SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2014

 

 

SELECTICA, INC.  

(Exact name of Company as specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 

 

000-29637
(Commission File No.)
 

 

77-0432030
(IRS Employee Identification No.)

 

2121 South El Camino Real

San Mateo, California 94403

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(650) 532-1500
(Issuer Telephone number)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).

 

 

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 CFR240.14a-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 240.13(e)-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by Selectica, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2014 (the “June 5 8-K”) and June 6, 2014 (the “June 6 8-K”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to file Exhibit 10.1 to the June 5 8-K and Exhibits 3.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to the June 6 8-K. No other changes have been made to the June 5 8-K or the June 6 8-K.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock.

     

10.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 2, 2014.

     

10.2

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014.

     

10.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014.

     

10.4

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, with respect to the Purchase Agreement.

     

10.5

 

Forms of Voting Agreement, with respect to the Purchase Agreement.

     
     

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: June 11, 2014

 

 

SELECTICA, INC.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Todd Spartz 

 

Name: 

Todd Spartz 

 

Title: 

Chief Financial Officer 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock.

     

10.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 2, 2014.

     

10.2

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014.

     

10.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014.

     

10.4

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, with respect to the Purchase Agreement.

     

10.5

 

Forms of Voting Agreement, with respect to the Purchase Agreement.

     
     

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS

 

OF

 

SERIES E CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

OF

 

SELECTICA, INC.

 

 

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)

 

Selectica, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the following resolutions were adopted on June 3, 2014 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law:

 

“RESOLVED that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by Article IV of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, out of the total authorized number of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), there shall be designated a series of 150,000 shares which shall be issued in and constitute a single series to be known as “Series E Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter called the “Series E Preferred Stock”). The shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall have the voting powers, designations, preferences and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, set forth below:

 

1. Certain Definitions .

 

As used in this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of Selectica, Inc. (the “Certification of Designations”), the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Acquisition ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Acquisition Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Affiliate ”, as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

   

 
 

 

 

Approved Stock Plan ” means any employee benefit plan, equity incentive plan or other issuance, employment agreement or option grant or similar agreement which has been approved by the Board, pursuant to which the Corporation’s securities may be issued to any employee, consultant, officer or director for services provided to the Corporation.

 

Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

Business Day ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day, on which banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the Subscription Date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition by an individual, legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Corporation, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Corporation, or (ii) the Corporation merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with the Corporation and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation or the successor entity of such transaction, or (iii) the Corporation sells or transfers all or any substantial portion of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, or (iv) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board on the Subscription Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board on any date whose nomination to the Board was approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are members on the date hereof), or (v) the execution by the Corporation of an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) herein.

 

Closing Bid Price ” and “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Corporation and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

   

 
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Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation, including the stock into which the Series E Preferred Stock is convertible, and any securities into which the Common Stock may be reclassified.

 

Conversion Price ” means $6.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

Conversion Rate ” means, as of any date, the rate determined by dividing the Series E Stated Value by the Conversion Price in effect on such date.

 

Conversion Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock into which the Series E Preferred Stock is convertible.

 

Convertible Securities ” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

Dividend Start Date ” means August 31, 2014.

 

Excluded Securities ” means: (i) capital stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Corporation in connection with their service as directors of the Corporation, their employment by the Corporation or their retention as consultants by the Corporation pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan in existence on the date immediately preceding the Subscription Date, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Options or Convertible Securities that were issued and outstanding on the date immediately preceding the Subscription Date, provided such securities are not amended after the Subscription Date to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof, (iii) securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and securities issued upon the exercise or conversion of those securities, (iv) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable by reason of a dividend, stock split or other distribution on shares of Common Stock (but only to the extent that such a dividend, split or distribution results in an adjustment in the Conversion Price pursuant to the other provisions of this Certificate of Designations), (v) capital stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued or issuable pursuant to the Rights Plan, (vi) the Acquisition Shares and (vii) the Inducement Grants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

   

 
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Holder ” or “ Holders ” means the holder or holders of the Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Inducement Grants ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Junior Securities ” means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior or pari passu to the Series E Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.

 

Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

Option Value ” means the value of an Option based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day prior to the public announcement of the applicable Option for pricing purposes and reflecting (i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the applicable Option as of the applicable date of determination, (ii) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (a) 100% and (b) the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the day immediately following the public announcement of the issuance of the applicable Option, (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on the day prior to the execution of definitive documentation relating to the issuance of the applicable Option and the public announcement of such issuance and (iv) a 360 day annualization factor.

 

Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

Principal Market ” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Proposal ” means the proposal to be submitted to the Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking approval of the stockholders of the Corporation for the issuance and sale of the securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including the issuance of all shares of Common Stock issuable upon the full conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock and the full exercise of the related warrants).

 

Purchase Agreement ” means that certain purchase agreement dated on or about June 5, 2014, by and among the Corporation and each of the investors party thereto.

   

 
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Registration Rights Agreement ” means the agreement entered into among the Corporation and the initial holders of the Series E Preferred Stock as part of the Purchase Agreement for the registration of the Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series E Preferred Stock are convertible) specified therein.

 

Required Holders ” means, as of any date, the holders of at least a majority of the Series E Preferred Stock outstanding as of such date.

 

Rights Plan ” means the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2009, as amended, by and between the Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as rights agent.

 

Series E Stated Value ” means $60.00.

 

Stockholder Approval ” means the approval of the Proposal by the stockholders of the Corporation at the Stockholders Meeting in accordance with applicable law, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the applicable requirements of the Principal Market.

 

Stockholders Meeting ” means a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, for the purpose of voting on the Proposal.

 

Subscription Date ” means June 5, 2014.

 

Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

 

Weighted Average Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets LLC. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Corporation and the Holder. If the Corporation and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Conversion Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

   

 
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1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2. Dividends .

 

(a)     Prior to the Dividend Start Date, Holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to dividends on their shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

(b)     From and after the Dividend Start Date, each Holder of Series E Preferred Stock, in preference and priority to the holders of all other classes or series of stock, shall be entitled to receive, out of assets legally available therefor and as declared by the Board or an authorized committee thereof, with respect to each share, or fraction of a share, of Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding and held by such Holder, dividends, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Series E Preferred Stock, at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum of the Series E Stated Value per whole share (or proportion thereof with respect to fractional shares) of Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Dividends”). The Series E Preferred Dividends shall be cumulative, whether or not earned or declared, and shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing September 30, 2014.

 

(c)     In the event that the Corporation shall at any time pay a dividend on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Common Stock) or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall, at the same time, pay to each holder of Series E Preferred Stock a dividend equal to the dividend that would have been payable to such holder if the shares, or fraction of a share, of Series E Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the date of determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividends.

 

3. Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), after the satisfaction in full of the debts of the Corporation and the payment of any liquidation preference owed to the holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking prior to the Series E Preferred Stock upon liquidation, the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall participate pari passu with the holders of the Common Stock (on an as-converted basis) in the net assets of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation nor merger of the Corporation into or with any other entity or entities nor the consolidation or merger of any entity or entities into the Corporation shall be deemed to be a liquidation within the meaning of this Section 3, but the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all the Corporation’s assets shall be deemed a liquidation within the meaning of this Section 3.

   

 
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4. Automatic Conversion .

 

(a)     Prior to the Stockholder Approval, the Series E Preferred Stock shall not be convertible. From and after the Stockholder Approval, the shares, or fractions of shares, of Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically convert, without any action on the part of the Holder thereof and without payment of any additional consideration, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock as is obtained by multiplying the number of shares, or fractions of shares, of Series E Preferred Stock so to be converted by the Series E Stated Value per share and dividing the result by the conversion price of $6.00 per share or, if there has been an adjustment of the conversion price, by the conversion price as last adjusted and in effect at the date of such automatic conversion (such price, or such price as last adjusted, being referred to herein as the “Conversion Price”). The Corporation shall provide prompt written notice to the Holders of Series E Preferred Stock of any conversion effected pursuant to this Section 4(a) but in no event more than two Business Days after the effective date of such conversion. From and after any conversion effected pursuant to this subsection 4(a), the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall have the right to receive the shares of Common Stock to which they are entitled upon surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares or fractions of shares of Series E Preferred Stock so converted to the Corporation at its principal office (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as the Corporation may designate by notice in writing to the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock). Upon such surrender, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder in cash all accrued and unpaid Series E Dividends to the date of the automatic conversion.

 

(b)     Within three (3) Business Days after the delivery by a Holder of Series E Preferred Stock of the certificates representing the shares or a fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock so converted (such date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall issue and deliver, or cause to be issued and delivered, to the Holder, registered in such name or names (with address and tax identification number) as such Holder may direct, subject to compliance with applicable laws to the extent such designation shall involve a transfer, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such share or shares, or fraction thereof, of Series E Preferred Stock.

   

 
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(c)     If the Corporation shall fail for any reason or no reason to issue to a Holder of Series E Preferred Stock a certificate representing the Conversion Shares within three (3) Business Days of the surrender by such Holder of the certificates representing the shares or fraction of Series E Preferred Stock so converted and register such shares of Common Stock on the Corporation’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with the Depository Trust Corporation for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such conversion, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases, or another Person purchases on the Holder’s behalf or for the Holder’s account (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Corporation (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s written request and in the Holder’s discretion, (i) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (A) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the amount obtained by multiplying (x) the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the conversion at issue by (y) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed or (ii) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requires under Section 4(b). The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss.

 

(d)     No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock into Common Stock. In the event a fractional share of Common Stock would be issued on conversion, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

5.      Adjustment of Conversion Price . The Conversion Price and the number of Conversion Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a)     If and whenever on or after the Subscription Date, the Corporation issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 5 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation, but excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued by the Corporation in connection with any Excluded Securities (as defined below) (the “Additional Shares”) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price (the “Applicable Price”) equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to a price determined as follows:

   

Adjusted Conversion Price = (A x B) + D

      A+C

where

   

 
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“A” equals the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, including the Additional Shares deemed to be issued hereunder, immediately preceding the Dilutive Issuance;

 

“B” equals the Conversion Price in effect immediately preceding such Dilutive Issuance;

 

“C” equals the number of Additional Shares issued or deemed issued hereunder as a result of the Dilutive Issuance; and

 

“D” equals the aggregate consideration, if any, received or deemed to be received by the Corporation upon such Dilutive Issuance.

 

For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 5(a), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Corporation in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 5(a)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Corporation with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option less any consideration paid or payable by the Corporation with respect to such one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price or number of Conversion Shares shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

   

 
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(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Corporation in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 5(a)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Corporation with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security less any consideration paid or payable by the Corporation with respect to such one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price or number of Conversion Shares shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Series E Preferred Stock has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 5(a), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price or number of Conversion Shares shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

 

(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the Conversion Price and the number of Conversion Shares in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price and the number of Conversion Shares which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 5(a)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Subscription Date are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect or a decrease in the number of Conversion Shares.

   

 
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(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Corporation, together comprising one integrated transaction, (x) the Options will be deemed to have been issued for the Option Value of such Options and (y) the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued for the difference of (I) the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation less any consideration paid or payable by the Corporation pursuant to the terms of such other securities of the Corporation, less (II) the Option Value. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Corporation therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Corporation will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Corporation will be the Closing Sale Price of such security on the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Corporation and the Required Holders. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Corporation and the Required Holders. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Corporation.

 

(v) Record Date. If the Corporation takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

 

(vi) NASDAQ Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 5(a) to the contrary, if a reduction in the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 5(a) (other than as set forth in this clause (a)(vi)) would require the Corporation to obtain stockholder approval of the offering contemplated by the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(d)(2) and such stockholder approval has not been obtained, (i) the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the maximum extent that would not require stockholder approval under such Section, and (ii) the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such stockholder approval as soon as reasonably practicable, including by calling a special meeting of stockholders to vote on such Conversion Price adjustment. In the event that the stockholders do not approve the offering at such meeting, the Corporation shall promptly call one or more additional special meetings until such time as stockholder approval is obtained. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of any transaction contemplated by Sections 3 or 4 hereof.

   

 
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(b)     The Corporation may at any time reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.

 

(c)     If the Corporation at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Corporation at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 5(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(d)     If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 5 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights or phantom stock rights), then the Board will make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price and the number of Conversion Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 5(d) will increase the Conversion Price or decrease the number of Conversion Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 5.

 

(e)     Prior to receipt of the Stockholder Approval, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Conversion Shares that may be acquired by any holder of Series E Preferred Stock upon the conversion of its Series E Preferred Stock (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act does not exceed 19.999% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purposes the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Change of Control Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion limitation set forth in this Section 5(e) shall not apply to any holder of Series E Preferred Stock who already has beneficial ownership in excess of the Maximum Percentage prior to the conversion of the holder’s shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

   

 
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6.      Rights Upon Distribution of Assets .

 

(a)     If the Corporation shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction), then in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average Price on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

7.      Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5 above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, including pursuant to the Rights Plan (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Holder’s Series E Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion thereof) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

8.      Notices . Upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, then, and in each such case the Corporation shall give written notice thereof by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each Holder of Series E Preferred Stock at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Corporation, which notice shall state the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. In addition, in case at any time:

   

 
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(1) the Corporation shall declare any dividend upon its Common Stock payable in cash or stock or make any other distribution to the holders of its Common Stock;

 

(2) the Corporation shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of such stock of any class or other rights;

 

(3) there shall be any capital reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Corporation, or a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with, or a sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation; or

 

(4) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation;

 

then, in any one or more of said cases, the Corporation shall give, by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each holder of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Corporation, (a) at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the date on which the books of the Corporation shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause (a) shall also specify, in the case of any such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled thereto, and such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause (b) shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may be.

 

9. Stock to be Reserved . The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares or fractions of shares of Series E Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock which shall be so issued shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and free from all liens, duties and charges arising out of or by reason of the issue thereof (including, without limitation, in respect of taxes) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation covenants that it will from time to time take all such action as may be requisite to assure that the par value per share of the Common Stock is at all times equal to or less than the effective Conversion Price. The Corporation will take all such action within its control as may be necessary on its part to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock of the Corporation may be listed. The Corporation will not take any action which results in any adjustment of the Conversion Price if after such action the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and thereafter issuable upon exercise of all Options and conversion of Convertible Securities, including upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, would exceed the total number of shares of such class of Common Stock then authorized by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.

   

 
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10. Effect of Reacquisition of Shares Upon Redemption, Repurchase, Conversion or Otherwise . Shares of Series E Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired in any manner, whether by redemption, repurchase or otherwise or upon any conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to Common Stock, shall thereupon be retired and shall  have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series, and may be redesignated as any series of Preferred Stock and reissued.

 

11. Issue Tax . The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the holders thereof for any issuance tax, stamp tax, transfer tax, duty or charge in respect thereof, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax, duty or charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the holder of the Series E Preferred Stock which is being converted.

 

12. Closing of Books . The Corporation will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Series E Preferred Stock or of any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock in any manner which interferes with the timely conversion of such Series E Preferred Stock; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Corporation from setting record dates for the holders of its securities.

 

13. Voting . In addition to any class voting rights provided by law and this Certificate of Designation, the Holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class on any matter on which the holders of Common Stock are entitled to vote (including the election of directors); provided, however, the holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall not have the right to vote (either with the holders of Common Stock or as a separate class) to approve the Proposal at the Stockholders Meeting. With respect to the voting rights of the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the preceding sentence, each Holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast a fraction of one vote for each share of Common Stock that would be issuable to such Holder upon the conversion of all the shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock held by such Holder on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at a conversion rate the numerator of which is the Series E Stated Value (as adjusted for any subdivision by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise, as contemplated in Section 5(c) hereof, occurring prior to such record date) and the denominator of which is the Closing Bid Price per share of the Common Stock on the Subscription Date.

   

 
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14. Certain Restrictions . In addition to any other vote of the Holders of Series E Preferred Stock required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, without the prior consent of the Holders of at least 66% of the Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a special meeting called for that purpose, at which meeting the holders of the shares of such Series E Preferred Stock shall vote together as a class, the Corporation will not:

 

(a)     authorize, create, designate, establish or issue (whether by merger or otherwise) (i) an increased number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock, or (ii) any other class or series of capital stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation or reclassify any shares of Common Stock into shares having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation superior to or on parity with any such preference or priority of Series E Preferred Stock or reclassify any shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock into shares having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation superior to or on parity with any such preference or priority of Series E Preferred Stock;

 

(b)     adopt a plan for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation or any recapitalization plan (whether occurring by merger, consolidation or otherwise), file any petition seeking protection under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

(c)     enter into any Change of Control Transaction;

 

(d)     incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, other than indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Business Financing Agreement, effective as of September 27, 2011, by and between the Corporation and Bridge Bank, National Association;

 

(e)     amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or the Resolutions contained in this Certificate of Designations of the Series E Preferred Stock and the powers, preferences, privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, which would adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series E Preferred Stock, or which would increase or decrease the amount of authorized shares of the Series E Preferred Stock or of any other series of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series E Preferred Stock, with respect to the payment of dividends (whether or not such series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or upon liquidation;

   

 
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(f)     directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends permitted pursuant to Section 2 and dividends payable in shares of Common Stock but only to the extent that such stock dividend results in an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 5 hereof) or directly or indirectly purchase, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or permit any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire (or make any payment to a sinking fund for such redemption, purchase, repurchase or other acquisition) any share of Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security or any other class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock (except for the shares of Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 15 hereof or for shares of Common Stock repurchased from current of former employees, consultants, or directors upon termination of service in accordance with plans approved by the Board) whether in cash, securities or property or in obligations of the Corporation or any Subsidiary;

 

(g)     materially change the nature or scope of the business of the Corporation or enter into any new line of business;

 

(h)     act on any proposal or transact any business at the Stockholders Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, other than (i) voting on the Proposal and (ii) reasonably necessary for the conduct of the Stockholders Meeting; or, (iii) if the Corporation determines that the Stockholders Meeting will constitute the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders, such other proposals or business as is properly brought before the stockholders at such annual meeting; or

 

(i)     agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

15. Redemption .

 

(a)     From and after the date that is one (1) year after the date on which a share or fraction of share of Series E Preferred Stock is first issued, the Required Holders shall have the right, at the Required Holders’ option, to require the Corporation to redeem, to the extent there are funds legally available therefor, all or a portion of the shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock, at the election of each holder of such shares of Series E Preferred Stock, at a price equal to the product of (i) the number of shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such holder multiplied by (ii) ten (10) times the Conversion Price then in effect, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (as defined below), whether or not declared (the “Redemption Price”), by delivery of written notice to the Corporation (the “General Redemption Request”) at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”) set forth in the General Redemption Request.

 

(b)     Promptly following receipt of the General Redemption Request and no later than twenty (20) days prior to a Redemption Date, the Corporation shall mail a notice of optional redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid to each holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock, which notice shall state (i) the Redemption Date and the Redemption Price and (ii) the date upon which the redemption right terminates, which shall be not earlier than seven (7) days prior to the Redemption Date. Any holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock may then, in its sole discretion, exercise its redemption right with respect to all or any portion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock (the “Redemption Securities”) beneficially owned by such holder by delivery to the Corporation of a written notice no less than seven (7) days prior to the Redemption Date stating (x) that such holder is exercising the right of redemption described herein and (y) the number of shares of the Redemption Securities with respect to which such holder is exercising its redemption right.

   

 
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(c)     The Corporation shall pay the applicable Redemption Price on the later of (i) the Redemption Date and (ii) upon the receipt of surrender of the certificates representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so reasonably require, and letters of transmittal and instructions therefor on reasonable terms as are included in the notice sent by the Corporation); provided, that if such certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation may require such holder to execute an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith, prior to paying such Redemption Price.

 

(d)     Shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, as the case may be, will from and after the Redemption Date, no longer be deemed to be outstanding; and all powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the holder thereof as a holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock (except the right to receive from the Corporation the applicable Redemption Price) shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares; provided, that in the event that a share of Series E Preferred Stock is not redeemed due to a default in payment by the Corporation or because the Corporation is otherwise unable to pay the applicable Redemption Price in cash in full, such share of Series E Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights as provided herein.

 

(e)     Any redemption of shares of Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 15 (such redemption, the “Redemption”) shall be payable out of any cash legally available therefor. At the time of the Redemption, the Corporation shall take all actions required or permitted under Delaware law to permit the Redemption and to make funds legally available for such Redemption. To the extent that the Corporation has insufficient funds to redeem all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock upon the Redemption, the Corporation shall use available funds to redeem a pro rata portion of such shares of Series E Preferred Stock, to the extent permissible under Delaware law.

 

16. No Waiver . Except as otherwise modified or provided for herein, the Holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to, and shall not be deemed to have waived, any other applicable rights granted to such holders under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

   

 
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17. No Impairment . The Corporation will not, through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger scheme or arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at all time in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions herein and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights and liquidation preferences granted hereunder of the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock above the Conversion Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, and (iii) shall, so long as any shares or fraction of a share of Series E Preferred stock remain outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on conversion).

 

18. No Preemptive Rights . No Holder of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall have any preemptive right to subscribe to any issue of the same or other capital stock of the Corporation.

 

19. Amendment; Waiver . Any term of the Series E Preferred Stock may be amended or waived (including the adjustment provisions included in Section 5 hereof) upon the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of at least 66% of the Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding; provided, however, that the number of Conversion Shares issuable hereunder and the Conversion Price may not be amended, and the right to convert the Series E Preferred Stock may not be altered or waived, without the written consent of the holders of all of the Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding.

 

20. Action By Holders . Any action or consent to be taken or given by the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock may be given either at a meeting of the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock called and held for such purpose or by written consent.

 

21. Fractional Shares . Series E Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle each Holder, in proportion to such Holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series E Preferred Stock.

   

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights this ● day of ●, 2014.

