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Exhibit 4.1

6% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	
$[_____]

	
December [__], 2013

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Yappn Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of [___] (the “Payee”) or his or its registered assigns (with the Payee, the “Holder”), upon the terms set forth below, the principal sum of [_____] ($_____) plus interest on the unpaid principal sum outstanding at the rate of 6% per annum (this “Note”) on or prior to ______________, 2015 (the “Maturity Date”). Defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in that certain subscription agreement of even date herewith among the Maker, the Holder and any other holders of Notes substantially identical to this Note (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

1.             Payments.

 

(a)           The Maker shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate and then outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of 6% per annum, payable in arrears on the earlier of (i) the acceleration of this Note following an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2(b) and (ii) the Maturity Date. Interest on this Note shall commence to accrue as of the date of acceptance by the Maker of the Purchase Agreement as executed and delivered by the Payee and payment of the purchase price for this Note (the “Original Issue Date”).

(b)           Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue monthly commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Maker regarding registration and transfers of this Note.

 

(c)           All overdue accrued and unpaid principal and interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a default rate of interest at the rate of 16% per annum (or such lower maximum amount of interest permitted to be charged under applicable law) which will accrue daily, from the date such principal and/or interest is due hereunder through and including the date of payment. Except as otherwise set forth in this Note, the Maker may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Note prior to the Maturity Date without providing the Holder advance written notice of 10 Business Days prior to such prepayment.

 

(d)           Holder has the right, at any time after the Original Issuance Date, at its election, to convert all or part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount and accrued interest into shares of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Maker (the “Common Stock”). The conversion price shall be $0.10 per share (the “Conversion Price”). The conversion formula shall be as follows: Number of shares of Common Stock receivable upon conversion equals the dollar conversion amount divided by the Conversion Price. A conversion notice (the “Conversion Notice”) may be delivered to Maker by method of Holder’s choice (including but not limited to email, facsimile, mail, overnight courier, or personal delivery), and all conversions shall be cashless and not require further payment from the Holder. If no objection is delivered from Maker to the Holder, with respect to any variable or calculation of the Conversion Notice within 24 hours of delivery of the Conversion Notice, then the Maker shall have been thereafter deemed to have irrevocably confirmed and irrevocably ratified such notice of conversion and waived any objection thereto. The Maker shall deliver the shares of Common Stock from any conversion to the Holder (in any name directed by the Holder) within three (3) business days of conversion notice delivery. The Holder shall not convert any amount of this Note into shares of Common Stock that would result in the Holder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the Maker’s Common Stock outstanding. However, the Holder may increase this 4.99% conversion limit to 9.99% by providing Maker with at least 61 days prior written notice, and the provisions of the conversion limit shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice). The Conversion Price shall be subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Maker relating to the Maker’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Maker, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events.

  

 

  

 

(e)           Conversion Delays. If Maker fails to deliver shares of Common Stock in accordance with the timeframe stated in Section 1(e), the Holder, at any time prior to selling all of those shares of Common Stock, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part, of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares of Common Stock and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the Principal Sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Maker (under the Holder’s and the Maker’s expectations that any returned conversion amounts shall tack back to the original date of this Note). In addition, for each conversion, in the event that shares of Common Stock are not delivered by the fourth business day (inclusive of the day of conversion), a penalty of $100 per day shall be assessed for each day after the third business day (inclusive of the day of the conversion) until share delivery is made; and such penalty shall be added to the Principal Sum of this Note (under the Holder’s and the Maker’s expectations that any penalty amounts shall tack back to the original date of this Note).

 

2.             Events of Default.

 

(a)           “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(i)          any default in the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, this Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable;

 

(ii)         Maker shall fail to observe or perform any obligation or shall breach any term or provision of this Note and such failure or breach shall not have been remedied within ten (10) Business Days after the date on which notice of such failure or breach shall have been delivered (other than those occurrences described in other provisions of this Section 2 for which a different grace or cure period is specified, or for which no cure period is specified and which constitute immediate Events of Default);

 

(iii)        Maker shall fail to observe or perform any of its material obligations owed to the Holder or any other material covenant, agreement, representation or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any material breach hereunder or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith, including the Purchase Agreement;

 

  

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(iv)        Maker shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Maker a case under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Maker commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Maker, or there is commenced against the Maker any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days; or the Maker is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Maker suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Maker makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Maker shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Maker shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Maker shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Maker for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(v)         Maker shall default in any of its respective obligations under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Maker, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default shall result in indebtedness aggregating more than $100,000 becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable; or

 

  

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(vi)        Maker shall (a) be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined below), (b) agree to sell or dispose all or in excess of 50% of its assets in one or more transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction), (c) redeem or repurchase more than a de minimis number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Maker, or (d) make any distribution or declare or pay any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common stock) on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of the Maker’s capital stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding. “Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of any of: (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Maker, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 51% of the voting securities of the Maker, (ii) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the Maker’s board of directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (iii) the merger of the Maker with or into another entity that is not wholly owned by the Maker, consolidation or sale of 33% or more of the assets of  the Maker in one or a series of related transactions, or (iv) the execution by the Maker of an agreement to which the Maker is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (i), (ii) or (iii).

 

(vii)       The occurrence of any event, whether or not such event could have been known through the exercise of due diligence or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or prospects of the Maker.

 

(b)           If any Event of Default occurs and shall be continuing, the full principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.

 

(c)           The Holder need not provide and the Maker hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

3.             Negative Covenants. So long as any portion of this Note is outstanding, the Maker will not directly or indirectly:

 

(a)           amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; or

 

(b)           pay cash dividends or distributions on the Common Stock of the Maker.

