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): December 31, 2013

 

 

 

CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  

Nevada 000-54090 95-4659068

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

  405 State Highway 121, Suite B-240, Lewisville, TX 75067

 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

 

(972) 943-6050

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

£ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

£ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)

 

£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))

 

£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS   

 

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  Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement     3  
                 
  Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers     5  
                 
  Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits     6  

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement 

 

On December 30, 2013, the Company entered into a Binding Term Sheet with HealthCor Partners Management, L.P., on behalf of certain affiliated funds (collectively, “HCP”) regarding the issuance by the Company to HCP for $5,000,000 of a Senior Convertible Note (the “New Senior Convertible Note”). The senior convertible notes issued on April 21, 2011 and January 31, 2012, respectively, are herein referred to as the "Existing Notes." The New Senior Convertible Note will have a maturity date ten (10) years from the date of issuance. The New Senior Convertible Note will bear interest accordingly: 

 

(a)   During years 1-5 (the “First Five Year Note Period”), interest will be payable (on a cumulative basis) by the issuance of additional convertible debt (a “PIK”) at an interest rate of 12.5%, compounded quarterly.

 

(b)  During years 6-10 (the “Second Five Year Note Period"), interest may be paid in cash or as a continuation of the cumulative PIK (at the Company’s option), at an annual interest rate of 10.0%, compounded quarterly.

 

(c)   Interest shall be calculated and payable on a quarterly basis in arrears.

 

(d)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the existence of an event of default, the then applicable interest rate will be increased by 5%.

 

The interest acceleration clause is the same as the Existing Notes (i.e., two 'five-year' periods), with the following exception: The New Senior Convertible Note will include the following language and the last sentence of Section 2(d)(i) of each of the Existing Notes will be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

"For purposes of this Note, the term "Major Event" shall mean the occurrence of (i) the signing of a definitive agreement or a series of agreements for the transfer, sale, lease or license of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or capital securities; (ii) the signing of a definitive agreement to consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the Successor Entity) that results or would result, after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement, in such other Person (or the holders of such other Person's capital stock immediately prior to the transaction) (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) being or becoming the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of any class of the Company's or the Successor Entity's outstanding capital securities; (iii) the signing of a definitive agreement or a series of agreements to consummate a stock acquisition or sale or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, or spin off), or series thereof, with any other Person or Persons (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) that results or would result, after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement or agreements, in such other Person or Persons being or becoming the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated u under the Exchange Act) of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of any class of the Company's outstanding capital securities; (iv) the commencement or other public announcement by any Person (other than the Company, the Holder or the Holder's Affiliates) of a purchase, tender or exchange offer for 35% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer); (v) any "person" or "group" (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the

 

 

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Exchange Act) (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) is or shall become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of either (x) 35% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock or (y) 35% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by the such Person or Persons as of the date hereof; or (vi) the public announcement by any Person, Persons or group (other than the Company, the Holder or the Holder's Affiliates) of a bona fide intention to enter into any of the agreements or to engage in or commence any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (v) above, or otherwise reflecting an intent to acquire the Company or all or substantially all of its assets or capital securities, or the public announcement by the Company of its receipt of a communication from such a Person, Persons or group evidencing the same."

 

The optional conversion clause shall give HCP the right, at any time, and at its sole discretion, to convert, in whole or in part, the principal and accumulated accrued interest of the New Senior Convertible Note into common stock of the Company. The conversion price of the New Senior Convertible Note shall be equal to $0.40. The Company from time to time may decrease the conversion price if the Board shall have made a determination that such decrease would be in the best interests of the Company.

 

In addition, the provisions regarding negative covenants, events of default, preemptive rights and registration rights will be the same as that of the Initial Investment.

 

Use of proceeds is intended to enable the Company to (i) install equipment pursuant to hospital contracts, (ii) recruit and employ executives and sales personnel with experience in the healthcare/hospital space, (iii) expand its intellectual property portfolio, and (iii) for general working capital purposes.

 

In connection with the New Senior Convertible Note, the Company will issue HCP a warrant to purchase up to 4 million shares of the Company's Common Stock. The actual number of shares will be subject to final adjustments, based on the Company's stock price at the time of Closing, but in no event will be less than 4 million shares. The strike price of the warrant shall be equal to $0.40. The Company from time to time may decrease the strike price if the Board shall have made a determination that such decrease would be in the best interests of the Company. The term of the warrant shall be 10 years and shall include cashless exercise provisions.

 

The proposed closing date of the transaction is no later than January 14, 2014.

 

The foregoing description of the Binding Term Sheet is qualified, in entirety, by reference to that agreement, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The New Senior Convertible Note will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any New Senior Convertible Note. This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

 

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

  

Separation Agreement and General Release with Former Executive

 

On December 30, 2013, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release ("Separation Agreement") with Samuel A. Greco, its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Greco resigned as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and as a Director for health reasons effective December 31, 2013. In order to provide a smooth transition, the Company and Mr. Greco entered into the Separation Agreement, the accompanying Consulting Agreement and his resignation (the “Resignation”). The principal terms of the Separation Agreement provide that Mr. Greco tender his resignation in all capacities with the Company in exchange for payment under the Consulting Agreement and payment of medical insurance premiums during the term of the Consulting Agreement. The principal terms of the Consulting Agreement provide that Mr. Greco will work at the direction of the Company's management and will provide the following services, including but not limited to: (i) assistance with product evaluation and advice on best uses regarding implementation in a medical facility, (ii) assistance and advice on products in development, (iii) advice regarding reporting capabilities with the Company's products and services, (iv) guidance regarding presentation of the Company's products and services to hospital clinicians and executives, (v) review of new products and advice on issues with existing products, and (vi) sales assistance through introductions to personally known qualified targets.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Separation Agreement, the Consulting Agreement and the Resignation are qualified, in their entirety, by reference to each agreement, copies of which are attached as exhibits to this filing and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Changes in Executive Officers

 

As outlined above, on December 31, 2013, the Company accepted the resignation of Samuel A. Greco as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Greco's resignation was not a result of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. Upon Mr. Greco's resignation, Steve G. Johnson, the Company's President, also became the Company's Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2014.

 

Effective November 1, 2013, Sandra K. McRee joined CareView as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. McRee previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of IASIS from May 2001 until October 2010. She was responsible for overseeing all aspects of IASIS's hospital operations and was responsible for overseeing clinical systems; developing an appropriate mix of qualify services, physician relationships, effective staffing and supply utilization; and managing capital investments related to operations. Ms. McRee has more than 35 years of healthcare management experience.

 

Changes in Board of Directors

 

Board Changes

 

Effective December 31, 2013, Governor Tommy G. Thompson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and former head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors to take a business development role with the Company working directly on hospital sales.

 

Allen Wheeler, a Director of the Company since its inception, was appointed Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Wheeler has 45 years of experience in the healthcare field and is an Army veteran of the Korean War.

 

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 Effective January 1, 2014, David R. White was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. White served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of IASIS from December 1, 2000 to November 1, 2010 and continues to serve as the Chairman of IASIS’s Board of Directors. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeTrust, an assisted living company, from November 1998 to November 2000. From June 1994 to September 1998, Mr. White served as President of the Atlantic Group at Columbia/HCA, where he was responsible for 45 hospitals located in nine states. He has also served as Regional Vice President of Republic Health Corporation and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Community Health Systems, Inc. Mr. White earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1970, and an MS in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1973. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Corindus, Inc., a robotic medical device company.

 

Effective January 1, 2014, Jason T. Thompson, son of Governor Thompson, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Thompson is an attorney and a member of the Transactional Group of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Mr. Thompson assists his clients with negotiating and structuring many types of transactions and agreements, including those related to corporate reorganizations, buyout transactions and venture capital investment transactions. He is a certified public accountant.

