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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 7, 2005
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(Date of Report: Date of earliest event reported)
Cordia Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 33-23473 11-2917728
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer ID No.)
of incorporation)
2500 Silverstar Road, Suite 500, Orlando, Florida 32804
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(Address of principal executive office)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 866-777-7777
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 7, 2005, Cordia Corporation, (Cordia) a Nevada corporation, consummated a private placement with Barron Partners, L.P., (Barron) a Delaware limited partnership in which Cordia issued 1,500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and issued warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of the Companys common stock at $2.00 per share and warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of the Companys common stock at $4.00 per share. Barrons cash consideration for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants total $1,500,000.
The following describes certain of the material terms of the financing transaction with Barron. The description below is not a complete description of the material terms of the transaction and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreements entered into in connection with the transaction, copies of which are included, as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement between Cordia and Barron, Cordia is obligated to file a registration statement on Form SB-2 (or other form as appropriate) registering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon payment of $1.00 per share conversion price and exercise of the Warrants. Cordia is required to file the registration statement on or prior to May 3, 2005 and have the registration statement declared effective by the Securities Exchange Commission on or prior to September 3, 2005. If the registration statement is not timely filed or declared effective within the timeframe described, or if the registration is suspended other than as permitted in the registration rights agreement, Cordia will be obligated to pay Barron for each such day , an amount equal to twenty-one ( 21 %) of the Purchase Price per annum .
Warrants Terms
Company issued Warrants A & B granting Barron the right to purchase for cash a total of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise prices of (i) $2.00 per share for 750,000 shares acquired until the expiration of the warrant on March 3, 2008 and (ii) $4.00 per share for 750,000 shares acquired until the expiration of the warrant on March 3, 2009.
ITEM 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Please see Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which Item is incorporated herein by reference, for a description of the terms of the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act, on the basis that their issuance did not involve a public offering, no underwriting fees or commissions were paid by us in connection with such sale and Barron represented to use that it is an accredited investor, as defined by the Act.
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ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are included as part of this report:
SEC
Exhibit Reference
Number Number Title of Document Location
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10.1
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2005, between Cordia Corporation and Barron Partners, L.P.
10.2
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2005, between Cordia Corporation and Barron Partners, L.P.
10.3
Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
10.4
Common Stock Purchase Warrant A, dated as of March 3, 2005, issued by Cordia Corporation to Barron Partners, L.P.
10.5
Common Stock Purchase Warrant B, dated as of March 3, 2005, issued by Cordia Corporation to Barron Partners, L.P.
99.1
Press Release of Cordia Corporation dated March 7, 2005
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.
Cordia Corp.
By: /s/ Patrick Freeman
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Date: March 7, 2005 Patrick Freeman, Chief Executive
Officer, Duly Authorized Officer
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CORDIA CORPORATION
AND
BARRON PARTNERS LP
DATED
MARCH 3, 2005
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the " Agreement ") is made and entered into as of the 3rd day of March, 2005 by and among CORDIA CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada ( Cordia or the Company ), and Barron Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter referred to collectively as Investor ).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT :
WHEREAS , the Investor wishes to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) worth of preferred stock of the Company, with such preferred stock being as described in the Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Preferred Stock ). The Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at any time after the payment by the Investor to the Company of a conversion price of one-dollar ($1.00) per share (the Conversion Price ). In addition, the Company will issue to the Investor Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the Warrants ) to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of two dollars ($2.00) per common share (Warrant A) and an additional 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of four dollars ($4.00) per common share (Warrant B); and
WHEREAS , the parties intend to memorialize the purchase and sale of such Preferred Stock and the Warrants.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE, SUPERSEDER AND DEFINITIONS
1.1
Incorporation by Reference . The foregoing recitals and the Exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein, are hereby acknowledged to be true and accurate, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
1.2
Superseder . This Agreement, to the extent that it is inconsistent with any other instrument or understanding among the parties governing the affairs of the Company, shall supersede such instrument or understanding to the fullest extent permitted by law. A copy of this Agreement shall be filed at the Companys principal office.
1.3
Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (all capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings set forth elsewhere in this Agreement):
1.3.1
1933 Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.3.2
1934 Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.3.3
Affiliate means a Person or Persons directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person(s) in question. The term control, as used in the immediately preceding sentence, means, with respect to a Person that is a corporation, the right to the exercise, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the voting rights attributable to the shares of such controlled corporation and, with respect to a Person that is not a corporation, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such controlled Person.
1.3.4
Articles The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time.
1.3.5
Closing Date means the payment of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) by the Investor to the Company pursuant to this Agreement to purchase the Preferred Stock, which shall occur on or before March 4, 2005.
1.3.6
Common Stock means shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share
1.3.7
" Effective Date " shall mean the date the Registration Statement of the Company covering the Shares being subscribed for hereby is declared effective.
1.3.8
" Escrow Agreement " shall mean the escrow agreement between the Company and the Investor attached hereto as Exhibit D.
1.3.9
" Material Adverse Effect " shall mean any adverse effect on the business, operations, properties or financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, taken as a whole and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or to perform its obligations under any other material agreement.
1.3.10
New York Act means the New York General Corporation Law, as amended.
1.3.11
Person means an individual, partnership, firm, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.
1.3.12
Purchase Price means $1.00 per share of Preferred Stock issued for a total aggregate purchase price a $1,500,000.00 paid by the Investor to the Company for the Preferred Stock and the Warrants.
1.3.13
Registration Rights Agreement " shall mean the registration rights agreement between the Investor and the Company attached hereto as Exhibit B .
1.3.14
" Registration Statement " shall mean the registration statement under the 1933 Act to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B .
1.3.15 SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.3.16 " SEC Documents " shall mean the Company's latest Form 10-K or 10-KSB as of the time in question, all Forms 10-Q or 10-QSB and 8-K filed thereafter, and the Proxy Statement for its latest fiscal year as of the time in question until such time as the Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
1.3.17 " Shares " shall mean, collectively, the shares of Common Stock of the Company issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock subscribed for hereunder and those shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investor upon exercise of the Warrants.
1.3.18 Warrants shall mean Common Stock Purchase Warrants A and Common Stock Purchase Warrants B in the form attached hereto Exhibit C.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF CORDIA PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS PURCHASE PRICE
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CORDIA CORPORATION AND BARRON PARTNERS LP
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1.1
Sale of Preferred Stock and Issuance of Warrants.
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with applicable law, the Company agrees to sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company, on the Closing Date 1,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock and the Warrants for the purchase price (the Purchase Price) of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). The Purchase Price shall be paid by the Investor to the Company on the Closing Date by a wire transfer of the Purchase Price into escrow to be held by the escrow agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. The Company shall cause the Preferred Stock and the Warrants to be issued to the Investor upon the release of the Purchase Price to the Company by the escrow agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. The Company shall register the shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock is convertible pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B .
(b)
The Preferred Stock shall be convertible by the Investor into an aggregate total of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the Conversion Shares); provided, however, that the Investor shall not be entitled to convert the Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock that would result in beneficial ownership by the Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then outstanding number of shares of Common Stock on such date; provided, however, that the Investor may revoke the restriction described in this paragraph upon sixty-one (61) days prior written notice from the Investor to the Company. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder.
(c)
Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Companys receipt of the Purchase Price from the escrow agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock with 750,000 shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share and the remaining 750,000 shares at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, all pursuant to the terms and conditions of the form of Warrants attached hereto as Exhibit C; provided, however, that the Investor shall not be entitled to exercise the Warrants and receive shares of Common Stock that would result in beneficial ownership by the Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then outstanding number of shares of Common Stock on such date; provided, however, that the Investor may revoke the restriction described in this paragraph upon sixty-one (61) days prior written notice from the Investor to the Company. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder.
2.2
Purchase Price . The Purchase Price shall be delivered by the Investor in the form of a check or wire transfer made payable to the Company in United States Dollars from the Investor to the escrow agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING DATE AND DELIVERIES AT CLOSING
3.1
Closing Date
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the Closing ), unless expressly determined herein, shall be held at the offices of the Company, at 5:00 P.M. local time, on the Closing Date or on such other date and at such other place as may be mutually agreed by the parties, including closing by facsimile with originals to follow.
3.2
Deliveries by the Company . In addition to and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement, the following:
(a)
At or prior to Closing, an executed Agreement;
(b)
At or prior to Closing, executed Warrants in the name of the Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C ;
(c)
At or prior to Closing, an executed Registration Rights Agreement between the Investor and the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(d)
At or prior to Closing, confirmation that the provisions of Paragraphs 6.6 and 6.7 herein have been satisfied or commenced, as appropriate;
(e)
At or prior to the Closing, an executed Escrow Agreement;
(f)
At or prior to the Closing an opinion of the Issuers counsel in form and substance reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser;
(g)
At or prior to the Closing, Certified Articles and Preferred Stock Designations issued by the Secretary of State of Nevada;
(h)
At or prior to the Closing, a good standing Certificate issued by the Nevada Secretary of State
(i)
Such other documents or certificates as shall be reasonably requested by the each Investor or its counsel.
3.3
Deliveries by Investor. In addition to and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Investor agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement, the following:
(a)
At or prior to Closing, the aggregate amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00);
(b)
At or prior to Closing, an executed Agreement;
(c)
At or prior to Closing, an executed Registration Rights Agreement between the Investor and the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and
(d)
Such other documents or certificates as shall be reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel.
In the event any document provided to the other party in Paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 herein are provided by facsimile, the party shall forward an original document to the other party within seven (7) business days.
a.1
Further Assurances . The Company and the Investor shall, upon request, on or after the Closing Date, cooperate with each other (specifically, the Company shall cooperate with the Investor, and the Investor shall cooperate with the Company) by furnishing any additional information, executing and delivering any additional documents and/or other instruments and doing any and all such things as may be reasonably required by the parties or their counsel to consummate or otherwise implement the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
a.2
Waiver. The Investor may waive any of the requirements of Section 3.2 of this Agreement, and the Company at its discretion may waive any of the provisions of Section 3.3 of this Agreement. The Investor may also waive any of the requirements of the Company under the Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
CORDIA
Cordia represents and warrants to the Investor (which warranties and representations shall survive from the date of the Closing for a period of twenty four (24) months regardless of what examinations, inspections, audits and other investigations the Investor has heretofore made or may hereinafter make with respect to such warranties and representations) as follows:
4.1
Organization and Qualification . Cordia is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction by virtue of the nature of the businesses conducted by it or the ownership or leasing of its properties, except where the failure to be so qualified will not, when taken together with all other such failures, have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operation of Cordia and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.2
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws . The complete and correct copies of Cordias Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended or restated to date, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are a complete and correct copy of such document as in effect on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.
4.3
Capitalization .
4.3.1 The authorized and outstanding capital stock of Cordia as of March 1, 2005, is a total 25,000,000 authorized shares. Of the total amount of authorized shares 20,000,000 shares are common stock and 5,000,000 shares are preferred stock. Cordia has 4,541,210 shares of issued and outstanding common stock and no reserved shares of common stock. There are no issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock. This information is set forth in Cordias Articles of Incorporation on file with the Secretary of State which will be provided pursuant to Section 3.2(g) of this Agreement and Cordias Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, for the period ended September 30, 2004 filed on November 12, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and updated on all subsequent SEC Documents less subsequent acquisitions and agreements to acquire shares of Companys common stock. All shares of capital stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, and are fully paid and not assessable, and free of preemptive rights.
