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): February 23, 2004

 


 

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

New York   1-4324   11-0482020

(State or other Jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 


 

45 Melville Park Road, Melville, New York 11747

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(631) 719-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 



Item 5. Other Events .

 

As discussed in its Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004, Andrea Electronics Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K) on February 20, 2004 with the third party investors who now own the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and other investors (collectively, the “Buyers”) pursuant to which the Buyers agreed to invest a total of $2,500,000 in the Company as follows:

 

First Tranche of Financing – On February 23, 2004, the Buyers purchased, for a purchase price of $1,250,000, an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of a new class of preferred stock, the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), convertible into 5,000,000 shares of common stock (an effective conversion price of $0.25 per share) and Common Stock Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The Warrants are exercisable at any time after six months and before five years from February 23, 2004 at an exercise price of $0.38 per share. The terms of the Series D Preferred Stock and the Warrants are set forth in the Certificate of Amendment and the Form of Common Stock Warrant filed as Exhibit 3.1 and 4.3, respectively, to this Form 8-K.

 

Second Tranche of Financing – In addition, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders and registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the common shares underlying the Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants, the Buyers have agreed to purchase for an additional $1,250,000, an additional 1,250,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock convertible into 5,000,000 shares of common stock (an effective conversion price of $0.25 per share) and Warrants to purchase an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock. These Warrants will have an exercise price equivalent to the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day prior to their issuance, will be exercisable at any time after six months from issuance and will have a term of five years.

 

In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Form 8-K) with the Buyers, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to register the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants.

 

Knightsbridge Capital served as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the transactions discussed in this, and in the February 17, 2004, Form 8-K filings. The Company has agreed, in connection with the transactions involving the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock and the first tranche of the Series D Preferred Stock, to pay Knightsbridge Capital $300,000 in cash and to issue warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 377,094 shares of common stock. The warrants are exercisable at any time after six months and before five years from February 23, 2004 at an exercise price of $0.38 per share. In addition, in connection with the second tranche sale of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Company has agreed to pay Knightsbridge Capital an additional $50,000 and to issue a warrant exercisable for an aggregate of 62,500 shares of common stock.

 

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A copy of the press release related to these matters is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits .

 

Exhibit 3.1   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated February 23, 2004
Exhibit 4.1   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 20, 2004, by and among the Company and the investors listed in such agreement
Exhibit 4.2   Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 23, 2004, by and among the Company and the investors listed in such agreement
Exhibit 4.3   Form of Common Stock Warrant
Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated February 26, 2004

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Dated:  February 26, 2004       By:  

/s/    Corisa L. Guiffre

             
               

Corisa L. Guiffre

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE CERTIFICATE

OF

INCORPORATION

OF

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

 

(Pursuant to Section 805 of the New York Business Corporation Law)

 

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, Paul E. Donofrio, being the President and Chief Executive Officer of Andrea Electronics Corporation, do hereby certify and set forth:

 

l. The name of the corporation is Andrea Electronics Corporation (hereinafter the “Corporation” or the “Company”).

 

2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Department of State on March 15, 1934, under the name “F.A.D. Andrea, Inc.”

 

3. Article Third of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended for the purpose of designating a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation and hereby stating the designation and the number of shares, and fixing the relative rights, preferences, and limitations thereof, and the text of said Article Third is hereby amended to add the following text at the end of Article Third:

 

“Series D Convertible Preferred Stock”

 

I. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT

 

The designation of this series, which consists of 2,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock, is the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”) and the Stated Value shall be $1.00 per share (the “Stated Value”).

 

II. NO DIVIDENDS

 

The Preferred Shares shall not bear any dividends (“Dividends”).

 

III. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Article Third, the following terms shall have the following meanings:


(A) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed;

 

(B) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing sale price for such security on The American Stock Exchange, Inc. (“AMEX”) (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”)), or, if AMEX begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing sale price, then the last sale price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., Eastern Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if AMEX is not the principal trading market for such security, the last closing sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded (as reported by Bloomberg) (or if such principal securities exchange or trading market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing sale price, then the last sale price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., Eastern Time, as reported by Bloomberg), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing sale price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board (as reported by Bloomberg) or if no closing sale price is reported by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares (including for purposes of this determination any Preferred Shares with respect to which the Closing Sale Price is being determined). If the Company and the holders of Preferred Shares are unable to agree upon the fair market value of the Common Stock, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section IV(E)(3). (All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split or other similar transaction during such period).

 

(C) “Conversion Amount” means the Stated Value;

 

(D) “Conversion Price” means, on a per Preferred Share basis, as of the Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination of the applicable Preferred Shares, $0.25, subject in each case to adjustment as provided herein;

 

(E) “Conversion Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares.

 

(F) “Initial Issuance Date” means the first date on which any Preferred Shares are issued by the Company;

 

(G) “Issuance Date” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, the date of issuance of such Preferred Share;

 

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(H) “Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement between the Company and the initial holders of the Preferred Shares relating to the filing of a registration statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares (as defined below);

 

(I) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement between the Company and the initial holders of the Preferred Shares;

 

IV. HOLDER’S CONVERSION OF PREFERRED SHARES

 

A holder of Preferred Shares shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to convert the Preferred Shares into shares of the common stock on the following terms and conditions:

 

(A) Conversion Right . At any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, any holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to convert any whole number of Preferred Shares into fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share in accordance with Section IV(F)) of Common Stock, at the Conversion Rate (as defined below); provided, however, that in no event shall any holder be entitled to convert Preferred Shares in excess of that number of Preferred Shares which, upon giving effect to such conversion, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (1) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Shares beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates, (2) exercise of the warrants issued in connection with the Series D Shares (the “Warrants”) beneficially owned by the holders and its affiliates and (3) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any warrants or convertible preferred stock) all of which are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section IV(A), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Section IV(A), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For purposes of compliance with this Section IV(A), upon the written or oral request of any holder, the Company shall reasonably promptly confirm orally and in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to conversions of Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants and conversions of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Shares”) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding

 

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shares of Common Stock was reported. It is understood that nothing herein requires a holder exercising or converting any securities of the Company to instead exercise or convert other securities of the Company first. Further, a holder, by the express written notice to the Company may elect to terminate the limitations on conversion of the Preferred Shares set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of this Section IV(A), such termination to be effective 61 days after receipt by the Company of such notice of such termination.

 

(B) Conversion Rate . The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each of the Preferred Shares pursuant to Section IV(A) shall be determined according to the following formula (the “Conversion Rate”):

 

Conversion Amount

Conversion Price

 

(C) Adjustment to Conversion Price Dilution and Other Events . In order to prevent dilution of the rights granted under this Certificate of Amendment, the Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section IV(C).

 

(1) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.

 

(2) Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale . Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person (as defined below) 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 is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” In connection with an Organic Change, the Company will make appropriate provision to insure 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 otherwise 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 had such Organic Change not taken place (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the timing or amount of conversions).

 

(3) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Initial Issuance Date, the Company issues or sells, or is deemed to have

 

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issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (other than Excluded Securities (as defined below)) for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then immediately after such issue or sale, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to such consideration per share. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section IV(C)(3), the following shall be applicable:

 

(a) Issuance of Options . If and whenever on or after the Initial Issuance Date, the Company in any manner grants any rights or options to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock (other than Excluded Securities (as defined herein)) or any stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (such rights or options being herein called “Options” and such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being herein called “Convertible Securities”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities is less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such grant, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options at the time of issuance of such Options (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or exchange) shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such price per share. For purposes of this Section IV(C)(3)(a), the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities” is determined by dividing (I) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options at the time of issuance of such Options (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or exchange), plus in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange thereof, by (II) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Options at the time of issuance of such Options (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or exchange) or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options. No adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(b) Issuance of Convertible Securities . If and whenever on or after the Initial Issuance Date, the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities (other than Excluded Securities (as defined below)) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities at the time of issuance of such Convertible Securities (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or

 

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exchange) shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section IV(C)(1)(b), the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (I) the total amount received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange there or at the time of issuance of such Convertible Securities (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or exchange), by (II) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities at the time of issuance of such Convertible Securities (without regard to limitations on exercise, conversion or exchange). No adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(c) Certain Definitions . For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under Section IV(C)(3), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

(i) “Approved Stock Plan” shall mean any stock option or similar plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, officer or director.

 

(ii) “Excluded Securities” means (A) the Preferred Shares, the Warrants issued in connection with the Preferred Shares and shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of such Warrants, (B) shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Shares”) outstanding as of the Initial Issuance Date and upon exercise Warrants outstanding as of the Initial Issuance Date, (C) securities issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company in connection with an Approved Stock Plan, (D) securities issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company in connection with any strategic partnership, joint venture or collaboration with any party the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (E) securities issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company in connection with any strategic partnership, joint venture or collaboration with a company whose principal business is in the electronics or information technology industries and whose primary business is not, directly or indirectly, investing in or advising other entities, the sole purpose of which is not to raise equity capital.

