Underwriting Agreement 3,600,000 Shares of Common Stock UQM Technologies, Inc. November 1, 2004
3,600,000 Shares of Common Stock
UQM Technologies, Inc.
November 1, 2004
IBS Holding Corporation
d/b/a I-Bankers Securities
Newbridge Securities Corporation
Neidiger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
as Representatives for the several
Underwriters named on Schedule I
c/o I-Bankers Securities
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Dear Sir/Madam:
The undersigned UQM Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions in this Underwriting Agreement (the "Agreement"), that the Company issue and sell to the underwriters named in Schedule I (the "Underwriters"), acting severally and not jointly, an aggregate of 3,600,000 shares (the "Firm Shares") of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 540,000 shares (the "Option Shares"). The Firm Shares and Option Shares are more fully described in the Registration Statement referred to below and are collectively referred to as the "Shares," and together with the Underwriters Warrants (as defined below), the "Securities."
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters that:
(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-2 and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement and amendments thereto on Form S-2 (Registration No. 333-118528) and related preliminary prospectuses, as supplemented, for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of up to an aggregate of 4,140,000 Shares, which registration statement, as so amended, has been declared effective by the Commission and copies of which have been delivered to the Underwriters. The registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the exhibits and information (if any) deemed to be a part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A or Rule 434 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the "Securities Act Regulations"), and any post-effective amendments thereto under Rule 462(d) through the Closing Date (as defined below) is referred to as the "Registration Statement." If the Company has filed or is required pursuant to the terms hereof to file a registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act Regulations registering additional Securities (a "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), then, and unless otherwise specified, any reference to the term "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Other than a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, which became effective upon filing, no other document with respect to the Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission (other than prospectuses filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, each in the form as delivered to the Underwriters). No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement) has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The prospectus relating to the Shares, in the form in which it is to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, is referred to as the "Prospectus," except that, subject to Sections 4(a) and 4(b) below, if any revised prospectus or prospectus supplement shall be provided to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the Offering which differs from the Prospectus (whether or not such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement is required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations), the term "Prospectus" shall refer to such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, as the case may be, from and after the time it is first provided to the Underwriters for such use. Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus subject to completion included in the Registration Statement or filed with the Commission as described in Rule 430A or Rule 424 of the Securities Act is referred to as a "Preliminary Prospectus." All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, a Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("▇▇▇▇▇").
(b) (i) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, at the time the Registration Statement became effective, at the time any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is filed with the Commission, at the time the Prospectus is first filed with the Commission, at the time any supplement or amendment to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission and as of the Closing Date, and Additional Closing Date, if any (as respectively defined below), and the Preliminary Prospectus, and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, as of the date thereof, complied and comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and did not and as of the Closing Date, and Additional Closing Date, if any, 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 not misleading. The Prospectus, as of the date hereof (unless the term "Prospectus" refers to a prospectus which has been provided to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the Offering which differs from the Prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, in which case at the time it is first provided to the Underwriters for such use) and on the Closing Date, and Additional Closing Date, if any, does not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this Section (1)(b) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Underwriters furnished to the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. Each Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement, as part of any amendment thereto or pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act Regulations, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to Regulation S-T under the Securities Act, was identical to the copy thereof delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offer and sales of the Shares (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act). There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act that have not been described or filed therein as required, and there are no business relationships or related-party transactions directly or indirectly involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Prospectus that have not been described therein as required.
(ii) The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, when they become effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will 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 the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. (A) There are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus that are not so described and (B) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not so filed or described.
(c) KPMG LLP and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Company (Taiwan), who have each certified certain financial statements of the Company and have delivered their reports with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus, each are independent registered public accounting firms as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations.
(d) Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i) there has been no material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in the business, prospects, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) affairs or management of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, and since the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has not incurred or undertaken any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, which are material to the Company, except for liabilities or obligations which are reflected in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; (ii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or material change in the long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or that is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(e) The Company (i) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado, (ii) has all requisite corporate power and authority, and all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses and permits of and from all public, regulatory or governmental agencies and bodies, to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to own, lease and operate its properties, (iii) has no subsidiaries other than as described in the Registration Statement (the "Subsidiaries"), and (iv) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification except, with respect to clauses (i) (as it relates to good standing) and (iv), where the failure to be in good standing or so qualified does not and could not reasonably be expected to (x) individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), affairs or management of the Company, (y) interfere with or adversely affect the marketability of the Shares pursuant hereto or (z) in any manner draw into question the validity of this Agreement (any of the events set forth in clauses (x), (y) or (z), being referred to as a "Material Adverse Effect").