 

 

 

SELECTICA, INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS]

Exhibit 10.1

 

  EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

dated as of June 2, 2014

by and among

SELECTICA, INC., a Delaware corporation,

SELECTICA SOURCING INC., a Delaware corporation,

 

IASTA.COM, INC., an Indiana corporation,

 

IASTA RESOURCES, INC., an Indiana corporation

 

and


THE SHAREHOLDERS

  OF EACH OF IASTA.COM, INC. AND IASTA RESOURCES, INC.
LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

  Table of Contents

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I . THE MERGER 2
     

Section 1.1

The Merger

2

Section 1.2

Effective Time

2

Section 1.3

Closing of the Merger

2

Section 1.4

Effects of the Merger

2

Section 1.5

Directors and Officers

2

Section 1.6

Organizational Documents

3

     

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES  

  3
   

Section 2.1

Effect on Capital Stock

3

Section 2.2

Working Capital Adjustment

4

Section 2.3

Exchange Procedures

5

Section 2.4

Rights of Shareholders

6

Section 2.5

Withholding Rights

6

Section 2.6

Escrow Agreement

6

Section 2.7

Tax Treatment of Merger

7

Section 2.8

Dissenters’ Rights

7

     

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES  

  7
   

Section 3.1

Corporate Organization, Etc

7

Section 3.2

Capitalization

7

Section 3.3

Company’s Subsidiaries

8

Section 3.4

Authority Relative to this Agreement

8

Section 3.5

Consents and Approvals; No Violations

8

Section 3.6

Financial Statements

9

Section 3.7

No Undisclosed Liabilities

9

Section 3.8

Absence of Certain Changes

10

Section 3.9

Compliance with Law

10

Section 3.10

Material Contracts

10

Section 3.11

Permits

11

Section 3.12

Litigation

12

Section 3.13

Taxes

12

Section 3.14

Title to Properties; Sufficiency of Assets

15

Section 3.15

Intellectual Property

15

Section 3.16

Insurance

17

Section 3.17

Environmental Matters

17

Section 3.18

Employee and Labor Matters

18

Section 3.19

Employee Plans

19

Section 3.20

Brokers and Finders

21

Section 3.21

Shareholder Vote Required

21

   

 
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Section 3.22

Absence of Questionable Payments

21

Section 3.23

Reserved

21

Section 3.24

Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney

21

Section 3.25

Customers and Suppliers

22

Section 3.26

Accounts Receivable

22

Section 3.27

Certain Transactions

22

Section 3.28

No Other Representations or Warranties

22

     

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS  

  23
   

Section 4.1

Ownership of Shares

23

Section 4.2

Authority Relative to this Agreement

23

Section 4.3

Consents and Approvals; No Violations

23

Section 4.4

Litigation

23

Section 4.5

Brokers and Finders

24

Section 4.6

Investment Representations

24

     

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB  

  25
   

Section 5.1

Corporate Organization, Etc

25

Section 5.2

Capitalization

25

Section 5.3

Authority Relative to this Agreement

26

Section 5.4

Consents and Approvals; No Violations

26

Section 5.5

Litigation

27

Section 5.6

Brokers and Finders

27

Section 5.7

Sufficient Funds

27

Section 5.8

Solvency

27

Section 5.9

Investigation

28

Section 5.10

SEC Filings; Financial Statements

28

Section 5.11

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

29

Section 5.12

No Merger Sub Business Activities

29

Section 5.13

No Other Representations or Warranties

29

     

ARTICLE VI COVENANTS  

  29
   

Section 6.1

Conduct of the Business of the Companies Pending the Closing

29

Section 6.2

Access to Information

31

Section 6.3

Disclosure Supplements

32

Section 6.4

Consents and Approvals

32

Section 6.5

Filings

32

Section 6.6

Further Assurances

32

Section 6.7

Appointments

33

Section 6.8

Conduct of the Business of Parent Pending the Closing

33

   

 
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS  

  33
   

Section 7.1

Acquisition Proposals

33

Section 7.2

Public Announcements

34

Section 7.3

Indemnification

34

Section 7.4

Notification of Certain Matters

39

Section 7.5

Non-Competition

39

Section 7.6

Employee Matters

41

Section 7.7

Tax Covenants

41

Section 7.8

Shareholders’ Agent

43

Section 7.9

Merger Sub Trade Name

46

     

ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER  

  46
   

Section 8.1

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger

46

Section 8.2

Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

46

Section 8.3

Conditions to the Obligations of Companies and the Shareholders

47

Section 8.4

Closing Deliveries

48

     

ARTICLE IX TERMINATION  

  48
   

Section 9.1

Termination by Mutual Agreement

48

Section 9.2

Termination by either Parent or Company

48

Section 9.3

Termination by the Companies

49

Section 9.4

Termination by Parent

49

Section 9.5

Effect of Termination and Abandonment

49

     

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS  

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Section 10.1

Entire Agreement; Assignment

49

Section 10.2

Notices

49

Section 10.3

Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial

51

Section 10.4

Expenses

51

Section 10.5

Descriptive Headings

51

Section 10.6

Parties in Interest

51

Section 10.7

Severability

51

Section 10.8

Specific Performance

52

Section 10.9

Counterparts

52

Section 10.10

Interpretation

52

Section 10.11

Amendment and Modification; Waiver

53

Section 10.12

Legal

53

Section 10.13

Definitions

53

 

 
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Table of Contents

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit A – Escrow Agreement

 

Exhibit B – Registration Rights Agreement

   

 
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement” ), dated as of June 2, 2014, is by and among Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “Parent” ), Selectica Sourcing Inc., a newly-formed Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ( “Merger Sub” ), Iasta.com, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“ Iasta ”), Iasta Resources, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“ Iasta Resources ”; each of Iasta and Iasta Resources is sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as a “Company” and collectively as the “ Companies ”), and the shareholders of each Company listed on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Shareholders” ). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 10.13.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto desires Merger Sub to consummate a business combination with each Company in a transaction whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger” ), and the outstanding shares of common stock of Iasta ( “Iasta Common Stock” ) and the outstanding shares of common stock of Iasta Resources ( “Iasta Resources Common Stock” and, together with the Iasta Common Stock, the “Company Common Stock” ) will be automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, as provided herein, and Merger Sub will be the surviving corporation in the Merger and will continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of each Company unanimously has determined and resolved that the Merger and all of the Contemplated Transactions are in the best interests of such Company and its shareholders and that the Merger is fair and advisable, and has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Merger in accordance with the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended (the “IBCL” ), and the shareholders of each Company have approved and adopted this Agreement and the Merger in accordance with the IBCL;

 

WHEREAS, the boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub unanimously have determined and resolved that the Merger and all of the Contemplated Transactions are in the best interests of Parent and Merger Sub and have approved and adopted this Agreement and the Merger in accordance with the IBCL and the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “ DGCL ”), and Parent, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Merger in accordance with the IBCL and the DGCL; and

 

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub, the Companies and the Shareholders desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

   

 
 

 

 

ARTICLE I .
THE MERGER

 

Section 1.1      The Merger . At the Effective Time and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the IBCL and the DGCL, each Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub. Following the Merger, Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation” ) under the Laws of the State of Delaware and will continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and the separate corporate existence of the Companies shall cease.    

 

Section 1.2      Effective Time . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto will cause the Indiana Articles of Merger, the Delaware Certificate of Merger and other appropriate documents to be delivered and properly filed in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the IBCL and the DGCL, as applicable, as soon as practicable on the Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Indiana Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana and the filing of the Delaware Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

Section 1.3      Closing of the Merger . The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at a time and on a date to be specified by the parties (the “ Closing Date ”), which shall be no later than the second Business Day after satisfaction or waiver (to the extent legally permissible) of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions), remotely via the electronic exchange of documents, or at such other time, date or place as agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.

 

Section 1.4      Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Indiana Articles of Merger, the Delaware Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the IBCL and the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Companies and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Companies and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

 

Section 1.5      Directors and Officers . The directors of the Surviving Corporation as of the Closing Date shall consist of the individuals specified in Section 1.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and shall hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The individuals specified in Section 1.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation as of the Closing Date and shall hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and their respective employment agreements (if any), until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or termination of their respective employment (if applicable).

   

 
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Section 1.6      Organizational Documents . The certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with such certificate of incorporation and applicable Law. The bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the certificate of incorporation, such bylaws and applicable Law.

 

ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

 

Section 2.1      Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and automatically without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Companies or any holder of capital stock of any of them:

 

(a)     Subject to the adjustments set forth herein, including Section 2.2 below, all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall be cancelled and automatically be converted into and become the right of the Shareholders to receive, in the aggregate:

 

(i)     a cash payment equal to $7,000,000 less the Debt Repayment Amount (as hereinafter defined) (the “Closing Cash Payment” ), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.2 below and subject to deposit with the Escrow Agent of the Escrow Amount, which shall be held and released in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement;

 

(ii)     an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( “Parent Common Stock” ), of Parent (the “Closing Equity Payment” and, together with the Closing Cash Payment, the “Merger Consideration” ).

 

(b)      Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth to whom and in what denominations the Merger Consideration is to be allocated amongst the Shareholders, which shall set forth a separate allocation for the Shareholders of Iasta and a separate allocation for the Shareholders of Iasta Resources. The Closing Cash Payment payable to each Principal Shareholder will be reduced by the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all indebtedness to Iasta evidenced by such Principal Shareholder’s promissory note dated April 14, 2010 in favor of Iasta, which amount for each Principal Shareholder is set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as of the date hereof and will be updated as of the Closing Date (such amounts, in the aggregate, the “ Shareholder Note Amounts ”).

 

(c)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued as part of the Closing Equity Payment. Fractional shares to be issued hereunder shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

 

(d)     At the Effective Time, each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding.

 

(e)     Parent shall deliver to the appropriate lenders, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all amounts necessary to repay in full all indebtedness for borrowed money (including, in each case, all accrued interest, costs and expenses due to such lenders) of the Companies set forth on Section 3.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule except for the Permitted Loans (collectively, the “ Debt Repayment Amount ”). For clarity, the Permitted Loans will not be repaid at Closing and will remain in full force and effect following the Closing Date. As a condition precedent to the Closing, the Companies will obtain from Mike Treida, with respect to the Debt Repayment Amount, a payoff letter and termination and release document reasonably acceptable to Parent.

   

 
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Section 2.2      Working Capital Adjustment .

 

(a)     Within thirty (30) days after the Closing, the Shareholders’ Agent will prepare and deliver, or will cause to be prepared and delivered, to Parent a statement (the “Closing Date Working Capital Statement” ) setting forth the actual Working Capital as of the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Working Capital” ). The Closing Date Working Capital Statement will (i) fairly and accurately present the Closing Date Working Capital, determined in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures (with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies) that were used in the preparation of the Company Audited Financials, and (ii) be presented in a manner consistent with the format set forth in the Company Audited Financials.

 

(b)     Parent shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which the Closing Date Working Capital Statement is delivered to it (the “Review Period” ) to review the Closing Date Working Capital Statement. If Parent objects to the calculation of the Closing Date Working Capital as set forth on such Closing Date Working Capital Statement, Parent shall so inform the Shareholders’ Agent in writing (the “Objection” ) on or before the last day of the Review Period, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of the Objection and the adjustments to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement that Parent believes should be made. In the event that an Objection is not delivered to the Shareholders’ Agent on or before the last day of the Review Period, Parent shall be deemed to have agreed to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement. In the event that an Objection is delivered to the Shareholders’ Agent on or before the last day of the Review Period, Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent shall attempt in good faith to reach an agreement with respect to any matters in dispute. If Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent are unable to resolve all of their differences within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Objection to the Shareholders’ Agent (or such longer period as they may mutually agree), they will refer their remaining differences to a firm of independent public accountants as to which Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent shall mutually agree (the “WC Arbiter” ). The WC Arbiter will, based on those items as to which Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent have agreed and the WC Arbiter’s determination regarding those items in dispute, finally determine the Closing Date Working Capital; provided , however , that the Closing Date Working Capital as finally determined by the WC Arbiter shall not be less than the amount proposed by Parent or greater than the amount proposed by the Shareholders’ Agent. The WC Arbiter’s determination shall be set forth in writing and shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto and may be entered as a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The fees of the WC Arbiter shall be paid equally by Parent and by the Shareholders (with the Principal Shareholders jointly and severally liable for the Shareholders’ portion of such fees and the Minority Shareholders severally liable therefor based upon the pro rata share of the Merger Consideration to be received by each of the Minority Shareholders as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule). Each of the parties hereto shall make available to the WC Arbiter and each other party hereto all relevant books and records and any work papers (including those, if any, of the Companies’ accountants) in its possession or readily obtainable by it relating to the Closing Date Working Capital, and all other items reasonably requested by the WC Arbiter and each other party hereto.

   

 
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(c)     The “Final Working Capital Amount” shall be (i) if no Objection is sent to the Shareholders’ Agent prior to the end of the Review Period, the amount of the Closing Date Working Capital set forth on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement delivered by the Shareholders’ Agent to Parent, (ii) if an Objection is made but finally determined between Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent prior to referring any such dispute to a WC Arbiter, the amount of the Closing Date Working Capital so finally determined between them; and (iii) if an Objection is sent to the WC Arbiter, the amount of the Closing Date Working Capital as finally determined by such WC Arbiter.

 

(d)     If the Final Working Capital Amount is less than $315,000, then the Shareholders will pay to Parent, in cash, within twenty (20) days after the determination of the Final Working Capital Amount, an amount equal to the difference between the Final Working Capital Amount and $315,000. Payment of such amount to Parent will be the joint and several obligation of the Principal Shareholders and the several obligation of the Minority Shareholders (based upon the pro rata share of the Merger Consideration to be received by each of the Minority Shareholders as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule).

 

(e)     If the Final Working Capital Amount is greater than $385,000, then Parent will pay to the Shareholders, on a pro rata basis determined in accordance with the allocation of the Closing Cash Payment set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, within twenty (20) days after the determination of the Final Working Capital Amount, an amount equal to the difference between the Final Working Capital Amount and $385,000.

 

(f)     For the avoidance of doubt, if the Final Working Capital Amount is equal to or greater than $315,000 and less than or equal to $385,000, no payment shall be due under this Section 2.2.

 

(g)     Any amounts paid by a party pursuant to Section 2.2(d) or Section 2.2(e) will be treated as an adjustment to the Closing Cash Payment. Payment of any such amounts will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account(s) designated in writing by the party(ies) entitled to receive such payment.

 

Section 2.3      Exchange Procedures .

 

(a)     At the Closing, each Shareholder will surrender the certificate(s) representing his shares of Company Common Stock to Parent and will promptly upon surrender thereof receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 2.1(a), allocated pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The certificate(s) of Company Common Stock so surrendered will be duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by separate stock powers duly executed in blank, and upon surrender will be cancelled.

   

 
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(b)     Payment of the Closing Cash Payment will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts designated in writing by the Shareholders at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Parent will cause its transfer agent to effect the delivery of the Closing Equity Payment either by issuing and delivering to each Shareholder a certificate representing its pro rata portion of the Closing Equity Payment (as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) or by electronic registration of such shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

(c)     If any certificate representing Company Common Stock shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent may require the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Shareholder claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, which affidavit shall include an indemnification obligation by the applicable Shareholder against any claim that may be made against Parent, Merger Sub, either Company or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such certificate.

 

Section 2.4      Rights of Shareholders . At and after the Effective Time, no transfer of Company Common Stock shall thereafter be made or recognized. Until surrender for exchange in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3, each certificate theretofore representing shares of Company Common Stock shall from and after the Effective Time represent for all purposes only the right to receive the Merger Consideration provided for in Section 2.1(a) in exchange therefor, allocated pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. From and after the Effective Time, holders of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock will cease to have any rights as shareholders of either Company.

 

Section 2.5      Withholding Rights . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Parent, Merger Sub and the Companies will be entitled to withhold and deduct from the cash consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Parent, Merger Sub or either Company is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. Parent shall take all action that may be necessary to ensure that any such amounts are timely withheld and promptly and properly remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding were made.

 

Section 2.6      Escrow Agreement . To secure a portion of the indemnification obligations of the Shareholders set forth in Section 7.3(a) hereof, at the Closing, (a) Parent, the Shareholders’ Agent and the Escrow Agent will execute the Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Escrow Agreement” ), and (b) Parent will cause to be deposited with the Escrow Agent an amount equal to $1,400,000 (the “ Escrow Amount ”). The Escrow Amount will be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Escrow Agreement

   

 
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Section 2.7      Tax Treatment of Merger . The Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Code Section 368(a) and 368(a)(2)(D). All parties will file all Tax Returns consistent with such treatment, and no party will take any position that is consistent with such treatment in any audit or other proceeding unless prohibited by applicable Law

 

Section 2.8      Dissenters’ Rights . The Shareholders hereby waive and agree not to assert any dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the applicable provisions of the IBCL.

 

 

 

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES

 

Except as set forth in the Companies’ disclosure schedule provided herewith (the “Company Disclosure Schedule” ), the Companies hereby represent and warrant to Parent and Merger Sub, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent certain representations and warranties are limited to a certain date set forth in the applicable Section, as follows:

 

Section 3.1      Corporate Organization, Etc. Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation set forth on Section 3.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets. Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized) in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing (if applicable) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the organizational and governing documents of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as presently in effect have been heretofore made available to Parent. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is in violation of any term or provision of its organizational or governing documents.

 

Section 3.2      Capitalization . The authorized shares of capital stock of each Company are as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and the beneficial and record owners thereof are as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and issued free from preemptive rights and in compliance with all applicable U.S. state and federal securities Laws. Except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding (a) securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of either Company, (b) options, warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for capital stock of either Company, or (c) contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of either Company, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such options, warrants or rights, pursuant to which, in any of the foregoing cases, either Company is subject or bound. Except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholders’ agreements or other similar instruments restricting or relating to the rights of any of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock to vote, transfer or receive dividends with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock or with respect to the management or control of either Company.

   

 
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Section 3.3      Company’s Subsidiaries . Except for the Subsidiaries, neither Company has any subsidiaries or owns any equity interest in any other Person. All outstanding equity interests in each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and issued free from preemptive rights and in compliance with all applicable U.S. state, federal and foreign securities Laws. Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding (a) securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity interests of either Subsidiary, (b) options, warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for equity interests of either Subsidiary, or (c) contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any equity interests of either Subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such options, warrants or rights, pursuant to which, in any of the foregoing cases, either Company or either Subsidiary is subject or bound. All outstanding equity interests in the Subsidiaries are owned (of record and beneficially) directly by Iasta, free and clear of all Encumbrances.

 

Section 3.4      Authority Relative to this Agreement . Each Company has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all required corporate or other action on the part of each Company and no other corporate or other proceedings on the part of either Company are necessary to authorize the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. This Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by each Company and, assuming this Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, including the effect of statutory and other Laws regarding fraudulent conveyances and preferential transfers and subject to the limitations imposed by general equitable principles (regardless whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) (collectively, the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Principles ”).

 

Section 3.5      Consents and Approvals; No Violations . Except as set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Documents by either Company, the performance by either Company of any of its obligations thereunder, or the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions by either Company will (a) violate any provision of the organizational or governing documents of either Company or either Subsidiary, (b) require it to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, exemption, declaration, license, authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or notification to, any federal, state, local or foreign government, executive official thereof, governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, agency, body or commission, including any court of competent jurisdiction, domestic or foreign (each, a “Governmental Entity” ), (c) require a consent under, result in a material violation or material breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration or any obligation) under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of either Company or either Subsidiary pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract, or (d) violate any Law of any Governmental Entity applicable to either Company or either Subsidiary or by which either Company or either Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets is bound.

   

 
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Section 3.6      Financial Statements . The Companies have previously delivered or made available to Parent true and complete copies of the following: (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and the audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Companies and the Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (including, in each case, any notes and schedules thereto) (collectively, the “ Company Audited Financials ”), and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as of April 30, 2014 and the unaudited consolidated statements of income of the Companies and the Subsidiaries for the periods then ended (collectively, the “ Company Unaudited Financials ” and, together with the Company Audited Financials, the “ Company Financials ”). Each of the Company Financials (i) has been prepared from, and is in accordance with, the books and records of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, (ii) was prepared in all material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of the Company Unaudited Financials, for the absence of footnotes, statements of shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows, and normal and recurring year-end adjustments (the nature or amount of which adjustments would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material)), and (iii) fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (except that the Company Unaudited Financials do not contain footnotes, statements of shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments (the nature or amount of which adjustments would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material)).

 

Section 3.7      No Undisclosed Liabilities .

 

(a)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any liabilities, indebtedness or obligations of the nature required to be disclosed in a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as and to the extent set forth, disclosed in, provided for, reflected in or otherwise described in the Company Financials or in Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and except for those incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2013.

   

 
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(b)      Section 3.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all indebtedness of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries for borrowed money as of Closing.

 

Section 3.8      Absence of Certain Changes . Since December 31, 2013, except as set forth on Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has (a) conducted business other than in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice, (b) suffered any Company Material Adverse Effect, (c) declared, set aside for payment or paid any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock, property or any combination thereof) in respect of any Company Common Stock, or redeemed or otherwise acquired any shares of Company Common Stock, (d) incurred any indebtedness for borrowed money or issued any debt securities or assumed, guaranteed or endorsed the obligations of any other Person, (e) Transferred or entered into a Contract to Transfer any of its material properties or assets, other than this Agreement, (f) created any Encumbrance on any of its properties or assets, (g) increased in any manner the rate or terms of compensation of any of its directors, Officers or employees except for any increases for employees (other than the Shareholders) made in the ordinary course of business, (h) paid or agreed to pay any pension, retirement allowance or other material employee benefit not required by any existing Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement, (i) entered into or amended any employment, bonus, severance or retirement Contract other than with employees (other than the Shareholders) in the ordinary course of business, (j) made or revoked any election relating to Taxes, (k) changed any methods of reporting income or deductions for federal income tax purposes, (l) made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $25,000, (m) suffered any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to any of its material assets, (n) had any Officer or key employee resign or terminate employment, (o) acquired, sold, leased or disposed of any assets outside the ordinary course of business or (p) settled or compromised any pending or threatened suit, action, proceeding or, other than in the ordinary course of business, claim.

 

Section 3.9      Compliance with Law . Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is, and has been for the past three (3) years, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it or any of its businesses, properties or assets. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, any Officer, director or employee of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, in such capacity, has received notice from any Governmental Entity of, or to the Knowledge of the Companies is charged or threatened with or under investigation with respect to, any violation of any provision of any applicable Law.

 

Section 3.10      Material Contracts .

