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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                                               December 30, 2002

Cohen & Steers Capital Advisors, LLC
757 Third Avenue
New York, New York  10017

            Re:   Placement of Securities of Kramont Realty Trust

Dear Sirs:

      This letter (the "Agreement") confirms our agreement to retain Cohen &
Steers Capital Advisors, LLC (the "Placement Agent") as our exclusive agent for
a period commencing on the date of this letter and terminating on January 15,
2003, unless extended by the parties, to introduce Kramont Realty Trust, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), to certain investors as
prospective purchasers (the "Offer") of up to 2,090,000 common shares of
beneficial interest of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "Securities")
(assuming the maximum number of common shares is issued and sold). The
engagement described herein (i) may be terminated by the Company at any time
prior to the Initial Closing Date (as defined below) and (ii) shall be in
accordance with applicable laws and pursuant to the following procedures and
terms and conditions:

            1.    The Company will:

            (a)   Cause the Company's independent public accountants to address
      and deliver to the Company, the Placement Agent and the Purchasers (as
      such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof
      between the Company and the purchasers party thereto (the "Purchase
      Agreement")) (i) a letter or letters (which letters are frequently
      referred to as "comfort letters") dated the date hereof, and (ii) if so
      requested by any Purchaser, a "bring-down" letter, one delivered on and
      dated each date on which the sale of all or a portion of the Securities is
      consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (each
      such date, a "Closing Date" and the time of such consummation on any such
      Closing Date, a "Closing," the first such Closing Date, the "Initial
      Closing Date" and the Closing on the Initial Closing Date, the "Initial
      Closing," and the final such Closing Date, the "Final Closing Date" and
      the Closing on the Final Closing Date, the "Final Closing"), which, with
      respect to the letter referred to in clause (i) above, will be
      substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex I, and with respect to
      the letter or letters referred to in clause (ii) above, will be in form
      and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

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            (b)   On the Initial Closing Date, cause outside counsel to the
      Company to deliver opinions to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers
      substantially in the form of Annex II and Annex III hereto and cause the
      general counsel of the Company to deliver opinions to the Placement Agent
      and the Purchasers substantially in the form of Annex IV hereto.

            (c)   As soon as practicable, apply for listing the Securities for
      trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") and will use its
      best efforts to obtain approval from the NYSE with respect to such listing
      on or prior to the Initial Closing Date.

            (d)   Prior to Final Closing, the Company shall not sell or approve
      the solicitation of offers for the purchase of additional Securities in
      excess of the amount which shall be authorized by the Company or in excess
      of the aggregate offering price of the Securities registered pursuant to
      the Registration Statement (as defined below).

            2. The Company authorizes the Placement Agent to use the Prospectus
(as defined below) in connection with the Offer for such period of time as any
such materials are required by law to be delivered in connection therewith and
the Placement Agent agrees to do so.

            3. (a) The Placement Agent will use reasonable efforts on behalf of
the Company in connection with the Placement Agent's services hereunder. No
offers or sales of Securities shall be made to any person without the prior
approval of such person by the Company, such approval to be at the reasonable
discretion of the Company. The Placement Agent's aggregate fee for its services
hereunder will be $300,000. Such fee shall be payable by the Company at and
subject to the consummation of the Initial Closing. The Company, upon
consultation with the Placement Agent, may establish in the Company's reasonable
discretion a minimum amount of Securities to be sold in the offering
contemplated hereby, which minimum amount shall be reflected in the Prospectus.
The Placement Agent will not enter into any agreement or arrangement with any
broker, dealer or other person in connection with the placement of Securities
(collectively, "participating person(s)") which will obligate the Company to pay
additional fees or expenses to or on behalf of a participating person without
the prior written consent of the Company, it being understood that Jeffries &
Company will be acting as settlement agent ("Settlement Agent") in connection
with the Offer and the Company will pay the fees and expenses of the Settlement
Agent in connection therewith.