 

4.            No Waiver of the Holder’s Rights. All payments of principal and interest shall be made without setoff, deduction or counterclaim. No delay or failure on the part of the Holder in exercising any of its options, powers or rights, nor any partial or single exercise of its options, powers or rights shall constitute a waiver thereof or of any other option, power or right, and no waiver on the part of the Holder of any of its options, powers or rights shall constitute a waiver of any other option, power or right.  Maker hereby waives presentment of payment, protest, and all notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or endorsement of this Note. Acceptance by the Holder of less than the full amount due and payable hereunder shall in no way limit the right of the Holder to require full payment of all sums due and payable hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

5.            Modifications. No term or provision contained herein may be modified, amended or waived except by written agreement or consent signed by the party to be bound thereby.

 

6.            Cumulative Rights and Remedies; Usury. The rights and remedies of the Holder expressed herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights and remedies otherwise available under this Note, or applicable law (including at equity). The election of the Holder to avail itself of any one or more remedies shall not be a bar to any other available remedies, which the Maker agrees the Holder may take from time to time. If it shall be found that any interest paid or payable hereunder violates applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall be reduced to the maximum permitted rate of interest under such law, and any interest previously paid in excess of such legal limit shall be returned to the Maker by the Holder.

 

  

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7.            Use of Proceeds. Maker shall use the proceeds from this Note hereunder for working capital purposes or as otherwise contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Maker’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Maker’s business and prior practices), to redeem any of the Maker’s equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any outstanding litigation.

 

8.            Severability. If any provision of this Note is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in any way invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

 

9.             Successors and Assigns. This Note shall be binding upon the Maker and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. The term “Holder” as used herein, shall also include any endorsee, assignee or other holder of this Note.

 

10.           Lost or Stolen Promissory Note. If this Note is lost, stolen, mutilated or otherwise destroyed, the Maker shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new promissory note containing the same terms, and in the same form, as this Note. In such event, the Maker may require the Holder to deliver to the Maker an affidavit of lost instrument and customary indemnity in respect thereof as a condition to the delivery of any such new promissory note.

 

11.           Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each of the Maker and the Holder agree that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of this Note shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, County of New York (the “New York Courts”). Each of the Maker and the Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder (including with respect to the enforcement of this Note), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, or that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Maker and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to the other at the address in effect for notices to it under the Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each of the Maker and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

12.           Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 10(b) of the Purchase Agreement.

 

13.           Required Notice to the Holder. The Holder is to be notified by the Maker, within five (5), Business Days, in accordance with Section 12, of the existence or occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

  

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The undersigned has executed this Note as a maker and not as a surety or guarantor or in any other capacity.

 

	
YAPPN CORP.

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  
	 	
David M. Lucatch

	  
	  	
Chief Executive Officer

	  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) is being delivered to the purchaser identified on the signature page to this Agreement (the “Subscriber”) of securities of Yappn Corp. (the “Company”).  The Company is offering up to $1,000,000 in Units (the “Units”), with each such Unit consisting of (i) one unsecured convertible promissory note, $1,000 par value (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, which Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) a warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock (individually, a “Series A Warrant”) , a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and (iii) a warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock (individually a “Series B Warrant”, and collectively with the Series A Warrant, the “Warrants”) , a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.  The purchase price for each Unit shall be equal to $1,000 per Unit (“Unit Price”).  The Series A Warrant exercise price shall be equal to $0.15 per each full share of Common Stock that is purchasable under the Warrants. The Series B Warrant exercise price shall be equal to $0.20 per each full share of Common Stock that is purchasable under the Warrants.  The Warrants shall permit cashless exercise for the period beginning the Effectiveness Date (as referenced in the Warrants) unless and until a registration statement covering the resale of the shares underlying the Warrants is effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).  The Note conversion price shall be equal to $0.10 per each full share of Common Stock that is convertible under the Notes.  Each Note shall accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum, and will be redeemed in cash equal to the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the Note on the 24 month anniversary of its issuance.  The Units will only be offered and sold to a limited number of subscribers who are “Accredited Investors,” as such term is defined hereinafter.  The Units, the Notes, the Warrants, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

 

IMPORTANT INVESTOR NOTICES

 

NO OFFERING LITERATURE OR ADVERTISEMENT IN ANY FORM MAY BE RELIED UPON IN THE OFFERING OF THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT FOR THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY SUPPLEMENTS HERETO, AND NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS EXCEPT THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN.

 

THIS AGREEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND THE CONTENTS HEREOF MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED OR DIVULGED BY OR TO ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE RECIPIENT OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.  EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.  THE COMPANY MAY DISCLOSE THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY PERSON OR FILE A COPY WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.

 

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE OR TO CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY DESIRE IN EVALUATING THE COMPANY, OR AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERING. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD NORMALLY APPEAR IN A PROSPECTUS FOR AN OFFERING REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.  YOU MUST CONDUCT AND RELY ON YOUR OWN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED, IN DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE OFFERING.

 

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY.  THESE SUMMARIES DO NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE TEXTS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

 

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO ANY PERSON OR IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL OR NOT AUTHORIZED.  EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO RETURN IT AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

  

  

  

 

NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME NOR ANY SALE OF SECURITIES HEREUNDER SHALL IMPLY THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.  THE COMPANY WILL EXTEND TO EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR (AND TO ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, IF ANY) THE OPPORTUNITY, PRIOR TO ITS PURCHASE OF UNITS, TO ASK QUESTIONS OF AND RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM THE COMPANY CONCERNING THE OFFERING AND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TO THE EXTENT THE COMPANY POSSESSES THE SAME OR CAN ACQUIRE IT WITHOUT UNREASONABLE EFFORT OR EXPENSE, IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN.  ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED IN WRITING AND IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE COMPANY THROUGH ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS ALONE; NO ORAL INFORMATION OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANY BROKER OR THIRD PARTY MAY BE RELIED UPON.

 

NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR ASSURANCES OF ANY KIND ARE MADE OR SHOULD BE INFERRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ECONOMIC RETURN, IF ANY, THAT MAY ACCRUE TO AN INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY.

