Document:

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

AXS-One Inc.

and

the parties named herein on Schedule 1, as Purchasers

July 24, 2008

 

 

 

     This CONVERTIBLE NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of July
24, 2008, among AXS-One Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers identified
on Schedule 1 hereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the
Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly,
desire to purchase from the Company (i) an aggregate original principal amount of $2,100,000 of
Series D 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Series D Notes”) and (ii) Common Stock
Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) entitling the holders thereof to purchase an aggregate of
4,200,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock as more fully set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS OF NOTES AND WARRANTS

     1.1 Definitions.

     In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

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

     “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in
and construed under Rule 144. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account
that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be
deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

     “Agent” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

     “Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

     “Applicable Investor” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

     “Blue Sky Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(ii).

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

     “Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(a).

 

 

     “Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(a).

     “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share, and any
securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.

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

     “Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

     “Company IP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(k).

     “Contemplated Transactions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(a)(ii).

     “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D
Notes.

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

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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

     “First Security Agreement Amendment” means the Security Agreement Amendment dated as of
November 16, 2007 among the Company, each of the Prior Purchasers and certain other parties to the
Security Agreement.

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

     “Governmental Body” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(ii).

     “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

     “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3.

     “Investor Rights Agreement” means the Investor Rights Agreement between the Company and each
of the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

     “Legal Requirement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(g).

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     “Lien” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other
restriction, except for a lien for current taxes not yet due and payable and a minor imperfection
of title, if any, not material in nature or amount and not materially detracting from the value or
impairing the use of the property subject thereto or impairing the operations or proposed
operations of the Company.

     “Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(a)(i).

     “Material Agreements” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(i).

     “May 2007 Purchase Agreement” means that certain Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 29, 2007, by and among the Company and the other parties set forth on
Schedule 1 thereto as purchasers.

     “November 2007 Purchase Agreement” means that certain Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated as of November 13, 2007, by and among the Company and the other parties set forth
on Schedule 1 thereto as purchasers.

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

     “Prior Notes” means the Series A Secured Convertible Promissory Notes and Series B Secured
Convertible Promissory Notes issued pursuant to the May 2007 Purchase Agreement and the Series C
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes issued pursuant to the November 2007 Purchase Agreement.

     “Prior Purchase Agreements” means the May 2007 Purchase Agreement and the November 2007
Purchase Agreement.

     “Prior Purchaser” means a purchaser pursuant to the Prior Purchase Agreements or either of
them.

     “Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

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

     “Sand Hill Agreement” means the Financing Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2008, as amended from
time to time, between the Company and Sand Hill Finance, LLC.

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

     “Second Security Agreement Amendment” means the Second Security Agreement Amendment among the
Company, each of the Purchasers and certain other parties to the Security Agreement and First
Security Agreement Amendment, in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

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     “Securities” means the Series D Notes, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement dated as of May 29, 2007, among the Company
and certain purchasers of secured convertible promissory notes of the Company as set forth therein,
as amended pursuant to the First Security Agreement Amendment and the Second Security Agreement
Amendment.

     “Series D Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

     “Subordination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement between the
Agent, acting on behalf of the Purchasers and the Prior Purchasers, and Sand Hill Finance, LLC, in
the form of Exhibit C hereto.

     “Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the amount set forth beside such
Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto, in United States dollars and in immediately
available funds.

     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any entity, any corporation or other organization of which
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions, are directly or indirectly owned
by such entity or of which such entity is a partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial
owner of 50% or more of any class of equity securities or equivalent profit participation
interests.

     “Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or (ii)
if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is
not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the
over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock
is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a
Business Day.

     “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed
or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market.

     “Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Series D Notes, the Security Agreement as
amended by the First Security Agreement Amendment and the Second Security Agreement Amendment, the
Investor Rights Agreement, the Warrants, the Subordination Agreement and any other documents or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

     “Warrants” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

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

     1.2 Terms of the Series D Notes and Warrants. The terms and provisions of the Series D
Notes are set forth in the form of Series D 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Note, attached hereto
as Exhibit D. The terms and provisions of the Warrants are more fully set forth in the
form of Warrant, attached hereto as Exhibit E.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

     2.1 Closing.

     (a) The closing of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the “Closing”) will
take place upon the execution of this Agreement by the Company and the Purchasers immediately
following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 (other than
those conditions which by their terms are not to be satisfied or waived until the Closing), at the
offices of Wiggin and Dana LLP, 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901 (or remotely via exchange
of documents and signatures) or at such other place or day as may be mutually acceptable to the
Purchasers and the Company. The date on which the Closing occurs is the “Closing Date”.

     (b) At the Closing, the Purchasers shall purchase, severally and not jointly, and the Company
shall issue and sell, (i) an aggregate original principal amount of $2,100,000 of Series D Notes
and (ii) Warrants to purchase 4,200,000 shares of Common Stock. Each Purchaser shall purchase from
the Company, and the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, an amount of Series D Notes in
such aggregate principal amount and a Warrant to purchase such number of Warrant Shares, in each
case, as is set forth next to such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1.

     2.2 Conditions to Obligations of Purchasers to Effect the Closing.

     The obligations of each Purchaser to effect the Closing and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by such Purchaser:

     (a) At the Closing (unless otherwise specified below) the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to each Purchaser the following:

          (i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;

          (ii) an original Series D Note for such Purchaser in the principal amount that is set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto next to such Purchaser’s name;

          (iii) an original Warrant, registered in the name of such Purchaser, pursuant to which such
Purchaser shall have the right to acquire up to the number of shares of Common Stock, as set forth
next to such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto;

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          (iv) the Investor Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;

          (v) the Second Security Agreement Amendment, duly executed by the Company and each of the
parties other than Purchasers required to execute such agreement in order for it to constitute a
valid amendment of the Security Agreement;

          (vi) a legal opinion of Wiggin and Dana LLP, counsel to the Company, in the form of
Exhibit F hereto;

          (vii) the Subordination Agreement, duly executed by Sand Hill Finance, LLC and the Company
which shall include, among other things, Sand Hill, LLC’s consent to the Contemplated Transactions;

          (viii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary’s Certificate”),
attaching a true copy of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as amended to
the Closing Date, and attaching true and complete copies of the resolutions of the Board of
Directors of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents;

          (ix) a waiver and joinder agreement duly executed by each of the Prior Purchasers under the
Prior Purchase Agreements pursuant to which such Prior Purchasers waive their preemptive rights
with respect to the Contemplated Transactions and agree that, effective upon the execution of this
Agreement by the Company and the Purchasers, Section 4.7 of the November 2007 Purchase Agreement
and the preemptive rights set forth therein shall be terminated and that Section 4.7 of this
Agreement shall be made applicable to such Prior Purchasers by their joinder hereto for such
purpose; and

          (x) amendments to the Prior Notes, duly executed by the Company.

     (b) All representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents
shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though such
representations and warranties were made on such date (except those representations and warranties
that address matters only as of a particular date will remain true and correct as of such date).

     (c) As of the Closing Date, there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to
the Company since the date hereof.

     (d) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended by the Commission (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by
the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to
the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets shall
not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities
whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium
have been declared either by the United States or New Jersey State authorities.

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     2.3. Conditions to Obligations of the Company to Effect the Closing.

