UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): June 13, 2005
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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000-31332
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33-0264467
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(State or
other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
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25800
Commercentre Dr., Suite 100
Lake
Forest, CA 92630
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices; Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number,
including area code: (949) 206-8000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2-(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM 8-K
Item 1.01.
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 13,
2005, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the Company) completed a private
placement (the Private Placement) of 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes Due 2006
in the aggregate principal amount of $3.25 million (the Notes), together with
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 893,750 shares of the Companys
common stock (the Warrants). The
Private Placement, which was made solely to accredited investors under Rule 506
under the Securities Act of 1933, resulted in gross proceeds of $3.25 million
before placement agent fees and expenses associated with the transaction.
The Notes
issued by the Company in the Private Placement are unsecured and will become
due on the earlier of June 13, 2006 or the consummation of a follow-on equity or debt offering
or restructuring transaction pursuant to which the Company receives gross
proceeds of at least $4,000,000. Prior
to maturity, the Notes will be interest-only, with interest payments due quarterly,
at the rate of 10% per year. The Notes
can be prepaid by the Company at any time without penalty. If, within 120 days following the issue date
of the Notes, the Company either fails to redeem the notes for the principal
amount and accrued interest thereon or fails to close a Qualified Financing,
then the Notes will thereafter be convertible at a conversion price equal to seventy five percent (75%)
of the closing price of the Companys common stock on the first trading
day immediately preceding the conversion date.
A Qualified
Financing is defined in the Notes as any debt or equity financing of the
Company resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5.0
million and in which the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the
aggregate principal amount of the Companys 6% Senior Secured Notes due July 2007
Notes either (i) agree that the equity or debt securities to be issued in
such financing shall be pari passu in
order of payment to the 2007 Notes held by them or (ii) exchange their
2007 Notes for new securities in the financing transaction.
The Notes rank
senior to all other debt of the Company, except for indebtedness in existence
on the issue date of the Notes (including the convertible notes issued by the
Company in July 2004), purchase money loans for future acquired assets, trade
debt incurred in the ordinary course of business, and loans used to refinance
the Companys indebtedness with Kookmin Bank.
The holders of the Notes will have the right to call for early repayment
of the Notes if, on the date that is 180 days of the issue date of the Notes
(i) the Company is not then compliant with its SEC reporting obligations, or
(ii) the Companys common stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board, Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock
Exchange.
As a part of
the Private Placement, the Company issued Warrants to the purchasers of the
Notes giving them the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 812,500 shares of
the Companys common stock. In addition,
Warrants to purchase 81,250 shares of the Companys common stock were issued to
the placement agent in the transaction.
The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, provided that
upon the consummation of the first ensuing public or private equity or debt
offering or restructuring
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transaction in
which the Company receives gross proceeds of at least $3,250,000 (including
without limitation any restructuring of the Companys previously issued 10%
Senior Secured Notes Due July 29, 2005), the exercise price will be
automatically adjusted downward (but not upward) as of the closing date of such
offering or restructuring transaction so that it is equal to the lowest
effective common stock purchase price paid for any securities issued by the
Company to the investors in such offering or restructuring transaction. The Warrants will expire on June 13,
2010.
Under a
registration rights agreement entered into between the Company and the
purchasers of the Notes, the Company is required, within 90 days of the date of
the issuance of the Notes, to file a registration statement with the SEC
covering the resale of the shares of Company common stock into which the Notes
are convertible and for which the Warrants are exercisable. The Company is required to cause this
registration statement to become effective within 60 days after the Company
receives the first written comments on the registration statement from the SEC,
or if the SEC notifies the Company that it will not review the registration
statement, within five days after such notification. The Company will be subject to certain
monetary penalties, as set forth in the registration rights agreement, if the
registration statement is not filed or does not become effective on a timely
basis.
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registration.
The
information included in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated
by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
information included in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated
by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index
set forth below for a list of exhibits included with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.
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LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John Kang
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John Kang
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer
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Date: June 16,
2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 13,
2005, among Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. and the parties identified as
Purchasers therein.
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99.2
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Form of 10% Convertible Unsecured Note
due June 2006.
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99.3
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant,
dated June 13, 2005
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99.4
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 13,
2005, among Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. and the parties identified as
Purchasers therein.