 

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, EXPECTATIONS, BELIEFS AND INTENTIONS.  THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISKS, AND ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY.  THE SECTIONS ENTITLED “EXECUTIVE SUMMARY,” “RISK FACTORS,” AND “DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS,” IN ANY SEC FILING OR REPORT, AS WELL AS THIS AGREEMENT GENERALLY, CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THESE DIFFERENCES.

 

THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE UNITS HAS BEEN DETERMINED ARBITRARILY.  THE PRICE OF THE UNITS AND NOTES AND WARRANTS DOES NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY, OR TO POTENTIAL ASSETS, EARNINGS, OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY.  THERE IS NO ACTIVE TRADING MARKET IN THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT AN ACTIVE TRADING MARKET IN ANY OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES WILL DEVELOP OR BE MAINTAINED.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRADING PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OF THE SECURITIES SOLD IN THE OFFERING, AND SUCH REGISTRATION MAY BE DELAYED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  THE PRICE OF SHARES QUOTED ON THE OTC BULLETIN BOARD OR TRADED ON ANY EXCHANGE MAY BE IMPACTED BY A LACK OF LIQUIDITY OR AVAILABILITY OF SHARES FOR PUBLIC SALE AND ALSO WILL NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS, BOOK VALUE OR POTENTIAL PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY OR APPLICABLE QUOTED OR TRADING PRICES THAT MAY EXIST FOLLOWING REGISTRATION OR THE LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE SECURITIES SOLD PURSUANT TO THE OFFERING OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. SUCH PRICES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ACCURATE INDICATORS OF FUTURE QUOTED OR TRADING PRICES THAT MAY SUBSEQUENTLY EXIST FOLLOWING.

 

THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON. THE COMPANY IS NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY RECIPIENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER ALL OF THE UNITS OFFERED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SOLD.

 

SUBSCRIBERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING A PUBLIC COMPANY. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY, AND HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING DESCRIBED HEREIN. ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY THROUGH THE OFFERING DESCRIBED HEREIN MAY SUBJECT THE USER TO CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY. THE RECIPIENT, BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, AGREES NOT TO: (I) DISTRIBUTE OR REPRODUCE THIS AGREEMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY; (II) TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL THE EXISTENCE OF THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPANY; AND (III) REFRAIN FROM TRADING IN THE PUBLICLY-TRADED SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT COMPANY FOR SO LONG AS SUCH RECIPIENT IS IN POSSESSION OF THE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. SUBSCRIBERS ARE ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD SEEK THEIR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO EFFECTUATING ANY TRANSACTIONS IN THE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY’S SECURITIES.

 

  

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FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES

 

THIS OFFERING IS BEING MADE SOLELY TO “ACCREDITED INVESTORS,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).  THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AFFORDED BY SECTION 4(2) THEREUNDER AND REGULATION D (RULE 506) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.  INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

 

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”), ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS AGREEMENT.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

 

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD NOT CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL, BUSINESS, OR TAX ADVICE.  EACH INVESTOR SHOULD CONTACT HIS, HER OR ITS OWN ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS INVESTMENT AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, WHICH MAY DIFFER DEPENDING ON AN INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR FINANCIAL SITUATION.  IN NO EVENT SHOULD THIS AGREEMENT BE DEEMED OR CONSIDERED TO BE TAX ADVICE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.

 FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY

 

THE UNITS REFERRED TO HEREIN WILL BE SOLD TO, AND ACQUIRED BY, THE HOLDER IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER § 517.061 OF THE FLORIDA SECURITIES ACT.  THE UNITS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.  IN ADDITION, ALL FLORIDA RESIDENTS SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VOIDING THE PURCHASE WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST TENDER OF CONSIDERATION IS MADE BY SUCH PURCHASER TO THE COMPANY OR AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PRIVILEGE IS COMMUNICATED TO SUCH PURCHASER, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER

 

1.                SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE PRICE

 

(a)        Subscription.  Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Units indicated on the signature page hereof on the terms and conditions described herein.

 

  

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(b)        Purchase of Units.  The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase price to be remitted to the Company in exchange for the Units shall be set at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per Unit, for an aggregate purchase price as set forth on the signature page hereof (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”). The Subscriber’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company shall be followed by payment for the Units subscribed for hereunder, payable in United States Dollars, by wire transfer of immediately available funds delivered contemporaneously with the Closing (as defined below) in accordance with the wire instructions provided on  Exhibit D.  The Subscriber understands and agrees that, subject to Section 2 and applicable laws, by executing this Agreement, it is entering into a binding agreement.

 

2.               ACCEPTANCE, OFFERING TERM AND CLOSING PROCEDURES

 

(a)        Acceptance or Rejection. Subject to full, faithful and punctual performance and discharge by the Company of all of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement and any other agreement entered into between the Subscriber and the Company relating to this subscription (collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), the Subscriber shall be legally bound to purchase the Units pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, upon the occurrence of the failure by the Company to fully, faithfully and punctually perform and discharge any of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in any of the Transaction Documents, which shall have been performed or otherwise discharged prior to the Closing (as defined below), the Subscriber may, on or prior to the Closing, at its sole and absolute discretion, elect not to purchase the Units. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject this subscription for Units in whole or part in any order at any time prior to the Closing for any reason, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s prior receipt of notice of acceptance of the Subscriber’s subscription.  In the event the Closing does not take place because of (i) the rejection of subscription for Units by the Company; or (ii) the election not to purchase the Units by the Subscriber; or (iii) failure to effectuate the Initial Closing (as defined below) on or prior to December 31, 2013 (unless extended in the discretion of the Board of Directors) for any reason or no reason, this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents shall thereafter be terminated and have no force or effect.