            (b)   The Company agrees that it will pay the costs and expenses
incident to the performance of the obligations hereunder whether or not any
Securities are offered or sold pursuant to the Offer, including, without
limitation (i) all reasonable and customary mailing and handling costs and
expenses incurred by dealers and brokers (including your counsel) (subject to
the last sentence of paragraph 3(a)), commercial banks, trust companies and
nomi-
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nees incurred in forwarding the Prospectus to their customers, (ii) the filing
fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the NYSE,
(iii) all costs and expenses incident to the preparation, issuance, execution
and delivery of the Securities, (iv) all costs and expenses (including filing
fees) incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, including, without limitation, in each case, all exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto, (v) all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the required registration or qualification of the Securities
issuable under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Placement Agent may
designate, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of counsel for
the Placement Agent and its reasonable disbursements), (vi) all costs and
expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the printing (including word
processing and duplication costs) and delivery of the Prospectus and
Registration Statement (including, without limitation, any preliminary and
supplemental blue sky memoranda) including, without limitation, mailing and
shipping, (vii) all fees and expenses incurred in marketing the Offer, and
(viii) the fees and disbursements of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Company,
and any other counsel to the Company, and BDO Seidman, LLP, auditors to the
Company. In addition, the Company agrees to reimburse the Placement Agent for
all out-of-pocket expenses of the Placement Agent in connection with the Offer,
including, without limitation, the reasonable legal fees, expenses and
disbursements of the Placement Agent's counsel in connection with the Offer;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse the
Placement Agent or pay the Placement Agent's counsel for any legal fees,
expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with the Offer in excess of
$75,000.

4.         The Company and the Placement Agent hereby agree as follows:

            (a)   The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Placement
      Agent and each of its respective partners, directors, officers,
      associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, consultants, attorneys
      and agents, and each person, if any, controlling the Placement Agent or
      any of its affiliates within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act
      or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      "Exchange Act"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
      liabilities or costs (and any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred
      by such Placement Agent in investigating or defending the same or in
      giving testimony or furnishing documents in response to a request of any
      government agency or to a subpoena) in any way relating to, arising out of
      or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
      material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in the Prospectus
      or in any way relating to, arising out of or caused by any omission or
      alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such indemnity
      agreement shall not, however, apply to any such loss, claim, damage,

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      liability, cost or expense (i) if such statement or omission was made in
      reliance upon or in conformity with information furnished in writing to
      the Company by the Placement Agent or its affiliates expressly for use in
      the Prospectus Supplement, or (ii) which is held in a final judgment of a
      court of competent jurisdiction (not subject to further appeal) to have
      arisen out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Placement
      Agent or any indemnitee described in this paragraph 4(a).

            (b)   The Placement Agent will indemnify and hold harmless the
      Company and each of its directors, officers, associates, affiliates,
      subsidiaries, employees, consultants, attorneys, agents, and each person
      controlling the Company or any of its affiliates within the meaning of
      either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and
      against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or
      expenses (and any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such
      indemnitee in investigating or defending the same or in giving testimony
      or furnishing documents in response to a request of any government agency
      or to a subpoena) (i) which are held in a final judgment of a court of
      competent jurisdiction (not subject to further appeal) to have arisen out
      of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Placement Agent or
      any of its respective partners, directors, officers, associates,
      affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, consultants, attorneys and agents,
      and each person, if any, controlling the Placement Agent or any of its
      affiliates within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of
      the Exchange Act or (ii) relating to, arising out of or caused by any
      untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
      in the Prospectus Supplement or in any way relating to, arising out of or
      caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
      fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
      therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
      misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon or in
      conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the
      Placement Agent or its affiliates expressly for use in the Prospectus
      Supplement, or (iii) which result from violations by the Placement Agent
      of law or of requirements, rules or regulations of federal or state
      securities regulators, self-regulatory associations or organizations in
      the securities industry, stock exchanges or organizations with similar
      functions or responsibilities with respect to securities brokers or
      dealers, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or applicable
      federal or state securities regulators, self-regulatory associations or
      organizations in the securities industry or stock exchanges or
      organizations, as applicable.