 

Currently, and for the past ten years, the above-mentioned officers and directors have not been involved in any legal proceeding concerning (i) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which he/she was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (ii) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activity; or (iv) being found by a court, the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law (and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated).

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exh. No. Date Document
     

10.1

 

December 31, 2013

 

Separation Agreement and General Release between the Company and Samuel A. Greco *

10.2

 

December 31, 2013

 

Consulting Agreement between the Company and Samuel A. Greco (attached as Exhibit "A" to Separation Agreement and General Release (Exhibit 10.1 herein))

10.3

 

December 31, 2013

 

Resignation of Samuel A. Greco (attached as Exhibit "A" to Separation Agreement and General Release (Exhibit 10.1 herein))

10.4

 

December 31, 2013

 

Warrant, form of (attached as Exhibit "C" to Separation Agreement and General Release (Exhibit 10.1 herein))

10.5

 

June 21, 2010

 

Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Samuel A. Greco (attached as Exhibit "D" to Separation Agreement and General Release (Exhibit 10.1 herein))
10.6 December 31, 2013 Resignation of Tommy G. Thompson *
10.7 December 31, 2013 Binding Term Sheet between the Company and HealthCor *
99.1 December 31, 2013 Press Release *

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* Filed herewith.  

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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.

 

 

Date: January 3, 2014 CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Steven G. Johnson
    Steven G. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.1

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

This Separation Agreement and General Release (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this 31 st day of December, 2013, with an effective date of December 31, 2013 (the "Effective Date") by and between Samuel A. Greco (the "Executive") and CareView Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"). The Executive and the Company are sometimes herein referred to collectively as the "Parties" and singularly as the "Party."

 

WHEREAS, the Executive has provided services to the Company through the Effective Date; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive desires to resign due to health reasons and the Company has agreed to accept his resignation; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to provide a smooth transition, the Parties have agreed that Executive will provide consulting services to the Company as described herein and in the Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A ; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to the terms of an amicable separation as outlined herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.       Effect of WHEREAS Clauses: The "WHEREAS" clauses set forth above are expressly incorporated in and form part of the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.       Resignation by Executive: Executive agrees to resign from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, and from all entities which control, are controlled by, or are under common control of the Company (the "Affiliates"), or any other entity for which he is serving as an officer, director or in a similar position as part of his duties with the Company and Affiliates on the Effective Date (the "Resignation"). The Executive agrees to execute the Resignation attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

3.       Consulting Agreement: Subject to the terms and conditions herein and in the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay the Executive the following fees and provide the following benefits beginning the day following the Effective Date and continuing through the Termination Date, as defined below:

 

A.       Duties to be Performed by Executive : The Executive will follow the direction of the Company's management regarding his monthly duties and will submit a weekly report of his activities to management. The Executive is not permitted to have contact with any current or prospective Company customer on behalf of the Company without prior approval and coordination with Company management. The Executive must immediately advise Company management of any such communications with any current or prospective Company customer contemporaneous with such contact.

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B.       Remuneration for Executive's Services :

 

(i) Consulting Fees: The Company will pay the Executive the consulting fees outlined in the Consulting Agreement from the day following the Effective Date through the Termination Date.

 

(ii) Medical Insurance Coverage : On the day following the Effective Date, the Executive will continue to be covered as an employee under the Company's medical insurance policy and the Company will pay the monthly premiums through the Termination Date. After the Termination Date, the Executive will be permitted to continue the medical insurance coverage pursuant to COBRA at his own expense for as long as the benefits are available thereunder.

 

(iii) Stock Options Owned by Executive : The Executive's outstanding non-qualified stock options for the purchase of an aggregate of 3,983,745 shares (the "Options") will continue in force and pursuant to the terms of the stock option plans under which the Options were issued, will be available for exercise by the Executive from the date of this Agreement until ninety (90) days after the Termination Date. In the event of the Executive's death prior to the Termination Date, the Executive's survivor or estate will have the choice to (i) keep the Options for the purchase of an aggregate of 3,983,745 shares, which Options will expire one year from the Executive's date of death, or (ii) exchange the Options for common stock purchase warrants ("Warrants") for the purchase of an aggregate of 1,991,872 shares, which Warrants will have the same exercise price as the Options and will contain a cashless exercise provision. A form of Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

C.       Term : The Consulting Agreement, and this Agreement, shall have a Termination Date of December 31, 2014, or any earlier date on which the Consulting Agreement is terminated by the Company for cause (the "Termination Date").

 

(i) Termination by Company for Cause : At any time after the day following the Effective Date and prior to the Termination Date, the Company may accelerate the Termination Date for cause ("Cause"). Cause shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the failure of the Executive to perform any requirements hereunder and (ii) the failure of the Executive to perform any duties assigned by the Company's management pursuant to the Consulting Agreement.

 

4.       Confidential and Proprietary Information; Preservation of Trade Secrets:

 

A.       Definition : As used herein, "Confidential and Proprietary Information" means any and all information, regardless of when received, concerning the Company and Affiliates, including but not limited to, the whole or any portion or phase of any development, engineering and manufacturing activity, scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, pattern, specification, drawing, compilation, program, device, method, technique, improvement, manufacturing standard, computer

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programs, data stored on computers, disks or other media, files, general business information, plans, consultants’ reports, financial information, listing of names, addresses, or telephone numbers, customer lists and other customer-related information, sales and marketing strategies, business relationships with the clients and customers of Company and Affiliates, and all other information and all forms of communications, whether or not marked or designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or the like, in any form, including but not limited to, verbal, written, optical, electronic, physical demonstrations, in person and/or telephone conversations, e-mail and other means of information transfer such as facility tours, regardless of whether such information is protected by applicable trade secrets or similar laws. The term "Confidential and Proprietary Information" shall not include information which: (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of the disclosure by Executive; or (b) becomes available to Executive from a source other than the Company or any of its directors, officers, executives, agents, affiliates, representatives, or advisors, provided that to the best of the Executive’s knowledge after inquiry, such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other legal, fiduciary or other obligation of secrecy or confidentiality to the Company or Affiliates with respect to such information.

 

B.       Preservation of Confidential and Proprietary Information : Executive acknowledges and agrees that any Confidential and Proprietary Information is the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Executive shall preserve the secrecy and confidentiality of any Confidential and Proprietary Information that Executive acquired in the course and within the scope of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

C.       Misappropriation or Improper Disclosure : Without the Company's prior written consent, Executive shall not use, exploit, copy, misappropriate, improperly disclose, duplicate, or furnish any Confidential and Proprietary Information to any person or entity not privileged to have it.

 

D.       Disclosure Pursuant to Legal Process : If the Executive shall be required by subpoena or similar government order or other legal process ("Legal Process") to disclose any Confidential and Proprietary Information, then the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of such requirement and, upon request, cooperate with the Company in efforts to resist disclosure or to obtain a protective order or similar remedy. Subject to the foregoing, if any Confidential and Proprietary Information is required by Legal Process to be disclosed, then the Executive may disclose such Confidential Information, but shall not disclose any Confidential and Proprietary Information for a reasonable period of time, unless compelled under imminent threat of penalty, sanction, contempt citation or other violation of law, in order to allow the Company time to resist disclosure or to obtain a protective order or similar remedy.

 

E.       Reporting of Misappropriation . The Executive has reported and will report to the Company any and all known or suspected misappropriations, or improper uses or disclosures of Confidential and Proprietary Information by Executive or any other known individual or entity.

