UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Odyne
Corporation
(Name
of Issuer)
Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Title
of Class of Securities)
67611R100
(CUSIP
Number)
Joseph
P. Bartlett, Esq.
Greenberg
Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
1900
Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2100
Los
Angeles, CA 90067
(310)
201-7481
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and
Communications)
October
26, 2007
(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the
reporting person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box / /.
NOTE:
Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies
of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The
remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The
information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to
be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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Name
of Reporting Person
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S.S.
or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
David Gelbaum, Trustee, The Quercus
Trust
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(2)
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(3)
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SEC
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions)
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items
2(d) or 2(e)
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
U.S.
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Sole
Voting Power
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-0-
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Number
of Shares
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Shared
Voting Power
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Beneficially
Owned
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19,333,333
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by
Each Reporting
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Person
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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19,333,333
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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19,333,333
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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(13)
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
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43.2%(1)
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(14)
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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IN
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(1)
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Based
on 44,768,114 shares of common stock outstanding, calculated in accordance
with Rule 13D. See Item 5 for a more detailed
description.
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CUSIP No.
67611R100
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Name
of Reporting Person
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S.S.
or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Monica Chavez Gelbaum, Trustee, The Quercus
Trust
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(2)
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(A)
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/X/
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(B)
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(3)
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SEC
Use Only
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(4)
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions)
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(5)
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items
2(d) or 2(e)
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(6)
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
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Sole
Voting Power
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-0-
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Number
of Shares
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(8)
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Shared
Voting Power
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Beneficially
Owned
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19,333,333
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by
Each Reporting
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Person
With
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(9)
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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-0-
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(10)
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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19,333,333
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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19,333,333
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(12)
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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(13)
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
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43.2%(1)
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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IN
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(1)
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Based
on 44,768,114 shares of common stock outstanding, calculated in accordance
with Rule 13D. See Item 5 for a more detailed
description.
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CUSIP No.
67611R100
(1)
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Name
of Reporting Person
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S.S.
or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
The Quercus
Trust
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(2)
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(A)
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/X/
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(3)
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SEC
Use Only
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(4)
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions)
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(5)
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items
2(d) or 2(e)
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(6)
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
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Sole
Voting Power
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-0-
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Number
of Shares
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(8)
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Shared
Voting Power
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Beneficially
Owned
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19,333,333
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by
Each Reporting
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Person
With
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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-0-
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(10)
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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19,333,333
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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19,333,333
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(12)
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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(13)
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
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43.2%(1)
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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(1)
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Based
on 44,768,114 shares of common stock outstanding, calculated in accordance
with Rule 13D. See Item 5 for a more detailed
description.
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CUSIP No.
67611R100
Item
1. Security and Issuer
Issuer: Odyne
Corporation
Security: Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”)
Item
2. Identity and Background
(a)
This
Statement is being filed by The Quercus Trust (the “Trust”), David Gelbaum, an
individual, as co-trustee of the Trust, and Monica Chavez Gelbaum, an
individual, as co-trustee of the Trust (collectively, the “Reporting
Persons”).
(b)
The
Reporting Persons’ business address is 1835 Newport Blvd. A109 - PMB 467, Costa
Mesa, California 92627.
(c)
David
Gelbaum and Monica Chavez Gelbaum are investors; the Trust is a revocable trust
formed for estate planning purposes.
(d)
None of
the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
(e)
None of
the Reporting Persons has, during the past five years, been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as
a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
(f)
Each of
Mr. and Ms. Gelbaum is a citizen of the United States of America. The
Trust is a California statutory trust.
Item
3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other
Consideration
All
shares of Common Stock were purchased using personal funds.
Item
4. Purpose of Transaction
The
shares of Common Stock were purchased by the Trust for investment
purposes. The Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which
relate to or which would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a)
through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. However, the
Reporting Persons retain their rights to modify their plans with respect to the
transactions described in this Schedule 13D, to vote, acquire or dispose of
securities of the Issuer and to formulate plans and proposals which could result
in the occurrence of any such events, subject to applicable laws and
regulations.
Item
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) As of
the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 19,333,333
shares of Common Stock (a sum of 8,333,333 shares of Common Stock; a warrant to
purchase up to 2,666,667 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $0.75
per share and an expiration date of 10/26/2010; plus a warrant to purchase up to
8,333,333 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $0.72 per share and
an expiration date of 3/27/2013), representing 43.2% of the total outstanding
shares of Common Stock (based on 21,101,448 shares of Common Stock as reported
on the Issuer’s 10-KSB filed with the SEC on 3/31/2008 and after giving effect
to the exercise of said warrants). The reported securities are held
of record by the Trust.
CUSIP
No. 67611R100
(b)
The
Reporting Persons have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to their
beneficial ownership of 19,333,333 shares of Common Stock. Each of
David Gelbaum and Monica Chavez Gelbaum, acting alone, has the power to exercise
voting and investment control over shares of Common Stock owned by the
Trust.
(c)
Since
October 26, 2007, the Trust has purchased shares of Common Stock as
follows:
Date
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Number of Shares
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Price Per Share
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3/27/2008
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8,333,333
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$0.6000
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In addition, pursuant to the terms of
a private placement completed on 10/26/2007 (the “First Private Placement”), the
Reporting Persons acquired from the Issuer (i) a 10% Senior Secured Convertible
Debenture in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 (the “Debenture”), and
(ii) a warrant to purchase up to 2,666,667 shares of Common Stock (the
“Warrant”). The Debenture is not convertible within 60 days of the
filing of this Schedule 13D. The Warrant, however,
is presently exercisable, has an exercise price of $0.75 per share,
and expires on 10/26/2010. The total purchase price for both the
Debenture and the Warrant was $2,000,000. A form of the Debenture,
the Warrant, a Subscription Agreement, a Registration Rights Agreement, and a
Security Agreement, all executed in connection with the First Private Placement,
are attached hereto as Exhibits B through F, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Furthermore, pursuant to the terms of
a private placement completed on 3/27/2008 (the “Second Private Placement”), in
addition to the 8,333,333 shares of Common Stock above reported, the Reporting
Persons acquired a presently exercisable warrant to purchase up to 8,333,333
shares of Common Stock (the “Second Warrant”), with an exercise price of $0.72
per share and an expiration date of 3/27/2013. The total purchase
price for the 8,333,333 shares of Common Stock and the Second Warrant was
$5,000,000. A form of the Second Warrant, a Securities Purchase
Agreement, and a Registration Rights Agreement, all executed in connection with
the Second Private Placement, are attached hereto as Exhibits G through I,
respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
(d)
Not
applicable.
(e)
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships With
Respect to Securities of the
Issuer
(a) Pursuant
to the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit “B” to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D
filed on August 24, 2007 with respect to the issuer Emcore Corp., David Gelbaum
has been appointed as Monica Chavez Gelbaum’s Attorney-In-Fact.
(b) 10%
Senior Secured Convertible Debenture, executed in connection with the First
Private Placement
(c) Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock, executed in connection with the First Private
Placement
(d) Subscription
Agreement, executed in connection with the First Private Placement
(e) Registration
Rights Agreement, executed in connection with the First Private
Placement
(f) Security
Agreement, executed in connection with the First Private
Placement
CUSIP No. 67611R100
(g) Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock, executed in connection with the Second Private
Placement
(h) Securities
Purchase Agreement, executed in connection with the Second Private
Placement
(i) Registration
Rights Agreement, executed in connection with the Second Private
Placement
Item
7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit
A: Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Schedule 13D
Exhibit
B: Form of 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture, executed in
connection with the First Private Placement
Exhibit
C: Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, executed in connection
with the First Private Placement
Exhibit
D: Form of Subscription Agreement, executed in connection with the
First Private Placement
Exhibit
D: Form of Registration Rights Agreement, executed in connection with
the First Private Placement
Exhibit
F: Form of Security Agreement, executed in connection with the First
Private Placement
Exhibit
G: Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, executed in connection
with the Second Private Placement
Exhibit
H: Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, executed in connection with
the Second Private Placement
Exhibit I: Form of Registration Rights Agreement, executed in
connection with the Second Private Placement
CUSIP
No. 67611R100
SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct and agrees that this statement may be filed jointly with
the other undersigned parties.
Dated: April 4,
2008
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/s/ David
Gelbaum
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David Gelbaum,
Co-Trustee of The Quercus Trust
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/s/ David Gelbaum,
as Attorney-In-Fact for Monica Chavez Gelbaum
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Monica Chavez
Gelbaum, Co-Trustee of The Quercus Trust
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/s/ David
Gelbaum
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The Quercus Trust,
David Gelbaum, Co-Trustee of The Quercus
Trust
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CUSIP No. 67611R100
Exhibit
A
Agreement Regarding Joint
Filing of Schedule 13D
The
undersigned agree that the Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock of
Odyne Corporation is a joint filing being made on their behalf.
Dated: April 4,
2008
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/s/ David
Gelbaum
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David Gelbaum,
Co-Trustee of The Quercus Trust
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/s/ David Gelbaum,
as Attorney-In-Fact for Monica Chavez Gelbaum
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Monica Chavez
Gelbaum, Co-Trustee of The Quercus Trust
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/s/ David
Gelbaum
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The Quercus Trust,
David Gelbaum, Co-Trustee of The Quercus
Trust
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Exhibit B
THIS
DEBENTURE AND ANY SHARES ACQUIRED UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS DEBENTURE HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND
MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, DONATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE
FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR WITHOUT DELIVERING AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
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US $
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____,
2007
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10% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURE
This
Debenture is one of a series of Debentures (the “Debenture”) in the aggregate
principal amount of $3,500,000.
THIS
DEBENTURE of ODYNE CORPORATION., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in the
aggregate principal amount of __________ Thousand Dollars
(US $____,000).
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to _______________, or its registered
assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of ____________ Dollars (US $___,000),
on or prior to the earlier of (i) a Subsequent Financing (as defined herein) or
_______, 2009, [18 months after the Original Issuance Date] (the “Maturity
Date”) and to pay interest to the Holder on the principal sum at the rate of ten
percent (10.0%) per annum. Interest shall accrue daily commencing on the
Original Issuance Date (as defined in Section 1 below) in the form of cash
or freely trading shares of Common Stock of the Company selected by the Company
until payment in full of the principal sum, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest, has been made or duly provided for. In the event that the Company
elects to have the interest on this Debenture payable in Common Stock, the
shares of Common Stock shall be valued at the VWAP (as defined below) for the
ten (10) days immediately preceding the date that such interest is due. Payment
of accrued but unpaid interest shall be payable quarterly commencing March 31,
2008 and shall be payable within thirty (30) days of such interest being due and
payable. If at any time after the Original Issuance Date an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, interest shall accrue at the rate of fifteen percent
(15%) per annum from the date of the Event of Default and the applicable cure
period through and including the date of payment. Interest due and payable
hereunder shall be paid to the person in whose name this Debenture (or one or
more successor Debentures) is registered on the records of the Company regarding
registration and transfers of the Debenture (the “Debenture Register). A
transfer of the right to receive principal and interest under this Debenture
shall be transferable only through an appropriate entry in the Debenture
Register as provided herein.
This
Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1
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Definitions
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
given such terms in the Subscription Agreement dated on or about the Original
Issuance Date pursuant to which the Debenture was originally issued (the
“Subscription Agreement”) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Common
Stock” shall mean the shares of Common Stock of the Company (as adjusted for any
reverse splits, forward splits, combination, reclassification or stock dividend
from the date hereof).
“Common
Stock Equivalents” shall mean any stock options, warrants, convertible
securities, debt instruments or other rights to purchase or acquire shares of
Common Stock.
“Conversion
Date” shall mean the date upon which the conversion of this Debenture shall be
effective.
“Conversion
Ratio” means, at any time, a fraction, the numerator of which is the then
outstanding principal amount represented by the Debenture plus accrued but
unpaid interest thereon, and the denominator of which is the applicable
conversion price at such time.
“Floor
Conversion Price” shall mean $.25 per share of Common Stock, subject to
adjustment.
“Market
Price” shall mean 70% of the VWAP of the Common Stock for the ten (10) business
day period prior to the Conversion Date.
“Notice
of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
“Original
Issuance Date” shall mean the date of the first issuance of this Debenture
regardless of the number of transfers hereof.
“Principal
Trading Market” shall mean The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board, the Pink Sheets, or a national securities
exchange or national quotation system.
“Subsequent
Financing” shall mean the completion by the Company of one or a series of
related debt or equity financing transactions for minimum gross proceeds of
$5,000,000, exclusive of any financing transaction by a factor or commercial
bank.
“Subsequent
Financing Conversion Price” shall mean 80% of the purchase price of the
securities purchased in a Subsequent Financing, or in the case that the
Subsequent Financing shall consist of units to purchase securities, then 80% of
the purchase price of said units.
“Transaction
Documents” shall mean (i) this Debenture, (ii) the Subscription Agreement,
Security Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement between the Holder and the
Company of even date herewith and (iii) the Warrant to purchase Common Stock
issued by the Company to the Holder.
“VWAP”
means the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the
Principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (Based on a
trading day from 9:30 a.m., New York time to 4:00 p.m., New York time) using the
VWAP function on the date in question.
Section 2
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Denominations of
Debenture
. The
Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of the
Debenture of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same, but shall not be issuable in denominations of less than
integral multiplies of Ten Thousand Dollars (US$10,000.00). No service charge to
the Holder will be made for such registration of transfer or
exchange.
Section 3
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Events of Default and
Remedies
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I.
“Event of
Default,” when used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the
reason and whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected
by operation of law or
pursuant
to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation
of any administrative or governmental body):
(a)
any
default in the payment of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as and
when the same shall become due and payable;
(b)
the
Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or
warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach of, this Debenture, and
such failure or breach shall not have been remedied within thirty (30) Business
Days of its receipt of notice of such failure or breach;
(c)
the
occurrence of any event or breach or default by the Company under the
Transaction Document and, if there is a cure period, such failure or breach
shall not have been remedied within the cure period provided for therein;
(d)
the
Company or any of its subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case under the
United States Bankruptcy Code as now or hereafter in effect or any successor
thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is commenced against the
Company under the Bankruptcy Code and the petition is not controverted within
thirty (30) days, or is not dismissed within sixty (60) days, after commencement
of the case; or a “custodian” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed
for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of the
Company or the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in
effect relating to the Company or there is commenced against the Company any
such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or
other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company
suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial
part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of
thirty (30) days; or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state in writing that it
is unable to pay its debts generally as they become due; or the Company shall
call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or
adjustment of its debts; or the Company shall by any act or failure to act
indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or
any corporate or other action is taken by the Company for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing;
(e)
the
Company shall default in any of its obligations under any mortgage, indenture or
instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or
evidenced, any indebtedness of the Company in an amount exceeding One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), whether such indebtedness now exists or shall
hereafter be created and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming
or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise
become due and payable;
(f)
the
Company shall have its Common Stock deleted or de-listed, as the case may be,
from the Principal Trading Market which such Common Stock is listed for trading
or suspended from trading thereon, and shall not have its Common Stock re-listed
or have such suspension lifted, as the case may be, within ten (10) Trading Days
of such deletion or delisting;
(g)
the
Company shall issue a press release, or otherwise make publicly known, that it
is not honoring a properly executed and duly delivered Notice of Conversion
complying with the terms of any of the Transaction Documents, for any reason
whatsoever; and
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(h)
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The
Company fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder or to
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cause its
transfer agent to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise by the Holder of
the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this
Debenture, fails to transfer or to cause its transfer agent to transfer any
certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of
this Debenture and when required by this Debenture or the other Transaction
Documents, and such transfer is otherwise lawful, or fails to remove any
restrictive legend or to cause its transfer agent to transfer on any certificate
or any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this
Debenture as and when required by this Debenture or any of the Transaction
Documents and such legend removal is otherwise lawful, and any such failure
shall continue uncured for ten (10) business days after written notice of such
failure.
II.
(a)
If any
Event of Default occurs, and continues beyond a cure period, if any, then the
Holder may, by written notice to the Company, accelerate all of the payments due
under this Debenture by declaring all amounts so due under this Debenture,
whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are waived by the
Company, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, and the
Holder may immediately and without expiration of any additional grace period
enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies
available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and
annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such
rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair
any right consequent thereon. This shall include, but not be limited to the
right to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief without the
requirement of posting any bond or undertaking. During the period commencing
upon delivery of a notice of an Event of Default and terminating upon the cure
of such Event of Default, the Company shall not issue an equity or debt
securities or any Common Stock equivalents, including any options, warrants, or
convertible debt or convertible equity.
(b)
The
Holder may thereupon proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in
equity and/or by action at law or by other appropriate proceedings whether for
the specific performance (to the extent permitted by law) of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Debenture or in aid of the exercise of any power
granted in this Debenture, and proceed to enforce the payment of the Debenture
held by it, and to enforce any other legal or equitable right of such
Holder.
(c)
Except as
expressly provided for herein, the Company specifically (i) waives all rights it
may have (A) to notice of nonpayment, notice of default, demand,
presentment, protest and notice of protest with respect to any of the
obligations hereunder or the shares of Common Stock and (B) notice of
acceptance hereof or of any other action taken in reliance hereon, notice and
opportunity to be heard before the exercise by the Holder of the remedies of
self-help, set-off, or other summary procedures and all other demands and
notices of any type or description except for cure periods, if any; and (ii)
releases the Holder, its officers, directors, agents, employees and attorneys
from all claims for loss or damage caused by any act or failure to act on the
part of the Holder, its officers, attorneys, agents, directors and employees
except for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 4
.
Conversion
.
(a)
Commencing
on the earlier of (i) twelve (12) months from the date hereof or (ii) the date
of the closing of a Subsequent Financing, the Holder is entitled, at its option,
to convert and sell on the same day, at any time and from time to time subject
to restrictions set forth below, until payment in full of this Debenture, the
principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, in whole
or in part, into either (i) shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Ratio if
such conversion occurs based on the Market Price or (ii) the securities issued
pursuant to a Subsequent Financing based on the Subsequent
Financing
Conversion Price, if a Subsequent Financing should occur before the Conversion
Date. If conversion is not made in connection with a Subsequent Financing the
conversion price shall be the greater of (i) the Market Price or (ii) the Floor
Conversion Price. , In the event that this Debenture has not been paid in full
or converted in full, prior to the closing of a Subsequent Financing, then at
least 10 days prior to the closing of a Subsequent Financing, the Company shall
deliver a notice to the Holder (a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). The Subsequent
Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such
Subsequent Financing and the Company shall attach thereto the subscription
documents and other closing documents in connection with the Subsequent
Financing. If the Holder desires to convert all or a portion of this Debenture
together with the interest thereon into the securities offered in the Subsequent
Financing, then the Holder shall complete the subscription documents and other
closing documents in connection with the Subsequent Financing and return them to
the Maker, at least three business days prior to the closing of the Subsequent
Financing.
(b)
No
fraction of shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on
conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest
whole share. To convert this Debenture, on the Conversion Date, the Holder
hereof shall deliver written notice thereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A
to this
Debenture, with appropriate insertions (the “Conversion Notice”), to the Company
at its address as set forth herein.
(c)
The
Company shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of
this Debenture, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time
be sufficient to effect such conversion, based upon the conversion price.
(d)
The
issuance of a certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the
issuance or delivery of such certificate, provided that the Company shall not be
required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved
in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name
other than that of the Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the
issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been
paid.
(e)
The
Debenture converted into Common Stock shall be canceled upon
conversion.
(f)
Each
Notice of Conversion shall be given by facsimile to the Company no later than
4:00 p.m. New York time, on any Business Day. Any such notice shall be deemed
given and effective upon the transmission of such facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in the Subscription Agreement (with printed
confirmation of transmission). In the event that the Company receives the Notice
of Conversion after 4:00 p.m. New York time, any such notice shall be deemed to
have been given on the next Business Day.
(g)
When the
Holder elects to convert a part of the Debenture, then the Company shall reissue
a new Debenture in the same form as this Debenture to reflect the new principal
amount.
(h)
If, at
the time of issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this
Debenture, no registration statement is in effect with respect to such shares
under applicable provisions of the Act, the Company may, at its election,
require that (i) the Holder provide written reconfirmation of the Holder’s
investment intent to the Company, and (ii) any stock certificate evidencing
Common Stock shall bear legends reading substantially as
follows:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER OF THIS CERTIFICATE THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE
ACT.”
(i)
The Floor
Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as set forth below in this
Section 4(i).
(a)
Adjustment for Stock Splits
and Combinations
. If the
Company shall at any time, or from time to time after the date hereof (the
“
Original Issue
Date
”),
effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Floor Conversion Price
in effect immediately prior thereto shall be proportionately decreased, and
conversely, if the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the
Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Floor
Conversion Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be
proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this Section 5(i) shall become
effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination
becomes effective.
(b)
Adjustment for Certain
Dividends and Distributions
. In the
event the Company at any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue
Date, shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders
of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in
additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Floor
Conversion Price then in effect shall be decreased as of the time of such
issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the
close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Floor Conversion Price
then in effect by a fraction:
(i)
the
numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of
business on such record date, and
(ii)
the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of
business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
in payment of such dividend or distribution;
provided
,
however
, if such
record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such
distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Floor Conversion
Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record
date and thereafter, the Floor Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to
this Section 5(i)(b)(ii) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or
distributions.
(c)
Adjustments for Other
Dividends and Distributions
. In the
event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date
shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of
Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in
securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, then and in each
such event provision shall be made so that the holders of this Debenture shall
receive upon conversion thereof in addition to the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Company that they
would have received had the Debentures been converted into Common Stock on the
date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such
event to and including the Conversion
Date,
retained such securities receivable by them as aforesaid during such period
giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this
Section 5(i)(c).
Section 5
.
Registration
Rights
. The
Company is obligated to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Debenture pursuant to the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the
Holder.
Section 6
.
Ranking;
Security
. This
Debenture and the other Debenture issued in this series shall rank senior to any
other debt of the Company, and the Holder, pari passu among the other Holders of
the Debenture, shall rank senior with respect to any payment of amounts due
under this Debenture upon the liquidation, dissolution or otherwise of the
Company. Except as set forth herein,
so long
as there are any obligations outstanding under this Debenture, no indebtedness
of the Company is or shall become senior to this Debenture in right of payment,
whether with respect of interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or
otherwise. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, enter into, create,
incur or assume any indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its
property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or
any income or profits therefrom, that is senior in any respect to the Company’s
obligations under this Debenture. This Debenture shall be secured pursuant to
the terms of the Security Agreement and shall be evidenced by a first priority
lien on all of the assets of the Company.
Section 7
.
Absolute Payment
Obligation
. Except
as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of, and interest on, this Debenture at the time, place, and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct
obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other
Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
Section 8
.
Prepayment
.
(a)
Optional
Prepayment
.
Commencing twelve (12) months from the date hereof, the Company shall have the
right,
by
providing thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Holder, to prepay this
Debenture without premium or penalty.
A
condition precedent to prepayment of this Debenture is that the Company is
listed on a Principal Trading Market and the registration statement contemplated
by the Registration Rights Agreement shall be declared effective by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Debenture may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act without volume limitations.
(b)
Mandatory
Prepayment
. In the
event that the Company shall complete a Subsequent Financing prior to the
Maturity Date, and the Holder has not converted this Debenture into the
securities issued in a Subsequent Financing, then all amounts due under this
Debenture shall become due and payable on the closing of the Subsequent
Financing.
Section
9.
No Rights of
Stockholders
. Except
as otherwise provided herein or in the Subscription Agreement, this Debenture
shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company, including without limitation, the right to vote on or consent to any
action, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice
of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the
Company, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 10.
