UNITED
STATES
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
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January
10, 2007
JANEL
WORLD TRADE, LTD.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEVADA
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333-60608
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11-2636089
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
|
(Commission
File Number)
|
(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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150-14
132
nd
Avenue, Jamaica, NY
|
|
11434
|
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
|
|
(Zip
Code)
|
Registrant's
telephone number,
including
area code,
(718)
527-3800
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01
Entry
Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item
3.02
Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities.
On
January 10, 2007, Janel World Trade, Ltd. (“Janel”) entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement with
an
Institutional Purchaser, pursuant to which Janel sold an aggregate of one
million (1,000,000) unregistered shares of newly-authorized $0.001 par value
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) for a total purchase
price of five hundred thousand
dollars
($500,000), which are convertible into shares of Janel’s $0.001 par value common
stock at any time on a one-share for one-share basis.
Janel
simultaneously entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the
Institutional
Purchaser
requiring the underlying shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
the
Series A Stock to be included in the next securities registration statement
(except for a registration statement on Forms S-4 or S-8) filed by Janel with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and listed (if possible) on
NASDAQ or a National Securities Exchange. The registration statement must be
filed no later than nine (9) months from closing, for an offering made on a
continuous basis pursuant to SEC Rule 415, and become effective within ninety
(90) days after filing. Janel has agreed that none of its officers or directors
will enter into any transaction for the disposition of any Janel shares owned
by
them or their affiliates until the expiration of nine (9) months following
the
effective date of the required registration statement.
The
Janel
shares issuable to the
Institutional
Purchaser
upon
the
exercise of the conversion rights may also be sold in compliance with the
requirements of SEC Rule 144.
Janel
sold the unregistered shares pursuant to the exemption from registration
provided by SEC Regulation D. The amount and terms of the sale and issuance
of
the Series A Stock were determined by arms-length negotiation between the
parties. There are no material relationships between Janel or its respective
officers, directors, affiliates and principal shareholders, and the managers,
members and affiliates of the
Institutional Purchaser
.
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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4.1
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Certificate
of Designation of Series A
Convertible
Preferred Stock
dated January 10, 2007.
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10.3
|
Janel
World Trade, Ltd. Securities Purchase Agreement with
the
Institutional Purchaser
entered
into January 10, 2007.
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10.4
|
Janel
World Trade, Ltd. Registration Rights Agreement with
the
Institutional Purchaser
entered into January 10, 2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
January
17, 2007
JANEL
WORLD TRADE, LTD.
By:
/s/
James N. Jannello
James
N.
Jannello, Executive Vice President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
JANEL
WORLD TRADE LTD.
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED
STOCK
(Pursuant
to Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Private Corporations Law)
The
undersigned, an authorized officer of Janel World Trade Ltd., a Nevada
corporation (the “
Corporation
”),
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Private
Corporations Law (the “
NPCL
”),
does
hereby certify that, in accordance with NRS 78.315 of the NPCL, the following
resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on
January 10, 2007:
RESOLVED
,
that
the Board of Directors, pursuant to authority expressly vested in it by the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby
authorizes the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Corporation, and hereby fixes the designation, preferences, rights
and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, in addition to
those set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as
follows:
(1)
Voting
Rights.
(a)
Series A
Preferred Stock
.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation or as required
by law, the holders of the Preferred Shares (each a “
Holder
,”
and
collectively the “
Holders
”)
and
the holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“
Common
Stock
”)
shall
vote together as a single class with each Preferred Share having the number
of
votes equal to the largest whole number of shares of Common Stock into which
such Preferred Share could be converted, at the record date for the
determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no
such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken.
(b)
Common
Stock
.
Each
holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share
thereof held. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required
by
law, the Holders of the Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Stock shall
vote together and not as separate classes.
(2)
Stated
Value
.
Subject
to
Section 6
,
each
Preferred Share shall have a “
Stated
Value
”
equal
to fifty ($.50) cents.
(3)
Conversion
of Preferred Shares
.
(a)
The
Preferred Shares shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock at any time
or
times on or after the first date of issuance of any Preferred Share (the
“
Original
Issuance Date
”).
Any
Holder shall be entitled to convert all or a portion of such Holder’s Preferred
Shares into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (each, a
“
Conversion
”),
in
accordance with this
Section 3(a)
,
Section
3(b)
and
Section 3(c)
.
The
Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any
conversion. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable
upon conversion of more than one Preferred Share by a Holder thereof shall
be
aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result
in
the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock. If, after the
aforementioned aggregation, the issuance would result in the issuance of a
fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing
such
fractional share, pay to the Holder the fair value thereof in cash. The Company
shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance
and
delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of Preferred Shares unless such taxes
result from the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion to a person other
than
the Holder.
(b)
Conversion
Price
.
Subject
to anti-dilution adjustment as provided in
Section 3(d)
,
upon a
Conversion pursuant to
Section
3(a)
herein,
the conversion price (the “
Optional
Conversion Price
”)
of
each Preferred Share shall equal $.50. Each Preferred Share will convert into
that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value
of
the Preferred Share by the Optional Conversion Price, as adjusted at the time
of
conversion.
(c)
Mechanics
of Conversion
.
To
convert Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares, pursuant to
Section
3(a)
on any
date (a “
Conversion
Date
”),
the
Holder thereof shall (i) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for
receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on such date, a copy of an
executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I
(the
“
Conversion
Notice
”)
to the
Company, and (ii) surrender to a common carrier for delivery to the Company
within three (3) business days of such date the original certificates
representing the Preferred Shares being converted (or an indemnification
undertaking with respect to such shares in the case of their loss, theft or
destruction) (the “
Preferred
Stock Certificates
”).
On or
before the third (3
rd
)
Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the
“
Share
Delivery Date
”),
the
Company shall (x) issue and deliver to the address as specified in the
Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its
designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall
be
entitled, or (y) provided that the Common Stock is then publicly traded (or
quoted), the Company has a transfer agent (the “
Transfer
Agent
”),
and
the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company
(“
DTC
”)
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit
such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be
entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system. If the number of Preferred Shares
represented by the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) submitted for conversion
pursuant to this
Section 3(c)
is
greater than the number of Preferred Shares being converted, then the Company
shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) business
days
after receipt of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (the “
Preferred
Stock Delivery Date
”)
and at
its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder a new Preferred Stock
Certificate representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted. The
person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
a
conversion of Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion
Date.
(d)
Anti-Dilution
Provisions
.
The
Conversion Price in effect at any time and the number and kind of securities
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows:
(i)
Adjustment
for Stock Splits and Combinations
.
If the
Company at any time or from time to time on or after the Original Issuance
Date
effects a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Price
then
in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately
decreased, and conversely, if the Company at any time or from time to time
on or
after the Original Issuance Date combines the outstanding shares of Common
Stock
into a smaller number of shares, the Optional Conversion Price then in effect
immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any
adjustment under this
Section
3(d)(i)
shall
become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
(ii)
Adjustment
for Certain Dividends and Distributions
.
If the
Company at any time or from time to time on or after the Original Issuance
Date
makes or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional
shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Conversion Price then
in
effect shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event
such
record date is fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by
multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction (1) the numerator
of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on
such
record date and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such
issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares
of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution;
provided
,
however
,
that if
such record date is fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such
distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price
shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record
date
and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this
Section 3(d)(ii)
as of
the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
(iii)
Adjustments
for Other Dividends and Distributions
.
