred since the Put Date.

 

(m)           OTHER. On each Condition Satisfaction Date, Investor shall have received a certificate in substantially the form and substance of Exhibit C hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have been satisfied as at the date of each such certificate.

ARTICLE VIII

LEGENDS

Section 8.1                      LEGENDS. Until such time as the Registrable Securities have been registered under the Securities Act, as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, and sold in accordance with an effective Registration Statement or otherwise in accordance with another effective registration statement, or until such Registrable Securities can otherwise be sold without restriction, whichever is earlier, each certificate representing Registrable Securities will bear the following legend (the "LEGEND"):

 

  

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

 

The Company warrants that it will give its Transfer Agent no instructions inconsistent with the provisions hereof. It is the intent and purpose of such instructions, as provided therein, to require its Transfer Agent to issue to Investor certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock incident to a Closing, free of the Legend; provided that (a) a Registration Statement shall then be effective, (b) Investor confirms to the Transfer Agent and the Company that it has sold or intends to sell such Common Stock to a third party which is not an affiliate of Investor or the Company and Investor agrees to redeliver the certificate representing such shares of Common Stock to the Transfer Agent to add the Legend in the event the Common Stock is not sold, and (c) Investor confirms to the transfer agent and the Company that Investor has complied, or will comply  with the prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act.

 

Section 8.2                      NO OTHER LEGEND OR STOCK TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. No legend other than the one specified in Section 8.1 has been or shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Registrable Securities.

 

Section 8.3                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 8.4                      INVESTOR'S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way Investor's obligations under any agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of the Common Stock.

ARTICLE IX

NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1                      NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, facsimile, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, or email as a PDF, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.

 

  

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The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

 

If to the Company:                                           

mBeach Software, Inc.

Yossi Biderman - CEO

107 Hashmonaim Rd.

POB . 20335 ,Tel Aviv  61202, Israel.

Office: +972-3-6353532

Cell: +972-54-2060940

Fax: +972-77-9102230

Email:  jmb1@bezeqint.net

With a copy to Abraham Sofer, Esquire

Email:  asofer@comcast.net

 

If to Investor:

Southridge Partners II, LP

90 Grove Street

Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

Tel: 203-431-8300

Fax: 203-431-8301

Email: info@southridgellc.com

Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number for notices under this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.

 

Section 9.2                      INDEMNIFICATION.  Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party  along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, together with the Controlling Persons (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from Indemnified Party's failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or Indemnified Party's negligence, recklessness or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 9.3                      METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party (as defined below) under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

 

(a)           In the event any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party  might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a "THIRD PARTY CLAIM"), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party's claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a "CLAIM NOTICE") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the "DISPUTE PERIOD") whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.

 

  

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(i)           If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party's delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.

(ii)           If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party's defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party's participation therein at the Indemnified Party's request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.

 

  

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(iii)           If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

(b)           In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an "INDEMNITY NOTICE") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party's rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

(c)           The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the Indemnifying Party may be subject to.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1                      GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and Investor hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal and state courts located in New York with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

Section 10.2                      JURY TRIAL WAIVER.  The Company and the Investor hereby waive a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in respect of any matter arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents.

 

Section 10.3                      ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person.

 

  

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Section 10.4                      THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

 

Section 10.5                      TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Investor. Additionally, this Agreement shall terminate at the end of Commitment Period or as otherwise provided herein (unless extended by the agreement of the Company and Investor); provided, however, that the provisions of Articles V, VI, VIII, and Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of eighteen (18) months.

 

Section 10.6                      ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT; NO WAIVER. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the Company and Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.

 

Section 10.7                      FEES AND EXPENSES. Each of the Company and Investor agrees to pay its own expenses in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and performance of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall pay all stamp or other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with issuance of the Put Shares pursuant hereto.

 

Section 10.8                      [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

Section 10.9                      COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission or email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.

 

Section 10.10                    SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

 

Section 10.11                    FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 10.12                    NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

Section 10.13                    EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to Investor. The Company therefore agrees that Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

Section 10.14                    TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

  

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Section 10.15                    REPORTING ENTITY FOR THE COMMON STOCK. The reporting entity relied upon for the determination of the Closing Price for the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg Finance L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.

 

Section 10.16                    PUBLICITY.   The Company and Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other parties with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Investor without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent required by law. Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be "material contracts" as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Equity Purchase Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.

SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP

By:  Southridge Advisors LLC

By:      ______________________

Name:  Stephen Hicks

Title: Manager

 

 

mBEACH SOFTWARE, INC.