 

(a)      Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Contracts that are material to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries to which any of them is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound, including, without limitation, (i) any employment Contract or other Contract for services that is not terminable at will without liability for any penalty or severance payment, (ii) any Contract involving annual payments or receipts by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries of $50,000 or more with respect to any such Contract, (iii) any Contract with each of the Company’s 25 largest customers and 25 largest suppliers, which largest customers and suppliers shall be determined using revenues/payments by the Companies and the Subsidiaries during the year ended March 31, 2014 (respectively, the “ Major Customers ” and the “ Major Suppliers ” and, collectively, the “ Major Customers and Suppliers ”), (iv) any Contract containing an exclusivity provision that restricts any of the Companies’ or the Subsidiaries’ businesses or any Contract limiting any of their freedom to compete in any line of business, in any geographic area or with any Person, (v) any Contract providing for the borrowing or lending of money or any guarantee, and (vi) any joint venture agreement (collectively, the “ Material Contracts ”). For purposes of the foregoing representation, disclosure shall only be required of Contracts which involve annual payments or receipts by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries of $25,000 or more with respect to any such Contract. The Companies have made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all Material Contracts in its possession. None of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation will have any responsibilities, obligations or liabilities, contractual or otherwise, arising under any change of control provision of any Contract as a result of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

   

 
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(b)     Each of the Material Contracts constitutes the valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, each of the other parties thereto, except as may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy and Equity Principles. Each Material Contract is in full force and effect.

 

(c)     Except as set forth in Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or permit termination, modification or acceleration, of or under any of the Material Contracts and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, no other party to any of the Material Contracts is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default in any material respect by such party, of or under any of the Material Contracts. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has received written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, a claim in writing against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries by any party to a Material Contract in respect of any breach or default thereunder.

 

(d)     Except as set forth in Section 3.10(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has received written notice of termination, cancellation, material reduction of services or non-renewal that is currently in effect with respect to any Material Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, no other party to a Material Contract plans to terminate, cancel or not renew, or materially reduce the services provided to it under, any such Material Contract.

 

Section 3.11      Permits . Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries has all material permits, licenses, certificates of authority and other authorizations from all Governmental Entities necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted (the “Permits” ) and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of its Permits. All such Permits are in full force and effect, and none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has received written notice of any event, inquiry or proceeding that is reasonably likely to lead to the revocation, amendment, failure to renew, limitation, suspension or restriction of any Permit.

   

 
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Section 3.12      Litigation . Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no material action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties by or before any Governmental Entity. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding injunction, writ, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries by or before any Governmental Entity that questions the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or any action to be taken in connection with the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions or would otherwise prevent or materially delay the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 3.13      Taxes . Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a)     Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries has

 

(i)     duly and timely filed, or caused to be filed, in accordance with applicable Law, all material Company Tax Returns, each of which is true, correct and complete in all material respects,

 

(ii)     duly and timely paid in full, or caused to be paid in full, all Company Taxes reflected on such Company Tax Returns, and

 

(iii)     properly accrued in accordance with GAAP on its books and records a provision for the payment of all Company Taxes that are due, are claimed to be due, or may or will become due with respect to any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date.

 

(b)     No extension of time to file a Company Tax Return, which Company Tax Return has not since been filed in accordance with applicable Law, has been filed. There is no power of attorney in effect with respect or relating to any Company Tax or Company Tax Return.

 

(c)     No Company Tax Return has been filed, and no Company Tax has been determined, on a consolidated, combined, unitary or other similar basis (including, but not limited to, a consolidated federal income tax return). There is no circumstance (including, but not limited to, as a transferee or successor, under Code Section 6901 or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6, as result of a Tax sharing agreement or other Contract or by operation of Law) under which any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is or may be liable for any Tax determined, in whole or in part, by taking into account any income, sale or asset of, or any activity conducted by, any other Person.

   

 
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(d)     Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the deposit, collection, withholding, payment or remittance of any Tax (including, but not limited to, Code Section 3402).

 

(e)     There is no Encumbrance for any Tax upon any asset or property of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, except for any statutory lien for any Tax not yet due.

 

(f)     No audit, action, assessment, examination, hearing, inquiry or investigation is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened with regard to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, any Company Tax or any Company Tax Return.

 

(g)     The statute of limitations for any audit, action, assessment, examination, hearing, inquiry or investigation relating to any Company Tax or any Company Tax Return has not been modified, extended or waived.

 

(h)     Any material assessment, deficiency, adjustment or other similar item relating to any Company Tax or Company Tax Return has been reported to all Governmental Entities in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(i)     (i)     No jurisdiction where no Company Tax Return has been filed or no Company Tax has been paid has made or threatened in writing to make a claim for the payment of any Company Tax or the filing of any Company Tax Return.

 

(j)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement with any Governmental Entity (including, but not limited to, any closing agreement within the meaning of Code Section 7121 or any analogous provision of applicable Law). No private letter or other ruling or determination from any Governmental Entity relating to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, any Company Tax or any Company Tax Return has been requested or received by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

(k)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract that (i) results or could reasonably be expected to result in any amount that is not deductible under Code Section 280G or Code Section 404, or any similar provision of applicable Law or (ii) is or could reasonably be expected to become subject to Code Section 409A or any similar provision of applicable Law.

 

(l)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any “tax-exempt bond-financed property” or “tax-exempt use property,” within the meaning of Code Section 168(h) or any similar provision of applicable Law.

 

(m)     No asset of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is required to be treated as being owned by any other Person pursuant to any provision of applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the “safe harbor” leasing provisions of Code Section 168(f)(8), as in effect prior to the repeal of those “safe harbor” leasing provisions).

 

(n)     None of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation is or will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, federal taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, as a result of a change in method of accounting, any installment sale or open transaction, any prepaid amount, refund or credit.

   

 
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(o)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is or has been a beneficiary or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).

 

(p)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person nor has its stock been distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code Section 355 or Code Section 361.

 

(q)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is or has been a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2) at any time during the applicable period referred to in Code Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii).

 

(r)     No election under Code Section 338 or any similar provision of applicable Law has been made or required to be made by or with respect to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

(s)     Iasta has been a validly electing S corporation within the meaning of Code Section 1361(a)(1) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and any similar provision of state or local Law, at all times during its existence, and Iasta will be an S corporation up to the effective date of the Merger.

 

(t)     Iasta has never owned an interest in a subsidiary treated as a “qualified subchapter S subsidiary” within the meaning of Code Section 1361(b)(3)(B).

 

(u)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries owns or has owned an interest in any entity that is a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Code Section 1297.

 

(v)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has had, or will have, any items of income that could constitute subpart F income within the meaning of Code Section 952. No Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in the Code owns (directly or indirectly) an “investment in United States property” for purposes of Code Section 956.

 

(w)     Iasta Export Corporation is and at all times during its existence has been a validly electing domestic international sales corporation (“DISC”) within the meaning of Code Section 992.

 

(x)     Iasta Export Corporation does not have and will not have any undistributed previously taxed income or accumulated DISC income within the meaning of Code Section 996 as of the effective date of the Merger.

   

 
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Section 3.14      Title to Properties; Sufficiency of Assets .

 

(a)     Except as set forth on Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold or contractual interest in, all of the assets and properties (real and personal) which it owns or leases, and such assets and properties are owned or leased by it free and clear of all Encumbrances. Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all real property leased by each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property. True, correct and complete copies of all lease agreements, including all amendments and modifications thereto, for all leased real property (the “ Leases ”) have been made available to Parent. All rents due under the Leases have been paid. Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries enjoys undisturbed possession of its leased real properties and is in compliance with the terms of the Leases, and all Leases are in full force and effect. Each Lease constitutes the valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, each of the other parties thereto, except as may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy and Equity Principles. No party to any Lease has given written notice to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or made a claim in writing against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries in respect of any breach or default thereunder.

 

(b)     All tangible personal property owned or leased by each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted and subject to routine maintenance, and is suitable for the uses for which it is being used. The Companies’ and the Subsidiaries’ assets and properties (real, personal and intangible) include all material tangible and intangible assets, properties and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses following the Closing Date in substantially the same manner as is currently conducted.

 

Section 3.15      Intellectual Property.

 

(a)      Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies all Intellectual Property (other than (i) widely available, commercial off-the-shelf third-party Software licensed to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries on a non-exclusive basis or (ii) any open source Software) licensed to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries (the “ Licensed Intellectual Property ”). Each of the licenses related to the Licensed Intellectual Property constitutes the valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, each of the other parties thereto, except as may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy and Equity Principles. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is, and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, no other party thereto is, in breach or default in any material respect of any license or sublicense relating to any Licensed Intellectual Property, and each such license and sublicense is in full force and effect.

 

(b)     All Intellectual Property owned by each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is referred to as the “ Owned Intellectual Property ” and, together with the Licensed Intellectual Property, the “ Company Intellectual Property .” Section 3.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies all of the following Owned Intellectual Property: (i) Patents and applications therefor, the number, issue date, title and priority information for each country in which any such Patent has been issued, or the application number, date of filing, title and priority information for each country in which any such Patent application is pending; (ii) registered and unregistered Trademarks (excluding Internet domain names), the registration number related thereto (and, if applicable, the class of goods or the description of the goods or services covered thereby), and the countries of filing; (iii) registered and unregistered Copyrights and applications for registration of Copyrights, the registration number and registration date, or the application number and application date, related thereto, and the countries of filing; and (iv) registered Internet domain names. All of the Owned Intellectual Property, the registrations and applications for registration of which are set forth on Section 3.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, is valid and in full force and effect. To the Knowledge of the Companies, all of the other rights within the Company Intellectual Property are valid and subsisting. All filings for the Owned Intellectual Property are in good standing and all assignments and licenses subject to recordation have been properly recorded. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has filed an application to register any new Trademark that was not previously registered.

   

 
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(c)      Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries owns and has good and valid title to the Owned Intellectual Property owned by it, and possesses legally enforceable rights to use the Licensed Intellectual Property licensed by it, in each case free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Company Intellectual Property is sufficient for the Companies and the Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as such businesses are currently being conducted. None of the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Documents by either Company, the performance by either Company of any of its obligations thereunder, or the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions by either Company will result in the release, disclosure or delivery of any Company Intellectual Property, or in the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right to any Company Intellectual Property (except to the Surviving Corporation in connection with the Merger), or in the termination or modification of (or right to terminate or modify) any Company Intellectual Property.

 

(d)      Section 3.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted any license by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries under, or otherwise has received or acquired from, any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, including the right to use, any Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(e)     Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries has taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its confidential or proprietary Company Intellectual Property and to protect the full value of the Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(f)     No current or former shareholder, officer, director, consultant, employee or vendor of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any ownership claim, ownership right (whether or not currently exercisable) or ownership interest in or to any Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(g)     To the Knowledge of the Companies, there is no unauthorized use, disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any Company Intellectual Property by any third party, including any current or former employee of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

(h)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) of any actual, alleged, possible or potential infringement, misappropriation or unlawful use of, and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating or making unlawful use of, any Intellectual Property owned by any third party. There are no actions, suits or proceedings that are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries with respect to any infringement, misappropriation or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property owned or used by any third party.

   

 
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(i)     A complete list of the proprietary software of each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is set forth in Section 3.15(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 3.16      Insurance . Each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries maintains policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance, in such amounts, with such deductibles, covering against such risks and losses and with such reputable insurers, as are customary for businesses of a type and size, and with assets and properties, comparable to those of the businesses of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted. Set forth on Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a listing of each insurance policy maintained by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries and a description of all material claims under any insurance policy maintained by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries at any time during the past three years. All such policies are in full force and effect and all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid in full, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation. There are no pending claims under any of such policies.

 

Section 3.17      Environmental Matters . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.17, all representations and warranties in this Section 3.17 relating to any activities, business or operations of any Person other than the Companies and the Subsidiaries at any real property currently or formerly leased by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries (including the lessor of any such property) are made to the Knowledge of the Companies:

 

(a)     [Reserved]

 

(b)     There are no environmental conditions, including, without limitation, the presence or release of any Hazardous Materials, on any property currently or formerly leased by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors (i) relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any failure to comply with any applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or from a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials or (ii) which require cleanup or remediation pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

(c)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any material liability under any Environmental Law or is responsible for any material liability of any other Person under any Environmental Law, whether by Contract, by operation of law or otherwise

 

(d)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has received any written information request, notice or other communication from a Governmental Entity, and there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, relating to any violation, or alleged violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Law or relating to any Hazardous Materials or Environmental Permit, including, without limitation, (i) any claim by a Governmental Entity for enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, corrective, remedial, monitoring, or other action, damages, fines or penalties pursuant to any Environmental Law, and (ii) any claim by any one or more Persons seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation, injunctive or other relief resulting from or relating to a release of any Hazardous Materials or alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety, property, natural resources or the environment.

   

 
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(e)     There is not located at any property currently or formerly leased by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors any (i) underground storage tanks, (ii) asbestos-containing material, (iii) equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls or (iv) mold, in each case except in compliance in all material respects with applicable Environmental Laws.

 

(f)     The Companies have made available to Parent true, complete and correct copies of all material records and files, environmental audits, reports, and other material environmental documents, studies, analysis, tests and monitoring which, to the Knowledge of the Companies, are in their possession or control concerning the existence of any Hazardous Materials or any other environmental concern at any property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or concerning compliance by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries with, or liability under, any Environmental Law.

 

(g)     For purposes of this Section 3.17, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(i)      “Environmental Laws” means all foreign, federal, state and local Laws of any Governmental Entity relating to (A) the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, use, handling, manufacturing, transportation or shipment of Hazardous Materials, or (B) the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

 

(ii)      “Hazardous Materials” means (A) petroleum and petroleum products, radioactive materials and friable asbestos; and (B) chemicals and other materials and substances which are now defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or “toxic pollutants” under any Environmental Law.

 

Section 3.18      Employee and Labor Matters . None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining or other labor union Contract applicable to Persons employed by it, no collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any of the employees of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (a) each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment and employment practices, wages, hours, occupational safety, health standards, severance payments, equal opportunity, payment of social security, national insurance and other Taxes, and terms and conditions of employment, (b) there are no charges with respect to or relating to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries pending, or to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened by or before any Governmental Entity responsible for the prevention of unlawful or discriminatory employment practices or unfair labor practices, and (c) there is no strike, work stoppage, work slowdown, lockout, picketing, concerted refusal to work overtime, or other similar labor activity pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened against or involving any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries currently or within the last three years. All sums due for employee, consultant and independent contractor compensation and benefits, including pension and severance benefits, and all vacation time owing to any employees of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries have been duly and adequately accrued on the accounting records of the Companies and the Subsidiaries. Except to the extent a failure to correctly characterize or treat would not result in material liability to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, all individuals characterized and treated by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries as consultants or independent contractors are properly treated as independent contractors under all applicable Laws. Except to the extent a failure to correctly classify would not result in material liability to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, all employees of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local wage and hour Laws are properly classified.

   

 
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Section 3.19      Employee Plans .

 

(a)      Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of:

 

(i)     all “employee benefit plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( “ERISA” ), with respect to which any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise (the “Benefit Plans” );

 

(ii)     all current directors, Officers and employees of each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries; and

 

(iii)     all employment, consulting, termination, profit sharing, severance, change of control, individual compensation and indemnification agreements, and all bonus and other incentive compensation, deferred compensation, salary continuation, disability, severance, stock award, stock option, stock purchase, educational assistance, legal assistance, club membership, employee discount, employee loan, credit union and vacation agreements, policies and arrangements under which any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) in respect of any current or former officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries (the “Employee Arrangements” ).

 

(b)     [Reserved]

 

(c)     None of the Benefit Plans or Employee Arrangements is subject to Title IV of ERISA, constitutes a defined benefit retirement plan or is a multiemployer plan described in Section 3(37) of ERISA, and none of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) in respect of any such plans.

   

 
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(d)     The Benefit Plans and their related trusts intended to qualify under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code, respectively, have either received a favorable determination, opinion or notification letter from the Internal Revenue Service ( “IRS” ) with respect to each such Benefit Plan as to its qualified status under the Code, or has remaining a period of time under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such a letter and make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination as to the qualified status of each such Benefit Plan.

 

(e)     All contributions and other payments required to have been made by any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries to or under any Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement by applicable Law or the terms of such Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement (or any agreement relating thereto) have been timely and properly made.

 

(f)     The Benefit Plans and Employee Arrangements have been maintained and administered in accordance with their terms and applicable Laws.

 

(g)     There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, threatened actions, claims, suits or proceedings against or relating to any Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement (other than routine benefit claims by persons entitled to benefits thereunder) and, to the Knowledge of the Companies, there are no facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to form the basis for any of the foregoing.

 

(h)     None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has any obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) to provide post-retirement life insurance or health benefits coverage for current or former officers, directors, employees, consultants or contractors except (i) as may be required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a medical expense reimbursement account plan pursuant to Section 125 of the Code, or (iii) through the last day of the calendar month in which the participant terminates employment.

 

(i)     None of the assets of any Benefit Plan is stock of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

(j)     Neither the execution and delivery of any of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions will (i) result in any payment becoming due to any director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor (current, former or retired) of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, (ii) increase any benefits under any Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment of, vesting of, or other rights in respect of any such benefits (except as which may be required by the partial or full termination of any Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401 of the Code). No Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date would result, individually or in the aggregate (including as a result of this Agreement, any of the Transaction Documents or any of the Contemplated Transactions) , in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code .

 

(k)     Each Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement that is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code from the period beginning January 1, 2005, or the date such Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement was established, whichever date is later, through the date hereof.

   

 
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(l)     The Companies have made available to Parent a true, complete and correct list of the following (if applicable) for each current employee, consultant and contractor of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries: base salary; any bonus obligations; immigration status; hire date; time-off balance; and pay rate.

 

Section 3.20      Brokers and Finders . Neither of the Companies nor any of their respective Representatives has employed any investment banker, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finders’ fees in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions for which Parent or Merger Sub would be liable.

 

Section 3.21      Shareholder Vote Required . The affirmative votes of (a) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Iasta Common Stock and (b) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Iasta Resources Common Stock are the only votes of the holders of such stock necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 3.22      Absence of Questionable Payments . None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, any director, Officer, employee, consultant or other Person acting on behalf of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or expenditures, (b) made any unlawful expenditures of corporate funds relating to political activity to government officials or others or (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded corporate funds in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any other applicable domestic or foreign Law. None of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Companies, any director, Officer, employee, consultant or other Person acting on behalf of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries has offered, paid or agreed to pay to any Person (including any governmental official), or solicited, received or agreed to receive from any such Person, directly or indirectly, any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, expenditures, money or anything of value for the purpose or with the intent of (a) obtaining or maintaining business for any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, (b) facilitating the purchase or sale of any product or service, or (c) avoiding the imposition of any fine or penalty.

 

Section 3.23      Reserved .

 

Section 3.24      Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney . Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list showing: (a) all banks in which any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries maintains a bank account or safe deposit box (collectively, “Bank Accounts” ), together with, as to each such Bank Account, the type of account, account number and the names of all signatories thereof and, with respect to each such safe deposit box, if any, the number thereof and the names of all Persons having access thereto; and (b) the names of all Persons holding powers of attorney from any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, true, complete and correct copies of which have been made available to Parent.

   

 
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Section 3.25      Customers and Suppliers . There are no material disputes between any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the Major Customers and Suppliers, on the other hand, that relate to the operation of the business of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2013, none of the Major Customers and Suppliers has terminated, cancelled, not renewed or materially reduced, or notified any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries in writing of its intention to terminate, cancel, not renew or materially reduce, its relationship with any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.26      Accounts Receivable . Except as set forth in Section 3.26 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all accounts receivable of each of the Companies and the Subsidiaries have arisen from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business, are valid and enforceable and are collectible in the ordinary course of business and not subject to set-off or counterclaim. Any allowances that the Companies and the Subsidiaries have established for doubtful accounts have been established on a basis consistent with their prior practice and in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 3.27      Certain Transactions . Except as set forth on Section 3.27 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Shareholders, Officers or directors of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Affiliates or any member of any such Person’s immediate family (for this purpose, “immediate family” means such Person’s spouse, parents, children and siblings), is presently a party to any Contract or transaction with any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, including without limitation, any Contract (i) providing for the furnishing of services by, (ii) providing for the rental of real or personal property from, or (iii) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services in the foregoing capacities) any such Person or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such Person has a substantial interest as a shareholder, officer, director, trustee or partner, and no such Person owns directly or indirectly any interest in (excluding passive investments in less than 1% of the shares of any company that lists its shares on a national securities exchange), or serves as an officer or director or in another similar capacity of, any competitor or customer of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any organization that has a Material Contract with any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.28      No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III and in the following Article IV, no Company, Subsidiary, Shareholder or any other Person makes any representations or warranties, and the Companies, the Subsidiaries and the Shareholders hereby disclaim any other representations or warranties, whether made by any of them or any Officer, director, employee, agent or representative of the Companies, the Subsidiaries, the Shareholders or any other Person, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is not intended to limit the ability of a Parent Indemnified Party to make a claim arising out, based upon or related to fraud and shall not be given any effect in the case of fraud.

   

 
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS

 

Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent certain representations and warranties are limited to a certain date set forth in the applicable Section, as follows:

 

Section 4.1      Ownership of Shares . Such Shareholder owns the number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth next to his name on Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule free and clear of all Encumbrances and, as a result of the Merger, Parent will acquire good, valid and marketable title to such shares of Company Common Stock free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than those that may be created or incurred by Parent. Except as set forth in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, such Shareholder has not granted any power of attorney with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock owned by him.

 

Section 4.2      Authority Relative to this Agreement . Such Shareholder has all requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which he is a party, to perform his obligations thereunder and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. This Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which he is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and, assuming this Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which he is a party will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which he is a party will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against him in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by applicable Bankruptcy and Equity Principles.

 

Section 4.3      Consents and Approvals; No Violations . None of the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Documents by such Shareholder, the performance by such Shareholder of any of his obligations thereunder, or the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions by such Shareholder will (a) require him to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, exemption, declaration, license, authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, (b) require a consent under, result in a material violation or material breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration or any obligation) under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of such Shareholder pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which such Shareholder is a party or by which such Shareholder or any of his properties or assets is bound, or (c) violate any Law of any Governmental Entity applicable to such Shareholder or by which such Shareholder or any of his properties or assets is bound.

 

Section 4.4      Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of such Shareholder, threatened against such Shareholder by or before any Governmental Entity that questions the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or any action to be taken in connection with the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions or would otherwise prevent or materially delay the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

   

 
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Section 4.5      Brokers and Finders . Such Shareholder has not employed any investment banker, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finders’ fees in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions for which Parent, Merger Sub or any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries would be liable.

 

Section 4.6      Investment Representations .