 

(4) Expiration of Options or Convertible Securities . If the Conversion Price was adjusted upon the issuance of Options or Convertible Securities pursuant to Section IV(C)(3), then upon the expiration of any Options or any rights of conversion, exercise or exchange under Convertible Securities which shall not have been exercised, converted or exchanged, the Conversion Price computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon such expiration, be recomputed as if (A) in the case of Convertible Securities or Options, the only Common Stock with respect to such Convertible Securities or Options were shares of Common Stock, if any, actually issued upon the exercise of such Options or exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities and the consideration received therefore

 

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was the consideration actually received by the Company for the issue of all such Options, whether or not exercised, plus the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise, or for the issue of all such Convertible Securities which were actually exercised, converted or exchanged, plus any additional consideration, if any, actually received by the Company upon such exercise, conversion or to exchange, and (B) in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, only the Convertible Securities, if any, actually issued upon the exercise thereof were issued at the time of issue of such Options, and the consideration received by the Company for the Common Stock deemed to have been issued was the consideration actually received by the Company for the issue of all such Options, whether or not exercised, plus the consideration deemed to have been received by the Company upon the issue of the Convertible Securities with respect to which such Options were actually exercised.

 

(5) Notices . Upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to each holder of the Preferred Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment.

 

(D) Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section IV(C), if at any time after the Initial Issuance Date the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holders of the Preferred Shares will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the timing or amount of conversions) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of the Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

(E) Mechanics of Conversion . Subject to the Company’s inability to fully satisfy its obligations under a Conversion Notice (as defined below) as provided for in Section V:

 

(1) Holder’s Delivery Requirements . To convert Preferred Shares into full shares of Common Stock on any date (the “Conversion Date”), the holder thereof shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date, a copy of a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) if required by Section IV(E)(6), deliver to the Company, the original certificate(s) 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)”.

 

(2) Company’s Response . Upon receipt by the Company of the documents required for such conversion, the Company shall (A) as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than the third Business Day send, via facsimile, a confirmation of receipt of such

 

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Conversion Notice to such holder and (B) on the third Business Day following the date of receipt, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s account. If the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the shares of Common Stock to the holder by crediting the account of the holder with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DTC Transfer”), unless such shares are required to have a legend and such electronic transmission of legended shares is not permissible. If the holder who submitted the Conversion Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Conversion Shares, then the Company shall, on or before the fifth Business Day following receipt of the Conversion Notice issue and deliver to such holder, 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 pursuant to such request. If the number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) submitted for conversion is greater than the number of Preferred Shares being converted, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Preferred Stock Certificate representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted.

 

(3) Dispute Resolution . In the case of a dispute as to the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile. If such holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate within one (1) Business Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall submit via facsimile the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the accountant to perform the calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than three (3) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such accountant’s calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

(4) Record Holder . 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.

 

(5) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert . (a) If within five Business Days after the Company’s receipt of a facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice, and if required the applicable Preferred Stock Certificates, the Company shall fail to deliver the number of shares of Common Stock to which a holder is entitled or to credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of the Preferred Shares, pursuant to Section IV(E)(2), the Company, as liquidated damages, shall pay additional damages to such holder on each date after such fifth (5th) Business Day that such conversion is not timely effected in an amount equal to 0.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the

 

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holder on a timely basis pursuant to Section IV(E)(2) and to which such holder is entitled and (B) the greater of the Conversion Price or the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to such holder without violating Section IV(E)(2).

 

(b) In addition to any other rights available to the holder, if after such third trading day the holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of the Conversion Shares which the holder was entitled to receive upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the holder the amount by which (x) the holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the holder’s total sale price (including brokerage commission, if any) for such non-delivered Conversion Shares sold by the holder and (2) at the option of the holder, either reinstate the portion of the Preferred Shares and equivalent number of Conversion Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock sold by the holder for $10,000, Company shall be required to pay the holder $1,000. The holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the holder in respect of the Buy-In.

 

(c) The Company may not seek an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court to restrain or enjoin the conversion of the Preferred Shares unless the Company agrees to post, upon the grant of any such order or injunction, a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 130% of the aggregate Conversion Price of the Conversion Shares which are subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such holder to the extent the holder obtains judgment for such amount.

 

(6) Book-Entry . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the holder thereof shall not be required to physically surrender the certificate representing the Preferred Shares to the Company unless the full number of Preferred Shares represented by the certificate are being converted. The holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Preferred Shares so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of the certificate representing the Preferred Shares upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Preferred Shares represented by a certificate are converted as aforesaid, the holder may not transfer the certificate representing the Preferred Shares unless the holder first physically surrenders the certificate representing the

 

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Preferred Shares to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the holder a new certificate of like tenor, representing in the aggregate the remaining number of Preferred Shares represented by such certificate. The holder and any assignee, by acceptance of a certificate, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares represented by such certificate may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face thereof. Each certificate for Preferred Shares shall bear the following legend:

 

ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF THE PREFERRED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING SECTION IV(E)(6) THEREOF. THE NUMBER OF PREFERRED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF PREFERRED SHARES STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION IV(E)(6) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS.

 

(F) Fractional Shares . 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 round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share.

 

(G) Taxes . The Company shall pay any and all taxes which may be imposed upon it with respect to the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock to the record holder of Preferred Shares upon the conversion of those Preferred Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not have any obligation to pay any such taxes in the nature of income or franchise taxes of the holder of such Preferred Shares or shares of Common Stock.

 

V. INABILITY TO FULLY CONVERT

 

(A) Holder’s Option if Company Cannot Fully Convert . If, upon the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company can not issue shares of Common Stock, which to the extent required are registered for resale under the Registration Statement, for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Company (1) does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, (2) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law

 

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or by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Company or its Securities, from issuing all of the shares of Common Stock which are to be issued to a holder of Preferred Shares pursuant to a Conversion Notice or (3) fails to have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock registered for resale under the Registration Statement, then the Company shall issue as many shares of Common Stock as it is able to issue in accordance with such holder’s Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section IV(E) and, with respect to the unconverted Preferred Shares, the holder, solely at such holder’s option, can elect to:

 

(1) if the Company’s inability to fully convert Preferred Shares is pursuant to clause (3) of Section V(A) above, require the Company to issue restricted shares of Common Stock in accordance with such holder’s Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section IV(E); or

 

(2) void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, the nonconverted Preferred Shares that were to be converted pursuant to such holder’s Conversion Notice; or

 

(3) require the Company to pay as liquidated damages additional damages to such holder on each date after its receipt of the Notice to Response to Inability to Convert (the “Response Date”) pursuant to V(B) an amount equal to 0.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock required to be issued upon the requested conversion of such nonconverted Preferred D Shares and (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Response Date.

 

(B) Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election . The Company shall immediately send via facsimile to a holder of Preferred Shares, upon receipt of a facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice from such holder which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section V(A), a notice of the Company’s inability to fully satisfy such holder’s Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (1) the reason why the Company is unable to fully satisfy such holder’s Conversion Notice, and (2) the number of Preferred Shares which cannot be converted. Such holder shall within 10 Business Days of receipt of such Inability to Convert Notice notify the Company of its election pursuant to Section V(A) above by delivering written notice via facsimile to the Company (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).

 

(C) Pro-rata Conversion . In the event the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Preferred Shares on the same day and the Company can convert and/or redeem some, but not all, of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section V, the Company shall convert from each holder of Preferred Shares electing to have Preferred Shares converted at such time an amount equal to such holder’s allocable amount of the shares reserved pursuant to Section VII hereof.

 

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VI. REISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

In the event of a conversion pursuant to this Certificate of Amendment of less than all of the Preferred Shares represented by a particular Preferred Stock Certificate tendered for such conversion, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the holder of such Preferred Shares a preferred stock certificate representing the remaining Preferred Shares which have not been so converted.

 

VII. RESERVATION OF SHARES

 

The Company shall, so long as any of the Preferred Shares are outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, 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 (without regard to any limitations on conversions). The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for conversions of the Preferred Shares and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Preferred Shares based on the number of Preferred Shares held by each holder at the time of issuance of the Preferred Shares or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be. In the event a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Preferred Shares, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the number of reserved shares of Common Stock reserved for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and which remain allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Preferred Shares, pro rata based on the number of Preferred Shares then held by such holder.

 

VIII. VOTING RIGHTS

 

Holders of Preferred Shares shall have no voting rights, except as required by law, including but not limited to the New York Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, and as expressly provided in this Certificate of Amendment.

 

IX. LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP

 

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Preferred 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 the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company, an amount per Preferred Share equal to $1.00 (such sum being referred to as the “Liquidation Value”); provided that, if the Preferred Funds are insufficient to pay 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 of equal rank with the Preferred Shares as to payments of Preferred Funds (the “Pari Passu Shares”), then each holder of Preferred Shares and Pari Passu

 

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Shares shall receive a percentage of the Preferred Funds equal to the full amount of Preferred Funds payable to such holder as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective Certificate of Amendment, Preferences and Rights, as a percentage of the full amount of Preferred Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Shares and Pari Passu Shares. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, nor the sale or transfer by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets, shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. No holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive any amounts with respect thereto upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company other than the amounts provided for herein.