 

(b)        Closing.  The closing of the purchase and sale of the Units hereunder (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, LLP, 61 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10006 or such other place as determined by the Company and may take place in one of more closings.  Closings shall take place on a Business Day promptly following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7 below, as determined by the Company (the “ Closing Date ”). “Business Day” shall mean from the hours of 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) through 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) of a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to be closed. The Notes and Warrants purchased by the Subscriber will be delivered by the Company promptly following the Final Closing Date (as defined in Section 5(h) below).

(c)        Following Acceptance or Rejection.  The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be held by the Company. In the event that this Agreement is not accepted by the Company for whatever reason, which the Company expressly reserves the right to do, this Agreement, the Aggregate Purchase Price received (without interest thereon) and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be returned to the Subscriber at the address of the Subscriber as set forth in this Agreement. If this Agreement is accepted by the Company, the Company is entitled to treat the Aggregate Purchase Price received as an interest free loan to the Company until such time as the Subscription is accepted.

 

  

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(d)        Favored Nations Provision.  The following provisions in this Section 2(d) shall only apply to the Common Stock underlying the Notes and the Warrants and such provisions under this Section 2(d) shall not apply to the Common Stock underlying the Series B Warrants. Other than in connection with (i) full or partial consideration in connection with a strategic merger, acquisition, consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration rights equal to or greater than those granted to the Subscribers, (ii) the Company’s issuance of securities in connection with strategic license agreements and other partnering arrangements so long as such issuances are not primarily for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration rights equal to or greater than those granted to the Subscribers, (iii) the Company’s issuance of Common Stock or the issuances or grants of options to purchase Common Stock to employees, directors, and consultants, pursuant to plans that have been approved by a majority of the stockholders and a majority of the independent members of the board of directors of the Company or in existence as such plans are constituted on the date of this Agreement, (iv) the Company’s issuance of securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement on the terms in effect on the Final Closing Date,  (v) an issuance by the Company of securities resulting from the exercise of Warrants or conversion of the Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, and (vi) any and all securities required to be assumed by the Company by the terms thereof as a result of any of the foregoing even if issued by a predecessor acquired in connection with a business combination, merger or share exchange (collectively, the foregoing (i) through (vi) are “Excepted Issuances”), if at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months thereafter, the Company shall  issue any Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock (or modify any of the foregoing which may be outstanding) to any person or entity at a price per share or conversion or exercise price per share which shall be less than $0.10 per share, being the conversion price of the Notes issued hereunder (disregarding any value attributable to the Warrants) or as in effect at such time, or if less than the Series A Warrant exercise price in effect at such time, without Subscriber Consent (the “Lower Price Issuance”), then the conversion price of the Note shall automatically be reduced to reflect such other lower price and the exercise price of the Series A Warrant shall automatically be reduced to reflect such other lower price.  Common Stock issued or issuable by the Company for no consideration or for consideration that cannot be determined at the time of issue will be deemed issuable or to have been issued for $0.0001 per share of Common Stock.  The rights of Subscribers set forth in this Section 2(d) are in addition to any other rights the Subscribers have pursuant to this Agreement, the Note or the Warrants, and any other agreement referred to or entered into in connection herewith or to which Subscribers and Company are parties.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement to the contrary, the Company shall only be required to make a single adjustment with respect to any Lower Price Issuance, regardless of the existence of multiple basis therefore.

 

(e)        Certificate as to Adjustments.  In each case of any adjustment or readjustment hereunder, the Company, at its expense, will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Warrant and the Note, as applicable, and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or other securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the conversion price of the Note and exercise price of the Series A Warrant as adjusted or readjusted as provided herein. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Subscriber and of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company.

 

(f)        If at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months thereafter, upon any financing by the Company of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock (a "Subsequent Financing"), Investors under this offering shall have the right to participate in any Subsequent Financing (subject to customary exemptions, including Excepted Issuances).

 

3.                THE SUBSCRIBER’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Company, as follows:

 

(a)        Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax adviser, if any (collectively, the “Advisers”), have reviewed all the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all other documents requested by the Subscriber, have carefully reviewed them and understand the information contained therein;

(b)       The Subscriber has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized, if applicable, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Subscriber, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, and except as enforceability of the obligations hereunder are subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

 

  

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(c)        The Subscriber acknowledges its understanding that the Offering and sale of the Securities is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”).  In furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company and its affiliates as follows:

 

 (i)         The Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may not be available if, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s representations contained herein, the Subscriber is merely acquiring the Securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise. The Subscriber does not have any such intention.

 

 (ii)        The Subscriber realizes that the basis for exemption would not be available if the Offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade registration provisions of the Securities Act or any applicable state or federal securities laws.

 

 (iii)       The Subscriber is acquiring the Securities solely for the Subscriber’s own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view towards, or resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities.

 

 (iv)       The Subscriber has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of the Subscriber’s investment, has adequate means for providing for its current needs and contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to an investment in the Company.

 

 (v)        The Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment in the Securities. If other than an individual, the Subscriber also represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Securities.

 (vi)       The Subscriber (together with its Advisors, if any) has received all documents requested by the Subscriber, if any, has carefully reviewed them and understands the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

(d)        The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, sub-agents or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations involved in this investment. The Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its Advisors. Each Advisor, if any, has disclosed to the Subscriber in writing (a copy of which is annexed to this Agreement) the specific details of any and all past, present or future relationships, actual or contemplated, between the Advisor and the Company or any affiliate or sub-agent thereof.

 

(e)        The Subscriber has carefully considered the potential risks relating to the Company and a purchase of the Securities, and fully understands that the Securities are a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk of loss of the Subscriber’s entire investment. Among other things, the Subscriber has carefully considered each of the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s filings with the SEC and any additional disclosures in the nature of Risk Factors described herein, including, without limitation, the additional disclosures in Section 3(u), below.