 

(a)      Offering Exemption . Such Shareholder understands that the shares of Parent Common Stock to be acquired by him pursuant to the Merger (such shares of Parent Common Stock, the “ Merger Shares ”) have not been registered under the Securities Act, nor qualified under any state securities Laws, and that such Merger Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such registration and qualification based in part upon the representations contained herein. Such Shareholder is an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(b)      Knowledge and Experience; Ability to Bear Economic Risks . Such Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated by this Agreement; and he is able to bear the economic risk of this investment in the Merger Shares (including a complete loss of his investment).

 

(c)      Limitations on Disposition . Such Shareholder understands that he must bear the economic risk of his investment in the Merger Shares indefinitely unless the Merger Shares are registered pursuant to the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available, and unless the disposition of such Merger Shares is qualified under applicable state securities Laws or an exemption from such qualification is available. Such Shareholder further understands that there is no assurance that any exemption from the Securities Act will be available or, if available, that such exemption will allow such Shareholder to Transfer any or all of his interest in the Merger Shares in the amounts or at the times such Shareholder might propose.

 

(d)      Investment Purpose . Such Shareholder is acquiring his interest in the Merger Shares solely for such Shareholder’s own account for investment and not with a view toward the resale, Transfer or distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of Transferring or distributing his interest in the Merger Shares.

 

(e)      Restrictive Legend . Such Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the Merger Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under U.S. securities Laws and agrees to the imprinting, so long as required by Law, of the following legend on certificates representing his Merger Shares:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.

   

 
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
AND MERGER SUB

 

Except as set forth in Parent’s disclosure schedule provided herewith (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule” ), Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Companies and the Shareholders, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent certain representations and warranties are limited to a certain date set forth in the applicable Section, as follows:

 

Section 5.1      Corporate Organization, Etc. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized) in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing (if applicable) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, Merger Sub will be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in Indiana as of the Closing Date. True and complete copies of the organizational and governing documents of Parent and Merger Sub as presently in effect have been heretofore made available to the Companies. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in violation of any term or provision of its organizational or governing documents. Merger Sub is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

Section 5.2      Capitalization . The authorized shares of capital stock of Parent consists of (a) 150,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 5,474,067 shares were outstanding as of May 28, 2014 and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares were outstanding as of the date hereof. Except for Parent Common Stock issued upon exercise of options or warrants, no shares of Parent Common Stock have been issued between May 28, 2014 and the date hereof. All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and issued free from preemptive rights and in compliance with all applicable U.S. state and federal securities Laws. As of the date hereof, except for warrants to purchase an aggregate of 449,880 shares of Parent Common Stock and 2,258,000 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options that have been granted or may be granted in the future (including in connection with the Contemplated Transactions), there are no outstanding (i) securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of Parent, (ii) options, warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for capital stock of Parent, or (iii) contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of Parent, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such options, warrants or rights, pursuant to which, in any of the foregoing cases, Parent is subject or bound.    

   

 
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Section 5.3      Authority Relative to this Agreement . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, including, without limitation, the Merger and the issuance of the Closing Equity Payment, have been duly and validly authorized by all required corporate or other action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and no other corporate or other proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Parent, in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, as required by the DGCL. This Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming this Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by applicable Bankruptcy and Equity Principles. The Closing Equity Payment has been duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued free from preemptive rights, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than those created or incurred by any Shareholder) and in compliance with applicable U.S. state and federal securities Laws.

 

Section 5.4      Consents and Approvals; No Violations . None of the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Documents by Parent or Merger Sub, the performance by Parent or Merger Sub of any of its obligations thereunder, or the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Parent or Merger Sub will (a) violate any provision of the organizational or governing documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (b) require it to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, exemption, declaration, license, authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except for such consents, waivers, approvals, exemptions, declarations, licenses, authorizations, permits, registrations, filings and notifications which are listed in Section 5.4 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (the “Parent Consents” ), (c) require a consent under, result in a material violation or material breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration or any obligation) under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets is bound, (d) violate any Law of any Governmental Entity applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets is bound or (e) require Parent to obtain the approval of any holders of any of its capital stock by Law, Parent’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or otherwise in order for Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Closing Equity Payment.

   

 
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Section 5.5      Litigation . There is no material action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties by or before any Governmental Entity. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any outstanding injunction, writ, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub by or before any Governmental Entity that questions the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or any action to be taken in connection with the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions or would otherwise prevent or materially delay the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 5.6      Brokers and Finders . Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has employed any investment banker, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finders’ fees in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions for which any of the Companies or the Shareholders would be liable.

 

Section 5.7      Sufficient Funds . Parent will have sufficient funds to pay the Closing Cash Payment and consummate the Contemplated Transactions at the Closing. Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations hereunder are not contingent upon procuring any financing.

 

Section 5.8      Solvency . Assuming (a) that the Companies and the Subsidiaries are Solvent immediately prior to the Effective Time, (b) the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Companies set forth in Article III and the Shareholders in Article IV, and (c) that the Company Financials fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the periods covered thereby and the results of operations of the Companies and the Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including the payment of the Merger Consideration, each of Parent and Merger Sub will be Solvent as of the Effective Time and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Solvent ” when used with respect to any Person means that, as of the applicable date of determination, (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed (A) the value of all “liabilities of such Person, including contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, and (B) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts (including contingent and other liabilities) as such debts become absolute and mature, (ii) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date, and (iii) such Person will be able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of this definition, “not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancings, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.

   

 
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Section 5.9      Investigation . Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that (a) it has made such independent investigation, examination, analysis and verification of the business, assets, financial condition, operations and liabilities of the Companies, and has been offered the opportunity to ask such questions of appropriate representatives of the Companies relating to the foregoing, as it deems appropriate to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) except for the representations and warranties of the Companies and the Shareholders in this Agreement, it is not relying on any representation or warranty by the Companies or any other Person in entering into this Agreement (and will not rely on any other representation or warranty in effecting the Closing). Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither of the Companies nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty as to the future prospects (financial or otherwise), profitability, sales levels or independent operation of the Companies or the Subsidiaries in this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is not intended to limit the ability of a Parent Indemnified Party to make a claim arising out, based upon or related to fraud and shall not be given any effect in the case of fraud.

 

Section 5.10      SEC Filings; Financial Statements .

 

(a)     Parent has filed or furnished all forms, reports, statements and other documents (including all exhibits, supplements and amendments thereto) required to be filed or furnished by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) since January 1, 2012 (such documents, together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and all information incorporated therein by reference, the “SEC Reports” ). Each SEC Report (including any financial statements or schedules included therein) (i) as of its date of filing or, if applicable, as of the time of its most recent amendment, complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at such time, the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, including, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) as of its date of filing (and, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading. To the extent required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, Parent has amended or updated each SEC Report to correct any untrue statements of material fact or omissions of statements of material facts.

 

(b)     Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes and schedules thereto) included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports (collectively, the “Parent Financials” ) fairly presents in all material respects the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of Parent and its subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein except as otherwise noted therein (except that the unaudited interim statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments) and have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto.

   

 
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(c)     Except (i) to the extent set forth, disclosed in, provided for, reflected in or otherwise described in the balance sheet of Parent included in the SEC Report last filed prior to the date hereof, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the last balance sheet referred to in the preceding clause (i), or (iii) for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement, any of the Contemplated Transactions or any financing to be obtained by Parent in connection therewith, Parent does not have any liabilities or obligations that have or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.11      Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, since December 31, 2013, there has not been any change, circumstance or event which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.12      No Merger Sub Business Activities . Merger Sub has not conducted any activities other than in connection with the organization of Merger Sub, the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. Merger Sub has no subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.13      No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article V, neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any other Person makes any representations or warranties, and Parent and Merger Sub hereby disclaim any other representations or warranties, whether made by any of them or any officer, director, employee, agent or representative of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is not intended to limit the ability of a Shareholder Indemnified Party to make a claim arising out, based upon or related to fraud and shall not be given any effect in the case of fraud.

 

ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS

 

Section 6.1      Conduct of the Business of the Companies Pending the Closing . Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Parent (which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, each of the Companies will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, conduct its business and operations in the ordinary and usual course of business, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and use commercially reasonable efforts consistent therewith to preserve intact its properties, assets and business organization, to keep available the services of its officers, employees, consultants and contractors and to maintain its business relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors and others having commercially beneficial business relationships with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Companies will not, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries not to, prior to the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of Parent (which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):

 

(a)     issue, sell or pledge, or authorize or propose the issuance, sale or pledge of, any (i) additional shares of capital stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other convertible or exchangeable securities, or (ii) other securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, any shares of capital stock outstanding on the date hereof;

   

 
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(b)     split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock;

 

(c)     declare or pay any dividend or distribution to any Shareholder;

 

(d)     redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock;

 

(e)     propose or adopt any amendment to any of its organizational or governing documents;

 

(f)     (i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue any debt securities; (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person; (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person; (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber shares of its capital stock; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of its assets, tangible or intangible, or create or suffer to exist any Encumbrance thereupon;

 

(g)     (i) increase in any manner the rate or terms of compensation or benefits of any of its directors, Officers, employees, consultants or contractors, except for increases to employees (other than Officers), consultants or contractors made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) except as set forth in Section 6.1(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, pay or agree to pay any pension, retirement allowance or other benefit not required or permitted by any existing Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement to any director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor, whether past or present, or (iii) except as set forth on Section 6.1(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, adopt, enter into, terminate or amend any Benefit Plan or Employee Arrangement, other than, with respect to Employee Arrangements, in the ordinary course of business; provided , that the agreement with Sean Delaney set forth in Section 6.1(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule must contain non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that are reasonably acceptable to Parent and that are subject to Parent’s prior written approval;

 

(h)     acquire, sell, lease or dispose of any assets outside the ordinary and usual course of business;

 

(i)     acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or entity or division thereof or any equity interest therein;

 

(j)     settle or compromise any pending or threatened suit, action, proceeding or, other than in the ordinary course of business, claim;

 

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(l)     sell, dispose of, or permit to lapse, or, other than in the ordinary course of business, license, any rights to any material Intellectual Property;

 

(m)     change any of its banking or safe deposit arrangements;

 

(n)     fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in the ordinary course on a basis consistent with prior years or make any change in the accounting principles, methods or practices used by it;

 

(o)     amend, modify, waive any material provision of or terminate any Material Contract or enter into any Contract which, if entered into prior to the date hereof, would have been a Material Contract, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(p)      make any capital expenditures in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(q)     satisfy, discharge, waive or settle any liabilities, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)     (i) fail to timely file any Tax Return that is due, (ii) file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, (iii) consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, (iv) make any Tax election, or (v) settle or compromise any Tax liability; or

 

(s)     take or agree in writing to take any of the actions described in this Section 6.1 or any action that would make any of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement untrue, incomplete or incorrect in any material respect.

 

Section 6.2      Access to Information . From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Companies will (a) give Parent and its authorized Representatives reasonable access to all personnel, books, records, offices and other facilities and properties of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, (b) permit Parent and its authorized Representatives to make such inspections thereof as Parent may reasonably request and (c) cause the Officers and employees of the Companies and the Subsidiaries to furnish Parent with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and operations of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as Parent may from time to time reasonably request; provided , however , that all access under this Section 6.2 shall be conducted at a reasonable time, during normal business hours, on reasonable advance notice and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operation of the business of the Companies and the Subsidiaries; provided , further , that Parent and its authorized Representatives may not interact with any personnel of the Companies except the Principal Shareholders without the prior consent of the Companies. All such information and access shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement, dated February 13, 2014, between Parent and Iasta (the “Confidentiality Agreement” ). No investigation under this Section 6.2 shall affect or be deemed to modify any of the representations or warranties made by any of the Companies or the Shareholders in this Agreement.

   

 
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Section 6.3      Disclosure Supplements . From time to time prior to the Effective Time, the Companies will supplement or amend the Company Disclosure Schedule with respect to any matter hereafter arising or of which either of the Companies becomes aware after the date hereof which, if existing, occurring or known at or prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Company Disclosure Schedule or which is necessary to complete or correct any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule or in any representation or warranty which has been rendered inaccurate thereby (each a “ Schedule Supplement ”). Any disclosure in any such Schedule Supplement shall not be deemed to have cured any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, provided, (a) that if Parent has the right to, but does not elect to, terminate this Agreement under Section 9.4 as a result of any matter disclosed in a Schedule Supplement, then Parent shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived its right to indemnification under Section 7.3 with respect to such matter and (b) only for purposes of determining the satisfaction of the conditions in Sections 8.2(a) and (b), the disclosures in any Schedule Supplement will be deemed incorporated into the Company Disclosure Schedules.

 

Section 6.4      Consents and Approvals . Each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, approvals, exemptions, licenses and authorizations required to be obtained from any Person or Governmental Entity in connection with the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions; provided , however , that no party is required to make any payment to any Person or Governmental Entity to obtain any consents, waivers, approvals, exemptions, licenses or authorizations.

 

Section 6.5      Filings . Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall prepare and make or cause to be made any required filings, registrations, submissions and notifications under the Laws of any jurisdiction to the extent necessary to consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 6.6      Further Assurances .

 

(a)     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and to do or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in this Section, if any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging any Contemplated Transaction, each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Companies and the Shareholders will cooperate in all respects with each other and use his or its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions; provided , however , that no party is required to make any payment to any Person (other than its Representatives) in connection with the foregoing.

   

 
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(b)     The Companies and the Shareholders will use their commercially reasonable efforts to have employees of the Companies and the Subsidiaries identified by Parent execute and deliver to Parent a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement, containing restrictions similar to those set forth in Section 7.5(a) and (b) of this Agreement, provision for injunctive relief and indemnification for breaches of such agreement and otherwise containing Parent’s customary terms and conditions. In addition, each of the Minority Shareholders will, and the Companies and the Shareholders will use their commercially reasonable efforts to have other employees of the Companies and the Subsidiaries identified by Parent on or before the Closing Date, execute and deliver to Parent a confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement containing Parent’s customary terms and conditions, a copy of which has been provided to each of the Shareholders before the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event is any Company or Shareholder required to make any payment to employees of the Companies and the Subsidiaries in connection with the foregoing.

 

(c)     Parent shall not take any action or permit any of its subsidiaries to take any action that would cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization pursuant to Code Section 368(a) and 368(a)(2)(D).

 

Section 6.7      Appointments . As of the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, shall cause the individuals listed as directors and officers in Section 1.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule to be elected or appointed to the positions set forth therein.

 

Section 6.8      Conduct of the Business of Parent Pending the Closing . Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Companies (which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, Parent covenants and agrees that it shall not (a) amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents in a manner materially adverse to the Shareholders, except that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing will not prevent Parent from amending its certificate of incorporation (without such consent) in connection with obtaining any financing for any of the Contemplated Transactions, so long as such amendment is limited to the authorization of the issuance of securities having material terms that are substantially similar to securities previously issued by Parent as described in that Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights dated January 23, 2014; or (b) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock or property with respect to any of its capital stock, other than dividends or distributions payable by a directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent to Parent or to another directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 7.1      Acquisition Proposals . Neither the Companies nor the Shareholders will, nor will any of them authorize or permit any officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor or any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other agent or Representative of any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Shareholders acting on any of their behalf to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate or intentionally encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal or (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information in respect of, or take any other action to facilitate, any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal. Immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Companies and the Shareholders will, and will cause its officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other agents and Representatives to, cease and terminate any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore in respect of any possible Acquisition Proposal and will promptly inform Parent of the receipt of any subsequent Acquisition Proposal. Each of the Companies and the Shareholders will take all necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence of this Section 7.1 of the obligations undertaken in this Section 7.1. “ Acquisition Proposal ” means an inquiry, offer or proposal regarding any of the following (other than the Contemplated Transactions) involving any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries: (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, business combination or other similar transaction; (ii) any sale of shares of capital stock or other equity interests or securities, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, Transfer or other disposition of all or any material portion of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions; or (iv) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.

   

 
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Section 7.2      Public Announcements . Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Companies and the Shareholders, on the other hand, will consult with one another before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements in respect of any of the Contemplated Transactions, including the Merger, and will not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party (which may be given by the Shareholders’ Agent on behalf of the Shareholders); provided , however , that (a) following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not to issue any public announcement with respect to the Contemplated Transactions and the content thereof ( provided , however , that Parent shall consult with and consider any comments from the Shareholders’ Agent regarding the content of any such announcement) and (if Parent so chooses, in its sole discretion) may issue such public announcement, and (b) any party may at any time make disclosures regarding the Contemplated Transactions if it is advised by legal counsel that such disclosure is required under applicable Law or by a Governmental Entity or any listing agreement with a public securities exchange, in which case the disclosing party will (i) consult with the other parties hereto prior to such disclosure, and (ii) seek confidential treatment for such portions of such disclosure as are reasonably requested by any other party hereto.

 

Section 7.3      Indemnification .

 

(a)      Indemnification by the Shareholders . Subject to the other terms of this Section 7.3, the Principal Shareholders will, jointly and severally, and the Minority Shareholders will, severally but not jointly, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and each of their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Parent Indemnified Parties” ), from and against and in respect of any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, actions, damages, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively, “Losses” ), incurred by any of the Parent Indemnified Parties arising out of, based upon or related to (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations or warranties made by any of the Companies or the Shareholders in this Agreement, (ii) any breach of or failure to comply with any covenant or agreement made by any of the Companies or the Shareholders in this Agreement, or (iii) any Company Taxes for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, excluding (A) any Taxes incurred by failure of the Merger to qualify as a reorganization pursuant to Code Section 368(a) and Code Section 368(a)(2)(D) to the extent such failure was not caused by any action or omission on the part of any Shareholder, and (B) 50% of any Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions. Transfer Taxes ” shall mean any transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other substantially similar Taxes and fees .

   

 
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(b)      Indemnification by Parent . Subject to the other terms of this Section 7.3, Parent will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Shareholders and each of their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Shareholder Indemnified Parties” ) from and against and in respect of any and all Losses incurred by any of the Shareholder Indemnified Parties arising out of, based upon or related to (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations or warranties made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement, or (ii) any breach of or failure to comply with any covenant or agreement made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement.

 

(c)      Indemnification Procedure .

 

(i)     The Person seeking indemnification under this Section 7.3 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall give to the party(ies) from whom indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) prompt written notice (in the case of indemnification under Section 7.3(a), such notice shall be given to the Shareholders’ Agent) of any third-party claim which may give rise to any indemnity obligation under this Section 7.3, and the Indemnifying Party will have the right to assume the defense of any such claim through counsel of its own choosing, by so notifying the Indemnified Party within 10 days of receipt of the Indemnified Party’s written notice; provided , however , that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. Failure of the Indemnified Party to give prompt notice shall not affect the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party desires to participate in any such defense assumed by the Indemnifying Party, it may do so at its sole cost and expense; provided , however , that the Indemnified Party will be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Indemnified Party, a conflict or potential conflict exists, or there are separate or additional defenses available to the Indemnified Party, that would make such separate representation advisable. If the Indemnifying Party declines to assume any such defense or fails to diligently pursue any such defense, then the Indemnifying Party will be liable for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, defending, settling and/or otherwise dealing with such claim, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel. The parties hereto agree to cooperate with each other in connection with the defense of any such claim. The Indemnifying Party will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such claim, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (A) does not result in the imposition of a consent order, injunction or decree that would restrict the future activity or conduct of the Indemnified Party or any Affiliate thereof, (B) does not involve any remedies other than monetary damages, and (C) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates for all liability arising out of such claim and any related claim. The Indemnified Party will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, settle, compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such claim.

   

 
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(ii)     If an indemnification claim by any Indemnified Party is not disputed by the Indemnifying Party within 20 days after the Indemnifying Party’s having received written notice thereof, or has been resolved by a Law of a Governmental Entity, by a settlement of the indemnification claim in accordance with Section 7.3(c)(i) or by agreement of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (any of the foregoing, a “Resolution” ), then (A) in the case of indemnification under Section 7.3(b), Parent will pay to the Shareholder Indemnified Party promptly following such Resolution an amount equal to the Losses of such Shareholder Indemnified Party as set forth in such Resolution, or (B) in the case of indemnification under Section 7.3(a), Parent will deliver evidence of such Resolution to the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders’ Agent, whereupon the Escrow Agent will deliver to the Parent Indemnified Party an amount from the Escrow Amount equal to the Losses of such Parent Indemnified Party as set forth in such Resolution. The amount of the Escrow Amount delivered to the Parent Indemnified Party in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence and the Escrow Agreement will reduce the Closing Cash Payment on a pro rata basis among the Shareholders determined in accordance with the allocation of the Closing Cash Payment set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 7.3(d), the termination of the Escrow Agreement or the depletion of the Escrow Amount will not serve as a bar to recovery by the Parent Indemnified Parties from the Shareholders of any indemnifiable Losses, and the Parent Indemnified Parties will be entitled to look directly to the Shareholders for any Losses in excess of the Escrow Amount held by the Escrow Agent, and such Losses will be the obligations of the Shareholders as provided in Section 7.3(a) and will be paid to the applicable Parent Indemnified Party promptly following such Resolution.

 

(d)      Limitations .

 

(i)     The foregoing indemnification obligations will survive the consummation of the Merger until the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of the Closing Date; provided , however , that the right to indemnification arising out of, based upon or related to any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations or warranties contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.13, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6 and the first sentence of Section 3.14(a) (collectively, the “ Fundamental Representations ”) will survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, including any extensions thereof, or, if no statute of limitations is applicable thereto, for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date; and provided , further , that claims first asserted in writing within the applicable survival period will not thereafter be barred.

 

(ii)     Except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation, or any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to any of the Fundamental Representations (none of which are subject to the limitations in this Section 7.3(d)(ii)), the Shareholders will have no liability to the Parent Indemnified Parties for indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(a)(i) until the total amount of Losses in respect of indemnification claims under such section exceeds $100,000 in the aggregate, and then the Parent Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover all such amounts in excess of $50,000 (which threshold, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined by aggregating all such indemnification claims rather than on a per claim basis).

   

 
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(iii)     (A) Except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation, or any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to any of the Fundamental Representations (none of which will be counted towards the Representations Claims Cap), the maximum liability of the Shareholders for any and all Losses in respect of indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(a)(i) shall be limited to an amount equal to $1,400,000 (the “Representations Claims Cap” ), and (B) except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation (none of which will be counted towards the Aggregate Claims Cap), the maximum liability of the Shareholders for any and all Losses in respect of indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(a) shall be limited to an amount equal to the sum of (I) $7,000,000 plus (II) the value of the Closing Equity Payment, determined by multiplying the 1,000,000 Merger Shares by the average of the closing prices of the Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the 20-day trading period ended on the date hereof (the “Aggregate Claims Cap” ).