     The obligations of the Company to effect the Closing and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by the Company:

     (a) At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the
following:

          (i) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;

          (ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds;

          (iii) the Investor Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;

          (iv) the Second Security Agreement Amendment, duly executed by such Purchaser; and

          (v) the Subordination Agreement, duly executed by Sand Hill Finance, LLC and the Agent;

     (b) All representations and warranties of each of the Purchasers contained herein shall remain
true and correct as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on
such date;

     (c) The Company shall have received the Second Security Agreement Amendment, duly executed by
each party other than the Purchasers or the Company to execute such agreement in order for it to
constitute a valid amendment of the Security Agreement; and

     (d) The Company shall have received a waiver of preemptive rights duly executed by each of the
purchasers under the Prior Purchase Agreements pursuant to which such purchasers waive their
preemptive rights with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth under the
corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules delivered concurrently herewith and except as
provided in the SEC Documents, the Company hereby makes the following representations and
warranties as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to each Purchaser:

     (a) Corporate Organization; Authority; Due Authorization.

          (i) The Company (A) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (B) has the corporate power and authority
to own or lease its properties as and in the places where its business is now

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conducted and to carry on its business as now conducted, and (C) is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation authorized to do business in every jurisdiction where the failure to so
qualify, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the operations,
assets, liabilities, financial condition or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Set forth in Schedule 3.1(a) is a complete and
correct list of all Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary is duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which qualification is required, except where
failure to so qualify would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

          (ii) The Company (A) has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to incur the
obligations herein and therein and (B) has been authorized by all necessary corporate action to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the “Contemplated
Transactions”). This Agreement is and each of the other Transaction Documents will be on the
Closing Date a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the availability of
equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law
or equity).

     (b) Capitalization.

          (i) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consisted of (i)
125,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 40,533,925 shares of Common Stock were outstanding and
(ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of which no shares were outstanding.
All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company were issued in compliance with all
applicable Federal securities laws, and the issuance of such shares was duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or
as set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule 3.1(b), there are (A) no outstanding
subscriptions, warrants, options, conversion privileges or other rights or agreements obligating
the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire or issue any shares of capital stock of the Company
(or shares reserved for such purpose), (B) no preemptive rights contained in the Company’s
certificate of incorporation, as amended, the bylaws of the Company or contracts to which the
Company is a party or rights of first refusal with respect to the issuance of additional shares of
capital stock of the Company, including without limitation the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares, in each case, other than such rights as have been duly waived as of the date hereof and (C)
no commitments or understandings (oral or written) of the Company to issue any shares, warrants,
options or other rights to acquire any equity securities of the Company. To the Company’s
knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(b), none of the shares of Common Stock are
subject to any stockholders’ agreement, voting trust agreement or similar arrangement or
understanding. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(b), the Company has no outstanding
bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which
are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders
of the Company on any matter.

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          (ii) With respect to each Subsidiary, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(b), (i) all
the issued and outstanding shares of each Subsidiary’s capital stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with applicable
securities laws, were not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities, and (ii) there are no outstanding options to
purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any securities
or obligations convertible into, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of any
Subsidiary’s capital stock or any such options, rights, convertible securities or obligations.
Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or Schedule 3.1(b), the Company beneficially owns
100% of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary.

     (c) Issuance of Securities. The Series D Notes and Warrants are duly authorized and,
when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are duly authorized
and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, shall be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized
capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D
Notes and exercise of the Warrants.

     (d) Private Offering. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has within
the last 12 months issued, sold or offered any security of the Company (including, without
limitation, any Common Stock or warrants of similar tenor to the Warrants) to any Person under
circumstances that would cause the issuance and sale of the Securities, as contemplated by this
Agreement, to be subject to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act. The
Company agrees that neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf will offer the Securities
or any part thereof or any similar securities for issuance or sale to, or solicit any offer to
acquire any of the same from, anyone so as to make the issuance and sale of the Securities subject
to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.

     (e) Brokers and Finders’ Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or
will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to
any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section
that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     (f) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

          (i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents by the Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of the Contemplated
Transactions will not, (A) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws
of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset
of the Company or its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (C) result in any breach of or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give to others any right of
purchase or sale, or any right of termination, amendment, acceleration, increased payments or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of the Company or of

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any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract,
agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries is
bound or affected (the “Material Agreements”).

          (ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the
Company do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the
consummation by the Company of the Contemplated Transactions will not, require, on the part or in
respect of the Company, any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Body (as hereinafter defined) except for the filing of a Form D
with the SEC and applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act or any state securities or
“blue sky” laws (collectively, “Blue Sky Laws”), and any approval required by applicable rules of
the markets in which the Company’s securities are traded. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Governmental Body” shall mean any: (A) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (B) federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other government; or (C) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature
(including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official,
organization, unit, body or entity and any court or other tribunal).

     (g) Compliance. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule
3.1(g), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default or violation
of (A) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or such
Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or such Subsidiary is bound or affected
(“Legal Requirement”), or (B) any Material Agreement, in each case except for any such conflicts,
defaults or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice or other
communication from any Governmental Body regarding any actual or possible violation of, or failure
to comply with, any Legal Requirement, except any such violations or failures that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (h) SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

          (i) The information contained in the following documents, did not, as of the date of the
applicable document, include 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 in which they were made, not misleading, as of their respective filing dates or, if
amended, as so amended (the following documents, collectively, the “SEC Documents”), provided that
the representation in this sentence shall not apply to any misstatement or omission in any SEC
Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement which was superseded by a subsequent SEC
Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement: (A) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007, and (B) the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008; (C) the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its 2008
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Commission on April 9, 2008; and (D) the Company’s
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 14, 2008, January 17, 2008, February 13, 2008, March 24,
2008, April 30, 2008, May 6, 2008 and May 28, 2008.

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          (ii) In addition, as of the date of this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedules, when read
together with the SEC Documents and the information, qualifications and exceptions contained in
this Agreement, do not include any untrue statement of a material fact.

          (iii) The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with
the SEC for the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, including without limitation the
SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof
complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

          (iv) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, includes
consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 and consolidated statements of income
and cash flows for the one year periods then ended (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).

          (v) The Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, applied
on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in
such Financial Statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may
not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments. The
Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position, the results of operations, retained earnings
or cash flows, as the case may be, of the Company for the periods set forth therein (subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments that would not be material
in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied during the periods
involved, except as may be noted therein.

     (i) Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule
3.1(i), there are no claims, actions, suits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings (each, an
“Action”) pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at law or in equity, or before
or by any court, tribunal, arbitrator, mediator or any federal or state commission, board, bureau,
agency or instrumentality, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule
3.1(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the
provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     (j) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
or as set forth in Schedule 3.1(j) or in the SEC Documents, since December 31, 2007, there
has not been (a) any Material Adverse Effect; (b) any dividends or other distribution of assets to
stockholders of the Company; (c) any acquisition (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock
and/or assets or otherwise) of any Person by the Company; or (d) any transactions, other than in
the ordinary course of business, consistent in all material respects with past practices, with any
of its officers, directors or principal stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates.

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     (k) Intellectual Property.

          (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, or have the right to use, sell or license all
intellectual property reasonably required for the conduct of their respective businesses as
presently conducted (collectively, the “Company IP”) except for any failure to own or have the
right to use, sell or license the Company IP that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not constitute a breach of any instrument or agreement
governing any Company IP, will not cause the forfeiture or termination or give rise to a right of
forfeiture or termination of any Company IP or impair the right of Company and its Subsidiaries to
use, sell or license any Company IP.

