SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of September
25, 1998, by and among THE NETPLEX GROUP, INC., a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of New York (the "Company"), and each of the purchasers
(the "Purchasers") set forth on the execution pages hereof (the "Execution
Pages").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and each Purchaser are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by the provisions of Regulation D ("Regulation D"), as promulgated by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
B. The Company desires to sell, and the Purchasers collectively desire
to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, 1,700 units
(the "Units"), each Unit consisting of (i) a Prepaid Common Stock Purchase
Warrant, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Prepaid Warrants"),
which entitles the holder thereof to acquire such number of shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), as is
equal to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) divided by the Exercise Price set forth
in the Prepaid Warrants, and (ii) an additional warrant, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B, to acquire shares of Common Stock (the "Incentive
Warrants"). The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or otherwise
pursuant to the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants are referred to
herein as the "Warrant Shares." The Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants and
the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "Securities" and
each of them may individually be referred to herein as a "Security."
C. Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Registration Rights Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF UNITS.
a. Purchase of Units. The issuance, sale and purchase of the Units
shall take place in a closing (the "Closing"). The purchase price (the "Purchase
Price") per Unit shall be equal to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Each
Purchaser's obligation to purchase Units hereunder is distinct and separate from
each other Purchaser's obligation to purchase Units and no Purchaser shall be
required to purchase hereunder more than the number of Units set forth on such
Purchaser's Execution Page hereto notwithstanding any failure by any other
Purchaser to purchase Units hereunder. On the date of the Closing, subject to
the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 6(a) and
Section 7(a) below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each
Purchaser severally agrees to purchase from the Company, such number of Units as
is set forth on such Purchaser's Execution Page as being purchasable by such
Purchaser at the First Closing.
b. Form of Payment. At the Closing hereunder, each Purchaser shall pay
the aggregate Purchase Price for the Units being purchased by such Purchaser at
such closing hereunder by wire transfer to the Company, in accordance with the
Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of the duly executed
Prepaid Warrants and Incentive Warrants being purchased by such Purchaser at
such closing hereunder and the Company shall deliver such Prepaid Warrants and
Incentive Warrants against delivery of such aggregate Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the
conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time
of the issuance and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement shall be 12:00
noon, New York City time, on September 29, 1998, or such other time as may be
mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers purchasing Units. The
Closing shall occur at the offices of Klehr, Harrison, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ &
▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
2. PURCHASERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Purchaser severally represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
a. Investment Purpose. Purchaser is purchasing the Units for
Purchaser's own account for investment purposes only and not with a present view
towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales that
are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and/or sales
registered under the Securities Act. Purchaser understands that Purchaser must
bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely, unless the Securities
are registered pursuant to the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities or blue sky laws or an exemption from such registration is available,
and that the Company has no present intention of registering the resale of any
such Securities other than as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(a) to the contrary, by making the
representations herein,
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the Purchaser does not agree to hold the Securities for any minimum or other
specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in
accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. Purchaser is an "Accredited Investor" as
that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.
c. Reliance on Exemptions. Purchaser understands that the Units are
being offered and sold to Purchaser in reliance upon specific exemptions from
the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws
and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Purchaser's
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments
and understandings of Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Purchaser to acquire the
Units.
d. Information. Purchaser and its counsel, if any, have been furnished
all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company
and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been
specifically requested by Purchaser or its counsel (including the SEC Documents
(as defined in Section 3(f) hereof)). Purchaser and its counsel have been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received what
Purchaser believes to be satisfactory answers to any such inquiries. Neither
such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by Purchaser or its counsel
or any of its representatives shall modify, amend or affect Purchaser's right to
rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3
below. Purchaser understands that Purchaser's investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk.