4.3.2 Except pursuant to this Agreement and as set forth in Schedule 4.3(a) hereto, and as set forth in Cordias SEC Documents, filed with the SEC, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, there are not now outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe for, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, shares of any class of capital stock of Cordia, or agreements, understandings or arrangements to which Cordia is a party, or by which Cordia is or may be bound, to issue additional shares of its capital stock or options, warrants, scrip or rights to subscribe for, calls or commitment of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of any class of its capital stock. This section does not effect Companys ability to repurchase shares of its own common stock from the public or as contemplated with the parties and transactions described in Schedule 4.3(b) hereto. The Company agrees to inform the Investors in writing of any additional warrants granted prior to the Closing Date.
4.3.3 The Company on the Closing Date (i) will have full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer, and deliver, to the Investor, Cordia Preferred Shares hereunder, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, options, pledges, restrictions, and encumbrances whatsoever; and (ii) upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants, the Investor will acquire good and marketable title to such Shares, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, options, pledges, restrictions, and encumbrances whatsoever, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement as to the limitation on the voting rights of such Shares in certain circumstances.
4.4
Authority . Cordia has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Preferred Stock, the Warants, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Cordia and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Cordia is necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby except as disclosed in this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Cordia and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Cordia, enforceable against Cordia in accordance with its terms.
4.5
No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents .
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Cordia does not, and the performance by Cordia of their respective obligations hereunder will not: (i) conflict with or violate the Articles or By-Laws of Cordia; (ii) conflict with, breach or violate any federal, state, foreign or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (collectively, " Laws ") in effect as of the date of this Agreement and applicable to Cordia; or (iii) result in any breach of, constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, give to any other entity any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, require payment under, or result in the creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Cordia pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Cordia is a party or by Cordia or any of its properties or assets is bound. Excluding from the foregoing are such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations, creations of liens, or incumbency that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6
Report and Financial Statements . Cordias Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 15, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission contains the audited financial statements of Cordia as of December 31, 2003 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, filed on November 12, 2004 for period ended September 30, 2004 (the Financial Statements ). Each of the balance sheets contained in or incorporated by reference into any such Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presented the financial position of Cordia as of its date, and each of the statements of income and changes in stockholders equity and cash flows or equivalent statements in such Financial Statements (including any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, changes in stockholders equity and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, of Cordia for the periods to which they relate, in each case in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ( U.S. GAAP ) consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be noted therein, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of unaudited statements. The books and records of Cordia have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transaction.
4.7
Compliance with Applicable Laws . Cordia is not in violation of, or, to the knowledge of Cordia is under investigation with respect to or has been given notice or has been charged with the violation of any Law of a governmental agency, except for violations, which individually or in the aggregate do not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.8
Brokers.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or Commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Cordia
4.9
SEC Documents . Cordia acknowledges that Cordia is a publicly held company and has made available to the Investor after demand true and complete copies of any requested SEC Documents. The Common Stock is quoted and traded on the OTC Bulletin Board of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The Company has received no notice, either oral or written, with respect to the continued quotation or trading of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company has not provided to the Investor any information that, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly prior to the date hereof by the Company, but which has not been so disclosed. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act, and rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and the SEC Documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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.
4.10
Litigation . To the knowledge of Cordia, no litigation, claim, or other proceeding before any court or governmental agency is pending or threatened against Cordia that materially effects this Agreement or will have a material adverse affect on the Company or its operations.
4.11
Exemption from Registration. When validly converted in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock, and upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms, the Shares underlying the Preferred Stock and the Warrants will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. The Company is issuing the Preferred Stock and the Warrants in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded, inter alia, by Rule 506 under Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, and/or Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act; provided, however, that certain filings and registrations may be required under state securities blue sky laws depending upon the residency of the Investor.
4.12
No General Solicitation or Advertising in Regard to this Transaction . Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on its or their behalf (i) has conducted or will conduct any general solicitation (as that term is used in Rule 502(c) of Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act) or general advertising with respect to the sale of the Preferred Stock, or (ii) made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under any circumstances that would require registration of the Preferred Stock, under the 1933 Act, except as required herein.
4.13
No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2004, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred or exists with respect to the Company that has not been disclosed in the SEC Documents. No material supplier has given notice, oral or written, that it intends to cease or reduce the volume of its business with the Company from historical levels. Since December 31, 2004, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that, under any applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed in writing to the Investor.
4.14
Material Non-Public Information . The Company has not disclosed to the Investors any material non-public information that (i) if disclosed, would reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the price of the Common Stock or (ii) according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the Company prior to the date hereof but which has not been so disclosed.
4.15 Internal Controls And Procedures . The Company maintains books and records and internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which its properties are bound are executed with management's authorization; (ii) the recorded accounting of the Company's consolidated assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; (iii) access to the Company's consolidated assets is permitted only in accordance with management's authorization; and (iv) all transactions to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which its properties are bound are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
4.16
Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by Cordia in this Agreement and no certificate or document furnished or to be furnished to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
5.1
Organization and Standing of the Investor. The Investor is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The state in which any offer to purchase shares hereunder was made or accepted by such Investor is the state shown as such Investors address. The Investor was not formed for the purpose of investing solely in the Preferred Stock, the Warrants or the shares of Common Stock, which are the subject of this Agreement.
5.2
Authorization and Power . The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to purchase the securities being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investor and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action where appropriate. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and at the Closing shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
5.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby or relating hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Investor's charter documents or bylaws where appropriate or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which 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 of any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Investor is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to the Investor or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on such Investor). The Investor is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of such Investors obligations under this Agreement or to purchase the securities from the Company in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Investor is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.
5.4
Financial Risks . The Investor acknowledges that such Investor is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company and that it has been given full access to such records of the Company and the subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the subsidiaries as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation. The Investor is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company by virtue of its experience as an investor and its knowledge, experience, and sophistication in financial and business matters and the Investor is capable of bearing the entire loss of its investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company.
5.5
Accredited Investor . The Investor is (i) an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act by reason of Rule 501(a)(3) and (6), (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and the related documents, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company.
5.6
Brokers . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or Commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Investor.
5.7
Knowledge of Company. The Investor has been, upon request, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company. The Investor has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received complete and satisfactory answers to any such inquiries.
5.8
Risk Factors The Investor understands that such Investors investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company involves a high degree of risk. The Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company. The Investor warrants that such Investor is able to bear the complete loss of such Investors investment in the securities being purchased by the Investor from the Company.
a.1
Full Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by the Investor in this Agreement and no certificate or document furnished or to be furnished to Cordia pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. Except as set forth or referred to in this Agreement, Investor does not have any agreement or understanding with any person relating to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any equity securities of the Company.
a.2
Reimbursement of Due Diligence Expenses . Upon closing, the Company shall pay Investor $35,000 for due diligence and legal expenses. If the transaction is not closed due solely to the fault of the Investor, there shall be no payment for any expenses.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
6.1. Registration Rights . The Company shall cause the Registration Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect according to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Company shall comply in all material respects with the terms thereof.
6.2. Reservation Of Common Stock . As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants.
6.3. Compliance with Laws . The Company hereby agrees to comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the Laws.
6.4. Exchange Act Registration . The Company will use its best efforts to comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the 1934 Act, and will not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the 1934 Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the 1934 until the Investors have disposed of all of their Shares.
6.5. Corporate Existence; Conflicting Agreements . The Company will take all steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company. The Company shall not enter into any agreement, the terms of which agreement would restrict or impair the right or ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other agreements attached as exhibits hereto.
a.1
Preferred Stock. From and after the Closing Date and continuing for the lesser of three (3) years or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000), the Company will not issue any shares of Preferred Stock of the Company which are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company other than on a conversion ratio which is fixed, except in the case of normal adjustments which may include anti-dilution provisions, among other things, but which shall not include in any case the conversion ratio of such shares of Preferred Stock based on the market price of the Common Stock after the date of closing of the issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock.
a.2
Convertible Debt. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will cause to be cancelled all convertible debt in the Company. For the lesser of three (3) years from the closing or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000) the Company will not issue any convertible debt with a conversion price lower than four dollars ($4.00).
a.3
Reset Equity Deals. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will cause to be cancelled any and all reset features related to any shares outstanding that could result in additional shares being issued. For the lesser of three (3) years from the closing or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000) the Company will not enter into financing transactions that have any reset features that could result in additional shares being issued. For purposes of this provision reset features shall be those that reduce the conversion and or exercise price below that which was granted in original issuance or grant of stock options.
a.4
Independent Directors . The Company will use its best efforts to cause the appointment of an independent director within ninety (90) days so that total number of independent directors is at least two (2) independent directors. If no such Director is appointed, the Company shall pay to the Investors, pro rata, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to twelve percent (12%) of the Purchase Price per annum, payable monthly. The parties agree that the only damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which liquidated damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages. Nothing shall preclude the Investor from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 6.9 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by the Investor by reason of the failure of the Company to appoint at least two independent directors in accordance with the provision hereof.
a.5
Independent Directors Become Majority of Audit and Compensation Committees . Upon appointment of the additional independent director(s) the Company will cause the appointment of a majority of outside directors to the audit and compensation committees of the board of directors within (90) days. If no such Director is appointed, the Company shall pay to the Investors, pro rata, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to twelve percent (12%) of the Purchase Price per annum, payable monthly. The parties agree that the only damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which liquidated damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages. Nothing shall preclude the Investor from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 6.10 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by the Investor by reason of the failure of the Company to appoint at least two independent directors in accordance with the provision hereof.
6.11 Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Stock and the Warrants (excluding amounts paid by the Company for legal and administrative fees in connection with the sale of such securities) for working capital, vendor deposits, letters of credit, and acquisitions.
6.12 Right of First Refusal . For the lesser of three (3) years from the closing or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000)each Investor shall have the right to participate in any financing by the company at one hundred percent (100%) of the offering price. Cordia shall send Investor, where practicable written notice describing the terms of the offer and price range and Investor shall have ten (10) business days from receipt to agree to the terms of the offer. Investors failure to accept said offer or attempts to modify said offer will be treated as a rejection of the offer and forfeiture of the right of first refusal for that financing transaction. Other parties to the proposed financing shall be disclosed to the Investor. If the Investor decides not to participate, the Issuer shall have 30 days to close the financing transaction with a third party and if not so closed, the Issuer must reoffer the opportunity to Investor.
6.13 Price Adjustment . If, within the 24 months following the Closing Date, the Company closes on the sale of a note or notes, shares of Common Stock, or shares of any class of Preferred Stock at a price per share of Common Stock, or with a conversion right to acquire Common Stock at a price per share of Common Stock, that is less than the Conversion Price (as adjusted to the capitalization per share as of the Closing Date, following any stock splits, stock dividends, or the like) (collectively, the Subsequent Conversion Price), the Company shall make a post-Closing adjustment in the Conversion Price so that the effective price per share paid by the Investor is reduced to being equivalent to such lower conversion price after taking into account any prior conversions of the Preferred Stock and/or exercises of the Warrants.