 

(iv)     Except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation, or any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to any of the Fundamental Representations (none of which are subject to the limitations in this Section 7.3(d)(iv)), Parent will have no liability to the Shareholder Indemnified Parties for indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(b)(i) until the total amount of Losses in respect of indemnification claims under such section exceeds $100,000 in the aggregate, and then the Shareholder Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover all such amounts in excess of $50,000 (which threshold, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined by aggregating all such indemnification claims rather than on a per claim basis).

 

(v)     (A) Except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation, or any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to any of the Fundamental Representations (none of which will be counted towards the Representations Claims Cap), the maximum liability of Parent for any and all Losses in respect of indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(b)(i) shall be limited to an amount equal to the Representations Claims Cap, and (B) except for any indemnification claims arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation (none of which will be counted towards the Aggregate Claims Cap), the maximum liability of Parent for any and all Losses in respect of indemnification claims brought under Section 7.3(b) shall be limited to an amount equal to the Aggregate Claims Cap.

 

(vi)      The right of an Indemnified Party to indemnification hereunder will not be affected by any investigation conducted, or any knowledge acquired (or capable or being acquired), at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy of, or compliance with, any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, except that, in such event, an Indemnified Party will not be entitled to indemnification with respect to any inaccuracy or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII if (i) the Indemnifying Party provided notice under Section 7.4 with respect to such inaccuracy or breach and (ii) the failure of such condition provides the Indemnified Party the right to terminate this Agreement under Article IX (without regard to notices or cure periods) or the ability to not consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

   

 
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(vii)     [Reserved]

 

(viii)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, the Minority Shareholders’ liability with respect to indemnification claims under Section 7.3(a) shall be several, not joint, based upon the pro rata share of the Merger Consideration to be received by each of the Minority Shareholders as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as further adjusted by Section 2.2, if applicable.

 

(ix)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.3, the other Shareholders shall not be liable for any liability with respect to indemnification claims related solely to the inaccuracy or breach by an individual Shareholder of any of his representations or warranties under Article IV or covenants under Section 7.5, and the Shareholder responsible for such inaccuracy or breach will be liable for the full amount of the related indemnification claims, subject to the other limitations set forth in this Section 7.3(d).

 

(x)     In calculating the amount of Losses recoverable pursuant to this Section 7.3, the amount of such Losses shall be reduced by (A) any insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party from any unaffiliated insurance carrier offsetting the amount of such Loss, net of any expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in obtaining such insurance proceeds (including the payment of a deductible with respect to the same and any premium increase directly attributable thereto), and (B) any recoveries actually received by the Indemnified Party from other Persons pursuant to indemnification (or otherwise) with respect thereto, net of any expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in obtaining such payment. If any Losses for which indemnification payments have actually been received by the Indemnifying Party hereunder are subsequently reduced by any insurance payment or other recovery actually received from another Person, the Indemnified Party shall promptly remit the amount of such recovery to the applicable Indemnifying Party (up to the amount of the payment by the applicable Indemnifying Party, after deducting therefrom the full amount of the expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party (i) in procuring such recovery or (ii) in connection with such indemnification to the extent required to be, but which have not been, paid or reimbursed).

 

(xi)     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Shareholder shall be liable to any Parent Indemnified Party, and Parent shall not be liable to any Shareholder Indemnified Party, for any punitive damages.

 

(xii)     Following the Closing Date, the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parent Indemnified Parties and the Shareholder Indemnified Parties with respect to any and all claims relating to this Agreement, the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Parent Disclosure Schedule or any of the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(d) or Section 8.3(d) shall be indemnification in accordance with this Section 7.3, except with respect to any claim arising out of, based upon or related to fraud or intentional misrepresentation or a breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 7.5, and provided that any claims under the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any of the Employment Agreements shall not be limited by this section and shall be subject to any applicable remedies thereunder. Each Indemnified Party entitled to indemnification hereunder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate Losses for which it seeks indemnification hereunder, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection with such mitigation efforts shall be deemed Losses for purposes of this Section 7.3.

   

 
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(e)     The parties to this Agreement agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant to Section 7.3 as an adjustment to the aggregate Merger Consideration for federal, state, local and foreign income tax purposes .

 

Section 7.4      Notification of Certain Matters . From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Companies or the Shareholders’ Agent (on behalf of the applicable Shareholder(s)), as applicable, will give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent will give prompt notice to the Companies and the Shareholders’ Agent, of (a) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which would be likely to cause any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at or prior to the Effective Time, (b) any failure of either Company, any Shareholder, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder, (c) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, (d) in the case of the Companies, any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (e) in the case of Parent, any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.4 will not cure such breach or non-compliance or limit or otherwise affect the rights, obligations or remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

 

Section 7.5      Non-Competition . As a material inducement to Parent’s consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, including, without limitation, Parent’s acquisition of the goodwill associated with the business of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, each of the Principal Shareholders (and not the Minority Shareholders) agrees as follows:

 

(a)     Such Principal Shareholder will not, for a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date (computed by excluding from such computation any time during which such Principal Shareholder is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been in violation of any provision of this Section 7.5(a)) (the “ Restricted Period ”), directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other Person, engage in, invest in or otherwise participate in (whether as an owner, employee, officer, director, manager, consultant, independent contractor, agent, partner, advisor, or in any other capacity) any business that competes with the business of any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation (such business, the “ Restricted Business ”) in any Restricted Area, or at any time following the Closing Date make any use of any Company Intellectual Property other than in connection with the business of any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation. Notwithstanding the above, the foregoing covenant shall not be deemed to prohibit the acquisition as a passive investment of not more than two percent (2%) of the capital stock of a competing business whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter and shall not be deemed to prohibit the acquisition of any capital stock of Parent.

   

 
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(b)     Such Principal Shareholder will not, for a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date (computed by excluding from such computation any time during which such Principal Shareholder is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been in violation of any provision of this Section 7.5(b)), directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other Person, (i) solicit or hire (or assist or encourage any other Person to solicit or hire), or otherwise interfere in any manner with the employment or consulting relationship of, any Person who is an employee or consultant of any of Parent, the Companies, the Subsidiaries, the Surviving Corporation or any of Parent’s other subsidiaries (each, a “ Restricted Entity ”), other than by general public advertisement or other such general solicitation not specifically targeted at any such Person, (ii) induce or request any customer of any Restricted Entity to reduce, cancel or terminate its business with such Restricted Entity or otherwise interfere in any manner in any Restricted Entity’s business relationship with any of its customers, or (iii) solicit or accept business from any customer of any Restricted Entity in connection with a Restricted Business. For purposes of this Section 7.5(b), a Person shall be deemed to be an employee, consultant or customer of any Restricted Entity if any such relationship existed or exists at any time (A) during the thirty (30) days prior to the execution of this Agreement or (B) after the Closing Date and during the operation of this provision, and any such Person shall cease to have the applicable status one year after the termination of any such relationship.

 

(c)     Such Principal Shareholder agrees that the foregoing covenants are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographic area and scope, to protect, among other things, Parent’s acquisition of the goodwill associated with the business of the Companies and the Subsidiaries. If a judicial or arbitral determination is made that any provision of this Section 7.5 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against a Principal Shareholder, then the provisions of this Section 7.5 shall be rendered void with respect to such Principal Shareholder only to the extent such judicial or arbitral determination finds such provisions to be unenforceable. In that regard, any judicial or arbitral authority construing this Section 7.5 shall be empowered to sever any prohibited business activity, time period or geographical area from the coverage of any such agreements and to apply the remaining provisions of this Section 7.5 to the remaining business activities, time periods and/or geographical areas not so severed. Moreover, in the event that any provision, or the application thereof, of this Section 7.5 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, Parent may be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of the breach of such agreement.

 

(d)     Such Principal Shareholder acknowledges that he has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Section 7.5. Such Principal Shareholder acknowledges that he has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits to justify the restrictions in this Section 7.5. Such Principal Shareholder also acknowledges and understands that these restrictions are reasonably necessary to protect interests of Parent, including, without limitation, protection of the goodwill acquired, and such Principal Shareholder acknowledges that such restrictions will not prevent him from conducting businesses that are not included in the restricted business set forth in this Section 7.5 during the periods covered by the restrictive covenants set forth in this Section 7.5. Such Principal Shareholder also acknowledges that the Contemplated Transactions constitute full and adequate consideration for the execution and enforceability of the restrictions set forth in this Section 7.5.

   

 
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Section 7.6      Employee Matters .

 

(a)     Parent hereby agrees that it shall, or it shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, offer employment to each employee of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (each, an “ Employee ”) at substantially the same level of compensation and employee benefits (other than equity incentive arrangements) that were provided to each such Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)     Parent shall reserve a total of 250,000 shares of Parent Common Stock underlying options to be granted to employees of the Companies. The options will be granted on or promptly following the Closing Date in accordance with an option schedule agreed to in writing by Parent and the Companies prior to Closing. Parent agrees that it will file a Form S-8 registration statement on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding the first date on which any option granted to the employees hereunder or to the Principal Shareholders in connection with their Employment Agreements vests.

 

(c)     Nothing contained herein, express or implied: (i) shall be construed to establish, amend, or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, (ii) shall alter or limit Parent’s, the Surviving Corporation’s, either Company’s or either Subsidiary’s ability to amend, modify or terminate any particular benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement as long as Parent otherwise satisfies its obligations under this Section 7.6, (iii) is intended to confer upon any current or former employee any right to employment or continued employment for any period of time by reason of this Agreement, or any right to a particular term or condition of employment, or (iv) is intended to confer upon any individual (including employees, retirees, or dependents or beneficiaries of employees or retirees) any right as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.7      Tax Covenants .

 

(a)     To the extent permitted under applicable Law, the Companies and the Shareholders shall close or terminate (or cause to be closed or terminated), as of the close of business on the Closing Date, each Tax period relating to any Company Tax or Company Tax Return.

 

(b)     To the extent not filed prior hereto, the Shareholders’ Agent will prepare or cause to be prepared, in accordance with applicable Law and consistent with past practice of the Companies, each Company Tax Return for each Pre-Closing Period. At least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which a Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), the Shareholders’ Agent will deliver such Company Tax Return to Parent. No later than five (5) days prior to the date on which a Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), Parent may make reasonable changes and revisions to such Company Tax Return. The Shareholders’ Agent will cooperate fully in making any reasonable changes and revisions to any Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period. At least three (3) days prior to the date on which a Company Tax Return (as reasonably revised by Parent) for a Pre-Closing Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), the Shareholders will pay to Parent an amount equal to any Company Tax due with respect to such Company Tax Return, and Parent will file such Company Tax Return.

   

 
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(c)     Parent will prepare and file each Company Tax Return for any Post-Closing Period or any Straddle Period in accordance with applicable Law. At least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which a Company Tax Return for a Straddle Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), Parent will deliver such Company Tax Return to the Shareholders’ Agent. No later than five (5) days prior to the date on which a Company Tax Return for any Straddle Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), the Shareholders’ Agent may make reasonable changes and revisions to such Company Tax Return. Parent will cooperate fully in making any reasonable changes and revisions to any Company Tax Return for any Straddle Period. At least three (3) days prior to the date on which such Company Tax Return (as reasonably revised by the Shareholders’ Agent) for a Straddle Period is due (after taking into account any valid extension), the Shareholders will pay to Parent an amount equal to the Company Tax on such Company Tax Return to the extent such Company Tax relates, as determined under Section 7.7(d), to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date.

 

(d)     In the case of a Company Tax payable for a Straddle Period, the portion of such Company Tax that relates to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date will (i) in the case of a Tax other than a Tax based upon or related to income, employment, sales or other transactions, franchise or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of all of the days in the Straddle Period; and (ii) in the case of a Tax based upon or related to income, employment, sales or other transactions, franchise or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the Straddle Period ended on the Closing Date and such Tax was based on an interim closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing Date.

 

(e)     Each party will promptly forward to the other a copy of all written communications from any Governmental Entity relating to any Company Tax or Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period. Upon reasonable request, each party will make available to the other all information, records and other documents relating to any Company Tax or any Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period. The parties will preserve all information, records and other documents relating to a Company Tax or a Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period until the date that is six (6) months after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the Company Tax or the Company Tax Return. Prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any information, records or documents relating to any Company Tax or any Company Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period, the applicable Shareholder will give to Parent reasonable written notice and, to the extent Parent so requests, such Shareholder will permit Parent to take possession of all such information, records and documents. In addition, the parties will cooperate with each other in connection with all matters relating to the preparation of any Company Tax Return or the payment of any Company Tax for a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period and in connection with any audit, action, suit, claim or proceeding relating to any such Company Tax or Company Tax Return, and Parent will have the right to control any such audit, action, suit, claim or proceeding. Nothing in this Section 7.7(e) will affect or limit any indemnity or similar provision or any representations, warranties or obligations of any of the parties. Each party will bear its own costs and expenses in complying with the provisions of this Section 7.7(e).

   

 
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(f)     Parent and the Shareholders shall each be liable for and each shall pay when due fifty percent (50%) of all Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions. The party required by any legal requirement to file a Tax Return or other documentation with respect to such Transfer Taxes shall do so within the time period prescribed by Law, and the other party shall promptly reimburse such party for any Transfer Taxes for which the other party is responsible upon receipt of notice that such Transfer Taxes are payable. The Principal Shareholders will be jointly and severally liable for the Shareholders’ portion of such Transfer Taxes and the Minority Shareholders will be severally liable therefor based upon the pro rata share of the Merger Consideration to be received by each of the Minority Shareholders as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. To the extent permitted by any applicable legal requirement, the parties hereto shall cooperate in taking reasonable steps to minimize any Transfer Taxes.

 

(g)     None of the Shareholders will make or request a refund of any Company Tax or with respect to any Company Tax Return or amend any Company Tax Return, unless Parent, in its reasonable discretion, consents in writing thereto. Parent will not be obligated to seek or request any refund of any Company Tax or amend any Company Tax Return, unless Parent is reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs incurred in preparing such Tax Return and Parent determines in its reasonable discretion that neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries will be adversely impacted by filing such Tax Return.

 

(h)     Any Tax sharing or similar agreement with respect to or involving any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries will be terminated as of the Closing Date, without liability to any party, and will have no further effect for any year (whether the current year, a future year or a past year). Any amounts payable under any Tax sharing or similar agreement will be cancelled as of the Closing Date, without any liability to any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries.

 

Section 7.8      Shareholders’ Agent .

 

(a)     Each of the Shareholders hereby authorizes, directs and appoints Todd Epple (the “ Shareholders’ Agent ”) to act as sole and exclusive agent, attorney-in-fact and representative of each Shareholder with respect to all matters arising under, in connection with or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, (i) asserting, defending, prosecuting, litigating, arbitrating, negotiating, settling, releasing and resolving any matters, claims (including indemnification claims and claims for Losses), differences, disputes and controversies of any nature whatsoever under any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) entering into the Escrow Agreement on behalf of the Shareholders and, provided that any such amendment or waiver does not disproportionately and adversely affect any Shareholder, amendments of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement and waivers of any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, (iii) determining, giving and receiving notices and processes under any of the Transaction Documents, (iv) performing the rights and duties expressly assigned to the Shareholders’ Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, (v) engaging and employing agents and Representatives on behalf of the Shareholders and the Shareholders’ Agent in connection with all such matters under any of the Transaction Documents, (vi) entering into agreements (including releases) on behalf of the Shareholders with respect to any of the foregoing, and (vii) taking all actions and incurring all expenses as the Shareholders’ Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or prudent in connection with any of the foregoing; all on such terms and in such manner as he deems appropriate in his sole and absolute discretion. Any such actions taken, exercises of rights, power or authority, and any decision, determination, waiver, amendment or agreement made by the Shareholders’ Agent consistent herewith, shall be absolutely and irrevocably binding on each Shareholder as if such Shareholder personally had taken such action, exercised such rights, power or authority or made such decision, determination, waiver, amendment or agreement in such Shareholder’s individual capacity, and no Shareholder shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. Any action required to be taken by a Shareholder hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents or any such action which a Shareholder, at his or her election, has the right to take hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents, shall be taken only and exclusively by the Shareholders’ Agent and no Shareholder acting on his own shall be entitled to take any such action. The Shareholders’ Agent will, in a reasonably prompt manner, provide written notice to each Shareholder of any action taken by the Shareholders’ Agent pursuant to the authority delegated under this Section.

   

 
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(b)     The appointment of the Shareholders’ Agent as each Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact revokes any power of attorney heretofore granted that authorized any other Person or Persons to represent such Shareholder with regard to any or all of the Transaction Documents. The appointment of the Shareholders’ Agent as attorney-in-fact pursuant hereto is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

 

(c)     The Shareholders’ Agent hereby accepts the foregoing appointment and agrees to serve in such capacity, subject to the provisions hereof, for the period of time from and after the date hereof without compensation except for the reimbursement from the Shareholders of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Shareholders’ Agent in his capacity as such. Each Shareholder hereby waives all actual or potential conflicts of interest arising out of the Shareholders’ Agent’s activities or authority as Shareholders’ Agent and his relationships with any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries, the Surviving Corporation or Parent (whether before or after the Closing), whether as an employee, consultant, agent, director, officer, shareholder or other Representative.

 

(d)     The Shareholders will severally indemnify and hold harmless the Shareholders’ Agent from and against any and all Losses arising out of actions taken or omitted to be taken pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.8 and such other provisions of this Agreement as may be applicable (except in the case of the individual bad faith or willful misconduct of the Shareholders’ Agent), including the reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants and other advisors and all costs and expenses of investigation and defense of claims. The several liability of each Shareholder under this Section 7.8(d) will equal the amount of such Losses multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate Merger Consideration to be received by such Shareholder as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Merger Consideration to be received by all of the Shareholders (other than the Shareholders’ Agent) as set forth on Section 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

   

 
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(e)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agent shall have no liabilities, duties or responsibilities to the Shareholders except those expressly set forth herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on behalf of any Shareholder shall otherwise exist against the Shareholders’ Agent. The Shareholders’ Agent shall not, by virtue of acting as Shareholders’ Agent or any of the actions taken in such capacity, be deemed to have assumed any liability or become responsible for any obligation of any Shareholder to any Person.

 

(f)     The Shareholders’ Agent may resign upon written notice to the Shareholders. In the event that the Person named in Section 7.8(a) is unable or unwilling to serve in such capacity under this Section 7.8 at any time, Jason Treida is hereby designated to serve as agent, attorney-in-fact and representative of each Shareholder under this Section 7.8 in the place of the Person who is unable or unwilling to so serve. Such successor agent, attorney-in-fact and representative shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties under this Section 7.8 of the Person unable or unwilling to so serve. After any Person’s resignation or inability to serve under this Section 7.8, the provisions of this Section 7.8 shall continue to inure to his benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by him pursuant to the authority granted in this Section 7.8.

 

(g)     Each of Parent, the Companies, the Subsidiaries and the Surviving Corporation (i) will be fully protected in relying upon and will be entitled to rely upon, and will have no liability to the Shareholders with respect to, agreements, actions, decisions and determinations of the Shareholders’ Agent in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, and (ii) will be entitled to assume that all agreements, actions, decisions and determinations of the Shareholders’ Agent in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents are fully authorized by and binding upon all of the Shareholders.

 

(h)     The Shareholders’ Agent shall not be liable to any of the Shareholders or any of their respective heirs, successors, assigns, personal representatives or Affiliates for any decisions made or actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Shareholders’ Agent, except in the case of bad faith or willful misconduct. The Shareholders’ Agent may consult with legal counsel of his own choice with respect to all such matters.

 

Section 7.9      Merger Sub Trade Name . Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree that they (a) shall cause the Surviving Corporation to operate using “Iasta, a Selectica company” as its trade name for at least twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, (b) will cause the Surviving Corporation to file any documents necessary for the Surviving Corporation to use such name in all applicable jurisdictions and (c) will not use any other trade names, registered or unregistered, for the Surviving Corporation without the prior written approval of the Shareholders’ Agent.

   

 
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ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

 

Section 8.1      Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of each party to consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the party being benefited thereby, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a)     Parent, Merger Sub, the Companies and the Shareholders shall have timely obtained from each Governmental Entity all authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, waivers and consents necessary for consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

(b)     There shall not be in effect any Law of any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining, making illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions, or imposing any limitation on the operation or conduct of the business of the Companies and the Subsidiaries after the Closing, and no Governmental Entity shall have instituted or threatened to institute any proceeding seeking any such Law.

 

(c)     No action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against any of the parties hereto seeking to restrain, materially delay or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages or other injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to, the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 8.2      Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub . The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following additional conditions, any or all of which may be waived in writing in whole or part by Parent or Merger Sub to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a)     The representations and warranties of each of the Companies and the Shareholders contained herein qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall speak only as of the specified date).

 

(b)     Each of the Companies and the Shareholders shall have performed or complied with in all material respects all agreements, covenants and conditions contained herein required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the time of the Closing.

 

(c)     Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change, effect, occurrence or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)     The Companies and the Shareholders shall have delivered to Parent and Merger Sub certificates, dated the date of the Closing, signed by an executive officer of each of the Companies and by the Shareholders, certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Section 8.2(a), Section 8.2(b) and Section 8.2(c).

   

 
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(e)     All of the Company Consents set forth on Section 8.2(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained.

 

(f)     All proceedings of the Companies and the Shareholders that are required in connection with the Contemplated Transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent and its counsel, and Parent and its counsel shall have received such evidence of any such proceedings, good standing certificates (if applicable), organizational and governing documents, certified if requested, as may be reasonably requested and is customary in transactions such as this one.

 

(g)     All shareholders agreements, voting agreements, registration rights agreements and similar agreements between or among any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries and/or the Shareholders (other than the Registration Rights Agreement), and all other agreements set forth on Section 8.2(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, shall have been terminated and shall cease to be of force or effect.

 

Section 8.3      Conditions to the Obligations of Companies and the Shareholders . The respective obligations of the Companies and the Shareholders to consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following additional conditions, any or all of which may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the Companies and the Shareholders’ Agent to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a)     The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained herein qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall speak only as of the specified date).

 

(b)     Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied with in all material respects all agreements, covenants and conditions contained herein required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the time of the Closing.