Loss, Theft, Mutilation or
Destruction
. If this
Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall
execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a
mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or
destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture
so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of an affidavit of
such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and, if requested by the
Company, an agreement to indemnify the Company in form reasonably acceptable to
the Company.
Section 11.
Governing
Law
. This
Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Any action to enforce the terms of this Debenture, the
Subscription Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be exclusively
brought in the state and/or federal courts in the state and county of New York.
Service of process in any action by the Holder to enforce the terms of this
Debenture may be made by serving a copy of the summons and complaint, in
addition to any other relevant documents, by commercial overnight courier to the
Company at its address set forth in the Subscription Agreement. The parties
consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the state
and county of New York.
Section 12.
Notices
. Any
notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which
is required or permitted to be given to any party hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed duly given only if delivered to the party personally or sent
to the party by facsimile upon electronic confirmation receipt (promptly
followed by a hard-copy delivered in accordance with this Section 12) or three
days after being mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), with postage and registration or certification fees thereon prepaid,
or if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one day after being
mailed, addressed to the party at its address as set forth in Section 10.2 of
the Subscription Agreement or such other address as may be designated hereafter
by notice given pursuant to the terms of this
Section 12
.
Section 13.
Waiver
. Any
waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this
Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other
breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this
Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be
considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon
strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture in any other
occasion. Any waiver must be in writing.
Section
14.
Invalidity
. If any
provision of this Debenture is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is held
to be inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain
applicable to all other persons and circumstances.
Section 15.
Payment
Dates
.
Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other
than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next following Business
Day.
Section 16.
Transfer;
Assignment
. This
Debenture may not be transferred or assigned, in whole or in part, at any time,
except in compliance by the transferor and the transferee with applicable
federal and state securities laws.
Section 17.
Fees of
Enforcement
. In the
event any Party commences legal action to enforce its rights under this
Debenture, the non-prevailing party shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses
(including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees, accountant’s fees,
appraiser’s fees and investigative fees) incurred in enforcing such
rights.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by
an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
ODYNE CORPORATION
By:
___________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
NOTICE OF
CONVERSION
(To be executed by the Holder in
order to Convert the Debenture)
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $
of the
principal amount of the above Debenture into Shares of Common Stock of Odyne
Corporation according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion
Date written below.
Conversion
Date:
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Price:
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Signature:
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Amount to be
converted:
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Amount of Debenture
unconverted:
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Conversion Price per share:
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Number of shares of Common
Stock to be issued:
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Please issue the shares of
Common Stock in the following name and to the following
address:
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Issue
to:
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Authorized
Signature:
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Exhibit C
ODYNE CORPORATION
Warrant
No.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
VOID
AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME,
ON THE
EXPIRATION DATE
THIS
WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, DONATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE
FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR WITHOUT DELIVERING AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED,
Odyne Corporation
,
a
Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”),
hereby agrees to sell upon the terms and on the conditions hereinafter set
forth, at any time commencing on the date hereof but no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on ________, 2010 (the “
Expiration
Date
”), to
___________
, or his,
her or its registered assigns (the “
Holder
”), under
the terms as hereinafter set forth,
______________________
(_____)
fully
paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001
per share
(
the
“
Common
Stock
”), at a
purchase price per share of $0.75 (the “
Warrant
Price
”),
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this warrant (this
“
Warrant
”). The
number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant
(“
Warrant
Shares
”) and
the Warrant Price are subject to adjustment in certain events as hereinafter set
forth.
This
Warrant is one of a series of the Company’s Warrants to purchase Common Stock
issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement between the Company and the Holder
dated of even date herewith.
1.
Exercise of
Warrant.
(a)
The Holder
may exercise this Warrant according to the terms and conditions set forth herein
by delivering to the Company, at the address set forth in Section 10 prior to
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date (i) this Warrant, (ii) the
Subscription Form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the
“
Subscription
Form
”)
(having then been duly executed by the Holder) and (iii) cash, a certified check
or a bank draft in payment of the purchase price, in lawful money of the United
States of America, for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the
Subscription Form.
(b)
This Warrant
may be exercised in whole or in part so long as any exercise in part hereof
would not involve the issuance of fractional Warrant Shares. If exercised in
part, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a new Warrant, identical in form
to this Warrant, in the name of the Holder, evidencing the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant has not been exercised, which
new Warrant shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the
Company. The term Warrant as used herein shall include any subsequent Warrant
issued as provided herein.
(c)
No fractional
Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional Warrant Shares shall be issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the number of shares issuable shall be
rounded to the nearest whole share
(d)
In the event
of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or
certificates for Warrant Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the
Holder on the stock transfer books of the Company, shall be delivered to the
Holder within a reasonable time after such rights shall have been so exercised.
The person or entity in whose name any certificate for Warrant Shares is issued
upon exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant shall for all purposes
be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares immediately
prior to the close of business on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered
and payment of the Warrant Price and any applicable taxes was made, irrespective
of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such
surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are
closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at
the opening of business on the next succeeding date on which the Company’s stock
transfer books are open. Except as provided in Section 4 hereof, the Company
shall pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes
payable in respect of the issue or delivery of Warrant Shares on exercise of
this Warrant.
2.
Disposition of Warrant Shares and
Warrant.
(a)
The Holder
hereby acknowledges that: (i) this Warrant and any Warrant Shares purchased
pursuant hereto are not being registered (A) under the Securities Act of 1933
(the “
Act
”) on the
ground that the issuance of this Warrant is exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Act as not involving any public offering, or (B) under any
applicable state securities law because the issuance of this Warrant does not
involve any public offering; and (ii) that the Company’s reliance on the
registration exemption under Section 4(2) of the Act and under applicable state
securities laws is predicated in part on the representations hereby made to the
Company by the Holder. The Holder represents and warrants that he, she or it is
acquiring this Warrant and will acquire Warrant Shares for investment for his,
her or its own account, with no present intention of dividing his, her or its
participation with others or reselling or otherwise distributing this Warrant or
Warrant Shares.
(b)
The Holder
hereby agrees that he, she or it will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise
dispose of (collectively, “
Transfer
”) all or
any part of this Warrant and/or Warrant Shares unless and until he, she or it
shall have first have given notice to the Company describing such Transfer and
furnished to the Company (i) a statement from the transferee, whereby the
transferee represents and warrants that he, she, or it is acquiring this Warrant
and will acquire Warrant Shares, as applicable, for investment for his, her or
its own account, with no present intention of dividing his, her or its
participation with others or reselling or otherwise distributing this Warrant or
Warrant Shares, as applicable, and either (ii) an opinion, reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Company, of counsel (skilled in securities
matters, selected by the Holder and reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to
the effect that the proposed Transfer may be made without registration under the
Act and without registration or qualification under any state law, or (iii) an
interpretative letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the
effect that no enforcement action will be recommended if the proposed sale or
transfer is made without registration under the Act.
(c)
If, at the
time of issuance of Warrant Shares, no registration statement is in effect with
respect to such shares under applicable provisions of the Act, the Company may,
at its election, require that (i) the Holder provide written reconfirmation of
the Holder’s investment intent to the Company, and (ii) any stock certificate
evidencing Warrant Shares shall bear legends reading substantially as
follows:
“THE
SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT PURSUANT
TO WHICH THESE SHARES WERE PURCHASED FROM THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH
RESTRICTIONS ARE ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER OF
SUCH SHARES OR OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OR OF ANY SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES (OR
CERTIFICATES THEREFOR) ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR OR IN RESPECT OF SUCH SHARES)
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE
WARRANT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.”
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER OF THIS CERTIFICATE THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE
ACT.”
In
addition, so long as the foregoing legend may remain on any stock certificate
evidencing Warrant Shares, the Company may maintain appropriate “stop transfer”
orders with respect to such certificates and the shares represented thereby on
its books and records and with those to whom it may delegate registrar and
transfer functions.
3.
Reservation of
Shares
.
The
Company hereby agrees that at all times there shall be reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of this Warrant such number of shares of the Common Stock as
shall be required for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company
further agrees that all Warrant Shares will be duly authorized and will, upon
issuance and payment of the exercise price therefor, be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens, charges and encumbrances
with respect to the issuance thereof, other than taxes, if any, in respect of
any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issuance and other than
transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities laws.
4.
Exchange, Transfer or
Assignment of Warrant
.
Subject
to Section 2, this Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of
the Holder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company or at the
office of its stock transfer agent, if any, for other Warrants of the Company
(“
Warrants
”) of
different denominations, entitling the Holder or Holders thereof to purchase in
the aggregate the same number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder. Subject
to Section 2, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at the office of
its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
(the
“
Assignment
Form
”) duly
executed and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax, the Company shall,
without charge, execute and deliver a new Warrant in the name of the assignee
named in the Assignment Form and this Warrant shall promptly be canceled.
Subject to Section 2, this Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants that carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the office of
the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, together with
a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants
are to be issued and signed by the Holder hereof.
5.
Capital
Adjustments
.
This
Warrant is subject to the following further provisions:
(a)
Recapitalization,
Reclassification and Succession
. If any
recapitalization of the Company or reclassification of its Common Stock or any
merger or consolidation of the Company into or with a corporation or other
business entity, or the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or of any successor corporation’s assets to any other
corporation or business entity (any such corporation or other business entity
being included within the meaning of the term “successor corporation”) shall be
effected, at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexpired,
then, as a condition of such recapitalization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale or transfer, lawful and adequate provision shall be made
whereby the Holder of this Warrant thereafter shall have the right to receive
upon the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1 and in lieu of the Warrant
Shares immediately theretofore issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, such
shares of capital stock, securities or other property as may be issued or
payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Warrant Shares immediately theretofore
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant had such recapitalization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer not taken place, and
in each such case, the terms of this Warrant shall be applicable to the shares
of stock or other securities or property receivable upon the exercise of this
Warrant after such consummation.
(b)
Subdivision or Combination
of Shares
. If the
Company at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexpired shall
subdivide or combine its Common Stock, the number of Warrant Shares purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted.
(c)
Stock Dividends and
Distributions
. If the
Company at any time while this Warrant is outstanding and unexpired shall issue
or pay the holders of its Common Stock, or take a record of the holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive, a dividend payable
in, or other distribution of, Common Stock, then the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of
shares of Common Stock that Holder would have owned immediately following such
action had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto.
(d)
Exercise Price
Adjustment.
(i) If,
prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Company has issued, or shall be deemed to
have issued, Additional Shares of Common Stock (as defined below) for a
consideration per share of less than the Warrant Price, then the Warrant Price
will be adjusted to the consideration per share paid,
provided
,
however
, in no
event shall the Warrant Price be less than $0.25 per share.
(ii)
As used
herein, “
Additional
Shares
” shall
mean all shares of Common Stock, or any stock options, warrants, convertible
securities or other rights to purchase or acquire shares of Common Stock, issued
or deemed to be issued by the Company after the date hereof; provided, however,
that issuances or deemed issuances (A) described in subsections (a), (b) or (c)
of this Section 5, (B) of Common Stock or options or warrants to purchase Common
Stock issued to officers, directors or employees of or consultants to the
Company pursuant to any compensation agreement, plan or arrangement, or the
issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of any such options or warrants and
(C) of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Debentures issued pursuant to the
Subscription Agreement shall not be deemed issuances of Additional Shares of
Common Stock.
(e)
Price
Adjustments
.
Whenever the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant is adjusted pursuant to Sections 5(a), 5(b) or
5(c), the then applicable Warrant Price shall be proportionately
adjusted.
(f)
Certain Shares
Excluded
. The
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time for purposes of
the adjustments set forth in this Section 5 shall exclude any shares then
directly or indirectly held in the treasury of the Company.
(g)
Deferral and Cumulation of
De Minimis Adjustments
. The
Company shall not be required to make any adjustment pursuant to this Section 5
if the amount of such adjustment would be less than one percent (1%) of the
Warrant Price in effect immediately before the event that would otherwise have
given rise to such adjustment. In such case, however, any adjustment that would
otherwise have been required to be made shall be made at the time of and
together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment
or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than one percent
(1%) of the Warrant Price in effect immediately before the event giving rise to
such next subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be
made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case
may be, but in no event shall the Company be obligated to issue fractional
Warrant Shares or fractional portions of any securities upon the exercise of the
Warrant.
(h)
Duration of
Adjustment
.
Following each computation or readjustment as provided in this Section 5, the
new adjusted Warrant Price and number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon
exercise of this Warrant shall remain in effect until a further computation or
readjustment thereof is required.
6.
Notice to
Holders
.
(a)
Notice of
Record Date. In case:
(i)
the Company
shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock or
securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the
purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend
payable out of earned surplus of the Company) or other distribution, or any
right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities, or to receive any other right;
(ii)
of any
capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the capital stock
of the Company, any consolidation with or merger of the Company into another
corporation, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to another corporation; or
(iii)
of any
voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;
then, and
in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Holder
hereof at the time outstanding a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the
date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend,
distribution or right, or (ii) the date on which such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any, is to be fixed, as of which
the holders of record of Common Stock (or such stock or securities at the
time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange
their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities
or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution or winding-up. Such notice shall
be mailed at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the record date therein
specified, or if no record date shall have been specified therein, at least ten
(10) days prior to such specified date.
(b)
Certificate of
Adjustment
.
Whenever any adjustment shall be made pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company
shall promptly make available and have on file for inspection a certificate
signed by its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President,
setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment, the
amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated and
the Warrant Price and number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this
Warrant after giving effect to such adjustment.
7.
Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation
.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it, in the exercise of its
reasonable discretion, of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company and, in the case of mutilation,
upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Company will execute and deliver in
lieu thereof, without expense to the Holder, a new Warrant of like tenor dated
the date hereof.
8.
Warrant Holder Not a
Stockholder
.
The
Holder of this Warrant, as such, shall not be entitled by reason of this Warrant
to any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company, including but not
limited to voting rights.
9.
Registration
Rights
.
The
Warrant Shares will be accorded the registration rights under the Act set forth
in that certain Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the
original Holder pursuant to which this Warrant was originally
issued.
10.
Notices
.
Any
notice provided for in this Warrant must be in writing and must be either
personally delivered, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return
receipt requested), or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges
prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated:
If to the
Company:
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
President
If to the
Holder:
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|
To
the address of such Holder set forth on the books and records of the
Company.
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or such
other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party
shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any notice
under this Warrant will be deemed to have been given (a) if personally
delivered, upon such delivery, (b) if mailed, five days after deposit in the
U.S. mail, or (c) if sent by reputable overnight courier service, one business
day after such services acknowledges receipt of the notice.
11.
Choice of
Law
.
THIS
WARRANT IS ISSUED UNDER AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES.
12.
Submission to
Jurisdiction
. EACH OF
THE HOLDER AND THE COMPANY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF
NEW
YORK
, IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF THE
ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT. EACH OF THE
HOLDER AND THE COMPANY ALSO AGREE NOT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT IN ANY OTHER COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES
WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING SO BROUGHT AND WAIVES ANY BOND, SURETY, OR OTHER SECURITY THAT MIGHT
BE REQUIRED OF ANY OTHER PARTY WITH RESPECT THERETO.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly caused this Warrant to be signed on its
behalf, in its corporate name and by a duly authorized officer, as of this __
day of _____________ 2007.
ODYNE
CORPORATION
By:
_____________________________
Name:
___________________________
Title:
____________________________
EXHIBIT A
Subscription
form
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
President
The
undersigned hereby (1) irrevocably elects to exercise his, her or its rights to
purchase ____________ shares of the common stock, par value $.001 per share
(“
Common
Stock
”), of
Odyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation, covered by the attached Warrant, (2)
makes payment in full of the purchase price therefore by enclosure of cash, a
certified check or bank draft, (3) requests that certificates for such shares of
Common Stock be issued in the name of:
(Please
print the Warrant holder’s name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification
Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
and (4)
if such number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares receivable
upon exercise of the attached Warrant, requests that a new Warrant for the
balance of the shares covered by the attached Warrant be registered in the name
of, and delivered to:
(Please
print name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
In lieu
of receipt of a fractional share of Common Stock, the undersigned will receive a
check representing payment therefor.
Dated:
_____________________
_________________________________________
PRINT
WARRANT HOLDER NAME
____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Witness:
___________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
President
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED,
hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please
print assignee’s name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification
Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
the right
to purchase shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Odyne
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“
Company
”
),
represented by this Warrant to the extent of shares as to which such right is
exercisable and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________________, Attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the
Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
_____________________
____________________________________
PRINT
WARRANT HOLDER NAME
________________________________
Name:
Title:
Witness:
____________________________
Exhibit D
NAME OF SUBSCRIBER
:
_____________________________
89 Cabot
Drive, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
This
Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) is being delivered to you in
connection with your investment in Odyne Corporation (“Odyne” or the “Company”).
Matrix USA LLC (the “Placement Agent”) shall serve as the placement agent of
Odyne in conducting an offering (the “Offering”) of units (“Units”), each Unit
consisting of (i) a 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“Debenture”),
which shall be secured by a first priority lien on Odyne’s assets, and which are
convertible into shares of Odyne’s common stock (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a
detachable, three-year warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (“Warrant”)
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debenture divided by the exercise
price of the Warrant, which is $0.75
per
share. The purchase price per Unit is $100,000. The Offering is being conducted
on a “best efforts - five (5) Units or none” basis with a maximum of thirty five
(35) Units being offered. All funds received in the Offering prior to the First
closing of the Offering (the “First Closing”) shall be held in escrow by
Signature Bank (the “Escrow Agent”) and, upon fulfillment of the other
conditions precedent set forth herein, shall be released from escrow and
delivered to Odyne at which time the securities subscribed for as further
described below shall be delivered, subject to Section 8 hereof, to you. The
Company and the Placement Agent may continue to offer and sell Units and conduct
additional closings (each, a “Closing”) for the sale of additional Units after
the First Closing until the termination of the Offering.
1
.
SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE
PRICE
1.1
Subscription
. Subject
to the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the undersigned hereby
subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Units indicated on page 10
hereof on the terms and conditions described herein. The minimum number of Units
that may be purchased is five (5). Subscriptions for lesser amounts may be
accepted at the discretion of Odyne and the Placement Agent.
1.2
Purchase of
Securities
. The
undersigned understands and acknowledges that the purchase price to be remitted
to the Placement Agent in exchange for the Units shall be $100,000 per Unit, for
an aggregate purchase price as set forth on page 10 hereof (the “Aggregate
Purchase Price”). The undersigned’s delivery of this Agreement to the Placement
Agent shall be accompanied by payment for the Units subscribed for hereunder,
payable in United States dollars, by check or wire transfer, to “Signature Bank,
as Escrow Agent for Odyne Corporation” with the undersigned’s delivery of this
Agreement to the Placement Agent. The undersigned understands and agrees that,
subject to Section 2.1(a) and applicable law, by executing this Agreement, he,
she or it is entering into a binding agreement. The undersigned further
understands and acknowledges that he, she or it is purchasing the Units
independently and not in reliance of any person or entity participating in this
Offering.
2.
ACCEPTANCE
AND CLOSING PROCEDURES
2.1
Acceptance or
Rejection
.
(a)
The
obligation of the undersigned to purchase the Units shall be irrevocable, and
the undersigned shall be legally bound to purchase the Units subject to the
terms set forth in this Agreement.
(b)
The
undersigned understands and agrees that Odyne and the Placement Agent reserve
the right to reject this subscription for the Units in whole or part at any time
prior to the closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Units if,
in their reasonable judgment, they deem such action to be in the best interest
of Odyne, notwithstanding the undersigned’s prior receipt of notice of
acceptance of the undersigned’s subscription.
(c)
In the
event of rejection of this subscription by Odyne or the Placement Agent in
accordance with Section 2.1(b), or in the event that the sale of the Units is
not consummated by the Placement Agent for any reason, this Agreement and any
other agreement entered into between the undersigned and the Placement Agent
relating to this subscription shall thereafter have no force or effect, and the
Placement Agent shall promptly return or cause to be returned to the undersigned
the purchase price remitted to the Escrow Agent, without interest thereon or
deduction therefrom.
2.2
Closing
.
Each
Closing shall take place at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, counsel to
Odyne, at The MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York
10166, or such other place as determined by the Placement Agent. The First
Closing shall take place on a Business Day promptly following the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8 below. Each subsequent Closing shall
take place at such times as determined by Odyne (each closing date referred to
as a “Closing Date”), or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the parties
and the undersigned. “Business Day” shall mean from the hours of 9:00 a.m.
(E.S.T.) through 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) of a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or
required to be closed.
3
.
INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents and warrants to
Odyne and the Placement Agent and its affiliates, as follows:
(a)
The
undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the
execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized, if applicable, and
this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
undersigned.
(b)
The
undersigned acknowledges his, her or its understanding that the offering and
sale of the Units is intended to be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section
4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated
thereunder (“Regulation D”). In furtherance thereof, the undersigned represents
and warrants to Odyne and the Placement Agent and its affiliates as
follows:
(i)
The
undersigned realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may not
be available if, notwithstanding the undersigned’s representations contained
herein, the undersigned is merely acquiring the Units for a fixed
or
determinable
period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not
rise. The undersigned does not have any such intention.
(ii)
The
undersigned is acquiring the Units solely for the undersigned’s own beneficial
account, for investment purposes, and not with view to, or resale in connection
with, any distribution of the Debenture, or shares of Common Stock into which
the Debenture is convertible and the Warrants are exercisable.
(iii)
The
undersigned has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of his, her or
its investment, has adequate means for providing for current needs and
contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to the investment in
Odyne;
(iv)
The
undersigned and the undersigned’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative
and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “Advisors”), have received the
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company dated September 19,
2007, together with all annexes thereto (as such documents may be further
amended or supplemented after the date hereof, the “Offering Materials”),
relating to the Offering by Odyne of the Units, and all other documents
requested by the undersigned or Advisors, if any, have carefully reviewed them
and understood the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this
Agreement; and
(v)
The
undersigned (together with
the
undersigned’s
Advisors, if any) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective
investment in the Units. If other than an individual, the undersigned also
represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the
Units.
(c)
The
information in the Investor Questionnaire completed and executed by the
undersigned (the “Investor Questionnaire”) is true and accurate in all respects,
and the undersigned is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule
501(a) of Regulation D.
(d)
The
undersigned is not relying on the Placement Agent or its affiliates or
sub-agents with respect to economic considerations involved in this investment.
The undersigned has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only his,
her or its Advisors. Each Advisor, if any, is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of an investment in the Units as such are described in the Offering
Materials, and each Advisor, if any, has disclosed to the undersigned in writing
(a copy of which is annexed to this Agreement) the specific details of any and
all past, present or future relationships, actual or contemplated, between the
Advisor and the Placement Agent or any affiliate or sub-agent
thereof.
(e)
The
undersigned will not sell or otherwise transfer the Debenture or Warrants
(including such shares of Common Stock into which the Debentures are convertible
and Warrants are exercisable, and collectively with the Debentures and Warrants,
the “Securities”) without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption
therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the undersigned must bear the
economic risk of his, her or its purchase because, among other reasons, the
Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the
securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned
or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the
Securities Act and under the applicable state securities laws, or an exemption
from such registration is available. In particular, the undersigned is aware
that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they may not be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are met. The
undersigned also understands that, except as otherwise provided herein, Odyne is
under no obligation to register the Securities on the undersigned’s behalf or to
assist the undersigned in complying with any exemption from
registration
under the
Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The undersigned understands
that any sales or transfers of the Securities may be further restricted by state
securities laws and are further restricted by the provisions of this
Agreement.