 

(f)         The Subscriber will not sell or otherwise transfer any Securities without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of its purchase because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states, or an exemption from such registration is available.  In particular, the Subscriber is aware that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are met. The Subscriber also understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities on behalf of the Subscriber or to assist the Subscriber in complying with any exemption from registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The Subscriber understands that any sales or transfers of the Securities are further restricted by state securities laws and the provisions of this Agreement.

 

  

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(g)        No oral or written representations or warranties have been made, or information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company or any of its officers, employees, agents, sub-agents, affiliates, advisors or subsidiaries in connection with the Offering, other than any representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the Units, the Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those contained herein.

 

(h)       The Subscriber’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the Subscriber’s net worth, and an investment in the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

 

(i)         The Subscriber understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities shall bear substantially the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, as well as any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE 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, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.  THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.”

(j)         Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering. There is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities.

 

(k)        The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Offering and the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any.

 

(l)         (i)      In making the decision to invest in the Securities the Subscriber has relied solely upon the information provided by the Company in the Transaction Documents.  To the extent necessary, the Subscriber has retained, at its own expense, and relied upon appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and the purchase of the Securities hereunder.  The Subscriber disclaims reliance on any statements made or information provided by any person or entity in the course of Subscriber’s consideration of an investment in the Securities other than the Transaction Documents.

 

 (ii)    The Subscriber represents and warrants that: (i) the Subscriber was contacted regarding the sale of the Securities by the Company (or an authorized agent or representative thereof) with whom the Subscriber had a prior substantial pre-existing relationship  and (ii) no Securities were offered or sold to it by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising, and in connection therewith, the Subscriber did not (A) receive or review any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in a newspaper or magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, whether closed circuit, or generally available; or (B) attend any seminar meeting or industry investor conference whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or general advertising; or (C) observe any website or filing of the Company with the SEC in which any offering of securities by the Company was described and as a result learned of any offering of securities by the Company.

 

  

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(m)       Except as described in Schedule 3(l), the Subscriber has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(n)       The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Shares, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors.

 

(o)       The Subscriber acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections furnished by the Company to the Subscriber were prepared by the management of the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company or its management and should not be relied upon.

 

(p)        No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the Offering that are in any way inconsistent with the information contained herein.

 

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

(r)         This Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any subscription for any reason.

 

(s)        The Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, affiliates and shareholders, and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) (a “Loss”) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or therein;  provided ,  however , that the Subscriber shall not be liable for any Loss that in the aggregate exceeds the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.

 

(t)         The Subscriber is, and on each date on which the Subscriber continues to own restricted Securities from the Offering will be, an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. In general, an “Accredited Investor” is deemed to be an institution with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 (excluding such person’s residence) or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with his or her spouse.

 

(u)        The Subscriber, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Offering, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Subscriber has not authorized any person or entity to act as its Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined in Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act) in connection with the Offering. The Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

  

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(v)        The Subscriber has reviewed and acknowledges it has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in securities matters, and understands the following additional Risk Factors related to the Company:

 

SPECIAL RISK FACTOR INVOLVING INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES, NOMINAL “FLOAT” AND SUPPLY AND DEMAND FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK.

 

 The Company expects to utilize various techniques such as non-deal road shows and investor relations campaigns in order to create investor awareness for the Company.  These campaigns may include personal, video and telephone conferences with investors and prospective investors in which our business practices are described.  The Company may provide compensation to investor relations firms and pay for newsletters, websites, mailings and email campaigns that are produced by third-parties based upon publicly-available information concerning the Company.  The Company will not be responsible for the content of analyst reports and other writings and communications by investor relations firms not authored by the Company or from publicly available information.  The Company does not intend to review or approve the content of such analysts’ reports or other materials based upon analysts’ own research or methods.  Investor relations firms should generally disclose when they are compensated for their efforts, but whether such disclosure is made or complete is not under our control.   In addition, investors in the Company may, from time to time, also take steps to encourage investor awareness through similar activities that may be undertaken at the expense of the investors.  Investor awareness activities may also be suspended or discontinued which may impact the trading market our common stock.

 The SEC and FINRA enforce various statutes and regulations intended to prevent manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with the purchase or sale of any security and carefully scrutinize trading patterns and company news and other communications for false or misleading information, particularly in cases where the hallmarks of “pump and dump” activities may exist, such as rapid share price increases or decreases.  We, and our shareholders may be subjected to enhanced regulatory scrutiny due to the small number of holders who initially will own the registered shares of our common stock publicly available for resale, and the limited trading markets in which such shares may be offered or sold which have often been associated with improper activities concerning penny-stocks, such as the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTCQB Marketplace (Pink OTC) or pink sheets.  Until such time as the common stock sold in the Offering is registered and until such time as our restricted shares are registered or available for resale under Rule 144, there will continue to be a small percentage of shares held by a small number of investors, many of whom acquired such shares in privately negotiated purchase and sale transactions, that will constitute the entire available trading market.  The Supreme Court has stated that manipulative action is a term of art connoting intentional or willful conduct designed to deceive or defraud investors by controlling or artificially affecting the price of securities.  Often times, manipulation is associated by regulators with forces that upset the supply and demand factors that would normally determine trading prices.  Since a small percentage of the outstanding common stock of the Company will initially be available for trading, held by a small number of individuals or entities, the supply of our common stock for sale will be extremely limited for an indeterminate amount of time, which could result in higher bids, asks or sales prices than would otherwise exist.  Securities regulators have often cited factors such as thinly-traded markets, small numbers of holders, and awareness campaigns as hallmarks  of claims of price manipulation and other violations of law when combined with manipulative trading, such as wash sales, matched orders or other manipulative trading timed to coincide with false or touting press releases.  There can be no assurance that the Company’s or third-parties’ activities, or the small number of potential sellers or small percentage of stock in the “float,” or determinations by purchasers or holders as to when or under what circumstances or at what prices they may be willing to buy or sell stock will not artificially impact (or would be claimed by regulators to have affected) the normal supply and demand factors that determine the price of the stock.