In the
event the Company at any time or from time to time on or after the Original
Issuance Date makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders
of
Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable
in
securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, then and in each
such event provision shall be made so that the Holders of Preferred Shares
shall
receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Company which they
would have received had their Preferred Shares been converted into Common Stock
on the date of such event and had they thereafter, during the period from the
date of such event to and including the conversion date, retained such
securities receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, subject to all
other adjustments called for during such period under this
Section 3(f)
with
respect to the rights of the Holders of the Preferred Shares.
(iv)
Adjustment
for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution
.
In the
event that at any time or from time to time on or after the Original Issuance
Date, the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares
is
changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or classes
of
stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than
a
subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend or a reorganization,
merger, consolidation or sale of assets, provided for elsewhere in this
Section 3(d)
),
then
and in any such event each Holder of Preferred Shares shall have the right
thereafter to convert such stock into the kind and amount of stock and other
securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification
or other change, by holders of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
into
which such Preferred Shares could have been converted immediately prior to
such
recapitalization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment
as provided herein.
(v)
Reorganizations,
Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Assets
.
If at
any time or from time to time on or after the Original Issuance Date there
is a
capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a recapitalization,
subdivision, combination, reclassification or exchange of shares provided for
elsewhere in this
Section 3(d)
)
or a
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, or
the
sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to any
other person, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation
or
sale, provision shall be made so that the Holders of the Preferred Shares shall
thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Preferred Shares the
number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which a holder
of
the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have
been
entitled on such capital reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale. In
any
such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the
provisions of this
Section 3(d)
with
respect to the rights of the Holders of the Preferred Shares after the
reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale to the end that the provisions
of
this
Section 3(d)
(including adjustment of the Conversion Price then in effect and the number
of
shares purchasable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) shall be applicable
after that event and be as nearly equivalent as is practicable.
(e)
No
Impairment
.
The
Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through
any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or
performed hereunder by the Company but will at all times in good faith assist
in
the carrying out of all the provisions of this
Section 3
and in
the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
protect the conversion rights of the Holders of the Preferred Shares against
impairment.
(f)
Certificate as to Adjustments
.
Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price
pursuant to this
Section 3
,
the
Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment
in
accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder of Preferred Shares
a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in
detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The
Company shall, upon the written request at any time of any Holder of Preferred
Shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate
setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) Conversion
Price at the time in effect, and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock
and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received
upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(g)
Status
of Converted Stock
.
In the
event any Preferred Shares shall be converted pursuant to
Section 3
hereof,
the Preferred Shares so converted shall be canceled and shall not be reissued
as
Preferred Shares.
(h)
Stock
Purchase Rights
.
If at
any time or from time to time, the Company grants or issues to the record
holders of the Common Stock any options, warrants or rights (collectively,
“
Stock
Purchase Rights
”)
entitling any holder of Common Stock to purchase Common Stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or to purchase any other
stock
or securities of the Company, the Holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled
to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Stock Purchase Rights, the
aggregate Stock Purchase Rights which such Holders of Preferred Shares could
have acquired if they had been the record holder of the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of their Preferred Shares on both
(x) the record date for such grant or issuance of such Stock Purchase
Rights, and (y) the date of the grant or issuance of such Stock Purchase
Rights.
(4)
Assumption
and Provision Upon Organic Change
.
Prior
to the consummation of any Organic Change (as defined below), the Company shall
make appropriate provision to ensure that each of the Holders of the Preferred
Shares will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or
in
addition to (as the case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately
theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the conversion of such Holder’s
Preferred Shares such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have
been
issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for
the
number of shares of Common Stock which would have been acquirable and receivable
upon the conversion of such Holder’s Preferred Shares into Common Stock
immediately prior to such Organic Change.
The
following shall constitute an “
Organic
Change
:”
any
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger,
sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or
other transaction which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock
are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock,
securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common
Stock.
(5)
Reservation
of Authorized Shares.
The
Company shall, so long as any of the Preferred Shares are outstanding, take
all
action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of
the
Preferred Shares, 100% of such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from
time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred
Shares then outstanding.
(6)
Liquidation,
Dissolution, Winding-Up.
In
the
event of any Liquidation (as defined below) of the Company, the Holders of
the
Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company
legally available for distribution therefrom (the “
Liquidation
Funds
”),
before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any of the capital stock
of
the Company of any class junior in rank to the Preferred Shares in respect
of
the preferences as to the distributions and payments on a Liquidation of the
Company, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the sum of (i) the Stated Value,
(ii) four (4%) percent of the Stated Value, calculated from the Original
Issuance Date through and including the date the Liquidation Funds are paid
to
the Holders of the Preferred Shares, plus (iii)
all
dividends, if any, which have accrued or are payable under
Section 8
hereof, but have not been paid and received by the Holders of the Preferred
Shares, up to and including the date full payment is tendered to the Holder
of
such Preferred Share with respect to such Liquidation (collectively, the
“
Non
Change of Control Liquidation Preference
”);
provided
,
however
,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere, in the
event that a Liquidation is caused as a result of a Change of Control (as
defined below), each Holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive
in
addition to the Non Change of Control Liquidation Preference, such additional
amounts that each such Holder would have received in the Liquidation, had it
converted its Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to the
Liquidation. If, upon any Liquidation, the Liquidation Funds are insufficient
to
pay, issue or deliver the full amount due to the Holders of Preferred Shares
and
holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company
that are expressly provided for as of equal rank with the Preferred Shares
as to
payments of Liquidation Funds (the “
Pari
Passu Shares
”),
then
each holder of Preferred Shares and Pari Passu Shares shall receive a percentage
of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable
to such holder as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective
Certificate of Designation of Preferences Rights and Limitations, as a
percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of
Preferred Shares and Pari Passu Shares. No Holder of Preferred Shares shall
be
entitled to receive any amounts with respect thereto upon any Liquidation other
than the amounts provided for herein; provided that a Holder of Preferred Shares
shall be entitled to all amounts previously accrued with respect to amounts
owed
hereunder. The form of consideration in which the Liquidation Preference is
to
be paid to the Holders of the Preferred Shares as provided in this
Section (6)
shall be
the form of consideration received by the Company or the other holders of the
Company’s capital stock, as the case may be.
“
Liquidation
”
means
any of the following: (i) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, (ii) filing for bankruptcy pursuant
to applicable federal and/or state laws, (iii) any actions that directly and/or
indirectly may be reasonably construed as steps in taking the Company private,
including, but not limited to, failure to file SEC Reports required by
applicable SEC rules and regulations in a timely fashion, the Company, any
affiliate of the Company and/or any person at the direct and/or indirect request
of the Company buying shares of issued and outstanding Company Stock (with
the
exception of such a transaction between the Company and James N. Jannello,
which
is not in excess of fifty percent (50%) of his holdings of Common Stock, in
the
event of the Company listing its securities on
the
London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (
“AIM”
))
,
the
filing of a Form 15, the Common Stock no longer is eligible for quotation on
the
NASD Bulletin Board, the Company’s Board of Directors and/or shareholders
meeting and/or through resolutions, adopts or calls a meeting authorizing the
Company to undertake any of the above such actions (“
Going
Private Actions
”),
or
(iv) any Change of Control, p
rovided,
however, that transactions authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors or
shareholders with respect to causing the Company’s issued and outstanding Common
Stock, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Shares, to be
listed on the
AIM
,
which result in the filing of a Form 15, cessation of the filing of SEC Reports
and cessation of eligibility for quotation the
NASD
Bulletin Board,
will not be construed to constitute Going Private Actions, Liquidation or a
Change of Control as defined herein.
“
Change
of Control
”
means
(i) a change in the voting control of the Company such that any one person,
entity or “group” (as contemplated by Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) acquires from the Company in one or more,
including a series of, transactions the right to cast greater than 50% of votes
eligible to be cast by all holders of capital stock of the Company in the
election of directors of the Company, provided that such transaction is approved
by the Board or (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into another entity or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
the
Company.
