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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this Agreement) is dated as of November 14, 2006 by and between Regi U.S., Inc., an Oregon corporation (the Company) and Dresden Investments Ltd. (the Purchaser). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Article 1.
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall have the right to issue and sell to Purchaser from time to time as provided herein, and Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase from the Company up to $10,000,000 worth of shares of Common Stock on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Security Act of 1933; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser shall be entitled to resell shares of Common Stock acquired hereunder pursuant to a resale registration statement established by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser which shall be declared effective by the Commission prior to the delivery of the first Draw Down Notice.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and the promises and covenants herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
Action shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j) .
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to the Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as the Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Purchaser.
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Closing Price means on any particular date (a) the last reported closing bid price per share of Common Stock on such date on the Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (b) if there is no such price on such date, then the closing bid price on the Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such
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date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the pink sheets published by Pink Sheets LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the shares of Common Stock are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser of a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Commencement Date shall mean the Trading Day immediately following the date on which the applicable Draw Down Notice is delivered to the Purchaser.
Commitment Amount shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
Commitment Period shall mean the period of 36 consecutive months commencing immediately after the Effective Date but in no event later than the four year anniversary of the date hereof.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Company Counsel means The Otto Law Group PLLC.
Consolidation Event shall mean a sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets or a merger pursuant to which the holders of the voting securities of the Company prior to the merger do not own a majority of the voting securities of the surviving entity.
Disclosure Schedules means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
Draw Down shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
Draw Down Notice shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(e) hereof.
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Draw Down Pricing Period shall mean a period of up to 10 consecutive Trading Days, beginning on the date specified in the Draw Down Notice; provided, however, the Draw Down Pricing Period shall not begin before the day on which receipt of such notice is delivered to Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.3 herein.
Draw Down Shares shall mean the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Draw Down.
DTC shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(f) .
DWAC shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(f) .
Effective Date means the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
Equity Conditions shall mean, during the period in question, (i) all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Documents have been paid, (ii) there is an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Purchaser is permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the Draw Down Shares (issued and to be issued pursuant to the applicable Draw Down), the Shares and the Warrant Shares (and the Company believes, in good faith, that such effectiveness will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (iii) the Common Stock is trading on the Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted (if applicable) for trading on a Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (iv) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the Draw Down Shares (issued and to be issued pursuant to the applicable Draw Down), the Shares and the Warrant Shares, (v) the issuance of the Draw Down Shares subject to the applicable Draw Down would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4.12; (vi) the average daily trading volume for each Trading Day during such period shall equal or exceed the lesser of (A) 75,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement and (B) $75,000 of Common Stock (based on the VWAP) and (vii) the Company, directly or indirectly, has not provided the Purchaser with any material, non-public information that has not been made publicly available in a widely disseminated release.
Evaluation Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r) .
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exempt Issuance means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan
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duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors, provided any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities and (d) securities issued pursuant to this Agreement.
FWS means Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP with offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York 10170-0002.
GAAP shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) .
Initial Closing shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2 hereof.
Initial Closing Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2 hereof.
Intellectual Property Rights shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o) .
Investment Amount shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(e) hereof.
Legend Removal Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c) .
Liens means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Material Adverse Effect shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b) .
Material Permits shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m) .
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
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Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Purchaser Party shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
Registration Statement means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchaser of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
Required Approvals shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e) .
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Rule 424 means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
SEC Reports shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) .
Securities means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Settlement shall mean the delivery of the Draw Down Shares into the Purchasers DTC account via DTCs DWAC system and the Purchasers delivery of payment therefor.
Settlement Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(b) .
Shares shall mean the Draw Down Shares.
Subsidiary shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(a) .
Threshold Price shall mean the price per Share designated by the Company as the lowest VWAP during any Draw Down Pricing Period at which the Company shall sell its Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement, which shall be in no event less than $0.50.
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Trading Cushion shall mean the mandatory 5 Trading Days between Draw Down Pricing Periods. Short Sales shall include all short sales as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).
Trading Day means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
Trading Market means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
VWAP means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Warrants means collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants, in the form of Exhibit C delivered to the Purchaser at the Initial Closing in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to 5 years.
Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Draw Down Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company may sell and issue to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase from the Company, up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 worth of shares of Common Stock (the Commitment Amount).
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2.2 Initial Closing. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other agreements referred to herein (the Initial Closing) shall take place at the offices of FWS, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York 10170 (i) at 10:00 a.m. local time within 5 Trading Days of the date hereof, or (ii) at such other time and place or on such date as the Purchaser and the Company may agree upon (the Initial Closing Date). Each party shall deliver the following documents, instruments and writings at or prior to the Initial Closing:
(a) the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(iii) a certificate evidencing Warrants registered in the name of the Purchaser to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price equal to $1.30, subject to adjustment therein; and
(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser; and
(ii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to the Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, then all other references in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries or any of them will be disregarded.
(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as
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applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Companys ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a Material Adverse Effect) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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