 

X. PREFERRED RANK; PARTICIPATION

 

(A) All shares of Common Stock shall be of junior rank, and all Series C Shares, outstanding on initial issue date of Series D shall be of equal rank, to all Preferred Shares in respect 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 and Series B and Series C Shares. Without the prior express written consent of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue additional or other capital stock that is of rank senior to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company. Without the prior express written consent of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or make any amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any resolution of the board of directors of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of New York containing any provisions, which would adversely affect or otherwise impair the rights or relative priority of the holders of the Preferred Shares relative to the holders of the Common Stock or the holders of any other class of capital stock junior in rank to the Preferred Shares. In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, the Preferred Shares shall maintain their relative powers, rights and preferences provided for herein and no merger shall result inconsistent therewith.

 

(B) Subject to the rights of the holders, if any, of the Pari Passu Shares, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall, as holders of Preferred Stock, be entitled to such dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if such holders of Preferred Shares had converted the Preferred Shares into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the divided or distribution to the holders of Common Stock.

 

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XI. VOTE TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF PREFERRED SHARES

 

The affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting, of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, shall be required for (a) any change to this Certificate of Amendment or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation which would amend, alter, change or repeal any of the powers, rights and preferences of the Preferred Shares.

 

XII. LOST OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES

 

Upon receipt by the Company of evidence 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 an indemnification undertaking by the holder to the Company 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, provided, however, the Company shall not be obligated to re-issue Preferred Stock Certificates if the holder contemporaneously requests the Company to convert such Preferred Shares into Common Stock.

 

XIII. SPECIFIC SHALL NOT LIMIT GENERAL; CONSTRUCTION

 

No specific provision contained in this Certificate of Amendment shall limit or modify any more general provision contained herein. This Certificate of Amendment shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all holders of Preferred Shares and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.

 

XIV. FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER

 

No failure or delay on the part of a holder of Preferred Shares in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

XV. NOTICE

 

Whenever notice is required to be given, it shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

4. This Amendment to Article Third of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted on February 12, 2004.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Paul E. Donofrio, its President and Chief Executive Officer, as of February 23, 2004.

 

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

By:

 

/ S /    P AUL E. D ONOFRIO


Name:

 

Paul E. Donofrio

Title:

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

CONVERSION NOTICE

 

Reference is made to the Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of Andrea Electronics Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”) setting forth the Amendments, preferences and rights of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Amendment”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).

 

Date of Conversion:

 

Number of Preferred Shares to be converted:                                                                                                                                      

 

Stock certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted:                                                                                                          

 

Please confirm the following information:

 

Conversion Price:

 

Number of shares of Common Stock

to be issued::

 

Please issue the Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted and, if applicable, any check drawn on an account of the Company in the following name and to the following address:

 

Issue to:

                                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Facsimile Number:

                                                                                                  

Authorization:

                                                                                                  
   

By:                                                                                         

   

Title:                                                                                      

Dated:

                                                                                                  

Account Number:

   

  (if electronic book entry transfer):

                                                                                                  

Transaction Code Number:

   

  (if electronic book entry transfer):

                                                                                                  

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs [TRANSFER AGENT] to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated                      ,          from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by [TRANSFER AGENT] .

 

ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

By:

 

 


Name:

 

 


Title:

 

 


 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 20, 2004, by and among Andrea Electronics Corporation, a New York corporation, with headquarters located at 45 Melville Park Road, Melville, New York 11747 (the “Company”), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Buyers” and each a “Buyer”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);

 

B. The Company has authorized the following new series of its Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which shall be called the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), and which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company for the Series D Preferred Stock, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the “Certificate of Amendment”);

 

C. Each Buyer severally wishes to purchase, upon the terms and subject to the conditions stated in this Agreement, units of securities of the Company (the “Units”) consisting of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock (the “Preferred D Shares”) and warrants in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit III to acquire shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”), each Unit to consist of one Preferred D Share and Warrants to purchase two (2) shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”);

 

D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit IV (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, mutual promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED D SHARES AND WARRANTS.

 

a. Initial Purchase . Subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a), at the Initial Closing (as hereinafter defined) the Company shall


issue and sell to the Buyers and the Buyers shall purchase from the Company, for a price of $1.00 per Unit, an aggregate of 1,250,000 Units (the “Initial Units”), which include an aggregate of 1,250,000 Preferred D Shares (the “Initial Preferred Shares”) and Warrants (the “Initial Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of a share of Common Stock as of the Initial Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). The Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer and each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Initial Closing, the number of Initial Units set forth in Exhibit I hereto.

 

b. Additional Purchase . Subject to satisfaction of the “Stockholder Approval Condition,” as set forth in Section 1(d) hereof, and to satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 6(b)(i) and 7(b)(i), at the Additional Closing (as hereinafter defined) the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyers and the Buyers shall purchase from the Company, for a price of $1.00 per Unit, an aggregate of 1,250,000 Units (the “Additional Units”), which include an aggregate 1,250,000 Preferred D Shares (the “Additional Preferred Shares”) and Warrants (the “Additional Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per share of Common Stock equal to the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of a share of Common Stock as of the Additional Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). Each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Additional Closing, the Additional Units set forth in Exhibit I hereto. For purpose of Section 1, Fair Market Value shall mean, as of the Initial Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as applicable, the closing sales price of the Common Stock, as reported on the American Stock Exchange (or such other market which is the principal trading market for the Common Stock) (the “AMEX”), on the Business Day (as herein defined) immediately prior to such Closing Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

c. The Initial Closing Date . The date and time of the Initial Closing (the “Initial Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, not later than seven (7) days following the date hereof, subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Initial Closing set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyers). The Initial Closing shall occur on the Initial Closing Date at the offices of Muldoon Murphy & Faucette LLP, 5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016.

 

d. The Additional Closing Date . The date and time of the Additional Closing (the “Additional Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on the fifth Business Day after the effectiveness, after satisfaction of the Stockholder Approval Condition, of the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) the Registration Rights Agreement, subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the applicable conditions to the Additional Closing set forth in Sections 6(b) and 7(b) (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyers). The Additional Closing shall occur on the Additional Closing Date at the offices of Muldoon Murphy & Faucette LLP, 5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016. The Initial Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date collectively are referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Dates.” The Stockholder Approval Condition shall mean the receipt by the Company of the requisite approval of its stockholders for the sale and issuance of the Additional Units, to the extent required by AMEX requirements; provided, however, that any stockholder approval shall be obtained no later than May 21, 2004.

 

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e. Form of Payment . On each of the Closing Dates (i) each Buyer shall pay the purchase price to the Company for the Units, including the Preferred D Shares and the Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer stock certificates (in the denominations as Buyer shall request) (the “Stock Certificates”) representing such number of the Preferred D Shares and Warrants which such Buyer is then purchasing, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer.

 

2. BUYER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .

 

Each Buyer severally represents and warrants that:

 

a. Investment Purpose . Such Buyer (i) is acquiring the Preferred D Shares and Warrants and (ii) upon conversion of the Preferred D Shares and exercise of the Warrants, will acquire the shares of Common Stock then issuable (the Preferred D Shares, Warrants and such shares of Common Stock collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”), for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer has adequate net worth and means of providing for its current needs and contingencies to sustain a complete loss of its investment in the Company. Such Buyer’s overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to its net worth and such Buyer’s investment in the Series D Preferred Stock will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

 

b. Accredited Investor Status . Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and is not an affiliate, director or officer of the Company.

 

c. Reliance on Exemptions . Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such Securities.

 

d. Information . Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Buyer. Such

 

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Buyer is aware of the SEC Documents, as defined in Section (f) of this Agreement, including the disclosures regarding risks included in the SEC Documents. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Sections 3 below. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

e. No Governmental Review . Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

f. Transfer or Resale . Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) or, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect at such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an on from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

 

g. Legends . Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Securities, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (THE “1933 ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE

 

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SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR (2) PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR (3) IN A TRANSACTION THAT MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT IN RELIANCE UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING TRANSACTION SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, if (i) such Securities are registered for sale by the holder under the 1933 Act pursuant to an effective registration statement, if such Buyer furnishes to the Company (x) a representation to the effect that such Buyer is aware of its obligations under the registration requirements of the 1933 Act with respect to the Securities, and (y) an undertaking that such Securities, as the case may be, shall only be sold or transferred pursuant to a sale in conformance with such registration requirements, which representations and undertakings permit reliance thereon by any counsel rendering an opinion regarding the removal of such legend and which are in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, (ii) in connection with a sale transaction, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, or (iii) such holder provides the Company with assurances reasonably acceptable to the Company that such Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities acquired as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. Such Buyer acknowledges, covenants and agrees to sell the Securities represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, only pursuant to (i) a registration statement effective under the 1933 Act, or (ii) advice of counsel that such sale is exempt from registration required by Section 5 of the 1933 Act.