(7)
Preferred
Rank
.
All
shares of Common Stock shall be of junior rank to all Preferred Shares in all
respects as to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon the
liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company. The rights of the shares
of Common Stock shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of
the
Preferred Shares. For so long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the
Company shall not, without the express written consent of Holders owning no
less
than a majority of the aggregate Stated Value of the then issued and outstanding
Preferred Shares (a) create or authorize any other class or series of capital
stock, ranking
pari
passu
and/or
senior in any respect to the Preferred Shares, or (b) issue any indebtedness
ranking
pari
passu
and/or
senior in respect to the Preferred Stock.
(8)
Dividends;
Participation.
Each
Preferred Share shall accrue and be paid a dividend at the rate of three (3%)
percent per annum of the Stated Value, payable quarterly in arrears on January
1
st
,
April
1
st
,
July
1
st
and
October 1
st
of
each
year and for such whole year (or portion thereof) that such Preferred Share
is
issued and outstanding. The dividend payments shall be made in either cash
or at
the option of the Company through the issuance of additional Preferred Shares
in
such amount of Preferred Shares equal to the quotient of (i) the dividend amount
payment then due, divided by (ii) the Stated Value of a share of Preferred
Stock;. So long as any Preferred Shares shall be outstanding, no dividend,
whether in cash, securities or property, shall be paid or declared, nor shall
any other distribution be made, on the Common Stock or any other security junior
to the Preferred Shares as to dividend rights, unless (A) all dividends, if
any,
payable with respect to the Preferred Shares shall have been declared and paid,
and (B) the Company shall also declare and pay to the Preferred Shares, at
the
same time it declares and pays such dividend or distribution to the holders
of
Common Stock, the dividend or distribution that would have been declared and
paid with respect to the Conversion Shares had all of the Preferred Shares
been
converted into Conversion Shares immediately prior to the record date for such
dividend or distribution, or if no record date is fixed, the date as of which
the Company pays to the record holders of Common Stock such dividend or
distribution.
(9)
Vote
to Issue, or Change the Terms of, Preferred Shares.
The
affirmative vote of the Holders owning not less than a majority of the aggregate
Stated Value of the then issued and outstanding Preferred Shares at a meeting
duly called for such purpose, or by the written consent without a meeting of
the
Holders of not less than a majority of the then outstanding Preferred Shares
shall be required for any direct and/or indirect (i) Going Private Actions,
(ii)
Liquidation, and/or (iii) any amendment to this Certificate of Designation
of
Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(“
Certificate
of Designation
”),
the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws which would directly and/or
indirectly amend, alter, change, repeal or otherwise adversely affect any of
the
powers, designations, preferences and rights of the Preferred
Shares.
(10)
Lost
or Stolen Certificates.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of
the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Preferred Stock Certificates
representing the Preferred Shares, and, in the case of loss, theft or
destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company
in
customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver
new
preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
(11)
Notices.
Whenever
notice is required to be given under this Certificate of Designation, unless
otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in writing and will be
mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered against receipt
to the party to whom it is to be given (a) if to the Company, at the Company’s
executive offices or (b) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on Company’s
books and records.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
Janel
World Trade Ltd. has caused this Certificate to be signed by James N. Jannello,
its Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer on this 10th day of
January, 2007.
JANEL
WORLD TRADE LTD.
By:
/s/
James N. Jannello
Name:
James N. Jannello
Title:
Executive Vice President and
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
I
JANEL
WORLD TRADE LTD.
CONVERSION
NOTICE
_____________________________________
Reference
is made to the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Centuria Corporation (the
“
Certificate
”).
In
accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned
hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “
Preferred
Shares
”),
of
Janel World Trade Ltd., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”),
indicated below into Company shares of common stock or Survivor Common Stock,
as
defined in the Certificate, as applicable, as of the date specified below
(collectively, the “
Common
Stock
”).
Date
of
Conversion: ______________________________________________________
Number
of
Preferred Shares to be converted:
___________________________________
Stock
certificate number(s) of Preferred Shares to be converted:
_____________________
Please
deliver the Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted
to
the following address:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (together with all amendments, supplements,
changes, schedules and exhibits hereto, collectively, this “
Agreement
”)
is
dated as of January 10, 2007 by and among Janel World Trade, Inc., a Nevada
corporation with its principal place of business at 150-14 132
nd
Avenue,
Jamaica, NY 11434 (the “
Company
”),
and
the persons set forth on
Schedule
1
annexed
hereto (each a “
Purchaser
,”
and,
collectively, the “
Purchasers
”).
WHEREAS
,
subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities
Act
”)
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to
Purchasers, and Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, 1,000,000 shares
of the Company’s 3% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of
$0.50 per share ($500,000 in the aggregate).
NOW,
THEREFORE
,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for
other
good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchasers agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions
.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement the following
terms have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1
:
“
Action
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(j)
.
“
Affiliate
”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
“
Board
”
shall
mean the Company’s Board of Directors.
“
Business
Day
”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday
in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State
of
New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“
Certificate
of Designation
”
means
the Company’s Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations
of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
“
Closing
”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to
Section 2.1
.
“
Closing
Date
”
means
the Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents needing to be executed
have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all
conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Purchase
Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares have been
satisfied or waived.
“
Common
Stock
”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, and any other class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“
Company
Counsel
”
means
Scheichet & Davis, P.C., the Company’s legal counsel, 767 Third Avenue,
24
th
Floor,
New York, NY 10017.
“
Director
”
shall
mean a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
“
Disclosure
Schedules
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1
.
“
Effective
Date
”
means
the date that the Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
SEC.
“
Exchange
Act
”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
Exhibits
”
shall
mean the following exhibits attached hereto and made a part of this
Agreement:
Exhibit
A
-
Certificate
of Designation
Exhibit
B
-
Registration
Rights Agreement
Exhibit
C
-
Legal
Opinion of Company Counsel
“
GAAP
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(i)
.
“
Intellectual
Property Rights
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(n)
.
“
Liens
”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“
Material
Adverse Effect
”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.1(b)
.
“
Material
Permits
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(l)
.
“
Person
”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
"
Purchase
Price
"
means
$0.50 per Share ($500,000 in the aggregate for all 1,000,000 Shares) in United
States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“
Registration
Rights Agreement
”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchasers, in the form of
Exhibit B
attached
hereto.
“
Registration
Statement
”
means
a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Shares the by Purchasers as
provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Required
Approvals
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(e)
.
“
Rule
144
”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule
may
be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such
Rule.
“
SEC
”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
SEC
Reports
”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h)
.
“
Securities
Act
”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder.
"
Shares
"
means
the shares of the Company’s 3% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being issued
and sold by the Company to the Purchasers at the Closing, pursuant to this
Agreement..
“
Subsidiaries
”
means
The Janel Group of Georgia, Inc., The Janel Group of Illinois, Inc. and the
Janel Group of Los Angeles, Inc.
“
Termination
Date
”
shall
mean the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the Shares; (ii) mutual written
termination of this Agreement by the Company and the Purchasers, and (iii)
January 31, 2007, subject to a 30-day extension.
“
Transaction
Documents
”
means
this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the certificates for the Shares,
certificates for the Underlying Shares and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Underlying
Shares
”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing
.
At the Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
Purchasers shall purchase and the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers
1,000,000 Shares for the Purchase Price ($500,000 in the aggregate). The Company
may hold the Closing at any time after the conditions to Closing as specified
herein have been satisfied. The Closing (the “
Closing
”)
shall occur on or before the Termination Date at the offices of counsel to
the
Purchasers at 12:00 p.m. or such other time and/or location as the parties
shall
mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries
.