e. Governmental Review. Purchaser understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Resale. Purchaser understands that (i) except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the sale or resale of the
Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act
or any state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless
(a) the resale of the Securities has been registered thereunder; or (b)
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel (which
opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel
in comparable transactions) to the effect that the Securities to be sold or
transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration; or (c) the Securities are sold under Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144"); or (d) the Securities are
sold or transferred to an affiliate of Purchaser who agrees to sell or otherwise
transfer the Securities only in accordance with the provisions of this Section
2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor; and (ii) neither the Company nor any
other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws (other than pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding
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the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities
may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or
other lending arrangement.
g. Legends. Purchaser understands that the Prepaid Warrants and
Incentive Warrants and, until such time as the Warrant Shares have been
registered under the Securities Act (including registration pursuant to Rule 416
thereunder) as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise
may be sold by Purchaser under Rule 144, the certificates for the Warrant Shares
may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any
state of the United States. The securities represented hereby may not be
offered, sold, transferred or assigned in the absence of an effective
registration statement for the securities under applicable securities laws
unless offered, sold, transferred or assigned under an available exemption from
the registration requirements of those laws.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue
a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (a) the sale of
such Security is registered under the Securities Act (including registration
pursuant to Rule 416 thereunder) as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement; (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in
form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may
be made without registration under the Securities Act; or (c) such holder
provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security can be sold
under Rule 144. Purchaser agrees to sell all Securities, including those
represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, pursuant
to an effective registration statement or under an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. In the event the above legend
is removed from any Security and thereafter the effectiveness of a registration
statement covering such Security is suspended or the Company determines that a
supplement or amendment thereto is required by applicable securities laws, then
upon reasonable advance notice to Purchaser the Company may require that the
above legend be placed on any such Security that cannot then be sold pursuant to
an effective registration statement or under Rule 144 and Purchaser shall
cooperate in the replacement of such legend. Such legend shall thereafter be
removed when such Security may again be sold pursuant to an effective
registration statement or under Rule 144.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
on behalf of Purchaser and are valid and binding agreements of Purchaser
enforceable in accordance with their terms.
i. Residency. Purchaser is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth
under such Purchaser's name on the Execution Page hereto executed by such
Purchaser.
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j. Acknowledgments Regarding Placement Agent. Purchaser acknowledges
that The Zanett Securities Corporation is acting as placement agent (the
"Placement Agent") for the Securities being offered hereby and will be
compensated by the Company for acting in such capacity. Purchaser further
acknowledges that the Placement Agent has acted solely as placement agent in
connection with the offering of the Securities by the Company, that the
information and data provided to Purchaser and referred to in subsection (d)
above or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have
not been subjected to independent verification by the Placement Agent, and that
the Placement Agent makes no representation or warranty with respect to the
accuracy or completeness of such information, data or other related disclosure
material. Purchaser further acknowledges that in making its decision to enter
into this Agreement and purchase the Securities it has relied on its own
examination of the Company and the terms of, and consequences of holding, the
Securities. Purchaser further acknowledges that the provisions of this Section
2(j) are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, the Placement Agent.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, and has the requisite
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary and where the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse
Effect. "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on (i) the
Securities, (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder
or under the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants or the Registration Rights
Agreement or (iii) the business, operations, properties, prospects or financial
condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants and the
Registration Rights Agreement, to issue and sell the Units in accordance with
the terms hereof, and to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Prepaid
Warrants and the Incentive Warrants, as applicable, in accordance with the terms
of such Warrants; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants and the Registration
Rights Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of
the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants and the issuance and reservation
for issuance of the Warrant Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company's
Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its
Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors, or the Company's
stockholders is required (under Rules 4310(c)(25)(H) or 4460(i) promulgated by
the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") or otherwise); (iii)
this
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Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company; and (iv) this
Agreement constitutes, and, upon execution and delivery by the Company of the
Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement,
such agreements will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
c. Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date
hereof, including the authorized capital stock, the number of shares issued and
outstanding, the number of shares issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Company's stock option plans, the number of shares issuable and reserved for
issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Prepaid Warrants and the
Incentive Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, any
shares of capital stock and the number of shares to be reserved for issuance
upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants is set forth on
Schedule 3(c). All of such outstanding shares of capital stock have been, or
upon issuance in accordance with the terms of any such warrants, options or
preferred stock, will be, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. None of
the authorized but unissued shares of capital stock of the Company (including
the Warrant Shares) are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights
of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances created by the
Company. Except for the Securities and as set forth on Schedule 3(c), as of the
date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, and (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the
sale of any of its or their securities under the Securities Act (except the
Registration Rights Agreement). Except as set forth on Schedule 3(c), there are
no securities or instruments containing antidilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants or the Incentive Warrants. The Company
has furnished to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof ("Certificate of
Incorporation"), the Company's By-laws as in effect on the date hereof (the
"By-laws"), and all other forms of instruments and agreements governing
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for capital stock of
the Company.