(f) Each of the Subsidiaries (i) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority, and all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses and permits of and from all public, regulatory or governmental agencies and bodies, to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to own, lease and operate its properties, (iii) has no subsidiaries and (iv) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification except, with respect to clauses (i) (as it relates to good standing) and (iv), where the failure to be in good standing or so qualified does not and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the Company. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and is the legal, valid, binding agreement of the Company. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Offering and sale of the Shares, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in the Prospectus do not and will not violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) or require consent under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company, or result in an acceleration of any indebtedness of the Company pursuant to (i) the charter or governing documents of the Company, (ii) any bond, debenture, note, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets are or may be bound, (iii) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing, qualification, license or permit of or with (x) any court or any governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (y) any other person is required for (A) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, (B) the sale and delivery of the Securities to be sold and delivered by the Company hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have been obtained under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of, and listing agreements with, the American Stock Exchange, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, filings, qualifications, licenses and permits as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters.
(i) All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued and are not now in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights. The capital stock of the Company conforms to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus, or if the Prospectus is not in existence, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus.
(j) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are not currently, and will not be as a result of the Offering, any outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants, calls, commitments of sale or options to acquire or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than options issued pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans).
(k) Except as described in the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, arbitrator or governmental agency, body or official, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to which the business or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. Except as described in the Prospectus, there is (i) no statute, rule, regulation or order that has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or that has been proposed by any governmental body and (ii) no injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a federal or state court or foreign court of competent jurisdiction to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject or to which the business, assets, or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are or may be subject, that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and which could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.
(l) The Company has not directly or indirectly (i) taken (other than through the actions, if any, of the Underwriters) any action designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in or which constitutes or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or (ii) since the filing of the Preliminary Prospectus (A) sold, bid for, purchased or paid any person any compensation for soliciting purchases of, shares of Common Stock or (B) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(m) The financial statements, together with the related notes, included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto) present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company or its predecessors, as applicable, as of and at the dates indicated and for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, and comply with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act Regulations.
(n) There are no holders of securities of the Company who, by reason of the execution by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, have the right to request or demand that the Company register under the Securities Act or analogous foreign laws and regulations securities held by them, other than such that have been duly exercised or waived.
(o) The Company is not, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, (i) an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), or be subject to registration under the Investment Company Act, or (ii) a "holding company" or a "subsidiary company" or an "affiliate" of a holding company within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
(p) The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and is listed for quotation on the American Stock Exchange, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from the American Stock Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the American Stock Exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.
(q) The Company is not (i) in violation of its charter or governing documents, (ii) in breach or default in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties is subject, or (iii) in violation, in any material respect, of any local, state or federal law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, requirement, judgment or court decree applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties (whether owned or leased).
(r) No action has been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency that prevents the sale of the Securities or prevents or suspends the use of the Prospectus; no injunction, restraining order or order by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction has been issued that prevents or suspends the sale of the Securities in any jurisdiction or that could adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Prospectus; and every request of any securities authority or agency of any jurisdiction for additional information has been complied with in all material respects.
(s) All material tax returns required to be filed by the Company in all jurisdictions have been so filed. All taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges due or claimed to be due from such entities or that are due and payable have been paid, other than those being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and for which adequate reserves have been provided or those currently payable without penalty or interest. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no material proposed additional tax assessments against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the assets or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company has made adequate (in the opinion of the Company) charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements included in the Prospectus in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods presented therein as to which the tax liability of the Company has not been finally determined.
(t) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets, (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 thereto.
(u) The statements (including the assumptions described therein) included in the Prospectus (i) are within the coverage of Rule 175(b) under the Securities Act to the extent such data constitute forward looking statements as defined in Rule 175(c) and (ii) were made by the Company with a reasonable basis and reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of the matters described therein.