(f)
No
representations or warranties have been made to the undersigned by Odyne or the
Placement Agent, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents,
sub-agents, affiliates or subsidiaries, other than any representations of Odyne
or the Placement Agent contained herein and in the Offering Materials, and in
subscribing for Units the undersigned is not relying upon any representations
other than those contained herein or in the Offering Materials.
(g)
The
undersigned understands and acknowledges that the undersigned’s purchase of the
Units is a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk and the
potential loss of the undersigned’s entire investment. The undersigned has
carefully read and considered the matters set forth in the Offering Materials
and in particular the matters under the caption “Risk Factors” therein, and
expressly acknowledges that Odyne has a limited operating history.
(h)
The
undersigned’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable
is not disproportionate to the undersigned’s net worth, and an investment in the
Units will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.
(i)
The
undersigned understands and agrees that the Securities shall bear substantially
the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under
the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration
statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for
Odyne such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act
or any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED BY THE
ISSUER WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COVERING SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER
THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
(j)
Neither
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities
commission has approved the Units or the Securities, or passed upon or endorsed
the merits of the Offering or confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy
of the Offering Materials. The Offering Materials has not been reviewed by any
Federal, state or other regulatory authority.
(k)
The
undersigned and his, her or its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons
acting on behalf of Odyne concerning the offering of the Units and the business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects of Odyne, and all such
questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the undersigned and the
undersigned’s Advisors, if any.
(l)
The
undersigned is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of
the offering of the Units through or as a result of, any form of general
solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article,
notice, advertisement or other communication
published
in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio
or electronic mail through the Internet, in connection with the offering and
sale of the Units and is not subscribing for Units and did not become aware of
the offering of the Units through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to
which the undersigned was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by,
a person not previously known to the undersigned in connection with investments
in securities generally.
(m)
The
undersigned has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person
for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby (other than commissions to be paid by
Odyne to the Placement Agent, its sub-agents or as otherwise described in the
Offering Materials and, in turn, to be paid to other selected
dealers).
(n)
The
undersigned is not relying on Odyne, the Placement Agent or any of their
respective employees, agents or sub-agents with respect to the legal, tax,
economic and related considerations of an investment in the Units, and the
undersigned has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only his, her or
its own Advisors.
(o)
The
undersigned acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or
projections included in the Offering Materials were prepared by the management
of Odyne in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections,
estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by Odyne or its
management and should not be relied upon.
(p)
No oral
or written representations have been made, or oral or written information
furnished, to the undersigned or his, her or its Advisors, if any, in connection
with the offering of the Units that are in any way inconsistent with the
information contained in the Offering Materials.
(q)
The
undersigned’s substantive relationship with the Placement Agent or sub-agents
through which the undersigned is subscribing for Units predates the Placement
Agent’s or such sub-agents’ contact with the undersigned regarding an investment
in the Units.
(r)
All of
the foregoing representations, warranties and agreements shall survive the
Closing.
4
.
ODYNE’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Odyne
hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents and warrants to each of the
undersigned, as follows:
(a)
Odyne has
the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Odyne and is valid, binding and enforceable against
Odyne in accordance with its terms.
(b)
The
Debentures and Warrants to be issued to the undersigned pursuant to this
Agreement, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms thereof and
this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and will be fully paid and
non-assessable.
(c)
Odyne has
duly and validly reserved, out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, for
issuance upon conversion of the Debenture and exercise of the Warrants, a number
of shares sufficient for such purpose. The Common Stock to be issued to the
undersigned upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of the Warrants
pursuant to this Agreement, when issued and delivered in accordance with this
Agreement, the Debenture and the Warrant will, upon receipt by Odyne of the
applicable cash conversion or exercise price therefor, be validly issued and
fully paid and non-assessable.
(d)
Neither
the execution and delivery nor the performance of this Agreement by Odyne will
conflict with Odyne’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, as amended to
date, or result in a breach of any terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any material contract, agreement or instrument to which Odyne is
a party or by which Odyne is bound.
(e)
After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and immediately
after the Closing, Odyne will have the outstanding capital stock as described in
the Offering Materials.
(g)
Odyne has
made available to the Subscriber audited financial statements of Odyne for
the year
ended December 31, 2006, as well as unaudited financial statements for the six
months ended June 30, 2007 (collectively the “Financial Statements”), which
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (except as stated in such
Financial Statements or the notes thereto) and fairly present the financial
position of Odyne. The Offering Materials contain all material information
relating to Odyne and its operations and financial condition. Since the date of
the Financial Statements, there has been no Material Adverse Effect in Odyne’s
business, financial condition or affairs not disclosed in the Offering
Materials. The Offering Materials and the Financial Statements do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances when made.
To
Odyne’s knowledge, none of its reports filed with the SEC contained, at the time
they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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COVENANTS
5.1
Registration
Rights
. Odyne
is obligated to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion and/or exercise of the Securities pursuant to the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between Odyne and the
undersigned.
5.2
Short
Sales
. The
undersigned covenants that neither it nor any affiliate acting on its behalf or
pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any “short sales,” as defined
in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (“Short Sales”), during the period commencing on the date of receipt by
the undersigned of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of (i) the date of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) the date on which the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Debentures and exercise of
the Warrants are first eligible for sale under Rule 144(k).
The
undersigned
understands
and acknowledges that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of
short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement with the Securities is a violation
of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section A, of the
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997,
compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, except as otherwise provided for in this Section 5.2, the
undersigned does not make any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that
it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after
the
earlier of (i) the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii)
the date on which the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Debentures and exercise of the Warrants are first eligible for sale under Rule
144(k)
.
The
undersigned covenants that, during the period commencing on the earlier of (i)
the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) the date on
which the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Debentures
and exercise of the Warrants are first eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) and
terminating on the date when it holds no shares of Common Stock, neither the
undersigned nor any affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it shall knowingly engage in
any Short
Sales, except on those days (each, a “Permitted Day”) on which the aggregate
short position with respect to the Common Stock of the undersigned prior to
giving effect to any Short Sales by it on Permitted Day does not exceed its
Permitted Share Position (as defined below) on such Permitted Day;
provided
,
however
, that
the undersigned will only be entitled to engage in transactions that constitute
Short Sales on a Permitted Day to the extent that, following such transaction,
the aggregate short position with respect to the Common Stock of the undersigned
does not exceed its Permitted Share Position. For purposes of this Section
5.2, the undersigned’s “Permitted Share Position” means, with respect to any
date of determination, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by it (including shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Debentures and exercise of the Warrants, and shares purchased in the open
market, or otherwise), plus the sum of the maximum number of shares then
issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (including portions of the Warrants
not yet exercised and without regard to any other exercise restrictions
applicable to the Warrants) to the undersigned. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of a subscriber that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle in which separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the
undersigned’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of
its assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the
portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment
decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net
proceeds of the Offering will be used in a manner consistent with the plan
described in “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Materials and the Monthly
Operating Budget, as defined in Section 8.1(a) of this Agreement.
7
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INSIDER TRADING PROHIBITION;
INDEMNITY
7.1
Until the
filing by Odyne of its Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the
Offering, but without limiting the provisions of Section 7.2 below, the
undersigned hereby agrees to (i) refrain from (a) engaging in any transactions
with respect to the capital stock of Odyne or any securities exercisable or
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of Odyne, and
(b) entering into any transaction which would have the same effect, or entering
into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part,
any of the economic consequences of ownership of the capital stock of Odyne and
(ii) indemnify and hold harmless Odyne, the Placement Agent, and their
respective officers and directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates
and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing, against any
loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not
limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or
threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon any violation
of this Section 7 by the undersigned.
7.2
The
undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Odyne, the Placement Agent,
the Escrow Agent and their respective officers and directors, employees, agents,
sub-agents and affiliates and each other person, if any, who controls any of the
foregoing, against any loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation
commenced or threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon
any false representation or warranty by the undersigned, or the undersigned’s
breach of, or failure to comply with, any covenant or agreement made by the
undersigned herein or in any other document furnished by the undersigned to
Odyne, the Placement Agent, the Escrow Agent and their respective officers and
directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates and each other person,
if any, who controls any of the foregoing in connection with the
Offering.
8.
CONDITIONS
TO ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION
Odyne’s
right to accept the subscription of the undersigned is conditioned upon
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date Odyne
accepts such subscription (the “Closing Date”) (any or all of which may be
waived by the undersigned in his, her or its sole discretion):
8.1
On the
First Closing,
(a)
Odyne
shall provide the Placement Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Placement Agent that Odyne has decreased its average monthly operating expenses,
exclusive of materials, non-cash items and expenses associated with the
Offering, to no more than $275,000 per month, commencing as of September 1, 2007
(the “Monthly Operating Budget”).
(b)
Messrs.
Joseph Ambrosio and Konstantinos (Gus) Sfakianos shall have extended their
employment agreements with Odyne for an additional three (3) years from the
First Closing.
(c)
No legal
action, suit or proceeding shall be pending which seeks to restrain or prohibit
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)
The
representations and warranties of Odyne contained in this Agreement shall have
been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and
correct on the First Closing Date as if made on the First Closing
Date.
8.2
On each
Closing thereafter,
(a)
No legal
action, suit or proceeding shall be pending which seeks to restrain or prohibit
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)
The
representations and warranties of Odyne contained in this Agreement shall have
been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and
correct on the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date.
(c)
Odyne
shall have provided the Placement Agent with evidence that Odyne has been
maintaining the Monthly Operating Budget.
(d)
The
Placement Agent shall be satisfied that the Company shall be working with the
CEO to develop new strategies for the overall improvement of the Company,
including, but not limited to, delivering products and adapting staffing needs
of the Company.
8.3
Appointment
of Director.
Upon the
termination of the Offering, the Investor whom shall have purchased the most
Units in this Offering shall be appointed to the Board, provided such Investor
shall have purchased at least five (5) Units. In the event that no Investor
shall have purchased at least five (5) Units, then the Placement Agent shall
have the right, subject to the approval of Odyne, which such approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, to nominate an Investor to the Board or, at a minimum,
to nominate and Investor to attend all meetings of the Board.
9.
NOTICES TO
SUBSCRIBERS
9.1
THE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN
RELIANCE
ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH
STATE LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE
FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MATERIALS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
9.2
THE
SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT
BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE
FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF
TIME.
10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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10.1
Survival
. The
undersigned’s representations and warranties made in this Subscription Agreement
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of
the Debentures and Warrants.
10.2
Notices
. Any
party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication
hereunder to the undersigned at the address set forth on the signature page of
this Agreement or to Odyne at the address set forth above using any means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax,
ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or
other communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it
actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address
to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder
are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner
herein set forth.
10.3
Counterparts
. 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.
10.4
Binding
Effect
. Except
as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. If the
undersigned is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the undersigned
shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and
acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding
upon, each such person or entity and his, her or its heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns.
10.5
Assignability
. This
Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the undersigned. This Agreement
shall be transferable or assignable by the Placement Agent to
Odyne.
10.6
Governing
Law
. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law
principles.
10.7
Entire Agreement;
Amendments; Waivers
. This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
undersigned and Odyne, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein (including the other documents executed in connection with the
Offering) contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically
set forth herein or therein, neither Odyne nor the undersigned makes any
representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
In addition:
(i)
Except as
provided herein, no failure or delay on the part of the Investor in exercising
any power or right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.
No notice to or demand on Odyne in any case shall entitle it to any notice or
demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Investor
shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval, be
applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval hereunder shall
require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted
hereunder.
(ii)
Neither
this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged
or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
REQUIREMENTS
The USA PATRIOT
Act
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What is money
laundering?
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How big is the problem and why
is it important?
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The
USA PATRIOT Act is designed to detect, deter, and punish terrorists in the
United States and abroad. The Act imposes new anti-money laundering
requirements on brokerage firms and financial institutions. Since April
24, 2002, all brokerage firms have been required to have new,
comprehensive anti-money laundering programs.
To
help you understand these efforts, we want to provide you with some
information about money laundering and our steps to implement the USA
PATRIOT Act.
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Money
laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money so that
the funds appear to come from legitimate sources or activities. Money
laundering occurs in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including
illegal arms sales, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, racketeering, and
terrorism.
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The
use of the U.S. financial system by criminals to facilitate terrorism or
other crimes could taint our financial markets. According to the U.S.
State Department, one recent estimate puts the amount of worldwide money
laundering activity at $1 trillion a
year.
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What are we required to do to
eliminate money laundering?
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Under
the rules required by the USA PATRIOT Act, our anti-money laundering
program must designate a special compliance officer, set up employee
training, conduct independent audits, and establish policies and
procedures to detect and report suspicious transactions and ensure
compliance with the law.
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As
part of our required program, we may ask you to provide various
identification documents or other information. Until you provide the
information or documents we need, we may not be able to effect any
transactions for you.
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PRIVACY POLICY
It is the
policy of Matrix USA LLC (“Matrix”) to respect the privacy of customers who
subscribe to transactions underwritten by Matrix.
Whether
its own brokers introduce customers to Matrix or the introduction was made
through Selling Agents (hereinafter referred to as “Subscribers”) non-public
personal information is protected by Matrix.
Matrix
does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about Subscribers to
anyone, except as required or permitted by law and to effect, administer, or
enforce transactions requested by Subscribers in the ordinary processing,
servicing or maintaining their accounts. Furthermore, Matrix does not reserve
the right to disclose Subscriber’s nonpublic personal information in the future
without first notifying the Subscriber of a change in privacy policy and
providing a convenient opportunity for Subscriber to opt out of information
sharing with nonaffiliated third parties.
Under the
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56)(together with all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Patriot Act”), Matrix and/or your
broker may be required or requested to disclose to one or more regulatory and/or
law enforcement bodies certain information regarding transactions relating to
your account involving transactions with foreign entitles and individuals, other
transactions in your account as required in the Patriot Act and other activities
described in the Patriot Act as “suspicious activities.” Neither Matrix nor your
broker shall have any obligation to advise you of any such disclosures or
reports made in compliance with the Patriot Act.
ALL SUBSCRIBERS MUST
COMPLETE THIS PAGE
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement on the ____ day of
____________ 2007.
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X
$100,000 for each Unit
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=
$_____________________.
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Units
subscribed for
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Aggregate
Purchase Price
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Manner in
which Title is to be held (Please Check
One
):
1.
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Individual
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7.
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Trust/Estate/Pension
or Profit sharing Plan
Date
Opened:______________
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2.
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Joint
Tenants with Right of Survivorship
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8.
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As
a Custodian for
________________________________
Under
the Uniform Gift to Minors Act of the State of
________________________________
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3.
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Community
Property
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9.
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Married
with Separate Property
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4.
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Tenants
in Common
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10.
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Keogh
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5.
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Corporation/Partnership/
Limited Liability Company
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11.
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Tenants
by the Entirety
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6.
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IRA
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IF MORE
THAN ONE SUBSCRIBER, EACH SUBSCRIBER MUST SIGN.
INDIVIDUAL
SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE PAGE 12.
SUBSCRIBERS
WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST COMPLETE PAGE 13.
EXECUTION BY NATURAL
PERSONS
_____________________________________________________________________________
Exact
Name in Which Title is to be Held
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_________________________________
Name
(Please Print)
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_________________________________
Name
of Additional Purchaser
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_________________________________
Residence:
Number and Street
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_________________________________
Address
of Additional Purchaser
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_________________________________
City,
State and Zip Code
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_________________________________
City,
State and Zip Code
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_________________________________
Social
Security Number
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_________________________________
Social Security Number
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_________________________________
Telephone
Number
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_________________________________
Telephone
Number
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_________________________________
Fax
Number (if available)
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________________________________
Fax
Number (if available)
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_________________________________
E-Mail
(if available)
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________________________________
E-Mail
(if available)
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__________________________________
(Signature)
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________________________________
(Signature
of Additional Purchaser)
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ACCEPTED
this ___ day of _________ 2007, on behalf of Odyne.
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By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBER
WHICH IS AN ENTITY
(Corporation,
Partnership, LLC, Trust, Etc.)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Name
of Entity (Please Print)
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Date
of Incorporation or Organization:
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State
of Incorporation or Organization:
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State
of Principal Office:
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Federal
Taxpayer Identification Number:
____________________________________________
Office
Address
____________________________________________
City,
State and Zip Code
____________________________________________
Telephone
Number
____________________________________________
Fax
Number (if available)
____________________________________________
E-Mail
(if available)
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By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[seal]
Attest:
_________________________________
(If
Entity is a Corporation)
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_________________________________
_________________________________
Address
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ACCEPTED
this ____ day of __________ 2007, on behalf of Odyne.
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By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit E
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT,
dated as
of__________, 2007 (this “Agreement”), is made by and between
ODYNE CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 89 Cabot Drive, Suite L,
Hauppauge, New York 11788 (the “Company”), and each entity or individual listed
on the signature page hereto (each, an “Investor”).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS
, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Subscription Agreement, dated as
of the date of acceptance as set forth on the Subscription Agreement, between
the Investor and the Company (the “Subscription Agreement”) capitalized terms
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Subscription Agreement), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the
Investor a Unit consisting of a Debenture and a Warrant; and
WHEREAS
, the
Debenture is convertible into shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”);
which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include shares of Common Stock
of the Company issuable in lieu of accrued interest through the Maturity Date of
the Debenture, as that term is defined in and as contemplated by the Debenture)
upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Debenture; and
WHEREAS,
the
Company has agreed to issue the Warrant to the Investor in connection with the
issuance of the Debenture, and the Warrant may be exercised for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) upon the terms and conditions of
the Warrant; and
WHEREAS,
to
induce the Investor to execute and deliver Subscription Agreement, the Company
has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar
successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), with respect to the
Registrable Securities (as defined below);
NOW, THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a)
“Closing
Date” means the date of the final closing of the purchase and sale of the
Debentures and Warrants.
(b)
“Effective
Date” means the date the SEC declares a Registration Statement covering
Registrable Securities and otherwise meeting the conditions contemplated hereby
to be effective.
(c)
“Principal
Trading Market” shall mean The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board, the Pink Sheets, or a national securities
exchange or national quotation system.
(d)
“Register,”
“Registered,” and “Registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing
and filing a Registration Statement or Statements in compliance with the
Securities Act and
pursuant
to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for
offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
(e)
“Registrable
Securities” means the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, provided that
all such shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities at such time as they
have been soled under a Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or otherwise or at such time as they are eligible to be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume limitations)..
(f)
“Registration
Statement” means a registration statement of the Company under the Securities
Act covering Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, if the Company is then
eligible to file using such form, and if not eligible, on such other appropriate
form.
2.
Registration.
(a)
Mandatory
Registration.
The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, as soon as possible after the
Closing Date but no later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (the
“Required Filing Date”), a Registration Statement registering for resale by the
Investor a number of shares of Common Stock for the Investors to sell the
Registrable Securities, but in no event less than the number of shares equal to
the number of shares into which the Debentures and all interest thereon through
the Maturity Date would be convertible at the time of filing of such
Registration Statement and (y) the number of Warrant Shares which would be
issuable on exercise of the Warrant at its initial exercise price. The
Registration Statement shall also cover the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants being issued to Matrix USA, LLC. The Registration
Statement shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416 and 457 under the
Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and the
exercise of the Warrants to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits or
stock dividends. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to be declared effective. In the event that the
Registration Statement is is not effective (the “Required Effective Date”) upon
the earlier of (Y) five (5) days after oral or written notice by the SEC that it
may be declared effective or (Z) one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing
Date (unless such failure to become effective is a result of the actions of the
Investor), the Company will be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement.
(b)
Payments by the
Company.
(i)
If the
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed in
proper form with the SEC by the Required Filing Date, the Company will make
payment to the Investor in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined
pursuant to this Section 2(b).
(ii)
If the
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not effective by
the relevant Required Effective Date or if the Investor is restricted from
making sales of Registrable Securities covered by a previously effective
Registration Statement at any time by virtue of a suspension or stop order with
respect to such Registration Statement (the date such restriction commences, a
“Restricted Sale Date”), then the Company will make payments to the Investor in
such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section
2(b); notwithstanding the following, the Company may suspend the Investor from
making sales of Registrable Securities for up to three such suspension periods
during any consecutive 12 month period, each of which suspension period shall
not either (i) be for more than twenty (20) business days or (ii) begin less
than ten (10) business days after the last day of the preceding
suspension.
(iii)
The
amount (the “Periodic Amount”) to be paid by the Company to the Investor shall
be determined as of each Computation Date (as defined below) and such Periodic
Amount shall be equal to 2% of the principal amount of Debenture outstanding for
the period from the date following each of the relevant Required Filing Date or
the Required Effective Date, as the case may be, to the first relevant
Computation Date, and thereafter to each subsequent Computation Date (prorated
on a daily basis if such period is less than thirty (30) days);
provided
,
however
, that
such Periodic Amounts shall cease after six (6) months from the initial
Computation Date. The parties acknowledge that the failure to comply on a timely
basis with the provisions related to both the Required Filing Date and the
Required Effective Date would result in a payment of four (4%) percent of the
then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture.
(iv)
Each
Periodic Amount will be payable by the Company, and at the option of the
Company, in cash or freely tradable shares of Common Stock (1) on the day after
the Required Filing Date or the Required Effective Date, as the case may be, and
(2) each thirtieth day thereafter.
(v)
The
parties acknowledge that the damages which may be incurred by the Investor if
the Registration Statement is not filed by the Required Filing Date or the
Registration Statement has not been declared effective by a Required Effective
Date, including if the right to sell Registrable Securities under a previously
effective Registration Statement is suspended or the shares of the Company’s
stock are not listed on the Principal Trading Market, may be difficult to
ascertain. The parties agree that the Periodic Amounts represent a reasonable
estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this Agreement, of the
amount of such damages.
(vi)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the amounts payable by the Company pursuant to this provision
shall not be payable to the extent any delay in the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or such Registration Statement is suspended or subject to
a stop order occurs because of an act of, or a failure to act or to act timely
by the Investor or its counsel.
(vii)
“Computation
Date” means (A) the date which is the earlier of (1) thirty (30) days after the
Required Filing Date or Required Effective Date, as the case may be, or (2) the
date after the Required Filing Date on which the Registration Statement is filed
(with respect to payments due as contemplated by Section 2(b)(i) hereof) or the
date after the Required Effective Date on which the Registration Statement is
declared effective (with respect to payments due as contemplated by Section
2(b)(ii) hereof), as the case may be, and (B) each date which is the earlier of
(1) thirty (30) days after the previous Computation Date or (2) the date after
the previous Computation Date on which the Registration Statement is filed (with
respect to payments due as contemplated by Section 2(b)(i) hereof) or is
declared effective (with respect to payments due as contemplated by Section
2(b)(ii) hereof), as the case may be.
(viii)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement,
if the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any
offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement
as constituting a primary offering of securities by or on behalf of the Company,
or in any other manner, such that the Staff or the SEC does not permit such
Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a continuous
at the market offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act by the
Investors (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Investor) without being
named therein as “underwriters” (a “Resale Registration Statement”), then the
Company shall have the right to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to
be included in such Registration Statement by all Investors, to the extent that
the Staff or the SEC shall permit such Registration Statement to become
effective as a Resale Registration Statement. In making such reduction, the
Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by
all
Investors
on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise
required to be included for each Investor), unless the inclusion of Registrable
Securities by a particular Investor or a particular type of Investors is the
cause of the refusal by the Staff or the SEC to allow such Registration to
become effective as a Resale Registration Statement, in which event the
Registrable Securities held by such Investor or type of Investors shall be the
only Registrable Securities subject to reduction (and if by a set of Investors
on a pro rata basis with respect to such Investors or on such other basis as
would result in the exclusion of the least number of shares by all such
Investors). In addition, if the Staff or the SEC requires any Investor seeking
to sell Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to
this Agreement to be identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such
Registration Statement to become effective, and such Investor does not consent
to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in
each such case, the Company shall be entitled to reduce the total number of
Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Investor, until such
time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification.