(a)
At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchasers
the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii)
the duly executed Certificate of Designation with official evidence from the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “
Secretary
”),
that such Certificate of Designation has been filed with the
Secretary;
(iii)
a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of
Exhibit C
attached hereto;
(iv)
stock certificates for the Purchasers representing the Shares so purchased
by
such Purchasers, registered in the name of such Purchasers;
(v)
the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(vi)
an Officer’s Certificate in a form reasonably acceptable to
Purchasers;
(vii)
a Secretary’s Certificate in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchasers, with
good standing certificates of the Company and each Subsidiary; and
(viii)
Board of Director Resolutions authorizing the Transaction Documents and all
transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder.
(b)
At the Closing, Purchasers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company
the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by each Purchaser;
(ii)
the Purchase Price, in United States dollars, by wire or check of the Purchasers
(less the fees and expenses provided elsewhere herein); and
(iii)
the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by Purchasers.
(iv)
an LLC Officer’s Certificate for each Purchaser in a form reasonably acceptable
to Company; and
(v)
an LLC Secretary’s Certificate for each Purchaser in a form reasonably
acceptable to Company, with good standing certificates of each of the
Purchasers.
2.3
Closing Conditions
.
(a)
The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are
subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of
the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii)
the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(b)
of this Agreement.
(b)
The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with each
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed;
(iii)
the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(a)
of this Agreement; and
(iv)
there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company
since the date hereof.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company
.
The Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below
to
Purchasers.
(a)
Subsidiaries
.
The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other
equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and
all
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are
validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The Company has no
other
direct or indirect subsidiaries other than the Subsidiaries.
(b)
Organization and Qualification
.
(i)
The
Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of Nevada, with the requisite power and authority to own
and
use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of
the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing,
as
the case may be, would not have a material adverse effect on the results of
operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (a “
Material
Adverse Effect
”).
(ii)
Each
of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Each of the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be
so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Authorization; Enforcement
.
The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no
further action is required by the Company, its Board or its stockholders in
connection therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery
will
have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms
except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)
No Conflicts
.
The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the
Company do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of
the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with,
or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any
of
the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iii) conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority to which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except
in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)
Filings, Consents and Approvals
.
The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or
order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any
court
or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing with the SEC of the
Registration Statement, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with
the Secretary of State of Nevada
and
(iii) the filing of Form D with the SEC and such filings as are required to
be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “
Required
Approvals
”).
(f)
Issuance of Securities
.
The Shares and Underlying Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid
for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in
the
Transaction Documents (including restrictions under federal and state securities
laws).
(g)
Capitalization
.
The capitalization (including warrants, options, exchangeable and/or convertible
securities) of the Company as of September 30, 2006 is as set forth in the
Form
10-K Report filed by the Company with the SEC on December 29, 2006, which
remains true and correct as of and through the Closing Date. The Company has
not
issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under
the
Exchange Act except as set forth on
Schedule
3.1(g)
.
No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(h)
SEC Reports
.
The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one year
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including
the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “
SEC
Reports
”).
As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports (including the financial
statements, exhibits and schedules thereto) complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, as applicable and did not
at
the time they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to
the
date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain any untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to made the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances they were made, not misleading.
Each
of the financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto)
contained in the SEC Reports (the "
Company
Financials
"),
including any SEC Reports filed after the date hereof until the Closing, as
of
their respective dates, (i) complied as to form in all material respects with
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) was
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the
case of unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the
SEC
on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act) and (iii) fairly presented the financial
position of the Company at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except
that
the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which were not, or are not expected to be,
material in amount. The balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2006
is
hereinafter referred to as the "
Company
Balance Sheet
."
Except as disclosed in the Company Financials, the Company does not have any
liabilities
(absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a nature required to be
disclosed on a balance sheet or in the related notes to the consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP which are, individually
or
in the aggregate, material to the business, results of operations or financial
condition of the Company, except liabilities (i) provided for in the Company
Balance Sheet, or (ii) incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and which would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
Material Changes
.
Since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, except as specifically disclosed
in
or contemplated by a subsequent SEC Report, (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and
accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the
Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(“
GAAP
”)
or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not declared
or
made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders
or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares
of its capital stock, (iv) the Company has not issued any equity securities
to
any officer, director or Affiliate except as set forth on
Schedule
3.1(i)
and (v) the Company has not made any changes to its accounting principals,
practices or methods, its disclosure controls and procedures or its internal
control over financial reporting. The Company does not have pending before
the
SEC any request for confidential treatment of information.
(j)
Litigation
.
Except as set forth on
Schedule
3.1(j)
,
there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or
affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively,
an “
Action
”)
which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or
(ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l)
Regulatory Permits
.
The Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect (“
Material
Permits
”).
(m)
Title to Assets
.
The Company and each Subsidiary have good and marketable title in fee simple
to
all real property (if any) owned by them that is material to the business of
the
Company and the Subsidiary and good and marketable title in all personal
property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and
each
Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do
not
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
each Subsidiary and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes,
the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.
(n)
Patents and Trademarks
.
The Company and each Subsidiary have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure
to
so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the
“
Intellectual
Property Rights
”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the best
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable
and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries each have used
their respective best efforts using security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights and
Intellectual Property, except where failure to do so would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(p)
Private Placement
.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set
forth in
Section 3.2
,
no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale
of
the Shares by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby.
(q)
No General Solicitation
.
Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered
or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchaser,
an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
.
The Purchasers each hereby represent and warrant as of the date hereof and
as of
the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a)
Organization; Authority
.
Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or
partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
by
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of
Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly
executed by Purchaser, and when delivered by Purchaser in accordance with the
terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
(i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief
or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b)
Own Account
.
Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not
been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law,
and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a
view
to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation
of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present
intention of distributing any of such Shares in violation of the Securities
Act
or any applicable state securities law, and has no direct or indirect
arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding
the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting
Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or
otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws)
in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its
business.
(c)
Purchaser
Status
.
At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date
hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act.
(d)
General
Solicitation
.
Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Transfer Restrictions
.
(a)
The Shares and the Conversion Shares (collectively, the “
Securities
”)
may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.
In
connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement or Rule 144, or to the Company or to an affiliate of
Purchasers, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company (the cost of which will be borne by the transferor),
the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to
the
Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of
such
transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer,
any
such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and
the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(b)
The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this
Section 4.1
,
of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
NOR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY.
(c)
Certificates evidencing the Securities shall not be required to bear any legend
(including the legend set forth in
Section 4.1(b)
hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration
Statement) covering the resale of such Securities is effective under the
Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Securities pursuant to
Rule 144, or (iii) if such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule
144(k). If requested by a Person holding the Securities, the Company shall
take
action reasonably requested by the Purchasers (including, but not limited to,
causing Company counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer
agent) after the Effective Date if required by the Company’s transfer agent to
effect the removal of the legend hereunder, provided that the Person requesting
the removal of such legend shall have provided to such counsel such documents
as
it may reasonably request and are normally provided in accordance with industry
standards.
(d)
Purchasers agree that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates
representing Securities as set forth in this
Section 4.1
is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Purchaser will sell any
Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities
Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption
therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement,
they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth
therein.
4.2
Board
and Stockholder Meetings
.
The Company agrees that the Board shall meet at least quarterly and it shall
hold an annual meeting of its stockholders on an annual basis.
4.3
SEC
Filings
.
As long as Shares are outstanding, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act.
4.4
Lock-up
.