(v) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects except for those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) that are described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(w) (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess those rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service ▇▇▇▇ registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses; and, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of their respective businesses will not conflict in any respect with any such rights of others, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of infringement or conflict with any such rights of others.
(x) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described.
(y) No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(z) Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and industry-related data included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(aa) The Securities have been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange.
(bb) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), which (i) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms; (ii) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; (iii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recent quarterly report filed with the Commission; and (iv) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established. Based on the most recent evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Company is not aware of (x) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information or (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management of the Company or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company is not aware of any change in its internal controls over financial reporting that has occurred during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(cc) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed any extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan, to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company and/or such Subsidiary except for such extensions of credit as are (i) expressly permitted by Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act or (ii) fully repaid, discharged, forgiven or otherwise no longer outstanding or owing in any way on the date of this Agreement.
(dd) Since July 30, 2002, the Company has not directly or indirectly, including through any subsidiary, extended credit, arranged for the extension of credit, renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company or made any material modification to any term of any such extension of credit or any renewal of any such extension of credit.
2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Shares.
(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters and the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price per Share of $2.15 (the "Purchase Price"), the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the respective names of the Underwriters in Schedule I.
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Shares at the Purchase Price.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase the Option Shares at any time on or before the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two Business Days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
(b) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Shares shall be made at the offices of I-Bankers Securities, at the address listed above, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company, at 8:00 A.M. on the third or fourth Business Day (as permitted under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act) after the determination of the initial public offering price of the Shares), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being called the "Closing Date"), or in the case of the Option Shares, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Option Shares (the "Additional Closing Date"). Payment for the Shares shall be made to the Company by wire transfer in same day funds, against delivery to you at the offices of I-Bankers Securities or such other location as may be mutually acceptable, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of certificates for the Shares to be purchased by them. Certificates for the Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as you may request in writing at least two business days prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be. The Company will permit you to examine and package such certificates for delivery at least one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(c) The Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each of I-Bankers Securities and Newbridge Securities Corporation (and/or their designees) on the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, warrants ("Underwriters Warrants") for the purchase of an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock equal to 10% of the Firm Shares and Option Shares, as the case may be. The Underwriters Warrants shall have an exercise price of $2.58 (one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the offering price of the Shares). The Underwriters Warrants shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, one year from the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and expiring on the five-year anniversary of such date. The Underwriters Warrants shall not be entitled to cashless exercise and shall be accompanied by customary "piggyback" registration rights with respect to the Shares obtained upon exercise of the Underwriters Warrants, all as may be agreed to in more detail by the parties. Each of I-Bankers Securities and Newbridge Securities Corporation understand and agree that there are significant restrictions against transferring the Underwriters Warrants during the first year after the Closing Date and Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, as set forth in the form of Underwriters Warrant.
Payment of the purchase price of, and delivery of the certificates for, the Underwriters Warrants shall be made on the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be. The Company shall deliver to I-Bankers Securities and Newbridge Securities Corporation certificates for the Underwriters Warrants in the name or names and in such authorized denominations as I-Bankers Securities and Newbridge Securities Corporation may request.
3. Offering. Upon your delivery of the Shares, the Underwriters propose to offer the Shares for sale to the public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that:
(a) (i) If the Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective on the date of this Agreement, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto to become effective as promptly as possible, and if Rule 430A is used or the filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b) or Rule 434, the Company will file the Prospectus (properly completed if Rule 430A has been used) pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 434 within the prescribed time period and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Underwriters of such timely filing. If the Company elects to rely on Rule 434, the Company will prepare and file a term sheet that complies with the requirements of Rule 434.
(ii) The Company will notify the Underwriters immediately (A) when the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (C) of the mailing or the delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (D) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceedings therefor, (E) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission and (F) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose. If the Commission shall propose or enter a stop order at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain the lifting of such order as soon as possible. The Company will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus (including the prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)or Rule 434) that differs from the prospectus on file at the time of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement to which the Underwriters shall reasonably object in writing after being timely furnished in advance a copy thereof.
(b) If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, include an 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Prospectus or Registration Statement to comply with the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Company will notify the Underwriters, promptly and prepare and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement (in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Underwriters) which will correct such statement or omission and use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as possible.