 

  

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 You will not be able to sell your shares on the open market for at least 6 months after you purchase them, unless the Company is able to register the shares sooner pursuant to an effective registration statement, which the Company may be unable to provide.  The availability of Rule 144 as a safe harbor for resell of unregistered shares will be dependent on the Company’s ongoing compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding quarterly and annual reporting obligations, during the first 12 months.

   (w)        Regulation S Compliance. All foreign Subscribers further represent and warrant to the Company that:

(i)        it is acquiring the Units in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S the Subscriber was outside the United States when receiving and executing this Agreement;

(ii)       Subscriber has not acquired the Units as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of the Units which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of the Subscribed for Units; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Securities pursuant to registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act and any applicable state and provincial securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein;

(iii)      during the six month distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S (the “Distribution Compliance Period”), the Subscriber understands and agrees that offers and sales of any of the Securities shall only be made pursuant to an effective registration statement as to such Securities or in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in Regulation S (which the purchaser of the Securities (other than a distributor) certifies that it is not a U.S. person and is not acquiring the securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. person or is a U.S. person who purchased securities in a transaction that did not require registration under the 1933Act); following the Distribution Compliance Period offers and sales of the Securities may be effected by the Subscriber solely pursuant to an effective registration statement as to such Securities or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, and in each case only in accordance with all other applicable securities laws;

(iv)      Subscriber understands and agrees not to engage in any hedging transactions involving the Securities; and

(v)       Subscriber hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Securities or any use of this Agreement, including: (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities; (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase; (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained; and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Securities. The Subscriber’s subscription and payment for, and its continued beneficial ownership of the Securities, will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residency as set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

  

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4.                THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

The Company hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Subscriber, as follows:

 

(a)        Organization and Qualification.  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation.  The Company is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing in the states required due to (a) the ownership or lease of real or personal property for use in the operation of the Company's business or (b) the nature of the business conducted by the Company.  The Company has all requisite power, right and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business as now conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  All actions on the part of the Company and its officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the performance of all of the Company's obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party on the Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and this Agreement is, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party on the Closing will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

(b)        Issuance of Securities.  The Securities to be issued to the Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(c)        Authorization; Enforcement.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not (a) constitute a violation (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of any provision of any law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court, agency or other governmental authority applicable to the Company, (b) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any person, (c) result in a default (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) under, acceleration or termination of, or the creation in any party of the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, any agreement, lease, note or other restriction, encumbrance, obligation or liability to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which any assets of the Company are subject, (d) result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance upon the assets of the Company, or upon any securities of the Company, (e) conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of those certain articles of incorporation or those certain bylaws of the Company, or (f) invalidate or adversely affect any permit, license, authorization or status used in the conduct of the business of the Company.

 

(d)        SEC Filings. The Company is subject to, and in full compliance with, the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company has made available to each Subscriber through the EDGAR system true and complete copies of each of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

 

(e)        No Financial Advisor. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Securities and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Subscriber is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Subscriber or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Units. The Company further represents to the Subscriber that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(f)         Indemnification.  The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from and against any and all Loss arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Company contained herein or in any document furnished by the Company to the Subscriber in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Company to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Company to the Subscriber in connection therewith;  provided ,  however , that the Company’s liability shall not exceed the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.

 

  

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(g)        Capitalization and Additional Issuances.  The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (not including the Securities) are set forth on Schedule 4(g)  hereto.  Except as set forth on  Schedule 4(g)  hereto, there are no options, warrants, or rights to subscribe to, securities, rights, understandings or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  The only officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock incentive plan or similar plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company are on Schedule 4(g) hereto.  There are no outstanding agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the Company's Common Stock.

 

(h)        Private Placements.  Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Subscribers as contemplated hereby.

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

 

5.                OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

(a)        Furnishing of Information.  As long as any Subscriber 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 Subscriber owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall prepare and furnish to the Subscribers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act such information as is required for the Subscribers to sell the Securities under Rule 144.  The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such person to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions proved by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

(b)        Shareholder Rights Plan.  No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other person that any Subscriber is an “Acquiring Person” under any shareholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Subscriber could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Subscribers.

 

(c)        Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.  The Company and each Subscriber shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Subscriber shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Subscriber, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Subscriber, or include the name of any Subscriber in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency, without the prior written consent of such Subscriber, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with the registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law.

 

(d)        Integration.  The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no affiliate of the Company shall, after the date hereof, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security 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 Subscribers.

 

(e)        Reservation of Securities.  The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.  In the event that at any time the then authorized shares of Common Stock are insufficient for the Company to satisfy its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall promptly take such actions as may be required to increase the number of authorized shares.

 

  

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(f)         Reimbursement.  If any Subscriber or any of its affiliates or any officer, director, partner, controlling person, employee or agent of a Subscriber or any of its affiliates (a “ Related Person ”) becomes involved in any capacity in any proceeding brought by or against any person in connection with or as a result of any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Documents, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless such Subscriber or Related Person for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the costs of any investigation, preparation and travel) and for any losses incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses or losses are incurred, excluding only losses that result directly from such Subscribers’ or Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The indemnification obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Subscribers and any such Related Persons.  The Company also agrees that neither the Subscribers nor any Related Persons shall have any liability to the Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company in connection with or as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except to the extent that any losses incurred by the Company result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the applicable Subscriber or Related Person in connection with such transactions;  provided ,  however , that the Subscriber shall not be liable for any Loss that in the aggregate exceeds the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.  If the Company breaches its obligations under any Transaction Document, then, in addition to any other liabilities the Company may have under any Transaction Document or applicable law, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Subscribers on demand for all costs for collection and enforcement (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company specifically agrees to reimburse the Subscribers on demand for all costs of enforcing the indemnification obligations in this paragraph.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5(f) to the contrary, the Company’s liability to the Subscriber hereunder shall not exceed the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price.

