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fees) for general corporate and working capital purposes.
e. Financial Information. The Company agrees to make available to the Investor via EDGAR or other electronic means the following to the Investor during the Registration Period: (i) within five (5) Trading Days after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any Registration Statements or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act; (ii) on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the shareholders and (iv) within two (2) calendar days of filing or delivery thereof, copies of all documents filed with, and all correspondence sent to, the Principal Market, any securities exchange or market, or the National Association of Securities Dealers, INC.
f. Reservation of Shares. Subject to the following sentence, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than 16,000,000 shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance of the Securities hereunder. In the event that the Company determines that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to reserve and keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5(f), the Company shall use its best efforts to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by seeking shareholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares.
g. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon the Principal Market and each other national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Principal Market, unless the Investor and the Company agree otherwise. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (excluding suspensions of not more than one trading day resulting from business announcements by the Company). The Company shall promptly provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(g).
h. Transactions With Affiliates. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement, any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement with any of its or any Subsidiary's officers, directors, persons
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who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two years, shareholders who beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Stock, or affiliates or with any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a 5% or more beneficial interest (each a "RELATED PARTY"), except for (i) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (ii) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such Related Party, or (iii) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company. For purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement. "AFFILIATE" for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a 5% or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has 5% or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "CONTROL" or "CONTROLS" for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
i. Filing of Form 8-K. On or before the date which is fifteen (15) calendar days after the Execution Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act, if such filing is required.
j. Corporate Existence. The Company shall use its best efforts to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
k. Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make a Put. The Company shall promptly notify Investor upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related prospectus in respect of an offering of the Shares: (i) receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
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and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate, and the Company shall promptly make available to Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any of the foregoing events.
l. Reimbursement. If (i) Investor, other than by reason of its gross negligence or willful misconduct, becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation brought by any shareholder of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or if Investor is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any person, or (ii) Investor, other than by reason of its gross negligence or willful misconduct or by reason of its trading of the Common Stock in a manner that is illegal under the federal securities laws, becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation brought by the SEC against or involving the Company or in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or if Investor is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any person, then in any such case, the Company will reimburse Investor for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this section shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliates of Investor that are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents, employees, attorneys, accountants, auditors and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of Investor and any such affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, Investor and any such affiliate and any such person.
m. Dilution. The number of Shares issuable pursuant to a Put Notice may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the period between the Effective Date and the end of the Open Period. The Company's executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect. The board of directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment, that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Shares upon issuance of a Put Notice is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
6. COVER. If the number of Shares represented by any Put Notices become
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restricted or are no longer freely trading for any reason, and after the applicable Closing Date, the Investor purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise, the Company's Common Stock (the "Covering Shares") in order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of Common Stock by the Investor (the "Sold Shares"), which delivery such Investor anticipated to make using the Shares represented by the Put Notice (a "Buy-In"), the Company shall pay to the Investor, in lieu of the Repurchase Option, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount (as defined below). The "Buy-In Adjustment Amount" is the amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Investor's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Covering Shares over (b) the net proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by the Investor from the sale of the Sold Shares. The Company shall pay the Buy-In Adjustment Amount to the Investor in immediately available funds immediately upon demand by the Investor. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if the Investor purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price (including brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to the Common Stock it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount which the Company will be required to pay to the Investor will be $1,000.
7. CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Shares to the Investor is further subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.
a. The Investor shall have executed each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and delivered the same to the Company on or prior to the Execution Date.
b. The Investor shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Shares being purchased by the Investor at the Closing (after receipt of confirmation of delivery of such Shares) by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
c. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing Date.
d. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
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authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
e. No Valuation Event shall have occurred since the applicable Put Notice Date.
8. FURTHER CONDITIONS OF THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Shares is subject to the satisfaction, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Investor's sole benefit and may be waived by the Investor at any time in its sole discretion.
a. The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor on or prior to the Execution Date.
b. The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market and trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Principal Market or the SEC, at any time beginning on the date hereof and through and including the respective Closing Date (excluding suspensions of not more than one Trading Day resulting from business announcements by the Company, provided that such suspensions occur prior to the Company's delivery of the Put Notice related to such Closing).
c. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at that time (except for (i) representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date and (ii) with respect to the representations made in Sections 4(g), (h) and (j) and the third sentence of Section 4(m) hereof, events which occur on or after the date of this Agreement and are disclosed in SEC filings made by the Company at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable Put Notice Date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company on or before such Closing Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit "E" attached hereto, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Investor including, without limitation, an update as of such Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 4(c) above.
d. Investor shall have received an opinion letter of the Company's counsel on or before the Execution Date, or a blanket opinion letter covering all Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit "F" attached hereto and if required by the Company's transfer agent any additional opinion letters after the Effective Date so as to allow for the issuance of Securities to Investor as may be required pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
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e. The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Investor the certificates representing, or have executed electronic book-entry transfer of, the Shares (in such denominations as such Investor shall request) being purchased by the Investor at such Closing.
f. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent with Section 4(b)(ii) above and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor (the "RESOLUTIONS") and such Resolutions shall not have been amended or rescinded prior to such Closing Date.
g. If requested by the Investor, the Investor shall receive a letter of the type, in the form and with the substance of the letter described in Section 4(s) of the Registration Rights Agreement from the Company's auditors.
h. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor or the Investor has had access through EDGAR to a copy of its Articles of Incorporation, as amended and in effect on such Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of State of the Company's state of incorporation within ten (10) days of such Closing Date.
i. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a secretary's certificate, dated as of such Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit "G" attached hereto, as to (i) the Resolutions described in Section 8(f), (ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect on such Closing Date.
j. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
k. The Registration Statement shall be effective on each Closing Date and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect or shall be pending or threatened. Furthermore, on each Closing Date (i) neither the Company nor Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC's concerns have been addressed and Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or intends to take such action),and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
l. At the time of each Closing, the Registration Statement (including information or documents incorporated by reference therein) and any amendments or supplements thereto shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
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