 

h. Authorization, Enforcement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and are valid and binding agreements of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies of Buyers.

 

i. Residency . Such Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified on the Schedule of Buyers, Exhibit I hereto.

 

j. Limitations on Sales . During the periods from February 11, 2004, until the Initial Closing Date and from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, provided that written notice of such anticipated effective date shall be faxed to the Buyers on or prior to such effective date (or from

 

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such later date as such notice is faxed to the Buyers) until the Additional Closing Date, none of the Buyers or any of their affiliates has or will engage, directly or indirectly, in any sales of the Common Stock, including short sales or in a transaction which has the substantive equivalence of a short sale.

 

k. Reserved

 

l. Confidentiality . Such Buyer has and will maintain the confidentiality of any confidential information regarding the Company obtained by such Buyer in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or otherwise from the Company or its directors, officers or affiliates, and, prior to the Initial Closing, any information regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

m. Series C Preferred Stock . As of the Initial Closing Date, the Buyers in the aggregate will own of record and beneficially 582.887593 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series C Preferred Stock”).

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Buyers that:

 

a. Organization and Qualification . The Company and its “Subsidiaries” (which for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest) are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power and authorization to own properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or the Certificate of Amendment.

 

b. Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments . (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, its obligations under the Warrants, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5) and each of the other agreements, if any, entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the execution and filing of the Certificate of

 

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Amendment by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Preferred D Shares and Warrants and the reservation for issuance, and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred D Shares and of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders (except such stockholder approval as may be required by AMEX for the issuance of (or the obligation to issue) a number of shares of Common Stock which is greater than 19.99% of the number of shares outstanding prior to the Initial Closing Date), (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement and, when executed and delivered, the other Transaction Documents, constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies, and (v) prior to each of the Closing Dates, the Certificate of Amendment will have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York and will be in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

c. Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof 38,103,062 shares were issued and outstanding, 6,063,125 shares were issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option and purchase plans and 46,809,687 shares were issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Series D Preferred Stock) and Warrants exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which as of the date hereof, (A) 1,500 shares were designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, of which no shares were issued and outstanding, (B) 1,000 shares were designated as Series C Preferred Stock, of which 425.626564 shares were issued and outstanding and (C) 90,975.87 shares were designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and were issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s Rights Plan (as defined in Section 3(t)). All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c), (i) no shares of the Company’s capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities issued by the Company; (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement) and Series C Registration Rights Agreement; (v) there are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no

 

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contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except the Series C Preferred Stock; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement, except the Series C Preferred Stock; and (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof, and the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof, and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

d. Issuance of Securities . The Preferred D Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be (i) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and (iii) entitled to the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Amendment. At least 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred D Shares and the exercise of the Warrants. Upon conversion in accordance with the Certificate of Amendment, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.

 

e. No Conflicts . Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Certificate of Amendment and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares) and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Amendment, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock of the Company or the By-laws; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the principal market or exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or listed) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of (i) its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Amendment, preferences and rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock or By-laws, respectively, or (ii) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage,

 

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indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order, except for defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violation would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of the State of New York and except such as have been obtained as of the date hereof, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Amendment in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries have no actual knowledge of any facts or circumstances which might reasonably be expected to give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of AMEX as in effect on the date hereof and on each of the Closing Dates.

 

f. SEC Documents; Financial Statements . Since December 31, 2002, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents have provided a Buyer with any material, nonpublic information. The Company meets the requirements for the use of Form S-3 for registration of the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) by the Buyers.

 

g. Absence of Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in reports filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) or in Schedule 3(g), since December 31, 2002 there has been no material adverse change and no

 

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material adverse development in the business, properties, operations, financial condition, liabilities results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any actual knowledge that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.

 

h. Absence of Litigation . Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(h), there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or the Company’s Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(h), to the knowledge of the Company none of the directors or officers of the Company have been involved in securities related litigation during the past five years.

 

i. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Preferred D Shares . The Company acknowledges that none of the Buyers is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Buyers or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to Buyers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

j. No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances . Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws in a registration statement (including by way of incorporation by reference) filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly disclosed.

 

k. No General Solicitation . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

l. No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of AMEX, nor will the Company or any of its Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.

 

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m. Employee Relations . No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(1) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company’s Board of Directors that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company.

 

n. Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted, except where the failure to own or possess such rights would not, individual or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), none of the Company’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate within two years from the date of this Agreement, except where such expiration or termination would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of trademarks, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secrets or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or technical information by others and, except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), no claim, action or proceeding has been made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, has been threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademarks, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, inventions, copyrights, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secrets or other infringement; and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing, except where any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

o. Regulatory Permits . Except the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

 

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

 

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q. Tax Status . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and for which the Company has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

 

r. Transactions With Affiliates . Except as set forth in Schedule 3(r) or in the SEC Documents filed at least ten days prior to the date hereof and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company are presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

s. Application of Takeover Protections . Assuming that Buyers have no present intention to takeover or to participate in a takeover of the Company, the Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Buyers as a result of the Buyers and the Company fulfilling their obligations under the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Amendment, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Buyer’s ownership of the Securities and securities issued pursuant to (or securities issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of such Securities).

 

t. Rights Agreement . Assuming that Buyers have no present intention to takeover or to participate in a takeover of the Company and so long as the proviso to the first sentence of Section IV(A) of the Certificate of Amendment remains in full force and effect, the Company specifically represents, warrants and agrees that, (i) in accordance with that certain Rights Agreement dated as of April 23, 1999 (the “Rights Plan”) between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as the Rights Agent thereunder, regardless of the number of Conversion Shares of which Buyer is deemed the Beneficial Owner (as defined in the Rights Plan), Buyer is not intended to be nor will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person within the meaning of the Rights Plan because of the acquisition of the Securities (including the Conversion Shares) pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the acquisition of the Securities (including the Conversion Shares) pursuant to this Agreement, shall not, under any

 

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circumstances, trigger a Distribution Date within the meaning of the Rights Plan; provided, however, that only Securities (including the Conversion Shares) acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed excluded from the number of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by Buyers in determining whether a Buyer is an Acquiring Person within the meaning of the Rights Plan.

 

4. COVENANTS.

 

a. Best Efforts . Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

 

b. Form D . The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following each of the Closing Dates.

 

c. Reporting Status . Until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investors (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) may sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto) and (ii) the date on which (A) the Investors have sold all the Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Preferred D Shares is outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall use its best efforts to file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.

 

d. Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred D Shares for working capital.

 

e. Financial Information . The Company agrees to promptly send the following to each Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) during the Reporting Period: (i) a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act; (ii) facsimile copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders.

 

f. Reservation of Shares . The Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

g. Listing . The Company shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system (including AMEX), if any,

 

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upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Amendment. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on AMEX, Nasdaq or NYSE (other than to switch listings from AMEX, Nasdaq or NYSE). The Company shall promptly provide to Buyer copies of any notices it receives from AMEX, Nasdaq or NYSE regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(g).

 

h. Expenses . Subject to Section 9(1) below, following the Initial Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Buyers for the legal expenses of Grushko & Mittman P.C. in connection with negotiating and preparing the Transaction Documents and consummating the transactions contemplated thereby up to an aggregate of $10,000.

 

i. Transactions With Affiliates . So long as (i) at least 1,000 Preferred D Shares are outstanding or (ii) any Buyer owns Conversion Shares with a market value of $1,000,000 the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement, any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement with any of its or any Subsidiary’s officers, directors, persons who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two years, stockholders who beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Stock, or affiliates or with any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a 5% or more beneficial interest (each a “Related Party”), except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company or (c) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such Related Party. For purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement. “Affiliate” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a 5 % or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has 5 % or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control” or “controls” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.

 

j. Filing of Form 8-K . On or before the next business day following each of the Closing Dates, the Company shall submit a Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents and consummated at such Closing, in each case in the form required by the 1934 Act.

 

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k. Pledge of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing transaction secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2(f)), any other Transaction Document or the Certificate of Amendment; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.

 

l. Agreements Regarding Series C Preferred Stock . Each of the Buyers as a holder of Series C Preferred Stock hereby covenants and agrees that such Buyer shall vote or cause to be voted, at any meeting of stockholders of the Company held on or before May 21, 2004, all Preferred C Shares held of record or beneficially by such Buyer to the extent the Preferred C Shares have any vote on such matter, any proposal to authorize and agree to the issuance and sale of the Preferred D Shares and Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS .

 

The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue upon conversion of Preferred D Shares by a Buyer certificates, registered in the name of such Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion of Preferred D Shares, in such amounts as specified from time to time by such Buyer to the Company (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). All such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement except as otherwise provided in Section 2(g) or in this Section. The Securities shall be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way Buyer’s obligations and agreements set forth in Section 2(g) to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon resale of the Securities. If a Buyer provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonable satisfactory to the Company, that registration of a resale by Buyer of any of such Securities is not required under the 1933 Act or the Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such denominations as specified by Buyer and without any restrictive legends. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL .

 

a. Initial Closing Date . The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Initial Preferred Shares to Buyers at the Initial Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

 

(i) Buyers shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which they are a party and delivered the same to the Company.

 

(ii) The Certificate of Amendment shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

 

(iii) Buyers shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Initial Preferred Shares (and Warrants) being purchased by Buyers at the Initial Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

 

(iv) The representations and warranties of Buyers contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true as of that date), and the Buyers shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Buyer at or prior to the Initial Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate from each Buyer, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of such Buyer or other person reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.

 

(v) The Buyers shall have purchased an aggregate of 582.887593 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock from the previous holder of such stock, and the Buyers who purchased such Series C Preferred Stock shall have executed the Acknowledgement and Waiver Agreement of even date herewith.

 

b. Additional Closing Date .

 

(i) The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Additional Preferred D Shares to Buyers at the Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

 

 

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  A. The Buyers shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Additional Preferred D Shares (and Warrants) being purchased by Buyers at the Additional Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

 

  B. The representations and warranties of Buyers contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the applicable Additional Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true as of that date), and Buyers shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Buyers at or prior to the Additional Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate from each Buyer, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of such Buyer or other person reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.

 

  C. The Stockholder Approval Condition has been satisfied.

 

7. CONDITIONS TO BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE .

 

a. Initial Closing Date . The obligation of Buyers hereunder to purchase the Initial Preferred Shares at the Initial Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the sole benefit of the Buyers and may be waived by a Buyer, with respect to it, at any time in its sole discretion:

 

(i) The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents, and delivered the same to Buyers.

 

(ii) The Certificate of Amendment, shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York, and a copy thereof certified by such Secretary of State shall have been delivered to Buyers.

 

(iii) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on AMEX or the NYSE, or The Nasdaq Stock Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on or delisted from such markets nor shall delisting or suspension by such markets have been threatened in writing.

 

(iv) The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which are true as of that date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and

 

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complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents or Certificate of Amendment to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Initial Closing Date. Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the foregoing effect, which also shall include an update as of the Initial Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c) above.

 

(v) Buyer shall have received the opinion of Muldoon Murphy & Faucette LLP, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit V attached hereto.

 

(vi) The Company shall have executed and shall deliver to Buyers the Stock Certificates for the Initial Preferred Shares and the Warrants being purchased by Buyers at the Initial Closing.

 

(vii) The Company shall have delivered to Buyers a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in its state of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within ten days of the Initial Closing Date.

 

(viii) The Company shall have delivered to Buyers a secretary’s certificate certifying as to (A) the Resolutions, (B) the Certificate of Incorporation, (C) By-laws and (D) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five (5) days of the Initial Closing, each as in effect at the Initial Closing Date.

 

(ix) The Buyers shall have purchased an aggregate of 582.887593 shares of Series C Preferred Stock from the previous holder of such stock.

 

b. Additional Closing Date .

 

(i) The obligation of Buyers hereunder to purchase Additional Preferred Shares at the Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for sole benefit of the Buyers and may be waived by a Buyer, with respect to it, at any time in its sole discretion:

 

  A. The Certificate of Amendment shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, without the knowledge or consent of the Buyers, since the Initial Closing Date, and a copy thereof certified by the Secretary of State of the State of New York shall have been delivered to Buyers.

 

  B. The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on AMEX, and shall not have been suspended from trading on or delisted from such market, nor shall delisting or suspension by such market have been threatened in writing.

 

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  C. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Additional Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true as of that date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Amendment to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Additional Closing Date. Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Additional Closing Date, to the foregoing effect which also shall include an update as of the Additional Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c) above.

 

  D. Buyers shall have received the opinion of Muldoon Murphy & Faucette LLP, dated as of the Additional Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit V attached hereto.

 

  E. The Company shall have executed and shall deliver to Buyers the Stock Certificates for the Additional Preferred Shares and the Warrants being purchased by Buyer at the Additional Closing.

 

  F. The Company shall have delivered to Buyers a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in its state of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within ten days of the Additional Closing Date.

 

  G. The Company shall have delivered to Buyers a secretary’s certificate certifying as to (A) the Resolutions, (B) the Certificate of Incorporation and (C) By-laws and (D) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five (5) days of the Additional Closing Date, each as in effect at the Additional Closing.

 

  H. The Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is effective.

 

  I. The Stockholder Approval Condition has been satisfied.

 

8. RESERVED

 

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9. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS .

 

a. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . The corporate laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice, of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-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, 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 brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. 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 to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

b. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which 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; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

 

c. Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

d. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

e. Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with

 

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respect to such matters; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9(e) shall be deemed to supersede or affect the agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock and the warrants issued in connection therewith. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Buyer, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective as to a holder of the Preferred D Shares then outstanding to the extent it was not agreed to by such holder or a previous holder of such Preferred D Shares.

 

f. Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) upon delivery by a nationally recognized delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

   

Andrea Electronics Corporation

   

45 Melville Park Road

   

Melville, New York 11747

   

Telephone:

  

(516) 719-1800

   

Facsimile:

  

(516) 719-1824

   

Attention:

  

President, Chief Executive Officer

With a copy to:

   

Andrea Electronics Corporation

   

45 Melville Park Road

   

Melville, New York 11747

   

Telephone:

  

(516) 719-1800

   

Facsimile:

  

(516) 719-1824

   

Attention:

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

If to the Transfer Agent:

   

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

   

Two Broadway

   

New York, New York 10004

   

Telephone:

  

(212) 509-4000

   

Facsimile:

  

(212) 509-7616

   

Attention:

  

Compliance Officer

 

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If to a Buyer, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communications, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

g. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Preferred D Shares. The parties shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any assignment by a Buyer shall not release the Buyer from its obligations hereunder unless such obligations are assumed by such assignee and the Company has consented to such assignment and assumption, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

h. No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

 

i. Survival . Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer contained in Sections 2 and 3 and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive each of the Closings.

 

j. Publicity . The Company and Buyer shall have the right to approve before issuance any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof).

 

k. Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

l. Termination . In the event that the Initial Closing shall not have occurred on or before ten (10) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or Buyers’ failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to

 

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terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 9(1) by the Buyers, the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the non-breaching Buyer for expenses up to the amount described in Section 4(i) above.

 

m. Placement Agent . The Company and the Buyers each acknowledge that it has not engaged any placement agent in connection with the sale and purchase, respectively, of the Preferred D Shares, and the Exchange, except that the Company has engaged Knights Bridge Capital as financial advisor in connection with such transactions.

 

n. No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

o. Remedies . Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Amendment and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law.

 

p. Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or the Certificate of Amendment or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

 

    Andrea Electronics Corporation

By:

 

/s/    Paul E. Donofrio


    Paul E. Donofrio
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

   

Investors:

 

ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

 

By:

 

/s/    Konrad Adermann


   

Konrad Adermann

   

Director

 

    CONGREGATION MISHKAN SHOLOM INCORPORATED

By:

 

/s/    Menachem Lipsher


   

Menachem Lipsher

   

CFO

 

    STONESTREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:

 

/s/    Michael Funkelsten


   

Michael Funkelsten

   

President

 

    GREENWICH GROWTH FUND LIMITED

By:

 

/s/    Evan Schmenauer


   

Evan Schmenauer

   

Director

 

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    WHALEHAVEN FUNDS LIMITED

By:

 

/s/    Evan Schmenauer


   

Evan Schmenauer

   

Director

 

    ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

By:

 

/s/    Wilheim Ungar


   

Wilheim Ungar

   

Officer

 

    LONGVIEW EQUITY FUND, LP

By:

 

/s/    Michael Rudolph


   

Michael Rudolph

   

Investment Manager

 

    LONGVIEW INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND, LP

By:

 

/s/    Michael Rudolph


   

Michael Rudolph

   

Investment Manager

 

    LONGVIEW FUND LP

By:

 

/s/    Michael Rudolph


   

Michael Rudolph

   

Investment Manager

 

    ENABLE GROWTH PARTNERS

By:

 

/s/    Mitch Levine


   

Mitch Levine

   

Managing Partner

 

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    REDWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.

By:

 

/s/    Richard Rosenblum


   

Richard Rosenblum

   

President

 

    CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL LTD.

By:

 

/s/    Deirdre M. McCoy


   

Deirdre M. McCoy

   

Director

 

    GAMMA OPPORTUNITY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

By:

 

/s/    Jonathan P. Knight


   

Jonathan P. Knight

   

Director

 

    DOMINO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

By:

 

/s/    Anthony L.M. Inder Reiden


   

Anthony L.M. Inder Reiden

   

Director

 

    PALISADES MASTER FUND, LP

By:

 

/s/    Discover Management LTD


   

Discover Management LTD

   

Authorized Signatory

 

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    LUCRATIVE INVESTMENTS

By:

 

/s/    Lucrative Investments


   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

 

    ADVANTAGE FUND I, LLC

By:

 

/s/    Robert Press


   

Robert Press

   

President

 

 

    GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC.