 

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F.       Return of Confidential and Proprietary Information : Executive shall not remove from the Company any original or copy of any document, record, disk, tape, paper, drawing, photograph, or file, which contains or refers to any Confidential and Proprietary Information, or any other property belonging to the Company. In accordance with Section 5 below, Executive represents and warrants to the Company that as of the Effective Date, Executive does not directly possess, or indirectly possess via the Executive’s family member or otherwise, any Confidential or Proprietary Information in tangible form (including electronic computer files). Executive represents and warrants to the Company that as of the Effective Date, Executive did not destroy or delete Company data, except in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the Company's document retention policy. Executive shall be entitled to a copy of his contact and telephone lists and his Outlook contacts file.

 

G.       Developments and Inventions . Executive agrees that all ideas, inventions, discoveries, improvements, designs, methods, processes, and all other work product (collectively hereinafter referred to as "Work Product") which Executive conceived or developed during the course and within the scope of Executive’s employment with the Company, shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company, whether or not patent applications or copyrights were filed thereon. Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights, title, and interest in and to any and all such Work Product. On or before the Effective Day, Executive shall promptly disclose all such Work Product to the Company. Executive shall assist the Company at the Company’s expense, to the extent reasonably necessary, in protecting, securing and perfecting the Company’s ownership interest in any Work Product. Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the financial compensation paid to Executive under this Agreement is full consideration for any Work Product, (ii) the Work Product shall not be subject to any further royalty or payment obligation by the Company, and (iii) all Work Product was work made for hire.

 

H.       Survival . The provisions contained in this Section 4 shall survive this Agreement

 

5.       Return of Company Property. The Executive shall return to the Company all property of the Company, including, but not limited to: a) property that contains or refers to Confidential and Proprietary Information property, and all such copies that are in Executive’s direct or indirect possession as of the Effective Date, b) other equipment provided to the Executive by the Company, and c) other property owned by the Company, including but not limited to, computer passwords and other information technology data.

 

6.       Non-Disparagement: Executive represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or Affiliates, or the Company's and Affiliates' products, services and business practices, current or former owners, directors, officers, executives, or agents, nor assist any other person, firm, or company in doing so, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the media or to others that may be considered derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned individuals or entities. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit in any way Executive's right and duty to make good faith disclosures as may be required by law and any governmental agency or other governmental institution.

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7.       Release .

 

A.      The Executive, for himself his personal representatives, forever releases, discharges, holds harmless, and covenants not to sue or bring any claim against the Company or Affiliates or any current or former officers, directors, shareholders, owners, other executives, employees or agents of the Company or Affiliates in their capacity as such (collectively, the "Released Parties" each of whom is individually intended to be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement), from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, accounts, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, executions, claims, demands, obligations and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law or equity, whether known or unknown, liquidated or un-liquidated, including claims for attorneys fees or costs, which the Executive or his heirs or personal representatives ever had, now have or hereafter may have against any of the Released Parties, for, upon, or by any reason of any act, omission, occurrence, cause or thing whatsoever occurring prior to or on the Effective Date.

 

B.      Specifically, but without limitation, the Executive releases the Released Parties from, and agrees that he will not bring any action or other claim (except for the benefits specifically set forth in this Agreement) based on his employment or separation from employment with the Company against any of the Release Parties based on any statute, regulation, rule, or governing employment practices, including, but not limited to The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act of 1990, The Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII and all other provisions of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Equal Pay Act, The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (except for any vested retirement benefit) The Family and Medical Leave Act, The Fair Credit Reporting Act, The Occupational Safety and Health Act, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, The National Labor Relations Act as amended, The Labor Management Relations Act, or under any other federal, state or local employment, civil rights or human rights law, rule or regulations, in each case as amended.

 

C.      Further, without limitation, the Executive agrees that he will not bring any action or other claim against any Released Party based on any theory of wrongful termination, intentional or negligent infliction of mental or emotional distress, or other tort, breach of express or implied contract, promissory estoppels, or any other statutory, regulatory or common law action or claim. Further, also without limitation and except as provided in this Agreement, the Executive expressively waives any rights under any Company Severance Plan, Annual Incentive Bonus Program, Incentive Stock Plan, or any Company Benefit Plan or Program, including for vacation pay, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement. Any rights that the Executive is entitled to by reason of Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of such employment that are not specifically enumerated in this Agreement are hereby released, terminated, and cancelled as of the Effective Date.

 

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D.       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall retain the following rights:

 

(i) Rights to indemnification as an executive officer and director pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws for lawful actions conducted in the proper scope and course of his employment through the Effective Date;

 

(ii) Protections of any insurance policies for the benefit of its directors and officers, which are in effect on the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of said policies.

 

E.      The Company, for itself, its Affiliates, and its current and former officers, directors, shareholders, owners, other executives, employees or agents holds harmless and covenants not to sue or bring any claim against Executive from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, accounts, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, executions, claims, demands, obligations and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law or equity, whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, including claims for attorneys fees or costs which the Company has ever had, now has, or hereafter may have against Executive for, upon, or by reason of any act, omission, occurrences, cause or thing whatsoever occurring prior to or on the Effective Date.

 

8.       Cooperation: At the Company’s request, the Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company in any investigations or lawsuits relating to the Company’s business, whether existing as of the Effective Date or which may arise thereafter, until said investigations or lawsuits are completed. The Company will pay the Executive reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with his cooperation. This paragraph shall not obligate Executive to agree to a joint defense agreement with the Company.

 

9.       No Admission of Liability. Neither this Agreement, nor anything contained herein, shall be construed as an admission by the Company that it has in any respect violated or abridged any federal, state or local law or any right or obligation that it may owe or may have owed to Executive. Neither this Agreement, nor anything contained herein, shall be construed as an admission by Executive that he has in any respect violated or abridged any federal, state or local law of any right or obligation that he may owe or may have owed to the Company.

 

10.       Set-off Rights of the Company: Executive represents that there are no actions or claims pending with any local, state, or federal agency or court, nor any charges, lawsuits, grievances, arbitrations or requests for investigation seeking damages on his own behalf against the Company or any other Released Party. Executive understands that if he were to bring an action or other claim against the Company or any other Released Party in violation of Section 7 above, or otherwise materially breach this Agreement, then the Company shall have the right to set-off any and all damages to which any Released Party may be entitled against payments or other benefits to the Executive under this Agreement. In the event that the Company determines that the Executive may have materially breached this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to withhold any or all payments and benefits to the Executive set forth above until such time as

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the Executive’s breach of this Agreement and any damages relating thereto has been finally adjudicated to judgment no longer subject to appeal.

 

11.       Enforcement and Damages.

 
A.       In the event of any material breach of this Agreement by Executive, Executive agrees that damages may be inadequate and difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain and that the Company may enforce this Agreement by specific performance or injunction, as may be issued by a court of competent jurisdiction as defined in Paragraph 17(E) herein, without the necessity of posting bond or other security, which requirement Executive hereby expressly waives. Furthermore, without waiving any rights and notwithstanding Section 10 above, the Company may additionally or alternatively seek monetary damages or any other legal or equitable relief or remedy to which the Company may be legally entitled to receive. Executive agrees that in the event he materially breaches any provision of this Agreement, Executive will pay as liquidated damages to the Company a sum equal to the gross sum of money and other compensation and/or the monetary equivalent of the benefits provided by the Company in Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

B.      In the event that Executive breaches Section 4 above with respect to any Confidential and Proprietary Information for which the prohibited use, misappropriation, or disclosure of such information could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or prospects of the Company or Affiliates, then in addition to any injunctive relief to which the Company may be entitled, the Company may seek monetary or other damages in a court of competent jurisdiction as defined in Paragraph 17 of this Agreement.

 

12.       Exception for Challenge Under the Older Workers’ Benefits Protection Act: The provisions of Sections 11, 12, and 17(G) are not intended to and shall not affect the right of Executive to file a lawsuit, complaint or charge that challenges the validity of this Agreement under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.§ 626(f), with respect to claims under the ADEA. This section is not intended to and shall not limit the right of a court to determine, in its discretion, that the Company is entitled to restitution, recoupment or set-off of any monies paid should the release of ADEA claims in this Agreement be found to be invalid. Neither does this Section affect the Company’s right to recover attorney’s fees or costs to the extent authorized under federal law. The provisions of Section 7, 11, 13 and 17(G) shall apply with full force and effect with respect to any other legal proceeding.