            (c)   If any action, proceeding or investigation is commenced as to
      which any indemnified party hereunder proposes to demand indemnification
      under this letter agreement, such indemnified party will notify the
      indemnifying party with reasonable promptness. The indemnifying party
      shall have the right to retain counsel of its own

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      choice (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
      party) to represent it and such counsel shall, to the extent consistent
      with its professional responsibilities, cooperate with the indemnified
      party and any counsel designated by the indemnified party. The
      indemnifying party will not be liable under this letter agreement for any
      settlement of any claim against the indemnified party made without the
      indemnifying party's written consent.

            In order to provide for just and equitable contribution, if a claim
for indemnification pursuant to this paragraph 4 is made but it is found in a
final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (not subject to further
appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, even though
the express provisions hereof provided for indemnification in such case, then
the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, shall
contribute to the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or costs to which the
indemnified persons may be subject in accordance with the relative benefits
received from the offering and sale of the Securities by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand (it being understood that, with
respect to the Placement Agent, such benefits received are limited to fees
actually paid by the Company and received by the Placement Agent pursuant to
this Agreement), and also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand,
and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statements,
acts or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
costs, and the relevant equitable considerations shall also be considered. No
person found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who
is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Placement Agent shall not be obligated to contribute any
amount hereunder that exceeds the fees received by the Placement Agent in
respect to the offering and sale of the Securities.

            5. The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent as of
the date hereof and as of each Closing Date as follows:

            (a)   The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under
      the Act. The Company's Registration Statement (as defined below) was
      declared effective by the SEC (as defined below) and the Company has filed
      such post-effective amendments thereto as may be required prior to the
      execution of this Agreement and each such post-effective amendment became
      effective. The SEC has not issued, and to the Company's knowledge, the SEC
      does not intend nor has it threatened to issue, a stop order with respect
      to the Registration Statement, nor has it otherwise suspended or withdrawn
      the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or
      permanently, nor, to the Company's knowledge, does it intend or has it
      threatened to do so. On the effective date, (i) the Registration Statement
      complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the
      rules and regulations promulgated under the Act (the "Regulations"); at
      the effective date the Basic Prospectus (as defined below) complied, and
      at each Closing the Prospectus will comply, in all material

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      respects with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations; and (ii)
      the Registration Statement at the effective date and as amended or
      supplemented on the date hereof and on each Closing Date did not, does not
      and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
      state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
      the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus as of any such
      time, did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a
      material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
      the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
      were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and
      warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or
      omissions from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus made in
      reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company
      in writing by (i) the Placement Agent or its affiliates or (ii) by any of
      the Purchasers or any of their respective affiliates, in each case,
      expressly for use therein. As used in this Agreement, the term
      "Registration Statement" means the "shelf" registration statement on Form
      S-3 (File No. 333-85424) as declared effective by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including exhibits, financial statements,
      schedules and documents incorporated by reference therein. The term "Basic
      Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
      The term "Prospectus Supplement" means the prospectus supplement
      specifically relating to the Securities as shall be filed with the SEC
      pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act in connection with the sale of the
      Securities. The term "Prospectus" means the Basic Prospectus and the
      Prospectus Supplement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration
      Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
      documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof or the
      date of the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference herein to
      any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the
      Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed
      after such date and through the date of such amendment or supplement under
      the Exchange Act and so incorporated by reference.

            (b)   Since the date as of which information is given in the
      Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated
      therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change or any development
      involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the
      condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or
      business prospects of the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company, if
      any (the "Subsidiaries") considered as one enterprise, whether or not
      arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) there have been no
      transactions entered into by the

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      Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary
      course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its
      Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) other than regular
      quarterly dividends, there has been no dividend or distribution of any
      kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital
      stock.

            (c)   The Company has been duly organized as a real estate
      investment trust and is validly existing in good standing under the laws
      of the State of Maryland. Each of the Subsidiaries of the Company has been
      duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of
      its jurisdiction of organization. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
      has the requisite power and authority to own and lease its properties and
      to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus; and each of the
      Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to transact business in
      each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by
      reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
      except where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse
      effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business
      affairs or business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries
      considered as one enterprise.