d. Issuance of Warrant Shares. The Warrant Shares are duly authorized
and reserved for issuance, and, upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants and the
Incentive Warrants, as applicable, in accordance with the terms thereof, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens,
claims and encumbrances and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other
similar rights of stockholders of the Company and will not impose personal
liability upon the holder thereof.
e. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including, without limitation, the
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issuance and reservation for issuance of the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result
in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or
both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment (including, without limitation, the triggering of any anti-dilution
provisions), acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations and rules or
regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which either the Company or
its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
bound or affected (except, with respect to clause (ii), for such conflicts,
defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default (and no event has
occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would put the Company or
any of its subsidiaries in default) under, nor has there occurred any event
giving others (with notice or lapse of time or both) any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, except
for actual or possible violations, defaults or rights as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the
Company and its subsidiaries are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted
so long as a Purchaser owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible
violations the sanctions for which either singly or in the aggregate would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is not required to
obtain any consent, approval, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self
regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants
or the Registration Rights Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(e), the Company is not in
violation of the listing requirements of the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("SmallCap")
and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the
SmallCap for the foreseeable future.
f. SEC Documents, Financial Statements. Since December 31, 1994, the
Company has timely filed (within applicable extension periods) all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with
the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (all of the foregoing and all exhibits
included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the
"SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Purchasers true and complete
copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or
the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the
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time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any
such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under
applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in
subsequent filings made prior to the date hereof). As of their respective dates,
the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied
as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable with respect thereto.
Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods
involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements
or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to
the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
immaterial year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof or on Schedule 3(f) hereto, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to the date of such financial statements, (ii) liabilities
not required by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") to be
disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (iii)
obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be
reflected in such financial statements, which liabilities and obligations
referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), individually or in the aggregate,
are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company.
g. Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 1997, there has been
no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business,
properties, operations, prospects, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(g) or in the SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof.
h. Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents
filed prior to the date hereof, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, any of
its subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors or officers in their
capacities as such, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Company's knowledge, there are no facts which, if known
by a potential claimant or governmental authority, could give rise to a claim or
proceeding which, if asserted or conducted with results unfavorable to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
i. Intellectual Property. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries owns
or is licensed to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, trade names, service
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marks, copyrights, copyright applications, licenses, permits, know-how
(including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or
confidential information, systems or procedures) and other similar rights and
proprietary knowledge (collectively, "Intangibles") necessary for the conduct of
its business as now being conducted and as described in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. To the best
knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company
infringes or is in conflict with any right of any other person with respect to
any Intangibles which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of
any pending conflict with or infringement upon such third party Intangibles,
which alleged pending conflict or alleged infringement, if adversely determined,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, the termination of the Company's ownership of, or right to use, any
single Intangible would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any consent
agreement, indemnification agreement, forbearance to ▇▇▇ or settlement agreement
with respect to the validity of the Company's or its subsidiaries' ownership or
right to use its Intangibles and, to the best knowledge of the Company, there is
no reasonable basis for any such claim to be successful. The Intangibles are
valid and enforceable and no registration relating thereto has lapsed, expired
or been abandoned or canceled or is the subject of cancellation or other
adversarial proceedings, and all applications therefor are pending and in good
standing. The Company and its subsidiaries have complied, in all material
respects, with their respective contractual obligations relating to the
protection of the Intangibles used pursuant to licenses. To the best knowledge
of the Company, no person is infringing on or violating the Intangibles owned or
used by the Company or its subsidiaries.
j. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its
subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting
on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary has, in the course of his actions
for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign
or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is
in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977;
or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
k. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company
set forth in this Agreement or provided to the Purchasers pursuant to Section
2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with
respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective businesses,
properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which has not been
publicly disclosed but, under applicable law, rule or regulation, would be
required to be disclosed by the Company in a registration statement filed on the
date hereof by the Company under the Securities Act with respect to the primary
issuance of the Company's securities.
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l. Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers' Purchase of the Units. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that none of the Purchasers or the Placement
Agent is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any
similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, the relationship between the Company and the Purchasers and
the Placement Agent is "arms-length" and any statement made by any Purchaser or
the Placement Agent or any of their respective representatives or agents in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not
advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to such Purchaser's purchase
of Securities or such Placement Agent's role as a placement agent and has not
been relied upon by the Company, its officers or directors in any way. The
Company further acknowledges that the Company's decision to enter into this
Agreement has been based solely on an independent evaluation by the Company and
its representatives. The Company intends that the sale of Units hereunder shall
be short term financing and that it expects to exercise its rights under Section
VIII of the Prepaid Warrants to redeem the Prepaid Warrants when and if the
Company is able to arrange the sale of additional securities or otherwise
consummate long-term financing.
m. Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is currently eligible to register
the resale of its Common Stock on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act. There exist no facts or circumstances that would prohibit or
delay the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with
respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement).
n. No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any distributor
participating on the Company's behalf in the transactions contemplated hereby
(if any) nor any person acting for the Company, or any such distributor, has
conducted any "general solicitation," as such term is defined in Regulation D,
with respect to any of the Securities being offered hereby.
o. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or
indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would cause this offering of
Securities to be integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company
for purposes of the Securities Act (other than the equity financing described in
Exhibit F attached hereto (the "Related Party Offering")) or for purposes of any
applicable stockholder approval provisions, and, notwithstanding any possible
integration of the Related Party Offering with the offering of Securities
described herein for purposes of the Securities Act, neither the Company, nor
any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has
directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any
offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration
of the Securities being offered hereby under the Securities Act.
p. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to
any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finder's fees or similar
payments by any Purchaser relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for dealings with The Zanett Securities Corporation,
whose commissions and fees will be paid by the Company.
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q. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The number of Warrant Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants may increase in certain circumstances,
including the circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock
declines. The Company's executive officers have studied and fully understand the
nature of the Securities being sold hereunder. The Company acknowledges that its
obligation to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants in
accordance with the terms thereof is absolute and unconditional, regardless of
the dilution that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
stockholders. Taking the foregoing into account, the Company's Board of
Directors has determined in its good faith business judgment that the issuance
of the Prepaid Warrants hereunder and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated hereby are in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
r. Title. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(r) or such as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
its subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
s. Tax Status. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(s) and except to the
extent that the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and each of its subsidiaries has made or filed all foreign, federal,
state and local income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations
required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the
extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books
provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported
taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges
that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns,
reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set
aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes
for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(s), there are no unpaid
taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any
jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such
claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to any statute of
limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any federal, state or
local tax. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(s), none of the Company's tax
returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts timely to
satisfy each of the conditions described in Section 6 and Section 7 of this
Agreement.