 

(g)        Use of Proceeds.  The Company anticipates using the gross proceeds from the Offering as set forth on Schedule 5(g), hereto.

 

(h)        Closings.  During the Offering, subscriptions will be held by the Company.  The initial closing shall be referred to as the “Initial Closing” and may be held upon receipt and acceptance of subscriptions prior to December 31, 2013. The date of the Initial Closing is sometimes referred to as the “Initial Closing Date.”  Subsequent closings (each a “Subsequent Closing”) will be held until the earlier to occur of: (i) the date on which the entire Offering has been subscribed for and accepted by the Company, and (ii) January 15, 2014.  At the discretion of the Company, the Offering may be extended to February 28, 2014 (the “Final Closing” and such date of the Final Closing, the “Final Closing Date”), without additional notice to Subscribers.  Officers, directors and affiliates of the Company may purchase securities in the Offering.

 

6.                REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

The Company shall file a “resale” registration statement with the SEC covering all shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and the Warrants, so that the shares of Common Stock will be registered under the Securities Act. The Company will maintain the effectiveness of the “resale” registration statement from the effective date of the registration statement until all Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covered by such registration statement have been sold, or may be sold without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company.  The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to have such “resale” registration statement filed within Forty Five Days (45) days after the Final Closing Date (the “Filing Date”) and declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible and, in any event, within Ninety (90) days after the Filing Date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), unless extended by Subscriber Consent.

 

The Company is obligated to pay to the Subscribers a fee of 2% per month of the number of shares that the amount invested by the Investors would buy at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Note), payable in shares of registered Common Stock, up to a maximum of 6%, for each month in excess of the Filing Date that the registration statement has not been filed and the Effectiveness Deadline that the registration statement has not been declared effective; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any such liquidated damages if the Company is unable to fulfill its registration obligations as a result of rules, regulations, positions or releases issued or actions taken by the SEC pursuant to its authority with respect to “Rule 415”, provided the Company registers at such time the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permissible upon consultation with the staff of the SEC;  provided,  further, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any liquidated damages if the shares of Common Stock the Company is obligated to register pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement may be sold without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

  

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The description of registration rights is qualified in its entirety by reference to Registration Rights Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit E.

 

7.                CONDITIONS TO ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION

 

The Company’s right to accept the subscription of the Subscriber is conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date the Company accepts such subscription:

 

(a)        As of the Closing, no legal action, suit or proceeding shall be pending that seeks to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)        The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made on the Closing Date.

 

8.                MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

(a)        All parties hereto have been represented by counsel, and no inference shall be drawn in favor of or against any party by virtue of the fact that such party’s counsel was or was not the principal draftsman of this Agreement.

 

(b)        Each of the parties hereto shall be responsible to pay the costs and expenses of its own legal counsel in connection with the preparation and review of this Agreement and related documentation.

 

(c)        Neither this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.

 

(d)        The representations, warranties and agreement of the Subscriber and the Company made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of the Securities.

 

(e)        Any party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder to the Subscriber at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or to the Company at its primary office (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner herein set forth.

 

(f)         Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns.  If the Subscriber is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the Subscriber shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, each such person or entity and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.

 

(g)        This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Subscriber.

 

(h)        This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.

  

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(i)         The Company and the Subscriber hereby agree that any dispute that may arise between them arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be adjudicated before a court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, and they hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan with respect to any action or legal proceeding commenced by any party, and irrevocably waive any objection they now or hereafter may have respecting the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court or respecting the fact that such court is an inconvenient forum, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any acts or omissions relating to the sale of the securities hereunder, and consent to the service of process in any such action or legal proceeding by means of registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in care of the address set forth herein or such other address as either party shall furnish in writing to the other.

 

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

 

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

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

  

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OMNIBUS SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, NOTE, REGISTRATION RIGHTS 

AGREEMENT AND WARRANT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that the Subscriber has read this entire Agreement and the Confidential Placement Memorandum and all documents annexed thereto, including the Form of Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, Forms of Stock Purchase Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement, and hereby executes and delivers this Agreement as of the ___ day of ________, 2013.

 

	
SUBSCRIBER

	
AGGREGATE

NUMBER OF UNITS

SUBSCRIBED

	
PER UNIT

SUBSCRIPTION

PRICE

	
AGGREGATE

SUBSCRIPTION

PRICE

	
Name:

 

	  	
$                   1,000.00

	
$

	
Address:

 

	  	  	  
	
Fax:

 

	  	  	  
	
 

_________________________________________________  

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
(Signature)

 

	  	  	  
	
Title:

	  	  	  

ACCEPTANCE

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the ___ day of ________, 2013.

 

	  	
YAPPN CORP.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	  	
By:

	  

  

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Exhibits:

 

	
  

	
A-

	
Form of 6% Convertible Promissory Note

 

	
  

	
B-

	
Form of Series A Warrant

 

	
  

	
C-

	
Form of Series B Warrant

 

	
  

	
D-

	
Wire Instructions

 

	
  

	
E-

	
Registration Rights Agreement

 

  

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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS

	
The USA PATRIOT Act

	 	
What is money laundering?

	 	
How big is the problem and why is it important?

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

 

To help you understand these efforts, we want to provide you with some information about money laundering and our steps to implement the USA PATRIOT Act.

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

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

 

	
What are we required to do to eliminate money laundering?

	
 

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

	 	
 

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

	  	Name:	  
	  	 	  
	  	
Title:

	  

  

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Schedule 1 to Subscription Agreement

Name: ___________________________

INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

Purpose of this Questionnaire

 

The Units, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Securities”) of Yappn Corp. (the “Company”), will be offered without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities laws of any state, in reliance on the exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.  Under Section 4(2) of the Act and/or certain state securities laws, the Company may be required to determine that an individual, or an individual together with a “purchaser representative,” or each individual equity owner of an investing entity meets certain suitability requirements before offering to sell the Securities to such individual or entity.  THE COMPANY MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, EXCLUDE ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM THE OFFERING TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  This Investor Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities or any other security.