By:

 

/s/    Barry Honig


   

Barry Honig

   

President

 

 

    S.O.S. RESOURCE SERVICES, INC.

By:

 

/s/    Salvatore Russo


   

Salvatore Russo

   

President

 

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Exhibit 4.2

Execution Copy

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 23, 2004, by and among ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, a New York corporation, with headquarters located at 45 Melville, New York, 11747 (the “Company”), and the undersigned Buyers (the “Buyers” and individually, a “Buyer”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A. In connection with the Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers, and the Buyers have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase: (i) an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Initial Preferred Shares”), which will be convertible into shares (as converted, the “Initial Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Certificate of Amendment for the Preferred D Shares (as defined in the following paragraph) of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Series D Certificate of Amendment”), and (ii) the warrants (the “Initial Warrants”), contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement to be part of the units which include the Initial Preferred Shares, exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Warrant Shares”).

 

B. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers, and the Buyers have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase: (i) 1,250,000 additional shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Additional Preferred Shares” and, collectively with the Initial Preferred Shares, the “Preferred D Shares”), which will be convertible into Common Stock (as converted, the “Additional Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Initial Conversion Shares, the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the Series D Certificate of Amendment, and (ii) warrants (the “Additional Warrants,” and together with the Initial Warrants, the “Warrants”), contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement to be part of units which include the Additional Preferred Shares, exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Warrant Shares,” and, together with the Initial Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”).

 

C. To induce the Buyer to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”).

 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. DEFINITIONS .

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

a. “ Investor ” means a Buyer and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.

 

b. “ Person ” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

c. “ Register , “ “ registered , “ and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

d. “ Registrable Securities ” means the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Series D Shares and Warrants purchased or to be purchased pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to or in lieu of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of Preferred D Shares or exercise of Warrants.

 

e. “ Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering Registrable Securities. Additional

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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  2. REGISTRATION .

 

a. Mandatory Registration.

 

Mandatory Registration . The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the earlier of (A) 60 days after the Initial Closing Date or (B) if such date is later than 30 days after the Initial Closing Date, five Business Days after the Company files its Form 10-K Annual Report for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the “ Filing Deadline”), file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as necessary) on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities relating to the Initial Preferred Shares, the Initial Warrant Shares, the Additional Preferred Shares and the Additional Warrants (the “ Registrable Securities”). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible after satisfaction of the Stockholder Approval Condition set forth in Section 1(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that after satisfaction of such Stockholder Approval Condition, the Closing Date will be the later of five (5) Business Days after the Stockholder Approval Condition is satisfied or five (5) Business Days after notice to the Company by the SEC that it will not review or has no further comments with respect to the Registration Statement, but in no event later than 110 days after the Initial Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”).

 

b. Allocation of Registrable Securities . The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by or issuable to each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is filed with the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Person’s Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement.

 

c. Legal Counsel . Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investors shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any offering pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Barbara R. Mittman, Esq. or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities.

 

d. Ineligibility for Form S-3 . In the event that Form S-3 is not available for any registration of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the sale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a

 

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Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

e. Effect of Failure to Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement . If (i) a Registration Statement covering all the applicable Registrable Securities and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not (A) filed with the SEC on or before the applicable Filing Deadline or (B) declared effective by the SEC on or before the applicable Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and during the Registration Period, (as defined in Section 3(a) hereof), sales of the Registrable Securities cannot be made pursuant to the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep the Registration Statement effective), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder (who has timely furnished the requested information regarding such holder and its plan of distribution required to be included in such registration statement) by reason of any such delay in such holder’s ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each such holder of Registrable Securities an amount in cash per outstanding Preferred Share held equal to the product of (i) the stated value of such Preferred Shares multiplied by (ii) the product of (1) .0005 multiplied by (II) either (x) the number of days after the scheduled Effectiveness Deadline that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC, (to the extent such delay is not attributable to the failure of such holder to furnish requisite information for inclusion in such Registration Statement pursuant to its obligations hereunder), or (y) the number of days that sales cannot be made pursuant to the Registration Statement after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC (excluding days during any Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(s) and any days attributable to changes required by the holders in the Registration Statement with respect to information relating to the holders, including without limitation, changes in the plan of distribution), as the case may be. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(e) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (II) the third business day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delayed Payments is cured.

 

f. Rule 416 . The Company and the Investors each acknowledge that each Registration Statement prepared in accordance hereunder shall include an indeterminate number of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 416 under the 1933 Act so as to cover any and all Registrable Securities which may become issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions in accordance with the provisions contained in the Series D Certificate of Amendment and the Warrants (collectively, the “Rule 416 Securities”). In this regard, the Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the maximum number of Registrable Securities which may be registered pursuant to Rule 416 under the 1933 Act are covered by the Registration Statement and, absent guidance from the SEC or other definitive authority to the contrary, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to affirmatively support and to not take any position adverse to the position that the Registration Statement filed hereunder covers all of the Rule 416 Securities. If the Company determines that the Registration

 

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Statement filed hereunder does not cover all of the Rule 416 Securities, the Company shall immediately (i) provide to each Investor written evidence setting forth the basis for the Company’s position and the authority therefor and (ii) prepare and file an amendment to such Registration Statement or a new Registration Statement.

 

  3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

 

The Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto) or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any 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 in which they were made, not misleading. The term “best efforts” as used in the first sentence of this Section 3(a) shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within two business days after the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.

 

b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under

 

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.

 

c. The Company shall (a) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon those sections of (i) the Registration Statement which are applicable to the Investors at least five (5) business days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statements which are applicable to the Investors (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to the their filing with the SEC and (b) not file any document in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

 

d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

e. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as Legal Counsel or any Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however,

 

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that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (v) make any change in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws that the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, (w) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (x) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (y) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

f. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission 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, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omits, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

h. At the reasonable request of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall furnish, at its expense, to the Investors, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in

 

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an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors. The Company shall also furnish the letter and opinion described in this Section 3(h) to any Investor, at such Investor’s expense, upon the reasonable request of such Investor.

 

i. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Investor hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. The Company shall not be required to disclose any confidential information in such Records to any Inspector until and unless such Inspector shall have entered into confidentiality agreements with the Company with respect thereto, substantially in the form of this Section 3(i). Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.

 

j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement, or (v) such Investor consents to the form and content of any such disclosure. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

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k. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) 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 (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on The American Stock Exchange, Inc., the Nasdaq National Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts to satisfy the preceding clause (i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i) or (ii), secure the inclusion for quotation on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

 

l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend once registered) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

m. The Company shall retain a transfer agent and registrar of all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.

 

n. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor of such Registrable Securities.

 

o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

p. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act)

 

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covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

q. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

r. Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers applicable Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

s. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(f), at any time after the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that all Grace Periods shall not exceed 20 calendar days during any consecutive 120 day period and all Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 30 days during any consecutive 365 day period, (an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the holders receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 2(e) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public information has been publicly disclosed or is no longer required to be publicly disclosed.

 

  4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS .

 

a. At least seven (7) days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended

 

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method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

b. Each Investor by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

  5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION .

 

All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees shall be paid by the Company.

 

  6. INDEMNIFICATION .

 

In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether

 

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pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Investors and each such controlling person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company; (iii) with respect to any prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in such prospectus was corrected in a subsequent prospectus, and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim, if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and

 

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defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs: (i) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; or (ii) based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered a prospectus made available by the Company; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.

 

c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all Indemnified Persons or Indemnified Parties to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Persons or Indemnified Parties and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Persons or Indemnified Parties and the indemnifying parties represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of Indemnified Persons, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the

 

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Investors holding a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

  7. CONTRIBUTION .

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

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  8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT .

 

With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to use its best efforts to:

 

a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

  9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS .

 

The rights under this Agreement shall be assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein and obligations of the Investor to the Company under the Securities Purchase Agreement; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

  10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS .

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only

 

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with the written consent of the Company and Investors who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

  11. MISCELLANEOUS .

 

a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) upon delivery by a nationally recognized delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation

45 Melville Park Road

Melville, New York 11747

Telephone: (516) 719-1800

Facsimile:    (516) 719-1824

Attention:   President, Chief Executive Officer

 

With a copy to:

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation

45 Melville Park Road

Melville, New York 11747

Telephone: (516) 719-1800

Facsimile:    (516) 719-1824

Attention:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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If to Legal Counsel:

 

Muldoon Murphy & Faucette LLP

5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, DC 20016

Telephone: (202) 362-0840

Facsimile:    (202) 966-9409

Attention:    Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi, Esq.

 

If to an Investor, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto, with copies to such Investor’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Investors or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

d. The corporate laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Investors as its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-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, 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 brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. 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 to such party at the address for such 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

 

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serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

e. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Series D Certificate of Amendment and the Warrant constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Series D Certificate of Amendment supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

 

i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, determined as if all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding have been converted into Registrable Securities without regard to any limitation on conversions of the Preferred Shares.