            (d)   As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
      Company consisted of 96,683,845 common shares and 3,316,155 preferred
      shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share, of which
      21,265,985 common shares, 1,183,240 9.75% Series B-1 Cumulative
      Convertible Preferred Shares and 1,653,200 Series D Cumulative Redeemable
      Preferred Shares, are issued and outstanding as of such date. The issued
      and outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock have been duly
      authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the
      Securities have been duly authorized, and when issued and delivered as
      contemplated hereby, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
      and will be listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the NYSE, effective
      as of the Initial Closing Date; the Securities and the shares of capital
      stock of the Company conform to all statements relating thereto contained
      in the Prospectus; and the issuance of the Securities is not subject to
      preemptive or other similar rights.

            (e)   Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
      violation of its organizational documents or in default in the performance
      or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
      contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
      lease or other instrument or agreement to which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to
      which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries is subject where such violation or default would have a
      material adverse effect on

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      the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs
      or business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as
      one enterprise; and, the execution, delivery and performance of this
      Agreement, and the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the
      consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly
      authorized by all necessary action and will not conflict with or
      constitute a material breach of, or default under, or result in the
      creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
      property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to,
      any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other
      instrument or agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
      a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the
      property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject,
      nor will any such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
      Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, by-laws or other organizational
      documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any applicable law,
      administrative regulation or administrative or court decree.

            (f) The Company is organized in conformity with the requirements for
      qualification and, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date,
      operates in a manner that qualifies it as a "real estate investment trust"
      under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
      regulations thereunder and will be so qualified after giving effect to the
      sale of the Securities.

            (g) The Company is not required to be registered under the
      Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

            (h) There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or
      governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the
      knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, against or affecting
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which is required to be disclosed
      in the Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein), or which might result
      in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
      or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company
      and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or which might
      materially and adversely affect their respective property or assets or
      which might materially and adversely affect the consummation of this
      Agreement; all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their
      respective property or assets is the subject which are not described in
      the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to its
      business, are, considered in the aggregate, not material to the business
      of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

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            (i) No authorization, approval or consent of any court or United
      States federal or state governmental authority or agency is necessary in
      connection with the sale of the Securities hereunder, except such as may
      be required under the Act or the Regulations or state securities laws or
      real estate syndication laws.

            (j) The Company and its Subsidiaries possess such material
      certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate state,
      federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the
      business now conducted by them, and neither the Company nor any of its
      Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
      revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit
      which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
      decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the
      condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or
      business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one
      enterprise, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are any such proceedings
      threatened or contemplated.

            (k) The Company has full power and authority to enter into this
      Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
      delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
      agreement of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its
      terms except as may be limited by (i) the effect of bankruptcy,
      insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to
      or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors or (ii) the effect of
      general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a
      proceeding in equity or at law and the discretion of the court before
      which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

            (l) The Company has good and marketable title to all of the
      properties and assets reflected in the audited financial statements
      contained in the Prospectus, subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge or
      encumbrance of any kind except those reflected in such financial
      statements (or as otherwise described in the Prospectus) or which are not
      material or which constitute customary provisions of mortgage loans
      secured by the Company's properties creating obligations of the Company
      with respect to proceeds of the properties, environmental liabilities and
      other customary protections for the mortgagees.

            (m) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and
      delivered to the Placement Agent or to counsel for the Placement Agent
      shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the
      Placement Agent as to the matters covered thereby.

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                  6. The Placement Agent represents and warrants to the Company
that, (i) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and
licensed or otherwise qualified to do business as a broker-dealer in all states
in which it will offer any Securities pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) assuming
compliance by the Company with all relevant provisions of the Act in connection
with the Prospectus, the Placement Agent will conduct all offers and sales of
the Securities in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act and the
Regulations and various state securities laws and regulations and (iii) the
Placement Agent will only act as agent in those jurisdictions in which it is
authorized to do so.

                  7. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of New York governing contracts made and to be performed in such State without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

                  8. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
together shall be deemed to be the same Agreement.

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                  If the foregoing is in accord with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign in the space provided below and return a signed copy of
this letter to the Company.