By:      ______________________

Name:

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EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A                                                     Registration Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT B                                                      Put Notice

EXHIBIT C                                                      Closing Certificate

SCHEDULE A                                                 Capitalization Table

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT A                                                     

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement ("Agreement"), dated August 31, 2011, is made by and between mBEACH SOFTWARE, INC., a Florida corporation ("Company"), and SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investor").

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement ("Purchase Agreement"), between the Investor and the Company, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Investor shares (the "Put Shares") of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") from time to time for an aggregate investment price of up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the "Registrable Securities"); and

 

WHEREAS, to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, "Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Registrable Securities;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

1.           Definitions.

(a)           As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

(i)           "Subscription Date" means the date of this Agreement.

(ii)           "Investor" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(iii)           "Register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a delayed or continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

(iv)           "Registrable Securities" will have the same meaning as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(v)           "Registration Statement" means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, or any similar registration statement of the Company filed with SEC under the Securities Act with respect to the Registrable Securities.

 

  

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(vi)           "EDGAR" means the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System.

(b)           Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

2.           [RESERVED]

3.           Obligation of the Company.  In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:

 

(a)           Prepare promptly and file with the SEC within Ninety (90) days after the closing on a bridge financing facility in the form of a Secured Convertible Debenture or an alternative arrangement raising at a minimum Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Dollars, a Registration Statement (on Form S-1 or such other form reasonably acceptable to Investor and its legal counsel), with respect to not less than the maximum amount of Registrable Securities issuable under the Purchase Agreement, and thereafter use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective within ten (10) business days after notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission that such Registration Statement may be declared effective, and keep the Registration Statement effective at all times until the earliest of (i) the date that is three months after the completion of the last Closing Date under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the date when the Investor may sell all Registrable Securities still owned by Investor under Rule 144 without volume limitations, or (iii) the date the Investor no longer owns any of the Registrable Securities (collectively, the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements, thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(b)           Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement until the expiration of the Registration Period.

(c)           [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(d)            As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of the following facts, the Company shall notify Investor and Investor’s legal counsel identified to the Company and (if requested by any such person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) business day thereafter (i): (A) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is filed; (B) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

  

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(e)           Unless available to the Investor without charge through EDGAR, the SEC's website or the Company's website, furnish to Investor,  promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company, one (1) copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto;

 

(f)           Given the resources available to the Company, use commercially reasonable  efforts to (i) register and/or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such United States jurisdictions as the Investor may reasonably request and in which significant volumes of shares of Common Stock are traded, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof at all times during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualification in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions: provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (A) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (B) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction, (D) provide any undertakings that cause more than nominal expense or burden to the Company or (E) make any change in its charter or by-laws or any then existing contracts, which in each case the Board of Directors of the Company determines to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;

 

(g)           As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Investor of the happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading ("Registration Default"), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the SEC to correct such untrue statement or omission, and take any other commercially reasonable steps to cure the Registration Default, and, unless available to the Investor without charge through EDGAR, the SEC's website or the Company's website, deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to the Investor as the Investor may reasonably request.

 

(h)           [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED];

 

  

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(i)           Use its commercially reasonable efforts, if eligible, either to (i) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on a national securities exchange and on each additional national securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure authorization of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and quotation for such Registrable Securities on the over-the-counter bulletin board and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing;

(j)           Provide a transfer agent for the Registrable Securities not later than the Subscription Date under the Purchase Agreement;

 

(k)           With regard to the Put Shares, cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may be, as the Investor may reasonably request and registration in such names as the Investor may request; and, within five (5) business days after a Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel, if so required by the Company’s transfer agent; and

 

(l)           Take all other commercially reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate distribution to the Investor of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

4.           Obligations of the Investor.  In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Investor shall have the following obligations;

 

(a)            It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investor that the Investor shall timely furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall timely execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(b)           The Investor by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement hereunder; and

 

(c)           The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(ii) or (iii) or 3(g) above, the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor receives the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(d)(ii) or (iii) or 3(g) and, if so directed by the Company, the Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction) all copies in the Investor’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

  

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5.           Expenses of Registration. All reasonable expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing, and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be borne by the Company.

 

6.           Indemnification. After Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

(a)           To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless, the Investor, the directors, if any, of such Investor, the officers, if any, of such Investor, each person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively, "Claims") to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or 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, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being collectively referred to as  "Violations").  Subject to Section 6(b) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Investor, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not (i) apply to any Claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; (iii) be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company; or (iv) apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the  Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Investor will indemnify the Company, its officers, directors and agents (including legal counsel) against any claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company, by or on behalf of the Investor, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, subject to such limitations and conditions set forth in the previous sentence.