(ix)
If any
reduction in the number of Registrable Securities included in a Registration
Statement is made pursuant to paragraph (i) above, then no Investor shall have
any claim against the Company as a result of such reduction or any Event or
other delay or breach of this Agreement attributable primarily to the refusal of
the Staff or the SEC to permit the Registration Statement to become effective as
a Resale Registration Statement, nor shall any such reduction entitle any
Investor to require the Company to pay any partial damages pursuant to Section
2(b) hereof. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to
this paragraph, an affected Investor shall have the right, upon delivery of a
written request to the Company signed by the Investor, to require the Company to
file a registration statement within 90 days after its receipt of such request
(subject to any restrictions imposed by Rule 415 or required by the Staff or the
SEC) for resale by such Investor in a manner reasonably acceptable to such
Investor, and the Company shall following such request use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared and kept
effective in the same manner as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement for
registration statements hereunder, in each case until such time as: (i) all
Registrable Securities held by such Investor have been registered pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement in a manner reasonably acceptable to such
Investor, (ii) such Investor’s Registrable Securities may be resold by such
Investor without restriction (including volume limitations) pursuant to
Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act, or (iii) the Investor agrees to be named
as an underwriter in any such Registration Statement as to all Registrable
Securities held by such Investor and which have not theretofore been included in
a Registration Statement under this Agreement (it being understood that the
special demand right under this sentence may be exercised by a Investor multiple
times and with respect to limited amounts of Registrable Securities in order to
permit the resale thereof by such Investor as contemplated above).
3.
Obligations of the
Company.
In
connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Company
shall do each of the following:
(a)
Prepare
promptly, and file with the SEC by the Required Filing Date a Registration
Statement with respect to not less than the number of Registrable Securities
provided in Section 2(a) above, and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts
to cause such Registration Statement relating to Registrable Securities to
become effective by the Required Effective Date and keep the Registration
Statement effective at all times during the period (the “Registration Period”)
continuing until the earlier of (i) the date when the Investors may sell all
Registrable Securities under Rule 144 without volume or other restrictions or
limits or (ii) the date the Investors no longer own any of the Registrable
Securities, which Registration Statement (including any amendments or
supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading;
(b)
Prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during the
Registration Period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered
by the Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable
Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in the Registration
Statement;
(c)
Permit a
single firm of counsel designated by the Investor to review the Registration
Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time
(but not less than three (3) business days) prior to their filing with the SEC,
and not file any document in a form to which such counsel reasonably objects, at
Investor’s expense.
(d)
Notify
the Investor and the Investor’s counsel (initially Steven W. Schuster, Esq., c/o
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016) and any
managing underwriters immediately (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less
than three (3) business days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such
person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) business day
following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed;
(B) whenever the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of
such Registration Statement; (C) whenever the Company receives (or a
representative of the Company receives on its behalf) any oral or written
comments from the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement (copies or, in the
case of oral comments, summaries of such comments shall be promptly furnished by
the Company to the Investors); and (D) with respect to the Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations or
warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting
agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material
respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to
the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of
any event that to the best knowledge of the Company makes any statement made in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. In addition, the Company shall furnish the Investor’s
Counsel with copies of all intended written responses to the comments
contemplated in clause (C) of this Section 3(d) not later than one (1) business
day in advance of the filing of such responses with the SEC so that the
Investors shall have the opportunity to comment thereon, if relevant to the
Investors;
(e)
Furnish
the Investor and to Investor’s Counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared
and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company, one
(1) copy of the
Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus and prospectus, and each amendment or
supplement thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of a prospectus, and all
amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents, as such Investor
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor;
(f)
As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware thereof, notify each Investor of
the happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge, as a result of
which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and
use its best efforts promptly to prepare a supplement or amendment to the
Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the SEC to correct such
untrue statement or omission, and deliver a number of copies of such supplement
or amendment to the Investor as the Investor may reasonably
request;
(g)
As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware thereof, notify the Investor who
holds the Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the event of an underwritten
offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance by the SEC of a Notice of
Effectiveness or any notice of effectiveness or any stop order or other
suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest
possible time;
(h)
Use its
reasonable efforts to secure and maintain the designation of all the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the Principal Trading Market
within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the quotation of the Registrable
Securities on the Principal Trading Market.
(i)
Cooperate
with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery
of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to the
Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may be, as the
Investor may reasonably request, and, within five (5) business days after a
Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered
effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel
selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registrable
Securities (with a copy to Steven W. Schuster, Esq.) an appropriate instruction
and opinion of such counsel;
(j)
For a
period of 75 days from the Effective Date, not file a Registration Statement
covering any additional shares of Common Stock (excluding on Form
S-8);
(k)
Take all
other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the
Investor of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
4.
Obligations of the
Investor.
In
connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Investors
shall have the following obligations:
(a)
The
Investor, by the Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement hereunder, unless
the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to
exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from the Registration
Statement; and
(b)
The
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or 3(g), above, the
Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities
until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or 3(g) and, if so directed by the
Company, the Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all copies in the Investor’s possession, of the prospectus covering such
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such
notice.
5.
Expenses of
Registration
.
(a)
All
expenses (other than (i) underwriting discounts and commissions of the Investor
and (ii) expenses of the Investor’s counsel incurred in connection with
registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 3), but including,
without limitation, all registration, listing, and qualifications fees, printers
and accounting fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall
be borne by the Company.
(b)
The
Company has not, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company on or after the
date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities
that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investor in this Agreement
or the Subscription Agreement, except as disclosed therein.
6.
Indemnification
.
After
Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration
Statement under this Agreement:
(a)
To the
extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless, the
Investor, the directors, if any, of such Investor, the officers, if any, of such
Investor (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively, “Claims”) to
which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue
statement or untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein
were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the
Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any
rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state
securities law (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being
collectively referred to as “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse the
Investor for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not (i) apply to any Claims
arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf
of any Indemnified Party expressly for use in connection with the preparation of
the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto;
(ii) be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor
to deliver or cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the
Company; or (iii) apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent
shall not
be unreasonably withheld. The Investor will indemnify the Company, its officers,
directors and agents (including legal counsel) (each an “Indemnified Party”)
against any claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company, by or on behalf of such Investor, expressly for use in connection with
the preparation of the Registration Statement, subject to such limitations and
conditions set forth in this Section 6. The Investor shall reimburse the Company
for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by it in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Indemnified Party, and shall survive the offering and transfer of
the Registrable Securities by the Investor.
(b)
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the
commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified
Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have
the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Party, as the case may be;
provided
,
however
, that an
Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the
reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Party and the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel
in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying
party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under
this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced
in its ability to defend such action. The indemnification required by this
Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
course of the investigation or defense as such expense, loss, damage or
liability is incurred and is due and payable.
7.
Contribution
. To the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the
fullest extent permitted by law;
provided
,
however
, that
(a) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not
have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in
Section 6; (b) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and (c) except where the
seller has committed fraud (other than a fraud by reason of the information
included or omitted from the Registration Statement as to which the Company has
not given notice as contemplated under Section 3 hereof) or intentional
misconduct, contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be
limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the
sale of such Registrable Securities.
8.
Reports under
Securities Act and Exchange Act
. With a
view to making available to Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may
at any time permit Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public
without Registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:
(a)
make and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in
Rule 144;
(b)
file with
the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
(c)
furnish
to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with
the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such
other reports and documents so filed by the Company and (iii) such other
information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such
securities pursuant to Rule 144 without Registration.
9.
Assignment of the Registration
Rights
. The
rights to have the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant to this
Agreement shall be automatically assigned by the Investors to any transferee of
the Registrable Securities (or all or any portion of any unconverted Debentures)
only if the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or
assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such
transferee or assignee and (b) the securities with respect to which such
registration rights are being transferred or assigned.
10.
Amendment of Registration
Rights
. Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor.
Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be
binding upon the Investor and the Company.
11.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
A person
or entity is deemed to be an Investor of Registrable Securities whenever such
person or entity owns of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company
receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more persons
or entities with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall
act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the
registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
(b)
Notices
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in the manner
contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, (i) if to the Company or to the
Investor, to their respective address and the address of their counsel as
contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, and (ii) if to any other Investor,
at such address as such Investor shall have provided in writing to the Company,
or at such other address as each such party furnishes by notice given in
accordance with this Section 11(b).
(c)
Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a
waiver thereof.
(d)
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York for contracts to be wholly performed in such state and
without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws.
Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts in the
City of New York, New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting
in the City of New York, New York County, New York in connection with any
dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on
forum non
coveniens
, to the
bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. To the extent determined
by such court, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for any reasonable legal
fees and disbursements incurred by the Investor in enforcement of or protection
of any of its rights under this Agreement
(e)
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(f)
Subject
to the requirements of Section 9 of this Agreement, this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto.
(g)
All
pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter,
singular or plural, as the context may require.
(h)
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning thereof.
(i)
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by telephone line facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
(j)
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement
thereof.
(k)
The
Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to
perform
its obligations under Section 3(a) hereof, or any delay in such performance
could result in loss to the Investors, and the Company agrees that, in addition
to any other liability the Company may have by reason of such failure or delay,
the Company shall be liable for all direct damages caused by any such failure or
delay, unless the same is the result of force majeure. Neither party shall be
liable for consequential damages.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.
COMPANY:
ODYNE CORPORATION
By:
___________________________
Title:
__________________________
INVESTOR:
By:
____________________________
Name:
__________________________
Title:
___________________________
Exhibit F
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of _________, 2007 by and
between Odyne Corporation (“Odyne Delaware”) ), a Delaware corporation having
its chief executive office located at 89 Cabot Drive, Suite L, Hauppauge, New
York 11788, Odyne Corporation, a New York corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Odyne Delaware, having its chief executive office located at 89
Cabot Drive, Suite L, Hauppauge, New York 11788 (“Odyne New York”)(Odyne
Delaware and Odyne New York are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Debtor”), the subscribers listed on Schedule A and the signature page hereto
(collectively, the “Subscribers”) and ______________ (the “Secured Party”), as
collateral agent for the Subscribers who are holders of certain 10% Senior
Secured Convertible Debentures of the Debtor (the “Debentures”) and any
subsequent holder(s) of the Debentures assigned in accordance with terms of the
Debentures. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings given such terms in the Subscription Agreement (as defined
below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Odyne Delaware executed that
certain Securities Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”)
pursuant to which Odyne Delaware shall issue Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $3,500,000 (the “Loan”); and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce the Subscribers to make the Loan evidenced by the Debentures,
the Debtor has agreed to grant to the Secured Party, as collateral agent, a
first priority lien and security interest in all of the Debtor’s Collateral (as
defined in Section 2 of this Agreement), pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Debentures, the Subscription Agreement and this Agreement; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Debtor, Subscribers and the Secured Party
hereby agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
All terms
used herein which are defined in Article 1 or Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (the “UCC” or “Code”) shall have the meanings given therein
unless otherwise defined in this Agreement. All references to the plural herein
shall also mean the singular and to the singular shall also mean the plural. All
references to the Secured Party and the Debtor pursuant to the definitions set
forth in the recitals hereto, or to any other person herein, shall include their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns.
(b)
In
addition to those capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accounts”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, shall
include, without limitation, each of the following, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (a) all present and future rights of the
Debtor to payment for goods sold or leased or services rendered, whether or not
earned by performance, (b) all accounts receivable, contract rights, book debts,
notes, drafts and other obligations or indebtedness owing to the Debtor,
including that arising from the sale, lease or exchange of goods or property by
it and/or the performance of services by it (including, without limitation, any
such obligation that might be characterized as an account, contract right, or
general intangible under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction) and all of the
Debtor’s rights in, to, and
under all
purchase orders for goods, services, or other property, and all of the Debtor’s
rights to any goods, services, or other property represented by any of the
foregoing and all monies due to or to become due to the Debtor under all
contracts for the sale, lease, or exchange of goods or other property and/or the
performance of services by it (whether or not earned by performance on the part
of the Debtor), in each case whether now in existence or hereafter arising or
acquired, including, without limitation, the right to receive the proceeds of
these purchase orders and contracts of the Debtor, (c) all rights of the Debtor
to receive any payment of money or other form of consideration, (d) all security
pledged, assigned or granted to or held by the Debtor to secure any of the
foregoing, (e) all guaranties of. or indemnifications with respect to, any of
the foregoing, and (f) all rights of the Debtor as an unpaid seller of goods or
services, including, but not limited to, all rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, rescission, reclamation and resale.
“Assigned
Agreements” shall mean all rights of the Debtor under any agreement, now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Debtor (together with any collateral or other
security therefor existing at any time, the “Assigned Agreements”), including,
without limitation, (1) all rights of the Debtor to receive moneys due and to
become due under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreements, (2) all rights of the
Debtor to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty
with respect to the Assigned Agreements, (3) all claims of the Debtor for
damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the Assigned
Agreements, and (4) all rights of the Debtor to enforce and terminate the
Assigned Agreements, to performance by all obligors thereunder and to compel
performance and otherwise exercise all rights and remedies
thereunder.
“Collateral”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.
“Copyrights”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all copyrights, works protectable by
copyright, copyright registrations, and copyright applications of the Debtor, if
any; (2) all renewals, extensions, and modifications thereof; (3) all income,
royalties, damages, profits, and payments relating to or payable under any of
the foregoing; (4) the right to sue for past, present, or future infringements
of any of the foregoing; (5) all other rights and benefits relating to any of
the foregoing throughout the world: and (6) all goodwill associated with and
symbolized by any of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Debtor.
“Documents”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and
shall include, without limitation, all documents of title and all receipts
covering, evidencing or representing goods now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Debtor.
“Equipment”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and,
shall include, without limitation, each of the following whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: all machinery, equipment, computers, computer
hardware and software (whether owned or licensed), furniture, fixtures, tools,
trade fixtures, trailers, rolling stock and vehicles and any and all additions,
substitutions, and replacements of any of the foregoing, wherever located, all
existing and future leasehold interests therein, together with all attachments,
components, parts, equipment, and accessories installed thereon or affixed
thereto.
“Event of
Default” shall mean any failure to pay, perform or observe any covenant,
provision, term or agreement of the Transaction Documents.
“General
Intangibles” shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, and, shall include, and without limitation, each of the following, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (1) all of the Debtor࿖s
Trademarks, as defined herein, Patents, as defined herein,
Copyrights,
as defined herein, Assigned Agreements, as defined herein, trade secrets,
registrations, goodwill, processes, drawings, blueprints, franchises, licenses,
whether as licensor or licensee (to the extent the granting of the Secured
Party࿖s lien and Security Interest therein will not cause violate or constitute
a default under or a termination of such licenses or result in the loss of the
benefit of such licenses to the Debtor), permits, proprietary information,
customer lists, designs, and inventions; (2) all of the Debtor࿖s books, records,
data, plans, manuals, computer software, computer tapes, computer disks,
computer programs, source codes, object codes, and all rights of the Debtor to
retrieve data and other information from third parties; (3) all of the Debtor࿖s
contract rights, partnership interests, joint venture interests, securities,
deposit accounts, investment accounts and certificates of deposit; (4) all
rights of the Debtor to payment under letters of credit and similar agreements;
(
5) all
tax refunds and tax refund claims of the Debtor, (6) all choses in action and
causes of action of the Debtor (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise
and whether or not currently in litigation) and all judgments in favor of the
Debtor. (7) all rights and claims of the Debtor under warranties and
indemnities, (8) all rights of the Debtor under any insurance, surety, or
similar contract or arrangement, and (9) existing and future leasehold interests
in equipment, real estate and fixtures, and the right to sue for infringement
and/or unauthorized use of any intangibles, chattel paper, documents,
instruments, letters of credit, bankers࿖ acceptances and
guaranties.
“Inventory”
shall have such meaning, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and
shall include, without limitation, each of the following, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (1) all goods and other personal property of
the Debtor that are held for sale or lease or to be furnished under any contract
of service; (2) all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, inventory,
supplies and materials of the Debtor; (3) all wrapping, packaging, advertising,
and shipping materials of the Debtor; (4) all goods that have been returned to,
repossessed by or stopped in transit by the Debtor; and (5) all documents
evidencing any of the foregoing.
“Miscellaneous
Collateral” shall mean (a) all shares of stock acquired by the Debtor in any
manner, and the certificates and all dividends, cash, instruments, and other
property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares, in each case, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (b) all indebtedness from time to
time owed to the Debtor by any subsidiaries of the Debtor and the instruments
evidencing such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments, and other
property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed or
distributable in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness,
in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (c) all
deposit accounts or bank accounts owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, in
each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (d) all other
goods and personal property of the Debtor of any kind or character, whether
tangible or intangible and all interest of every kind and description held or
possessed by Debtor in any real property or improvements to real property,
including, without limitation, all fee ownership and/or leasehold interests (to
the extent not prohibited by or requiring consent under Debtor' leases) in real
property or improvements thereto, and (e) in each case, all such property
whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor.
“Patents”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all registered and unregistered patents,
patent applications, and patentable inventions of the Debtor, if any, and all of
the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein; (2) all
continuations, divisions, renewals, extensions, modifications, substitutions,
continuations-in-part, or reissues of any of the foregoing; (3) all income,
royalties, profits, damages, awards, and payments relating to or payable under
any of the foregoing; (4) the right to sue for past, present, and future
infringements of any of the foregoing; (5) all other rights and benefits
relating to any of the foregoing throughout the world; (6) all goodwill
associated with any of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor.
“Proceeds”
shall mean, as such term is defined in Section 9.306 of the UCC, in cash or
otherwise, and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to: (1) any and
all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable to the
Debtor from time to time with respect to any of the property described herein,
(2) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to the
Debtor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation,
condemnation, seizure, or forfeiture of all or any part of the property
described herein by any governmental authority (or any person or entity acting,
or purporting to act, for or on behalf of any governmental authority); (3) any
and all proceeds arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment,
licensing or other disposition of, or realization upon, Collateral, including,
without limitation, all claims of the Debtor against third parties for loss of,
damage to or destruction of the property; (4) any and all other amounts from
time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the property
described herein and all products of the property described herein; and
(5)
all,
liens security, rights, remedies and claims of the Debtor with respect
thereto.
“Records”
shall mean all of the Debtor's present and future books of account of every kind
or nature, purchase and sale agreements, customer lists, marketing information,
price lists, operating records, vendor and supplier price lists, sales
literature, computer programs, print outs, computer data, invoices, ledger
cards, bills of lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence,
memoranda, credit files and other data relating to the Collateral or any account
debtor, together with the tapes, disks, diskettes and other data and software
storage media and devices, file cabinets or containers in or on which the
foregoing are stored (including any rights of the Debtor with respect to the
foregoing maintained with or by any other Person).
“Security
Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.
“Secured
Obligations” shall mean the collective reference to all obligations (except as
limited herein) of the Debtor to the Secured Party under or in respect of the
Debentures and related transactions, whether currently existing or hereafter
incurred or created, including without limitation (1) due and punctual payment
and performance of the Debentures, this Agreement and any other of the Loan
Documents (exclusive of the Warrants and non-monetary obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement) including all principal, interest, collection
costs, expenses and other amounts owing or payable from time to time under any
such Loan Documents, (2) any additional or further amounts which, pursuant to
the Loan Documents, may be deemed part of and/or added to the Secured
Obligations,; and (3) the reimbursement of all reasonable costs incurred by the
Secured Party to maintain, preserve and enforce such Loan Documents, collect
these Secured Obligations and maintain and preserve the Collateral, including
without limitation, the Secured Party’࿖s reasonable attorneys fees,
disbursements and legal expenses, and all expenditures by Secured Party for
taxes, insurance and repairs to and maintenance of the Collateral, in each case,
whether arising before or after the commencement of any case with respect to the
Debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute
(including, without limitation, the payment of interest and other amounts which
would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case). The above
shall be equally applicable to any renewals, reinstatements, restatements,
modifications, amendments or extensions of any of the foregoing.
“Trademarks”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all of the Debtor’s owned trademarks, trade
names, mask words, corporate names, business names, fictitious business names,
trade styles, service marks, logos, other business identifiers, prints and
labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, all registrations
and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith including
registrations, recordings, and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any
state thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof; (2) all
reissues, extensions and renewals thereof; (3) all income, royalties,
damages,
and
payments now or hereafter relating to or payable under any of the foregoing
including damages or payments for past or future infringements of any of the
foregoing; (4) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of
any of the foregoing; (5) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
throughout the world; and (6) all goodwill associated with and symbolized by any
of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the
Debtor.
“Transaction
Documents” shall mean the Debentures, the Subscription Agreement, the Warrant,
the Registration Rights Agreement and this Agreement, together with any and all
documents related thereto, including Financing Statements.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;
provided,
however
, that if
by mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or effect of perfection or
non-perfection of the Security Interest in any Collateral to which this
Financing Statement relates is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect on or after the date hereof in any other jurisdiction, UCC means the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of
the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or the effect of perfection or
non-perfection.
2.
THE
SECURITY INTEREST. In order to secure the due and punctual payment and
performance of all Secured Obligations owing to the Secured Party from time to
time, the Debtor hereby grants, hypothecates, assigns, pledges, transfers and
delivers to the Secured Party, a continuing lien and security interest in, and
hereby assigns to the Secured Party, as collateral security, including that
acquired with the proceeds of the Loan and the following described property and
interests of the Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or existing,
and all proceeds thereof and all substitutes, replacements and accessions
thereto, wherever located:
(a)
all
Accounts;
(b)
all
Assigned Agreements;
(c)
all
General Intangibles;
(d)
all
Inventory;
(e)
all
Equipment;
(f)
all
Miscellaneous Collateral;
(g)
all
Records;
(h)
all
Documents;
(i)
all
Proceeds;
(j)
all
Copyrights;
(k)
all Patents;
and
(l)
all
Trademarks (the “Collateral”).
The
pledge of the Collateral shall be referred to herein as the “Security
Interest.”
3.
FILING;
FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Debtor shall, at its expense, execute, file, record and
deliver to Secured Party (in such manner and form as the Secured Party shall
reasonably require) any financing statements and any other documents, necessary
or appropriate to preserve, perfect, validate or protect the security interest
granted to Secured Party hereunder against the claims of third parties. and
shall cooperate with the Secured Party to cause the same to be duly filed in all
places necessary to perfect the security interest of Secured Party in the
Collateral. This shall include (a) all financing statements, (b) all carbon,
photographic or other reproductions of financing statements or this Agreement
(which shall be sufficient as a financing statement hereunder), (c) all
endorsements to title to any vehicles or other Collateral as may be required in
order to perfect the Security Interest therein, and (d) all specific assignments
or other papers that may be necessary, or that the Secured Party may reasonably
request, in order to create, preserve, perfect or validate any Security Interest
or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with
respect to any of the Collateral. In the event that any recording or re-filing
thereof (or filing of any statements of continuation or assignment of any
financing statement) is required to protect and preserve such Security Interest,
the Debtor, at its own cost and expense, shall cause the same to be re-recorded
and/or re-filed at the time and in the manner requested by the Secured Party.
The Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file or re-file any financing
statements, continuation statements, and/or amended statements with respect to
the Security Interest granted pursuant to this Agreement which at any time may
be required or appropriate, although the same may have been executed only by
Secured Party, and to execute such financing statement on behalf of the Debtor.
In addition, in the event and to the extent that any of Collateral consists of
or is represented by instruments or other evidences of ownership such as would
require physical possession of same in order to perfect the Security Interest
therein, the Debtor will promptly, at its expense, deliver same to the Secured
Party, with any necessary endorsements thereon or powers annexed
thereto.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEBTOR. The Debtor hereby represents and warrants as
follows:
(a)
The
Debtor is not in default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement
or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. Neither
the execution nor the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof,
will violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or
governmental authority, or will conflict with, or result in the breach of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or
other instrument to which the Debtor is a party or by which the Debtor may be
bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim or encumbrance
upon any property of Debtor.
(b)
The
Debtor has the power to execute, deliver and perform the provisions of this
Agreement and all instruments and documents delivered or to be delivered
pursuant hereto, and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary or
appropriate actions to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and all such instruments and documents.
(c)
The
Debtor is the legal and equitable owner of the Collateral, subject to the
interest therein granted to the Secured Party. The ownership by the Debtor of
the Collateral is free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims and
encumbrances of every kind and nature, except as otherwise disclosed herein and
in the schedules to the Subscription Agreement and/or the Debentures, and except
for security deposits, statutory liens, bankers’ liens and other immaterial
encumbrances not securing indebtedness for borrowed money. The Debtor has taken
all actions necessary under the UCC to perfect its interest in any accounts
purchased by it or in which it otherwise has an interest, as against its
assignors or creditors or its assigns.
(d)
No
material default exists, and no event which with notice or the passage of time
or both, would constitute a default under the Collateral by any party thereto,
and there are no material offsets, claims or defenses against the obligations
evidenced by the Collateral.
(e)
The
Security Interest constitutes a valid and, upon delivery and filing of documents
necessary to perfect the Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral,
perfected security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and
performance of the Secured Obligations, in each case prior to all other liens
and rights of others (except for permitted liens as described
above).
(f)
That no
financing statement covering the Collateral is on file in any public office,
other than (i) financing statements in respect of any indebtedness which is
being repaid out of the proceeds of the Loan (which financing statements are
being terminated and released simultaneously with the funding of the Loan to the
Debtor), and (ii) financing statements filed pursuant to this
Agreement.
All
representations and warranties of the Debtor contained herein shall survive the
closing of this Agreement until termination of this Agreement under Section
14.
5.
COVENANTS
OF THE DEBTOR. The Debtor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a)
Protection
of the Collateral. The Debtor shall defend the title to the Collateral against
all claims and demands whatsoever. The Debtor shall keep the respective
Collateral free and clear of all liens and security interests (except for the
lien created herein and permitted liens as described above), charges,
encumbrances, taxes and assessments, and shall pay all taxes, assessments and
fees relating to the Collateral. Upon request by Secured Party, Debtor, at the
Debtor’s expense, shall furnish further assurances of title, execute any further
instruments and documents, and do any other acts, that Secured Party may
reasonably request, necessary to effectuate the purposes and provisions of this
Agreement, including, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest
granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Party to
exercise and enforce the rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral.
Debtor
shall not further sell, exchange, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of the
Collateral. and shall not further encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, create a lien
on or security interest in the Collateral, without the prior written consent of
Secured Party in each instance except as otherwise permitted under the
Debentures, the Subscription Agreement and/or this Agreement. The risk of loss
of the Collateral at all times shall be borne by the Debtor.
(b)
The
Debtor’s Obligation to Pay. The Debtor shall pay and perform the Debentures and
the Debtor shall perform all of its Secured Obligations as the same may become
due according to their terms. The Debtor shall reimburse to Secured Party, all
expenses, including reasonable attorneys࿖ fees, incurred or paid in connection
with establishing, perfecting, maintaining, protecting or enforcing any of the
Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder, including in retaking, holding,
preparing for sale or lease, or selling and leasing, and the like, the
Collateral.
(c)
Place of
Business. The Debtor will not, without giving the Secured Party 30 days prior
written notice, change (i) the locations of its places of business and its chief
executive office, or (ii) the locations where it keeps or holds any Collateral
or records relating thereto, or (iii) its name, identity, or corporate structure
in any manner. If any such change occurs, the Debtor shall, at
its
cost and
expense, cooperate with the Secured Party and cause to be filed or recorded
additional financing statements, amendments, or supplements to existing
financing statements, continuation statements. or other documents required to be
recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Security
Interests.
(d)
Additional
Documents. The Debtor will, from time to time, at its expense, execute, deliver,
file, and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement, or
other paper and take any other action (including, without limitation, any
filings of financing or continuation statements under the UCC) that the Secured
Party may from time to time reasonably determine to be necessary or desirable in
order to create, preserve, perfect, confirm, or validate the Security Interests
or to enable the Secured Party to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement, or
to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers,
and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral. To the extent
permitted by law, the Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to execute and
file financing statements or continuation statements without the Debtor’s
signature appearing thereon. The Debtor agrees that a carbon, photographic, or
other reproduction of this Security Agreement or of a financing statement is
sufficient as a financing statement. The Debtor shall pay the costs of or
incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing or continuation
statements concerning the Collateral.
(e)
Books/Records.
The Debtor shall keep complete and accurate books and records relating to the
Collateral, and stamp or otherwise mark such books and records in such manner as
the Secured Party may reasonably request in order to reflect the Security
Interests.
(f)
Maintain
Accounts. The Debtor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to
be collected from its account debtors, as and when due, any and all amounts
owing under or on account of each Account (including, without limitation,
delinquent Accounts, such Accounts to be collected in accordance with lawful
collection procedures and the Debtor’s standard procedures) and apply forthwith
upon receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding
balance of such Account, except that, unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing and the Secured Party is exercising its rights hereunder to
collect Accounts, the Debtor may allow in the ordinary course of business as
adjustments to amounts owing under its Accounts (i) an extension or renewal of
the time or times of payment, or settlement for less than the total unpaid
balance, which the Debtor finds appropriate in accordance with prudent business
judgment and (ii) a refund or credit due as a result of returned or damaged
merchandise, all in accordance with the Debtor’s ordinary course of business
consistent with its historical practices. The costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorney’s fees) of collection, whether incurred by the
Debtor or the Secured Party, shall be borne by the Debtor.
(g)
Notice of
Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
upon the request of the Secured Party, the Debtor will promptly notify (and the
Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party so to notify) each account debtor in
respect of any Account or Instrument that such Collateral has been assigned to
the Secured Party hereunder, and that any payments due or to become due in
respect of such Collateral are to be made directly to the Secured Party or any
designee specified by the Secured Party.
(h)
Additional
Information. The Debtor will, promptly upon request, provide to the Secured
Party all information and evidence it may reasonably request concerning the
Collateral, and in particular the Accounts, to enable the Secured Party to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(i)
Taxes and
Assessments. The Debtor will promptly pay any and all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges upon the Collateral prior to the date that penalties
may
attach
thereto or same become a lien on any of the Collateral, except to the extent
that such taxes, assessments and charges shall be contested by the Debtor in
good faith and through appropriate proceedings.
(j)
Material
Loss. The Debtor will immediately notify the Secured Party of any event causing
a material loss or diminution in the value of the Collateral, and the amount (or
the Debtor’s best estimate of the amount) of such loss or
diminution.
(k)
Applicable
Law. The Debtor will not use any of the Collateral in violation of any
applicable law.
(l)
Impairment
of Collateral. Except to the extent permitted by this Agreement, Debtor shall
not cause any reduction in the value of the Collateral or take any action which
would reasonably be expected to imperil the prospect of the full performance or
satisfaction of the Secured Obligations.
6.
RECORDS
RELATING TO COLLATERAL. The Debtor will keep and maintain complete and accurate
records concerning the Collateral, including the Accounts and all chattel paper
included in the Accounts, at its principal executive office or at such other
place(s) of business as the Secured Party may approve in writing. The Debtor
will (a) faithfully hold and preserve such records and chattel paper, (b) permit
representatives of the Secured Party, at any time during normal business hours,
upon reasonable notice, and without undue material disruption of the Debtor’s’
business, to examine and inspect the Collateral and to make copies and abstracts
of such records and chattel paper, and (c) furnish to the Secured Party such
information and reports regarding the Collateral as the Secured Party may from
time to time reasonably request.
7.
RELEASE
OF COLLATERAL. The Debtor shall not sell, transfer, license or otherwise dispose
of the Collateral, or any part thereof or any interest therein except in the
ordinary course of business for fair value or as otherwise provided in the
Subscription Agreement or the Debentures. If the Collateral, or any part
thereof; is sold or otherwise disposed of in violation of these provisions, the
Security Interest of the Secured Party shall continue in such Collateral or any
part thereof notwithstanding such sale or other disposition, and Debtor will
deliver any proceeds thereof to the Secured Party to be, at the option of the
Secured Party, held as Collateral hereunder, and/or be applied to the Secured
Obligations.
8.
GENERAL
AUTHORITY.
(a)
In the
event that the Secured Party shall at any time be required to take action to
defend the Security Interests, or the Debtor shall fail to satisfy its
obligations under this Agreement, then the Secured Party shall have the right,
but shall not be obligated, to take such steps and make such payments as may be
required in order to effect compliance, and the Secured Party shall have the
right either to demand and receive immediate reimbursement from the Debtor for
all costs and expenses incurred by the Secured Party in connection therewith,
and/or to add such costs and expenses to the Secured Obligations.
(b)
The
Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party the true and lawful
attorney for the Debtor, with full power of substitution, in the name of the
Debtor, the Secured Party or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the
Secured Party, but at the Debtor’s’ expense, to the extent permitted by law to
exercise, at any time and from time to time during the continuance of an Event
of Default, any or all of the following powers with respect to any or all of the
Collateral (which powers
shall be
in addition and supplemental to any powers, rights and remedies of the Secured
Party described herein):
(i)
to
demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies
due or to become due upon or by virtue thereof; and
(ii)
to
receive, take, endorse, assign and deliver any and all checks, drafts, documents
and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and chattel paper taken or
received by the Secured Party in connection therewith; and
(iii)
to
settle, compromise, discharge, extend, compound, prosecute or defend any action
or proceeding with respect thereto; and
(iv)
to sell,
transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with same, or the proceeds or avails
thereof, or any goods securing the Accounts, as fully and effectually as if the
Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof; and
(v)
to extend
the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance and other
adjustments with reference thereto; and
(vi)
to
discharge any taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time
placed thereon.
Anything
hereinabove contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secured Party shall
give the Debtor not less than ten (10) days࿖ prior written notice of the time
and place of any sale or other intended disposition of any of the Collateral,
except any Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in
value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market. The Secured Party
and the Debtor hereby agree that such notice constitutes “reasonable
notification” within the meaning of Section 9-610 of the Code.
9.
REMEDIES
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a)
If any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Secured Party may
exercise all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code
(whether or not the Code is in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights and
remedies are exercised) and, in addition, the Secured Party may, without being
required to give any notice, except as herein provided or as may be required by
mandatory provisions of law, (a) apply the cash, if any, then held by it as
Collateral in the manner specified in Section 11 hereof, and (b) if there shall
be no such cash or if such cash shall be insufficient to pay all of the Secured
Obligations in full, sell the Collateral, or any part thereof, at public or
private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash,
upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices as the Secured
Party may deem satisfactory. The Secured Party may require the Debtor to
assemble all or any part of the Collateral and make it available to the Secured
Party at a place to be designated by the Secured Party. Any holder of a Secured
Obligation may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral so sold at any
public sale (or, if the Collateral is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market or is of a type which is the subject of widely distributed standard price
quotations, at any private sale) and thereafter hold same, absolutely free from
any right or claim of the Debtor of whatsoever kind. The Secured Party is
authorized, at any such sale, if it reasonably deems same to be advisable, to
restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers of any of the Collateral which
could be subject to federal or state securities laws to persons who will
represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale of any
of
such
Collateral; and the Debtor hereby acknowledges that such restriction may result
in a lower price being obtained for the subject Collateral, and the Debtor
hereby waives any claim arising therefrom. Upon any such sale, the Secured Party
shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof
the Collateral so sold.
(b)
Each
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold absolutely, free
from any claim or right of the Debtor of whatsoever kind (except for the rights
of the Secured Party), including any equity or right of redemption of the
Debtor. To the extent permitted by law, the Debtor hereby specifically waives
all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under any
rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter adopted. and waives any
requirement for the marshaling of any Collateral. The Secured Party shall give
the Debtor not less than ten (10) days࿖ prior written notice of its intention to
make any such public or private sale or sales at a broker’s board or on a
securities exchange. Such notice, in case of a public sale, shall state the time
and place fixed for such sale, and in case of sale at a broker’s board or on a
securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to
be made and the day on which the Collateral, or the portion thereof being sold,
will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale
shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such
place or places as the Secured Party may fix in the notice of such sale. At any
such sale, the Collateral may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate
parcels, as the Secured Party may determine. The Secured Party shall not be
obligated to make such sale pursuant to any such notice. The Secured Party may,
without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the
same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place
fixed for the sale. and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the
same may be adjourned. In case of any࿖ sale of all or any part of the Collateral
on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the
Secured Party until the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof; but the
Secured Party shall not incur any liability in the case of the failure of such
purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such
failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like notice.
(c)
The
Secured Party, instead of exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it,
may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the Security
Interests and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof; under a judgment or
decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction.
(d)
In the
event that the Secured Party, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, does
not exercise his/her/its rights under this Agreement within thirty (30) days
thereof, then Subscribers representing a majority in interest of the total
aggregate principal amount of the Loan shall have the right, upon five (5) days
written notice to the Debtor, to appoint a substitute secured party at which
time the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement shall automatically be
assigned to the new secured party without any further action of the Secured
Party, the Subscribers and/or the Debtor. Upon the appointment of the substitute
secured party, then the Secured Party executing this Agreement shall no longer
have authority to enforce the provisions of this Agreement. For purposes of this
Section 9(d), the Secured Party shall be excluded for purposes of calculating a
majority in interest of the aggregate amount of the Loan.
10.
RIGHT OF
SECURED PARTY TO USE AND OPERATE COLLATERAL. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default and to the extent permitted by law, the
Secured Party shall have the right and power, with or without legal process, to
enter upon any or all of the Debtor’s premises. to take possession of all or any
part of the Collateral, and to exclude the Debtor and all persons claiming under
the Debtor wholly or partly therefrom, and thereafter to sell same in accordance
herewith and/or hold, store, and/or use, operate, manage and control the same.
Upon any
such
taking of possession, the Secured Party may, from time to time, at the expense
of the Debtor, make all such repairs, replacements, alterations, additions and
improvements to the Collateral as the Secured Party may deem proper. In such
case, the Secured Party shall have the right to manage and control the
Collateral and to carry on the business and to exercise all rights and powers of
the Debtor in respect thereof as the Secured Party shall deem proper, including
the right to enter into any and all such agreements with respect to the leasing
and/or operation of the Collateral or any part thereof as the Secured Party may
see fit; and the Secured Party shall be entitled to collect and receive all
profits, fees, revenues and other income of the same and every part thereof.
Such profits, fees, revenues and other income shall be applied to pay the
expenses of holding the Collateral and of conducting the business thereof, and
of all alterations, additions and improvements, and to make all payments which
the Secured Party may be required or may elect to make, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance and other charges upon the Collateral or any part
thereof; and all other payments which the Secured Party may be required or
authorized to make under any provision of this Agreement (including legal costs
and reasonable attorneys fees). The remainder of such profits. fees, revenues
and other income shall be applied in accordance with Section 11 below, and,
unless otherwise provided or required by law or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, any surplus shall be paid over to the Debtor.
11.
APPLICATION
OF COLLATERAL AND PROCEEDS. The proceeds of any sale of, or other realization
upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied in the following
order:
(a)
First, to
the costs and expenses of the sale;
(b)
Second,
to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party
with
respect to the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement;
(c)
Third, to
the payment of the Secured Obligations; and
(d)
Fourth, the
surplus proceeds, if any, to the Debtor or whomever shall be lawfully entitled
to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall
direct.
12.
EXPENSE;
SECURED PARTY’S LIEN. The Debtor will forthwith pay:
(a)
the
amount of any taxes or other charges which the Secured Party may have been
required to pay by reason of the Security Interests (including any applicable
transfer taxes) or to free any of the Collateral from any lien thereon;
and
(b)
the
amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel and of any agents not regularly
in its employ, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the
collection, sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral, (ii) the
exercise by the Secured Party of any of the powers conferred upon it hereunder,
and/or (iii) any default on the Debtor’s’ part hereunder.
13.
SECURITY
INTEREST ABSOLUTE. All rights of the Secured Party hereunder, and all
obligations of Debtor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of:
(a)
any lack
of validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents or the Secured
Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to the Transaction
Documents or the Secured Obligations;
(b)
any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of. or in any other term of; the
Transaction Documents or the Secured Obligations, or any renewal, modification,
reinstatement, restatement or extension of the Transaction Documents or the
Secured Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any
departure from this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument;
(c)
any sale,
exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral; or
(d)
any other
circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a
discharge of the Debtor in respect of any Transaction Documents or the Secured
Obligations.
14.
TERMINATION
OF SECURITY INTERESTS; RELEASE OF COLLATERAL. Upon the indefeasible payment in
full of all Secured Obligations (other then indemnity obligations as to which no
claim has theretofore been asserted), the Security Interests shall terminate and
all rights in the Collateral shall revert to the Debtor. Upon any such
termination of the Security Interests or release of Collateral, the Secured
Party will, at the Debtor’s expense, execute and deliver to the Debtor such
termination statements and other documents as the Debtor shall reasonably
request to evidence and give effect to the termination of the Security Interests
or the release of such Collateral, as the case may be.
15.
NOTICES.
All notices, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given or made
to the Debtor, the Subscribers and the Secured Party in the manner set forth in
the Subscription Agreement.
16.
AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS. The Transaction Documents represent the final agreement agreed to
by the parties. No amendment or waiver of any provision of the Transaction
Documents, and no consent by Secured Party or Subscribers to any breach thereof
by Debtor shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Secured Party, Subscribers, Debtor and, if appropriate, any
guarantor of any Secured Obligation, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only for the specific purpose for which given. No course of dealing
between Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligation and Secured Party in
exercising any rights or remedies in the Transaction Documents shall operate as
a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies in the
Transaction Documents. All such rights and remedies shall continue unimpaired,
notwithstanding any delay, extension of time renewal, compromise or other
indulgence granted with respect to any of the Secured Obligations. Debtor hereby
waives all notice of any such delay, extension of time, renewal, compromise or
indulgence, and consents to be bound thereby as fully and effectually as if
Debtor expressly had agreed thereto in advance. The Debentures may be negotiated
without releasing Debtor or the Collateral. The remedies in this Agreement are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law, in
equity or otherwise.
17.
GOVERNING
LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a)
This
Agreement shall (irrespective of where it is executed, delivered and/or
performed) be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law) as applied
to contracts executed and performed in the State of New York,
(b)
The
Debtor hereby consents to the jurisdiction of all courts sitting in the State of
New York, and of all courts from which an appeal therefrom may be taken, with
respect to any
action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any related transactions. THE DEBTOR
HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND
CONSENTS THAT THE SECURED PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT
AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE DEBTOR WITH RESPECT TO JURISDICTION
AND THE WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
18.
NO
WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. No failure on the part of the Secured 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 any
such right, power or remedy by the Secured Party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All
remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies
provided by law.
19.
BINDING
EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and permitted assigns. The Secured Party may assign this Agreement, and if
assigned, the assignee shall be entitled, upon notifying Debtor. to the payment
and performance of all of the agreements of Debtor hereunder and to all of the
rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder. The gender and number used in
this Agreement are used for reference term only and shall apply with the same
effect whether the parties are masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or
plural.
20.
CONTINUING
SECURITY INTEREST; ASSIGNMENTS. This Agreement shall create a continuing
security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and
effect until termination as provided herein, (ii) be binding upon Debtor, the
Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns. and (iii) inure,
together with the rights, powers and remedies of Debtor and the Secured Party
hereunder, to the benefit of Debtor, the Secured Party and their respective
successors, transferees and permitted assigns, as the case may be.
21.
USURY.
All agreements between Debtor and the Secured Party, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral; are hereby limited so that in no
contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the final maturity date, as
that term is defined in the Debentures, or otherwise, shall the interest
contracted for, charged, received, paid or agreed to be paid to the Secured
Party exceed the maximum amount permissible under the laws of the State of New
York (hereinafter the “Applicable Law࿖). If, from any circumstance whatsoever,
interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum amount permissible
under the Applicable Law, the interest payable shall be reduced to the maximum
amount permissible under the Applicable Law, and if from any circumstance the
Secured Party or any holder of Debentures shall ever receive anything of value
deemed interest by the Applicable Law in excess of the maximum amount
permissible under the Applicable Law, an amount equal to the excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal of the Secured Obligations
and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive amount of interest
exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Secured Obligations, such excess
shall be refunded to the party making such payment. All interest paid or agreed
to be paid to the Secured Party shall, to the extent permitted by the Applicable
Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period
(including any renewal or extension) until payment in full of the principal so
that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum
amount permissible under the Applicable Law. The Secured Party expressly
disavows any intent to contract for, charge or receive interest in an amount
which exceeds the maximum amount permissible under the Applicable Law. This
paragraph shall control all agreements between Debtor and the Secured
Party.
22.
MULTIPLE
COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate or multiple
counterparts by the parties. and all of such counterparts shall be considered as
one and the same instrument notwithstanding the fact that various counterparts
are signed by only one or more of the parties, and all of such Agreements shall
be deemed but one and the same Agreement.
23.
SEVERABILITY.
If any provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction,
such provision shall (for purposes of enforcement in such jurisdiction only) be
reduced in scope and effect to the extent necessary to render same enforceable,
and the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Secured
Party.
24.
HEADINGS.
The captions and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or
interpretation of any provision hereof.
25.
ASSIGNMENT.
Except as set forth in Section 9(d), this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Debtor without the Secured Party’s prior written consent, but shall otherwise be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and
assigns.
26.
CONTROLLING
INSTRUMENT. In the event any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any
provision of the Debentures, the provision of the Debentures shall be
controlling.
[Signatures
on following page]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Security Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto
as of the date first set forth above.
SECURED
PARTY:
Name:
SUBSCRIBER:
Name:
DEBTOR:
ODYNE
CORPORATION
a
Delaware corporation
Name:
Title:
ODYNE
CORPORATION
a New
York corporation
Name:
Title:
Exhibit G
ODYNE CORPORATION
Warrant
No. 2008-___
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
VOID
AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME,
ON THE
EXPIRATION DATE
NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
SECURITIES
ACT
”), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY.
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, Odyne Corporation,
a
Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”),
hereby agrees to sell upon the terms and on the conditions hereinafter set
forth, at any time commencing on the date hereof but no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on March __, 2013 (the “
Expiration
Date
”), to
_______________________
, or his,
her or its registered assigns (the “
Holder
”), under
the terms as hereinafter set forth,
____________________ (____________)
fully
paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001
per share
(
the
“
Common
Stock
”), at a
purchase price per share of $0.72 (the “
Warrant
Price
”),
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this warrant (this
“
Warrant
”). The
number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant
(“
Warrant
Shares
”) and
the Warrant Price are subject to adjustment in certain events as hereinafter set
forth.