Without the express prior written consent of the Purchasers owning no less
than
a majority of the Stated Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designation)
of
the then issued and outstanding Shares, none of the Company’s or the
Subsidiary’s current or future respective officers or directors will offer,
sell, contract to sell or grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose
of,
directly or indirectly, conduct or announce the offering of, any shares of
capital stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into, or
exchangeable for or containing rights to purchase, shares of capital stock
of
the Company, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending nine
(9)
months after the Effective Date (the “
Lock-up
Perio
d
”)
.
4.5
Use
of Proceeds
.
The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares for its
general working capital purposes.
4.6
Information
Rights
.
For so long as any Shares are issued and outstanding, Purchasers and/or their
respective representatives will be granted reasonable access to Company
facilities and personnel during normal business hours, provided however that
such access does not result in the disruption of normal business operations,
and
with reasonable advance notification. The Company will deliver to each Purchaser
annual, quarterly financial statements and copies of other financial and other
documents and/or information reasonably requested by each Purchaser to monitor
the Company and Purchasers’ investment in the Shares.
4.7
Form
D; Blue Sky Filings
.
The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as
required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request
of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall
reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to
qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable
securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall
provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any
Purchaser.
4.8
Public
Disclosure
.
Except for the timely filing of reports required by applicable SEC rules and
regulations, the Company shall not issue any press release or otherwise make
any
public statement with respect to this Agreement and will not issue any such
press release or make any such public statement without the prior consent of
Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Termination
. On
the Termination Date, this Agreement shall be automatically
terminated.
5.2
Fees
and Expenses
.
Other than as set forth in
Section
5.14
hereof, this
Section
5.2
and in the Registration Rights Agreement, each party shall pay all of its own
fees and expenses in connection with the sale of the Shares. The parties
acknowledge that the Company shall pay (which amount shall be automatically
deducted from the Purchase Price and paid directly to the Purchasers’ legal
counsel) legal fees of up to $10,000 (based upon time and charges including
all
actual and accountable expenses) in connection with such legal representation
of
Purchasers in the Offering. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees,
stamp
taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of
the
Shares to the Purchasers.
5.3
Entire
Agreement
.
The Transaction Documents together with the exhibits and schedules hereto and
thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge
have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4
Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission (accompanied by
confirmation of receipt of transmission), if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail
address respectively set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior
to
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day
after the date of transmission (accompanied by confirmation of receipt of
transmission), if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at
the
facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address respectively set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or
later
than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the
2
nd
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally
recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the
party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices
and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto.
5.5
Amendments;
Waivers
.
No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended
except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the
Company and Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom
enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default
with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof,
nor
shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in
any
manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6
Headings
.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
5.7
Successors
and Assigns
.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
and
their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of Purchaser (other than by merger). Purchaser may assign any or all
of
its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom Purchaser assigns or
transfers any Shares, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound,
with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions of this Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchaser.
5.8
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
.
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of,
nor
may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
5.9
Governing
Law
.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed
and enforced exclusively in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and
any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or
its
respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction
Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any
suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper
or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party
at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive
all rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable costs and expenses
incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action
or
proceeding.
5.10
Survival
.
The representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements contained herein
shall survive the Closing and the delivery, exercise and/or conversion of the
Shares, as applicable for the applicable statue of limitations.
5.11
Execution
.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when
taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12
Severability
.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13
Construction
.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
5.14
Advisory
Fee.
The Company shall pay to the Purchasers (and/or their designees) an advisory
fee
of $2,000 per month for twelve (12) consecutive months, $24,000 in the aggregate
(the “
Advisory
Fee
”),
on the first day of each month, with the first $2,000 payment being due and
payable March 1, 2007.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
JANEL
WORLD TRADE, LTD.
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Address
for Notice:
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By:
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Name:James
N. Jannello
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
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150-14
132
nd
Avenue
Jamaica,
NY 11434
Fax:
718 527-1689
Email:
jjannello@janelgroup.net
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
William
J. Davis, Esq.
Scheichet
& Davis, P.C.
767
Third Avenue - 24
th
Floor
New
York, NY 10017
Fax:
212 371-7634
Email:
william@scheichetdavis.com
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
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Name
of Purchaser:
NAME
REDACTED
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Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
/s/
NAME
REDACTED
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Name
of Authorized Signatory:
NAME
REDACTED
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Title
of Authorized Signatory:
Chief
Operating Officer
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Email
Address of Purchaser:
Address
Redacted
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Facsimile
Number of Purchaser:
Number
Redacted
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Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
Redacted
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Address
for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser (if not same as above):
Aggregate
Purchase Price:
$500,000.00
Shares:
1,000,000
Warrants:
-0-
SCHEDULE
3.1(g)
Capitalization
The
Company has previously committed to issue an aggregate of 950,000 shares to
three employees in the event of the Company’s securities being listed on the AIM
or a domestic exchange, and to execute a transaction by which James N. Jannello
will cash-out a portion of his shareholdings in the Company.
SCHEDULE
3.1(j)
Litigation
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “
Agreement
”)
is
made and entered into as of January 10, 2007, by and among Janel World Trade,
Ltd., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”)
and
each Holder of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “
A
Shares
”)
of the
Company pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, by and between each Investor and the Company (the “
SPA
”).
The
Underlying Shares shall have the registration rights as set forth
herein.
The
Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in
the
Term Sheet shall have the meanings given such terms in the Term Sheet. As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Certificate
of Designation
”
means
the Certificate of Designation for the A Shares.
“
Closing
Date
”
means
the date of the closing of the Financing.
“
Commission
”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common
Stock
”
means the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share.
“
Conversion
Shares
”
means
all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the A
Shares.
“
Dividend
Shares
”
means any shares of Common Stock issuable as dividend payments in respect of
the
A Shares as provided in the Certificate of Designation (including the Conversion
Shares if dividend payments are made in A Shares).
“
Effectiveness
Period
”
shall
mean from the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the date when all
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement either (a) have
been
sold pursuant to a Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, and (b) pursuant to a written opinion of
Company counsel acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the legal counsel
for the Holders, may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k).
“
Exchange
Act
”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Holder
”
or “
Holders
”
means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of
Registrable Securities (including any permitted assignee).
“
Indemnified
Party
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c)
.
“
Indemnifying
Party
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c)
.
“
Investor
”
shall mean each purchaser of A Shares pursuant to the SPA.
“
Investors
”
shall mean, collectively, each Investor.
“
Losses
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(a)
.
“
Mandatory
Effectiveness Date
”
means,
with respect to the Mandatory Registration Statement required to be filed
pursuant to
Section
2(a)
of this
Agreement.
“
Mandatory
Filing Date
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)
.
“
Mandatory
Registration Date
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)
.
“
Mandatory
Registration Statement
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)
.
“
Offering
”
means the sale by the Company of the A Shares pursuant to the SPA.
“
Person
”
shall mean
an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“
Proceeding
”
means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“
Prospectus
”
means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of
any
portion of the Conversion Registrable Securities or Exchange Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments
and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in
such Prospectus.
“
Registrable
Securities
”
means (i) the Underlying Shares, (ii) Dividend Shares; and (iii) any shares
of
Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other
distribution, recapitalization, anti-dilution adjustment or similar event with
respect to the foregoing or in connection with any provisions of the Certificate
of Designation.
“
Registration
Statement
”
means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder (which, at
the
Company's option, may be an existing registration statement of the Company
previously filed with the Commission, but not declared effective), including
(in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the registration
statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
“
Rule 415
”
means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially
the same effect as such Rule.
“
Rule 424
”
means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially
the same effect as such Rule.