6.14 Insider Selling. The earliest any of the Insiders listed in Schedule 6.14 can start selling their shares on the public market shall be the lesser of two years from Closing or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000). This restriction on sale shall be limited to the restricted stock and stock options as set forth in Schedule 6.14. Officers and/or directors who conclude their service to the Company shall no longer be subject to the aforementioned restriction on sales period, however they shall be subject to a ninety (90) day waiting period commencing on their last day of service to the Company. Andrew Barron Worden and the Investor shall not be considered Insiders.
6.15
Employment and Consulting Contracts. Employment and consulting contracts with officers and directors shall be unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, which shall contain at least two (2) independent directors. At the time of Closing and for two years thereafter employment contracts and consulting contracts shall not contain any anti-dilution for reverse split protection provisions for shares, options or warrants or any deferred compensation.
6.16
Notice of Intent to Sell or Merge Company. The Company will give Investor 62 days notice before the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger or consolidation of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity. The Investor shall have the right to waive such notice requirement Investor must agree to sign a confidentiality agreement and not to sell any shares until such time as public information is available regarding the proposed transaction.
6.17
Sale or Merger of Company. In the event of a sale or merger of substantially all of the Company or an underwritten public offering of the Common Stock of the Company, then the 4.99% restriction in the Preferred Stock and in the Warrants will immediately be terminated and the Investors will have the right to convert the Preferred Stock and exercise the Warrants concurrent with the sale, subject to the conversion by the Investor of the Preferred Stock and the payment by the Investor to the Company of the aggregate exercise price of the Warrants.
6.18 Subsequent Equity Sales . For the lesser of three (3) years from the closing or when the aggregate common shares underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000), the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction or an MFN Transaction (each as defined below). The term Variable Rate Transaction shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock. The term MFN Transaction shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any securities in a capital raising transaction or series of related transactions which grants to an investor the right to receive additional shares based upon future transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to such investor in such offering. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.14 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction or MFN Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
7.1 Compliance with Law . The Investor's trading activities with respect to shares of the Company's Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and rules and regulations of any public market on which the Company's Common Stock is listed.
7.2 Transfer Restrictions . The Investors acknowledge that (1) the Preferred Stock, Warrants and shares underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants have not been registered under the provisions of the 1933 Act, and may not be transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) the Investor shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company, to the effect that the Preferred Stock, Warrants and shares underlying the Notes and Warrants to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred in a transaction that does not require the shares to be registered under the Securities Act; and (2) any sale of the Preferred Stock, Warrants and shares underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants made in reliance on Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller, or the person through whom the sale is made, may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is used in the 1933 Act, may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
7.3 Restrictive Legend . The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Shares underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants, and, until such time as the Shares underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants have been registered under the 1933 Act and sold in accordance with an effective Registration Statement, certificates and other instruments representing any of the Shares, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of any such securities):
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SHARES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, OR (3) in a transaction that does not require the shares to be registered under the Securities Act ."
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANYS OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to Closing Date, of the following conditions:
8.1
No Termination . This Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Article X hereof.
8.2
Representations True and Correct . The representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on as of the Closing Date.
8.3
Compliance with Covenants . The Investor shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied by it prior to or at the Closing Date.
8.4
No Adverse Proceedings .
On the Closing Date, no action or proceeding shall be pending by any public authority or individual or entity before any court or administrative body to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or to recover any damages or obtain other relief as a result of the transactions proposed hereby.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO INVESTORS OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of the Investors to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to Closing Date unless specified otherwise, of the following conditions:
9.1
No Termination . This Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Article X hereof.
9.2
Representations True and Correct . The representations and warranties of Cordia contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on as of the Closing Date.
9.3
Compliance with Covenants . Cordia shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied by it prior to or at the Closing Date.
9.4
No Adverse Proceedings .
On the Closing Date, no action or proceeding shall be pending by any public authority or individual or entity before any court or administrative body to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or to recover any damages or obtain other relief as a result of the transactions proposed hereby.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
10.
Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time:
10.1.1
by mutual written consent of the Investor and the Company;
10.1.2
by the Company upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Investor set forth in this Agreement, or the Investor upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Cordia set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Cordia or the Investor, respectively, shall have become untrue, in either case such that any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII or Article IX hereof would not be satisfied (a " Terminating Breach "), and such breach shall, if capable of cure, not have been cured within five (5) business days after receipt by the party in breach of a notice from the non-breaching party setting forth in detail the nature of such breach.
10.
Effect of Termination . In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Paragraph 10.1 hereof, there shall be no liability on the party of Cordia or the Investor or any of their respective officers, directors, agents or other representatives except for fees and cost reimbursements in Section 5.10 and all rights and obligations of any party hereto shall cease.
10.3 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto any time prior to the Closing Date by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
10.4
Waiver . At any time prior to the Closing Date, Cordia or the Investor, as appropriate, may: (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of other party or; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto which have been made to it or them; or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein for its or their benefit. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound hereby.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.
Transaction Costs . Except as otherwise provided herein, each of the parties shall pay all of his or its costs and expenses (including attorney fees and other legal costs and expenses and accountants fees and other accounting costs and expenses) incurred by that party in connection with this Agreement.
11.2
Indemnification . The Investor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company (following the Closing Date) and its officers and directors harmless against and in respect of any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities or damages, including interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys fees, that it shall incur or suffer, which arise out of or result from any breach of this Agreement by such Investor or failure by such Investor to perform with respect to any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or in any exhibit or other instrument furnished or to be furnished under this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Investor harmless against and in respect of any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities or damages, including interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys fees, that it shall incur or suffer, which arise out of, result from or relate to any breach of this Agreement or failure by the Company to perform with respect to any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or in any exhibit or other instrument furnished or to be furnished under this Agreement. In no event shall the Company or the Investors be entitled to recover consequential or punitive damages resulting from a breach or violation of this Agreement nor shall any party have any liability hereunder in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified party. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by the Company, the Investor shall be entitled to pursue a remedy of specific performance upon tender into the Court an amount equal to the Purchase Price hereunder. The indemnification by the Investors shall be limited to the amount they have invested on the Closing Date.
11.3
Headings . The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
11.4
Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with the Schedule, Exhibits, Warrants and documents referred to herein) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
11.5
Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the date they are delivered if delivered in person; (ii) on the date initially received if delivered by facsimile transmission followed by registered or certified mail confirmation; (iii) on the date delivered by an overnight courier service; or (iv) on the third business day after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested with postage and other fees prepaid as follows:
If to Cordia:
Cordia Corporation
445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408
White Plains, New York 10601
Attention: Maria A. Abbagnaro, Esq.
If to the Investor :
Barron Partners L.P.
730 Fifth Avenue, 9 th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Andrew Barron Worden
11.6
Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any such term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
11.7
Binding Effect . All the terms and provisions of this Agreement whether so expressed or not, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective administrators, executors, legal representatives, heirs, successors and assignees.
11.8
Preparation of Agreement . This Agreement shall not be construed more strongly against any party regardless of who is responsible for its preparation. The parties acknowledge each contributed and is equally responsible for its preparation.
11.9
Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law.
11.10 Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. If any action is brought among the parties with respect to this Agreement or otherwise, by way of a claim or counterclaim, the parties agree that in any such action, and on all issues, the parties irrevocably waive their right to a trial by jury. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any such action shall be the Federal Courts serving the State of Nevada. In the event suit or action is brought by any party under this Agreement to enforce any of its terms, or in any appeal therefrom, it is agreed that the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys fees to be fixed by the arbitrator, trial court, and/or appellate court.
11.11 Preparation and Filing of Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Investor shall reasonably assist and cooperate with the Company in the preparation of all filings with the SEC after the Closing Date due after the Closing Date.
11.12
Further Assurances, Cooperation . Each party shall, upon reasonable request by the other party, execute and deliver any additional documents necessary or desirable to complete the transactions herein pursuant to and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto agree to cooperate and use their respective best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
11.13
Survival The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall survive the Closing of the transaction contemplated hereby.
11.14
Third Parties
Except as disclosed in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto and their respective administrators, executors, legal representatives, heirs, successors and assignees. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third persons any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.
11.15
Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement herein, nor shall nay single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
11.16
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A facsimile transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Investors and the Company have as of the date first written above executed this Agreement.
Cordia:
CORDIA CORPORATION
/s/ Wesly Minella
By: Wesly Minella
Title: Secretary
Cordia Corporation
445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408
White Plains, New York 10601
INVESTOR:
BARRON PARTNERS LP
/s/ Andrew Barron Worden
Andrew Barron Worden
President, General Partner of
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
Schedule A
NAME AND ADDRESS |
AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT |
NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH PREFERRED STOCK IS CONVERTIBLE |
NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING WARRANTS |
Barron Partners LP 730 Fifth Avenue, 9 th Floor New York, New York 10019 Attn: Andrew Barron Worden |
$1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
Schedule 4.3(a) Outstanding Options
Grantee |
Date Granted |
Exercise Price |
Total Shares |
Expiration Date |
Abbagnaro, Maria |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
30,000 |
3/25/08* |
Alli, Ameena |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
10,000 |
3/25/08* |
Freeman, Patrick |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
600,000 |
3/25/08* |
Guerrera, Lorie |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
50,000 |
3/25/08* |
Lewis, Rebecca |
9/13/04 |
$0.40 |
6,000 |
9/13/09* |
Long, Sheri |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
10,000 |
3/25/08* |
Minella, Al |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
50,000 |
3/25/08* |
Minella, Wes |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
50,000 |
3/25/08* |
Moore, John |
1/9/01 |
$7.50 |
6,000 |
1/9/11* |
Scagnelli, John |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
50,000 |
3/25/08* |
Wajner, Gabe |
1/9/01 |
$7.50 |
12,000 |
1/9/11* |
Wajner, Gabe |
3/25/03 |
$0.60 |
15,000 |
3/25/08* |
Woodard, Todd |
9/13/04 |
$0.40 |
3,000 |
9/13/09* |
•
Unless terminated or resigns prior to stated expiration date
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Schedule 4.3 (b) - List of Common Stock acquisitions currently being negotiated by the Company pursuant to which proceeds may be used.
Cordia is negotiating the repurchase of its common stock from the following Parties:
Name
Number of Shares
Purchase Price
Per Share
eLEC Communications Corp.
81,180
$0.625
P&A Advisors
60,000
$0.65
West Lane Group, Inc.
290,000
$0.85
Cordia recently purchased 100,000 shares of its common stock from West Lane Group, Inc. pursuant to an option agreement at $0.40 per share.