          (iii) (A) None of the manufacture, marketing, license, sale and use of any product currently
licensed or sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (x) violates any license or agreement
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any third party, (y) to the knowledge of the
Company, infringes any patent of any other party; or (z) to the knowledge of the Company, infringes
any copyright, trademark or trade secret of any other party, and (B) there is no pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened claim or litigation contesting the validity, ownership or
right to use, sell, license or dispose of any Company IP.

     (l) No Adverse Actions. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule
3.1(l), there is no existing, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
termination, cancellation, limitation, modification or change in the business relationship of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with any supplier, customer or other Person except such as
would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

     (m) Corporate Documents. The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each
as amended to date, which have been requested and previously provided to the Purchasers are true,
correct and complete and contain all amendments thereto.

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

     (o) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, none
of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract
or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, proving for rental of real
or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director
or such employee or , to the Company’s knowledge, any entity in which any officer,

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director or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee
or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000, other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting
fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or
the Subsidiaries, or (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option or restricted stock
agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

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

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

     (r) No Other Representations. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser
makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

     (s) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement
or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the
Company that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree, nor has

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any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the
Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Series
D Notes and Warrants for any specified term. The Company further understands and acknowledges that
(a) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that
the Series D Notes and Warrants are outstanding and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could
reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the
time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such
aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

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

     (u) Title to Assets. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(u), the Company and
the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them
that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title
in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to
be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal,
state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in
compliance.

     (v) Disclosure. The Transaction Documents, and the exhibits and schedules attached
thereto, when taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances under which they were made.

     3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.

     Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

     (a) Organization; Authority; Enforceability. Such Purchaser (other than individuals)
is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with full power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations
thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar
action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been
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accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief, or other equitable remedies.

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

     (c) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Purchaser is (i) acquiring the Series D Notes
and Warrants and (ii) upon conversion of the Series D Notes or exercise of the Warrants will
acquire the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, for its own account and not with a
view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof; provided,
however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of
the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the
Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption
under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary
course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

     (d) Accredited Investor Status. Such Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as that
term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

     (e) Residency. Such Purchaser is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth below such
Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

     (f) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Purchaser understands that the Series D Notes and
Warrants are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in
part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to
acquire the Securities.

     (g) Information. Such Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
publicly available materials (or such materials have been made available to such Purchaser)
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and such other publicly available
materials relating to the offer and sale of the Series D Notes and Warrants as have been requested
by such Purchaser, including without limitation the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 2007 and Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008. Each Purchaser acknowledges
that it has read and understands the risk factors set forth in such Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and the
Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 14, 2008, January 17, 2008, February 13, 2008,
March 24, 2008, April 30, 2008, May 6, 2008 and May 28,2008. Neither such review nor any other due
diligence investigations conducted by such Purchaser or its advisors, if any, or its
representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s
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Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser understands that its investment in the Series D Notes and
Warrants involves a high degree of risk.

     (h) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal
or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Series D Notes and Warrants or the fairness or suitability of
the investment in the Series D Notes and Warrants, nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the offering of the Series D Notes and Warrants.

     (i) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its
representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial
matters, including investing in companies engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged,
so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Series
D Notes and Warrants, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser
is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Series D Notes and Warrants and, at the
present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

     The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has not made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

     4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

     (a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities
laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of a Purchaser (who is an accredited
investor and executes a customary representation letter) or in connection with a pledge as
contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under
the Securities Act, provided, however, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to Rule 144, no
opinion shall be required if the transferor provides the Company with a customary seller’s
representation letter, and if such sale is not pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of Rule 144, a
customary broker’s representation letter and a Form 144. Any such transferee that agrees in
writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement shall have the
rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement. Except as required
by federal securities laws and the securities law of any state or other jurisdiction within the
United States, the Securities may be transferred, in whole or in part, by any of the Purchasers at
any time. The Company shall reissue certificates evidencing the Securities upon surrender of
certificates evidencing the Securities being transferred in accordance with this Section 4.1(a).

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     (b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1(b), of
one or more legends, as applicable, on any of the Securities in substantially the following form:

     THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, SUCH COUNSEL AND THE SUBSTANCE OF SUCH OPINION
SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. UNLESS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RULE OR
REGULATION, THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A
REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED
INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

and on any Note:

     THIS SECURITY AND THE RIGHTS PROVIDED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE TERMS OF THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT OF EVEN DATE HEREWITH BETWEEN THE AGENT OF THE PAYEE
AND SAND HILL FINANCE, LLC.

     The Company acknowledges and agrees that, unless prohibited by applicable law, rule or
regulation, a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with
a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a
financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer
pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would
not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith; provided, however, that such
Purchaser shall provide the Company with such documentation as is reasonably requested by the
Company to ensure that the pledge is pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered
broker-dealer or a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution
that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

     (c) Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any
legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)), (i) following any sale of such
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) if such Conversion Shares or
Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1) (and the holder of such Conversion Shares
or Warrant Shares has submitted a written request for removal of the legend indicating that the
holder has complied with the applicable provisions of Rule 144), or (iii) if

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such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the Commission) (and the holder of such
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares has submitted a written request for removal of the legend
indicating that the holder has complied with the applicable provisions of Rule 144). The Company
shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly upon the
occurrence of any of the events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder. The Company agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer required under
this Section 4.1(c), it will, following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s
transfer agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may
be, issued with a restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a
certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends;
provided that the holder of such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares has submitted a written
request for removal of the legend indicating that the holder has complied with the applicable
provisions of Rule 144. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions
to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.

     (d) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees that the removal of the restrictive
legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated
upon the Company’s reliance on, and the Purchaser’s agreement that, and each Purchaser hereby
agrees that, the Purchaser will not sell any Securities except pursuant to either the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or a
valid exemption therefrom.

     4.2 Furnishing of Information.

     As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain
extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to
be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any
Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange
Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule 144(c)(2), such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities under
Rule 144.

     4.3 Integration.

     The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in
respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated
with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the
offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.

     4.4 Publicity.

     The Company shall, within four Business Days following the Closing Date, file a Current Report
on Form 8-K, disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and make such other filings and
notices regarding the Contemplated Transactions in the manner and time required by the Commission.

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     4.5 Reservation of Common Stock.

     As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and
keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the maximum number of Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Series D Notes and Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants.

     4.6 Listing of Common Stock.

     The Company hereby agrees that, from time to time, if the Company applies to have the Common
Stock traded on any Trading Market, it will include in such application the Conversion Shares and
the Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause the Conversion Shares
and Warrant Shares to be listed on such Trading Market as promptly as possible.