 

13.       No Raid: Executive agrees that he will not, for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date, for any reason whatsoever, do any of the following:

 

A.      Hire or otherwise engage the services of any officer or employee of the Company or Affiliates; or

 

B.      Solicit, entice, persuade, encourage or otherwise induce any employees of the Company or Affiliates to terminate such employment or to become employed by any person or entity other than the Company.

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14.       Agreement not to Compete:

 

A.      The Executive agrees that he will not, for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date, for any reason whatsoever, do any of the following:

 

(i);Solicit, entice, persuade, encourage or otherwise induce any individual or entity (including any subsidiary or affiliate of such individual or entity and any officer, stockholder, partner, employee or other representative of such individual or entity) that was a customer of the Company or Affiliates (whether or not the Executive provided services for such customer) at any time Executive was an employee of the Company (a) to refrain from purchasing products manufactured by the Company or Affiliates or using the services of the Company or Affiliates, or (b) to purchase products and services available from the Company or Affiliates from any person or entity other than the Company or Affiliates;

 

(ii) Own, manage, control or participate in the ownership, management, or control, or be employed or engaged by or otherwise affiliated or associated as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, director, agent or otherwise with any other corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, association or other business entity in the world ("Competitive Companies") that manufactures or sells any product that competes with or is a substitute for the products sold by the Company; provided, however, that the Executive may own up to five percent (5%) of any class of publicly-traded securities of any such entity;

 

B.      Executive has carefully considered the nature and extent of the restrictions upon him under this Section 14 and hereby acknowledges and agrees that the same are reasonable in time and territory, are designed to eliminate competition which otherwise would be unfair to the Company and Affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns, do not stifle the inherent skill and experience of Executive, would not operate as a bar to Executive’s means of support, are fully required to protect the legitimate interest of the Company, and do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Executive. Executive further acknowledges that this Section 14 was negotiated with the Company and is a material provision of this Agreement.

 

15       Period for Review and Consideration of Release . Executive understands and acknowledges that he has been given an opportunity for the period of time he deems necessary to review and consider this Agreement before signing it.

 

16       Encouragement to Consult with Attorney . Executive acknowledges he was advised by the Company to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement.

 

17.        Miscellaneous.

 

A.       Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement of the terms and conditions between the Executive and the Company with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes any and all prior agreements

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or understandings, written or oral, between Executive and the Company with respect to its subject matter with the exception of the Indemnification Agreement between the Executive and the Company dated June 1, 2010 (attached as Exhibit D ). This Agreement may only be modified, amended or terminated by written agreement between the Executive and the Company.

 

B.       Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, which together shall be considered an original. A signature provided by facsimile shall be deemed to be a valid execution of this Agreement.

 

C.       Non-Waiver . The failure of a Party to insist upon strict adherence to any obligation of this Agreement shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that Party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in a written instrument signed and delivered by the Party waiving the provision.

 

D.       Further Action . The Parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or forebear from all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

E.       Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue . This Agreement and any and all actions arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement, shall be governed, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the conflicts of law principles. The Executive and the Company hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal court in the Northern District of Texas or state trial courts in Denton County, Texas (and any appellate courts with jurisdiction over such trial courts) for any claim by either party arising out of or related to this Agreement, and agree that any such claim shall be heard and determined by a federal court in the Northern District of Texas or state court located in Denton County, Texas. The Executive and the Company waive any and all rights to raise a defense of forum non-conveniens in any such action.

 

F.       Interpretation . Neither Party shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement nor shall it be construed or interpreted in favor of or against either Party. Prior drafts of this Agreement shall not be used to interpret any language herein or the intent of the Parties.

 

G.       Savings Clause . If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall have no effect; however, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible. Further, if a court should determine that any portion of this Agreement is overbroad or unreasonable, such provision shall be given effect to the maximum extent possible by narrowing or enforcing in part that aspect of the provision found overbroad or unreasonable.

 

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H.       Titles and Captions . All section headings or captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall neither be deemed a part of the context nor effect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

I.       Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each Party.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have duly and voluntarily executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

SAMUEL A. GRECO

 

 

  CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.  

/s/ Samuel A. Greco

  By: /s/ Steve Johnson  
Samuel A. Greco, an individual           Steve Johnson, President  

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT B

 

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

 

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EXHIBIT C  

WARRANT, FORM OF

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EXHIBIT D

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

 

 

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Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.2

 

Consulting Agreement

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Consulting Agreement") is made as of December 31, 2013 with an effective date of January 1, 2014 (the "Effective Date") by and between CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), having its principal place of business at 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240, Lewisville, Texas 75067 and SAMUEL A. GRECO ("Consultant") having a mailing address of 4405 Dade Drive, Flower Mound, Texas 75028.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Consultant entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release ("Agreement and Release") dated December 31, 2013 with an Effective Date of December 31, 2013;

 

WHEREAS, as a condition of the Agreement and Release, the Company and the Consultant agreed to enter into this Consulting Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined, will have the definitions as described in the Agreement and Release;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the terms of this Consulting Agreement are set forth below:

 

1.    Engagement and Duties . The Company hereby engages Consultant as an independent contractor to provide consulting services during the term of this Consulting Agreement as requested by the Company. The Consultant will work at the direction of the Company's management and will provide the following services, including but not limited to: (i) assistance with product evaluation and advice on best uses regarding implementation in a medical facility, (ii) assistance and advice on products in development, (iii) advice regarding reporting capabilities with the Company's products and services, (iv) guidance regarding presentation of the Company's products and services to hospital clinicians and executives, (v) review of new products and advice on issues with existing products, and (vi) sales assistance through introductions to personally known qualified targets.

 

The Executive will follow the direction of the Company's management regarding his monthly duties and will submit a weekly report of his activities to management. The Executive is not permitted to have contact with any current or prospective Company customer on behalf of the Company without prior approval and coordination with Company management. The Executive must immediately advise Company management of any such communications with any current or prospective Company customer contemporaneous with such contact.

 

2.    Fees and Expenses . Consultant shall be paid a monthly fee of $10,000. The Company will also (i) reimburse the Consultant for all pre-approved reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred in the performance of his consulting services hereunder and (ii) continue to cover Consultant under the Company's medical insurance coverage until the Termination Date hereof.

 

 
 

3.    Term; Termination . This Consulting Agreement shall begin on January 1, 2013 and shall have a Termination Date of December 31, 2014, or any earlier date on which the Consulting Agreement is terminated by the Company for Cause, as defined in the Agreement and Release.

 

4.    Compliance . In performing services hereunder, Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to those regarding Confidential Information (as defined below), and all written policies and procedures of the Company. Consultant represents that he is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

5.    Independent Contractor . Consultant shall be an independent contractor and not an employee of the Company. Consultant shall be solely responsible for paying any and all federal, state and local taxes, social security payments and any other taxes or payments which may be due incident to payments made by the Company for services rendered under this Consulting Agreement.