Schedule 4.8 List of Brokers
None
Schedule 6.14 Insider Shares
Restricted |
|||||
Options |
Vested |
Expiration |
Shares |
||
Patrick Freeman* |
600,000 |
450,000 |
3/25/2008 |
60,000 |
|
Wesly Minella** |
50,000 |
37,500 |
3/25/2008 |
30,000 |
|
John Scagnelli*** |
50,000 |
37,500 |
3/25/2008 |
32,450 |
|
Geils Ventures, LLC |
NONE |
N/A |
N/A |
2,000,000 |
* Chief Executive Officer & Director
** Secretary & Director
*** Chairman of the Board
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the " Agreement ") is made and entered into as of 3 rd day of March, 2005 by and among Cordia Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada ( Cordia or the Company ), and Barron Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as the Investor ). Unless defined otherwise, capitalized terms herein shall have the identical meaning as in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS , pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among Cordia and the Investor, as part of the consideration, Investor shall receive Preferred Stock and Warrants, which upon conversion and exercise, in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and Warrant Agreement, entitle the Investor to receive Shares of Cordia; and
WHEREAS , the ability of the Investors to sell their Shares of Common Stock is subject to certain restrictions under the 1933 Act; and
WHEREAS , as a condition to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, Cordia has agreed to provide the Investor with a mechanism that will permit such Investor, to sell its Shares of Common Stock in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements, and subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE, SUPERSEDER
1.1
Incorporation by Reference . The foregoing recitals and the Exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein, are hereby acknowledged to be true and accurate, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
1.2
Superseder . This Agreement, to the extent that it is inconsistent with any other instrument or understanding among the parties governing the affairs of the Company, shall supersede such instrument or understanding to the fullest extent permitted by law. A copy of this Agreement shall be filed at the Companys principal office.
ARTICLE II
DEMAND REGISTRATION RIGHTS
2.1 " Registrable Securities " means and includes the Shares of Cordia underlying the Preferred Stock and Warrants issued pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and Warrant Agreement. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) they have been effectively registered under the 1933 Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering them, (b) they are or may be freely traded without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act (or any similar provisions that are then in effect), or (c) they have been otherwise transferred and new certificates for them not bearing a restrictive legend have been issued by Cordia and Cordia shall not have "stop transfer" instructions against them. " Shares " shall mean, collectively, the shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and those shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable to the Investor upon exercise of the Warrants.
2.2
Registration of Registrable Securities . The Company shall prepare and file within sixty (6 0 ) days following the date hereof (the " Filing Date ") a registration statement (the " Registration Statement ") covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC on the earlier of (i) 180 days following the Closing Date with respect to the Registration Statement, (ii) ten (10) days following the receipt of a "No Review" or similar letter from the SEC or (iii) the first business day following the day the SEC determines the Registration Statement eligible to be declared effective (the " Required Effectiveness Date "). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit the number of Registrable Securities to be registered by the Company hereunder. As a result, should the Registration Statement not relate to the maximum number of Registrable Securities acquired by (or potentially acquirable by) the holders of the Shares of Cordia issued to the Investor pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be required to promptly file a separate registration statement (utilizing Rule 462 promulgated under the Exchange Act, where applicable) relating to such Registrable Securities which then remain unregistered. The provisions of this Agreement shall relate to any such separate registration statement as if it were an amendment to the Registration Statement.
2.3
Demand Registration . Subject to the limitations of Section 2.2, at any time, the Investor may request the registration, once and only once, under the 1933 Act of all or part of the Registrable Shares then outstanding (a " Demand Registration "). Subject to the conditions of Section 3, the Company shall use its best efforts to file such registration statement under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after the date any such request is received by the Company and to cause such registration statement to be declared effective. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly when any such registration statement has been declared effective. If more than eighty percent (80%) of the Shares issuable under the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement have been registered or sold, this provision shall expire.
2.4
Registration Statement Form . Registrations under Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 shall be on the appropriate registration form of the SEC as shall permit the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition specified in the Registration Statement; provided, however, such intended method of disposition shall not include an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities.
2.5
Expenses . The Company will pay reasonable Registration expenses in connection with any registration required by under Sections 2.2 and Section 2.3 herein provided that Company shall qualify or register only in those states in which registrable securities were previously sold.
2.6
Effective Registration Statement . A registration requested pursuant to Sections 2.2 and Section 2.3 shall not be deemed to have been effected (i) unless a registration statement with respect thereto has become effective within the time period specified herein, provided that a registration which does not become effective after the Company filed a registration statement with respect thereto solely by reason of the refusal to proceed of any holder of Registrable Securities (other than a refusal to proceed based upon the advice of counsel in the form of a letter signed by such counsel and provided to the Company relating to a disclosure matter unrelated to such holder) shall be deemed to have been effected by the Company unless the holders of the Registrable Securities shall have elected to pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such registration, (ii) if, after it has become effective, such registration becomes subject to any stop order, injunction or other order or extraordinary requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason or (iii) if, after it has become effective, such registration ceases to be effective for more than the allowable Black-Out Periods (as defined herein).
2.7
Plan Of Distribution. The Company hereby agrees that the Registration Statement shall include a plan of distribution section reasonably acceptable to the Investor; provided, however, such plan of distribution section shall be modified by the Company so as to not provide for the disposition of the Registrable Securities on the basis of an underwritten offering.
2.8
Liquidated Damages . If, Company has failed to register the Registrable Securities within six ( 6 ) months from the date hereof, to pursuant to the requirements of Section 2.2 herein, or if the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.2 herein is not declared effective, or if the Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement and such Registration Statement or other Registration Statement including the Registrable Securities is not effective in the period from six months from the date hereof through two years following the date hereof, the Company shall, for each such day, pay the Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to twenty-one ( 21 %) of the Purchase Price per annum; and for any such day, such payment shall be made no later than the first business day of the calendar month next succeeding the month in which such day occurs. In addition, if the Company has not file a registration statement within the sixty day period after closing as specified in 2.2, the Company shall, for each such day after sixty days from closing and until the filing of a registration statement, pay the Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to twenty-one ( 21 %) of the Purchase Price per annum; and for any such day, such payment shall be made no later than the first business day of the calendar month next succeeding the month in which such day occurs. For purposes of this Section the Purchase Price shall be $1.00 per share of Preferred Stock then outstanding.
The parties agree that the only damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which liquidated damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages. Nothing shall preclude the Investor from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement.
The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 2.8 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by the Investor by reason of the failure of the Registration Statement to be filed or declared effective in accordance with the provisions hereof.
The obligation of the Company terminates when the holder of shares of Registrable Securities no longer holds more than twenty percent (20%) of its shares of Registrable Securities.
ARTICLE III
INCIDENTAL REGISTRATION RIGHTS
3.1
Right To Include (Piggy-Back) Registrable Securities. Provided that the Registrable Securities have not been registered, if at any time after the date hereof but before the second anniversary of the date hereof, the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the 1933 Act (other than by a registration in connection with an acquisition in a manner which would not permit registration of Registrable Securities for sale to the public, on Form S-8, or any successor form thereto, on Form S-4, or any successor form thereto and other than pursuant to Section 2), on an underwritten basis (either best-efforts or firm-commitment), then, the Company will each such time give prompt written notice to all holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to do so and of such holders of Registrable Securities' rights under this Section 3.1. Upon the written
request of any such holders of Registrable Securities made within ten (10) days after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such holders of Registrable Securities and the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company will, subject to the terms of this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the 1933 Act of the Registrable Securities, to the extent requisite to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of such Registrable Securities so to be registered, by inclusion of such Registrable Securities in the registration statement which covers the securities which the Company proposes to register, provided that if, at any time after written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the effective
date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason either not to register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each holders of Registrable Securities and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of this obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any holder or holders of Registrable Securities entitled to do so to request that such registration be effected as a registration under Section 2, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities. No registration effected under this Section 3.1 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to effect any registration upon request under Section 2. The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to this Section 3.1. The right provided the Holders of the Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section shall be exercisable at their sole discretion and will in no way limit any of the Company's obligations to pay the Securities according to their terms.
3.2
Priority In Incidental Registrations . If the managing underwriter of the underwritten offering contemplated by this Section 3 shall inform the Company and holders of the Registrable Securities requesting such registration by letter of its belief that the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, then the Company will include in such registration, to the extent of the number which the Company is so advised can be sold in such offering, (i) first securities proposed by the Company to be sold for its own account, and (ii) second Registrable Securities and (iii) securities of other selling security holders requested to be included in such registration.
ARTICLE IV
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
4.1 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. If and whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act as provided in Section 2.2 and, as applicable, 2.3, the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, or amendments thereto, to effect such registration (including such audited financial statements as may be required by the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and thereafter use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than the Required Effectiveness Date (with respect to a registration pursuant to Section 2.2); provided, however, that before filing such registration statement or any amendments thereto, the Company will furnish to the counsel selected by the holders of Registrable Securities which are to be included in such registration, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed;
(ii) with respect to any registration statement pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.3, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement until the earlier to occur of thirty six (36) months after the the exercise price of the Warrants is equal to or greater than the average closing offer price of the stock for a period of 20 consecutive Trading Days (subject to the right of the Company to suspend the effectiveness thereof for not more than 10 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 10 Trading Days during each year (each a " Black-Out Period ")) or such time as all of the securities which are the subject of such registration statement cease to be Registrable Securities (such period, in each case, the " Registration Maintenance Period ");
(iii) furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement such number of conformed copies of such registration statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus contained in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, and such other documents, as such holder of Registrable Securities and underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holder of Registrable Securities;
(iv) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to register or qualify all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such registration statement under such other U.S. federal or state securities laws or U.S. state blue sky laws as any U.S. holder of Registrable Securities thereof shall reasonably request, to keep such registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as such registration statement remains in effect, and take any other action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such holder of Registrable Securities to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such holder of Registrable Securities, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this subdivision (iv) be obligated to be so qualified or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(v) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the U.S. holder of Registrable Securities thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(vi) furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder of Registrable Securities, and the underwriters, if any, of an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the effective date of such registration statement (or, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such holder of Registrable Securities) including that the shares registered under the registration statement are fully paid and non-assessable, and
(vii) notify the Investor and its counsel promptly and confirm such advice in writing promptly after the Company has knowledge thereof:
(A) when the Registration Statement, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;
(B) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the prospectus or for additional information;
(C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any Person for that purpose; and
(D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;
(viii) notify each holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such holder of Registrable Securities promptly prepare and furnish to such holder of Registrable Securities a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include 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 in the light of the circumstances then existing;
(ix) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible moment;
(x) otherwise use its commercially reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months, but not more than eighteen months, beginning with the first full calendar month after the effective date of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(xi) enter into such agreements and take such other actions as the Investors shall reasonably request in writing (at the expense of the requesting or benefiting Investors) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and
(xii) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to list all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement on any securities exchange on which any of the Registrable Securities are then listed.
The Company may require each holder of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such information regarding such holder of Registrable Securities and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
4.2 The Company will not file any registration statement pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.3, or amendment thereto or any prospectus or any supplement thereto to which the Investors shall reasonably object, provided that the Company may file such documents in a form required by law or upon the advice of its counsel.