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b. Form D: Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with
respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy
thereof to each Purchaser promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or
before the date of the Closing, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Purchasers
pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the
states of the United States or obtain exemption therefrom, and shall provide
evidence of any such action so taken to the Purchasers on or prior to the date
of the Closing.
c. Reporting Status. So long as any Purchaser beneficially owns any of
the Securities, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed
with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate
its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if
the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such
termination. In addition, the Company shall take all actions necessary to
continue to be eligible to register the resale of its Common Stock on a
registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
d. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of
the Securities as set forth in Schedule 4(d). The Company believes in good faith
that the transactions contemplated by this Preliminary Closing (as defined in
the certain Asset Acquisition Agreement dated as of August 31, 1998 by and among
Applied Intelligence Group, Inc. and the Company, as amended as of September 9,
1998 (the "Asset Agreement")) shall be consummated not later than two business
days after the date the Company receives the Purchase Price and that the
transactions contemplated by the Closing (as defined in the Asset Agreement)
shall occur not later than October 12, 1998. The Company shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Preliminary Closing and the
Closing on or prior to such dates. The Company shall provide Purchasers with
reasonable evidence that such events have occurred promptly after the occurrence
thereof.
e. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein and in Section 5 of
the Registration Rights Agreement, each party hereto shall be responsible for
its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements
to be executed in connection herewith.
f. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following
reports to each Purchaser until such Purchaser transfers, assigns or sells all
of its Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a
copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB,
its proxy statements and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; and (ii) within one
(1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any
of its subsidiaries.
g. Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times have
authorized and reserved for the purpose of issuance the number of shares of
Common Stock set forth in Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants to provide
for the full exercise of the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants and the
issuance of the Warrant Shares in connection therewith, subject to and as
otherwise required by the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants.
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h. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the
Warrant Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation
system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to
official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any Purchaser (or
any of their affiliates) own any Securities, such listing of all Warrant Shares
from time to time issuable upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants and the
Incentive Warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to continue the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market ("NNM"),
the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") or
the SmallCap and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting,
filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the NASD and such
exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to each holder of
Prepaid Warrants and/or Incentive Warrants copies of any notices it receives
regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for trading on the
SmallCap or, if applicable, any securities exchange or automated quotation
system on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are
then listed or quoted, if any.
i. Corporate Existence. So long as a Purchaser beneficially owns any
Securities, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence, and in the event
of a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets, the Company shall ensure that the surviving or successor entity in such
transaction (i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the
Prepaid Warrants and Incentive Warrants and the agreements and instruments
entered into in connection herewith regardless of whether or not the Company
would have had a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and
available for issuance in order to effect the exercise in full of all Prepaid
Warrants and all Incentive Warrants outstanding as of the date of such
transaction and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is
listed for trading on the NNM, SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
j. No Integrated Offerings. The Company shall not make any offers or
sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would
require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the
Securities Act or cause this offering of Securities to be integrated with any
other offering of securities by the Company for purposes of any stockholder
approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
k. Legal Compliance. The Company shall conduct its business and the
business of its subsidiaries in compliance with all laws, ordinances or
regulations of governmental entities applicable to such businesses, except where
the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
l. Stockholder Approval. The Company shall hold an annual or special
meeting of its stockholders no later than June 15, 1999 and use its best efforts
to obtain at such meeting such approvals of the Company's stockholders as may be
required to issue all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of,
or otherwise with respect to, the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive Warrants and
any warrants issuable to the Placement Agent in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement without violating NASD Rules 4310(c)(25)(H) or
4460(i) (or any
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successor rules thereto which may then be in effect) (the "Stockholder
Approval"), provided there are Prepaid Warrants outstanding at such time. The
Company shall comply with the filing and disclosure requirements of Section 14
promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation,
acquisition and disclosure of such Stockholder Approvals. The Company represents
and warrants that its Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that the
Company's stockholders approve the proposals contemplated by this Section 4(l)
and shall so indicate such recommendation in the proxy statement used to solicit
such Stockholder Approvals.
m. No Manipulation. So long as a Purchaser (or any affiliate of such
Purchaser) beneficially owns any Prepaid Warrants, neither the Purchaser nor any
person acting on behalf of such Purchaser shall take any action intended, or
which can be assumed, to decrease the trading price of the Company's Common
Stock during any period in which the Exercise Price (as defined in the Prepaid
Warrants) is being computed for purposes of any exercise of Prepaid Warrants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4(m) shall not
prohibit a sale by a Purchaser of shares of Common Stock effected on the date on
which a notice of exercise of Prepaid Warrants is delivered to the Company
entitling such Purchaser to receive a number of shares of Common Stock at least
equal to the number of shares so sold.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
a. The Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue certificates,
registered in the name of each Purchaser or its nominee, for the Warrant Shares
in such amounts as specified from time to time by such Purchaser to the Company
upon exercise of the Prepaid Warrants and the Incentive Warrants, as applicable.