“
Securities
Act
”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Stated
Value
”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
“
Trading
Day
”
means
(a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or
(b) if the Common Stock is not quoted on a Trading Market, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting price); provided, that in the event
that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (a), and
(b) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day;
“
Trading
Market
”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the OTC Bulletin Board, the American Stock
Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market.
2.
Registration.
(a)
Mandatory
Registration.
On the
date nine (9) months from the date of the initial closing of the Offering (the
“
Mandatory
Registration Date
”),
the
Company shall file with the Commission a Registration Statement (the
“
Mandatory
Registration Statement
”),
covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to
be
made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Mandatory Registration
Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (except
if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3, in which case the Mandatory
Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form in accordance
herewith). The Mandatory Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain
the Plan of Distribution, attached hereto as
Annex
A
(which
may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received from the Commission
staff). The Company shall cause the Mandatory Registration Statement to become
effective, no later than ninety (90) days after the Mandatory Filing Date (the
“”
Mandatory
Effectiveness Date
”),
and
remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its best efforts
to
cause the Mandatory Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act and shall keep the Mandatory Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act for the entire Effectiveness
Period.
(b)
Filing
Default Damages.
If the
Mandatory Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Mandatory
Filing Date, then the Company shall pay to the Holders of the Underlying Shares,
for each thirty (30) day period of such failure and until the date a Mandatory
Registration Statement is filed or the Registrable Securities may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144(k), whichever comes first, an amount in cash, as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to two (2%) percent of the Stated
Value for each A Share. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated
damages pursuant to this
Section
2(b)
in full
within five (5) days of the date payable, the Company shall pay interest thereon
at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted
to
be paid by applicable law) to the Holders, accruing daily from the date such
partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest
thereon, are paid in full.
(c)
Effectiveness,
Etc. Default Damages.
If the Mandatory Registration Statement is not declared effective by the
Commission on or prior to the Mandatory Effectiveness Date, or the Commission
declares any such Registration Statement effective, but the Holders of
Registrable Securities cannot sell such Registrable Securities thereunder,
for
any reason relating to the Company which is not cured within sixty (60) days
after its receipt of written notice of the reason, then the Company shall pay
to
the Holder, for each thirty (30) day period until the Registration Statement
is
declared effective (or the Holders of Registrable Securities can sell
thereunder, as the case may be), an amount in cash equal to two (2%) percent
of
the Stated Value of each A Share.
(d)
Piggyback
Registrations Rights
.
If, at any time following the date hereof, and there is not an effective
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities and the Company
shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Holder a written notice of such determination at least twenty
(20) days prior to the filing of any such registration statement and shall
automatically include in such registration statement all Registrable Securities;
provided
,
however
,
that (i) if, at any time after giving written notice of is intention to register
any securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement
filed in connection with such registration, the Company determines for any
reason not to proceed with such registration, the Company will be relieved
of
its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration, and (ii) in case of a determination by the Company to delay
registration of its securities, the Company will be permitted to delay the
registration of Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in
registering such other securities.
3.
Registration
Procedures
.
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, and during
the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall:
(a)
Not
less
than five (5) business days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement
or
any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company
shall
furnish to Holders, a draft of the Registration Statement, or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
.
(b)
(i)
Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously
effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness
Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by
any
required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the
Commission staff with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto.
(c)
Notify
as
promptly as reasonably possible, but no later than three (3) business days,
each
Holder of Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement: (i)
(A)
when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
to
the Registration Statement has been filed,
provided
such
Holder has previously requested in writing to receive notice of such filing;
(B)
when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of the
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission
staff
comments
in writing on the Registration Statement,
provided
such
Holder has previously requested in writing to receive notice of such
notification; and (C) when the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission
staff
or
any
other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness
of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance
by
the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any
or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for
that
purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to
the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any
of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation
of
any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or
passage of time that makes the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading
.
(d)
Use
its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or if issued, obtain the withdrawal
of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
or
(ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification)
of
any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable moment.
(e)
Promptly
deliver to each Holder no later than three (3) business days after the
Effectiveness Date, without charge, two (2) copies of the Prospectus or
Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or
supplement thereto (and, upon the request of the Holder such additional copies
as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with resales by the Holder
of Registrable Securities). The Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the Holder in connection
with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving
of
any notice pursuant to
Section 3(c)
.
(f)
Prior
to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its best efforts to
register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with
the
registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder
under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States
as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by
the
Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
,
that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business
in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to
any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file
a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(g)
Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 3(c)(v)
,
as promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including
a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to
the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(h)
Use
its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission relating to the registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise.
(i)
The
Company agrees that the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
,
satisfies all of the information required to be provided by each Holder in
connection with the Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required
to
include any Holder that does not complete, date and execute a Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire.
(j)
The
Company shall either (a) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which
securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed,
if
any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under
the
rules of such exchange, or (b) secure designation and quotation of all the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the Nasdaq
National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or, (c) if the Company is
unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (a) or (b), the Company
shall secure the inclusion for quotation on The American Stock Exchange, Inc.
or
if it is unable to, the NASD Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities
and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two
(2) market makers to register with the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (“
NASD
”)
as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the
requirements of Sections 3(j) (a) through (c) above, the Company may cause
all
Company securities and the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be listed on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment
Market (
“AIM”
).
The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its
obligation under this
Section 3(j)
.
(k)
The
Company covenants that it shall file the reports required to be filed by it
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
adopted by the SEC. thereunder so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, but in no event longer than two (2) years;
provided
,
however
,
the Company may delay any such filing but only pursuant to Rule 12b-25
under the Exchange Act, and the Company shall take such further reasonable
action as the Holder may reasonably request (including, without limitation,
promptly obtaining any required legal opinions from Company counsel necessary
to
effect the sale of Registrable Securities under Rule 144 and paying the
related fees and expenses of such counsel), all to the extent required from
time
to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by (a) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Moreover, if Company securities
are listed on the AIM, it shall file all reports required to be filed pursuant
to the applicable law, rules and regulations applying to companies whose
securities are listed on the AIM. 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 such requirements.
4.
Registration
Expenses
.
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, other
than fees and expenses of counsel or any other advisor retained by the Holders
and discounts and commissions with respect to the sale of any Registrable
Securities by the Holders. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing
fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities
or
Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses
if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements
of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.
Indemnification
(a)
Indemnification
by the Company
.
The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and hold harmless the Holder, the officers, directors, agents and employees
of
it, each Person who controls the Holder (within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees) and expenses (including the cost (including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses relating to an Indemnified Party’s
actions to enforce the provisions of this
Section
5
)
(collectively, “
Losses
”),
as incurred, to the extent arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
any
Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission
or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or
form
of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent,
that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information
regarding such Holder furnished (or in the case of an omission, not furnished)
in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use
therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such
Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in
the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in
any
amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has
approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), (2) in the case of an occurrence
of
an event of the type specified in
Section 3(c)(ii)-(v)
,
the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company
has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective
and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in
Section 6(b)
,
or (3) the failure of the Holder to deliver a prospectus prior to the
confirmation of a sale. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the
institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is
aware
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)
Indemnification
by Holder
.
The Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within
the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the
Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such
controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
and
against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based upon:
(x)
the Holder's failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of
the
Securities Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact
contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of
prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary
prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission
of
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so
furnished (or in the case of an omission, not furnished) in writing by or on
behalf of such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the
Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1) such
untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding
such
Holder furnished (or in the case of an omission, not furnished) in writing
to
the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein, or to
the
extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed
method of distribution of Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or such form
of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (2) in the case
of
an occurrence of an event of the type specified in
Section 3(c)(ii)-(v)
,
the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company
has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective
and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in
Section 6(b)
,
or (3) the failure of the Holder to deliver a Prospectus prior to the
confirmation of a sale. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder
hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the Subscription Amount
paid by the Holder in the Purchase Agreement.