 

(c)     Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change, effect, occurrence or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)     Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered to the Shareholders’ Agent a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of each of Parent and Merger Sub, certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Section 8.3(a), Section 8.3(b) and Section 8.3(c).

 

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(f)     All proceedings of Parent and Merger Sub that are required in connection with the Contemplated Transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Companies and its counsel, and the Companies and its counsel shall have received such evidence of any such proceedings, good standing certificates (if applicable), organizational and governing documents, certified if requested, as may be reasonably requested and is customary in transactions such as this one.

 

Section 8.4      Closing Deliveries . At Closing, the following documents will be delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the parties as set forth in each subsection:

 

(a)     Parent shall deliver to the Shareholders’ Agent the Escrow Agreement.

 

(b)     The Shareholders’ Agent shall deliver to Parent the Escrow Agreement.

 

(c)     Parent shall deliver to the Shareholders the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(d)     Each of the Shareholders shall deliver to Parent the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(e)     Merger Sub shall deliver to the applicable Principal Shareholders the Employment Agreements.

 

(f)     Each of the applicable Principal Shareholders shall deliver to Merger Sub the applicable Employment Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION

 

Section 9.1      Termination by Mutual Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, by mutual written consent of Parent and the Companies.

 

Section 9.2      Termination by either Parent or Company . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Parent or the Companies if:

 

(a)     the Merger shall not have been consummated within forty-five (45) days after the date hereof; or

 

(b)     any Law permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or preventing consummation of the Merger shall become final and non-appealable;

 

provided , however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall not be available to any party (and in the case of Companies, including any Shareholder) that has breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the occurrence of the failure of the Merger to be consummated.

   

 
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Section 9.3      Termination by the Companies . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by the Companies, if any representation of Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall have been inaccurate, or Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, in any such event that would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or (b) hereof, which inaccuracy or breach cannot be or has not been cured within twenty (20) days after the giving of written notice by the Companies to Parent thereof.

 

Section 9.4      Termination by Parent . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Parent, if any representation of any of the Companies or the Shareholders contained in this Agreement shall have been inaccurate, or any of the Companies or the Shareholders shall have breached any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, in any such event that would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or (b) hereof, which inaccuracy or breach cannot be or has not been cured within twenty (20) days after the giving of written notice by Parent to the Companies thereof.

 

Section 9.5      Effect of Termination and Abandonment . In the event of the termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this Article IX, this Agreement (other than this Section 9.5, the second sentence of Section 6.2, Section 7.2 and Article X) shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto (or of any of its directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors, agents, attorneys or other Representatives); provided, however, that no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of any liability or damages resulting from any willful breach of this Agreement by such party.

 

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1      Entire Agreement; Assignment .

 

(a)     This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto, the Parent Disclosure Schedule and the Company Disclosure Schedule) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof.

 

(b)     Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Companies or the Shareholders, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, without the prior written consent of the other party(ies). Any assignment in violation of the preceding sentence shall be void.

 

Section 10.2      Notices . All notices, requests, demands, instructions and other documents and communications to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) three (3) Business Days following sending by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (b) when sent if sent by facsimile or email, provided that in the case of facsimile receipt is confirmed and in the case of e-mail the e-mail is not returned with an undeliverable, delayed or similar message, provided , further , that such notice must also be sent via one of the other methods set forth herein, (c) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (d) one Business Day following sending by overnight delivery via a nationally recognized overnight courier service, and in each case, addressed to a party at the following address for such party:

   

 
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if to Parent

or Merger Sub, to:

  

Selectica, Inc.
2121 South El Camino Real

San Mateo, California 94403

Attention: Todd Spartz
Email: tspartz@selectica.com

 

 

with a copy (which shall

not constitute notice) to:

  

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
Park Avenue Tower
65 East 55 th Street
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Robert H. Friedman, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 451-2222

Email: rfriedman@olshanlaw.com  

 

 

if to either Company

or any Shareholder, to:

 

Iasta.com, Inc.

12800 North Meridian Street, Suite 425

Carmel, IN 46032

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (317) 579-6401
Email: afisher@iasta.com

 

 

with a copy (which shall

not constitute notice) to:

  

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600

Indianapolis, IN 46240

Attention: Mallory Korpalski

Facsimile: (317) 237-8503

Email: mallory.korpalski@faegrebd.com

 

if to the Surviving

Corporation, to:

  

The parties at the addresses set forth above, with a copy to their respective counsel

 

or to such other address, email address or facsimile number as the party to whom notice is given shall have previously furnished to the other parties in writing in the manner set forth above.

   

 
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Section 10.3      Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof to the extent that the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby, except that Article I and Section 2.1 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the IBCL and the DGCL, as applicable. All actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware state or federal court. The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any (i) state or federal court sitting in Hamilton or Marion County, Indiana for the purpose of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents brought by Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or any Parent Indemnified Party and (ii) state or federal court sitting in San Francisco, California for the purpose of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents brought by any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries, the Shareholders or the Shareholder Indemnified Parties, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the Contemplated Transactions may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.2. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREUNDER.

 

Section 10.4      Expenses . All fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any of the Companies or the Shareholders in connection with this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the Contemplated Transactions (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, consultants and any broker, finder or financial advisor) will be paid by the Shareholders and all fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the Contemplated Transactions (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, consultants and any broker, finder or financial advisor) will be paid by Parent.

 

Section 10.5      Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.6      Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and its successors and permitted assigns, and, except as provided in Section 7.3, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.7      Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

   

 
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Section 10.8      Specific Performance . Notwithstanding Section 7.3(d)(xii), the parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, without the requirement to post a bond or other security, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

Section 10.9      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto. Facsimile or .pdf signatures shall have the same force and effect as original signatures.

 

Section 10.10      Interpretation .

 

(a)     The words “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, paragraph, exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings contained herein when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, qualified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements and instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns.

 

(b)     The phrases “the date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof,” and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

   

 
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(c)     The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.11      Amendment and Modification; Waiver . This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by Parent, Merger Sub, the Companies and the Shareholders’ Agent. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

 

Section 10.12      Legal . The Companies and the Subsidiaries have engaged Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (“ FBD ”) to represent them in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, and any other agreement required to be executed by them in connection with this Agreement. FBD was not, and has not been engaged, to provide legal counsel to any Person other than the Companies and the Subsidiaries. Each Shareholder (a) approves FBD’s representation of the Companies and the Subsidiaries in the preparation of this Agreement; (b) acknowledges that no legal counsel has been engaged by the Companies to protect or otherwise represent the interests of any of the Shareholders, that FBD has not been engaged by any Shareholder to protect or represent the interests of such Shareholder vis-à-vis the Companies or any other Shareholders or in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, and that actual or potential conflicts of interest may exist among the Shareholders in connection with the preparation of this Agreement (with the consequence that a Shareholder’s interests may not be vigorously represented unless such Shareholder engages its own legal counsel); and (c) acknowledges further that such Shareholder has been afforded the full opportunity to engage and seek the advice of its own legal counsel before entering into this Agreement.

 

Section 10.13      Definitions . As used herein,

 

“Affiliate” has the meaning given to it in Rule 12b-2 of Regulation 12B under the Exchange Act.

 

“Bush Employment Agreement” means the Employment Agreement between the Surviving Corporation and David Bush in the form mutually agreed by Parent and David Bush on or prior to the date hereof.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in the State of New York generally are closed for regular banking business.

   

 
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Company Consents” means each of the consents, waivers, approvals, exemptions, declarations, licenses, authorizations, permits, registrations, filings and notifications of or with each Governmental Entity or under or pursuant to each Contract listed in Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule required to be made or obtained in connection with the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Documents by either Company, the performance by either Company of any of its obligations thereunder, or the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions by either Company.

 

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, development, change, circumstance, effect, occurrence or condition that, either individually or in the aggregate, (i) has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) prevents or materially impairs or delays the ability, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability, of either Company or any of the Shareholders to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents or to consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

“Company Tax” means any Tax, if and to the extent that any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries is or may be potentially liable under applicable Law, under Contract or on any other grounds (including, but not limited to, as a transferee or successor, under Code Section 6901 or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6, as a result of any Tax sharing or other agreement, or by operation of Law) for any such Tax.

 

“Company Tax Return” means any Tax Return filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity, if, in any manner or to any extent, relating to or inclusive of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any Company Tax.

 

“Contemplated Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the Merger.

 

“Contract” means any written contract, agreement, license, lease, instrument or note that creates a legally binding obligation.

 

“Current Assets” means cash and accounts receivable (less allowances for doubtful accounts), inventory (less reserves for obsolete or excess inventory), notes receivable, deposits and prepaid expenses, but excluding prepaid income and/or corporation taxes or VAT, deferred tax assets, the current portion of long-term notes receivable, and receivables from any Affiliate of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or from any director, employee, officer or shareholder of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates (each such Person, a “ Related Party ”), determined in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures (with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies) that were used in the preparation of the Company Audited Financials.

   

 
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“Current Liabilities” means accounts payable and accrued expenses (including commissions payable), customer prepayments and deferred revenue, but excluding income and/or corporation taxes or VAT payable or accrued, deferred tax liabilities, payables to any Affiliates or Related Parties that are outside of the ordinary course of business, or inconsistent with the prior payroll practices, of any of the Companies or the Subsidiaries, and the current portion of long-term debt, determined in accordance with GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures (with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies) that were used in the preparation of the Company Audited Financials.

 

“Delaware Certificate of Merger” means the certificate of merger to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL.

 

“Employment Agreements” means the Bush Employment Agreement, the Epple Employment Agreement and the Treida Employment Agreement. 

 

“Encumbrance” means any lien, encumbrance, security interest, claim, charge, surety, mortgage, option, pledge, easement, limitation or restriction (including on any right to vote or Transfer any asset or security) of any nature whatsoever.

 

“Epple Employment Agreement” means the Employment Agreement between the Surviving Corporation and Todd Epple in the form mutually agreed by Parent and Todd Epple on or prior to the date hereof.

 

“Escrow Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Indiana Articles of Merger” means the articles of merger to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana in accordance with the IBCL.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of the following: (i) all patents and applications therefor, including continuations, divisionals, provisionals, continuations-in-part, or reissues of patent applications and patents issuing thereon (collectively, “ Patents ”), (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, slogans, Internet domain names and individual, corporate and business names, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations and renewals thereof (collectively, “ Trademarks ”), (iii) copyrights and registrations and applications therefor, works of authorship and mask work rights (collectively, “ Copyrights ”), (iv) all computer programs and software (including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code or other form, but excluding off-the-shelf commercial or shrink-wrap software), databases and compilations (including any and all data and collections of data), and all descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize or develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, all technology supporting any of the foregoing, and all documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing (collectively, “ Software ”), and (v) all trade secrets, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, programs, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), creations, improvements and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other works of authorship, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any form, and all related technology.

   

 
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“Knowledge” means the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of (i) in the case of the Companies, each of the Principal Shareholders, (ii) in the case of a Shareholder, such Shareholder, and (ii) in the case of Parent, Michael Brodsky, Blaine Mathieu, Jeffrey Grosman and Todd Spartz.

 

“Law” means any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, permit, license, ordinance, law, statute, rule, regulation, administrative interpretation, directive or other requirement of any Governmental Entity.

 

“Minority Shareholders” means Sean Delaney, Christopher Sansone and Michael Treida.

 

“Officer” means each of the officers set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any event, development, change, circumstance, effect, occurrence or condition that, either individually or in the aggregate, (i) has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) prevents or materially impairs or delays the ability, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability, of Parent or Merger Sub to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents or to consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions.

 

“Permitted Loans” means that indebtedness for borrowed money set forth on Section 10.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in the Exchange Act).

 

“Pre-Closing Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date.

 

“Post-Closing Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date.

 

“Principal Shareholders” means David Bush, Todd Epple and Jason Treida.

 

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement among Parent and the Shareholders in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, each of such Person’s Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, partners, members, managers, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys, representatives and agents.

   

 
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“Restricted Area” means any geographical area in which a material amount of the business of any of the Companies, the Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation is conducted or pursued as of the Closing Date or at any time during the Restricted Period.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.

 

“Subsidiaries” means Iasta Export Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Iasta Limited, a United Kingdom limited company.

 

“Tax” means any tax, charge, deficiency, duty, fee, levy, toll or other amount (including, without limitation, any net income, gross income, profits, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, ad valorem, withholding, social security, retirement, excise, employment, unemployment, minimum, alternative, add-on minimum, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, environmental, premium, capital stock, disability, windfall profits, use, service, net worth, payroll, franchise, license, gains, customs, transfer, recording, registration or other tax) assessed or otherwise imposed by any Governmental Entity or under applicable Law, together with any interest, penalties or any other additions or increases.

 

“Tax Return” means mean any return, election, declaration, report, schedule, information return, document, information, opinion, statement, or any amendment to any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any consolidated, combined or unitary return and any related or supporting information) with respect to Taxes.

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Employment Agreements.

 

“Transfer” means any sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition or Encumbrance.

 

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

“Treida Employment Agreement” means the Employment Agreement between the Surviving Corporation and Jason Treida in the form mutually agreed by Parent and Jason Treida on or prior to the date hereof.

 

“Working Capital” means (i) the consolidated Current Assets of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, less (ii) the consolidated Current Liabilities of the Companies and the Subsidiaries, determined as of the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing.

 

“Working Capital Target” means $350,000.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.

 

 

SELECTICA, INC.

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:

 
   

Title:

 

 

 

SELECTICA SOURCING INC.

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:

 
   

Title:

 

 

 

IASTA.COM, INC.

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:

 
   

Title:

 

 

 

IASTA RESOURCES, INC.

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:

 
   

Title:

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS:

   
   
 

David Bush

 

   
   
   
 

Todd Epple

 

 

   
   
   
 

Jason Treida

 

 
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Michael Treida

 

   
   
   
 

Christopher Sansone

 

   
   
   
 

Sean Delaney

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 5th day of June, 2014 by and among Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Investors set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).

 

Recitals

 

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

 

B.     The Investors wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to the Investors, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) an aggregate of up to 150,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), such Series E Preferred Stock to have the relative rights, preferences, limitations and designations set forth in the Certificate of Designation set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Certificate of Designation”) and to be convertible into an aggregate of up to 1,500,000 shares (subject to adjustment) (the “Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (together with any securities into which such shares may be reclassified, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise, to the extent the Shares, in connection with any such reclassification, become convertible into such securities pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the “Common Stock”), at a conversion price of $6.00 per Share (subject to adjustment), and (ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment) (the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $7.00 per share (subject to adjustment) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants”), all at a purchase price of (A) $60.00 per whole Share (or $6.00 per one tenth (1/10th) of a Share) plus the related Warrant (the “Per Share Price”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”); and

 

C.     Contemporaneous with the sale of the Shares and Warrants, the parties hereto will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

 

D.     The Company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will, on or prior to the Closing (as defined below), acquire Iasta.com, Inc. and Iasta Resources, Inc. (together, the “Target Companies”) for an aggregate consideration (the “Merger Consideration”) consisting of up to (i) $7,000,000 in cash and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Acquisition Shares”) (the “Acquisition”);

   

 
 

 

 

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.      Definitions . In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Acquisition Documents ” means the Merger Agreement and the registration rights agreement and escrow agreement in substantially the forms attached as exhibits to the Merger Agreement and entered into by the Company in connection with the Acquisition.

 

Acquisition Transactions ” means the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.

 

Agent ” means Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC.

 

Agent Related Persons ” means any of the Agent’s directors, executive officers, general partners, managing members or other officers participating in the offering of the Securities.

 

Business Day ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day, on which banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company’s Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, after due inquiry.

 

Confidential Information ” means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).

   

 
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Control ” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Effective Date ” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

Effectiveness Deadline ” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is required to be declared effective by the SEC under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Inducement Grants ” means options to purchase up to 700,000 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for any recapitalization, stock split or similar event) issued or issuable to certain employees of the Target Companies as inducement grants in connection with the Acquisition.

 

Insider ” means each director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, and any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity on the date hereof.

 

Intellectual Property ” means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).

 

Investment Documents ” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Voting Agreements.

 

Investment Transactions ” means the offering and sale of the Securities and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Investment Documents.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

Material Contract ” means any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including those that have been filed or were required to have been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item 601(b)(4) or Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

   

 
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Nasdaq ” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

 

Proposal ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.

 

Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Required Investors ” means (i) prior to Closing, the Investors who, together with their Affiliates, have agreed to purchase a majority of the Securities to be sold hereunder and (ii) from and after the Closing the Investors who, together with their Affiliates, beneficially own (calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act without giving effect to any limitation on the conversion of the Preferred Stock set forth therein and any limitation on the exercise of the Warrants set forth therein) a majority of the Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable pursuant hereto.

 

SEC Filings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

Securities ” means the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

 

Subsidiary ” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

 

Transaction Documents ” means the Investment Documents and the Acquisition Documents.

 

Transactions ” means the Investment Transactions, the Acquisition Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.”

 

Voting Agreement ” means the Voting Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

 

1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

   

 
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2.      Purchase and Sale of the Shares and Warrants . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each Investor shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to each Investor, the Shares and Warrants in the amounts set forth opposite such Investor’s name on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for the portion of the Purchase Price equal to the Per Share Price multiplied by the number of Shares to be purchased by such Investor as specified in Section 3 below.

 

3.      Closing . Upon confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified herein have been satisfied or duly waived by the Investors, the Company shall file the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. Unless other arrangements have been made with a particular Investor, upon confirmation that the Certificate of Designation has been filed and has become effective, the Company shall deliver to Lowenstein Sandler LLP, in trust, a certificate or certificates, registered in such name or names as the Investors may designate, representing the Shares and Warrants, with instructions that such certificates are to be held for release to the Investors only upon payment in full of the Purchase Price to the Company by all the Investors. Unless other arrangements have been made with a particular Investor, upon such receipt by Lowenstein Sandler LLP of the certificates, each Investor shall promptly, but no more than one Business Day thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount representing such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price as set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (the “Closing Date”) the Company receives the Purchase Price, the certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrants shall be released to the Investors (the “Closing”). The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants shall take place at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10020, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company and the Investors shall mutually agree.

 

4.      Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors that, except as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith (collectively, the “Disclosure Schedules”):

 

4.1      Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease its properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to be in good standing or so qualify has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s Subsidiaries are listed on Schedule 4.1 hereto.

 

4.2      Authorization . The Company has all corporate power and authority and , except for the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the approval of the Proposal by its stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.8, has taken all requisite action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Investment Documents and the Acquisition Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities and the Acquisition Shares. The Transaction Documents, upon execution and delivery thereof by the Company, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

   

 
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4.3      Capitalization . Schedule 4.3 sets forth as of the date hereof (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company; (b) the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of the Shares and the Acquisition Shares; (c) the number of shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Shares and the Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. Except as described on Schedule 4.3 , all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim. Except as described on Schedule 4.3 , no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents and except as described on Schedule 4.3 , there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. Except as described on Schedule 4.3 and except for the Registration Rights Agreement and the Voting Agreement, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as described on Schedule 4.3 and except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person.

 

Except as described on Schedule 4.3 , the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder or the Acquisition Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.

 

 
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Except as described on Schedule 4.3 , the Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.

 

4.4      Valid Issuance . Upon the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Investment Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. Upon the due conversion of the Shares, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Investment Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created by the Investors. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Shares. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized. Upon the due exercise of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Investment Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created by the Investors. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants.

 

4.5      Consents . Except for the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the approval of the Proposal by the Company’s stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.8, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Investment Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and Nasdaq listing requirements and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. T he execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by the Company and the consummation of the Acquisition, and the other Acquisition Transactions will not require any consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official except as described in the Acquisition Documents. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Securities, (ii) the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon due conversion of the Shares, (iii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon due exercise of the Warrants, and (iv) the other transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Investment Documents.

   

 
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4.6      Delivery of SEC Filings; Business . The Company has made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 (the “10-K”), and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act since the filing of the 10-K and prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Filings”). The SEC Filings are the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period. The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings.

 

4.7      Use of Proceeds . The net proceeds of the sale of the Shares and the Warrants hereunder shall be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

4.8      No Material Adverse Change . Since March 31, 2013, except as identified and described in the SEC Filings or as described on Schedule 4.8 , there has not been:

 

(i)     any change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;

 

(ii)     any declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company;

 

(iii)     any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to any assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)     any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(v)     any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed to be conducted);

 

(vi)     other than the Certificate of Designation, any change or amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject;

 

(vii)     any material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;

   

 
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(viii)     except for the Transactions, any material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)     the loss of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition or duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(x)     the loss, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(xi)     any other event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.9      SEC Filings; S-3 Eligibility .

 

(a)     At the time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b)     Each registration statement and any amendment thereto filed by the Company since January 1, 2011 pursuant to the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as of the date such statement or amendment became effective, complied as to form in all material respects with the 1933 Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading; and each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act, as of its issue date and as of the closing of any sale of securities pursuant thereto did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(c)     The Company is eligible to use Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for sale or other disposition by the Investors as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

4.10      No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default . Subject to the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the State of Delaware and the approval of the Proposal by its stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.8, the execution, delivery and performance of the Investment Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the Company’s Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system), or (b) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, except as which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, except as which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. T he execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by the Company and the consummation of the Acquisition and the other Acquisition Transactions, will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (c) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the Company’s Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system), or (d) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, except as which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, except as which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

   

 
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4.11      Tax Matters . The Company and each Subsidiary has timely prepared and filed (or timely filed for an extension for) all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all appropriate governmental agencies and timely paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by it, other than taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on the Company’s financial statements included in the SEC Filings. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due, other than taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on the Company’s financial statements included in the SEC Filings. There are no tax liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. Except as described on Schedule 4.11 , there are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.

 

4.12      Title to Properties . Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them.

 

 

 
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4.13      Certificates, Authorities and Permits . The Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except where such failure has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

4.14      Labor Matters .

 

(a)     Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14 , the Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. The Company has not violated in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees’ health, safety, welfare, wages and hours.

 

(b)     (i) There are no labor disputes existing, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts or any other disruptions of or by the Company's employees, (ii) there are no unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other federal, state or local labor commission relating to the Company's employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees is pending with respect to the Company and (iv) to the Company's Knowledge, the Company enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor organizations.

 

(c)     The Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment (including laws relating to classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration and naturalization, except where such non-compliance has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no claims pending against the Company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other administrative body or in any court asserting any violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 or 1983 or any other federal, state or local Law, statute or ordinance barring discrimination in employment.