4.3 The Company represents and warrants to each holder of Registrable Securities that it has obtained all necessary waivers, consents and authorizations necessary to execute this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby other than such waivers, consents and/or authorizations specifically contemplated by the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
4.4 Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in subdivision (viii) of Section 4.1, such Holder will forthwith discontinue such holder of Registrable Securities disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement relating to such Registrable Securities until such holder of Registrable Securities receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subdivision (viii) of Section 4.1 and, if so directed by the Company, will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession of the prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
ARTICLE V
UNDERWRITTEN OFFERINGS
5.1
Incidental Underwritten Offerings . If the Company at any time proposes to register any of its securities under the 1933 Act as contemplated by Section 3.1 and such securities are to be distributed by or through one or more underwriters, the Company will, if requested by any holder of Registrable Securities as provided in Section 3.1 and subject to the provisions of Section 3.2, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such holder among the securities to be distributed by such underwriters.
5.2
Participation In Underwritten Offerings . No holder of Registrable Securities may participate in any underwritten offering under Section 3.1 unless such holder of Registrable Securities (i) agrees to sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, by the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwritten offering and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents (other than powers of attorney) required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no underwriting agreement (or other agreement in connection with such offering) shall require any holder of Registrable Securities to make a representation or warranty to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations and warranties contained in a writing furnished by such holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use in the related registration statement or representations, warranties or agreements regarding such holder of Registrable Securities, such holder's Registrable Securities and such holder's intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law.
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ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1
Indemnification by the Company . In the event of any registration of securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, in accordance with Section 2.2 and 2.3 of this Agreement, the Company will, and hereby does agree to indemnify and hold harmless the holder of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, its directors and officers, each other Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities and each other Person, if any, who controls such holder or any such underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act against any actual losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder or any such director or officer or underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such actual losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement under which such securities were registered under the 1933 Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Company will reimburse such holder and each such director, officer, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such actual loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding, provided that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability, (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, any such preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such holder or underwriter stating that it is for use in the preparation thereof and, provided further that the Company shall not be liable to any Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of Registrable Securities or to any other Person, if any, who controls such underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act, in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of such Person's failure to send or give a copy of the final prospectus, as the same may be then supplemented or amended, within the time required by the 1933 Act to the Person asserting the existence of an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person if such statement or omission was corrected in such final prospectus or an amendment or supplement thereto. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such holder or any such director, officer, underwriter or controlling person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such holder.
6.2
Indemnification by the Investor . The Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, that the Company shall have received an undertaking satisfactory to it from the prospective holder of such Registrable Securities, to indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 6.1) the Company, each director of the Company, each officer of the Company and each other Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act, with respect to any statement or alleged statement in or omission or alleged omission from such registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, if such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through an instrument duly executed by such holder of Registrable Securities specifically stating that it is for use in the preparation of such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement. Any such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Investor. The indemnification by the Investors shall be limited to the amount they have invested on the Closing Date.
6.3
Notices Of Claims, Etc . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in Sections 6.1 and Section 6.2, such indemnified party will, if claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action, provided that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under Sections 6.1 and Section 6.2, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party, unless in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the extent that the indemnifying party may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any such action which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability, or a covenant not to sue, in respect to such claim or litigation. No indemnified party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any such action the defense of which has been assumed by an indemnifying party without the consent of such indemnifying party.
6.4
Other Indemnification . Indemnification similar to that specified in Sections 6.1 and Section 6.2 (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and each holder of Registrable Securities (but only if and to the extent required pursuant to the terms herein) with respect to any required registration or other qualification of securities under any Federal or state law or regulation of any governmental authority, other than the 1933 Act.
6.5
Indemnification Payments . The indemnification required by Sections 6.1 and Section 6.2 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred.
6.6
Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in Sections 6.1 and Section 6.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any expense, loss, claim, damage or liability referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter, as the case may be, on the other from the distribution of the Registrable Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter, as the case may be, on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such expense, loss, damage or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter, as the case may be, on the other in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds received by the Company from the initial sale of the Registrable Securities by the Company to the purchasers bear to the gain, if any, realized by all selling holders participating in such offering or the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the underwriter, as the case may be. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter, as the case may be, on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, by the holder of Registrable Securities or by the underwriter and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information supplied by the Company, by the holder of Registrable Securities or by the underwriter and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission, provided that the foregoing contribution agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any indemnified party if indemnification would be unavailable to such indemnified party by reason of the provisions contained herein, and in no event shall the obligation of any indemnifying party to contribute under this Section 6.6 exceed the amount that such indemnifying party would have been obligated to pay by way of indemnification if the indemnification provided for hereunder had been available under the circumstances.
The Company and the holders of Registrable Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.6 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders of Registrable Securities and any underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth herein, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.6, no holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which (i) in the case of any such holder, the net proceeds received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities or (ii) in the case of an underwriter, the total price at which the Registrable Securities purchased by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds, in any such case, the amount of any damages that such holder or underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE VII
RULE 144
7.1 Rule 144 . The Company shall use its best efforts to timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act (including but not limited to the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c) of Rule 144 adopted by the SEC under the 1933 Act) and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, will, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, make publicly available other information) and will take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, the Company will deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with the requirements of this Section 7.1.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Amendments And Waivers . This Agreement may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the holder or holders of the sum of the fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the shares of (i) Registrable Securities issued at such time, plus (ii) Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Securities then constituting derivative securities (if such Securities were not fully exchanged or converted in full as of the date such consent if sought). Each holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any consent authorized by this Section 8.1, whether or not such Registrable Securities shall have been marked to indicate such consent.
8.2 Nominees For Beneficial Owners . In the event that any Registrable Securities are held by a nominee for the beneficial owner thereof, the beneficial owner thereof may, at its election, be treated as the holder of such Registrable Securities for purposes of any request or other action by any holder or holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any determination of any number of percentage of shares of Registrable Securities held by a holder or holders of Registrable Securities contemplated by this Agreement. If the beneficial owner of any Registrable Securities so elects, the Company may require assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such owner's beneficial ownership or such Registrable Securities.
8.3 Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests and other communications to any Person provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given to such Person (a) in the case of a party hereto other than the Company, addressed to such party in the manner set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or at such other address as such party shall have furnished to the Company in writing, or (b) in the case of any other holder of Registrable Securities, at the address that such holder shall have furnished to the Company in writing, or, until any such other holder so furnishes to the Company an address, then to and at the address of the last holder of such Registrable Securities who has furnished an address to the Company, or (c) in the case of the Company, at the address set forth on the signature page hereto, to the attention of its President, or at such other address, or to the attention of such other officer, as the Company shall have furnished to each holder of Registrable Securities at the time outstanding. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by mail, 72 hours after such communication is deposited in the mail with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (ii) if given by any other means (including, without limitation, by fax or air courier), when delivered at the address specified above, provided that any such notice, request or communication shall not be effective until received.
8.4 Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto. In addition, and whether or not any express assignment shall have been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the parties hereto other than the Company shall also be for the benefit of and enforceable by any subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities. Each of the Holders of the Registrable Securities agrees, by accepting any portion of the Registrable Securities after the date hereof, to the provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, appointment of the Investors' Representative to act on behalf of such Holder pursuant to the terms hereof which such actions shall be made in the good faith discretion of the Investors' Representative and be binding on all persons for all purposes.
8.5 Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
8.6
Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law.
8.7 Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. If any action is brought among the parties with respect to this Agreement or otherwise, by way of a claim or counterclaim, the parties agree that in any such action, and on all issues, the parties irrevocably waive their right to a trial by jury. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any such action shall be the State or Federal Courts serving the State of Nevada. In the event suit or action is brought by any party under this Agreement to enforce any of its terms, or in any appeal therefrom, it is agreed that the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys fees to be fixed by the arbitrator, trial court, and/or appellate court.
8.8 Entire Agreement . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and each other party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supercedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
8.9 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provisions to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
8.10
Binding Effect . All the terms and provisions of this Agreement whether so expressed or not, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective administrators, executors, legal representatives, heirs, successors and assignees.
8.11
Preparation of Agreement . This Agreement shall not be construed more strongly against any party regardless of who is responsible for its preparation. The parties acknowledge each contributed and is equally responsible for its preparation.
8.12
Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement herein, nor shall nay single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
8.13
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A facsimile transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Investors and the Company have as of the date first written above executed this Agreement.
Cordia Corporation
/s/ Wesly Minella
By: Wesly Minella
Title: Secretary
INVESTOR
BARRON PARTNERS LP
/s/ Andrew Barron Worden
Andrew Barron Worden
President, General Partner of
Barron Partners LP
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
CORDIA CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
The undersigned, Patrick Freeman and Wesly Minella, do hereby certify that:
1.
They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of Cordia Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the Corporation ).
2.
The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which have been previously issued.
3.
The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors:
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 5,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any Series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of up to 1,500,000 shares of the preferred stock which the corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:
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TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1 .
Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Bankruptcy Event means any of the following events: (a) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1.02(s) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement; (c) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 days; (e) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (g) the Corporation or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
Closing Date means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Corporations obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived, including the satisfaction of all provisions of the Escrow Agreement entered into pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock " means the Corporation's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter have been reclassified or changed.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Conversion Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Conversion Ratio shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Conversion Value shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Conversion Shares means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in accordance with the terms hereof.
Conversion Shares Registration Statement means a registration statement that meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement and registers the resale of all Conversion Shares by the Holder, who shall be named as a selling stockholder thereunder, all as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Dilutive Issuance
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b) hereof.
Effective Date means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exempt Issuance means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder, and of any convertible securities, options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date of this Certificate of Designations, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Certificate of Designations to increase the number of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Corporation and in which the Corporation receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Corporation is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
Fundamental Transaction shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(f)(iii) hereof.
Holder shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2 hereof.
Junior Securities means the Common Stock and all other equity or equity equivalent securities of the Corporation other than those securities that are explicitly senior in rights or liquidation preference to the Preferred Stock.
Original Issue Date shall mean the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.
Person means a corporation, an association, a partnership, a limited liability Corporation, a business association, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
Purchase Agreement means the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February X, 2005, to which the Corporation and the original Holders are parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, a copy of which is on file at the principal offices of the Corporation.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2005 to which the Corporation and the original Holder are parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Restriction Lapse Date means the date or occurrence of an event upon which certain restrictions imposed upon the Series A Preferred Stock shall lapse, being the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date or the date on which the total number of Common Stock Equivalents represented by the Series A Preferred Stock and the Warrants issued under the Purchase Agreement is less than 300,000 shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Subscription Amount shall mean the One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) to be paid for the Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, in United States Dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, trust or other entity of which the Corporation directly or indirectly owns of record or beneficially twenty percent (20%) or more of the equity interests.
Trading Day means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
Trading Market means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.
Transaction Documents shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
VWAP means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the primary Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. EST to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP function; (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by a nationally recognized-independent appraiser selected in good faith by Purchasers holding a majority of the principal amount of Shares then outstanding.
Section 2 .
Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ) and the number of shares so designated shall be 1,500,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the consent of all of the holder of the Preferred Stock (the Holder ). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given such terms in Section 1 hereof.
Section 3 .
Dividends and Other Distributions . No dividends shall be payable with respect to the Preferred Stock. No dividends shall be payable with respect to the Common Stock while the Preferred Stock is outstanding. The Common Stock shall not be redeemed while the Preferred Stock is outstanding.