This
Warrant is one of a series of the Company’s Warrants to purchase Common Stock
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the
Holder dated of even date herewith (the “
Purchase
Agreement
”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Warrant shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement or, as to Section 1(a),
in the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Holder dated of
even date herewith.
(a) The
Holder may exercise this Warrant according to the terms and conditions set forth
herein by delivering to the Company, at the address set forth in Section 9 prior
to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date (i) this Warrant, (ii) the
Subscription Form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the
“
Subscription
Form
”) or the
Notice of Cashless Exercise Form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
(the
“
Cashless Exercise
Form
”) (in
either case having then been duly executed by the Holder) and (iii) if not
cashless, cash, a certified check or a bank draft in payment of the purchase
price, in lawful money of the United States of America, for the number of
Warrant Shares specified in the Subscription Form. If for any reason or for no
reason whatsoever, either (A) the Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the Commission prior to the Outside Date or any additional
registration statement is not filed by the Additional Filing Date or is not
declared effective by the Commission prior to the Additional Outside Date, or
(B) after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or any additional
registration statement), without regard for the reason thereunder or efforts
therefor, such Registration Statement (or any additional registration statement)
ceases for any reason to be effective and available to the Holders as to such
Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any time prior to the
expiration of the Effectiveness Period or Additional Effectiveness Period, as
the case may be, for more than an aggregate of 30 Trading Days (which need not
be consecutive), or (C) following the expiration of the Effectiveness Period or
any Additional Effectiveness Period, any portion of this Warrant remains
outstanding and/or unexercised as to any Warrant Shares previously covered by
the respective existing and effective registration statement, then in any such
case, a Holder may notify the Company, by its delivery of the Cashless Exercise
Form, of its election to utilize cashless exercise under this Warrant relating
to the Warrant Shares that are not then covered by an existing and effective
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) (but only after
exercising for cash Warrant Shares that are then covered by an existing and
effective Registration Statement), in which event the Company shall issue to the
Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows in accordance with the
provisions of this Warrant:
X = Y
[(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the
number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the
number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being
exercised.
A = the
average of the closing prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to
(but not including) the Date of Exercise.
B = the
Warrant Price.
For
purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended,
understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless
exercise transaction 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 the Warrant was originally issued.
(b) This
Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part so long as any exercise in part
hereof would not involve the issuance of fractional Warrant Shares. If exercised
in part, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a new Warrant, identical in
form to this Warrant, in the name of the Holder, evidencing the right to
purchase the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant has not been
exercised, which new Warrant shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or
President of the Company. The term Warrant as used herein shall include any
subsequent Warrant issued as provided herein.
(c) No
fractional Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional Warrant Shares shall
be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the number of shares issuable
shall be rounded to the nearest whole share
(d) In
the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, the Company
shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of
Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for
the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required
by the Purchase Agreement and applicable law, shall be free of restrictive
legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the
date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares
has been declared effective by the SEC, use its reasonable best efforts to
deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust
Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar
functions, if available,
provided
, that,
the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its
current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the
Depository Trust Corporation. A "
Date of
Exercise
" means
the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the
Subscription Form or Cashless Exercise Form, as the case may be, appropriately
completed and duly signed and (ii) if not a cashless exercise, payment of the
Warrant Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be
purchased. If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company
fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required
pursuant to this Section, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such
exercise. If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails
to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant
to this Section, and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of
such Warrant Shares, the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or
otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the
Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a "
Buy-In
"), then
the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's
total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of
Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the
number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder
in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the
Common Stock on the Date of Exercise. The Holder shall provide the Company
written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the
Buy-In. The Company's obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in
accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of
any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent
with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any
Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or
alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of
any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the
Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing
herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's
failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise
of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. The person or entity in
whose name any certificate for Warrant Shares is issued upon exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant shall for all purposes be deemed to have
become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares immediately prior to the
close of business on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment
of the Warrant Price and any applicable taxes was made, irrespective of the date
of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and
payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such
person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the opening
of business on the next succeeding date on which the Company’s stock transfer
books are open. Except as provided in Section 4 hereof, the Company shall pay
any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in
respect of the issue or delivery of Warrant Shares on exercise of this
Warrant.
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2.
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Disposition of Warrant
Shares and Warrant
.
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(a) The
Holder hereby agrees that he, she or it will not sell, transfer, pledge or
otherwise dispose of (collectively, “
Transfer
”) all or
any part of this Warrant unless and until he, she or it shall have first have
given notice to the Company describing such Transfer and furnished to the
Company (i) a statement from the transferee, whereby the transferee represents
and warrants that he, she, or it is acquiring this Warrant and will acquire
Warrant Shares, as applicable, for investment for his, her or its own account,
with no present intention of dividing his, her or its participation with others
or reselling or otherwise distributing this Warrant or Warrant Shares, as
applicable, and either (ii) an opinion, reasonably satisfactory to counsel for
the Company, of counsel (skilled in securities matters, selected by the Holder
and reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to the effect that the proposed
Transfer may be made without registration under the Act and without registration
or qualification under any state law, or (iii) an interpretative letter from the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that no enforcement action
will be recommended if the proposed sale or transfer is made without
registration under the Act.
(b) If,
at the time of issuance of Warrant Shares, no registration statement is in
effect with respect to such shares under applicable provisions of the Act, the
Company may, at its election, require that (i) the Holder provide written
reconfirmation of the Holder’s investment intent to the Company, and (ii) any
stock certificate evidencing Warrant Shares shall bear legends reading
substantially as follows:
THESE
SECURITIES 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 (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY.
In
addition, so long as the foregoing legend may remain on any stock certificate
evidencing Warrant Shares, the Company may maintain appropriate “stop transfer”
orders with respect to such certificates and the shares represented thereby on
its books and records and with those to whom it may delegate registrar and
transfer functions.
3.
Reservation of
Shares
. The
Company hereby agrees that at all times there shall be reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of this Warrant such number of shares of the Common Stock as
shall be required for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant free from
preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than
the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5).
The Company further agrees that all Warrant Shares will be duly authorized and
will, upon issuance and payment of the exercise price therefor, be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens, charges and
encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof, other than taxes, if any, in
respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issuance and other
than transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities
laws.
4.
Exchange, Transfer or
Assignment of Warrant
. Subject
to Section 2, this Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of
the Holder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company or at the
office of its stock transfer agent, if any, for other warrants of the Company of
different denominations, entitling the Holder or Holders thereof to purchase in
the aggregate the same number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder and
otherwise on identical terms. Subject to Section 2, upon surrender of this
Warrant to the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any,
with the Assignment Form attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the
“
Assignment
Form
”) duly
executed and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax, the Company shall,
without charge, execute and deliver a new warrant on identical terms in the name
of the assignee named in the Assignment Form and this Warrant shall promptly be
canceled. Subject to Section 2, this Warrant may be divided or combined with
other Warrants that carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the office
of the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, together
with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new
warrants are to be issued and signed by the Holder hereof.
5.
Capital
Adjustments
. The
Warrant Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section
5.
(a)
Stock Dividends and
Splits
. If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock
dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of
capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii)
combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,
then in each such case the Warrant Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of
which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any
adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause
(ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the
effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b)
Fundamental
Transactions
. If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, there is a Fundamental Transaction,
then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of
this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it
would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction,
the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full
of this Warrant (the "
Alternate
Consideration
"). For
purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Warrant Price shall be
appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the
amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common
Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the
Warrant Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the
securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and
insuring that the Warrant will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent
transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. For purposes hereof
"
Fundamental
Transaction
" means
any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3)
any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is
completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or
exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
(c)
Subsequent Equity
Sales
.
(i) If
the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, issues shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares
of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Warrant Price (if the holder
of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time,
whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating
conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants,
options or rights issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to
receive shares of Common Stock at a price less than the Warrant Price, such
issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Warrant Price),
then, the Warrant Price shall be reduced to equal such lower price, but
in no
event shall the Warrant Price be less than $0.60 per share and the number of
Warrant Shares which the Holder may acquire under this Warrant will not be
effected thereby
. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
are issued. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the
second Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalent subject to this Section, indicating therein the applicable issuance
price, or of any applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and
other pricing terms.
(ii) For
purposes of this subsection 5(c), the following subsections (5)(ii)(l) to
(5)(ii)(6) shall also be applicable:
(1)
Issuance of Rights or
Options
. In case
at any time the Company shall in any manner grant (directly and not by
assumption in a merger or otherwise) any warrants or other rights to subscribe
for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, Common Stock or any
stock or security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (such
warrants, rights or options being called “
Options
” and
such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being called “
Convertible
Securities
”)
whether or not such Options or the right to convert or exchange any such
Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the
conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing
(i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the
total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for
the granting of such Options, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional
consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus
(z), in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or
sale of such Convertible Securities and upon the conversion or exchange thereof,
by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options) shall be less
than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting
of such Options, then the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the total amount
of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options shall
be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of the date of
granting of such Options or the issuance of such Convertible Securities and
thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the
Warrant Price. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5(c)(ii)(3), no
adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such
Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon exercise of such Options or
upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such
Convertible Securities.
(2)
Issuance of Convertible
Securities
. In case
the Company shall in any manner issue (directly and not by assumption in a
merger or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities, whether or not the
rights to exchange or convert any such Convertible Securities are immediately
exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon
such conversion or exchange (determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall
constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total amount received or
receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional
consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange
thereof, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities) shall be less than
the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale,
then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
or exchange of all such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been
issued for such price per share as of the date of the issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for
purposes of adjusting the Warrant Price, provided that (a) except as otherwise
provided in subsection 5(c)(ii)(3), no adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be
made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange
of such Convertible Securities and (b) no further adjustment of the Warrant
Price shall be made by reason of the issue or sale of Convertible Securities
upon exercise of any Options to purchase any such Convertible Securities for
which adjustments of the Warrant Price have been made pursuant to the other
provisions of subsection 5(c).
(3)
Change in Option Price or
Conversion Rate
. Upon
the happening of any of the following events, namely, if the purchase price
provided for in any Option referred to in subsection 5(c)(ii)(l) hereof, the
additional consideration, if any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of any
Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 5(c)(ii)(l) or 5(c)(ii)(2), or
the rate at which Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 5(c)(ii)(l)
or 5(c)(ii)(2) are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock shall
change at any time (including, but not limited to, changes under or by reason of
provisions designed to protect against dilution), the Warrant Price in effect at
the time of such event shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Price which
would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible
Securities still outstanding provided for such changed purchase price,
additional consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time
initially granted, issued or sold. On the termination of any Option for which
any adjustment was made pursuant to this subsection 5(c) or any right to convert
or exchange Convertible Securities for which any adjustment was made pursuant to
this subsection 5(c) (including without limitation upon the redemption or
purchase for consideration of such Convertible Securities by the Company), the
Warrant Price then in effect hereunder shall forthwith be changed to the Warrant
Price which would have been in effect at the time of such termination had such
Option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to
such termination, never been issued.
(4)
Stock
Dividends
. Subject
to the provisions of this Section 5(c), in case the Company shall declare a
dividend or make any other distribution upon any stock of the Company (other
than the Common Stock) payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities, then any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the
case may be, issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution shall be
deemed to have been issued or sold without consideration.
(5)
Consideration for
Stock
. In case
any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or
sold for cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the
gross amount received by the Company therefor, provided that all deductions
therefrom of any expenses incurred or any cash underwriting commissions or
concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection therewith shall not
exceed 15% of the aggregate consideration received. In case any shares of Common
Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for a
consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash
received by the Company shall be deemed to be the fair value of such
consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company, after deduction of any expenses incurred or any cash underwriting
commissions or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection
therewith as long as such expenses, cash commissions or concessions do not
exceed 15% in the aggregate. In case any Options shall be issued in connection
with the issue and sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising
one integral transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such
Options by the parties thereto, such Options shall be deemed to have been issued
for such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Company. If Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued
or sold by the Company and, in connection therewith, other Options or
Convertible Securities (the “
Additional
Rights
”) are
issued, then the consideration received or deemed to be received by the Company
shall be reduced by the fair market value of the Additional Rights (as
determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model or another method
mutually agreed to by the Company and the Holder). The Board of Directors of the
Company shall respond promptly, in writing, to an inquiry by the Holders as to
the fair market value of the Additional Rights. In the event that the Board of
Directors of the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the
fair market value of the Additional Rights, the Company and the Required Holders
shall jointly select an appraiser, who is experienced in such matters. The
decision of such appraiser shall be final and conclusive, and the cost of such
appraiser shall be borne evenly by the Company and the Holders.
(6)
Record
Date
. In case
the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the
purpose of entitling them (i) to receive a dividend or other distribution
payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities or (ii) to subscribe
for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such
record date shall 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.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this paragraph (c) in respect
of: (i) the issuance of securities upon the exercise or conversion of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued by the Company prior to the date hereof
(but will apply to any amendments, modifications and reissuances thereof), (ii)
the grant of options, warrants or other Common Stock Equivalents under any duly
authorized Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan
whether now existing or hereafter approved by the Company and its stockholders
in the future (but not as to any amendments or other modifications to the amount
of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms set forth therein, or the
exercise price set forth therein) and the issuance of Common Stock in respect
thereof, (iii)
securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such
issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries,
an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company
and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of
funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing
securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose
primary business is investing in securities
, or (iv)
Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Company’s 10% senior secured
convertible debentures dated October 26, 2007.
(d)
Number of Warrant
Shares
.
Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Warrant Price pursuant to Section
5(a), the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such
adjustment the aggregate Warrant Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number
of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Warrant Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
connection with any adjustment to the Warrant Price pursuant to Section 5(c),
the number of Warrant Shares which the Holder may acquire under this Warrant
will not be effected thereby.
(e)
Calculations
. All
calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100
th
of a
share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any
given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the
Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or
sale of Common Stock.
(f)
Notice of
Adjustments
. Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company at its
expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of
this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including
a statement of the adjusted Warrant Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant
Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as
applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and
showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written
request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to
the Holder and to the Company's Transfer Agent.
(g)
Notice of Corporate
Events
. If the
Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or
other property in respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any
granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of
the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any
agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental
Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the
Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction
(but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of
material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior
to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold
Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such
transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order
to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this
Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such
transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any
defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to
be described in such notice.
6.
Notice to
Holders
.
(a)
Notice of
Record Date. In case:
(i) the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock
or securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the
purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend
payable out of earned surplus of the Company) or other distribution, or any
right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities, or to receive any other right;
(ii) of
any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the capital
stock of the Company, any consolidation with or merger of the Company into
another corporation, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company to another corporation; or
(iii) of
any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the
Company;
then, and
in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Holder
hereof at the time outstanding a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the
date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend,
distribution or right, or (ii) the date on which such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any, is to be fixed, as of which
the holders of record of Common Stock (or such stock or securities at the
time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange
their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities
or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution or winding-up. Such notice shall
be mailed at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the record date therein
specified, or if no record date shall have been specified therein, at least ten
(10) days prior to such specified date.
(b)
Certificate of
Adjustment
.
Whenever any adjustment shall be made pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company
shall promptly make available and have on file for inspection a certificate
signed by its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President,
setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment, the
amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated and
the Warrant Price and number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this
Warrant after giving effect to such adjustment.
7.
Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation
. Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it, in the exercise of its
reasonable discretion, of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company and, in the case of mutilation,
upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Company will execute and deliver in
lieu thereof, without expense to the Holder, a new Warrant of like tenor dated
the date hereof.
8.
Warrant Holder Not a
Stockholder
. The
Holder of this Warrant, as such, shall not be entitled by reason of this Warrant
to any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company, including but not
limited to voting rights.
9.
Notices
. Any
notice provided for in this Warrant must be in writing and must be either
personally delivered, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return
receipt requested), or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges
prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated:
If to the
Company:
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
If to the
Holder:
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To
the address of such Holder set forth on the books and records of the
Company.
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or such
other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party
shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any notice
under this Warrant will be deemed to have been given (a) if personally
delivered, upon such delivery, (b) if mailed, five days after deposit in the
U.S. mail, or (c) if sent by reputable overnight courier service, one business
day after such services acknowledges receipt of the notice.
10.
Governing Law;
Venue
. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each of the Holder and the Company agree
that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of this Warrant and the transactions herein contemplated (“
Proceedings
”)
(whether brought against a Holder or the Company or any respective Affiliates,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each
of the Holder and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper
or inconvenient forum. Each of the Holder and the Company hereby irrevocably
waive personal service of process and consent to process being served in any
such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. Each of the Holder and the Company hereby
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either the Holder or
the Company shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this
Warrant, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the
other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with
the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
11.
Miscellaneous
. Nothing
in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company
and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under
this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company
and the Holder and their successors and assigns. The Company shall register this
Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the
"
Warrant
Register
"), in
the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary. The Company shall serve as
warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 days' notice to the Holder, the
Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company
or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any
consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or
any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers
substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall
be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any
such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as
warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder
at the Holder's last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly caused this Warrant to be signed on its
behalf, in its corporate name and by a duly authorized officer, as of this __
day of March 2008.
ODYNE
CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
The
undersigned hereby (1) irrevocably elects to exercise his, her or its rights to
purchase ____________ shares of the common stock, par value $.001 per share
(“
Common
Stock
”), of
Odyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation, covered by the attached Warrant, (2)
makes payment in full of the purchase price therefore by enclosure of cash, a
certified check or bank draft, (3) requests that certificates for such shares of
Common Stock be issued in the name of:
(Please
print the Warrant holder’s name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification
Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
and (4)
if such number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares receivable
upon exercise of the attached Warrant, requests that a new Warrant for the
balance of the shares covered by the attached Warrant be registered in the name
of, and delivered to:
(Please
print name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
In lieu
of receipt of a fractional share of Common Stock, the undersigned will receive a
check representing payment therefor.
Dated:
_____________________
_________________________________
PRINT
WARRANT HOLDER NAME
Name:
Title:
Witness:
___________________________
EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF CASHLESS
EXERCISE
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
President
The
undersigned, the Holder of the attached Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to
exchange its Warrant for _________ shares of the common stock, par value $.001
per share (“
Common
Stock
”), of
Odyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the cashless exercise
provisions of the within Warrant, as referred to in Section 1(a) of such
Warrant, and requests that a certificate or certificates for such shares of
Common Stock (and any warrants or other property issuable upon such exercise),
unless otherwise required by applicable law, free of restrictive legends, be
issued in the name of and delivered to __________________________ whose address
is _______________________________ (social security or taxpayer identification
number ___________) and, if such shares shall not include all of the shares
issuable under such Warrant, that a new warrant of like tenor and date for the
balance of the shares issuable thereunder be delivered to the
undersigned.
Dated:
_____________________
PRINT
WARRANT HOLDER NAME
Name:
Title:
Witness:
EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED,
hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please
print assignee’s name, address and Social Security/Tax Identification
Number)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
the right
to purchase shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Odyne
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”),
represented by this Warrant to the extent of shares as to which such right is
exercisable and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________________, Attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the
Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
_____________________
_________________________________
PRINT
WARRANT HOLDER NAME
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Witness:
____________________________
Exhibit H
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "
Agreement
") is
made as of March __, 2008, by and between Odyne Corporation, a Delaware
corporation with its principal office at 89 Cabot Court, Suite L, Hauppauge, New
York 11788, and all predecessors thereof (collectively, the "
Company
"), and
each of the several purchasers named in
Exhibit A
attached
hereto (each, a "
Purchaser
" and
collectively, the "
Purchasers
").
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers (i) an aggregate of up
to 11,666,666 shares (the "
Shares
") of the
authorized but unissued shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001
per share (the "
Common
Stock
"), and
(ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 11,666,666 shares of the Common
Stock (the “
Warrants
”) in the
form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
; and
WHEREAS,
each Purchaser, severally, wishes to purchase the number of Shares shown next to
its name on
Exhibit A
hereto,
all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, representations,
warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions
. As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
"
Affiliate
" of a
party means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Business
Day
” means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“
Common Stock
Equivalents
” means
any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof
to acquire Common Stock at any time, 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 or other securities that entitle the holder to
receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
"
Exchange
Act
" means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all of the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"
GAAP
" means
United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“
Material Adverse
Effect
”
means any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, the Warrants or the Registration Rights
Agreement, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, properties, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse
impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations
under any of this Agreement, the Warrants or the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
New York
Courts
” means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
"
Person
" shall
mean an individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government, governmental body,
agency, political subdivision or other entity.
“
Proceeding
” means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“
Registration Rights
Agreement
” means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between
the Company and each of the several Purchasers, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C
.
"
SEC
" shall
mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"
Securities
Act
" shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all of the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
Subsidiary
” or
“
Subsidiaries
” of any
Person means any “subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(x) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act of such Person.
"
Trading
Day
" means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than
the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
Pink Sheets, LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common
Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“
Trading
Market
” means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
"
Warrant
Share
" shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise of the
Warrants.
2.
Purchase and Sale of Shares
and Warrants
.
2.1
Purchase and
Sale
. Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
agrees to issue, sell and deliver to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally, hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Closing, (i) the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser
under the heading "Number of Shares to be Purchased" on
Exhibit A
hereto,
at a purchase price of $.60 per share (the “
Purchase
Price
”) and
(ii) one or more Warrants to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set
forth opposite the name of such Purchaser under the heading “Shares to be Issued
upon Exercise of Warrants” on
Exhibit A
hereto,
at an exercise price of $.72 per Warrant Share. The total purchase price payable
by each Purchaser for the number of shares of Common Stock and the Warrants that
such Purchaser is hereby agreeing to purchase is set forth opposite the name of
such Purchaser under the heading "Purchase Price" on
Exhibit A
hereto.
The Company shall be obligated to register the Warrant Shares pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
2.2
Closing
. The
closing of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the "
Closing
") shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP in New York,
New York, on Friday, March 28, 2008, or at such other location, date and time as
may be agreed upon between the Purchasers and the Company (the “
Closing
Date
”). At
the Closing, the Company shall authorize its transfer agent to issue to each
Purchaser, against delivery of payment for the Shares and the Warrants by wire
transfer of immediate available funds in accordance with the Company's
instructions, (i) one or more stock certificates registered in the name of each
Purchaser, representing the number of shares set forth opposite the appropriate
Purchaser's name on
Exhibit A
hereto,
and (ii) one or more warrant certificates registered in the name of each
Purchaser to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite
the appropriate Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A
hereto,
and, in the case of both (i) and (ii) above, bearing the legend set forth in
Section 6.2 hereof. Closing documents may be delivered by facsimile with
original signature pages sent by overnight courier.
2.3
Independent
Purchasers
. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in
the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and that each Purchaser has separately
negotiated the terms of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein or in any
agreement or document relating to this transaction, and no action taken by any
Purchaser, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as, or to create any
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as, a group
with respect to the obligations or transaction hereunder. No Purchaser has
relied upon any other Purchaser for advice in entering into the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.
Representations and
Warranties of the Company
. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to each of the Purchasers as
follows:
3.1
Organization and Good
Standing
. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and
authority, and all necessary licenses and permits, to own and lease its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Each
Subsidiary as referred to in the SEC Documents (as hereinafter defined) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and
authority, and all necessary licenses and permits, to own and lease its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. The Company
and its Subsidiaries are each qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and are in good standing in all states where the conduct of their respective
businesses or their ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any
interest in any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
unincorporated business organization, association, trust or other business
entity.