To the extent and during the periods provided in Section 2(f) and 2(g) of this
Agreement, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in
Section 2(g) of this Agreement.
b. The Company warrants that no instruction other than such
instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to
give effect to Section 2(f) hereof in the case of the transfer of the Warrant
Shares prior to registration of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act or
without an exemption therefrom, will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the
books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in
any way each Purchaser's obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g)
hereof to resell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
or under an exemption from the registration requirements of applicable
securities law.
c. If a Purchaser provides the Company and the transfer agent with an
opinion of counsel, which opinion of counsel shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the
effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from registration, or a Purchaser provides the Company
with reasonable assurances that such Securities may be sold under Rule 144, the
Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Warrant Shares,
promptly instruct its transfer agent to
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issue one or more certificates in such name and in such denominations as
specified by such Purchaser.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Units to
a Purchaser at the Closing hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing, of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that
these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion. The obligation of the Company to
issue and sell the Units to any Purchaser hereunder is distinct and separate
from its obligation to issue and sell Units to any other Purchaser hereunder and
any failure by one or more Purchasers to fulfill the conditions set forth herein
or to consummate the purchase of Units hereunder will not relieve the Company of
its obligations with respect to any other Purchaser.
a. The applicable Purchaser shall have executed the signature page to
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to
the Company.
b. The applicable Purchaser shall have delivered the Purchase Price
for the Units purchased at the Closing in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the applicable Purchaser
shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the date and time
of the Closing as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date, which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of such date), and the applicable
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the applicable Purchaser at or prior to
the date of the Closing.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed
by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
7 CONDITIONS TO EACH PURCHASER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of each Purchaser hereunder to purchase the Units to be
purchased by it at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for such Purchaser's sole benefit and may be waived by such
Purchaser at any time in the Purchaser's sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to such Purchaser.
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b. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser the duly executed
Prepaid Warrants and Incentive Warrants (each in such denominations as such
Purchaser shall request) being so purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing in
accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation and listed on the
SmallCap and trading in the Common Stock (or the SmallCap generally) shall not
have been suspended by the SEC or the SmallCap.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and
correct as of the date when made and as of the date of the Closing as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as
of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to the date of the Closing. Such Purchaser shall have received a
certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of
the date of the Closing to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as
may be reasonably requested by such Purchaser.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
ruling, injunction, action or proceeding shall have been enacted, entered,
promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the
matters contemplated hereby which questions the validity of, or challenges or
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
f. Such Purchaser shall have received an opinion of the Company's
counsel, dated as of the date of the Closing, in form, scope and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and in substantially the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto.
g. The Company shall have delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to
the Purchasers that the Company's transfer agent has agreed to act in accordance
with irrevocable instructions in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
h. There shall have been no material adverse changes and no material
adverse developments in the business, properties, operations, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since the date hereof, and no information, of
which the Purchasers are not currently aware, shall come to the attention of the
Purchasers that is materially adverse to the Company.
i. The aggregate number of Units being purchased hereunder by all
Purchasers at the Closing hereunder shall be 1,700.
j. The Company shall have received written confirmation from The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. that the Related Party Offering described in Exhibit F
attached hereto will not be
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integrated with the offering of Securities described herein for purposes of NASD
Rules 4310(c)(25)(H) or 4460(i) (or any successor rules thereto).
8. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York. The Company
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the United States federal courts and
the state courts located in the City of New York in the State of New York in any
suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement and irrevocably
agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined
in such courts. The Company irrevocably waives the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such suit or proceeding. The Company further agrees
that service of process mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every
respect effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing
herein shall affect the right of any Purchaser to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law. The Company agrees that a final non-appealable judgment
in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
b. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be
delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of
this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
In the event any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party
using such means of delivery shall cause the manually executed Execution Page(s)
to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the
execution hereof.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
d. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein. No provision of this Agreement may be
waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged
with enforcement and no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by
an instrument in writing signed by the Company and each Purchaser.
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f. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed
telecopy, and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if
mailed, or upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by
courier or confirmed telecopy, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses
for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
The Netplex Group, Inc.
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Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, President and CEO
with a copy simultaneously transmitted by like means to:
Vedder, Price, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Kammholz
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Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
If to any Purchaser, to such address set forth under such Purchaser's
name on the Execution Page hereto executed by such Purchaser.
Each party shall provide notice to the other parties of any change in
address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Except as
provided herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall assign
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants or the
Incentive Warrants or any rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder to
any of its "affiliates" (as that term is defined under the Exchange Act) who are
Accredited Investors without the consent of the Company (provided such assignees
agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof), or to any other
person or entity with the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This provision shall not limit a Purchaser's right to
transfer the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Prepaid Warrants, the
Incentive Warrants and this Agreement or to assign such Purchaser's rights
hereunder and/or thereunder to any such transferee.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may
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any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person, except for the provisions
of Section 2(j) and Section 3(l) which are for the benefit of, and may be
enforced by, the Placement Agent.
i. Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
of the Company set forth in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 hereof shall survive the
closings hereunder notwithstanding any investigation conducted by or on behalf
of any Purchasers and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
of the Purchasers set forth in Section 2 hereof shall survive the closings
hereunder notwithstanding any investigation conducted by or on behalf of the
Company. Moreover, none of the representations and warranties made by the
Company herein shall act as a waiver of any rights or remedies a Purchaser may
have under applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and each of such Purchaser's
officers, directors, employees, partners, members, agents and affiliates for
loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach
by the Company of any of its representations or covenants set forth herein,
including advancement of reasonable expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and each Purchaser shall have the right to
review before issuance any press releases, SEC or NASD filings, or any other
public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior review
of the Purchasers, to make any press release or SEC or NASD filings with respect
to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although
the Purchasers shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such
press release and filing prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy
thereof) and such press release shall not name the Purchasers.
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be
done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
l. Termination. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred
on or before September 30, 1998, unless the parties agree otherwise, this
Agreement shall terminate at the close of business on such date. Notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, any party not in breach of this Agreement
shall preserve all rights and remedies it may have against another party hereto
for a breach of this Agreement prior to or relating to the termination hereof.
m. Joint Participation. Each party to this Agreement has participated
in the negotiation of this Agreement, the Prepaid Warrants, the Incentive
Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement. As such, the language used
herein and therein shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties
hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will
be applied against any party to this Agreement.
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n. Equitable Relief. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of
its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Purchaser by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its
obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, its obligations pursuant
to Section 5 hereof) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or
threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement (including,
but not limited to, its obligations pursuant to Section 5 hereof), that a
Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an
injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer
of the Securities, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Purchaser and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
THE NETPLEX GROUP, INC.
By: _______________________
Name:______________________
Title:_____________________
PURCHASER:
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By: Commodities Corporation LLC, its general partner
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
RESIDENCE: Delaware
ADDRESS: c/o Commodities Corporation LLC
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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT
Number of Units: 938.4
Purchase Price ($1,000 per Unit): $938,400
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Purchaser and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
THE NETPLEX GROUP, INC.
By: _______________________
Name:______________________
Title:_____________________
PURCHASER:
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By: Commodities Corporation LLC, its general partner
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
RESIDENCE: Cayman Islands
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 309
South Church Street
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Cayman Islands
with copies of all notices to:
c/o Commodities Corporation LLC
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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT
Number of Units: 761.6
Purchase Price ($1,000 per Unit): $761,600