(c) The Company will promptly deliver to the Underwriters two signed copies of the Registration Statement, including exhibits and all amendments thereto, and such number of copies of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, and all amendments of and supplements to such documents, if any, as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(d) The Company will endeavor in good faith, in cooperation with the Underwriters, at or prior to the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, to qualify, if necessary, the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws relating to the offering or sale of the Shares of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and to maintain such qualification in effect for so long as required for the distribution thereof; except that in no event shall the Company be obligated in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process.
(e) The Company will make generally available (within the meaning of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) to its security holders and to the Underwriters as soon as practicable, but not later than 45 days after the end of its fiscal quarter in which the first anniversary date of the effective date of the Registration Statement occurs, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 of the Securities Act Regulations) covering a period of at least twelve consecutive months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement.
(f) During a period of three years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company will furnish to the Underwriters copies of all reports to its stockholders and all reports, financial statements and proxy or information statements filed by the Company with the Commission or any national securities exchange.
(g) The Company will apply the net proceeds of the sale of the Shares in accordance with its statements under the caption "Use of Proceeds" in the Prospectus.
(h) The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain for a period of three years after the date of this Agreement the listing of the Shares on the American Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange and will comply with all listing standards, listing agreements and rules and regulations of, including the filing of all documents and notices required by the American Stock Exchange or such other national securities exchange.
(i) The Company will refrain, during a period of 180 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, from (i) offering, pledging, selling, contracting to sell, selling any option or contract to purchase, purchasing any option or contract to sell, granting any option for the sale of, or otherwise disposing of or transferring, directly or indirectly, any share of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or filing any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing, or (ii) entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock or other securities (regardless of whether any of the transactions described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by the delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (B) options granted under stock option plans approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (C) securities of the Company sold in a subsequent transaction in which I-Bankers Securities participates in the placement of such securities, or (D) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of an option or other convertible security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Prospectus.
(j) The Company will not itself and to use its best efforts to cause its officers, directors and affiliates not to, (i) take, directly or indirectly prior to termination of the underwriting syndicate contemplated by this Agreement, any action designed to stabilize or manipulate the price of any security of the Company, or which may cause or result in, or which might in the future reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company, to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sell, bid for, purchase or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Shares or (iii) pay or agree to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting any order to purchase any other securities of the Company.
5. Payment of Expenses. Whether or not the Offering is consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this letter, including those in connection with (i) preparing, printing, duplicating, filing and distributing the Registration Statement, as originally filed and all related amendments (including exhibits), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any related amendments or supplements (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and counsel), the underwriting documents and all other documents related to the public offering of the Shares (including those supplied to Underwriters in quantities deemed appropriate by Underwriters), (ii) the issuance and delivery of the Shares in the Offering, (iii) the qualification of the Shares under agreed-upon state or foreign securities or blue sky laws, including the costs of printing and mailing a preliminary and final "Blue Sky Survey" and the fees of counsel for the Underwriters and such counsel’s disbursements in relation thereto, (iv) filing fees of the Commission and the NASD, (v) the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar for the common stock of the Company, and (vi) the direct expenses incurred by Underwriters in connection with the Offering. For purposes hereof, "direct expenses" means printing and copying charges, postage, long-distance telephone and facsimile charges, legal fees and expenses (up to an aggregate of $50,000), overnight courier costs and travel and transportation expenses incurred by Underwriters on behalf of the Company in connection with the Offering; provided, however, that the Underwriters shall obtain the Company’s advance consent prior to incurring any expense in excess of $3,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Offering is terminated, the Underwriters will be reimbursed only for their actual accountable out-of-pocket expenses.
6. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Shares under this Agreement shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company, as of the date hereof and as of each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any; to the absence from any certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to the Underwriters or to Jenkens & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a Professional Corporation ("Underwriters’ Counsel"), pursuant to this Section of any misstatement or omission; to the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement; and to the following conditions:
(a) The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective on the date of this Agreement, and, at each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or contemplated by the commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters.
(b) By the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received clearance from the NASD as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriters as described in the Registration Statement.
(c) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Holme, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Representatives and in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
(d) At the time this Agreement is executed, and at each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, you shall have received a letter, addressed to the Representatives and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Representatives from KPMG LLP dated, respectively, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus.