 

6.    Confidential and Proprietary Information . Consultant shall hold all Confidential and Proprietary Information in strict confidence, shall not disclose any Confidential and Proprietary Information except as expressly provided herein, and shall not use any Confidential and Proprietary Information for his own benefit or otherwise against the best interests of the Company or Affiliates during the term of this Consulting Agreement or thereafter. If Consultant shall be required by subpoena or similar government order or other legal process ("Legal Process") to disclose any Confidential and Proprietary Information, then Consultant shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of such requirement and cooperate with the Company in efforts to resist disclosure or to obtain a protective order or similar remedy. Subject to the foregoing, if Confidential and Proprietary Information is required by Legal Process to be disclosed, then Consultant may disclose such Confidential and Proprietary Information but shall not disclose any Confidential and Proprietary Information for a reasonable period of time, unless compelled under imminent threat of penalty, sanction, contempt citation or other violation of law, in order to allow the Company time to resist disclosure or to obtain a protective order or similar remedy. If Consultant discloses any Confidential and Proprietary Information, then Consultant shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential and Proprietary Information which, in the opinion of Company's counsel, is required by such Legal Process to be disclosed. Upon termination of this Consulting Agreement, Consultant shall return to the Company all Confidential and Proprietary Information in tangible form (including but not limited to electronic files) in his possession.

 

7.    Inventions . Consultant shall, during and subsequent to the term of this Consulting Agreement, communicate to the Company all inventions, designs or improvements or discoveries relating to the Company or its business conceived during the term of this Consulting Agreement, whether conceived by Consultant alone or with others and whether or not conceived on the Company’s premises ("Company Inventions"). Consultant shall be deemed to have assigned to the Company, without further consideration or compensation, all right, title and interest in all Company Inventions. Consultant shall execute and deliver such documentation as may be requested by the Company to evidence such assignment. Consultant shall also execute and deliver such documentation and provide the Company, at the Company’s expense, all proper

 
 

assistance to obtain and maintain in any and all nations, patents for any Company Inventions or vest the Company or its assignee with full and exclusive title to all such patents.

 

8.    Copyrights . All material produced by Consultant relating to the Company or its business during the term of this Agreement, whether produced by Consultant alone or with others and whether or not produced on the Company’s premises or otherwise, shall be considered work made for hire and property of the Company ("Company Copyrights"). Consultant shall execute and deliver such documentation as may be requested by the Company to evidence its ownership of all Company Copyrights. Consultant shall also execute and deliver such documentation and provide the Company, at the Company’s expense, all proper assistance to secure for the Company and maintain for the Company’s benefit all copyrights, including any registrations and any extensions or renewals thereof on all Company Copyrights, including any translations.

 

9.    No Raid; Non-Competition . The Consultant agrees that he will not, for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date hereof, for any reason whatsoever, do any of the following:

 

(a)    Solicit, entice, persuade, encourage and otherwise induce any person that was a customer of the Company or Affiliates (whether or not the Consultant provided services for such customer) at any time during the term of this Agreement (i) to refrain from purchasing products manufactured by the Company or Affiliates or using the services of the Company or Affiliates or (ii) to purchase products and services available from the Company or Affiliates from any person or entity other than the Company or Affiliates;

 

(b)    Solicit, entice, persuade, encourage or otherwise induce any employee of the Company or Affiliates to terminate such employment or to become employed by any person or entity other than the Company or Affiliates; or

 

(c)    Own, manage, control or perform services for or participate in ownership, management or control, or be employed or engaged by or otherwise affiliated or associated with (as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, director, agent, or otherwise) with any other corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, association or other business entity in the world that manufactures or sells any product that competes with or is a substitute for any product manufactured or sold by the Company or Affiliates on the date of termination of this Consulting Agreement (collectively, "Compete"); provided, however, that the Consultant may own up to five percent (5%) of any class of publicly traded securities of any such entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant may Compete if, and only if, the aggregate annual revenue contributed by all competitive or substitute products to such other entity is not greater than five percent (5%) of such entity’s total annual revenue and the Consultant does not have any direct management responsibility for such competitive or substitute products manufactured or sold by such other entity. For purposes of this Paragraph 9(c), the term "direct management responsibility" means that the management of the manufacturer or sale of competitive or substitute products comprises a material part of the Consultant’s duties.

 

 
 

10.    Use and Disclosure of Ideas, Etc. Consultant shall not use or disclose to the Company any subject matter in course of performing this Agreement, including ideas, processes, designs and methods, unless he has the right to so use or disclose.

 

11.    Miscellaneous .

 

(a)    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

(b)    This Consulting Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements with the exception of the Separation Agreement and General Release which was executed contemporaneously herewith, either oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)    The provisions of paragraphs 4 through 12 of this Consulting Agreement shall survive its termination.

 

(d)    This Consulting Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

(e)    Neither party shall be deemed the drafter of this Consulting Agreement nor shall it not be construed or interpreted in favor of or against either party.

 

(f)    Section headings are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not be used in interpreting this Consulting Agreement.

 

(g)    If any provision of this Consulting Agreement shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any respect, then (i) the court shall revise such provision the least amount necessary in order to make it enforceable, and (ii) the enforceability of any other provision of this Consulting Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

 

(h)    Consultant may not assign this Consulting Agreement or delegate his duties hereunder. The Company may assign this Consulting Agreement to any Affiliate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Consulting Agreement effective as of the day and year set forth above.

 

CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 

 

   
By:

/s/ Steve Johnson

  /s/ Samuel A. Greco  
  Steve Johnson, President           Samuel A. Greco  

 

 

 
 

 

Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Mr. Steve Johnson, President

CareView Communications, Inc.

405 State Highway 121

Suite B-240

Lewisville, TX 75067

 

Dear Mr. Johnson:

 

Please consider this letter as my immediate resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Director of CareView Communications, Inc., a Nevada company (the "Company"). I am resigning due to health reasons and my resignation is not the result of a disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices.

 

Please use this letter as my resignation from any and all offices held by me in any affiliated companies and subsidiaries of the Company.

 

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement and General Release between me and the Company, I have agreed to continue to provide consulting services to the Company as requested.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

/s/ Samuel A. Greco

Samuel A. Greco

 

 

 
 

 

Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.4

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, inc.

Warrant Shares: _________ Initial Exercise Date: __________________

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, ______________________ (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the one-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from CareView Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), up to __________________________________ (___________) shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1 . Date of Issuance and Term.

This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on ______________ [ ], 2013 (“Date of Issuance”). The Term of this Warrant begins on the Date of Issuance and ends at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is five (5) years after the Date of Issuance (the “Term”).

 

Section 2 .   Exercise .

a)    Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of

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the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within 3 Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

b)    Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.52 , subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

c)    Cashless Exercise . If at any time after the 144 holding period has been satisfied starting from the date of issuance of this Warrant, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election. For the purposes of this Warrant “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (b) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets LLC (or similar organization or agency succeeding to its function of reporting prices), the most recent bid per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company;

 

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(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

d)    Holder’s Restrictions . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Notes or Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by a Holder that the Company is not representing to such Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be each Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(d), 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 (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and

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in writing to 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 the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d) may be waived by such Holder, at the election of such Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation from such 4.99% limitation to such 9.99% limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further waived by such Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

e)    Mechanics of Exercise .

                                                          i.    Authorization of Warrant Shares . The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). The Warrant Shares when issued shall be free from all restrictions on transfer except as set forth herein and under applicable federal and state securities laws.

                                                          ii.    Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise . Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to

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have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered.

                                                          iii.    Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

                                                          iv.    Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

                                                          v.    Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving 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 amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the

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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 with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the 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 and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

                                                          vi.    No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

                                                          vii.    Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

                                                           viii.    Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

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Section 3 .   Certain Adjustments .

a)    Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

b)    Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or

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surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(b) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any successor entity shall pay at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with or within 30 days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing formula using an expected volatility equal to the 100 day historical price volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg L.P. as of the trading day immediately prior to the public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction. 

c)    Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

d)    Voluntary Adjustment By Company . The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

e)    Notice to Holder .

                                                          i.    Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.