(c)
Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings
.
If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled
to
indemnity hereunder (an “
Indemnified
Party
”),
such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity
is
sought (the “
Indemnifying
Party
”)
in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the
defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory
to
the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with defense thereof;
provided
,
that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve
the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this
Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that such failure shall have
materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel
were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which
case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof
and the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for all Indemnified
Parties in any matters related on a factual basis shall be at the expense of
the
Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding affected without its written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of
any
pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party
from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
Proceeding.
All
reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable
fees
and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or
preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten (10)
Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party;
provided
,
that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party
for
that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which
such
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, determined
based
upon the relative faults of the parties.
(d)
Contribution
.
If a claim for indemnification under
Section 5(a)
or
Section
5(b)
is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates
to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and
the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in
Section 5(c)
,
any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by
such
party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have
been
indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in
this Section was available to such party in accordance with its
terms.
6.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
Compliance
.
The Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(b)
Amendments
and Waivers
.
The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence,
may
not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Company and each Holder of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities.
(c)
Notices
.
Any
and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (i) the Trading Day following the date of delivery to the
courier service, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service,
(ii) the third Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
first-class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) the Trading
Day following transmission by electronic mail with receipt confirmed or
acknowledged, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice
is
required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall
be
delivered and addressed as set forth in the Purchase Agreement or to such other
address as shall be designated in writing from time to time by a party
hereto
.
(d)
Successors
and Assigns
.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit
of
the Holder.
(e)
Execution
and Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(f)
Governing
Law
.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance
with
the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts
of
laws principles thereof. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that any
suit or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under
this
Agreement, shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the
City, County and State of New York. By its execution hereof, the parties hereby
covenant and irrevocably submit to the
in personam
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County and
State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be served
upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them
or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect
as
if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto waive any
claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit
or
proceeding and any defense or lack of
in
personam
jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from
the
other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements.
(g)
Severability
.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(h)
Headings
.
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date
first written above.
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JANEL
WORLD TRADE, LTD.
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By:
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Name:
James N. Jannello
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Title:
Executive Vice President and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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INVESTOR’S
SIGNATURE PAGE
NAME
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By:
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/s/
NAME
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Name:
NAME
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Title:
Chief Operating Officer
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Address:
Address
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Facsimile
Number:
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ANNEX
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which
the
shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker/dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker/dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker/dealer as principal and resale by the broker/dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the Rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales;
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broker/dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker/dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers/dealers to
participate in sales. Broker/dealers may receive commissions from the Selling
Stockholders (or, if any broker/dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of
shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The Selling
Stockholders do not expect these commissions to exceed what is customary in
the
types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this
prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3)
or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list
of
Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in
interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker/dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker/dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under
the
Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders have informed the Company that it
does
not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person
to distribute the Common Stock.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration
of
the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against
certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under
the
Securities Act.
EXHIBIT
A
SELLING
STOCKHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE
Janel
World Trade
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
acknowledge that I am a holder of securities of Janel World Trade, Ltd. (the
“
Company
”).
I
understand that I will be named as a selling stockholder in the prospectus
that
forms a part of the registration statement on Form S-1 (or other applicable
form) that the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the securities I expect
to sell. The Company will use the information that I provide in this
Questionnaire to ensure the accuracy of the registration statement and the
prospectus.
Please
answer every question.
If
the answer to any question is “none” or “not applicable,” please so
state.
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1.
Name
.
Type
or
print your name exactly as it should appear in the Registration
Statement.
2.
Manner
of Ownership of Shares
:
Individual
_______ Community Property ________
Tenants
in Common _______
Joint
Tenants with Rights of Survivorship ________
Corporate
________
Partnership
______ Trust ________ Other ___________________________
3.
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Contact
Information
.
Provide
the address, telephone number and fax number where you can be reached
during business hours.
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4.
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Relationship
with the Company
.
Describe
the nature of any position, office or other material relationship
you have
had with the Company during the past three
years.
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5.
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Organizational
Structure
.
Please indicate or (if applicable) describe how you are organized.
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(a)
Are
you a
natural
person
?
(if
so, please mark the box and skip to Question 5)
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Yes
¨
No
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(b)
Are
you a
reporting
company
under the 1934 Act?
(if
so, please mark the box and skip to Question 5)
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Yes
¨
No
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(c)
Are
you a
majority-owned
subsidiary
of
a reporting company under the 1934 Act?
(if
so, please mark the box and skip to Question 5)
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Yes
¨
No
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(d)
Are
you a
registered
investment fund
under the 1940 Act?
(if
so, please mark the box and skip to Question 5)
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Yes
¨
No
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If
you
have answered "no" to all of the foregoing questions, please describe: (i)
the
exact legal description of your entity (e.g., corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, etc.); (ii) whether the legal entity so described is managed
by another entity and the exact legal description of such entity (repeat this
step until the last entity described is managed by a person or persons, each
of
whom is described in any one of (a) through (d) above), (iii) the names of
each
person or persons having voting and investment control over the Company's
securities that the entity owns (e.g., director(s), general partner(s), managing
member(s), etc.).
Legal
Description of Entity
:
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Name
of Entity(ies) Managing Such Entity (if any)
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Name
of Entity(ies) Managing such Entity(ies)
(if
any):
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Name(s)
of Natural Persons Having Voting or Investment
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Control
Over the Shares Held by such Entity(ies):
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6.
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Ownership
of the Company’s Securities
.
This question covers your beneficial ownership of the Company’s
securities. Please consult the
Appendix
A
to
this Questionnaire for information as to the meaning of “beneficial
ownership.” State the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that
you beneficially owned as of the date this Questionnaire is
signed:
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No.
of Shares of
Stock______________________________________________________________________________
7.
Acquisition
of Shares
.
Please
describe below the manner in which you acquired your shares of Common Stock
of
the Company including, but not limited to, the date, the name and address of
the
seller(s), the purchase price and pursuant to which documents (the “
Acquisition
Documents
”).
Please forward such documents used to acquire your shares as provided
below.
8.
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Plan
of Distribution
.
I
have reviewed the proposed “Plan of Distribution” attached to this
Registration Rights Agreement as
Annex
A
,
and agree that the statements contained therein reflect my intended
method(s) of distribution or, to the extent these statements are
inaccurate or incomplete, I have communicated in writing to one of
the
parties listed above my signature to any changes to the proposed
“Plan of
Distribution” that are required to make these statements accurate and
complete.
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(Please
check the box if you have made any changes to Appendix
B)
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9.
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Reliance
on Responses
.
I
acknowledge and agree that the Company and its legal counsel shall
be
entitled to rely on my responses in this Questionnaire in all matters
pertaining to the registration statement and the sale of any shares
of
common stock of the Company pursuant to the registration
statement.
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10.
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NASD
.
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“
NASD
”)
may request, in connection with their review of the Registration
Statement
and Prospectus under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that
the
Company inform them of the names of all persons who purchased securities
from the Company, together with any affiliations with the NASD of
such
purchasers. In order to aid the Company in responding to such request,
the
undersigned furnishes the following
information:
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PART
A: DETERMINATION OF RESTRICTED PERSON STATUS:
Please
check all appropriate categories.
The
undersigned is:
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(i)
a
broker-dealer;
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(ii)
an officer, director, general partner, associated
person
1
or employee of a broker-dealer
(other
than a limited business broker-dealer)
2
;
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1 A person “associated with” a broker-dealer includes any natural person
engaged in the investment banking or securities business who is directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by a broker-dealer, any partner, director,
officer or sole proprietor of a broker-dealer.