     4.7 Right of Participation. Subject to the exceptions described below, the Company
will not conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component) (“Future
Offerings”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending two (2) years after the date
of this Agreement unless it shall have first delivered to each Purchaser and Prior Purchaser (each,
an “Applicable Investor”), at least ten (10) business days prior to the closing of such Future
Offering, written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the material terms and
conditions thereof, and providing each such Applicable Investor an option during the ten (10) day
period following delivery of such notice to purchase its pro rata share (based on the ratio that
the aggregate principal amount of Series D Notes purchased and then held by it hereunder together
with the aggregate principal amount of Prior Notes purchased and then held by it (if applicable)
bears to the aggregate principal amount of Series D Notes and Prior Notes purchased by all
Purchasers and Prior Purchasers hereunder and under the Prior Purchase Agreements, respectively) of
an aggregate of thirty percent (30%) of the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the
same terms as contemplated by such Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence
and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the “Participation Right”). Upon
receipt of an affirmative response from any such Applicable Investor(s) the Company and such
Applicable Investors shall proceed in good faith with the preparation of definitive transaction
agreements. In the event the material terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are
materially amended after delivery of the notice to such Applicable Investors concerning the
proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to each Applicable Investor
describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering and each such
Applicable Investor thereafter shall have an option during the five (5) day period following
delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata share thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate
securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as
amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply to successive material amendments to the material
terms and conditions of any proposed Future Offering. The Participation Right shall not apply to
any transaction involving issuances of securities as consideration for a merger, consolidation or
purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary
purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or
acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company, or any bank or lease financing
transaction. The Participation Right also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon
exercise or conversion of the Company’s options,

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warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof or to the grant of
additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock
option or restricted stock plan approved by the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.7 to the contrary, in the event the Company’s Board of Directors
decides, in good faith, to enter into a transaction or relationship in which the Company issues
shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company to a person or any entity which is,
itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the
business of the Company, the Company shall be permitted to do so without any Participation Right
hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that any Prior Purchaser that executes the waiver and
agreement described in Section 2.2(a)(ix) shall be made a beneficiary of this Section 4.7 as if
such Prior Purchaser executed this Agreement for such purpose.

     4.8 Negative Covenants. Unless approved in writing by those Purchasers holding a
majority of the principal amount of the Series D Notes then outstanding, the Company (a) shall not
declare or pay any dividend or distribution with respect to any common stock of the Company, (b)
shall not create and/or issue any classes of preferred stock, and (c) shall not incur any secured
indebtedness senior to the Series D Notes.

     4.9 Senior Debt. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Transaction Documents,
the Purchasers hereby acknowledge and consent as follows: (i) the Company may continue to borrow
under an accounts receivable formula based revolving line of credit pursuant to the Sand Hill
Agreement; and (ii) the Company may replace the Sand Hill Agreement with another senior debt
facility which shall rank senior to the Series D Notes, provided that such replacement senior debt
facility is an accounts receivable formula based revolving line of credit secured solely by
accounts receivable of the Company.

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION, TERMINATION AND DAMAGES

     5.1 Survival of Representations.

     Except as otherwise provided herein, the representations and warranties of the Company and the
Purchasers contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of
two (2) years from the Closing Date. The Company’s and the Purchasers’ warranties and
representations shall in no way be affected or diminished in any way by any investigation of (or
failure to investigate) the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Company or the
Purchasers.

     5.2 Indemnification.

     (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers, their Affiliates, each
of their officers, directors, employees and agents and their respective successors and assigns,
from and against any losses, damages, or expenses which are caused by or arise out of (i) any
breach or default in the performance by the Company of any covenant or agreement made by the
Company in any of the Transaction Documents; (ii) any breach of warranty or representation made by
the Company in any of the Transaction Documents; and/or (iii) any and

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all third party actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing.

     (b) The Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its Affiliates, each of their officers, directors, employees and agents and their
respective successors and assigns, from and against any losses, damages, or expenses which are
caused by or arise out of (A) any breach or default in the performance by the Purchasers of any
covenant or agreement made by the Purchasers in any of the Transaction Documents; (B) any breach of
warranty or representation made by the Purchasers in any of the Transaction Documents; and (C) any
and all third party actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing.

     5.3 Indemnity Procedure.

     A party or parties hereto agreeing to be responsible for or to indemnify against any matter
pursuant to this Agreement is referred to herein as the “Indemnifying Party” and the other party or
parties claiming indemnity is referred to as the “Indemnified Party”. An Indemnified Party under
this Agreement shall, with respect to claims asserted against such party by any third party, give
written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any liability which might give rise to a claim for
indemnity under this Agreement within sixty (60) Business Days of the receipt of any written claim
from any such third party, but not later than twenty (20) days prior to the date any answer or
responsive pleading is due, and with respect to other matters for which the Indemnified Party may
seek indemnification, give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any liability which
might give rise to a claim for indemnity; provided, however, that any failure to give such notice
will not waive any rights of the Indemnified Party except to the extent the rights of the
Indemnifying Party are materially prejudiced.

     The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its election, to take over the defense or
settlement of such claim by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the time when an answer or other responsive pleading or notice with respect thereto
is required. If the Indemnifying Party makes such election, it may conduct the defense of such
claim through counsel of its choosing (subject to the Indemnified Party’s approval of such counsel,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall be solely responsible for the
expenses of such defense and shall be bound by the results of its defense or settlement of the
claim. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle any such claim without prior notice to and
consultation with the Indemnified Party, and no such settlement involving any equitable relief or
which might have an adverse effect on the Indemnified Party may be agreed to without the written
consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). So
long as the Indemnifying Party is diligently contesting any such claim in good faith, the
Indemnified Party may pay or settle such claim only at its own expense and the Indemnifying Party
will not be responsible for the fees of separate legal counsel to the Indemnified Party, unless the
named parties to any proceeding include both parties or representation of both parties by the same
counsel would be inappropriate in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party, due
to conflicts of interest or otherwise. If the Indemnifying Party does not make such election, or
having made such election does not, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party proceed
diligently to defend such claim, then the Indemnified Party may (after written notice to the
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Indemnifying Party, elect to take over the defense of and proceed to handle such claim in its
discretion and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by any defense or settlement that the
Indemnified Party may make in good faith with respect to such claim. In connection therewith, the
Indemnifying Party will fully cooperate with the Indemnified Party should the Indemnified Party
elect to take over the defense of any such claim. The parties agree to cooperate in defending such
third party claims and the Indemnified Party shall provide such cooperation and such access to its
books, records and properties (subject to the execution of appropriate non-disclosure agreements)
as the Indemnifying Party shall reasonably request with respect to any matter for which
indemnification is sought hereunder; and the parties hereto agree to cooperate with each other in
order to ensure the proper and adequate defense thereof.

     With regard to claims of third parties for which indemnification is payable hereunder, such
indemnification shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the entry
of a judgment against the Indemnified Party and the expiration of any applicable appeal period, or
if earlier, five (5) days prior to the date that the judgment creditor has the right to execute the
judgment; (ii) the entry of an unappealable judgment or final appellate decision against the
Indemnified Party; or (iii) a settlement of the claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
reasonable expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed on a current basis by
the Indemnifying Party. With regard to other claims for which indemnification is payable hereunder,
such indemnification shall be paid promptly by the Indemnifying Party upon demand by the
Indemnified Party.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

     6.1 Fees and Expenses.

     The Company shall be responsible for the payment of the Purchasers’ reasonable and documented
legal fees and other third-party expenses relating to the preparation, negotiation and execution of
this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein up to an aggregate cap of $15,000.

     6.2 Entire Agreement.

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

     6.3 Notices.

     Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number specified on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number on the signature pages attached
hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City

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time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:

     If to the Purchasers, at each Purchaser’s address set forth under its name on Schedule
1 attached hereto, or with respect to the Company, addressed to:

AXS-One Inc.

301 Route 17 North

Rutherford, New Jersey 07070

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile No.: (201) 935-5230

or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such party may most
recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto by such notice. Copies of notices
to the Company shall be sent to:

Wiggin and Dana LLP

400 Atlantic Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

Attention: Michael Grundei

Facsimile No.: (203) 363-7676

Copies of notices to any Purchaser shall be sent to the addresses, if any, listed on Schedule
1 attached hereto.