                               Sincerely,

                               KRAMONT REALTY TRUST

                               By:     /s/ Louis P. Meshon, Sr.
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                                       Name: Louis P. Meshon, Sr.
                                       Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
                                       and Trustee

Accepted by:

COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL
    ADVISORS, LLC

By: /s/ Bradley G. Razook
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    Name:   Bradley G. Razook
    Title:  Managing DirectorEXHIBIT 4.1

                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
December 18, 2002, among Insignia Systems, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each a
"PURCHASER" and collectively the "PURCHASERS").

         WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below)
and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to
the Purchasers, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to
purchase from the Company certain securities of the Company, as more fully
described in this Agreement.

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

                                   ARTICLE I.
                                   DEFINITIONS

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

              "ACTION" means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation,
proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or
investigation pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company,
any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or
trading facility.

              "AFFILIATE" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.

              "BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in
the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental
action to close.

              "CLOSING" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Securities pursuant to Section 2.

              "CLOSING DATE" means the date of the Closing.

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              "COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

              "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, $.01 par
value per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter
be reclassified.

              "COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS" means any securities of the Company or
any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof to acquire Common Stock at any
time, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options,
warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or
indirectly, Common Stock.

              "COMPANY COUNSEL" means Best & Flanagan LLP.

              "EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date that the initial Registration
Statement required by the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared
effective by the Commission.

              "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

              "INVESTMENT AMOUNT" means, with respect to each Purchaser, the
investment amount indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of
this Agreement

              "LIEN" means any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest,
right of first refusal or other restrictions of any kind.

              "PER UNIT PURCHASE PRICE" equals $9.19.

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

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

              "PURCHASER PERCENTAGE" means, with respect to a Purchaser, the
percentage equal to the product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be the Investment Amount paid by such Purchaser on the Closing Date and the
denominator of which shall be the aggregate Investment Amount paid by all
Purchasers on the Closing Date times (y) 100.

              "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement meeting
the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the
resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.

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              "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Company and the
Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

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

              "SECURITIES" means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.

              "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

              "SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to
the Purchasers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.

              "SUBSIDIARY" means any subsidiary of the Company that is required
to be listed in Schedule 3.1(a), provided, that to the extent no subsidiaries
are listed in Schedule 3.1(a), any reference to "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries"
in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

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

              "TRADING MARKET" means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market that the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in
question.

              "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Warrants, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instructions and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.

              "TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS" means the Company's Transfer Agent
Instructions in the form of Exhibit C.

              "WARRANTS" means the Common Stock purchase warrants, each in the
form of Exhibit A, which are issuable to the Purchasers at the Closing.

              "WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.

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                                  ARTICLE II.
                                PURCHASE AND SALE

         2.1 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser,
and each Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company,
the Shares and the Warrants, for the aggregate purchase price set forth below
each Purchaser's address on the signature pages to this Agreement. The Closing
shall take place at the offices of Bryan Cave LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10104 on the date hereof or at such other location or time as the
parties may agree.

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

              (i) a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to the
subscription amount indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page
of this Agreement divided by the Per Unit Purchase Price, registered in the name
of such Purchaser;

              (ii) a Warrant, registered in the name of such Purchaser, pursuant
to which such Purchaser shall have the right to acquire the number of shares of
Common Stock equal to 30% of the quotient obtained by dividing the Investment
Amount of such Purchaser by the Per Unit Purchase Price;

              (iii) the legal opinion of Company Counsel, in agreed form,
addressed to the Purchasers;

              (iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the
Company; and

              (v) the Transfer Agent Instructions executed by the Company and
delivered to and acknowledged by the Company's transfer agent.

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

              (i) such Purchaser's Investment Amount, in United States dollars
and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in
writing by the Company for such purpose; and

              (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such
Purchaser.

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                                  ARTICLE III.
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

              (a) Subsidiaries. The Company has no direct or indirect
Subsidiaries other than those listed in Schedule 3.1(a). Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital
stock of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued
and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights.

              (b) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each
Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the
Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or reasonably be expected to result in (i) an adverse effect on the legality,
validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company's ability to perform on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or
(iii), a "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT").