 

k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

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l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.

 

   

COMPANY :

    ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
By:    
   

Its:

   
   

 

    BUYERS :
    ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    CONGREGATION MISHKAN SHOLOM INCORPORATED
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    STONESTREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

 

    GREENWICH GROWTH FUND LIMITED
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

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    WHALEHAVEN FUNDS LIMITED
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    LONGVIEW EQUITY FUND, LP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    LONGVIEW INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND, LP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    LONGVIEW FUND LP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    ENABLE GROWTH PARTNERS
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

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    REDWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    GAMMA OPPORTUNITY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    DOMINO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    PALISADES MASTER FUND, LP
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

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    LUCRATIVE INVESTMENTS
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    ADVANTAGE FUND I, LLC
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

    S.O.S. RESOURCE SERVICES, INC.
By:    
   
   

[Name]

   

[Title]

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS

 

Investor Name


 

Number of Shares of Series

D Convertible Preferred

Stock Purchased


 

Investor Address And

Facsimile Number


 

Investor’s Representatives’

Address and Facsimile

Number


 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

FORM OF COMMON STOCK WARRANT

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “1933 ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IN A TRANSACTION THAT MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT IN RELIANCE UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation

Common Stock Warrant

             shares of Common Stock

 

Warrant No.:             

  February          , 2004

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that [NAME OF ENTITY], or its registered assigns, (the “Holder”) is entitled to purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time after [six months]                  , 2004 and prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on February [five years] , 2009, the Expiration Date,              duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, as constituted on the date hereof (the “Common Stock”), of the Company at a purchase price of $          per share (the “Warrant Price”), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant.

 

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1. Exercise of Warrant.

 

1.1. Manner of Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or part, during normal business hours on any Business Day after                      , 2004 and prior to the Expiration Date by surrender of this Warrant to the Company at the principal executive office of the Company, accompanied by (i) a subscription in the form of Schedule 1 hereto duly executed by such Holder and (ii) by payment in cash or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer to the Company in the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of shares of Common Stock (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) designated in such subscription by (b) the Warrant Price; provided, however, that in no event shall any Holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for an amount of shares of Common Stock which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock following such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (1) exercise of the remaining, non-exercised Warrants issued in connection with the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Shares”) beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates, (2) conversion of Series D Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates and (3) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any warrants or convertible preferred stock) all of which are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section l.1, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Section 1.1, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For purposes of compliance with this Section 1.1, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall reasonably promptly confirm orally and in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to exercise of the Warrants and conversions of Series D Shares and shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Shares”) by such Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. It is understood that nothing herein requires a Holder exercising or converting any securities of the Company to instead exercise or convert other securities of the Company first. Further, a holder, by the express written notice to the Company, may elect to terminate the limitations on exercise of the Warrants set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of this Section 1.1, such termination to be effective 61 days after receipt by the Company of such notice of such termination.

 

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1.2. When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in Section 1.1. At such time, the Person or Persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 1.3 (the “Warrant Shares”) shall be deemed to have become the stockholder(s) of record thereof.

 

1.3. Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc.

 

  1.3.1 

As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part, and in any event within three (3) trading days after the date of the exercise, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issuance taxes) will cause to be issued to and delivered or registered in the name of the Holder hereof or, subject to Section 4, as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price per share on the Business Day next preceding the date of such exercise. If the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares so purchased to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DTC Transfer”), unless such Warrant Shares are required to have a legend and such electronic transmission of legended shares is not permissible. If the aforementioned conditions to a DTC Transfer are not satisfied, the Company shall deliver to the Holder physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased. Further, the Holder may instruct the Company to deliver to the Holder physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased in lieu of delivering such shares by way of DTC Transfer. Any certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be reasonably requested by the Holder hereof, shall be registered in the name of such Holder and such certificates shall not bear a restrictive legend if (i) the requirements for removal of such restrictive legend set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated February          , 2004, by and among the Company and the other signatories thereto or (ii) the Warrant Shares covered by such certificates may be sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule). If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in part, then the Company shall, at its expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, calling in

 

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the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for issuance of the number of shares of Common Stock equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of such shares so designated by such Holder upon such exercise as provided in Section 1.1.

 

  1.3.2  If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to deliver to the Holder within five (5) trading days after exercise of the Warrants in accordance with Section 1.3.1, a certificate for the full number of Warrant Shares or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of Warrant Shares, to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, the Holder, as liquidated damages, will have the right:

 

  (a) to rescind such exercise in whole or only as to the number of Warrant Shares to which such Holder was entitled pursuant to such exercise which were not issued; or

 

  (b) require the Company to pay until such Warrant Shares are delivered additional damages to such holder on each day after such fifth trading day in an amount equal to 0.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares required to be delivered upon the requested exercise of Warrants which were not delivered and (B) the Market Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise.

 

  (c)

in addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if after such third Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the Holder’s total sales price (including brokerage commission, if any) for such non-delivered Warrant Shares sold by the Holder, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock sold by the Holder for $10,000, the Company shall

 

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be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.

 

  1.3.3  The Company may not seek an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court to restrain or enjoin an exercise of this Warrant unless the Company agrees to post, upon the grant of any such order or injunction, a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 130% of the aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares which are subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent the Holder obtains judgment for such amount.

 

1.4. Representations of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Holder that:

 

  1.4.1  it is a corporation duly formed and validly existing in the state of New York;

 

  1.4.2  the Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of the Warrants, the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable upon the exercise of all Warrants at the time outstanding. All such securities shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly issued and, in the case of shares, fully paid and nonassessable with no liability on the part of the holders thereof.

 

  1.4.3  this Warrant has been duly authorized and approved by all requisite action of the Company, and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company; and

 

  1.4.4  when issued in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, the shares of Common Stock covered by this Warrant will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

2. Anti-Dilution Provisions.

 

2.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions And Combination.

 

  2.1.1 

Triggering Events. If at any time the Company subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (ii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,

 

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then the adjustments set forth in Sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.3 of this Section 2.1 shall be made to the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and to the Warrant Price, respectively.

 

  2.1.2  Adjustment to Number of Shares of Common Stock For Which Warrant Is Exercisable. The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted to equal: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately before the occurrence of any such event, (ii) multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such event, and (B) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the occurrence of such event.

 

  2.1.3  Adjustment to Warrant Price. The Warrant price shall be adjusted to equal: (i) the Warrant Price immediately prior to the occurrence of any such event, (ii) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately before such event, and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after the adjustment.

 

  2.1.4  Effective Date. Any adjustment under this Section 2.1 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination become effective. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such an event occurs.

 

2.2. Reclassification, Exchange, and Substitution. If the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock or other securities of the Company, including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Holder shall, on its exercise, be entitled to receive the kind and number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company which the Holder would have owned or been entitled to receive had such Warrant been exercised in full immediately prior to the happening of such reclassification, exchange or substitution for the same aggregate consideration. If the Company shall at any time change its Common Stock into the same or a difference number of shares of any other class or classes of stock or other securities of the Company as set forth in this Section 2.2, the Warrant Price then in effect immediately before that reclassification, exchange or substitution shall be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock

 

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purchasable immediately thereafter. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such an event occurs.

 

2.3. Reorganization, Mergers, Consolidations, or Sales of Assets. In the event of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, or the sale of substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets as, or substantially as, an entity to any other entity, then as part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale, lawful provision shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, at any time prior to the Expiration Date and upon payment of the Warrant Price then in effect, the number of shares of Common Stock or Other Securities or property of the Company, or of the successor corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation, to which the Holder would have been entitled in such reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before that reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder after the reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale to the end that the provisions of this Warrant (including adjustment of the Warrant Price then in effect and number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant) shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation to any Common Stock or Warrants or other property deliverable after that event upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall, within thirty (30) days after making such adjustment, give written notice (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the address of the Holder shown on the Company’s books. That notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which the adjustment was calculated and specify the Warrant Price then in effect after the adjustment and the increased or decreased number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant. When appropriate, that notice may by given in advance and include as part of the notice required under other provisions of this Warrant.

 

2.4. Form of Warrant After Adjustments.

 

  2.4.1  The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustments in the Warrant Price or number or kind of the shares of Common Stock purchasable pursuant to this Warrant, and Warrants theretofore or hereunder issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind of shares as are stated in this Warrant, as initially issued; provided, however, that the Company may, at any time in its sole discretion (which shall be conclusive), make any change in the form of Warrant Certificate that it may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof. Any Warrant certificate thereafter issued, whether upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange or substitution for, an outstanding Warrant certificates may be in the form so changed.

 

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3. Restriction of Transfer.