Section 4 .
Voting Rights . The Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, so long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative approval of the Holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined in Section 5) senior to or otherwise Series A Preferred Stock, or any class or preferred stock possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a more favorable price than the Series A Preferred Stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (d) increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.
Section 5 .
Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a Liquidation ), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation, whether such assets are capital or surplus, for each share of Preferred Stock an amount equal to $1.00 per share (the Liquidation Value ) before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be distributed among the Holders ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. A Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction shall not be treated as a Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 62 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record Holder.
Section 6 .
Conversion .
a)
Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one (1) share of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(c)) , at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a Notice of Conversion ) as fully and originally executed by the Holder, together with the delivery by the Holder to the Corporation of the stock certificate(s) representing the number of shares of Preferred Stock so converted, with such stock certificates being duly endorsed in full for transfer to the Corporation or with an applicable stock power duly executed by the Holder in the manner and form as deemed reasonable by the transfer agent of the Common Stock. Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue, the stock certificate number and the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby which are accompanying the Notice of Conversion, and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the Holder delivers such Notice of Conversion and the applicable stock certificates to the Corporation by overnight delivery service (the Conversion Date ). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the Trading Day immediately following the date that such Notice of Conversion and applicable stock certificates are received by the Corporation. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and may not be reissued. The Conversion Value of the Preferred Stock (as adjusted pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise as provided herein, the Conversion Value ). If the initial Conversion Value is adjusted pursuant to Section 7 or as otherwise provided herein, the Conversion Ratio shall likewise be adjusted and the new Conversion Ratio shall equal the Liquidation Value divided by the new Conversion Value. Thereafter, subject to any further adjustments in the Conversion Value, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the new Conversion Ratio shall be equal to $1.00 per share.
b)
Automatic Conversion .
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All of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be automatically converted into the Conversion Shares (A) upon the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the date fixed for consummation of any transaction resulting in a Change of Control of the Corporation or (B) if after any time during three (3) years from the date of closing the Conversion Shares are included in a registration statement filed with the Commission under the Securities Act, which has been effective for an aggregate period of three (3) months and the common stock has been trading at or above the Conversion Value for a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days (A and B above together shall be referred to as an "Automatic Conversion Event"). A "Change in Control" means a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another company or entity in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another company or entity not controlled by a then existing stockholder of the Corporation in a transaction or series of transactions. The Corporation shall provide the holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock with at least 62 days prior written notice before the closing of any Automatic Conversion Event, which notice the holder may waive. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares unless certificates evidencing all of the shares of Preferred Stock so converted are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent in writing that such certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith.
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Upon an Automatic Conversion Event, all of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holder of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares unless certificates evidencing all such then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock so converted are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent in writing that such certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith. Upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph 6(b)(ii), the Company shall promptly send written notice thereof, by hand delivery or by overnight delivery, to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock at its address then shown on the records of the Corporation, which notice shall state that certificates evidencing shares of Preferred Stock must be surrendered at the office of the Corporation (or of its transfer agent for the Common Stock, if applicable).
c)
Beneficial Ownership Limitation . Except as provided in Paragraphs 6(b)(i) above, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder (together with the Holders affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted shares of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates, so long as such shares of Preferred Stock are not convertible within sixty (60) days from the date of such determination, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including the Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates, so long as such other securities of the Corporation are not exercisable nor convertible within sixty (60) days from the date of such determination. For purposes of this Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporations most recent quarterly reports or Form 10-Q or, Form 10-QSB, or Annual Reports, or Form 10-K, or Form 10-KSB, as the case may be, as filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (C) any other written notice by the Corporation or the Corporations transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Corporation shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Preferred Stock, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was publicly reported by the Corporation. The provisions of this Section 6(c) may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days prior notice to the Corporation, and the provisions of this Section 6(c) shall continue to apply until such 61 st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver).
d)
Mechanics of Conversion
i.
Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than five (5) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the Share Delivery Date ), the Corporation shall deliver to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates which, after the Effective Date, with such restrictive legends and trading restrictions as required by the Securities Exchange Act (other than those required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash). After the Effective Date, the Corporation shall, upon request of the Holder, deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing Recorporation performing similar functions. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the fifth Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall immediately return the certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock tendered for conversion.
ii.
Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Corporations obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation, of the Corporation to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with the Holder of has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Preferred Stock shall have been sought and obtained and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the Aggregate Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock outstanding, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of an injunction precluding the same, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) within two Trading Days of the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $5,000 of Aggregate Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock being converted, $50 per Trading Day (increasing to $100 per Trading Day after five (5) Trading Days and increasing to $200 per Trading Day 6 Trading Days after such damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue actual damages for the Corporations failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
iii.
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . If the Corporation fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) by a Share Delivery Date, and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a Buy-In ), then the Corporation shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Preferred Stock with respect to which the aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation is $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Corporation shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
iv.
Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holders, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Corporation as to reservation of such shares set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement.
v.
Fractional Shares . Upon a conversion hereunder, the Corporation shall not be required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of the Common Stock.
vi.
Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of the Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holders thereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificate, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of such shares of Preferred Stock so converted and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
Section 7 .
Certain Adjustments .
a)
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation pursuant to this Preferred Stock), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Value shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b)
Subsequent Equity Sales . Prior to the Restriction Lapse Date the Corporation shall not effect any Subsequent Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction or an MFN Transaction. The term Variable Rate Transaction shall mean a transaction in which the Corporation issues or sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Corporation or the market for the Common Stock. The term MFN Transaction shall mean a transaction in which the Corporation issues or sells any securities in a capital raising transaction or series of related transactions which grants to an investor the right to receive additional shares based upon future transactions of the Corporation on terms more favorable than those granted to such investor in such offering. Any Holder shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Corporation to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
c)
Subsequent Rights Offerings . If the Corporation, prior to the Restriction Lapse Date issues rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Conversion Value shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock Outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock Outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Corporation in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.
d)
Pro Rata Distributions . If the Corporation, prior to the Restriction Lapse Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Conversion Value shall be determined by multiplying such Conversion Value in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holders of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
e)
Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation, and the disposition of any such shares of Common Stock shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) actually issued and outstanding.
f)
Notice to Holders .
i.
Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Value is adjusted pursuant to any of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Value after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. If the Corporation issues a variable rate security, despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Corporation shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised in the case of a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or the lowest possible adjustment price in the case of an MFN Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
ii.
Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation; then in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of the Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least 62 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided , that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. Any and all Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion shall be entitled to share in such transaction notwithstanding the record date of such transaction so long as the Holders of the Preferred Stock elect to convert their shares of Preferred Stock into Conversion Shares prior to the expiration of such 62-day notice period.
iii.
Exempt Issuance . Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7 in respect of an Exempt Issuance.
iv.
Fundamental Transaction . If, prior to the Restriction Lapse Date, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (B) the Corporation effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a Fundamental Transaction ), then upon any subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion absent such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the Alternate Consideration ). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designations with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holder new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section (f)(iii) and insuring that this Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
Section 8 .
Miscellaneous .
a)
Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above, facsimile number 1-800-714-9950, Attn: Legal Counsel or such other address or facsimile number as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b)
Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the liquidated damages (if any) on, the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
c)
Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holders Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation. The Holder shall be responsible for any and all costs associated with the issuance of a replacement Stock certificate.
d)
Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
e)
Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Nevada law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 2nd day of March 2005.
/s/ Patrick Freeman
/s/ Wesly Minella
Name: Patrick Freeman
Name: Wesly Minella
Title: President
Title: Secretary
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below, into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the " Common Stock "), of Cordia Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the " Corporation "), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Corporation in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
Conversion calculations:
Date to Effect Conversion: _____________________________________________ |
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Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: _______________ |
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Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: ________________________ |
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Preferred Stock Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: ___________________ |
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Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued: ___________________________ |
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Certificate Number of Preferred Stock attached hereto:________________________ |
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Number of Shares of Preferred Stock represented by attached certificate:__________ |
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Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion: ________________ |
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[HOLDER]
By:___________________________________ Name: Title: |
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THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ACT, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR (C) IF REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), DATED THE DATE HEREOF, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE, CONTAINS CERTAIN ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PROVISIONS WHICH LIMIT THE EXERCISE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER AND SPECIFY MANDATORY REDEMPTION OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY.
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CORDIA CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT A
Number of shares: 750,000
Holder: Barron Partners LP
c/o Andrew Barron Worden
Managing Partner
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
tel 212-659-7790
fax 646-607-2223
cell 917-854-0036
abw@barronpartners.com
Expiration Date: March 3, 2008
Exercise Price per Share: $.2.00
Cordia Corporation, a company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the Company ), hereby certifies that, for value received, Barron Partners LP, or its registered assigns (the Warrant Holder ), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 750,000 shares (the Warrant Shares ) of common stock, $0.001 par value (the Common Stock ), of the Company (each such share, a Warrant Share and all such shares, the Warrant Shares ). Warrant Holder is entitled to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock in exchange for (a) one (1) Warrant and (b) $2.00 per share (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 7, per Warrant Share (the Exercise Price ) at any time and from time to time from and after the date thereof and through and including 5:00 p.m. New York City time on March 3, 2008 (or eighteen months of effectiveness of a Registration Statement subsequent to the issuance herein, whichever is longer)(the Expiration Date), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1.
Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the Warrant Register ), in the name of the record Warrant Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Warrant Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Warrant Holder, and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by notice to the contrary.
2.
Investment Representation. The Warrant Holder by accepting this Warrant represents that the Warrant Holder is acquiring this Warrant for its own account or the account of an affiliate for investment purposes and not with the view to any offering or distribution and that the Warrant Holder will not sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or the underlying Warrant Shares in violation of applicable securities laws. The Warrant Holder acknowledges that the certificates representing any Warrant Shares will bear a legend indicating that they have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act ) and may not be sold by the Warrant Holder except pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to an exemption from registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in accordance with federal and state securities laws. If this Warrant was acquired by the Warrant Holder pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act afforded by Regulation S thereunder, the Warrant Holder acknowledges and covenants that this Warrant may not be exercised by or on behalf of a Person during the one year distribution compliance period (as defined in Regulation S) following the date hereof. Person means an individual, partnership, firm, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.
3.
Validity of Warrant and Issue of Shares. The Company represents and warrants that this Warrant has been duly authorized and validly issued and warrants and agrees that all of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, when issued upon such exercise, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company further warrants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.
4.
Registration of Transfers and Exchange of Warrants.
a. Subject to compliance with the legend set forth on the face of this Warrant the Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at the office specified in or pursuant to Section 12. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a New Warrant ), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Warrant Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance of such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a Warrant Holder of a Warrant.
b . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrant Holder to the office of the Company specified in or pursuant to Section 11 for one or more New Warrants, evidencing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares which may then be purchased hereunder. Any such New Warrant will be dated the date of such exchange.
5.