3.2
Capitalization
.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, of which 6,000 shares
of preferred stock have been designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
2,886.62 of such shares are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 95,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of which, immediately prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (A) 22,101,448 shares are
issued and outstanding and all such outstanding shares are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable; (B) 1,975,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the
Company's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock are
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to a
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement; (C) 3,850,751 shares are reserved for
issuance upon the conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Company; and (D) 10,586,347 shares of Common Stock are
reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants.
(b) There
are no preemptive or similar rights to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of
capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any provision of law
or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, any Subsidiary or
by agreement or otherwise. Except for the Warrants, as set forth in this Section
3.2 and except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding
subscriptions, warrants, options or other rights or commitments of any character
to subscribe for or purchase from the Company or any Subsidiary, or obligating
the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.
Except as set forth on
Schedule
3.2(b)
, the
issue and sale of the Shares hereunder will not, immediately or with the passage
of time, obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock
or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement and the Warrants) and will not result in a right of any holder of
Company or Subsidiary securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or
reset price under such securities.
(c) There
are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements, or similar agreements with
respect to the Common Stock to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party,
or to the knowledge of the Company, by or between any stockholders of the
Company or any of its Affiliates.
3.3
Authorization
. The
Company has all requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants, to issue the Shares, the
Warrants and the Warrant Shares and to carry out and perform its obligations
under the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance
of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares). All corporate action on the
part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein has been taken or will be
taken prior to the Closing Date. When executed and delivered by the Company,
this Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equitable
principles.
3.4
Valid Issuance of the Shares
and the Warrant Shares
. The
Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and will, upon issuance
pursuant to the terms hereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
free from all liens, claims, encumbrances with respect to the issuance of such
Shares and Warrant Shares and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar
rights. Except for blue sky filing fees, if any, there are no state or city
taxes, fees or other charges payable in connection with the execution or
delivery of this Agreement, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. The
Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement in order to issue the Shares and
Warrant Shares.
3.5
SEC
Documents
. The
Company has made available to each Purchaser, a true and complete copy of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, and
any other statement, report, registration statement (other than registration
statements on Form S-8) or definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with
the SEC during the period commencing on December 31, 2006 and ending on the date
hereof. The Company will, promptly upon the filing thereof, also make available
to each Purchaser on its website, www.odyne.com, all statements, reports
(including, without limitation, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports on Form 8-K), registration statements and definitive proxy statements
filed by the Company with the SEC during the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending on the Closing Date (all such materials required to be
furnished to each Purchaser pursuant to this sentence or pursuant to the next
preceding sentence of this Section 3.5 being called, collectively, including any
amendments thereto, the "
SEC
Documents
"). Since
January 1, 2007, the Company has timely made all filings required to be made by
it under the Securities Act, Exchange Act and the securities laws of any state,
and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The SEC Documents comply
in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as of
their respective filing dates, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently
filed SEC Document filed prior to the date hereof.
3.6
Financial
Statements
. All
financial statements included in the SEC Documents (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "
Financial
Statements
") have
been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, and fairly present,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and any
Subsidiaries and the results of its operations as of the date and for the
periods indicated thereon. Since December 31, 2006, to the Company's knowledge,
(i) there has been no development or change (actual or threatened), individually
or in the aggregate, having a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) there does not exist
any condition reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and
(iii) the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice. The Company has no indebtedness, obligations or
liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and
whether due or to become due) which were not fully reflected in, reserved
against or otherwise described in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto,
or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Company's
past practices, all of which individually and in the aggregate do not or would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7
Consents
. All
permits, consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations of, or
declarations to (collectively, "
Permits
") or
filings with any federal, state, local or foreign court, governmental or
regulatory authority, or other person (including third party consents) required
on the part of the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been
obtained or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date, and will be effective as
of the Closing Date.
3.8
No
Conflict
. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrants by the Company, and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with
or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents,
or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to
which any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction
of any United States court or governmental authority to which the Company or a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such
as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.9
Brokers or
Finders
. Except
for vFinance Investments, Inc. (the "
Placement
Agent
"), the
Company has not dealt with any broker or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, except for certain fees and
expenses payable by the Company to the Placement Agent, the Company has not
incurred, and shall not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any
brokerage or finders' fees or agents commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby.
3.10
OTC Bulletin
Board
. The
Common Stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board and there are no proceedings to
revoke or suspend such listing. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company has taken no action designed to,
or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common
Stock from the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company has not received any notification
that, and has no knowledge that, the SEC is contemplating terminating such
registration. The issuance of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares
does not require stockholder approval. The Company has not, since October 17,
2006, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that the Company is
not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements thereof, which
has not otherwise been cured. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that
it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the
listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock
on the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is currently listed or
quoted. The issuance and sale of the Shares and Warrants under this Agreement
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board on which
the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted.
3.11
Absence of
Litigation
. Except
for the action,
Amity Truck Service Corp. v.
Odyne Corporation, et al.
, filed
in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, in January
2008 (as described on
Schedule
3.11
), there
is no action, suit or proceeding or, to the Company's knowledge, any
investigation, pending, or to the Company's knowledge, threatened by or before
any governmental body against the Company, its Subsidiaries, its activities,
properties or assets or any officer, director, or employee of the Company in
connection with such officer's, director's or employee's relationship with, or
actions taken on behalf of the Company and in which an unfavorable outcome,
ruling or finding in any said matter, or for all matters taken as a whole, might
have a Material Adverse Effect. The foregoing includes, without limitation, any
such action, suit, proceeding or investigation that questions this Agreement or
the right of the Company to execute, deliver and perform under same. The Company
is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or government agency. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any action, suit or proceeding 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 knowledge of
the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the
Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective current or former directors
or officers (in his or her capacity as such). 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 Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
3.12
Title to Property and
Assets
. Except
as set forth on
Schedule
3.12
, each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries owns its property and assets free and clear of
all mortgages, liens, loans, claims, charges and encumbrances, and except such
encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not
materially impair their respective ownership or use of such property or assets.
With respect to property and assets it leases, the Company and its Subsidiaries
are in material compliance with such leases and, to the best of its knowledge,
holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, charges, claims or
encumbrances, except to the extent any such lien, charge, claim or encumbrance
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.13
Patents, Trademarks,
Proprietary Rights
.
(a) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all of the
Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), except where such failure would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties or assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. For purposes of this Agreement,
"
Intellectual Property
Rights
" means
all patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, permits, trade secrets, computer
programs, software designs and related materials and other intellectual property
that are used by the Company or a Subsidiary as set forth on
Schedule
3.13
.
(b) To
the Company's knowledge, the Company's and each Subsidiary's use and enjoyment
of the Intellectual Property Rights do not violate any license or conflict with
or infringe the intellectual property rights of others in a manner which would
materially and adversely affect the business, assets, properties, operations or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
3.14
Environmental
Matters
. To the
Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the
environment or occupational health and safety, which violation could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to the best of its
knowledge, no expenditures are required in order to comply with any such
existing statute, law or regulation, which expenditures could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15
Permits
. Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries possesses all Permits or similar authority
necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except
where the failure to possess such Permits would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries
("
Material
Permits
"), and
neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
3.16
Employees
. No
strike, labor dispute or union organizing activities are pending or to the
Company’s knowledge threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by
its employees. No employees belong to a union or collective bargaining unit. To
the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
workers' compensation liabilities.
3.17
Compliance with Certificate
of Incorporation and By-laws; Compliance with Laws
. The
Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws. The business and operations of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have been conducted in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations of all governmental agencies, authorities and
instrumentalities (including, without limitation, under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all laws relating to the employment
of labor), except for such violations which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.18
Insurance
. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains insurance of the type and in the
amount reasonably adequate for its business, including, but not limited to,
insurance covering all real and personal property owned or leased by the Company
against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism, and all other risks
customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which
insurance is in full force and effect.
3.19
Investment Company
Act
. The
Company is not and will not be following the Closing, nor is any Affiliate of
the Company, an "Investment Company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "
Investment Company
Act
"), and
the Company is not directly or indirectly controlled by or acting on behalf of
any person that is an "Investment Company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act.
3.20
Compliance with Securities
Laws
.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
set forth in Section 4 hereof, the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares
and the Warrants, and the offer of the Warrant Shares, are exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. Other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Company has not
issued, offered or sold any shares of Common Stock (including for this purpose
any securities of the same or a similar class as the Common Stock) within the
six-month period preceding the date hereof or taken any other action, or failed
to take any action, that, in any such case, would (i) eliminate the availability
of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act
in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares and the Warrants as
contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Shares or the Warrants
pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company
for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions. The Company shall not directly or indirectly take, and shall not
permit any of its directors, officers or Affiliates directly or indirectly to
take, any action (including, without limitation, any offering or sale to any
Person of the Shares, the Warrants or any Common Stock) that will make
unavailable the exemption from registration under the Securities Act being
relied upon by the Company for the offer and sale to the Purchasers of the
Shares and the Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act. No
form of general solicitation or advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c)
under the Securities Act has been used or authorized by the Company or any of
its officers, directors or Affiliates in connection with the offer or sale of
the Shares and the Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement or any other
agreement to which the Company is a party. The Company is eligible to register
its Common Stock for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-1 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
3.21
Registration
Rights
. Except
as set forth on
Schedule
3.21
, there
are no Persons with registration or other similar rights (including “piggy-back”
registration rights) to have any securities registered by the Company under the
Securities Act which have not been satisfied.
3.22
Related-Party
Transactions.
Except
as set forth on
Schedule
3.22
, neither
the Company nor any of its officers, directors or five-percent shareholders nor
any family member of any officer, director or five-percent shareholder of the
Company has borrowed any moneys from or has outstanding any indebtedness or
other similar obligations to the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
3.22
, no
director or five-percent shareholder nor any family member of any officer,
director or five-percent shareholder of the Company or any Subsidiary (i) owns
any direct or indirect interest constituting more than a 1% equity (or similar
profit participation) interest in, or controls or is a director, officer,
partner, member or employee of, or consultant or lender to or borrower from, or
has the right to participate in the profits of, any person or entity which is a
participant in any transaction to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party
or (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement, commitment or other arrangement
with the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) has entered into any transaction
with the Company or any Subsidiary that would be required to be disclosed under
Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
3.23
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
. The
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have
signed, and the Company has furnished to the SEC, all certifications required by
Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Such certifications
contain no qualifications or exceptions to the matters certified therein and
have not been modified or withdrawn; and neither the Company nor any of its
officers has received notice from any governmental entity questioning or
challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission
of such certifications.
3.24
Internal Accounting
Controls
. 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 Exchange 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 its
Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or
10-QSB, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act for the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the
“
Evaluation
Date
”). The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB 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(c) of
Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other
factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal
controls.
3.25
Solvency
. Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming
that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current
fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the
business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
3.26
Application of Takeover
Protections
. The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents)
or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Warrants, including without limitation the Company’s
issuance of the Shares and Warrants and the Investors’ ownership of the Shares
and Warrants.
3.27
No Additional
Agreements
. The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Purchaser with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than as
specified in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants or
in
Schedule
3.27
.
3.28
Consultation with
Auditors
. The
Company has consulted its independent registered public accounting firm
concerning the accounting treatment of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and in connection therewith has furnished such auditors complete
copies of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Warrants.
3.29
General
Solicitation
. Neither
the Company nor any other person or entity authorized by the Company to act on
its behalf has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within
the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of any Person with
respect to offers or sales of the Shares or the Warrants.
3.30
Disclosure
. Neither
this Agreement nor the SEC Documents taken together contain any untrue statement
of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any Person on its
behalf, has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any
information that constitutes, or might reasonably be expected to constitute,
material, non-public information, except insofar as the existence and terms of
the proposed transactions contemplated hereunder may constitute such
information. The Company understands and confirms that each of such Purchasers
will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.
Representations, Warranties
and Agreements of the Purchasers
. Each
Purchaser severally for itself, and not jointly with the other Purchasers,
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as
follows:
4.1
Authorization
. Such
Purchaser has all requisite power under its constituent documents to enter into
each of this Agreement and to carry out and perform its obligations under the
terms of this Agreement. All action on the part of such Purchaser and, if
applicable, its officers, directors, stockholders, managers, members and equity
holders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein has
been taken. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such
Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and by general equitable principles.
4.2
Purchase Entirely for Own
Account
. Such
Purchaser is acquiring the Shares and the Warrants being purchased by it
hereunder for investment, for its own account, and not with a view to
distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act.
4.3
Investor Status;
Etc
. Such
Purchaser certifies and represents to the Company that at the time such
Purchaser acquires any of the Shares or Warrants, such Purchaser will be an
"
Accredited
Investor
" as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and was
not organized for the purpose of acquiring the Shares or the Warrants. Such
Purchaser's financial condition is such that it is able to bear the risk of
holding the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares for an indefinite period
of time and the risk of loss of its entire investment. The foregoing shall in no
way limit or modify the representations of the Company set forth in Section 3
hereof.
4.4
Shares and Warrants Not
Registered
. Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrants have not been registered
under the Securities Act, by reason of their issuance by the Company in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and
that the Shares and the Warrants must continue to be held by such Purchaser
unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act
or is exempt from such registration.
4.5
Brokers
. Such
Purchaser has not retained, utilized or been represented by any broker or finder
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6
Agreement with Respect to
Short Sales
. Neither
the Purchasers nor any of their respective Affiliates nor any person acting on
their behalf will have entered into for a period of five (5) days prior to the
Closing Date, any "short sale" (as such term is defined in Rule 3b-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 4.
5.
Conditions
Precedent
.
5.1
Conditions to the Obligation
of the Purchasers to Consummate the Closing
. The
obligation of each Purchaser to consummate the Closing and to purchase and pay
for the Shares and the Warrants being purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement
is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (or waiver
by such Purchaser) at or before Closing:
(a) The
representations and warranties contained herein of the Company that are
qualified as to "materiality" shall be true and correct, and the representations
and warranties contained herein of the Company that are not so qualified shall
be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and
warranties which are made expressly as of a specified date or period, which
shall be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as
herein above required, as of such specified date or period).
(b) The
Company shall have performed all covenants, agreements, obligations and
conditions herein required to be performed or observed by the Company on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Prior
to the Closing Date, no event or series of events shall have occurred which has
had or reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(d) No
suit, statute, rule, regulation, action, or other proceeding challenging this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or seeking to prohibit,
alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted
before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official and shall
be pending.
(e) The
purchase of and payment for the Shares and the Warrants by such Purchasers shall
not be prohibited by any law or governmental order or regulation. All necessary
consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders and authorizations of, or
registrations, declarations and filings with, any governmental or administrative
agency or of any other person with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares,
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares) shall have been duly obtained or made and
shall be in full force and effect.
(f) The
Company shall have complied with all applicable requirements of federal and
state securities or "blue sky" laws with respect to the issuance of the Shares
and the Warrants, and each Purchaser, at such Purchaser's request, shall have
been provided reasonable evidence thereof.
(g) The
Common Stock of the Company (i) shall be designated for quotation or listed on
the OTC Bulletin Board and (ii) shall not have been suspended from trading on
the OTC Bulletin Board.
(h) A
certificate shall have been delivered by the Company, signed by its Chief
Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing
Date, certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections
5.1(a) and (b).
(i) (i) A
copy of the stock certificate shall have been delivered by the Company to each
Purchaser representing the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by such
Purchaser as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A
(with
the original stock certificate from the Company’s transfer agent delivered on
the Business Day following the Closing), and (ii) one or more warrants to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such
Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A
shall
have been delivered by the Company to a Purchaser, and in each case shall be,
registered in the name of such Purchaser or nominee as designated by such
Purchaser in writing, free of all restrictive and other legends (except as
provided in Section 6.2 hereof).
(j) All
instruments and corporate proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to such Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall
have received copies (executed or certified, as may be appropriate) of all
documents which such Purchaser may have reasonably requested in connection with
such transactions.
(k) No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall
have been instituted before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency
or official and shall be pending.
(l) The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of the Company
executed by the Company's Secretary attaching and certifying to the truth and
correctness of (i) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) the
Company's By-laws and (iii) the resolutions adopted by the Company's Board of
Directors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(m) The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a date within five days of the date
of the Closing, with respect to the good standing of the Company.
(n) The
Purchasers will have received an opinion on behalf of the Company, dated as of
the date of the Closing, from Greenberg Traurig, LLP, counsel to the Company, in
a form satisfactory to the Purchasers and addressed to the
Purchasers.
(o) The
Purchasers shall have committed, pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in this Agreement, to purchase Shares for an aggregate
amount of at least $5.0 million.
5.2
Conditions to the Obligation
of the Company to Consummate the Closing
. The
obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing, to issue and sell to each
Purchaser the Shares and the Warrants to be purchased by it at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (or waiver by
the Company) at or before Closing:
(a) The
representations and warranties contained herein of such Purchaser that are
qualified as to “materiality” shall be true and correct, and the representations
and warranties contained herein of such Purchaser that are not so qualified
shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations
and warranties which are made expressly as of a specified date or period, which
shall be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as
herein above required, as of such specified date or period).
(b) Such
Purchaser shall have performed all obligations and conditions herein required to
be performed or observed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall
have been instituted before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency
or official and shall be pending.
(d) The
sale of the Shares and the Warrants by the Company shall not be prohibited by
any law or governmental order or regulation.
(e) The
Company shall have received this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
(which may be a counterpart signature) from the Purchasers.
(f) No
Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on behalf of such
Persons will have entered into for a period of five days prior to the Closing
Date, any "short sale" (as such term is defined in Section 6.5 hereof).
(g) The
Purchasers shall have committed, pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in this Agreement, to purchase Shares for an aggregate
amount of at least $5.0 million.
6.
Transfer; Legends; Future
Financings; Short Sales and Additional Agreements
.
6.1
Securities Law Transfer
Restrictions
. No
Purchaser shall sell, assign, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose or encumber
any of the Shares, the Warrants, and if applicable, the Warrant Shares, being
purchased by it hereunder, except: (i) pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to an available exemption
from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws
and, if reasonably requested by the Company, upon delivery by such Purchaser of
an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that
the proposed transfer is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Company may, and may instruct any transfer
agent for the Company, to place such stop transfer orders as may be required on
the transfer books of the Company in order to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Section 6.1.
6.2
Legends
. Each
certificate representing any of the Shares, the Warrants and, if applicable, the
Warrant Shares shall be endorsed with a legend in substantially the form set
forth below, and each Purchaser covenants that, except to the extent such
restrictions are waived by the Company, it shall not transfer the securities
represented by any such certificate without complying with the restrictions on
transfer described in this Agreement and the legends endorsed on such
certificate:
[NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED] [THESE SECURITIES 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 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
6.3
Removal of
Legends
.
Certificates evidencing Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend
(including the legend set forth in Section 6.2): (i) while a registration
statement covering either the Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, is
effective, or (ii) following a sale or transfer of such Shares or Warrant Shares
pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferee is not an Affiliate of the
Company), or (iii) while such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale
without any conditions pursuant to Rule 144. If a Purchaser shall make a sale or
transfer of Shares or Warrant Shares either (x) pursuant to Rule 144 or (y)
pursuant to a registration statement and in each case shall have delivered to
the Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate representing Shares
or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend which are the subject of such
sale or transfer (the date of such sale or transfer and Share or Warrant Share,
as the case may be, delivery being the “
Share Delivery
Date
”) and
(1) the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser
a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from all
restrictive or other legends by the third Trading Day following the Share
Delivery Date and (2) following such third Trading Day after the Share Delivery
Date and prior to the time such Shares or Warrant Shares are received free from
restrictive legends, the Purchaser, or any third party on behalf of such
Purchaser, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of
Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Purchaser of such
Shares or Warrant Shares (a "
Buy-In
"), then
the Company shall pay in cash to the Purchaser (for costs incurred either
directly by such Purchaser 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) exceed the proceeds received by such
Purchaser as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Purchaser
shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the
Purchaser in respect of the Buy-In. The Company may not make any notation on its
records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge
the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.
6.4
Participation in Future
Financings
.
(a)
From the
date hereof until the date that is 12 months after the Closing, the Company will
not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or
otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to
purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity or
equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred
stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and
under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such event a
"
Subsequent
Financing
"),
without affording each Purchaser the pro rata right (such right to be determined
based on the number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by each such
Purchaser as set forth in
Exhibit A
hereto,
divided by the aggregate number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by all
Purchasers) to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal
to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the "
Participation
Maximum
") on the
same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.
(b)
At least
ten Business Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a
Subsequent Financing ("
Pre-Notice
"), which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a "
Subsequent Financing
Notice
"). Upon
the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a
Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one
Business Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail
the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing (including pricing terms and
type of securities offered), the amount of proceeds intended to be raised
thereunder, the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing
is proposed to be effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or
similar document relating thereto. In the event a Subsequent Financing is not
consummated and publicly announced within 30 calendar days following the date
such Subsequent Financing Notice is first sent to a Purchaser, the Company
shall, on such 30
th
calendar
day, issue a press release regarding such Subsequent Financing Notice pursuant
to Rule 135c under the Securities Act containing only the information regarding
such Subsequent Financing that is permitted to be disclosed thereunder, in which
case the Subsequent Financing shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the
Purchasers shall no longer be deemed to be in possession of any non-public
information with respect to the Company.
(c)
Any
Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the
tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that
the Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount
of the Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready,
willing and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent
Financing Notice. If the Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of such
tenth Business Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company
that it does not elect to participate.
(d)
If by
5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers
have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their
willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their
designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of
the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of
such Subsequent Financing on the same terms and with the Persons set forth in
the Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 calendar days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e)
If by
5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers
have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent
Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate
amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to
purchase the greater of (a) their Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the
Participation Maximum and (b) the difference between the Participation Maximum
and the aggregate amount of participation by all other Purchasers. “
Pro Rata
Portion
” means
the ratio of (x) the number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by a
Purchaser participating under this Section 6.4, and (y) the sum of the aggregate
number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating
under this Section 6.4.
(f)
The
Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in
this Section 6.4, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 calendar days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice. Any securities not acquired by the
Purchasers or other persons in accordance with this Section 6.4 may not be
issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Purchaser under
the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(g)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 6.4 shall not apply in respect of
securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such
issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its Subsidiaries,
an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company
and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of
funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing
securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose
primary business is investing in securities
.
6.5
Short
Sales
. Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it will execute any Short Sales (as defined below) during the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending 12 months after the Closing. For
purposes of this Section 6.5, “
Short
Sales
” means
“short sales,” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act
(but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of
borrowable shares of Common Stock).
6.6
Furnishing of
Information
. As long
as any Purchaser owns the Shares and Warrant Shares, the Company covenants to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns the
Shares and Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make
publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares under Rule
144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any
holder of Shares and Warrant Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Shares and Warrant
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
6.7
Integration
. The
Company shall not, and shall use its best 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 Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares and Warrants
in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale of the Shares and Warrants to the Purchasers, or that would be integrated
with the offer or sale of the Shares and Warrants for purposes of the rules and
regulations of any Trading Market in a manner that would require stockholder
approval of the sale of the securities to the Purchasers.
6.8
Subsequent
Registrations
. Other
than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, prior to the first to occur
of (a) the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement), or (b) such time as the Warrant Shares may be
sold by the Purchasers pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may not file any
registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission with respect
to any securities of the Company.