                                                          ii.    Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any

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class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

Section 4 .   Transfer of Warrant .

a)    Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, whether or not such transfer is to an affiliate of the Holder, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

b)    New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section

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4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.

c)    Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

d)    Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that (i) the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and (ii) the Holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company, and (iii) the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 5 .   Miscellaneous .

a)    No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(ii).

b)    Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

c)    Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

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d)    Authorized Shares . The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e)    Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas. Any controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Warrant or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration in Dallas, Texas in accordance with the Expedited Procedures (Rules 53-57) of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). A proceeding shall be commenced upon written demand by the Company or Warrant holder to the other. The arbitrator(s) shall enter a judgment by default against any party which fails or refuses to appear in any properly noticed arbitration proceeding. The proceeding shall be conducted by one (l) arbitrator, unless the amount alleged to be in dispute exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in which case three (3) arbitrators shall preside. The arbitrator(s) will be chosen by the parties from a list provided by the AAA, and if the parties are unable to agree within ten (10) days, the

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AAA shall select the arbitrator(s). The arbitrator(s) must experts in securities law and financial transactions. The arbitrator(s) shall access costs and expenses of the arbitration, including all attorneys’ and experts’ fees, as the arbitrators believe is appropriate in light of the merits of the parties’ respective positions in the issues in dispute. Each party submits irrevocably to the jurisdiction of any state court sitting in Dallas, Texas or to the United States District Court sitting in Dallas, Texas for purposes of enforcement of any discovery order, judgment or award in connection with such arbitration. The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be held in such place as set by the arbitrator(s) in accordance with Rule 55. With respect to any arbitration proceeding in accordance with this section, the prevailing party’s reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses shall be borne by the non-prevailing party.

Although the parties, as expressed above, agree that all claims, including claims that are equitable in nature, for example-specific performance, shall initially be prosecuted in the binding arbitration procedure outlined above, if the arbitration panel dismisses or otherwise fails to entertain any or all of the equitable claims asserted by reason of the act that is lacks jurisdiction, power and/or authority to consider such claims and/or direct the remedy requested, then, in only that event, will the parties have the right to initiate litigation respecting such equitable claims or remedies. The forum for such equitable relief shall be in either a state or federal court sitting in Dallas, Texas. Each party waives any right to a trial by jury, assuming such right exists in an equitable proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of said Texas court. Texas law shall govern both the proceeding as well as the interpretation and construction of this Warrant and the transaction as a whole.

f)    Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

g)    Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

h)    Notices . Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier

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(including a recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

 

Mr. Steve Johnson, President

CareView Communications, Inc.
405 State Highway 121

Suite B-240

Lewisville, TX 75067

Phone: (972) 943-6000

Fax: (972) 403-7659

 

If to the Warrant Holder, to: 

 

 

i)    Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

j)    Remedies . Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

k)    Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

l)    Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

m)    Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

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n)    Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

    CAREVIEW COMMunICATIONS, inc.
     
  By:  
    Name: Steve Johnson
    Title: President
     

 

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, inc.

 

(1)    The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2)    Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

o in lawful money of the United States; or

o  [f permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

(3)    Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

____________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : ____________________________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory:

____________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory:

____________________________________________________________________

 

Date:________________________________________________________________

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________.

 

 

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ______________, _______

 

 

Holder’s Signature: _____________________________

 

Holder’s Address:   _____________________________

 

_____________________________

 

 

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________

 

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

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Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is entered into and is effective as of June 21, 2010, by and between CareView Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Samuel A. Greco (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available;

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation that may be asserted against directors and officers of corporations;

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation permits, and Bylaws of the Company require, the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law, and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws;

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance the Indemnitee’s continued and effective service to the Company and, specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), and in order to induce Indemnitee to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or officer, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Nevada law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained which includes Indemnitee as a covered party, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.  Certain Definitions .

 

(a) “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any ‘person’ (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘ Exchange Act ’)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the ‘beneficial owner’ (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the

 

 
 

Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

(c) “ Expenses ” shall mean any expense, liability, or loss, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and all other costs and obligations, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event.

 

(d) “ Indemnifiable Event ” shall mean any event or occurrence that takes place either prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director and/or officer of the Company, or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent, or fiduciary of a subsidiary of the Company or of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, or related to anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, as described above.

 

(e) “ Independent Counsel ” shall mean counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or the Indemnitee (other than in connection with indemnification matters) within the last three years.

 

(f) “ Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism (including an action by or in the right of the Company), or any inquiry, hearing, or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other.

 

(g) “ Voting Securities ” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2.  Agreement to Indemnify .

 

(a) General Agreement. In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all Expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted. The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, its Bylaws, vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law. The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 2 shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, to be unlawful.

 

(b)  Initiation of Proceeding . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding or part thereof initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding or part thereof; (ii) the Proceeding or part thereof is one to enforce indemnification rights under Section 4; or (iii) the Proceeding or part thereof is instituted

 
 

after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) and Independent Counsel has approved its initiation.

 

(c)  Expense Advances . If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within thirty business days of such request) any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). The Indemnitee shall qualify for such Expense Advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay such Expense Advances if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Until it is so finally determined by the court that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall not be required to repay such Expense Advances to the Company and Indemnitee shall continue to receive Expense Advances pursuant to this Section 2(c). Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. To the extent permissible under third party policies, the Company agrees that invoices for Expense Advances shall be billed in the name of and be payable directly by the Company.

 

(d)  Mandatory Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

(e)  Partial Indemnification . If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Attorneys’ fees and expenses shall not be prorated but shall be deemed to apply to the portion of indemnification to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

(f)  Prohibited Indemnification . No indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by the Company on account of any Proceeding in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local laws.

 

3.  Indemnification Process and Appeal .

 

(a)  Indemnification Payment . Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification of Expenses, and shall receive payment thereof, from the Company in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable after Indemnitee has made written demand on the Company for indemnification, unless indemnification of such Expenses is prohibited under Section 2(f) of this Agreement.

 

(b)  Suit to Enforce Rights . If Indemnitee has not received full advancement within thirty (30) days or full indemnification within ninety (90) days after making a demand in accordance with Section 3(a), Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce its indemnification rights under this Agreement by commencing litigation in the State of Texas, County of Denton, seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any determination by the Company or any aspect thereof. The Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. The remedy provided for in this Section 3 shall be in addition to any other remedies available to Indemnitee at law or in equity. The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 3(b) that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(c)  Defense to Indemnification, Burden of Proof, and Presumptions . It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proving such a defense or determination shall be on the Company to establish by clear and convincing evidence that Indemnitee is not so

 
 

entitled to indemnification. It is the parties’ intention that if Indemnitee commences legal proceedings to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under this Agreement or applicable law, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification shall be for the court to decide, as a de novo trial on the merits.

 

(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification (or advancement of expenses) hereunder, the Company shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (or advancement of expenses) under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for advancement under Section 2(c) of this Agreement for indemnification in accordance with Section 3(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that assumption by clear and convincing evidence in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.

 

(e) The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition of a Proceeding short of final judgment may constitute success by Indemnitee if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such Proceeding without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed (unless there is clear and convincing evidence to the contrary) that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such Proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion, by clear and convincing evidence.

 

4.  Indemnification for Expenses Incurred in Enforcing Rights . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for:

 

(a) indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, and/or

 

(b) recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

In addition, the Company shall, if so requested by Indemnitee, advance the foregoing Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to and in accordance with Section 2(c).

 

5.  Notification and Defense of Proceeding .

 

(a)  Notice . Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee, except as provided in Section 5(c).

 

(b)  Defense . With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Proceeding other than reasonable costs of investigation, transition costs associated with the Company’s assumption of the defense, or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ legal counsel in such Proceeding, but all Expenses related thereto incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless: (i) the employment of legal counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in

 
 

Control), the employment of counsel by Indemnitee that has been approved by Independent Counsel, or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, in each of which cases all Expenses of the Proceeding shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the determination provided for in (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.