 

3.1. Restrictive Legends. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 3, or Section 1.3.1 hereof, each Warrant originally issued, each Warrant issued upon direct or indirect transfer, each certificate for Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, and each certificate issued upon the direct or indirect transfer or any such Common Stock (or Other Securities), shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, if applicable:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “1933 ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR (3) IN A TRANSACTION THAT MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT IN RELIANCE UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

3.2. Notice of Proposed Transfer: Opinions of Counsel. Prior to any transfer of any Restricted Securities which are not registered under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (other than a transfer pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or any comparable rule under such Act), the holder thereof will give written notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to effect such transfer and to comply in all other respects with this Section 3.2. Each such notice shall (a) describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed transfer, in sufficient detail to enable counsel to render the opinion referred to below, and (b) designate counsel for the Holder giving such notice. The Holder giving such notice will submit a copy thereof to the counsel designated in such notice. The following provisions shall then apply:

 

  3.2.1.  if in the written opinion of such counsel for the holder, obtained at the Holder’s sole cost and expense, and a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and shall be reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company, the proposed transfer may be effected without registration of such Restricted Securities under the Securities Act and, such Holder shall thereupon be entitled to transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by such Holder to the Company. Each Restricted Security or certificate, if any, issued upon or in connection with such transfer shall bear the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Section 3.1 unless, in the opinion of such counsel, such legend is no longer required to insure compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and

 

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  3.2.2.  if the opinion of such counsel rendered pursuant to the foregoing subdivision 3.2.1 is not to the effect that the proposed transfer may legally be effected without registration of such Restricted Securities under the Securities Act such holder shall not be entitled to transfer such Restricted Securities (other than a transfer pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or any comparable rule under the Securities Act) until receipt by the Company of a further notice and further opinion of counsel for such holder to the effect stated in subdivision 3.2.1 above or until registration of such Restricted Securities under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws has become effective.

 

4. Ownership Transfer and Substitution of Warrants.

 

4.1. Ownership of Warrants. The Company, may treat the Person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register kept at the principal executive office of the Company as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Subject to Section 3, a Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new Holder without first having a new Warrant issued.

 

5. Definitions. As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks are not open for business in the State of New York.

 

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

“Common Stock” shall mean, the Common Stock (or other equity interest, however denominated) of the Company and any stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any stock resulting from any reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning specified in the opening paragraph of this Warrant, including any corporation which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder.

 

“Holder” shall have the meaning specified in the opening paragraph of this Warrant.

 

“Market Price” shall mean, per share of Common Stock which the Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise thereof, on any date specified herein, (a) the last sale price on such date of such Common Stock or, if no such sale takes place on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices thereof on such date, in each

 

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case as officially reported on the principal national securities exchange on which such Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or (b) if such Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange but is designated as a national market system security by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the last trading price of such Common Stock on such date, or (c) if there shall have been no trading on such date or if such Common Stock is not so designated, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices of such Common Stock on such date as shown by NASDAQ and reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Company, or (d) if neither (a), (b) nor (c) is applicable, a price per share thereof equal to the fair value thereof determined in good faith by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company as of a date which is within 15 days of the date as of which the determination is to be made.

 

“Original Issue Date” shall have the date this Warrant was first issued.

 

“Other Securities” shall mean any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise.

 

“Person” shall mean a corporation, an association, a partnership, an organization or business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

“Restricted Securities” shall mean (a) any Warrants bearing the applicable legend set forth in Section 3.1, (b) any shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon the exercise of Warrants which are evidenced by a certificate of certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section and (c) any shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued subsequent to the exercise of any of the Warrants as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or resulting from a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) into a greater number of shares by reclassification, stock splits or otherwise, or in exchange for or in replacement of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon such exercise, which are evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such section.

 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

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“Warrants” shall have the meaning specified in the opening paragraphs of this Warrant.

 

“Warrant Price” shall have the meaning specified in the opening paragraph of this Warrant.

 

6. No Rights or Liabilities as Stockholder. Nothing contained in this warrant shall be construed as conferring upon Holder hereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company or as imposing any obligation on such Holder to purchase any securities or as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligation or liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

7. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be delivered or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to:

 

if to the Holder:

 

[ENTITY NAME AND ADDRESS]

 

if to the Company:

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation

45 Melville Park Road

Melville, New York 11747

Telephone: (516) 719-1800

Facsimile:   (516) 719-1824

Attention: President, Chief Executive Officer

 

The address provided in this Section 7 may be modified by the Company by providing the Holder notice in writing; provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 1.

 

8. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Any provisions of this Warrant which shall be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company waives any provision of law which shall render any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect. This Warrant shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York without reference to

 

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the choice of law rules thereof. The headings of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof.

 

9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation or Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of this Warrant.

 

10. Saturday, Sundays, Holidays, Etc. Of the last or appointed day for taking prior to the Expiration Date any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein is not a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation
By:    
   

Name:

 

Paul E. Donofrio

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

EXERCISE OF WARRANT

 

             The undersigned holder of Warrant No.          to purchase              shares of common stock of Andrea Electronics Corporation hereby:

 

  (i) exercises the Warrant to purchase              shares of such common stock; and

 

  (ii) submits payment for such shares in the amount of $              :

 

(Please Check as Applicable)

 

    by the enclosed certified or bank check payable to the order of Andrea Electronics Corporation; or

   
    by wire transfer to the account of Andrea Electronics Corporation Account No.                                              

   
                                                                                                               ;
    in cash;

   

 

  (iii) requests that stock certificates be registered in the name, and delivered to the address, set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

 

  (iv) If the Holder requests that the certificates for the Warrant Shares be issued without a restrictive legend, please check here and attach the documentation required by the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Date:                                                          

       
       
         

(print name)

             
       
       

(address)

             
       
       

(taxpayer identification no.)

             
       
       

(signature)

 

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Exhibit 99.1

AT ANDREA ELECTRONICS

Corisa L. Guiffre, Chief Financial Officer

 

(631) 719-1800

(800) 707-5779

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

February 26, 2004

 

ANDREA ELECTRONICS COMPLETES FIRST TRANCHE OF CAPITAL FINANCING

Follows Mezzanine To Equity Conversion By Injecting $1.25 Million Of Cash Into Company

 

Melville, New York, February 26, 2004 – Andrea Electronics Corporation (AMEX: AND) announced today that it entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on February 20, 2004 with the third party investors, who now own the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Stock, and other investors (collectively, the “Buyers”). These Buyers purchased on February 23, 2004, for a purchase price of $1,250,000, 1,250,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), convertible into 5,000,000 shares of common stock (an effective conversion price of $0.25 per share) and Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The Warrants are exercisable after August 23, 2004 and before February 23, 2009 at an exercise price of $0.38 per share.

 

In addition, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders and registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the common shares underlying the Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants, the Buyers would then purchase for an additional $1,250,000, an additional 1,250,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock convertible into 5,000,000 shares of common stock (an effective conversion price of $0.25 per share) and Warrants to purchase an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock. These Warrants will have an exercise price equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day prior to their issuance, will be exercisable at any time after six months from issuance and will have a term of five years.

 

Knightsbridge Capital served as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the balance sheet restructuring and capital financing transactions discussed in this, and in our February 17, 2004, press release.

 

“As previously announced on February 17, 2004, we successfully converted a restrictive mezzanine position in our Company into permanent equity thereby paving the way for new financings,” stated Paul E. Donofrio, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This initial $1.25 Million, and anticipated follow on $1.25 Million, cash infusion permits us to continue to implement our strategies through the balance of this fiscal year. With the first part of this critical financing behind us, more of our energies and initiatives will be directed towards the sale of our products into the markets that we serve,” Mr. Donofrio concluded.

 

About Andrea Electronics

 

Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance and high quality voice input. The Company’s patented Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA ® ), patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA ® ), patented PureAudio ® , and patented EchoStop far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance of voice applications. Visit Andrea Electronics’ website at www.AndreaElectronics.com or call 1-800-707-5779.

 


This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve matters that are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors, that may affect the business and prospects of Andrea Electronics Corporation (the “Company”). The Company cautions investors about the following significant factors, which, among others, have in some cases affected the Company’s actual results and are in the future likely to affect the Company’s actual results and could cause them to differ materially from those expressed in any forward- looking statements: the rate at which Andrea Anti-Noise, DSDA, DFTA and other Andrea technologies are accepted in the marketplace; the competitiveness of Andrea Anti-Noise, DSDA, DFTA and other Andrea products in terms of technical specifications, quality, price, reliability and service; the sufficiency of the Company’s funds for research and development, marketing and general and administrative expenses; infringement and other disputes relating to patents and other intellectual property rights held or licensed by the Company or third parties; the Company’s continuing ability to enter and maintain collaborative relationships with other manufacturers, software authoring and publishing companies, and distributors; the emergence of new competitors in the marketplace; the Company’s ability to compete successfully against established competitors with greater resources; the uncertainty of future governmental regulation; the Company’s ability to obtain additional funds; and general economic conditions. No assurance can be given that the Company will achieve any material sales or profits from the products introduced in this release. These and other similar factors are discussed under the heading “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking statements” included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s Annual Report to shareholders, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.