     6.4 Amendments; Waivers.

     No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed,
in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the
party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect
to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing
waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision,
condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any
right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

     6.5 Construction.

     The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this
Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

     6.6 Successors and Assigns.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or

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obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person, provided such transferee agrees in
writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that
apply to the Purchasers.

     6.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

     This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.7 and Article V.

     6.8 Governing Law.

     All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the
Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof.

     6.9 Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process.

     This Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal District Court,
Southern District of New York and if such court does not have proper jurisdiction, the State Courts
of New York County, New York. The parties to this Agreement agree that any breach of any term or
condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a breach occurring in the State of New York by
virtue of a failure to perform an act required to be performed in the State of New York and
irrevocably and expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court,
Southern District of New York and if such court does not have proper jurisdiction, the State Courts
of New York County, New York for the purpose of resolving any disputes among the parties relating
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties irrevocably waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any
judgment entered by any court in respect hereof brought in New York County, New York, and further
irrevocably waive any claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in Federal District Court,
Southern District of New York and if such court does not have proper jurisdiction, the State Courts
of New York County, New York has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding, by mailing a copy thereof
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in
this Section 6.9 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.

     6.10 Execution.

     This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have
been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties
need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party

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executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

     6.11 Severability.

     If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and
enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall
incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

     6.12 Replacement of Securities.

     If any certificate or instrument evidencing any of the Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and
upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or
instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss,
theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested by the Company.

     6.13 Remedies.

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

     6.14 Payment Set Aside.

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

     6.15 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.

     The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint
with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for
the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing
contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the

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Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Except to the extent otherwise specifically
provided in the Transaction Documents, each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or
out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been
represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction
Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so
by the Purchasers.

     6.16 Waiver of Trial by Jury.

     THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     6.17 Further Assurances.

     Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further
instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances as may be
reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described
herein and contemplated hereby and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Agreement,
and further agrees to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable law to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and
approvals, to effect all necessary registrations and filings, and to remove any injunctions or
other impediments or delays, legal or otherwise, in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for the purpose of securing to the parties hereto the
benefits contemplated by this Agreement.

     6.18 Like Treatment.

     Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to
be paid any consideration (immediate or contingent), whether by way of interest, fee, payment for
redemption, conversion or exercise of the Securities, or otherwise, to any Purchaser or holder of
Securities, for or as an inducement to, or in connection with the solicitation of, any consent,
waiver or amendment to any terms or provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents, unless such consideration is offered to all Purchasers or holders of Securities bound by
such consent, waiver or amendment. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem any
Securities unless such offer of redemption is made pro rata to all Purchasers or holders of
Securities, as the case may be, on identical terms.

[Signature pages follow.]

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

COMPANY:

AXS-ONE INC.

By:  /s/ William P. Lyons 

Name: William P. Lyons

Title: CEO

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Aston Assets, S.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Alejandro Gonzalez
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:  
	Alejandro Gonzalez
	 

	 	Title:
	Legal Representative (Power of Attorney)
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o Industrias Panamas Boston
	 	 	Apartado 0816-04054 Zon 5
	 	 	Panamá, República de Panamá
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: 506-2-223-5787
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SSN/EIN: NA
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $200,000

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Harold D. Copperman
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Harold D. Copperman
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 2804 Tarflower Way
	 	 	Naples, FL 34105
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Facsimile:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SSN/EIN:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $250,000.00

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Jurika Family Trust U/A 1989
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:       
	/s/ William K. Jurika
	 

	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:  William K. Jurika
	 	 	Title: Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address: 42 Glen Alpine Rd.
	 	 	Piedmont, CA 94611
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Facsimile:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SSN/EIN:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $1,000,000

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Philip L. Rugani
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Philip L. Rugani
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 459 Old Woods Rd.
	 	 	Wyckoff, N.J. 07481
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (201) 939-6955
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SSN/EIN:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $100,000

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Robert J. Migliorino
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Robert J. Migliorino
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:  	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 81 Eleven Levels Rd
	 	 	Ridgefield, CT 06877
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: 212-202-5188
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SSN/EIN:
 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $100,000.00

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: Primafides (Suisse) S.A. as
	 	 	Trusteesof Sirius Trust
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ P. DeSalis       /s/ D. Moran
	 

	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Primafides (Suisse) SA as Trustees of Sirius Trust
	 	 	Title: Directors
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: Stonehage SA
	 	 	Rue du Puits-Godet 12
	 	 	P.O Box 763
	 	 	2002 Neuchâtel
	 	 	Switzerland
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Attn, IAD
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: 41 32 723 1005
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SSN/EIN:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $250,000.00

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	 	 	PURCHASERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Exact Name: William P. Lyons
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ William P. Lyons
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:  	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 301 Rt. 17 North
	 	 	Rutherford, NJ 07070
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:  	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: 201-939-6955
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Email:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SSN/EIN:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of Investment: $200,000.00

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Schedule 1

to Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement

Purchasers, Principal Amount of Series D Notes and Warrants

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Aggregate Principal Amount	 	 	Common Stock	 	 	 	 
	Name, Address and Fax Number of Purchaser	 	of Series D Notes Purchased	 	 	Underlying Warrants	 	 	Purchase Price	 
	Aston Assets, S.A.

c/o Industrias Panamas Boston

Apartado 0816-04054 Zon 5

Panamá, República de Panamá

Attn: Alejandro Gonzalez

(506) 223-5787 (fax)
	 	$	200,000	 	 	 	400,000	 	 	$	200,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Harold D. Copperman

2804 Tarflower Way

Naples, FL 34105

(239) 659-4473 (fax)
	 	$	250,000	 	 	 	500,000	 	 	$	250,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Jurika Family Trust U/A 3/17/1989

42 Glen Alpine Road

Piedmont, CA 94611

Attn: William Jurika

(510) 985 1197 (fax)
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	 	2,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Phillip L. Rugani

459 Old Woods Road

Wyckoff, NJ 07481

(201) 939-6955 (fax)
	 	$	100,000	 	 	 	200,000	 	 	$	100,000	 

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	 	 	Aggregate Principal Amount	 	 	Common Stock	 	 	 	 
	Name, Address and Fax Number of Purchaser	 	of Series D Notes Purchased	 	 	Underlying Warrants	 	 	Purchase Price	 
	Robert Migliorino

81 Eleven Levels Rd.

Ridgefield, CT 06877

(212) 202-5188 (fax)
	 	$	100,000	 	 	 	200,000	 	 	$	100,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sirius Trust

c/o Stonehage SA

Rue du Puits-Godet 12

2002 Neuchatel, Switzerland

Attn: David Moran; Ari Tatos

(44) 32 723 1001 (fax)
	 	$	250,000	 	 	 	500,000	 	 	$	250,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	William P. Lyons

301 Rt. 17 North

Rutherford, NJ 07070

(201) 939-6955 (fax)
	 	$	200,000	 	 	 	400,000	 	 	$	200,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Totals:
	 	$	2,100,000	 	 	 	4,200,000	 	 	$	2,100,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

37EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This Investor Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July
24, 2008 among AXS-One Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the
purchasers executing this Agreement and listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively,
the “Purchasers”).

     This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the
“Purchase Agreement”).

     The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

     1. Definitions.

     Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     “Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).