 

Instructions. Please complete this questionnaire by filling in the information called for, checking the appropriate boxes, and signing below.  Please fax and mail the completed questionnaire to J. P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.

 

Representations

 

The undersigned hereby represents to the Company as follows:

 

1.                Accredited Investor Status.  The undersigned has read the definition of “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D attached hereto as Attachment 1, and certifies that either (check one):

 

	 	o	
The undersigned is an “accredited investor;” or

	 	  	  
	 	o	
The undersigned is not an “accredited investor.”

2.                Domicile/State of Organization.  The undersigned’s state of domicile/organization is: _______________.

 

The foregoing representations are true and accurate as of the date hereof.  The undersigned undertakes to notify the Company regarding any material change in the information set forth above prior to the purchase by the undersigned of any Securities of the Company.

 

	
Dated:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
Address:

	  
	
Signature of Investor(s)

	  	
Telephone:

	  
	  	  	
Facsimile:

	  
	  	  	
Email:

	  
	
Print Name of Investor(s)

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Print Title (if applicable)

	  	  	  

  

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Schedule 3(l) to Subscription Agreement (Capitalization)

 

The Company has retained [________________] (the “Broker”) to act as a broker in connection with the sale of Units to certain Investors.   The Broker is not purchasing or selling any of the Units but has introduced certain Investors to the Company.  The Company agreed to pay the Broker a fee equal to 10% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of the Units to certain Investors and to issue to the Broker a warrant to purchase 10% of the number of shares into which the Notes sold to certain Investors are convertible.

 

Schedule 4(g) to Subscription Agreement (Capitalization)

 

The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (not including the Securities) are:

 

Schedule 5(g) to Subscription Agreement (Use of Proceeds)

 

The Company anticipates using the gross proceeds from the Offering as follows:

 

	
Use of Proceeds

 

	
$       Amount

 

	  	  

  

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ATTACHMENT 1

 

Rule 501.              Definitions and Terms Used in Regulation D under the Act.

 

As used in Regulation D, the term “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the following categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the following categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person:

 

(1)         Any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

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

 

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

 

(4)         Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;

 

(5)         Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000 (excluding the value of the primary residence)1;

 

1 In calculating net worth, each subscriber must exclude the value of any positive equity that such person may have in his or her primary residence. Similarly, debt secured by the primary residence should generally not be included as a liability when calculating Subscriber’s net worth. However, any excess of mortgage debt over the estimated fair market value of Subscriber’s primary residence must be included as a liability when calculating net worth. Also, any increase in the amount of debt secured by Subscriber’s primary residence during the 60 days prior to his or her investment must be included as a liability.

 

  

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BAD ACTOR DISQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

Instructions: On September 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rule disqualifying securities offerings involving certain “felons and other ‘bad actors’” from reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) went into effect. The new rule triggers disclosure of bad actors and bad acts that occurred on or prior to September 23, 2013, and provides that bad actors/bad acts occurring after September 23, 2013 cause the disqualification from reliance on Rule 506.  In order to confirm that the company remains eligible to rely on Rule 506 and to comply with the related disclosure requirements, each (i) director, executive officer, other officer participating in an offering of securities, general partner or managing member of the company, (ii) beneficial owner of 20% or more of the company’s outstanding voting equity securities,(iii) any promoter connected with the company at the time of the sale of the offering, (iv) any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of securities in the offering (a “Solicitor”), (v) any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and (vi) any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any Solicitor is required to complete and execute this Bad Actor Disqualification Questionnaire (this “Questionnaire”).

If you are a person described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, you need to complete this Questionnaire. Please answer “Yes” or “No” with respect to each of the items set forth below. If you answer “Yes” to any of the following, please provide a detailed written description of all relevant facts and circumstances relating the applicable event, conviction, order, proceeding or action.

 

	
(1)

	
Have you been convicted, within the prior ten years, of any felony or misdemeanor: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

	
(2)

	
Are you subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within the prior five years, that restrains or enjoins you from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

	 (3)	Are you subject to a final order of a U.S. state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a U.S. state performing like functions); a U.S. state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a U.S. state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate U.S. federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”); or the U.S. National Credit Union Administration that: (A) bars you from: (1) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency, or officer; (2) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (3) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or (B) constitutes a final order based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within the last ten years?	 	 
□ Yes □ No

 

  

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(4)

	
Are you subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that, (A) suspends or revokes your registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser; (B) places limitations on your activities, functions or operations; or (C) bars you from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

 

	
(5)

	
Are you subject to any order of the SEC entered within the last five years that orders you to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of: (A) any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act and section 206(1) of the Advisers Act, or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or (B) Section 5 of the Securities Act?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

	
(6)

	
Are you suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

	
(7)

	
Have you filed (as a registrant or issuer), or were you an underwriter or were you named as an underwriter in, any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC that, within the prior five years, was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or are you the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

	
(8)

	
Are you subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within the last five years, or are you subject to a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

 

  

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

 

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

 

(8)         Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

 

 

 

	
(9)

	
To the best of your knowledge, are you now the subject of any action, regulatory complaint, proceeding or other event that could result in a “yes” answer to any part of items 1-8 above?

 

	 	
□ Yes □ No

 

You hereby certify, represent and warrant that each of the above statements is true and correct and agree to immediately notify the company if such information becomes inaccurate in any respect. You further agree to immediately notify the company of any action, proceeding, investigation, event, action or development that could result in a “Yes” answer to any of the statements set forth above.

 

 

 

By: ______________________________________

Name: ____________________________________

Date: _____________________________________

 

 

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