 

(c)  Settlement of Claims . The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent Counsel has approved the settlement. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Company shall promptly notify Indemnitee once the Company has received an offer or intends to make an offer to settle any such Proceeding and the Company shall provide Indemnitee as much time as reasonably practicable to consider such offer; provided, however Indemnitee shall have no less than three (3) business days to consider the offer. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement with regard to any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action; the Company’s liability hereunder shall not be excused if participation in the Proceeding by the Company was barred by this Agreement.

 

6.  Non-Exclusivity . Except with regard to the Company’s primary obligations, as set forth in Section 10 hereof, the rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or otherwise; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any prior indemnification agreement between the Company and the Indemnitee. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change without any further action by the parties hereto.

 

7.  Liability Insurance .

 

(a) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as the Indemnitee shall continue to serve as an agent of the Company and thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible proceeding by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee was an agent of the Company, the Company, subject to Section 7(b), shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in full force and effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“ D&O Insurance ”) in reasonable amounts from established and reputable insurers and Indemnitee shall be a covered party under such insurance to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer of the Company.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain D&O Insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably available, the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, or the coverage is reduced by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit.

 

8.  Amendment of this Agreement . No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

9.  Subrogation . Except with regard to the Company’s primary obligations, as set forth in Section 10 hereof, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be

 
 

necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

10.  No Duplication of Payments . The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, Bylaw, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder; provided, however, that (a) the Company hereby agrees that its obligations to Indemnitee under this Agreement or any other agreement or undertaking to provide advancement, indemnification or both to Indemnitee are primary. In addition, the Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, relinquishes, releases, and covenants and agrees not to exercise, any rights that the Company may now have or hereafter acquires against the Indemnitee that arise from or relate to contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind under this Agreement or any other indemnification agreement (whether pursuant to the Bylaws or Articles or another contract). The Company and Indemnitee hereby agree that this Section 10 shall be deemed exclusive and shall be deemed to modify, amend and clarify any right to indemnification or advancement provided to Indemnitee under any other contract, agreement or document with the Company.

 

11.  Binding Effect . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an Indemnifiable Event even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any Proceeding.

 

12.  Severability . If any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void, or unenforceable.

 

13.  Third-Party Beneficiary . Independent Counsel is express third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and may specifically enforce the Company’s obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, the obligations specified in Section 10 hereof) as though a party hereunder.

 

14.  Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

15.  Consent to Jurisdiction . The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the State of Texas, County of Denton, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Texas, County of Denton, for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and (iii) waive any objection to the venue of any such action or proceeding in the State of Texas, County of Denton.

 

16.  Notices . All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, against receipt or mailed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and addressed to the Company at:

 

 
 

 

CareView Communications, Inc.

Attn: Steven G. Johnson, President

405 State Highway 121, Suite B-240

Lewisville, TX 75067

 

and to Indemnitee at:

 

Samuel A. Greco

4405 Dade Drive

Flower Mound, TX 75028

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

17.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(Signature page follows)

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day specified above.

 

 

      CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Steven G. Johnson 
    Steven G. Johnson    
    President
     
     /s/ Samuel A. Greco
      Samuel A. Greco, an individual

 

 

 

 

 

Careview 8-K

 

Exhibit 10-6

 

 

THE HONORABLE TOMMY G. THOMPSON

 

 

  

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 Steven G. Johnson President 

CareView Communications, Inc. 

405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240

Lewisville, TX 75067

  

Re: Resignation

 

Dear Steve:

  

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors of CareView Communications, Inc. (“CareView”). It has been my honor and pleasure to serve on this Board.

 

Effective immediately, however, I hereby tender my resignation to you as a director of CareView but welcome the opportunity to continue to work with CareView as Co-Founder, Director Emeritus, and President of Business Development and Acquisitions.

 

In closing, I am thankful for having had the opportunity to work with you and the other directors on CareView’s Board and look forward to being engaged with, and assisting, the Company in my new role. I wish you and the Company continued success in all of your future endeavors.

 

Sincerely,

 

 /s/ Tommy G. Thompson

 

Tommy G. Thompson

 

 

 

 

1313 MANASSAS TRAIL

  MADISON, WI 53718

 

 
 

 

 

Careview 8-K

Exhibit 10.7

 

Binding TERM SHEET

FOR The HealthCor Partners

SENIOR convertible NOTE Investment in

CAREVIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 

DECEMBER 27, 2013

 

This Binding Term Sheet summarizes the principal terms of the HCP Senior Convertible Note investment in CareView Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”). This Term Sheet shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

The senior convertible notes issued on April 21, 2011 and January 31, 2012, respectively, are herein referred to as the “Existing Notes” .

 

OFFERING TERMS
Proposed Closing Date: On or about January 14, 2014, or as soon as practicable thereafter (the “ Closing ”).
Investors: HealthCor Partners Management, L.P., on behalf of certain affiliated funds (collectively, “ HCP ”).
Type and Amount of Investment: $5,000,000 of a Senior Convertible Note (the “New Senior Convertible Note” ).
Maturity: 10 years following the issuance of the New Senior Convertible Note.
Interest:

The New Senior Convertible Note shall bear interest accordingly:

During years 1-5 (the “ First Five Year Note Period ”), interest will be payable (on a cumulative basis) by the issuance of additional convertible debt (a “PIK” ) at an interest rate of 12.5%, compounded quarterly.

During years 6-10 (the “ Second Five Year Note Period ”), interest may be paid in cash or as a continuation of the cumulative PIK (at the Company’s option), at an annual interest rate of 10.0%, compounded quarterly.

Interest shall be calculated and payable on a quarterly basis in arrears.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the existence of an event of default, the then applicable interest rate will be increased by 5%.

 

Interest Acceleration:

Same as the Existing Notes ((i.e., two ‘five-year’ periods), with the following exception:

 

The New Senior Convertible Note will include the following language and the last sentence of Section 2(d)(i) of each of the Existing Notes will

 

 
 

be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“For purposes of this Note, the term “ Major Event ” shall mean the occurrence of (i) the signing of a definitive agreement or a series of agreements for the transfer, sale, lease or license of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or capital securities; (ii) the signing of a definitive agreement to consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the Successor Entity) that results or would result, after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement, in such other Person (or the holders of such other Person’s capital stock immediately prior to the transaction) (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) being or becoming the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of any class of the Company’s or the Successor Entity’s outstanding capital securities; (iii) the signing of a definitive agreement or a series of agreements to consummate a stock acquisition or sale or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, or spin-off), or series thereof, with any other Person or Persons (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) that results or would result, after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement or agreements, in such other Person or Persons being or becoming the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of any class of the Company’s outstanding capital securities; (iv) the commencement or other public announcement by any Person (other than the Company, the Holder or the Holder’s Affiliates) of a purchase, tender or exchange offer for 35% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer); (v) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Holder or its Affiliates) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of either (x) 35% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock or (y) 35% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by the such Person or Persons as of the date hereof; or (vi) the public announcement by any Person, Persons or group (other than the Company, the Holder or the Holder’s Affiliates) of a bona fide intention to enter into any of the agreements or to engage in or commence any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (v) above, or otherwise reflecting an intent to acquire the Company or all or substantially all of its assets or capital securities, or the public announcement by the Company of its receipt of a communication from such a Person, Persons or group

 
 
 

evidencing the same.”

 

Optional Conversion:

HCP will have the right, at any time, and at its sole discretion, to convert, in whole or in part, the principal and accumulated accrued interest of the New Senior Convertible Note into common stock of the Company.

The conversion price the New Senior Convertible Note shall be equal to $0.40..