   

 
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(d)     Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings or as described on Schedule 4.14 , the Company is not a party to, or bound by, any employment or other contract or agreement that contains any severance, termination pay or change of control liability or obligation, including, without limitation, any “excess parachute payment,” as defined in Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(e)     Except as specified in Schedule 4.14 , each of the Company's employees is a Person who is either a United States citizen or a permanent resident entitled to work in the United States. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has no liability for the improper classification by the Company of such employees as independent contractors or leased employees prior to the Closing.

 

4.15      Intellectual Property .

 

(a)     All Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries necessary for the operation of the business as currently conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted is currently in material compliance with all legal requirements (including timely filings, proofs and payments of fees) and is valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has been or is now involved in any cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such action is threatened. No patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding.

 

(b)     All of the licenses and sublicenses and consent, royalty or other agreements concerning Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than  generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license) (collectively, “License Agreements”) are valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are parties thereto and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there exists no event or condition which will result in a material violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such License Agreement.

 

(c)     The Company and its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right to use all of the Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or obligations to license all such owned Intellectual Property and Confidential Information, other than licenses entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses. The Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid and enforceable right to use all third party Intellectual Property and Confidential Information used or held for use in the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

   

 
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(d)     To the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted does not infringe or otherwise impair or conflict with (collectively, “Infringe”) any Intellectual Property rights of any third party or any confidentiality obligation owed to a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted are not being Infringed by any third party. There is no litigation or order pending or outstanding or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, that seeks to limit or challenge or that concerns the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ use of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information owned by a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no valid basis for the same.

 

(e)     The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or right to use any of the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.

 

(f)     The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property and Confidential Information. Each employee, consultant and contractor who has had access to Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has executed an agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and has executed appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company’s standard forms thereof. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential Information to any third party.

 

4.16      Environmental Matters . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.

   

 
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4.17      Litigation . Except as described on Schedule 4.17 , there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to the Company’s Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or since January 1, 2009 has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act.

 

4.18      Financial Statements . The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, except for normal year-end audit adjustments and as otherwise as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof or as described on Schedule 4.18 , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.19      Insurance Coverage . The Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each Subsidiary.

 

4.20      Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements . Except as described in the SEC Filings, the Company is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq and the Company has not received any notice of, nor to the Company’s Knowledge is there any basis for, the delisting of the Common Stock from Nasdaq.

 

4.21      Brokers and Finders . No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company, other than as described in Schedule 4.21 .

   

 
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4.22      No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

 

4.23      No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act.

 

4.24      Rule 506 Compliance . To the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any Insider, the Agent or any Agent Related Person is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(i) or (d)(3) of the 1933 Act. The Company is not disqualified from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (“Rule 506”) for any of the reasons stated in Rule 506(d) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) exists. The Company has furnished to each Investor, a reasonable time prior to the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters relating to the Company, the Insiders, the Agent and the Agent Related Persons that would have triggered disqualification under Rule 506(d) but which occurred before September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure requirements of Rule 506(e). The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) would have existed and whether any disclosure is required to be made to Investor under Rule 506(e). Any outstanding securities of the Company (of any kind or nature) that were issued in reliance on Rule 506 at any time on or after September 23, 2013 have been issued in compliance with Rule 506(d) and (e).

 

4.25      Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors in Section 5 hereof, the offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

 

4.26      Questionable Payments . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.

   

 
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4.27      Transactions with Affiliates . Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings or as disclosed on Schedule 4.27 , none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

4.28      Internal Controls . The Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including the Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308 of Regulation S-K) or, to the Company’s Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company's internal controls. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

4.29      Disclosures . Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, other than the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The written materials delivered to the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

   

 
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4.30      Investment Company . The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.31      Acquisition Transactions . The Company has provided the Investors and their counsel with true and complete copies of the Acquisition Documents. The representations and warranties of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties to the Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects. To the Company’s Knowledge, there is no reason that the Company or the other parties to the Merger Agreement or any other Acquisition Document, will not be able to perform in all material respects the covenants and obligations of the Company or such other parties set forth therein on a timely basis when due. Other than the Acquisition Documents, there are no other agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to the Acquisition.

 

5.      Representations and Warranties of the Investors . Each of the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

5.1      Organization and Existence . Such Investor, if such Investor is an entity, is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority, and if such Investor is a natural person, all requisite power and authority, to invest in the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.2      Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and each will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

5.3      Purchase Entirely for Own Account . The Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time. Neither such Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investors is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

   

 
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5.4      Investment Experience . Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.

 

5.5      Disclosure of Information . Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

 

5.6      Restricted Securities . Such Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

5.7      Legends . It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:

 

(a)     “The securities represented hereby have not 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, and, accordingly, may not be transferred unless (i) such securities have been registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such transfer may lawfully be made without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.”

 

(b)     If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.

 

5.8      Accredited Investor . Such Investor is, and on the date such Investor exercises any of its Warrants it will be, an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the 1933 Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 

5.9      No General Solicitation . Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.

   

 
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5.10      Brokers and Finders . No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.

 

5.11      Prohibited Transactions . Since the earlier of (a) such time as such Investor was first contacted by the Company or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, neither such Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investor which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s investments or trading or information concerning such Investor’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Investor’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “Prohibited Transaction”). Prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement, (ii) the Effective Date or (iii) the Effectiveness Deadline, such Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction. Such Investor acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.11 are being made for the benefit of the Investors as well as the Company and that each of the other Investors shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Investor arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 5.11.

 

5.12. Trading Price . Such Investor acknowledges that while the Per Share Purchase Price has been determined through negotiations with third-party unaffiliated Investors, the Company’s stock is thinly traded, and accordingly the trading price of the Company’s stock may not accurately reflect the current value of the Company.

 

5.13. Rule 506 Compliance . Neither such Investor nor any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members is subject to any Disqualification Event (as defined above), except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Securities Act and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

 

6. Conditions to Closing .

 

6.1      Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations . The obligation of each Investor to purchase the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself only):

   

 
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(a)     The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and, the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)     The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the Transactions, all of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

(c)     The Company and each other party thereto (other than the Investors) shall have executed and delivered all of the Investment Documents.

 

(d)     The Company and each other party thereto shall have executed and delivered all of the Acquisition Documents, substantially in the forms provided to the Investors and their counsel.

 

(e)     The Acquisition shall have been consummated pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no increase in the Merger Consideration or the number of Acquisition Shares or Inducement Grants shall have occurred, and there shall have been no amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of the Merger Agreement or any other Acquisition Document that is less favorable to the Company in the aggregate than the original terms of the Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents.

 

(f)     The Company shall have filed with Nasdaq a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, a copy of which shall have been provided to the Investors.

 

(g)     The Company shall have received gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants as contemplated hereby of at least Seven Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($7,490,000).

 

(h)     The Certificate of Designation shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware and shall be effective; a filed copy of the Certificate of Designation shall have been provided to the Investors.

 

(i)     The Persons set forth on Schedule 6.1 shall have executed and delivered Voting Agreements to the Company and the Investors.

   

 
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(j)     No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

(k)     The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), (e), (g), (h), (j) and (n) of this Section 6.1.

 

(l)     The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, or any authorized committee thereof, approving the Transactions, certifying the current versions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Investment Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company.

 

(m)     The Investors shall have received an opinion from DLA Piper LLP (US), the Company’s counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .

 

(n)     No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

 

6.2      Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

 

(a)     The representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5 hereof, other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 (the “Investment Representations”), shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investors shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)     The Investors shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(c)     The Investors shall have delivered the Purchase Price (if applicable, as reduced pursuant to Section 2 hereof) to the Company.

   

 
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6.3      Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects .

 

(a)     The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:

 

(i)     Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;

 

(ii)     By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company;

 

(iii)     By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor; or

 

(iv)     By either the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 31, 2014;

 

provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Investment Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing.

 

(b)     In the event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Investors by the Company and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Investment Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Investment Documents.

 

7.      Covenants and Agreements of the Company .

 

7.1      Reservation of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the number of shares sufficient to permit the conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms.

   

 
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7.2      Reports . The Company will furnish to the Investors and/or their assignees who, together with their Affiliates, beneficially own (calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act without giving effect to any limitation on the conversion of the Preferred Stock set forth therein and any limitation on the exercise of the Warrants set forth therein) at least 10,000 shares of Common Stock (appropriately adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) (a “Significant Investor”) such information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably be requested by the Investors and/or their assignees; provided, however, that the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

 

7.3      No Conflicting Agreements . The Company will not take any action, enter into any agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or interfere in any material respect with the Company’s obligations to the Investors under the Transaction Documents.

 

7.4      Insurance . The Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverages described in Section 4.19.

 

7.5      Listing of Underlying Shares and Related Matters . Promptly following the date hereof, the Company shall take all necessary action to cause the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares to be listed on Nasdaq no later than the Closing Date. Further, if the Company applies to have its Common Stock or other securities traded on any other principal stock exchange or market, it shall include in such application the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause such Common Stock to be so listed. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on Nasdaq and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.

 

7.6      Termination of Covenants . The provisions of Sections 7.2 through 7.4 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.

   

 
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7.7      Removal of Legends . In connection with any sale or disposition of the Securities by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the 1933 Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Investor with the requirements of this Agreement, the Company shall or, in the case of Common Stock, shall cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue replacement certificates representing the Securities sold or disposed of without restrictive legends. Upon the earlier of (i) registration for resale pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) the Shares becoming freely tradable by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 the Company shall (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1) a customary representation by the Investor that Rule 144 applies to the shares of Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement by the Investor that such Investor has sold the shares of Common Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of Distribution contained in the Registration Statement, and (B) cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates evidencing the Investor’s Securities to be replaced with certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends, and Conversion Shares subsequently issued upon due conversion of the Shares and Warrant Shares subsequently issued upon due exercise of the Warrants shall not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect thereto. When the Company is required to cause an unlegended certificate to replace a previously issued legended certificate, if: (1) the unlegended certificate is not delivered to an Investor within three (3) Business Days of submission by that Investor of a legended certificate and supporting documentation to the Transfer Agent as provided above and (2) prior to the time such unlegended certificate is received by the Investor, the Investor, or any third party on behalf of such Investor or for the Investor’s account, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of shares represented by such certificate (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor (for costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In.

 

7.8      Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting . (a) Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement the Company shall take all action necessary to call a meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholders Meeting”), which shall occur not later than August 31, 2014 (the “Stockholders Meeting Deadline”), for the purpose of seeking approval of the Company’s stockholders for the issuance and sale to the Investors of the Securities (the “Proposal”). In the event the Proposal is not approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall take all action necessary to call up to three (3) additional meetings of its stockholders (each a “Subsequent Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of seeking approval of the Proposal, to be held promptly following the completion of the Stockholders Meeting and in no event more than one year after the Closing Date to the extent reasonably practicable. In connection with the Stockholders Meeting and, if applicable, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the SEC proxy materials (including a proxy statement and form of proxy) for use at the Stockholders Meeting and, if applicable, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, and, after receiving and promptly responding to any comments of the SEC thereon, shall promptly mail such proxy materials (or, if permitted, notice of the availability of such proxy materials) to the stockholders of the Company. Each Investor shall promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information relating to such Investor and its investment in the Company as the Company may reasonably request for inclusion in each Proxy Statement. The Company will comply with Section 14(a) of the 1934 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder in relation to any proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, each a “Proxy Statement”) and any form of proxy to be sent or made available to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Stockholders Meeting or, if applicable, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, and each Proxy Statement shall not, on the date that such Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed or made available to stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting or any Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies or the Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading. If the Company should discover at any time prior to the Stockholders Meeting or, if applicable, any Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, any event relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors that is required to be set forth in a supplement or amendment to the applicable Proxy Statement, in addition to the Company's obligations under the 1934 Act, the Company will promptly inform the Investors thereof.

 

 

 
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(b)     Subject to their fiduciary obligations under applicable law (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel), the Company's Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders that the stockholders vote in favor of the Proposal (the “Company Board Recommendation”) at the Stockholders Meeting and, if applicable, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, and take all commercially reasonable action (including, without limitation, the hiring of a proxy solicitation firm of nationally recognized standing) to solicit the approval of the stockholders for the Proposal unless the Board of Directors shall have modified, amended or withdrawn the Company Board Recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the immediately succeeding sentence. The Company covenants that the Board of Directors of the Company shall not modify, amend or withdraw the Company Board Recommendation unless the Board of Directors (after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel) shall determine in the good faith exercise of its business judgment that maintaining the Company Board Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duty to the Company’s stockholders. Whether or not the Company's Board of Directors modifies, amends or withdraws the Company Board Recommendation pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall in accordance with Section 146 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (i) take all action necessary to convene the Stockholders Meeting and, if necessary, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting as promptly as practicable, but no later than the Stockholders Meeting Deadline with respect to the Stockholders Meeting and as soon as practicable with respect to each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting, to consider and vote upon the approval of the Proposal and (ii) submit the Proposal at the Stockholders Meeting or, if applicable, each Subsequent Stockholders Meeting to the stockholders of the Company for their approval.

   

 
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7.9      Subsequent Equity Sales .

 

(a)     From the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, without the consent of the Required Investors, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.9(a) shall not apply to (i) the issuance of the Securities, (ii) the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, (iii) the issuance of the Inducement Grants (and the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise thereof), (iv) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents upon the conversion, settlement or exercise of any securities of the Company or a Subsidiary outstanding on the date hereof, provided that the terms of such security are not amended after the date hereof to decrease the exercise price or increase the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents receivable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, or (v) the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to any Company equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s stockholders and in place as of the date hereof.

 

(b)     From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) three years from the Closing Date or (ii) such time as no Investor holds any of the Securities, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any “Variable Rate Transaction”. The term “Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price. For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of a security which is subject to customary anti-dilution protections, including where the conversion, exercise or exchange price is subject to adjustment as a result of stock splits, reverse stock splits and other similar recapitalization or reclassification events, shall not be deemed to be a “Variable Rate Transaction.”

 

(c)     The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the 1933 Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any trading market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

   

 
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7.10      Equal Treatment of Investors . No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Investor by the Company and negotiated separately by each Investor, and is intended for the Company to treat the Investors as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Investors acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

8.      Survival and Indemnification .

 

8.1 Survival . The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.2 Indemnification . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, trustees, members, managers, employees and agents, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company under the Investment Documents, and will reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Person.

 

8.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided , further , that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation and, in the event an indemnified party controls the defense of any claim under this Section 8.3, such indemnified party may not settle such claim without the Company’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

   

 
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9.      Miscellaneous .

 

9.1      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Investors, as applicable, provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its Securities in a transaction complying with applicable securities laws without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Shares” shall be deemed to refer to the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

9.2      Counterparts; Faxes . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.

 

9.3      Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

9.4      Notices . Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (iv) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (v) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:

   

 
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If to the Company:

 

Selectica, Inc.

2121 South El Camino Real, 10 th Floor

San Mateo, California 94403

Attention: Todd A. Spartz

Fax: (650) 532-1505

E-mail: tspartz@selectica.com

 

With a copy to:

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, California 94303

Attention: Eric Wang

Fax: (650) 687-1205

E-mail: eric.wang@dlapiper.com

 

If to the Investors:

 

to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

9.5      Expenses . The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith, except that the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Lowenstein Sandler LLP not to exceed $40,000, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; it being understood that Lowenstein Sandler LLP has only rendered legal advice to the Special Situations Funds participating in this transaction and not to the Company or any other Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the Company and each Investor has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. Such expenses shall be paid at the Closing, or, if the Closing does not occur, within five (5) Business Days of the termination of this Agreement. The Company shall reimburse the Investors upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Investors, including without limitation reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and disbursements, in connection with any amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement or the other Investment Documents requested by the Company. In the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Investment Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.

   

 
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9.6      Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Securities, and the Company.

 

9.7      Publicity . Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or the Investors without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or the Investors, as the case may be, shall allow the Investors or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the trading day immediately following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue a press release disclosing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No later than the fourth trading day following the Closing Date, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Investment Documents. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC or Nasdaq.

 

9.8      Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

9.9      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules, and the other Investment Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

9.10      Further Assurances . The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

   

 
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9.11      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

9.12      Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Investor under any Investment Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Investment Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Investment Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Investment Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Investment Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Investment Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Investment Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Purchase Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

The Company: 

SELECTICA, INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 
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The Investors: 

 

 

 

 

Investor Name 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $

Number of Shares:

Number of Warrants:

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 5th day of June, 2014 by and among Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the “Investors” named in that certain Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.      Certain Definitions .

 

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

 

Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.

 

Investors ” means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a subsequent holder of any Shares, Warrants or Registrable Securities.

 

Prospectus ” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

Register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

 

Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares and (iii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Registrable Securities, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale without restriction by the Investors pursuant to Rule 144.

 

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

   

 
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Required Investors ” means the Investors beneficially owning a majority of the Registrable Securities without giving effect to any beneficial ownership limitation set forth in the Shares or the Warrants.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.      Registration .

 

(a)      Registration Statement . Promptly following the closing of the purchase and sale of the securities contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing Date”) but no later than forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A ; provided, however, that no Investor shall be named as an “underwriter” in the Registration Statement without the Investor’s prior written consent. Such Registration Statement also shall cover pursuant to Rule 416 such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock due to an increase in the number of Conversion Shares resulting from changes in the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of the Shares and the number of Warrant Shares resulting from changes in the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of the Warrants. Such Registration Statement shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of any other holder without the prior written consent of the Required Investors. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than three (3) Business Days after the end of each 30-day period in which such liquidated damages accrue.

 

(b)      Expenses . The Company will pay all expenses associated with effecting the registration of the Registrable Securities, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, fees and expenses of one counsel to the Investors up to an aggregate of $10,000 and the Investors’ other reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.

   

 
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(c)      Effectiveness .

 

(i)     The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. If (A) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the SEC shall have informed the Company that no review of the Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement or (ii) the 90 th day after the Closing Date (the 120 th day if the SEC reviews the Registration Statement), or (B) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC but before the end of the Effectiveness Period (as defined below), sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), but excluding any Allowed Delay (as defined below) or the inability of any Investor to sell the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market conditions, then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the “Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid monthly within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each month following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash.

 

(ii)     For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify each Investor in writing of the commencement of an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of an Investor) disclose to such Investor any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.

   

 
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(d)      Rule 415; Cutback If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires any Investor to be named as an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its best efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a bona fide secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an “underwriter”. The Investors shall have the right to participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Investor as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Investor. Any cut-back imposed on the Investors pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Investors on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first to any Warrant Shares, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Investors otherwise agree. No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date” of such Cut Back Shares). From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the liquidated damages provisions) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Filing Deadline for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares under Section 2(c) shall be the 90 th day immediately after the Restriction Termination Date.

 

(e)      Right to Piggyback Registration .

 

(i)     If at any time following the date of this Agreement that any Registrable Securities remain outstanding and are not freely tradable under Rule 144 (A) there is not one or more effective Registration Statements covering all of the Registrable Securities and (B) the Company proposes for any reason to register any shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or a similar or successor form)) with respect to an offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account or for the account of any of its stockholders, it shall at each such time promptly give written notice to the holders of the Registrable Securities of its intention to do so (but in no event less than thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date) and, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Company’s notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). Such notice shall offer the holders of the Registrable Securities the opportunity to register such number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such holder may request and shall indicate the intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities.

   

 
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(ii)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) if such registration involves an underwritten public offering, the Investors must sell their Registrable Securities to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)) and subject to the Investors entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering, and (B) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such registration statement to become effective under the 1933 Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Investors and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 2(e)(ii) shall limit the Company’s liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay liquidated damages under this Section 2.

 

3.      Company Obligations . The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a)     use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (the “Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Investors in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;

 

(b)     prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

 

(c)     provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Investors to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than three (3) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;

 

(d)     furnish to the Investors and their legal counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are covered by the related Registration Statement;

   

 
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(e)     use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

 

(f)     prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Investors and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

 

(g)     use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

(h)     immediately notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(i)     otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter); and

   

 
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(j)     With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.

 

4.      Due Diligence Review; Information . The Company shall make available, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, for inspection and review by the Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Investors or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Investors and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement.

 

The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

   

 
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5.      Obligations of the Investors .

 

(a)     Each Investor shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. An Investor shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.

 

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

 

(c)     Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

6.      Indemnification .

 

(a)      Indemnification by the Company . The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor that participates in the offering of Registrable Securities and its officers, directors, members, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on an Investor’s behalf and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.

   

 
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(b)      Indemnification by the Investors . Each Investor participating in the offering of Registrable Securities agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Investor in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c)      Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided , further , that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will (i), except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation and (ii) be liable for any settlement entered into without the indemnifying party’s prior written approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

   

 
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(d)      Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

7.      Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Investors.

 

(b)      Notices . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c)      Assignments and Transfers by Investors . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.

   

 
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(d)      Assignments and Transfers by the Company . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such transaction.

 

(e)      Benefits of the Agreement . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)      Counterparts; Faxes . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.

 

(g)      Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

(h)      Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

(i)      Further Assurances . The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

(j)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

   

 
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(k)      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

   

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

The Company:  

SELECTICA, INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

Title: 

                   

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
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The Investors: 

 

 

 

Investor Name 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT 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, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.

 

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 1 OF THIS WARRANT, ALL OR A PORTION OF THIS WARRANT MAY HAVE BEEN EXERCISED, AND THEREFORE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

SELECTICA, INC.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

Warrant No.: 2014- _____________

Number of Shares of Common Stock:_____________

Date of Issuance: ●, 2014 ( “Issuance Date” )

 

Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [INVESTOR NAME], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder” ), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant” ), at any time or times on or after the date that is six (6) months following the Issuance Date (the “Exercisability Date” ), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), ______________ (_____________) fully paid nonassessable, shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares” ). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16 . This Warrant is the warrant to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement” ), dated as of June 5, 2014 (the “Subscription Date” ), by and among the Company and the investors party thereto. This Warrant is one of a series of warrants containing substantially identical terms and conditions issued pursuant to Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “ Warrants ”).