              (c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company in
connection therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will
have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

              (d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company's or any Subsidiary's certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents,
or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that

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with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with
or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility,
debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise)
or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

              (e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required
to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local
or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
other than (i) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration
Statements in accordance with the requirements Registration Rights Agreement,
and (ii) the application(s) to the Nasdaq National Market for the listing of the
Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required
thereby and, (iii) all filings required pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof.

              (f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities have been duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction
Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free
and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized
capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
this Agreement and the Warrants in order to issue the full number of Warrant
Shares as are or may become issuable in accordance with the Warrants.

              (g) Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is set forth in
Schedule 3.1(g). Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g), no securities of the
Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has any
right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and
except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(g), the issue and sale of the Securities will not, immediately or with the
passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities

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to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any
holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or
reset price under such securities.

              (h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all
reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by
law to file such reports) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred
to herein as the "SEC REPORTS" and, together with the Schedules to this
Agreement, the "DISCLOSURE MATERIALS") on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the
expiration of any such extension. The Company has delivered to the Purchasers a
copy of all SEC Reports filed within the 10 days preceding the date hereof. As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included
in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

              (i) Material Changes. Since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically
disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company's financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend
or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for
confidential treatment of information.

              (j) Litigation. There is no Action which (i) adversely affects or
challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction
Documents or the Securities or

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(ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the
aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the Company's knowledge,
any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action
involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities
laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order
or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed
by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

              (k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of
the Company.

              (l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in
default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been
waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by
the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary
received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in
violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in
violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii)
is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state
and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health
and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except
in each case as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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

              (n) {Intentionally left blank}

              (o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have,
or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar
rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to
so have could, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS"). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice
that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary
violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person.

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Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, to the knowledge of the Company, all
such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.

              (p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. The Company has no reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

              (q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set
forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other
than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.

              (r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general
or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.

              (s) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as
of the Closing Date, (i) the Company's fair saleable value of its assets exceeds
the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company's
existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as
they mature; (ii) the Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small
capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted
and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account
the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company,
and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii)
the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company
would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account
all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or
in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company
does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or
in respect of its debt).

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              (t) Certain Fees. Except as described in Schedule 3.1(t), no
brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by a Purchaser pursuant to written agreements executed by such
Purchaser which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Purchaser) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

              (u) Certain Registration Matters. Assuming the accuracy of the
Purchasers' representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(b)-(f), no
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the
Shares and Warrant Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated by
the Transaction Documents. The Company is eligible to register the resale of its
Common Stock for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-3 promulgated under the
Securities Act. Except as described in Schedule 6(b) to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any
rights (including "piggy-back" registration rights) to have any securities of
the Company registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority
that have not been satisfied.

              (v) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an
Affiliate of, an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

              (x) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any
Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents
or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material,
non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers
will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the
Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated
hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company's
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct
and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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         3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser
hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:

              (a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership
power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out
its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action on the part of such
Purchaser. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been
duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in
accordance with terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding
obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms.

              (b) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities
as principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a
view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof,
without prejudice, however, to such Purchaser's right at all times to sell or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed a representation or warranty by such Purchaser to hold the Securities for
any period of time. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the
ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the
Securities.

              (c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the
Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it
exercises the Warrants it will be, an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not a registered
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

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

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

              (f) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has
reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to
ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from,
representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the

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Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries
and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business,
properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its
investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that
the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that
is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the
investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or
on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify,
amend or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on the truth, accuracy and
completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company's representations and
warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.

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

                                  ARTICLE IV.
                         OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

         4.1 (a) Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and
federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other
than pursuant to an effective registration statement, to the Company, to an
Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance
of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect
that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities
under the Securities Act.

              (b) Certificates evidencing the Securities will contain the
following legend, so long as is required by this Section 4.1(b):

              [NEITHER] THESE SECURITIES [NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
              EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES] HAVE [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
              ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
              THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
              AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
              EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
              PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
              SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
              AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
              EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH
              EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO
              THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
              EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY

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              BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
              LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

              The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time
to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement or grant a security
interest in some or all of the Securities and, if required under the terms of
such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to
the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to
the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith.
Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate
Purchaser's expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable
documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request
in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities including the
preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule
424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities
Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.