Exercise of Warrants.
a. Upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto duly completed and signed to the Company, at its address set forth in Section 12, and upon payment and delivery of the Exercise Price per Warrant Share multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Warrant Holder intends to purchase hereunder, in lawful money of the United States of America, in cash or by certified or official bank check or checks, to the Company, all as specified by the Warrant Holder in the Form of Election to Purchase, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 7 business days after the Date of Exercise [as defined herein]) issue or cause to be issued and cause to be delivered to or upon the written order of the Warrant Holder and in such name or names as the Warrant Holder may designate (subject to the restrictions on transfer described in the legend set forth on the face of this Warrant), a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, with such restrictive legend as required by the 1933 Act. Any person so designated by the Warrant Holder to receive Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have become holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Date of Exercise of this Warrant.
b. A Date of Exercise means the date on which the Company shall have received (i) this Warrant (or any New Warrant, as applicable), with the Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto (or attached to such New Warrant) appropriately completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Warrant Holder to be purchased.
c. This Warrant shall be exercisable at any time and from time to time for such number of Warrant Shares as is indicated in the attached Form of Election To Purchase. If less than all of the Warrant Shares which may be purchased under this Warrant are exercised at any time, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, at its expense, a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares for which no exercise has been evidenced by this Warrant.
d . (i) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the holder of this Warrant may, at its election exercised in its sole discretion exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a Cashless Exercise ):
Net Number = (A x (B - C))/B
(ii) For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A= the total number shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
B= the last reported sale price (as reported by Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
C= the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect at the time of such exercise.
a.
The holder of this Warrant agrees not to elect for a period of one (1)
year a Cashless Exercise. The holder of this Warrant also agrees not to elect a Cashless Exercise so long as there is an effective registration statement for the shares underlying this Warrant.
1.
Maximum Exercise. The Warrant Holder shall not be entitled to exercise this Warrant on an exercise date in connection with that number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Warrant Holder and its affiliates on an exercise date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of this limitation is being made on an exercise date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the Warrant Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on such date. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Warrant Holder shall not be limited to aggregate exercises, which would result in the issuance of more than 4.99%. The restriction described in this paragraph may be revoked upon sixty-one (61) days prior notice from the Warrant Holder to the Company. The Warrant Holder may allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed beneficially owned by the Subscriber shall be included in the 4.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.
2.
Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares . Until the first to occur of the third anniversary of the date hereof or when the aggregate number of common shares underlying any outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000) shares or less, the character of the shares of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price therefore, are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of the following events, and all such adjustments shall be cumulative:
a.
Adjustment for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Recapitalizations, Etc. The Exercise Price of this Warrant and the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar event affecting the number of outstanding shares of stock or securities except for newly issued options, warrants and shares to Companys management, employees and consultants up to five (5) percent of fully diluted outstanding shares each year and any other stock issued for valid consideration..
b.
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc. In case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation, merger or reorganization (any such transaction being hereinafter referred to as a " Reorganization" ), then, in each case, the holder of this Warrant, on exercise hereof at any time after the consummation or effective date of such Reorganization (the " Effective Date "), shall receive, in lieu of the shares of stock or other securities at any time issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant issuable on such exercise prior to the Effective Date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such holder would have been entitled upon the Effective Date if such holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto (all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Warrant).
a.
Certificate as to Adjustments . In case of any adjustment or
readjustment in the price or kind of securities issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company will promptly give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant in the form of a certificate, certified and confirmed by the Board of Directors of the Company, setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.
b.
The Company fails to meet certain EBIDTA per share
projections. Absent acts of God or other force majuere acts, in the event that the Company fails to meet an annual EBITDA requirement of $0.25 per share for fiscal year 2005 the warrant exercise price shall be reduced proportionately by 0% if the EBIDTA earnings are $0.25 per share and by 90% if the EBIDTA earnings are $0.025 per share. For example, if the Company earns $0.20 per share, or 20% below $0.25 per share, then the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 20%. Such reduction shall be made at the time the December 31 st , 2005 financial results are reported and shall be made from the starting exercise price of the warrants being the exercise price of the warrants at that time, and shall be cumulative upon any other changes to the exercise price of the warrant that may already have been made. In the event the Company earns below $.025, or has a loss, the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 90%. EBITDA is defined as net income, from recurring operations before any non-recurring items, as reported on Companys 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by sum of the of i. Companys outstanding common shares and ii. preferred shares owned by Barron Partners LP.),
c.
The Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form below 1.00 per share. In the event that the Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form below $1.00 per share the warrant exercise price shall be reduced proportionately except for newly issued options, warrants and shares to Companys management, employees and consultants up to five (5) percent of fully diluted outstanding shares each year. For example, if the Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form at $.80 per share, or 20% below $1.00 per share, then the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 20%. Such reduction shall be made at the time such transaction is made, and shall be cumulative upon any other changes to the exercise of the warrant that may already have been made.
1.
Call by the Company. If, during the period from date of six months and one day after the date of initial issuance of this Warrant to expiration date of the Warrant, the closing public market price of the Companys common stock is equal to or in excess of $3.00 for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days and there is an effective Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant (Automatic Exercise) during such twenty (20) consecutive day period, the Company shall provide the Holder with notice of such Automatic Conversion (Automatic Exercise Notice). Upon receipt of the Automatic Exercise Notice, the Holder must (i) exercise, in whole, this Warrant within forty-five (45) days; or (ii) notify the Company of its intent to transfer this Warrant pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant. In the event Holder elects to transfer this Warrant pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant, then the subsequent holder of this Warrant must exercise this Warrant on or before the forty-fifth (45) day after notification of intent to transfer this Warrant. In the event that this Warrant is exercised, the Holder must deliver to the Company at its office at 445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408, White Plains, New York 10601 on or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the required date, (i) Form of Election to Purchase properly executed and completed by Holder or an authorized officer thereof, (ii) a check payable to the order of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Notice, and (iii) this Warrant. If the Holder does not exercise this Warrant within forty-five (45) days from receipt of the Automatic Exercise Notice or, in the event that this Warrant has been transferred pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant, the subsequent holder of this Warrant does not exercise this Warrant within 45 (45) days after notification of intent to transfer this Warrant, then this Warrant will expire.
2.
Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. The number of full Warrant Shares that shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrants Shares purchasable on exercise of this Warrant so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 8, be issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall, at its option, (i) pay an amount in cash equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by such fraction or (ii) round the number of Warrant Shares issuable, up to the next whole number.
3.
Sale or Merger of the Company. In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger or consolidation of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity, the 4.99% restriction will immediately be released and the Warrant Holder will have the right to exercise the warrants concurrent with the sale.
4.
Notice of Intent to Sell or Merge the Company. The Company will give Warrant Holder 62 days notice prior to the closing of an event or transaction that results in the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger or consolidation of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity.
5.
Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the date they are delivered if delivered in person; (ii) on the date initially received if delivered by facsimile transmission followed by registered or certified mail confirmation; (iii) on the date delivered by an overnight courier service; or (iv) on the third business day after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested with postage and other fees prepaid as follows:
If to the Company :
Cordia Corporation
Attn: Legal Counsel
445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408
White Plains, New York 10601
If to the Warrant Holder :
Andrew Barron Worden
Managing Partner
Barron Partners LP
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
Tel: 212-659-7790
6.
Miscellaneous.
a. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Warrant may be amended only in writing and signed by the Company and the Warrant Holder.
b. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and the Warrant Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant; this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Warrant Holder.
c. This Warrant shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
d. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
e. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonably substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
f. The Warrant Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any voting or other rights of a shareholder of the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Warrant Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by the authorized officer as of the date first above stated.
Cordia Corporation
By: /s/ Wesly Minella
Name: Wesly Minella
Title: Secretary
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed by the Warrant Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the foregoing Warrant)
To CORDIA CORPORATION
In accordance with the Warrant enclosed with this Form of Election to Purchase, the undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock (Common Stock), $0.001 par value, of Cordia Corporation and encloses one warrant and $2.00 for each Warrant Share being purchased or an aggregate of $________________ in cash or certified or official bank check or checks, which sum represents the aggregate Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant) together with any applicable taxes payable by the undersigned pursuant to the Warrant.
The undersigned requests that certificates for the shares of Common Stock issuable upon this exercise be issued in the name of:
(Please print name and address)
(Please insert Social Security or Tax Identification Number)
If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon this exercise shall not be all of the shares of Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to purchase in accordance with the enclosed Warrant, the undersigned requests that a New Warrant (as defined in the Warrant) evidencing the right to purchase the shares of Common Stock not issuable pursuant to the exercise evidenced hereby be issued in the name of and delivered to:
(Please print name and address)
Dated:
Name of Warrant Holder:
(Print)
(By:)
(Name:)
(Title:)
Signature must conform in all respects to name of
Warrant Holder as specified on the face of the
Warrant
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ACT, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR (C) IF REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), DATED THE DATE HEREOF, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE, CONTAINS CERTAIN ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PROVISIONS WHICH LIMIT THE EXERCISE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER AND SPECIFY MANDATORY REDEMPTION OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY.
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CORDIA CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT B
Number of shares: 750,000
Holder: Barron Partners LP
c/o Andrew Barron Worden
Managing Partner
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
tel 212-659-7790
fax 646-607-2223
cell 917-854-0036
abw@barronpartners.com
Expiration Date: March 3, 2009
Exercise Price per Share: $4.00
Cordia Corporation, a company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the Company ), hereby certifies that, for value received, Barron Partners LP, or its registered assigns (the Warrant Holder ), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 750,000 shares (the Warrant Shares ) of common stock, $0.001 par value (the Common Stock ), of the Company (each such share, a Warrant Share and all such shares, the Warrant Shares ). Warrant Holder is entitled to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock in exchange for (a) one (1) Warrant and (b) $4.00 per share (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 7, per Warrant Share (the Exercise Price ) at any time and from time to time from and after the date thereof and through and including 5:00 p.m. New York City time on March 3, 2009 (or eighteen months of effectiveness of a Registration Statement subsequent to the issuance herein, whichever is longer)(the Expiration Date), and subject to the following terms and conditions
1.
Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the Warrant Register ), in the name of the record Warrant Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Warrant Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Warrant Holder, and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by notice to the contrary.
2.
Investment Representation. The Warrant Holder by accepting this Warrant represents that the Warrant Holder is acquiring this Warrant for its own account or the account of an affiliate for investment purposes and not with the view to any offering or distribution and that the Warrant Holder will not sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or the underlying Warrant Shares in violation of applicable securities laws. The Warrant Holder acknowledges that the certificates representing any Warrant Shares will bear a legend indicating that they have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act ) and may not be sold by the Warrant Holder except pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to an exemption from registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in accordance with federal and state securities laws. If this Warrant was acquired by the Warrant Holder pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act afforded by Regulation S thereunder, the Warrant Holder acknowledges and covenants that this Warrant may not be exercised by or on behalf of a Person during the one year distribution compliance period (as defined in Regulation S) following the date hereof. Person means an individual, partnership, firm, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.
3.
Validity of Warrant and Issue of Shares. The Company represents and warrants that this Warrant has been duly authorized and validly issued and warrants and agrees that all of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, when issued upon such exercise, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company further warrants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.
4.