 

1.      EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

   

 
 

 

 

(a)      Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Exercisability Date (but in no event after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date), in whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares), by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) if the Holder is not electing a Cashless Exercise (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1(d) of this Warrant, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds (a “ Cash Exercise ”) (the items under (i) and (ii) above, the “ Exercise Delivery Documents ”). The Holder shall not be required to surrender this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder; provided, however, that in the event that this Warrant is exercised in full or for the remaining unexercised portion hereof, the Holder shall deliver this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within a reasonable time after such exercise. On or before the first Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Delivery Documents (the date upon which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the “ Exercise Date ”), the Company shall transmit by facsimile or e-mail transmission an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”). The Company shall deliver any objection to the Exercise Delivery Documents on or before the second Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents. On or before the second Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall, (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “ FAST Program ”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y), if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Trading Days after any such submission and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been and/or is exercised. The Company shall pay any and all taxes and other expenses of the Company (including overnight delivery charges) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder or an affiliate thereof. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

   

 
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(b)      Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $7.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c)      Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities . If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of the Exercise Date a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases, or another Person purchasers on the Holder’s behalf or for the Holder’s account (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In” ), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s written request and in the Holder’s discretion, (i) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (A) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the amount obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (y) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (ii) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) 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. 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.

 

(d)      Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, from and after the six-month anniversary of the Issuance Date, if a registration statement covering the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Unavailable Warrant Shares” ), or an exemption from registration , is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise” ):

   

 
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Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)

B

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

(e)      Rule 144 . For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), as in effect on the date hereof, assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the Company, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(f)      Disputes . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed.

 

(g)      Beneficial Ownership . The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “ Initial Maximum Percentage ”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Initial Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice (the “ Second Maximum Percentage ”); provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the 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 1(g) 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise limitation set forth in this Section 1(g) (A) with respect to the Initial Maximum Percentage shall not apply to any Holder who already has beneficial ownership in excess of the Initial Maximum Percentage prior to exercise of this Warrant and (B) with respect to the Second Maximum Percentage shall not apply to any Holder who already has beneficial ownership in excess of the Second Maximum Percentage prior to exercise of this Warrant.

   

 
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2.      ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a)      Voluntary Adjustment By Company . The Company may at any time following the Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended from time to time) 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.

 

(b)      Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(c)      Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights or phantom stock rights), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(c) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2.

   

 
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3.      RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS .

 

(a)     If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average Price on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

4.      PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .

 

(a)      Purchase Rights .     In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, including pursuant to the Rights Plan (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

   

 
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(b)      Fundamental Transactions . The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing (unless the Company is the Successor Entity) all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section (4)(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of the Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock or common shares (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Corporate Event but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Corporate Event, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Corporate Event had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Event. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 4(b) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(c)      Applicability to Successive Transactions . The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.

 

5.      NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, 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, and will at all times in good faith comply with all the provisions of this Warrant and take all actions consistent with effectuating the purposes of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

   

 
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6.      WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

7.      REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .

 

(a)      Transfer of Warrant . If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company and deliver the completed and executed Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred; provided, however, that no Warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be transferred.

 

(b)      Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

   

 
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(c)      Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, that no Warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

 

(d)      Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8.      NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

9.      AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Required Holders. Any such amendment shall apply to all Warrants and be binding upon all registered holders of such Warrants.

 

10.      GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the choice of law provisions thereof. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Warrant and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Warrant. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS WARRANT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

   

 
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11.      CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

 

12.      DISPUTE RESOLUTION . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile or e-mail within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile or e-mail (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. The prevailing party in any dispute resolved pursuant to this Section 12 shall be entitled to the full amount of all reasonable expenses, including all costs and fees paid or incurred in good faith, in relation to the resolution of such dispute. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

13.      REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.

 

14.      TRANSFER . Subject to applicable laws, this Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company

 

15.      CALL PROVISION .

 

(a)     Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Warrant to the contrary, in the event that the closing bid price per share of Common Stock as traded on an Eligible Market equals or exceeds $11.55 (appropriately adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the Issuance Date) for twenty-five (25) consecutive Trading Days in a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days commencing after the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) has been declared effective (the “Minimum Price Condition” ), the Company, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (the “Notice Period” ) given to the Holder within one Business Day immediately following the end of such thirty (30) Trading Day period, may demand that the Holder exercise its cash exercise rights hereunder with respect to the portion of this Warrant specified in Section 15(b) below, and the Holder must exercise its rights hereunder prior to the end of the Notice Period; provided that (i) the Company gives a similar notice to the holders of all of the outstanding Warrants on the same day, (ii) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder either (A) are registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) which has not been suspended and for which no stop order is in effect, and pursuant to which the Holder is able to sell such shares of Common Stock at all times during the Notice Period or (B) no longer constitute Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (this clause (ii) being hereafter referred to as the “Registration Condition” ), and (iii) this Warrant is fully exercisable for the full amount of Warrant Shares covered hereby after giving effect to the limitations set forth in Section 1(g) (the “Exercise Condition” ). If such exercise is not made or if only a partial exercise is made, any and all rights to further exercise the Warrant shall cease upon the expiration of the Notice Period.

   

 
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(b)     In any 90-day period, no more than the lesser of (i) 50% of the aggregate amount of Warrants initially issued to a Holder or (ii) the number of Warrants held by the Holder, may be called by the Company and the Company may not call additional Warrants in any subsequent 90-day period unless all the conditions specified in Section 15(a) are again satisfied as provided above (including without limitation, the Minimum Price Condition, the Registration Condition and the Exercise Condition).

 

(c)     In connection with any transfer or exchange of less than all of this Warrant, the transferring Holder shall deliver to the Company an agreement or instrument executed by the transferring Holder and the transferee of this Warrant allocating between them on whatever basis they may determine in their sole discretion any subsequent call of this Warrant by the Company, such that after giving effect to such transfer the Company shall have the right to call the same number of Warrants that it would have had if the transfer or exchange had not occurred.

 

16.      CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)      “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

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

   

 
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(c)      “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(d)      “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(e)      “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(f)      “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.

 

(g)      “Expiration Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Trading Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (a “ Holiday ”), the next date that is not a Holiday.

 

(h)      “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person (but excluding a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% 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), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.

   

 
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(i)      “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(j)      “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(k)      “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(l)      “Principal Market” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

(m)      “Required Holders” means, as of any date, the holders of at least a majority of the Warrants outstanding as of such date.

 

(n)     “ Rights Plan ” means the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2009, as amended, by and between the Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as rights agent.

 

(o)      “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(p)      “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

   

 
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(q)      “Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets LLC. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period..

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

 

 

SELECTICA, INC.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. WARRANT]

Exhibit 10.5

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of ●, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), among Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the persons and entities set forth on the signature page hereto (together with any transferees who become parties hereto pursuant to Section 1.2, the “ Stockholder ”) and the investors listed on the signature pages hereto (the “ Investors ”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company is entering into a Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014 (as such agreement may hereafter be amended from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), with the Investors which provides for, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the sale of the Company’s equity securities and warrants (the “ Securities ”); and

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to call a Stockholders Meeting and, as necessary, up to three (3) Subsequent Stockholders Meetings for the purpose of seeking approval of the Company’s stockholders for the Proposal ; and

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder owns beneficially the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule I hereto (all such shares so owned and which may hereafter be acquired by such Stockholder prior to the termination of this Agreement, whether upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities, exercise of warrants or by means of purchase, dividend, distribution or otherwise, being referred to herein as the Stockholder’s “ Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Investors’ willingness to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Investors have required the Stockholder to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Investors to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Stockholder is willing to enter into this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Stockholder hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

TRANSFER AND VOTING OF SHARES; AND
OTHER COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER

 

SECTION 1.1. Voting of Shares . From the date hereof until termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof (the “ Term ”), at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in any action by consent of the stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder shall (A) appear at such meeting or otherwise cause its Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum and (B) vote (or cause to be voted) its Shares in favor of the Proposal and such other matters as may be necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

   

 
 

 

 

SECTION 1.2. No Inconsistent Arrangements; Permitted Transfers . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Stockholder shall not during the Term (i) transfer, or consent to any transfer of, any or all of the Stockholder’s Shares or any interest therein, or create or permit to exist any lien or other encumbrance on such Shares; provided, however , that the Stockholder may transfer any or all of the Stockholder’s Shares if such transferee shall have executed a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, pursuant to which such person becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement as and to the same extent as if he, she or it were the original Stockholder (a “Permitted Transfer”), (ii) enter into any contract, option or other agreement or understanding with respect to any transfer of any or all of such Shares or any interest therein other than a Permitted Transfer, (iii) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization in or with respect to such Shares, (iv) deposit such Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such Shares if such deposit would interfere with the performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder, or (v) take any other action that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of its obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.3. Proxy; Reliance . The Stockholder hereby revokes any and all prior proxies or powers of attorney in respect of any of the Stockholder’s Shares and constitutes and appoints any of Austin W. Marxe, David M. Greenhouse and Adam Stettner, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, at any time during the Term, as its true and lawful attorney and proxy (its “ Proxy ”), for and in its name, place and stead, to vote each of such Shares as its Proxy in favor of the matters set forth in Section 1.1, at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of the stockholders of the Company, including the right to sign its name (as stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to the Company that the Delaware General Corporation Law may permit or require as provided in Section 1.1.

 

THE FOREGOING PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE TERM.

 

SECTION 1.4. Stop Transfer . Other than in a Permitted Transfer, the Stockholder shall not attempt to effect any transfer of the Stockholder’s Shares, and any such request shall be null and void, ab initio . The Stockholder will not request that the Company register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Stockholder’s Shares other than in connection with a Permitted Transfer, and the Company shall not register any Permitted Transfer of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Stockholder’s Shares unless and until the transferee shall have executed a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, pursuant to which such person becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement as and to the same extent as if he, she or it were the original Stockholder. Shares of Common Stock or Series E Preferred Stock transferred pursuant to a Permitted Transfer shall be in certificated form and shall bear the legend set forth in Section 1.7 below. The Company shall issue stop-transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Common Stock instructing the transfer agent not to register any transfer of Shares during the Term except in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors in interest to any of the Stockholder’s Shares.

   

 
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SECTION 1.5. Additional Shares . The Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to promptly notify the Company of the number of any new Shares acquired (whether upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities, exercise of warrants or by means of purchase, dividend, distribution or otherwise) by such Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.

 

SECTION 1.6. Disclosure . The Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC), its identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of its commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.7. Share Legend . As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, no more than five (5) Business Days after the date hereof, the Stockholder shall cause the certificate(s) representing the Stockholders’ Shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be delivered to the Company and the Company shall place the following legend on such certificates:

 

“The voting of the shares represented by this certificate is governed by the terms of a Voting Agreement, a copy of which is available from the Secretary of the Company.”

 

Promptly after the legending of the certificates as provided above, the Company shall return such certificates to the Stockholder or as the Stockholder may other direct. Upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if earlier, the termination of the transfer restrictions in this Agreement) in accordance with its terms, the Company shall reissue the certificates representing the Stockholders’ Shares without the legend set forth above (the foregoing obligation to survive termination of this Agreement).

 

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER

 

The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Investors as follows:

   

 
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SECTION 2.1. Due Authorization, etc . The Stockholder has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, to appoint the Proxy and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby all of which have been duly authorized by all action necessary on the part of the Stockholder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the appointment of the Proxy and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Stockholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws and except that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding for such remedy may be brought.

 

SECTION 2.2. Required Filings and Consents . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority (other than any necessary filing under the Exchange Act), domestic or foreign, except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay the performance by the Stockholder of the Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.3. Ownership of Shares . The Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto. On the date hereof, such Shares constitute all of the Shares owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder.

 

ARTICLE III.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 3.1. Definitions . Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.2. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (i) by the written mutual consent of the parties hereto, (ii) upon the approval of the Proposal by the Company’s stockholders at the Stockholders Meeting at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, (iii) immediately following the third Subsequent Stockholders Meeting or (iv) automatically and without any required action of the parties hereto upon termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms. No such termination of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions on transfer of the Shares subject to this Agreement set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 1.2 and 1.4 hereof) shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the termination of this Agreement or (b) the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement.

   

 
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SECTION 3.3. Further Assurance . From time to time, at another party’s request and without consideration, each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.4. No Waiver . The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, or any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

 

SECTION 3.5. Specific Performance . The Stockholder acknowledges that if the Stockholder fails to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused to the Company and the Investors for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. In such event, the Stockholder agrees that the Company and each Investor shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to specific performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, should the Company or any Investor institute an action or proceeding seeking specific enforcement of the provisions hereof, the Stockholder hereby waives the claim or defense that the Company or such Investor has an adequate remedy at law and hereby agrees not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that such a remedy at law exists.

 

SECTION 3.6. Notice . Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (iv) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (v) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:

 

 

(a)

If to the Company:

 

Selectica, Inc.

2121 South El Camino Real, 10th Floor

San Mateo, California 94403

Attention: Todd A. Spartz

Fax: (650) 532-1505

E-mail: tspartz@selectica.com

 

   

 
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With a copy to:
 

DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
 East Palo Alto, California 94303
Attention: Eric Wang
Fax: (650) 687-1205
E-mail: eric.wang@dlapiper.com

 

 

(b)

If to the Stockholder, at the address set forth below the Stockholder’s name on Schedule I hereto.

 

 

(c)

If to an Investor, at the address set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature pages to the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.7. Expenses . All fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Company, including , without limitation , the fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Stockholder.

 

SECTION 3.8. Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.

 

SECTION 3.9. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes any and all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder

 

SECTION 3.10. Assignment . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise.

   

 
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SECTION 3.11. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

SECTION 3.12. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Company, the Stockholder and the Investors agreeing to acquire a majority of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no modification of this Agreement (including without limitation any change hereafter made to the defined terms that are incorporated herein) shall be effective without the written consent of the Stockholder.

 

SECTION 3.13. Waiver . Any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties hereto contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by the other parties hereto with any of their agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only as against such party and only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.

 

SECTION 3.14. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

SELECTICA, INC.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. VOTING AGREEMENT]

 

 
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The Investors: 

 

 

 

Investor Name 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. VOTING AGREEMENT]

 

 
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Schedule I

 

 

Name and Address of Stockholder

Number of Shares

Beneficially Owned

 

 

 

 
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VOTING AGREEMENT

 

VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of ●, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), among Selectica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the persons and entities set forth on the signature page hereto (collectively, and together with any transferees who become parties hereto pursuant to Section 1.2, the “ Stockholder ”) and the investors listed on the signature pages hereto (the “ Investors ”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company is entering into a Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2014 (as such agreement may hereafter be amended from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), with the Investors which provides for, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the sale of the Company’s equity securities and warrants (the “ Securities ”); and

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to call a Stockholders Meeting and, as necessary, up to three (3) Subsequent Stockholders Meetings for the purpose of seeking approval of the Company’s stockholders for the Proposal ; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Stockholder are party to that certain Voting Agreement (the “ Existing Voting Agreement ”) dated May 6, 2010, which governs the voting of the shares of the Company’s common stock held by Stockholder which are in excess of 15% of the common stock outstanding as of the record date of the applicable vote or action by written consent of the Company’s stockholders (the “ Excess Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder owns beneficially the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule I hereto (all such shares so owned and which may hereafter be acquired by such Stockholder prior to the termination of this Agreement, whether upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities, exercise of warrants or by means of purchase, dividend, distribution or otherwise, other than the Excess Shares, being referred to herein as the Stockholder’s “ Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Investors’ willingness to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Investors have required the Stockholder to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Investors to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Stockholder is willing to enter into this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Stockholder hereby agree as follows:

   

 

 

 

ARTICLE I.

TRANSFER AND VOTING OF SHARES; AND
OTHER COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER

 

SECTION 1.1. Voting of Shares . From the date hereof until termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof (the “ Term ”), at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in any action by consent of the stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder shall (A) appear at such meeting or otherwise cause its Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum and (B) vote (or cause to be voted) its Shares in favor of the Proposal and such other matters as may be necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.2. No Inconsistent Arrangements; Permitted Transfers . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Stockholder shall not during the Term (i) transfer, or consent to any transfer of, any or all of the Stockholder’s Shares or any interest therein, or create or permit to exist any lien or other encumbrance on such Shares; provided, however , that the Stockholder may transfer any or all of the Stockholder’s Shares if such transferee shall have executed a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, pursuant to which such person becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement as and to the same extent as if he, she or it were the original Stockholder (a “Permitted Transfer”), (ii) enter into any contract, option or other agreement or understanding with respect to any transfer of any or all of such Shares or any interest therein other than a Permitted Transfer, (iii) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization in or with respect to such Shares, (iv) deposit such Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such Shares if such deposit would interfere with the performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder, or (v) take any other action that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of its obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.3. Proxy; Reliance . The Stockholder hereby revokes any and all prior proxies or powers of attorney in respect of any of the Stockholder’s Shares and constitutes and appoints any of Austin W. Marxe, David M. Greenhouse and Adam Stettner, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, at any time during the Term, as its true and lawful attorney and proxy (its “ Proxy ”), for and in its name, place and stead, to vote each of such Shares as its Proxy in favor of the matters set forth in Section 1.1, at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of the stockholders of the Company, including the right to sign its name (as stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to the Company that the Delaware General Corporation Law may permit or require as provided in Section 1.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall this paragraph have any effect on the Existing Voting Agreement and the continued existence and enforceability thereof.

 

THE FOREGOING PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE TERM.

   

 
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SECTION 1.4. Stop Transfer . Other than in a Permitted Transfer, the Stockholder shall not attempt to effect any transfer of the Stockholder’s Shares, and any such request shall be null and void, ab initio . The Stockholder will not request that the Company register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Stockholder’s Shares other than in connection with a Permitted Transfer, and the Company shall not register any Permitted Transfer of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Stockholder’s Shares unless and until the transferee shall have executed a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, pursuant to which such person becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement as and to the same extent as if he, she or it were the original Stockholder. Shares of Common Stock or Series D Preferred Stock transferred pursuant to a Permitted Transfer shall be in certificated form and shall bear the legend set forth in Section 1.7 below. The Company shall issue stop-transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Common Stock instructing the transfer agent not to register any transfer of Shares during the Term except in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors in interest to any of the Stockholder’s Shares.

 

SECTION 1.5. Additional Shares . The Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to promptly notify the Company of the number of any new Shares acquired (whether upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities, exercise of warrants or by means of purchase, dividend, distribution or otherwise) by such Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.

 

SECTION 1.6. Disclosure . The Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC), its identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of its commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.7. Share Legend . As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, no more than five (5) Business Days after the date hereof, the Stockholder shall cause the certificate(s) representing the Stockholders’ Shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be delivered to the Company and the Company shall place the following legend on such certificates:

 

“The voting of the shares represented by this certificate is governed by the terms of a Voting Agreement, a copy of which is available from the Secretary of the Company.”

 

Promptly after the legending of the certificates as provided above, the Company shall return such certificates to the Stockholder or as the Stockholder may other direct. Upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if earlier, the termination of the transfer restrictions in this Agreement) in accordance with its terms, the Company shall reissue the certificates representing the Stockholders’ Shares without the legend set forth above (the foregoing obligation to survive termination of this Agreement).

   

 
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ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER

 

The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Investors as follows:

 

SECTION 2.1. Due Authorization, etc . The Stockholder has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, to appoint the Proxy and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby all of which have been duly authorized by all action necessary on the part of the Stockholder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the appointment of the Proxy and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Stockholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws and except that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding for such remedy may be brought.

 

SECTION 2.2. Required Filings and Consents . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority (other than any necessary filing under the Exchange Act), domestic or foreign, except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay the performance by the Stockholder of the Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.3. Ownership of Shares . The Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto. On the date hereof, such Shares constitute all of the Shares owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder.

 

ARTICLE III.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 3.1. Definitions . Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.2. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (i) by the written mutual consent of the parties hereto, (ii) upon the approval of the Proposal by the Company’s stockholders at the Stockholders Meeting at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, (iii) immediately following the third Subsequent Stockholders Meeting or (iv) automatically and without any required action of the parties hereto upon termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms. No such termination of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions on transfer of the Shares subject to this Agreement set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 1.2 and 1.4 hereof) shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the termination of this Agreement or (b) the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement.

   

 
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SECTION 3.3. Further Assurance . From time to time, at another party’s request and without consideration, each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.4. No Waiver . The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, or any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

 

SECTION 3.5. Specific Performance . The Stockholder acknowledges that if the Stockholder fails to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused to the Company and the Investors for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. In such event, the Stockholder agrees that the Company and each Investor shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to specific performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, should the Company or any Investor institute an action or proceeding seeking specific enforcement of the provisions hereof, the Stockholder hereby waives the claim or defense that the Company or such Investor has an adequate remedy at law and hereby agrees not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that such a remedy at law exists.

 

SECTION 3.6. Notice . Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (iv) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (v) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:

   

 
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(a)

If to the Company:

 

Selectica, Inc.

2121 South El Camino Real, 10th Floor

San Mateo, California 94403

Attention: Todd A. Spartz

Fax: (650) 532-1505

E-mail: tspartz@selectica.com

 

 

With a copy to:

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, California 94303

Attention: Eric Wang

Fax: (650) 687-1205

E-mail: eric.wang@dlapiper.com

 

 

(b)

If to the Stockholder, at the address set forth below the Stockholder’s name on Schedule I hereto.

 

 

(c)

If to an Investor, at the address set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature pages to the Purchase Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.7. Expenses . All fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Company, including , without limitation , the fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Stockholder.

 

SECTION 3.8. Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.

 

SECTION 3.9. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes any and all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder

 

SECTION 3.10. Assignment . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise.

   

 
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SECTION 3.11. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

SECTION 3.12. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Company, the Stockholder and the Investors agreeing to acquire a majority of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no modification of this Agreement (including without limitation any change hereafter made to the defined terms that are incorporated herein) shall be effective without the written consent of the Stockholder.

 

SECTION 3.13. Waiver . Any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties hereto contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by the other parties hereto with any of their agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only as against such party and only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.

 

SECTION 3.14. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

The Company: 

SELECTICA, INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

                    

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. VOTING AGREEMENT (LLOYD MILLER)]

 

 

 

 

 

The Stockholder: 

LLOYD I MILLER TRUST D 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LLOYD I MILLER TRUST A-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: MILFAM LLC 

 

 

Its: Investment Advisor 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  LLOYD I MILLER TRUST C    
       
  By: MILFAM LLC  
  Its: Investment Advisor  
       
  By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

       
  MILFAM II L.P.  
  Its: General Partner  
       
  By:    
  Name:  
 

Title:

 

                    

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. VOTING AGREEMENT (LLOYD MILLER)]

 

 

 

 

The Investors: 

 

 

 

Investor Name 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

            

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SELECTICA, INC. VOTING AGREEMENT (LLOYD MILLER)]

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

Name and Address of Stockholder

Aggregate Number of

Shares Beneficially Owned