              (c) Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall
not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)): (i)
while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering
the resale of such Shares and Warrant Shares is effective under the Securities
Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to
Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under
Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and
pronouncements issued by the Staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause
its counsel to issue the legal opinion included in the Transfer Agent
Instructions to the Company's transfer agent on the Effective Date. Following
the Effective Date or at such earlier time as a legend is no longer required for
the Shares and Warrant Shares under this Section 4.1(c), the Company will, no
later than three Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the
Company or the Company's transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or
Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered
to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that
is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.

         4.2 Furnishing of Information. As long as any Purchaser owns the
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. Upon the request of any such Person, the Company shall deliver to
such Person a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether
it has complied with the preceding sentence. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such
laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available
in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the
Purchasers to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares under Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of
Securities may reasonably request,

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all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such
Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under the Securities Act within
the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

         4.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts
to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or
solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as
defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the
offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration
under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers, or
that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes
of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.

         4.4 Subsequent Registrations and Subsequent Placements.

              (a) Prior to the Effective Date, the Company shall not file a
registration statement (other than on Form S-8 or pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement) with the Commission with respect to any securities of the
Company.

              (b) Prior to the later of: (x) the 90th day following the Closing
Date and (y) the Effective Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly,
offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce
any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of any of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or any of its Subsidiaries' equity or
Common Stock Equivalents (such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement
being referred to as "SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT"), unless: (i) the Company delivers
to each Purchaser a written notice (the "SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT NOTICE") of its
intention to effect such Subsequent Placement, which Subsequent Placement Notice
shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent
Placement, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the Person
with whom such Subsequent Placement is proposed to be effected, and attached to
which shall be a term sheet or similar document relating thereto and (ii) such
Purchaser shall not have notified the Company by 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on the tenth Trading Day after its receipt of the Subsequent Placement Notice of
its willingness to provide (or to cause its designee to provide), subject to
completion of mutually acceptable documentation, all or part of such financing
to the Company on the same terms set forth in the Subsequent Placement Notice.
If the Purchasers shall fail to so notify the Company of their willingness to
participate in full in the Subsequent Placement, the Company may effect the
remaining portion of such Subsequent Placement on the terms and to the Persons
set forth in the Subsequent Placement Notice. The Company shall provide the
Purchasers with a second Subsequent Placement Notice and the Purchasers will
again have the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4.4(b), if the
Subsequent Placement subject to the initial Subsequent Placement Notice is not
consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Notice
within 30 Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Placement Notice
with the Person identified in the Subsequent Placement Notice. If the Purchasers
indicate a willingness to provide financing in excess of the amount set forth in
the Subsequent Placement Notice, then each Purchaser will be entitled to provide
financing pursuant to such Subsequent Placement Notice up to an amount equal to
such Purchaser Percentage of the financing, but the Company

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shall not be required to accept financing from the Purchasers in an amount in
excess of the amount set forth in the Subsequent Placement Notice.

              (c) The restrictions contained in Section 4.4(b) shall not apply
to any grant or issuance by the Company of any of the following: (i) the
issuance of securities upon the exercise or conversion of any Common Stock
Equivalents issued by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii) the
grant of options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under
any duly authorized Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock
purchase plan in existence on the Closing Date (but not as to any amendments or
other modifications to the number of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms
set forth therein, or the exercise price set forth therein) and (iii) issuance
of Common Stock in connection with any merger, acquisition or similar
transaction. The restrictions contained in Section 4.4(a) shall not apply to a
registration by the Company of up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable in
connection with a merger or acquisition by the Company, provided, that such
registration statement is not filed until the earlier of: (x) the date the
Commission shall have provided the Company with a full comment letter relating
to the Registration Statement and (y) the Effective Date.

         4.5 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall:
(i) together with or prior to the time of the filing of the Quarterly Report
with the Commission, publicly disclose that this Agreement was entered into
between the parties, (ii) on the Closing Date: (x) issue a press release
reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers disclosing the transactions contemplated
hereby and (y) file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the transactions
contemplated hereby and (iii) make such other filings and notices in the manner
and time required by the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of
any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or
Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to
the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in
which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such
disclosure.