2
A limited business broker-dealer is any broker-dealer whose authorization to
engage in the securities business is limited solely to the purchase and sale
of
investment company/variable contracts securities and direct participation
program securities.
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(iii)
an agent of a broker-dealer (other than a limited business broker-dealer)
that is engaged in the investment banking or securities
business;
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(iv)
an immediate family member
3
of a person described in
(ii) or (iii) above. Under certain circumstances, if the undersigned
checks this category, he/she/it may be able to participate in New
Issue
investments. The Company may request additional information in order
to
determine the eligibility of
the undersigned under this
Restricted Person category;
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(v)
a finder or any person acting in a fiduciary capacity to a managing
underwriter, including, but not limited to, attorneys, accountants
and
financial consultants;
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(vi)
a person who has authority to buy or sell securities for a bank,
savings
and loan institution, insurance company, investment company, investment
advisor or collective investment account
4
(including a private
investment vehicle such as a hedge fund or an offshore fund);
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(vii)
an immediate family member of a person described in (v) or (vi) above
who
materially supports
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, or receives material support from, the
undersigned;
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(viii)
a person listed or required to be listed in Schedule A, B or C of
a Form
BD (other than with respect to a limited business broker-dealer),
except
persons whose listing on Schedule A, B or C is related to a person
identified by an ownership code of less than 10% on Schedule
A;
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(ix)
a person that (A) directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of a public
reporting company listed, or required to be listed, in Schedule A
of a
Form BD or (B) directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of a public
reporting company listed, or required to be listed in Schedule B
of a Form
BD, in each case (A) or (B), other than a reporting company that
is listed
on a national securities exchange or is traded on the Nasdaq National
Market, or other than with respect to a limited business
broker/dealer;
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(x)
an immediate family member of a person described in (viii) or (ix)
above.
Under certain circumstances, if the undersigned places a check next
to
this category, he/she/it may be able to participate in New Issue
investments. The Company may request additional information in order
to
determine the eligibility of the undersigned under this Restricted
Person
category;
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(xi)
any entity (including a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust or other entity) in which any person or persons listed
in
(i)-(x) above has a beneficial interest
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;
or
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None
of the above categories apply and the undersigned is eligible to
participate in New Issue
securities.
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3
The
term
"Immediate family" includes the investor’s: (i) parents, (ii) mother-in-law or
father-in-law. (iii) husband or wife, (iv) brother or sister, (v) brother-in-law
or sister-in-law, (vi) son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) children, and
(viii)
any other person who is supported, directly or indirectly, to a material
extent
by an officer, director, general partner, employee, agent of a broker-dealer
or
person associated with a broker-dealer.
4
A
"collective investment account" is any hedge fund, investment corporation,
or
any other collective investment vehicle that is engaged primarily in the
purchase and/or sale of securities. investment clubs (groups of individuals
who
pool their money to invest in stock or other securities and who are collectively
responsible for making investment decisions) and family investment vehicles
(legal entities that are beneficially owned solely by immediate family members
(as defined above)) are
not
considered collective investment accounts.
5
The
term “material” support” means directly or indirectly providing more than 25% of
a person’s income in the prior calendar year or living in the same household
with a member of one’s Immediate family.
6
The term ‘beneficial interest” means any economic interest such as the right to
share in gains or losses. The receipt of a management or performance based
fee
for operating a collective investment account, or other fee for acting
in a
fiduciary capacity, is
not
considered a beneficial interest in the account; however, if such fee is
subsequently invested into the account (as a deferred fee arrangement or
otherwise), it is considered a beneficial interest in that
account.
PART
B: DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTED ENTITY STATUS:
The
undersigned is:
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(i)
a publicly-traded entity (other than a broker-dealer or an affiliate
of a
broker-dealer, where such broker-dealer is authorized to engage in
the
public offering of New Issues either as a selling group member or
underwriter) that is listed on a national securities exchange or
traded on
the Nasdaq National Market or is a foreign issuer whose securities
meet
the quantitative designation criteria for listing on a national securities
exchange or trading on the Nasdaq National
Market;
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(ii)
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940,
as amended;
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(iii)
a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or any
other
entity (including a private investment vehicle such as a hedge fund
or an
offshore fund, or a broker-dealer organized as an investment partnership)
and
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(A)
the
beneficial interests of Restricted Persons do not exceed in the aggregate 10%
of
such entity; or
(B)
such
entity limits participation by Restricted Persons to not more than 10% of the
profits and losses of New Issues;
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(iv)
an
investment company organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and
(A)
the
investment company is listed on a foreign exchange or authorized for sale to
the
public by a foreign regulatory authority; and
(B)
no
person
owning more than 5% of the shares of the investment company is a Restricted
Person;
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(v)
(A) an employee benefits plan under the U.S. Employee Retirement
Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, that is qualified under Section
401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Code
”)
and such plan is not sponsored solely by a broker-dealer, (B) a state
or
municipal government benefits plan that is subject to state and/or
municipal regulation or (C) a church plan under Section 414(e) of
the
Code;
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(vi)
a
tax
exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code;
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(vii)
a common trust fund or similar fund as described in Section
3(a)(12)(A)(iii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and
the Company
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(A)
has
investments from 1,000 or more accounts,
and
(B)
does
not
limit beneficial interests in the Company principally to trust accounts of
Restricted Persons; or
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(viii)
an
insurance company general, separate or investment account, and
(A)
the
account is funded by premiums from 1,000 or more policyholders, or, if a general
account, the insurance company has 1,000 or more policyholders,
and
(B)
the
insurance company does not limit the policyholders whose premiums are used
to
fund the account principally to Restricted Persons, or, if a general account,
the insurance company does not limit its policyholders principally to Restricted
Persons.
Please
acknowledge that your answers to the foregoing questions are true and correct
to
the best of your information and belief by signing and dating this Questionnaire
where indicated below. Please return the completed executed questionnaire
via
fax
to
___________
at (
)-
____-
as soon as possible
.
If
at any
time you discover that your answer to a question was inaccurate, or if any
event
occurring after your completion hereof would require a change in your answer
to
any questions, please immediately contact ________________ at
(
)-
____-
.
Date:
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(Print
name of selling stockholder)
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By:
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(Signature)
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Name:
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(Print
name)
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Title:
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APPENDIX
A
1.
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Definition
of “Beneficial Ownership”
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(a)
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A
“
Beneficial
Owner
”
of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through
any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has
or
shares:
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(1)
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Voting
power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of,
such
security; and/or
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(2)
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Investment
power which includes the power to dispose, or direct the disposition
of,
such security.
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Please
note that
either
voting
power
or
investment power,
or
both, is
sufficient for you to be considered the beneficial owner of shares.
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(b)
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Any
person who, directly or indirectly, creates or uses a trust, proxy,
power
of attorney, pooling arrangement or any other contract, arrangement
or
device with the purpose or effect of divesting such person of beneficial
ownership of a security or preventing the vesting of such beneficial
ownership as part of a plan or scheme to evade the reporting requirements
of the federal securities acts shall be deemed to be the beneficial
owner
of such security.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (a), a person is deemed to be the “beneficial
owner” of a security, if that person has the right to acquire beneficial
ownership of such security within 60 days, including but not limited
to
any right to acquire: (A) through the exercise of any option, warrant
or right; (B) through the conversion of a security; (C) pursuant
to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar
arrangement; or (D) pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust,
discretionary account or similar arrangement; provided, however,
any
person who acquires a security or power specified in paragraphs (A),
(B)
or (C) above, with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing
the
control of the issuer, or in connection with or as a participant
in any
transaction having such purpose or effect, immediately upon such
acquisition shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities
which may be acquired through the exercise or conversion of such
security
or power.
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