6.9
Limitation on Issuance of
Future Priced Securities
. During
the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
6.10
Non-Public
Information
. The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its
behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding
the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
6.11
Listing of
Securities
. The
Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Shares and
Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to
cause the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as
promptly as possible, and (ii) it will take all action reasonably necessary to
continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and
will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and
other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
7.
Termination; Liabilities
Consequent Thereon
. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereunder
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing only as follows:
(a) with
respect to a Purchaser, by such Purchaser, upon notice to the Company if the
conditions set forth in Section 5.1 shall not have been satisfied on or prior to
April 11, 2008; or
(b) with
respect to a Purchaser, by the Company, upon notice to such Purchaser if the
conditions set forth in Section 5.2 to be satisfied by such Purchaser shall not
have been satisfied on or prior to April 11, 2008; or
(c) at
any time by mutual agreement of the Company and Purchasers.
Any
termination pursuant to this Section 7 shall be without liability on the part of
any party, unless such termination is the result of a material breach of this
Agreement by a party to this Agreement in which case such breaching party shall
remain liable for such breach notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement.
8.
Miscellaneous
Provisions
.
8.1
Indemnification
. In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an “
Purchaser
Party
”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (collectively, “
Losses
”), that
any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement or the Warrant, unless any such Losses were as a result of such
Purchaser Party’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. In addition
to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse any Purchaser
Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any
investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
8.2
Use of
Proceeds
. The
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants for
working capital and other growth initiatives and not for the prepayment of any
portion of the Company’s outstanding notes or debentures prior to their
currently-stated maturity date (other than payment of trade payables and accrued
expenses in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with
prior practices), or to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents.
8.3
Filings
. The
Company shall make all necessary filings with the SEC and "blue sky" filings
required to be made by the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares
and, if applicable, the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers as required by all
applicable laws, and shall provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers promptly
after such filing.
8.4
Public Statements or
Releases
. Each of
the parties to this Agreement agrees that it shall not make, issue, or release
any announcement, whether to the public generally, or to any of its suppliers or
customers, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions provided for
herein, or make any statement or acknowledgment of the existence of, or reveal
the status of, this Agreement or the transactions provided for herein, without
the prior consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.4 shall
prevent any party hereto from making such public announcements or filings as it
may consider necessary in order to satisfy its legal obligations, or from
releasing a public statement acceptable to each of the parties hereto upon the
completion of the offering contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
as soon as possible but not later than 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the first
Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company will issue a press release
acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers and in accordance with
applicable law describing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
promptly thereafter file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC, attaching
such press release, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
form of Warrant.
8.5
Further
Assurances
. The
parties agree to cooperate fully to execute such further instruments, documents
and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably
requested by any party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described
herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and
purposes of this Agreement.
8.6
Rights
Cumulative
. Each
and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of the parties hereto shall
be considered to be cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers
and remedies which such parties may have at law or in equity in the event of the
breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The exercise or partial exercise
of any right, power or remedy shall neither constitute the exclusive election
thereof nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such
party.
8.7
Notices
.
(a) Any
notices, reports or other correspondence (hereinafter collectively referred to
as “
Correspondence
”)
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sent by postage prepaid
first class mail, courier or facsimile or delivered by hand to the party to whom
such correspondence is required or permitted to be given hereunder. The date of
giving any notice shall be the date of its actual receipt.
(b) All
Correspondence to the Company shall be addressed as follows:
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
Mr. Alan Tannenbaum
Chief
Executive Officer
Facsimile:
(631) 750-1011
with a
copy to:
Greenberg
Traurig, LLP
MetLife
Building
200 Park
Avenue, 15
th
Floor
New York,
NY 10166
Attention:
Spencer G. Feldman, Esq.
Facsimile:
(212) 801-6400
(c) All
Correspondence to any Purchaser shall be sent to such Purchaser at the address
set forth in
Exhibit A
.
(d) Any
Person may change the address to which correspondence to it is to be addressed
by notification as provided for herein.
8.8
Captions
. The
captions and paragraph headings of this Agreement are solely for the convenience
of reference and shall not affect its interpretation.
8.9
Severability
. Should
any part or provision of this Agreement be held unenforceable or in conflict
with the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the invalid or
unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision which
accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of such part
or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
8.10
Waiver
. No
waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement, whether by conduct
or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or be
construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, provision or
condition or as a waiver of any other term, provision or condition of this
Agreement.
8.11
Fees, Costs and
Expenses
. All
fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by
any party hereto in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution
of this Agreement and the exhibits hereto and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the costs associated
with any filings with, or compliance with any of the requirements of, any
governmental authorities), shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of
such party, except as provided in the Placement Agent Agreement between the
Company and the Placement Agent.
8.12
Assignment
. The
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall inure to the benefit of and
shall be binding upon the authorized successors and permitted assigns of each
party. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchasers. Any Purchaser may
assign its rights under this Agreement to any person to whom the Purchaser
assigns or transfers any Shares, Warrants, and, if applicable, Warrant Shares
provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, and such transfer is in compliance with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement and permitted, with the approval of counsel to
the Company, by federal and state securities laws.
8.13
Survival
. The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares and Warrants.
8.14
Entire
Agreement
. This
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and exhibits attached
hereto and incorporated herewith constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto respecting the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, negotiations, understandings, representations and statements
respecting the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral.
8.15
Amendments
. No
modification, alteration, waiver or change in any of the terms of this Agreement
shall be valid or binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and
duly executed by the Company and (a) prior to Closing, Purchasers who represent
at least 80% of the Shares being sold hereunder or (b) following Closing,
Purchasers holding at least 80% of the Shares then held by such Purchasers;
provided
,
however
, that,
in each case, no such amendment shall increase the obligations of any Purchaser
without such Purchaser's written consent.
8.16
Confidential
Information
. Each of
the Company and each Purchaser agrees to keep confidential, and not to disclose
to or use for the benefit of any third party, the terms of this Agreement or any
other information which at any time is communicated by the other party as being
confidential, without the prior written approval of the other party;
provided
,
however
, that
this provision shall not apply to information which, at the time of disclosure,
is already part of the public domain (except by breach of this Agreement) and
information which is required to be disclosed by law (including, without
limitation, pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act) and provided further the Company will not furnish
confidential information to a Purchaser without (i) informing such Purchaser
regarding the nature of such information and (ii) receiving the prior express
written agreement of such Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, any party to this Agreement (and any employee, representative, or
other agent of any party to this Agreement) may disclose to any and all persons,
without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to
such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any such information relating to
the tax treatment or tax structure is required to be kept confidential to the
extent necessary to comply with any applicable federal or state securities
laws.
8.17
Stock Splits, Dividends and
other Similar Events
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any
stock split, stock dividend, reorganization or other similar event that may
occur with respect to the Company after the date hereof.
8.18
No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
. This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth
in Section 8.1 (as to each Purchaser Party).
8.19
Governing
Law
. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrants (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New
York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein
(including with respect to the enforcement of the any of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants), and hereby irrevocably waives,
and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding
has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party
at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants, then the prevailing party in such
Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation
and prosecution of such Proceeding.
8.20
Rescission and Withdrawal
Right
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any
similar provisions of) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrants, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants and the
Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
8.21
Replacement of
Securities
. If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares or Warrant Shares is mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in
exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and
substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or
destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any
reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement
Shares or Warrant Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing
any Shares or Warrant Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the
Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a
condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
8.22
Limitation of
Liability
.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and
agrees that the liability of a Purchaser arising directly or indirectly, under
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants of any and
every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such
Purchaser, and that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other
Affiliate of such Purchaser or any Purchaser, shareholder or holder of shares of
beneficial interest of such a Purchaser shall be personally liable for any
liabilities of such Purchaser.
8.23
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts (including
via facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[THE
REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Securities Purchase
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ODYNE
CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Alan
Tannenbaum
Name:
Alan Tannenbaum
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
[Investor
signature pages follow]
Investor Signature Page
Odyne Corporation
Securities Purchase
Agreement
The
undersigned hereby executes and delivers the Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) to which this signature page is attached, which, together with all
counterparts of the Agreement and signature pages of the other parties named in
the Agreement, shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with the
terms of the Agreement.
Print
Name:
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E-mail:
SSN/EIN#:
Number of
Shares of Common Stock
Purchased:
Number of
Warrants Purchased:
Aggregate
Purchase Price:
EXHIBIT
A
INVESTORS
PURCHASER
|
ADDRESS
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
TO
BE
PURCHASED
|
SHARES
TO
BE
ISSUED
UPON
EXERCISE
OF
WARRANTS
|
PURCHASE
PRICE
|
The
Quercus Trust
|
1835
Newport Blvd.
A109-PMB
467
Costa
Mesa, California 92627
|
8,33
3,333
|
8,333,333
|
$5,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spinel
Finance LLC
|
310
East Shore Road,
Suite
311
Great
Neck, New York 16023
|
3,333,333
|
3,333,333
|
$2,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
11,666,666
|
11,666,666
|
$7,000,000
|
EXHIBIT
B
FORM OF
WARRANT
EXHIBIT
C
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
Exhibit I
ODYNE CORPORATION
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
March 27,
2008
The
Quercus Trust
1835
Newport Blvd.
A109-PMB
467
Costa
Mesa, California 92627
Spinel
Finance LLC
310 East
Shore Road, Suite 311
Great
Neck, New York 11023
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March __, 2008 (the
“
Purchase
Agreement
”), by
and between Odyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and
each of the several purchasers named in Exhibit A attached thereto (the
“
Purchasers
”),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers an
aggregate of up to 11,666,667 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up
to an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock. All capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement
and the Warrants (as defined in the Purchase Agreement),
respectively.
The
Company hereby agrees to the following:
(a)
Within
150 calendar days following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause a
registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 or such other Form appropriate
for such purpose) (the “
Registration
Statement
”) to be
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission
”) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities
Act
”), for
an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the
Securities Act with respect to (i) the Shares and (ii) the Warrant Shares to be
issued to or on behalf of the Purchasers at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.1
of the Purchase Agreement (together, the “
Registrable
Securities
”). Such
Registration Statement (and any additional registration statement) shall contain
the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as
Annex A
. The
Company shall cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under
the Securities Act as
soon as
possible but, in any event, no later than 240 calendar days following the
Closing Date (the “
Outside
Date
”), and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement
continuously effective for three years after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (the “
Effectiveness
Period
”). By
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately following the
effective date of such Registration Statement (or any additional registration
statement), the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule
424 under the Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with
sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (or any additional registration
statement), whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule.
For purposes of this Agreement, “
registration
statement
” refers
to any registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering
the Registrable Securities or listing either of the Purchasers as a “Selling
Stockholder.”
(b)
(i)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the
staff of the Commission (the “
Staff
”), or
the Commission, seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a registration
statement filed in accordance with this Agreement as constituting a primary
offering of securities by or on behalf of the Company, or in any other manner,
such that the Staff or the Commission does not permit such registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) to become effective and used
for resales in a continuous at the market offering pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act by the Purchasers (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each
Purchaser) without being named therein as “underwriters” (a “
Resale Registration
Statement
”), and
the Company has used its best efforts to contest such determination and in such
regard uses its reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to permit the
affected Purchasers or their respective counsel to participate in Commission
conversations on such issues with the Company and the Company timely conveys
relevant information concerning such issues with the affected Purchasers and
their respective counsel, then the Company shall have the right to reduce the
number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration statement
by all Purchasers, to the extent that the Staff or the Commission shall permit
such registration statement to become effective as a Resale Registration
Statement. In making such reduction, subject to the last sentence of this
paragraph (b)(i), the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities
(first as to any Shares and second as to any Warrant Shares) to be included by
all Purchasers on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable
Securities otherwise required to be included for each Purchaser), unless the
inclusion of Registrable Securities by a particular Purchaser or a particular
type of Purchasers is the cause of the refusal by the Staff or the Commission to
allow such registration statement to become effective as a Resale Registration
Statement, in which event the Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser or
type of Purchasers shall be the only Registrable Securities subject to reduction
(and if by a set of Purchasers on a pro rata basis with respect to such
Purchasers or on such other basis as would result in the exclusion of the least
number of shares by all such Purchasers). In addition, if the Staff or the
Commission requires any Purchaser seeking to sell under a Registration Statement
filed pursuant to this Agreement to be identified as an “underwriter” in order
to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Purchaser
does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration
Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall be entitled, following
good faith discussions with the Staff and/or the Commission and the affected
Purchaser, to reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered
on behalf of such Purchaser, until such time as the Staff or the Commission does
not require such identification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reduction
pursuant to this paragraph (b)(i) shall first be applied pro-rata to (i) any
securities not issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) any securities
issued or issuable to any placement agent in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
(ii) In
the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities to be included in a
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) pursuant to this
paragraph, an affected Purchaser shall have the right, upon delivery of a
written request to the Company signed by such Purchaser, to require the Company
to file an additional registration statement(s) on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 or such
other Form appropriate for such purpose) with the Commission under the
Securities Act for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule
415 of the Securities Act within 90 calendar days after the Company’s receipt of
any such request (the “
Additional Filing
Date
”) for
resale by such Purchaser, in a manner reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser,
of any Registrable Securities which are not then covered by an existing and
effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement) and the
Company shall following such request use its reasonable best efforts to cause
such additional registration statement(s) to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than 60 calendar
days following the applicable Additional Filing Date (the “
Additional Outside
Date
”), and
kept continuously effective for three years after the effective date of any such
registration statement (in each such case, the “
Additional Effectiveness
Period
”) (it
being understood that the demand right under this sentence may be exercised by a
Purchaser multiple times and with respect to limited amounts of Registrable
Securities to the extent limitations are required in order to permit the resale
thereof by such Purchaser pursuant to a Resale Registration Statement as
contemplated above); and the Company shall otherwise use its reasonable best
efforts to satisfy the registration rights set forth in this Agreement as
promptly as practicable.
(c)
If for
any reason or for no reason whatsoever, either (i) the Registration Statement is
not declared effective by the Commission prior to the Outside Date or any
additional registration statement is not filed by the Additional Filing Date or
is not declared effective by the Commission prior to the Additional Outside
Date, or (ii) after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or any
additional registration statement), without regard for the reason thereunder or
efforts therefor, such Registration Statement (or any additional registration
statement) ceases for any reason to be effective and available to the Purchasers
as to such Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any time
prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period or Additional Effectiveness
Period, as the case may be, for more than an aggregate of 30 Trading Days (which
need not be consecutive), or (iii) following the expiration of the Effectiveness
Period or any Additional Effectiveness Period, any portion of this Warrant
remains outstanding and/or unexercised, as to any Warrant Shares previously
covered by the respective existing and effective registration statement, then in
any such case, a Purchaser may notify the Company in a Notice of Cashless
Exercise, attached as
Exhibit B
to the
Warrant, of its election to utilize cashless exercise under the Warrant relating
to the Warrant Shares that are not then covered by an existing and effective
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) (but only after
exercising for cash Warrant Shares that are then covered by an existing and
effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement)), in
which event the Company shall issue to the Purchaser the number of Warrant
Shares determined in accordance with the cashless exercise provisions of the
Warrant.
(d)
Until the
Registration Statement (or any additional registration statement) has become
effective under the Securities Act, each certificate representing the
Registrable Securities, and all certificates and instruments issued in transfer
thereof, shall be endorsed with the restrictive legend as set forth in Section
6.2 of the Purchase Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement (or any additional registration statement), the Company shall, upon
the request of any Purchaser, issue to such Purchaser a replacement certificate
without such legend in exchange for any such legended certificate (as to the
Shares) and issue to such Purchaser upon exercise of its Warrants a certificate
without such legend in any and all cases in accordance with the provisions of
the Purchase Agreement.
(e)
Each
Purchaser agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form
attached to this Agreement as
Annex B
(a
“
Selling Holder
Questionnaire
”). Not
less than four Trading Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement
(or any additional registration statement) or any related Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall furnish to each Purchaser
copies of the “Selling Stockholders” section of such document, the “Plan of
Distribution” and any risk factor contained in such document that addresses
specifically this transaction or the Selling Stockholders, as proposed to be
filed which documents will be subject to the review of such Purchaser. The
Company shall not file a registration statement (including the Registration
Statement), any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which the
“Selling Stockholder” section thereof differs from the disclosure received from
a Purchaser in its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or supplemented).
The Company will not name the Purchaser as an “underwriter” in any registration
statement without the Purchaser’s prior written consent.
(f)
The
Company shall (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to such Registration Statement (or any
additional registration statement) and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement (or any
additional registration statement) continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period or Additional Effectiveness
Period, as the case may be, and prepare and file with the Commission such
additional registration statements in order to register for resale under the
Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related
Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement,
and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii)
respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the
Commission with respect to the Registration Statement (and any additional
registration statements) or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably
possible provide the Purchasers true and complete copies of all correspondence
from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement (and any
additional registration statements) that would not result in the disclosure to
the Purchasers of material and non-public information concerning the Company;
and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statement (and any
additional registration statement) and the disposition of all Registrable
Securities covered by each registration statement (including the Registration
Statement).
(g)
The
Company shall notify the Purchasers as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in
the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to such filing
and, in the case of (v) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to the
financial statements in any registration statement (including the Registration
Statement) becoming ineligible for inclusion therein) and (if requested by any
such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day
following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to any registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission
notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of any registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) and whenever the Commission
comments in writing on any registration statement (including the Registration
Statement) (the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all
written responses thereto to each of the Purchasers that pertain to the
Purchasers as a Selling Stockholder or to the Plan of Distribution, but not
information which the Company believes would constitute material and non-public
information); and (C) with respect to each registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) or any post-effective amendment, when the same has
become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or
state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) or Prospectus or for additional
information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the
initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in a registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made
in a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) or Prospectus
or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference
untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such
registration statement (including the Registration Statement), Prospectus or
other documents so that, in the case of such registration statement (including
the Registration Statement) or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by clause (v), as promptly as
reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the affected registration statements (including the
Registration Statement) or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and
file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) nor any Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h)
The
Company shall furnish to all Purchasers, at the Company’s expense, such number
of copies of any registration statement (including the Registration Statement)
and each amendment and supplement thereto, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus and such other documents as such Purchasers may reasonably request in
order to facilitate the public offering of their shares of Common
Stock.
(i)
The
Company shall promptly, at the Company’s expense, use its reasonable best
efforts to register or qualify any shares of Common Stock covered by any
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) under such state
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such Purchasers
participating in such registration may reasonably request, except that the
Company shall not for any purpose be required to execute a general consent to
service of process or to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction where it is not so qualified.
(j)
The
Company shall notify the Purchasers, promptly after it shall receive notice
thereof, of the date and time when any registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) and each post-effective amendment thereto has become
effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of any registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) has been filed.
(k)
The
Company shall advise the Purchasers, promptly after it shall receive notice or
obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
the purpose and promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any
stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be
issued.
(l)
All
registration-related fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement incurred by the Company shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a
registration statement (including the Registration Statement).
(m)
Neither
the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Purchasers in such
capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in the
Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities, and the Company
shall not during the Effectiveness Period enter into any agreement providing any
such right to any of its security holders to be so included.
(n)
(i) The
Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser, the
officers, directors, agents, investment advisors, partners, members and
employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Purchaser (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling
Person from and against (collectively, a “
Purchaser
Party
”), and
agrees to reimburse such Purchaser Party with respect to, any and all claims,
actions (actual or threatened), demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and
expenses to which such Purchaser Party may become subject, insofar as such
claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are
caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the Registration Statement (or any additional registration
statements), any prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or are caused by the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading;
provided
,
however
, that
the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense is caused by an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so
made in conformity with information furnished in writing by such Purchaser for
use in the preparation thereof;
provided
further
,
however
, that
this indemnity is subject to the condition that insofar as it relates to any
untrue statement, omission or alleged omission made in a preliminary prospectus
but eliminated or remedied in the final prospectus, such indemnity shall not
inure to the benefit of any Purchaser Party if a copy of the final prospectus
was not furnished to the Person asserting the claim, action, demand, loss,
damage or liability.
(ii)
Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its officers, directors, agents and employees and each
Person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, from
and against, and agrees to reimburse the Company, its officers, directors,
agents and employees and controlling Persons with respect to, any and all
claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses to
which the Company, its officers, directors, agents and employees or such
controlling Persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or
expenses are caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus contained or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or are caused by the omission or the alleged
omission to state therein a material required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission was so made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing by such Purchaser for use in the preparation
thereof. In no event shall the liability of any Purchaser hereunder be greater
in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Purchaser
upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification
obligation.
(iii) If
any claim shall be asserted against any person (an “
Indemnified
Person
”) for
which such Person intends to seek indemnification pursuant to Section (m)(i) or
(ii), as the case may be, such Indemnified Person shall give prompt written
notice to the Company or the Purchaser, as the case may be, of the nature of
such claim, but the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Company or
the Purchasers, as the case may be, of their obligations under this Section (m)
unless it or they have been prejudiced substantially thereby. The Company or the
Purchasers shall have the exclusive right to conduct, at their expense, through
counsel of its or their own choosing, which counsel is approved by the
Indemnified Person (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld), the
defense of any such claim, and may compromise or settle such claims solely with
the prior written consent of Company or the Purchaser, as applicable (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Unless otherwise waived in writing
any such compromise or settlement shall include a full release of
liability.
(o)
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(p)
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective Affiliates, employees or agents) will be commenced in the New York
Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper
or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding
by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding.
The
Company hereby confirms that this Agreement has been duly authorized by its
Board of Directors.
If the
foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign below where indicated and return a
copy of this letter to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding
agreement between us.
ODYNE
CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Alan
Tannenbaum
Alan
Tannenbaum
Chief
Executive Officer
Agreed to
and Accepted:
THE
QUERCUS TRUST
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
SPINEL
FINANCE LLC
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
Annex A
Plan of
Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at
fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of
the following methods when selling shares:
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brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv)the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of
Securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this Registration Statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder’s business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this
Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
Annex B
ODYNE CORPORATION
Selling Securityholder
Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the
“Common Stock”
), of
Odyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”
),
understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”
) a
Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the Registrable
Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of March __, 2007 (the
“Registration Rights
Agreement”
), among
the Company and the Purchasers named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights
Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth
below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Name.
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Full
Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through
which Registrable Securities listed in Item 3 below are
held:
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Full
Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who
directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose
of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
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2. Address for
Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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3. Beneficial
Ownership of Registrable Securities:
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and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
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4. Broker-Dealer
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you a broker-dealer?
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No
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If
yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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Are
you an affiliate of a
broker-dealer?
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Yes
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No
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If
you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had
no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person
to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
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No
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
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5. Beneficial Ownership of Other
Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this
Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any
securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in
Item 3.
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Type
and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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6. Relationships with the
Company:
Except as set forth below, neither
the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal
equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the
undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material
relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the
past three years.
State any
exceptions here:
7.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on the Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective
by the Commission, in accordance with 1997 Securities and Exchange Commission
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations Section A.65. If a
Selling Stockholder uses the prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it
will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
The Selling Stockholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable
provisions of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
thereunder promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as
applicable to such Selling Stockholders in connection with resales of their
respective shares under the Registration Statement.
The
undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes
in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof
and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such
information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The
undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company
in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement
and the related prospectus.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice
and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly
authorized agent.
Dated:
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Beneficial Owner:
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By:
Name:
Title:
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PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED
AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT
MAIL, TO:
Odyne
Corporation
89 Cabot
Court, Suite L
Hauppauge,
New York 11788
Attention:
Mr. Joshua A. Hauser
President
and Chief Operating Officer