Registration of Transfers and Exchange of Warrants.
a. Subject to compliance with the legend set forth on the face of this Warrant the Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at the office specified in or pursuant to Section 12. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a New Warrant ), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Warrant Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance of such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a Warrant Holder of a Warrant.
b . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrant Holder to the office of the Company specified in or pursuant to Section 11 for one or more New Warrants, evidencing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares which may then be purchased hereunder. Any such New Warrant will be dated the date of such exchange.
5.
Exercise of Warrants.
a. Upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto duly completed and signed to the Company, at its address set forth in Section 12, and upon payment and delivery of the Exercise Price per Warrant Share multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Warrant Holder intends to purchase hereunder, in lawful money of the United States of America, in cash or by certified or official bank check or checks, to the Company, all as specified by the Warrant Holder in the Form of Election to Purchase, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 7 business days after the Date of Exercise [as defined herein]) issue or cause to be issued and cause to be delivered to or upon the written order of the Warrant Holder and in such name or names as the Warrant Holder may designate (subject to the restrictions on transfer described in the legend set forth on the face of this Warrant), a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, with such restrictive legend as required by the 1933 Act. Any person so designated by the Warrant Holder to receive Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have become holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Date of Exercise of this Warrant.
b. A Date of Exercise means the date on which the Company shall have received (i) this Warrant (or any New Warrant, as applicable), with the Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto (or attached to such New Warrant) appropriately completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Warrant Holder to be purchased.
c. This Warrant shall be exercisable at any time and from time to time for such number of Warrant Shares as is indicated in the attached Form of Election To Purchase. If less than all of the Warrant Shares which may be purchased under this Warrant are exercised at any time, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, at its expense, a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares for which no exercise has been evidenced by this Warrant.
d . (i) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the holder of this Warrant may, at its election exercised in its sole discretion exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a Cashless Exercise ):
Net Number = (A x (B - C))/B
(ii) For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A= the total number shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
B= the last reported sale price (as reported by Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
C= the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect at the time of such exercise.
a.
The holder of this Warrant agrees not to elect for a period of one (1)
year a Cashless Exercise. The holder of this Warrant also agrees not to elect a Cashless Exercise so long as there is an effective registration statement for the shares underlying this Warrant.
1.
Maximum Exercise. The Warrant Holder shall not be entitled to exercise this Warrant on an exercise date in connection with that number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Warrant Holder and its affiliates on an exercise date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of this limitation is being made on an exercise date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the Warrant Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on such date. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Warrant Holder shall not be limited to aggregate exercises, which would result in the issuance of more than 4.99%. The restriction described in this paragraph may be revoked upon sixty-one (61) days prior notice from the Warrant Holder to the Company. The Warrant Holder may allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed beneficially owned by the Subscriber shall be included in the 4.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.
2.
Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares . Until the first to occur of the third anniversary of the date hereof or when the aggregate number of common shares underlying any outstanding Preferred Stock and Warrants equal three hundred thousand (300,000) shares or less the character of the shares of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price therefore, are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of the following events, and all such adjustments shall be cumulative:
a.
Adjustment for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Recapitalizations, Etc. The Exercise Price of this Warrant and the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar event affecting the number of outstanding shares of stock or securities except for newly issued options, warrants and shares to Companys management, employees and consultants up to five (5) percent of fully diluted outstanding shares each year and any other stock issued for valid consideration.
b.
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc. In case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation, merger or reorganization (any such transaction being hereinafter referred to as a " Reorganization" ), then, in each case, the holder of this Warrant, on exercise hereof at any time after the consummation or effective date of such Reorganization (the " Effective Date "), shall receive, in lieu of the shares of stock or other securities at any time issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant issuable on such exercise prior to the Effective Date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such holder would have been entitled upon the Effective Date if such holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto (all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Warrant).
a.
Certificate as to Adjustments . In case of any adjustment or readjustment in the price or kind of securities issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company will promptly give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant in the form of a certificate, certified and confirmed by the Board of Directors of the Company, setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.
b.
The Company fails to meet certain EBIDTA per share projections. Absent acts of God or other force majuere acts, in the event that the Company fails to meet an annual EBITDA requirement of $0.25 per share for fiscal year 2005 the warrant exercise price shall be reduced proportionately by 0% if the EBIDTA earnings are $0.25 per share and by 90% if the EBIDTA earnings are $0.025 per share. For example, if the Company earns $0.20 per share, or 20% below $0.25 per share, then the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 20%. Such reduction shall be made at the time the December 31 st , 2005 financial results are reported and shall be made from the starting exercise price of the warrants being the exercise price of the warrants at that time, and shall be cumulative upon any other changes to the exercise price of the warrant that may already have been made. In the event the Company earns below $.025, or has a loss, the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 90%. EBITDA is defined as net income, from recurring operations before any non-recurring items, as reported on Companys 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by sum of the of i. Companys outstanding common shares and ii. preferred shares owned by Barron Partners LP.).
c.
The Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options,
warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form below $1.00 per share. In the event that Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form below $1.00 per share the warrant exercise price shall be reduced proportionately except for newly issued options, warrants and shares to Companys management, employees and consultants up to five (5) percent of fully diluted outstanding shares each year. For example, if the Company sells, grants or issues any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible into shares or equity in any form at $.80 per share, or 20% below $1.00 per share, then the warrant exercise price shall be reduced by 20%. Such reduction shall be made at the time such transaction is made, and shall be cumulative upon any other changes to the exercise of the warrant that may already have been made.
1.
Call by the Company. If, during the period from date of six months and one day after the date of initial issuance of this Warrant to expiration date of the Warrant, the closing public market price of the Companys common stock is equal to or in excess of $3.00 for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days and there is an effective Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant (Automatic Exercise) during such twenty (20) consecutive day period, the Company shall provide the Holder with notice of such Automatic Conversion (Automatic Exercise Notice). Upon receipt of the Automatic Exercise Notice, the Holder must (i) exercise, in whole, this Warrant within forty-five (45) days; or (ii) notify the Company of its intent to transfer this Warrant pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant. In the event Holder elects to transfer this Warrant pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant, then the subsequent holder of this Warrant must exercise this Warrant on or before the forty-fifth (45) day after notification of intent to transfer this Warrant. In the event that this Warrant is exercised, the Holder must deliver to the Company at its office at 445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408, White Plains, New York 10601 on or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the required date, (i) Form of Election to Purchase properly executed and completed by Holder or an authorized officer thereof, (ii) a check payable to the order of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Notice, and (iii) this Warrant. If the Holder does not exercise this Warrant within forty-five (45) days from receipt of the Automatic Exercise Notice or, in the event that this Warrant has been transferred pursuant to Section 4 of this Warrant, the subsequent holder of this Warrant does not exercise this Warrant within 45 (45) days after notification of intent to transfer this Warrant, then this Warrant will expire.
2.
Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. The number of full Warrant Shares that shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrants Shares purchasable on exercise of this Warrant so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 8, be issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall, at its option, (i) pay an amount in cash equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by such fraction or (ii) round the number of Warrant Shares issuable, up to the next whole number.
3.
Sale or Merger of the Company. In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger or consolidation of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity, the 4.99% restriction will immediately be released and the Warrant Holder will have the right to exercise the warrants concurrent with the sale.
4.
Notice of Intent to Sell or Merge the Company. The Company will give Warrant Holder 62 days notice prior to the closing of an event or transaction that results in the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger or consolidation of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity.
5.
Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the date they are delivered if delivered in person; (ii) on the date initially received if delivered by facsimile transmission followed by registered or certified mail confirmation; (iii) on the date delivered by an overnight courier service; or (iv) on the third business day after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested with postage and other fees prepaid as follows:
If to the Company :
Cordia Corporation
Attn: Legal Counsel
445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 408
White Plains, New York 10601
If to the Warrant Holder :
Andrew Barron Worden
Managing Partner
Barron Partners LP
730 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York NY 10019
Tel: 212-659-7790
6.
Miscellaneous.
a. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Warrant may be amended only in writing and signed by the Company and the Warrant Holder.
b. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and the Warrant Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant; this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Warrant Holder.
c. This Warrant shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
d. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
e. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonably substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
f. The Warrant Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any voting or other rights of a shareholder of the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Warrant Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by the authorized officer as of the date first above stated.
Cordia Corporation
By: /s/ Wesly Minella
Name: Wesly Minella
Title: Secretary
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed by the Warrant Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the foregoing Warrant)
To: CORDIA CORPORATION
In accordance with the Warrant enclosed with this Form of Election to Purchase, the undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock (Common Stock), $0.001 par value, of Cordia Corporation and encloses one warrant and $4.00 for each Warrant Share being purchased or an aggregate of $________________ in cash or certified or official bank check or checks, which sum represents the aggregate Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant) together with any applicable taxes payable by the undersigned pursuant to the Warrant.
The undersigned requests that certificates for the shares of Common Stock issuable upon this exercise be issued in the name of:
(Please print name and address)
(Please insert Social Security or Tax Identification Number)
If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon this exercise shall not be all of the shares of Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to purchase in accordance with the enclosed Warrant, the undersigned requests that a New Warrant (as defined in the Warrant) evidencing the right to purchase the shares of Common Stock not issuable pursuant to the exercise evidenced hereby be issued in the name of and delivered to:
(Please print name and address)
Dated:
Name of Warrant Holder:
(Print)
(By:)
(Name:)
(Title:)
Signature must conform in all respects to name of
Warrant Holder as specified on the face of the
Warrant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patrick Freeman, President and CEO
(866) 777-7777
pfreeman@cordiacorp.com
Cordia Corp Completes $1.5 Million Private Placement
Orlando, FL March 7, 2005 Cordia Corp. (OTCBB:CORG), a communications services provider and integrator, announced that it has sold 1,500,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in a private placement at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, and issued warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of the Companys common stock at $2.00 per share and warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of the Companys common stock at $4.00 per share. The aggregate purchase price for the Series A Preferred and the related warrants was a cash consideration of $1,500,000. The securities were purchased by Barron Partners LP, a private investment partnership.
The Series A Convertible Preferred is convertible at the holders option into common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. Proceeds from the private placement will be used for general corporate purposes. For more detailed information on the financing referred to in this release, we incorporate by reference the Companys Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and related Exhibits thereto.
We appreciate the recognition by Barron of the value and opportunity that we have been able to create at Cordia, said Patrick Freeman, President and CEO. This private placement, along with our recently signed long term agreements with Qwest and Verizon, will enable us to continue to grow our communications businesses and expand the breadth of our integrated service offerings.
Cordia Corporation develops and provides industry specific applications, solutions and services. Cordias primary operations are currently concentrated in the telecommunications industry through its operating subsidiary, Cordia Communications Corp. In addition to end-user services, Cordia develops and provides an integrated Web services platform that enables competitive local, long distance and Internet service providers to rapidly introduce and effectively manage integrated offerings of local and long distance services.
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Cordia's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, availability of management; availability, terms, and deployment of capital; Cordia's ability to successfully market its services to current and new customers, generate customer demand for its product and services in the geographical areas in which Cordia can operate, access new markets, all in a timely manner, at reasonable cost and on satisfactory terms and conditions, as well as regulatory, legislative and judicial developments that could cause actual results to vary in such forward-looking statements.