     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct
or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
of “affiliated,” “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

     “Blackout Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).

     “Board” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).

     “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New Jersey generally are
authorized or required by law or other government actions to close.

     “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

     “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Notes purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

     “Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement
required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the Filing Date (or, in
the event of a “review” by the Commission, the 90th calendar day following the Filing Date) and
with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant

 

 

to Section 3(b), the 60th calendar day following the date on which an additional
Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that
in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration
Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the
Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be no later than the fifth trading day
following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise
required above.

     “Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     “Filing Date” means May 29, 2009 and, with respect to any additional Registration
Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(b), the earliest practical date on which the
Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the
Registrable Securities.

     “Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from
time to time of Registrable Securities, including without limitation the Purchasers and their
assignees.

     “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

     “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

     “Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement which
includes the Initial Shares filed pursuant to this Agreement.

     “Initial Shares” means a number of Registrable Securities equal to the lesser of (i)
the total number of Registrable Securities, (ii) one-third of the number of issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock that are held by non-affiliates of the Company on the day immediately prior
to the filing date of the Initial Registration Statement and (iii) such lesser amount of
Registrable Securities as may be required by SEC Guidance.

     “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

     “Notes” means the Series D 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes issued to the
Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

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

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

     “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement

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(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted
from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement,
with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

     “Registrable Securities” means (a) the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
(without regard to any limitations on beneficial ownership contained in the Note or the Warrants)
or other securities issued or issuable to each Purchaser or its transferee or designee (i) upon
conversion of the Notes and/or upon exercise of the Warrants, or (ii) upon any dividend or
distribution with respect to, any exchange for or any replacement of such Notes, Conversion Shares,
Warrants or Warrant Shares or (iii) upon any conversion, exercise or exchange of any securities
issued in connection with any such distribution, exchange or replacement; (b) securities issued or
issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event with respect to
the foregoing; and (c) any other security issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect
to, in exchange for, in replacement or redemption of, or in reduction of the liquidation value of,
any of the securities referred to in the preceding clauses; provided, however, that such securities
shall cease to be Registrable Securities when such securities have been sold to or through a broker
or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or a public securities transaction or when such
securities may be sold without any volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144 as determined by the
counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company’s transfer
agent to such effect as described in Section 2 of this Agreement.

     “Registration Statement” means the registration statements and any additional
registration statements contemplated by Section 2, including (in each case) the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference in such
registration statement.

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

     “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

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

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     “SEC Guidance” means (i) any written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or
requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “Warrants” means the Common Stock purchase warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.

     “Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrants issued or to be issued to the Purchasers or their assignees or designees in connection
with the offering consummated under the Purchase Agreement.

     2. Registration. Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file
with the Commission an Initial Registration Statement for the resale of all or such maximum portion
of the Registrable Securities as permitted by SEC Guidance (provided that the Company shall use
diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, the Manual of
Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29) that are not then registered on an effective
Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The
Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to the Company on
another form appropriate for such registration in accordance herewith). The Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act not later than the Effectiveness Date (including filing with the Commission a
request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the
Securities Act within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in
writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be
“reviewed,” or not be subject to further review) and to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of (x) the date
when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (y) with
respect to such Holder, such time as all Registrable Securities held by such Holder may be sold
without volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144 as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company’s transfer agent to such effect (the
“Effectiveness Period”). For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement, no Registration Statement shall be considered “effective” with respect to any
Registrable Securities unless such Registration Statement lists the Holders of such Registrable
Securities as “Selling Stockholders” and includes such other information as is required to be
disclosed with respect to such Holders to permit them to sell their Registrable Securities pursuant
to such Registration Statement, unless any such Holder is not included as a “Selling Stockholder”
pursuant to Section 3(m). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable
under the Securities Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder (including Securities Act Rule 416),
such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on
the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration
Statement (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the
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the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise
directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities or unless otherwise required by
SEC Guidance, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement
will first be reduced by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares (on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by the Holders, to the
extent permitted by SEC Guidance) and next by Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares
(applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such Holders, to the extent
permitted by SEC Guidance); provided, however, that, prior to any reduction in the number of
Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement as set forth in this sentence, the
number of shares of Common Stock that are not Registrable Securities and which shall have been
included on such Registration Statement shall be reduced by up to 100%, if such reduction will
permit the registration of additional Registrable Securities.

     3. Registration Procedures.

     In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

     (a) Prepare and file with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Date, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to the Company on another form appropriate
for such registration in accordance herewith) (which shall include a Plan of Distribution
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto), and cause the Registration
Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not
less than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i) furnish to the Holders or
their counsel, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those
incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of the Holders or their counsel, and (ii)
at the request of any Holder cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent certified
public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to such Holders, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities
Act. The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments
or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities or their
counsel shall reasonably object within three (3) Business Days after their receipt thereof. In the
event of any such objection, the Holders shall provide the Company with any requested revisions to
such prospectus or supplement within two (2) Business Days of such objection.

     (b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement
continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and
to the extent any Registrable Securities are not included in such Registration Statement for
reasons other than the failure of the Holder to comply with Section 3(m) hereof, shall prepare and
file with the Commission such amendments to the Registration Statement or such additional
Registration Statements as are appropriate in order

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to register for resale under the Securities Act all Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the
related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so
supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force)
promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any
comments received from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto and as promptly as reasonably practicable provide the Holders true and complete copies of
all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Registration Statement, but not,
without the prior written consent of the Holders, any comments that would result in the disclosure
to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company; and (iv) comply in
all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect
to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set
forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

     (c) Notify Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold as promptly as reasonably practicable
(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will
be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on
such Registration Statement; and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, and after the effectiveness thereof:
(i) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority for
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional
information; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission 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; (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; and (iv) if the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or of the occurrence of any event that makes any
statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any
revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, 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. Without limitation to any remedies to which the Holders may be entitled
under this Agreement, if any of the events described in Section 3(c)(C)(i), 3(c)(C)(ii),
3(c)(C)(iii) or 3(c)(C)(iv) occur, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond to
and correct the event.

     (d) Use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, use reasonable
best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable time.

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     (e) If requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities, (i) promptly incorporate in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as
the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such
Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment.

     (f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration
Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and all
exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.

     (g) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or
Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such
Persons may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and
each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering
and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto.

     (h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to
register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United
States as any Holder requests in writing, to keep each such registration or qualification (or
exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or
things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified
or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where
it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where
it is not then so subject.

     (i) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement,
which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Purchase
Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as any Holder may request at least two (2) Business Days
prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.

     (j) Following the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(C)(iv), as promptly as
possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue
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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.

     (k) Cause all Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement to be listed on
any United States securities exchange, quotation system, market or over-the-counter bulletin board
on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

     (l) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect to the Registration Statement.

     (m) Request each selling Holder to furnish to the Company information regarding such Holder
and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is required by law or the Commission to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the
Registrable Securities of any such Holder who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable
time prior to the filing of each Registration Statement, supplemented Prospectus and/or amended
Registration Statement.

     If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any
securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the right to require (if such reference to
such Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal
statute then in force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement
to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases
to be required.

     Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a
notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(C)(i),
3(c)(C)(ii), 3(c)(C)(iii), 3(c)(C)(iv), or 3(n), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition
of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated by Section
3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the
applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
Prospectus or Registration Statement.