(e) At each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, respectively, to the effect that (i) the Company has performed all covenants and agreements and complied with all conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to and as of the Closing Date, or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; (ii) as of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the obligations of the Company to be performed on or prior to such Closing Date have been duly performed; (iii) as of Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 1 hereof are true and correct; (iv) they have carefully examined the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, in their opinion (A) when the Registration Statement was declared effective, and at all times subsequent thereto and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Registration Statement and Prospectus did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not 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, and (B) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or otherwise required an amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; (v) subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change, or any development involving a material adverse change, in the business, prospects, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), affairs or management of the Company, except in each case as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus; and (vi) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and, to their knowledge, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending under the Securities Act. In addition, the Representatives will have received such other and further certificates of officers of the Company as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(f) At each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, respectively, certifying (i) that the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation of the Company are true and complete, have not been modified and are in full force and effect, (ii) that the resolutions relating to the public offering contemplated by this Agreement are in full force and effect and have not been modified, (iii) all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission, and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.
(g) Prior to and on each of the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, (i) there shall have been no material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (ii) no action suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) All proceedings taken in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives. On or prior to the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished such documents, certificates and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to review or pass upon the matters referred to in this Section, or in order to evidence the accuracy, completeness or satisfaction of any of the representations, warranties or conditions herein contained.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or if any of the certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to this Section shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters, all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled by the Underwriters at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing, or by telephone, telex or telegraph, confirmed in writing.
7. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), to which it may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or any related Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon 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 and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are incurred in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent but only to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters through the Underwriters expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters to the Company consists of the information described in subsection (b) below.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the directors of the Company, each of the officers of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), jointly or severally, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or any related Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon 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, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for use therein; provided, however, that in no case shall the Underwriters be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the commission applicable to the Shares sold by the Underwriters under this Agreement. The Company acknowledge that the identifying statements set forth under the caption "Plan of Distribution" in the Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement relating to the Shares, as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, any related Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, as the case may be.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is to be sought in writing of the commencement thereof (but the failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section, except to the extent such failure prejudiced the indemnifying party). In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of the indemnifying parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in which case the indemnifying parties shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the indemnifying parties. Anything in this subsection to the contrary notwithstanding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any claim or action effected without its written consent; provided, however, that such consent was not unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
8. Contribution. In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in Section 7 is for any reason held to be unavailable from any indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold harmless a party indemnified thereunder, then upon the occurrence of such circumstance, the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnification provision (including any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted, but after deducting in the case of losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses suffered by the Company any contribution received by the Company from persons, other than the Underwriters, who may also be liable for contribution, including persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and directors of the Company) as incurred to which the Company and the Underwriters may be subject, in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Underwriters from the Offering or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (x) the total proceeds from the Offering (net of commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and (y) the commissions received by the Underwriters, respectively. The relative fault of the Company and of the Underwriters shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, (i) in no case shall the Underwriters be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the commissions applicable to the Shares sold by the Underwriters hereunder, and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section and the preceding sentence, the Underwriters shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that the Underwriters has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Underwriters, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties, notify each party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may have under this Section or otherwise, except to the extent such failure prejudiced such party. No party shall be liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its consent; provided, however, that such consent was not unreasonably withheld.
9. Default by an Underwriter.
(a) If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligation to purchase Shares hereunder, and if the Shares with respect to which such default relates do not (after giving effect to arrangements, if any, made by you pursuant to subsection (b) below) exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Shares, as the case may be, the Shares to which the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to the respective proportions which the numbers of Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bear to the aggregate number of Shares set forth opposite the names of the non-defaulting Underwriters.
(b) In the event that such default relates to more than 10% of the total number of Shares, the Company may arrange for the Company or for another party or parties (including any non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters who so agree) to purchase such Shares to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. In the event that within five calendar days after such a default you do not arrange for the purchase of the Shares to which such default relates as provided in this Section, this Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of the Company (except in each case as provided in Section 5, 7(a) and 8) or the Underwriters, but nothing in this Agreement shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters of its or their liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and the Company for damages occasioned by its or their default hereunder.
(c) In the event that the Shares to which such default relates are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period not exceeding five business days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, in the opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel, may thereby be made necessary or advisable. The term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Shares.