 

  

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(b)           Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Person shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, 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 noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  In such event, the Company shall pay for only one separate legal counsel for the Investor selected by the Investor.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.  The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred and is due and payable.

 

7.           Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that (a) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6; (b) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and (c) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

  

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8.           Reports under Exchange Act.  With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a)           make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(b)           file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act for so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements, and the filing of such reports is required for sales under Rule 144;

 

(c)           furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) unless available to the Investor without charge through EDGAR, the SEC's website or the Company's website, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

 

(d)           at the request of any Investor of Registrable Securities, give its Transfer Agent instructions (supported by an opinion of Company counsel, if required or requested by the Transfer Agent) to the effect that, upon the Transfer Agent’s receipt from such Investor of:

(i) a certificate (a “Rule 144 Certificate”) certifying (A) that such Investor has held the shares of Registrable Securities which the Investor proposes to sell (the “Securities Being Sold”) for a period of not less than (1) year and (B) as to such other matters as may be appropriate in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and

(ii) an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that, based on the Rule 144 Certificate, Securities Being Sold  may be sold pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an effective Registration Statement,

 

  

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the Transfer Agent is to effect the transfer of the Securities Being Sold and issue to the buyer(s) or transferee(s) thereof one or more stock certificates representing the transferred Securities Being Sold without any restrictive legend and without recording any restrictions on the transferability of such shares on the Transfer Agent’s  books and records (except to the extent any such legend or restriction results from facts other than the identity of the Investor, as the seller or transferor thereof, or the status, including any relevant legends or restrictions, of the shares of the Securities Being Sold while held by the Investor).   If the Transfer Agent requires any additional documentation at the time of the transfer, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered all such reasonable additional documentation as may be necessary to effectuate the issuance of an unlegended certificate.

 

9.           Miscellaneous.

(a)           Registered Owners.  A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such Registrable Securities.  If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more persons or entities with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

(b)           Rights Cumulative; Waivers.  The rights of each of the parties under this Agreement are cumulative.  The rights of each of the parties hereunder shall not be capable of being waived or varied other than by an express waiver or variation in writing.  Any failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any of such rights shall not operate as a waiver or variation of that or any other such right.  Any defective or partial exercise of any of such rights shall not preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other such right.  No act or course of conduct or negotiation on the part of any party shall in any way preclude such party from exercising any such right or constitute a suspension or any variation of any such right.

(c)           Benefit; Successors Bound.  This Agreement and the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereof, shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the undersigned parties and their successors.

(d)           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  There are no promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, understandings, warranties, covenants or representations, oral or written, express or implied, between them with respect to this Agreement or the matters described in this Agreement, except as set forth in this Agreement and in the other documentation relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Any such negotiations, promises, or understandings shall not be used to interpret or constitute this Agreement.

(e)           Amendment.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investor.  Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon the Company.

(f)           Severability.  Each part of this Agreement is intended to be severable.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

  

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(g)           Notices.  Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficiently given when personally delivered (by hand, by courier, by telephone line facsimile transmission, receipt confirmed, email or other means) or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, properly addressed and with proper postage pre-paid (i) if to the Company, at its executive office and (ii) if to the Investor, at the address set forth under its name in the Purchase Agreement, with a copy to its designated attorney, or at such other address as each such party furnishes by notice given in accordance with this Section 9(g), and shall be effective, when personally delivered, upon receipt and, when so sent by certified mail, five (5) business days after deposit with the United States Postal Service.

(h)           Governing Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and Investor hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal and state courts located in New York with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(i)           Consents.  The person signing this Agreement on behalf of each party hereby represents and warrants that he has the necessary power, consent and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of that party.

(j)           Further Assurances.  In addition to the instruments and documents to be made, executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to make, execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed and delivered, to the requesting party such other instruments and to take such other actions as the requesting party may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(k)           Section Headings.  The Section headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(l)           Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the plural shall be deemed to include each of the singular, and pronouns of one or no gender shall be deemed to include the equivalent pronoun of the other or no gender.

(m)           Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by email of a .pdf or telephone line facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.  A facsimile transmission or email of a .pdf of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

COMPANY:

 

mBEACH SOFTWARE, INC.

By:_________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title:________________________________

INVESTOR:

SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP

By:_________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title:________________________________

 

 

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