     (n) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding the Company which the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board”) reasonably determines not to be in the Company’s best interest to
disclose and which the Company is not otherwise required to disclose, or (ii) there is a
significant business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or disposition of
assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer
or other similar transaction) available to the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to
be in the Company’s best interest to disclose and which the Company would be required to disclose
under the Registration Statement, then the Company may (i) postpone or suspend filing or
effectiveness of a registration statement or (ii) notify the Holders that the Registration
Statement may not be used in connection with any sales of the Company’s securities, in each case,
for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days, provided that the Company may not postpone or
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obligation under this Section 3(n) for more than 60 days in the aggregate during any 12 month
period (each, a “Blackout Period”).

     4. Registration Expenses.

     All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the
Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not the Registration Statement is filed or becomes
effective and whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration
Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses
(A) with respect to filings required to be made with each securities exchange, quotation system,
market or over-the-counter bulletin board on which Registrable Securities are required hereunder to
be listed, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with the Commission, and (C) in
compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing expenses (including, without
limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing or
photocopying prospectuses), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) Securities Act
liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (v) fees and expenses of all
other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s independent public
accountants (including, in the case of an underwritten offering, the expenses of any comfort
letters or costs associated with the delivery by independent public accountants of a comfort letter
or comfort letters) and legal counsel. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities
exchange as required hereunder. The Company shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees
and disbursements of one firm or counsel designated by the Holders of at least a majority of the
Registrable Securities to act as counsel for the Holders in connection with the Registration
Statements filed pursuant hereto or any piggyback registrations under Section 7(d); provided, that
the Company’s reimbursement obligation for such reasonable fees and disbursements shall not exceed
$5,000 in the aggregate. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions with respect to any
Registrable Securities sold by it.

     5. Indemnification.

     (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination
of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents,
brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a
pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and
employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and
employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
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claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, costs of preparation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or
relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to
any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading,
except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are
based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such
Holder expressly for use therein, which information was reasonably relied on by the Company for use
therein or to the extent that such information relates to (x) such Holder and was reviewed and
expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such
Prospectus or such form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (y) such
Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities as set forth in Exhibit
A (or as such Holder otherwise informs the Company in writing); or (ii) in the case of an
occurrence of an event of the type described in Section 3(c)(C)(ii), 3(c)(C)(iii), 3(c)(C)(iv) or
3(n), the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to the Holder
of written notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the
receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 3(m); provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of
any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section
5(c) to this Agreement) and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the
Holders.

     (b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person
who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of
the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of such controlling Persons,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred,
arising solely out of or based solely upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any
Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue
statement or omission is contained in or omitted from any information so furnished in writing by
such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or such
Prospectus and that such information was reasonably relied upon by the Company for use in the
Registration Statement, such Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or to the
extent that such information relates to (x) such Holder and was reviewed and expressly approved in
writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus, or such
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (y) such Holder’s

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proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities as set forth in Exhibit A
(or as such Holder otherwise informs the Company in writing), (ii) in the case of an occurrence of
an event of the type described in Section 3(c)(C)(ii), 3(c)(C)(iii), 3(c)(C)(iv) or 3(n), the use
by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to the Holder of written
notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by
such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 3(m) or (iii) such Holder’s failure to comply
with the Prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act through no fault of the Company;
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b) shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall be liable under this Section 5(b) for only that
amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

     (c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such
Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying
Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof,
including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the
payment of all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided,
that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying
Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent
that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is
not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately and materially
adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

     An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding
and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in
writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party,
and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised in writing by counsel that a conflict of
interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in
writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be
at the reasonable expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the

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subject matter of such Proceeding and does not impose any monetary or other obligation or
restriction on the Indemnified Party.

     All reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and
expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such
Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party,
as incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party,
which notice shall be delivered no more frequently than on a monthly basis (regardless of whether
it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder;
provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse
all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified
Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder).

     (d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal of a governmental authority to
enforce such indemnification in accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such
Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action,
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be
deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’
or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to
the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification
provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall be required to
contribute under this Section 5(d) for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such
Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

     The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that
does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.

     The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any
liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties. The indemnity and
contribution agreements herein are in addition to and not in diminution or

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limitation of any indemnification provisions under the Purchase Agreement.

     6. Rule 144.

     As long as any Holder owns Notes, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, the Company
covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable
grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns Notes, Conversion Shares,
Warrants or Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Holders and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Act annual and
quarterly financial statements, together with a discussion and analysis of such financial
statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that would otherwise be required to
be included in reports required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other
information required thereby, in the time period that such filings would have been required to have
been made under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable
such Person to sell Notes, Conversion Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares without registration
under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act, including compliance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement
relating to the transfer of the Notes, Conversion Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares. Upon the
request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly
authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

     7. Miscellaneous.

     (a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to
being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery
of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby
further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach,
it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

     (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Purchase
Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to an agreement currently in
effect, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement,
enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

     (c) Notice of Effectiveness. Within two (2) Business Days after the Registration
Statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the Commission,

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the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the
transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holders whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.

     (d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time when there is not an effective
Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall determine to
prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own
account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other
than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of
any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other
employee benefit plans, the Company shall send to each Holder of Registrable Securities written
notice of such determination and, if within seven (7) Business Days after receipt of such notice,
any such Holder shall so request in writing (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities
intended to be disposed of by the Holder), the Company will cause the registration under the
Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by
the Holder, to the extent required to permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities so to be
registered, provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register
any securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection
with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or to delay
registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such
determination to such Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register,
shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration (but not from its obligation to pay expenses in accordance with Section 4 hereof), and
(ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering
any Registrable Securities being registered pursuant to this Section 7(d) for the same period as
the delay in registering such other securities. The Company shall include in such registration
statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered. In
the case of an underwritten public offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or underwriter(s)
should reasonably object to the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in such registration
statement, then if the Company after consultation with the managing underwriter should reasonably
determine that the inclusion of such Registrable Securities, would materially adversely affect the
offering contemplated in such registration statement, and based on such determination recommends
inclusion in such registration statement of fewer or none of the Registrable Securities of the
Holders, then (x) the number of Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration
statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such Holders (based upon the number of Registrable
Securities requested to be included in the registration), if the Company after consultation with
the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of fewer Registrable Securities, or (y) none of the
Registrable Securities of the Holders shall be included in such registration statement, if the
Company after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such
Registrable Securities; provided, however, that if securities are being offered for the account of
other persons or entities as well as the Company, such reduction shall not represent a greater
fraction of the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered by the Holders than the
fraction of similar reductions

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imposed on such other persons or entities (other than the Company).

     (e) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Company and the Holders (i) hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New
York City, New York for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the
suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Holders consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 7(e)
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

     (f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions
of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Company and the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with
respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of the Registrable Securities
to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence
may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence.

     (g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or
permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on
the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on a Business Day, (ii) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice
or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a
day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any date and earlier
than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of
mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express or (iv)
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such
communications shall be with respect to each Holder at its address set forth under its name on
Schedule 1 attached hereto, or with respect to the Company, addressed to:

AXS-One Inc.

301 Route 17 North

Rutherford, New Jersey 07070

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile No.: (201) 935-5230

or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such party may

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most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto by such notice. Copies of
notices to the Company shall be sent to:

Wiggin and Dana LLP

400 Atlantic Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

Attention: Michael Grundei

Facsimile No.: (203) 363-7676

Copies of notices to any Holder shall be sent to the addresses, if any, listed on Schedule
1 attached hereto.