Call Provision: None
Put Provision: None
Forced Conversion Provision: None
Covenants: Same as the Existing Notes.  
Events of Default Same as the Existing Notes.  
Security: The New Senior Convertible Note will be pari passu with the Existing Notes and have the same security rights.
Warrant:

The Company shall issue HCP a warrant to purchase 4,000,000 shares. The actual number of shares will be subject to final adjustments, based on the Company’s stock price at the time of Closing, but in no event will be less than 4,000,000.

The strike price of this warrant shall be equal to $0.40.

The term of the warrant shall be 10 years and shall include cashless exercise provisions.

 

Preemptive Rights: Same as the Existing Notes.
Representations and Warranties: Standard representations and warranties by the Company.
Registration Rights: Same as the Existing Notes.  
 
 

Conditions to Close: Conditions to Closing shall be mutually satisfactory final documentation and the lack of: (i) a Company material adverse change (“MAC”), (ii) new information that is deemed highly unfavorable to the Company or (iii) a Market MAC. HCP shall use good faith in determining what events or information would be considered to fall under any of the conditions outlined in the previous sentence.  It shall be a further condition to Closing that the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the OTC Markets-OTCQB shall at no time prior to Closing be less than $0.25 per share.
Use of Proceeds: Use of proceeds is intended to enable the Company to (i) install equipment pursuant to hospital contracts, (ii) recruit and employ executives and sales personnel with experience in the healthcare/hospital space, (iii) expand its intellectual property portfolio, and (iv) for general working capital purposes.
No-Shop / Confidentiality: The Company agrees that it will not, from the date these terms are accepted until January 31, 2014, take any action to solicit, initiate, encourage or assist the submission of, or engage or enter into any negotiations, discussions or agreements with respect to, any proposal, negotiation or offer from any person or entity other than HCP relating to the sale or issuance of any of any financial security of the Company or the acquisition, sale, lease, license or other disposition of the Company or any material part of the stock or assets of the Company and shall notify HCP promptly of any inquiries by any third parties in regards to the foregoing.  The Company will not disclose the terms of this Term Sheet to any person other than officers, members of the Board of Directors, and the Company’s accountants and attorneys and other potential investors acceptable to HCP, without the written consent of HCP or except as required by law.   
Expenses: The Company will bear the reasonable legal fees and other out-of-pocket expenses of HCP with respect to the transaction.  
 
 

EXECUTED this 27 th day of December, 2013.

 

 

  HealthCorPartners Management, L.P.
   
  By: HealthCor Partners Management GP, LLC,
         its general partner
       
  By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Lightcap
       Name: Jeffrey C. Lightcap
       Title: Senior Managing Director
         Date:  December 27, 2013
   
  CareView Communications, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Steven Johnson
       Name: Steven Johnson
       Title: President
       Date:  December 30, 2013

 

 

Careview 8-K

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYMBOL: CRVW
December 30, 2013 TRADED: OTCQB

 

 

 

CareView Communications, Inc. Announces Changes to Senior Management Team

and Board of Directors and Execution of Binding Term Sheet with HealthCor for $5 Million

 

Lewisville, TX -- CareView Communications, Inc. ("CareView" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CRVW), a patient and clinically focused information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today changes to its senior management team and Board of Directors as follows:

 

Management Changes

· Samuel A. Greco is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and Director at the end of 2013 for health reasons. Mr. Greco will continue as a consultant throughout 2014 and will use his extensive relationships in the healthcare industry to support CareView.
· Steven G. Johnson, the Company’s current President, has also been appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2014.
· Sandra K. McRee joined CareView as Chief Operating Officer effective November 1, 2013. Ms. McRee previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of IASIS from May 2001 until October 2010. She was responsible for overseeing all aspects of IASIS's hospital operations and was responsible for overseeing clinical systems; developing an appropriate mix of quality services, physician relationships, effective staffing and supply utilization; and managing capital investments related to operations. Ms. McRee has more than 35 years of healthcare management experience.

 

Board Changes

· Governor Tommy G. Thompson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and former head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors effective December 31, 2013 to take a business development role with the Company working directly on hospital sales.
· Allen Wheeler, a Director of the Company since its inception, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Wheeler has 45 years of experience in the healthcare field and is an Army veteran of the Korean War.
· David R. White was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. White served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of IASIS from December 1, 2000 to November 1, 2010 and continues to serve as the Chairman of IASIS’s Board of Directors. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeTrust, an assisted living company, from November 1998 to November 2000. From June 1994 to September 1998, Mr. White served as President of the Atlantic Group at Columbia/HCA, where he was responsible for 45 hospitals located in nine states. He has also served as Regional Vice President of Republic Health Corporation and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Community Health Systems, Inc. Mr. White earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1970, and an MS in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1973. He currently also serves on the Board of Directors at Corindus, Inc., a robotic medical device company.
· Jason T. Thompson, son of Governor Thompson, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Thompson is an attorney and a member of the Transactional Group of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Mr. Thompson assists his clients with negotiating and structuring many types of transactions

 

CareView Communications Inc. 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240, Lewisville, TX 75067   Phone: (972)943-6050   Fax: (972)403-7659

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and agreements, including those related to corporate reorganizations, buyout transactions and venture capital investment transactions. He is a certified public accountant.

 

"I am eager to assume the additional role of Chief Executive Officer and wish to thank Sam for all of the contributions he made to the Company," Mr. Johnson said. "The addition to the CareView team of Ms. McRee and Mr. White - both alumnae of IASIS and very well respected executives in the hospital industry - represents a great step forward for us and will help further our mission of providing quality and affordable technology to improve patient care and staff coordination for our clients. We are also pleased to have Mr. Jason Thompson join our Board of Directors to bring his bring his expertise on business and transactional matters."

 

Mr. Johnson continued, "While Governor Thompson is resigning from CareView’s Board of Directors, he will be working to develop our strategic initiatives and will provide us with introductions to his broad range of contacts within the hospital industry."

 

Additionally, the Company announced that HealthCor Partners Management, L.P. and HealthCor Hybrid Offshore Master Fund, L.P. (together, "HealthCor") and CareView executed a binding term sheet wherein HealthCor committed to make an additional $5 million investment in the Company in the form of a senior convertible note. The transaction is expected to close on or before January 14, 2014.

 

"HealthCor’s additional commitment to CareView will provide us with sufficient capital to support the roll-out of current and future customers and the continued expansion of our intellectual property portfolio," Mr. Johnson said.

 

About CareView Communications, Inc.

CareView's mission is to be the leading provider of products and on-demand application services for the healthcare industry by specializing in bedside video monitoring, archiving and patient care documentation systems and patient entertainment services. Through the use of telecommunications technology and the Internet, our products and on-demand services will greatly increase the access to quality medical care and education for both consumers and healthcare professionals. We offer the next generation of patient care through our unique data and patient monitoring system that connects patients, families and healthcare professionals (the "CareView System ® "). Our proprietary, high-speed data network system may be deployed throughout a healthcare facility to provide the facility with recurring revenue and infrastructure for future applications. Real-time bedside and point-of-care video monitoring and recording improve efficiency while limiting liability, and entertainment packages and patient education enhance the patient's quality of stay. Through continued investment in patient care technology, we are helping hospitals and assisted living facilities build a safe, high quality healthcare delivery system that best serves the patient, while striving for the highest level of patient satisfaction and comfort. CareView is dedicated to working with all types of hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers and selected outpatient care facilities domestically and internationally. Corporate offices are located at 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240, Lewisville, TX 75067. More information about the Company is available on the Company’s website at www.care-view.com.

 

Questions about this release may be directed to Steve Johnson, CareView's President, at (972) 943-6050.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of CareView Communications, Inc. Certain statements in this release, including those relating to the expected contributions of Ms. McRee, Mr. White and Mr. Jason Thompson, the contacts of Governor Tommy Thompson, the HealthCor funding commitment and the closing thereof, and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market

 
 

acceptance of the Company’s services and projects and the Company’s continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

 

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