         4.6 Indemnification of Purchasers. The Company will indemnify and hold
the Purchasers and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees
and agents (each, a "PURCHASER PARTY") harmless from any and all losses,
liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses,
including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs of investigation (collectively, "LOSSES") that any
such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy, or any allegation by a third party
that, if true, would constitute a breach or inaccuracy, of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in any
Transaction Document; or (b) any Action brought or made against such Purchaser
Party and solely arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will
reimburse each Purchaser Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses
(including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection
therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.

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         4.7 Shareholders Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the
Company or any other Person that any Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under
any shareholders rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or
hereafter adopted by the Company (excluding any rights which may exist under
Minnesota corporate statutes), or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger
the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving the
Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between
the Company and the Purchasers.

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

         4.9 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the
sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and to engage in
acquisitions and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt
(other than payment of trade receivables and accrued expenses in the ordinary
course of the Company's business and prior practices), to redeem any Company
equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any outstanding litigation.

                                   ARTICLE V.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         5.1 Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the
Purchasers for their legal fees and expenses in connection with the preparation
and negotiation of the Transaction Documents by paying $25,000 (less $10,000
previously received) to Bryan Cave LLP. Except as specified in the immediately
preceding sentence and as contemplated in the Registration Rights Agreement,
each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants
and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party
incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties
levied in connection with the sale of the Securities.

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

         5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City

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time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later
than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day
following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight
courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be
as follows:

         If to the Company:      Insignia Systems, Inc.
                                 5025 Cheshire Lane North
                                 Plymouth, Minnesota 55446
                                 Attn: Scott F. Drill
                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                 Facsimile No.:  (763) 392-6222

         With a copy to:         Best & Flanagan LLP
                                 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
                                 Minneapolis, MN 55402-4331
                                 Attn: James Diracles, Esq.
                                 Facsimile No.: (612) 339-5897

         If to a Purchaser:      To the address set forth under such Purchaser's
                                 name on the signature pages hereof;

         or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the
same manner, by such Person.

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

         5.5 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement
shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or
burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the
authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents.

         5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign

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

         5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.6.

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

         5.9 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares and
Warrant Shares, as applicable.

         5.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it

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being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the
event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

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

         5.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the
Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election,
demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely
perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such
Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon
written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole
or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

         5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument
evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument
under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities. If a replacement
certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is requested due to a
mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.

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

         5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment
or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or

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equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the
obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived
and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or
such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

         5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.

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

                                                  INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                  By     /s/ Scott F. Drill
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                  Name:  Scott F. Drill
                                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer

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

                                DEEPHAVEN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND LLC

                                By      /s/
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                                Investment Amount: $2,000,000

                                Address for Notice:
                                Deephaven Small Cap Growth Fund LLC
                                c/o Deephaven Capital Management LLC
                                130 Cheshire Lane
                                Minnetonka, MN 55305
                                Facsimile No.: (952) 249-5320
                                Attn: Bruce Lieberman

                                With a copy to:

                                Bryan Cave LLP
                                1290 Avenue of the Americas
                                New York, NY  10104
                                Facsimile No.: (212) 541-4630 and (212) 541-1432
                                Attn:  Eric L. Cohen, Esq.

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

                                SF CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD.

                                By      /s/ Brian H. Davidson
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Name: Brian H. Davidson
                                  Title: Authorized Signatory

                                Investment Amount: $2,000,000

                                Address for Notice:
                                c/o Staro Asset Management LLC
                                3600 South Lake Drive
                                St. Francis, WI 53235
                                Facsimile No.: (414) 294-7700
                                Attn: Brian H. Davidson

                                With a copy to:

                                Bryan Cave LLP
                                1290 Avenue of the Americas
                                New York, NY  10104
                                Facsimile No.: (212) 541-4630 and (212) 541-1432
                                Attn:  Eric L. Cohen, Esq.

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