     (h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
each Holder and its successors and assigns; provided, that the Company may not assign this
Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each
Holder; and provided, further, that each Holder may assign its rights hereunder in the manner and
to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

     (i) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of each Holder hereunder, including
the right to have the Company register for resale Registrable Securities in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each Holder to any transferee of such
Holder of all or a portion of the Notes, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities if: (i) the
Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such
agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the
Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written
notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such
transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees is
restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section 7(i), the
transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions of
this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Purchase Agreement. The rights to assignment shall apply to the Holders (and to
subsequent) successors and assigns.

     The Company may require, as a condition of allowing such assignment in connection with a
transfer of Notes, Warrants or Registrable Securities (i) that the Holder or transferee of all or a
portion of the Notes, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities as the case may be, furnish to the
Company a written opinion of counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act, (ii) that the Holder
or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance
acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in
Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

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     (j) Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is
delivered by electronic means or facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same
with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.

     (k) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law thereof.

     (l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive
of any remedies provided by law.

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

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

     (o) Registrable Securities Held by the Company and its Affiliates. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required
hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or
transferees or successors or assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by
reason of its holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether
such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

     (p) Obligations of Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each
Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other
Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. The decision of each Purchaser to enter into to this
Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser. The Company
further acknowledges that nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken by any Purchaser
pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any
way acting in concert or as a group with

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respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Purchaser shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights
arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined
as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

     Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and
negotiation of this Agreement and with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company acknowledges that such procedure with respect to this Agreement in no way creates a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

[signature page follows]

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

COMPANY:

AXS-ONE INC.

By: /s/ William P. Lyons          

Name: William P. Lyons

Title: CEO

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Aston Assets, S.A

By:  /s/ Alejandro Gonzalez                                   
               

Name: Alejandro Gonzalez

Title: Legal Representative (Power of Attorney)

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Harold D. Copperman

By: /s/ Harold D. Copperman          

Name:

Title:

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Jurika Family Trust U/A 1989

By: /s/ William K. Jurika          

Name: William K. Jurika

Title: Trustee

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Philip L. Rugani

By: /s/ Philip L. Rugani          

Name:

Title:

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Robert J. Migliorino

By: /s/ Robert J. Migliorino          

Name:

Title:

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: Primafides (Suisse) S.A. as Trustees of Sirius Trust

By: /s/ P. De Salis           /s/ D. Moran                                             

Name: Primafides (Suisse) SA as Trustees of Sirius Trust

Title: Directors

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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PURCHASERS:

Print Exact Name: William P. Lyons

By: /s/ William P. Lyons          

Name:

Title:

[Omnibus AXS-One Inc. Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page]

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SCHEDULE 1

PURCHASERS

	 	 	 
	Name and Address	 	Copy of Notice to:
	Aston Assets, S.A.

	 	 
	c/o Industrias Panamas Boston
	 	 
	Apartado 0816-04054 Zon 5
	 	 
	Panamá, República de Panamá
	 	 
	Attn: Alejandro Gonzalez
	 	 
	(506) 2-223-5787 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Harold D. Copperman
	 	 
	2804 Tarflower Way
	 	 
	Naples, FL 34105
	 	 
	(239) 659-4473 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Jurika Family Trust U/A 3/17/1989
	 	 
	42 Glen Alpine Road
	 	 
	Piedmont, CA 94611
	 	 
	Attn: William Jurika
	 	 
	(510) 985 1197 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Phillip L. Rugani
	 	 
	459 Old Woods Road
	 	 
	Wyckoff, NJ 07481
	 	 
	(201) 939-6955 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Robert Migliorino
	 	 
	81 Eleven Levels Rd.
	 	 
	Ridgefield, CT 06877
	 	 
	(212) 202-5188 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Sirius Trust
	 	 
	c/o Stonehage SA
	 	 
	Rue du Puits-Godet 12
	 	 
	P.O.Box 763
	 	 
	2002 Neuchatel, Switzerland
	 	 
	Attn: David Moran; P. DeSalis
	 	 
	(41) 32 723 1005 (fax)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	William P. Lyons
	 	 
	301 Rt. 17 North
	 	 
	Rutherford, NJ 07070
	 	 
	(201) 939-6955 (fax)
	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     We are registering the shares of common stock on behalf of the selling security holders. Sales
of shares may be made by selling security holders, including their respective donees, transferees,
pledgees or other successors-in-interest directly to purchasers or to or through underwriters,
broker-dealers or through agents. Sales may be made from time to time on the _________, any
other exchange or market upon which our shares may trade in the future, in the over-the-counter
market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market
prices, or at negotiated or fixed prices. The shares may be sold by one or more of, or a
combination of, the following:

	-	 	a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to
sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
block as principal to facilitate the transaction (including crosses in
which the same broker acts as agent for both sides of the
transaction);
	 
	-	 	purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such
broker-dealer, including resales for its account, pursuant to this
prospectus;
	 
	-	 	ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
solicits purchases;
	 
	-	 	through options, swaps or derivatives;
	 
	-	 	in privately negotiated transactions;
	 
	-	 	in making short sales or in transactions to cover short sales; and
	 
	-	 	put or call option transactions relating to the shares.

     The selling security holders may effect these transactions by selling shares directly to
purchasers or to or through broker-dealers, which may act as agents or principals. These
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from
the selling security holders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act
as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both (which compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The selling security holders have
advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any
underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their securities.

     The selling security holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions. In connection with those transactions, the broker-dealers or other
financial institutions may engage in short sales of the shares or of securities convertible into or
exchangeable for the shares in the course of hedging positions they assume with the selling
security holders. The selling security holders may also enter into options or other

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transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery of
shares offered by this prospectus to those broker-dealers or other financial institutions. The
broker-dealer or other financial institution may then resell the shares pursuant to this prospectus
(as amended or supplemented, if required by applicable law, to reflect those transactions).

     The selling security holders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of
shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act
of 1933, and any commissions received by broker-dealers or any profit on the resale of the shares
sold by them while acting as principals may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions
under the Securities Act. The selling security holders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or
broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares against liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. We have agreed to indemnify each of the
selling security holders and each selling security holder has agreed, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify us against some liabilities in connection with the offering of the shares, including
liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

     The selling security holders will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act. We have informed the selling security holders that the anti-manipulative provisions
of Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to their sales in
the market.

     Selling security holders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market
transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided they meet the criteria
and conform to the requirements of Rule 144.

     Upon being notified by a selling security holder that a material arrangement has been entered
into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares through a block trade, special offering, exchange
distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a
supplement to this prospectus, if required pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act,
disclosing:

	-	 	the name of each such selling security holder and of the participating
broker-dealer(s);
	 
	-	 	the number of shares involved;
	 
	-	 	the initial price at which the shares were sold;
	 
	-	 	the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to the
broker-dealer(s), where applicable;
	 
	-	 	that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify
the information set out or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus; and
	 
	-	 	other facts material to the transactions.

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     In addition, if required under applicable law or the rules or regulations of the Commission,
we will file a supplement to this prospectus when a selling security holder notifies us that a
donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of common stock.

     We are paying all expenses and fees customarily paid by the issuer in connection with the
registration of the shares. The selling security holders will bear all brokerage or underwriting
discounts or commissions paid to broker-dealers in connection with the sale of the shares.

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