10. Survival of Representations and Agreements. All representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Underwriters and the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or any controlling person thereof or by or on behalf of the Company, any of its officers and directors or any controlling person thereof, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Shares to and by the Underwriters. The representations contained in Section 1 and the agreements contained in Sections 4, 5, 7, 8 and 13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
11. Effective Date of Agreement; Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective, upon the later of when (i) the parties have received notification of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) the execution of this Agreement. To the extent that any Securities remain unsold hereunder at the expiration of the offering period, this Agreement shall thereupon terminate without liability to the Company or the Underwriters except as herein expressly provided. Until this Agreement becomes effective it may be terminated by the Company by notifying the Representatives or by the Representatives by notifying the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Sections 1, 5 and 7 through 16 shall at all times be in full force and effect.
(b) The Representatives shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date if (A) any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in the Underwriters’ opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, the market for the Company’s securities or securities in general; or (B) if trading on the New York or American Stock Exchanges shall have been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required, on the New York or American Stock Exchanges by the New York or American Stock Exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction; or (C) there shall have occurred any event of the type described in Section 1(d); or (D) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a state or federal authority or if any new restriction materially adversely affecting the distribution of the Shares shall have become effective; or (E) if the United States becomes engaged in hostilities or there is an escalation of national or international hostilities involving the United States or there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (ii) if there shall have been such change in United States or international political, financial or economic conditions if the effect of any such event in (i) or (ii) as in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Shares on the terms contemplated by the Prospectus.
(c) Any notice of termination pursuant to this Section shall be by telephone, telex, or telegraph, confirmed in writing by letter.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder, except as may be otherwise specified, shall be in writing and, if sent to the Underwriters, shall be mailed, delivered, or telexed or telegraphed and confirmed in writing, IBS Holding Corporation (d/b/a I-Bankers Securities), as Representative, ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, with a copy to: Jenkens & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a Professional Corporation, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.; if sent to the Company, shall be mailed, delivered, or telegraphed and confirmed in writing to UQM Technologies, Inc., ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. French, Treasurer, with a copy to Holme ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
13. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities; Appointment of Underwriters for Service. The Company: (i) irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any Texas state or federal court sitting in the State of Texas, Dallas County and any appellate court from any thereof in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith and irrevocably waives any immunity from such action or proceeding it may otherwise enjoy in the aforementioned courts; (ii) irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Texas court or in such federal court; and (iii) irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties waive all rights to trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding brought to resolve any dispute whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, between the parties arising out of, connected with, related to, or incidental to the relationship established between them in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein. Any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served on a party in any action, suit or proceeding brought against it, with respect to such party’s obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith may be served on such party by certified mail or physical delivery to such party at the address for such party specified in Section 12.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any person to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of any person to bring any action or proceeding against the Company or its properties in the courts of other jurisdictions.
(c) The provisions of this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
14. Parties. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the Underwriters and the Company, and the controlling persons, directors, officers and others referred to in Sections 7 and 8, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. The term "successors and assigns" shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of Shares from the Underwriters.
15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York for contracts made and to be fully performed in such state without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and the Underwriters, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among us.
Very truly yours,
The Company:
UQM Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and CEO
Accepted as of the date first above written:
The Underwriters:
| As Representative: IBS Holding Corporation (d/b/a I-Bankers Securities)
By: /s/ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Title: CFO |
As Representative: Newbridge Securities Corporation
By: /s/ Name: ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Title: President |
SCHEDULE I
Name of Underwriter Shares to be Purchased*
| IBS Holding Corporation d/b/a I-Bankers Securities |
1,150,000 |
| Newbridge Securities Corporation | 1,150,000 |
| Neidiger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc. | 350,000 |
| Maxim Group, LLC | 200,000 |
| ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇ & Company | 200,000 |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Financial, Inc. | 100,000 |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC | 100,000 |
| Noble International Investments, Inc. | 100,000 |
| Pali Capital, Inc. | 100,000 |
| vFinance Investments, Inc. | 100,000 |
| Bathgate Capital Partners, LLC | 50,000 |
| Total | 3,600,000 |
* Results in issuance of Underwriters Warrants sufficient to purchase 360,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company.