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Exhibit 99.1
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED FOR OFFER OR
SALE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (Agreement) dated as of June 13, 2005, between Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the Company), and
each person or entity listed as a Purchaser on Schedule I attached to this
Agreement (collectively and individually, the Purchaser). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Note (as defined
below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to
sell, and the Purchasers desire to purchase, 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes of
the Company, which notes shall be in the aggregate principal amount of up to
Three Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,250,000) and shall be in
substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (collectively referred
to as the Notes and individually referred
to as a Note); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the
purchase of the Notes, this Agreement also provides for the grant to the
Purchasers of warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company (Common Stock).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing premises and the covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale of Note
Section 1.1 Purchase
of Notes. At the Closing (as
hereinafter defined) and subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in
reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein,
the Company will issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers will buy
from the Company, the Notes for an aggregate purchase price of up to Three
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,250,000) (the Purchase Price). The
amount of Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser is set forth on Schedule I
hereto. For purposes hereof, the term Conversion Shares means any shares of Common Stock into
which the Notes are convertible according to their terms.
Section 1.2 The
Closing. The purchase and sale of
the Note shall take place at a closing (the Closing)
on the date hereof or such other date as the Purchaser and the Company may
agree upon (the Closing Date). At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to
the Purchasers the Notes purchased hereunder, registered in the name of the
Purchasers or their respective nominees.
On the Closing Date the Purchaser shall deliver by wire transfer the
Purchase Price hereunder to an account designated in
writing by the Company. In addition, each party shall deliver all
documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by such party
pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
Section 1.3 Warrants. In addition to the Note, at the Closing, the
Company will execute and deliver to each Purchaser a warrant, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, to purchase such number of
shares Common Stock as shall be equal to one-half of the principal amount of
such Purchasers Note divided by two (2) (the Warrants). The shares
of Common Stock that are issuable pursuant to the Warrants are hereafter
referred to as the Warrant Shares.
Section 1.4 Registration
Rights Agreement. In addition to the
Note and the Warrants, at the Closing, the Company will execute and deliver to
each Purchaser a registration rights agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C (the Registration Rights Agreement), to register the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
accordance with the terms and conditions in the Registration Rights Agreement.
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
Section 2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:
(a) Organization and Qualification; Material Adverse Effect. The Company is a corporation duly
incorporated and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted.
The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business
and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary
other than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Material
Adverse Effect means any adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company and its
subsidiaries, if any, and which is (either alone or together with all other
adverse effects) material to the Company and its subsidiaries.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement.
(i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, the Registration
Rights Agreement and any other agreements or documents delivered by the Company
at the Closing (Transaction Documents) and to
issue the Note and Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including the issuance of the Note, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its
Board of Directors (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) or stockholders
is required, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company, except
as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the
enforcement of creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable
principles of general application, and (v) the Warrant Shares issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrant and the Conversion Shares have been duly
authorized and, upon issuance thereof and payment therefor in accordance with
the terms of the Warrant and the Notes, as the case may be, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any and all liens,
claims and encumbrances.
(c) No Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and issuance of the Note, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant and the
Warrant Shares will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of
Incorporation; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) to the Companys knowledge
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including United States federal and state securities laws) applicable to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of
clause (ii), such conflicts that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) SEC Documents. Since December 31,
2004, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter
referred to as the SEC Documents). To the Companys knowledge, as of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each Purchaser (severally and not jointly) hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Company as of the date hereof and the
Closing Date:
(a) Accredited Investor Status; Sophisticated Purchaser. The Purchaser is an accredited investor as
that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act). The Purchaser has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that the Purchaser is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Note, the Conversion
Shares, the Warrant, and the Warrant Shares.
The Purchaser is not registered as a broker or dealer under Section 15(a) of
the 1934 Act, affiliated with any broker or dealer registered under Section 15(a) of
the 1934 Act, or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(b) Information. The
Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company which have
been requested and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Note, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrant, and the Warrant Shares which have been requested
by the Purchaser. The Purchaser and its
advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company. The Purchaser acknowledges that
(i) Purchaser has been provided with and has reviewed copies of the
following filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission: Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2005, Form 10-K filed on March 30,
2005 (as amended on May 5, 2005), Form 8-K filed on May 10,
2005, and Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2005; (ii) Purchasers
purchase of the Note, Warrant, and (if applicable) the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares involves a high degree of risk and that Purchaser may never
recover Purchasers investment in these securities; (iii) the Notes are
unsecured, and they are subordinate to the July 2005 Notes (as defined
below) in order of payment and otherwise; and (iv) the Company is in
material default under the Registration Rights Agreement entered into with the
holders of the July 2005 Notes.
(c) Investment Representation.
The Purchaser is purchasing the Note and the Warrant for the Purchasers
own account and not with a view to distribution in violation of any securities
laws. The Purchaser has been advised and
understands that neither the Note, the Conversion Shares issuable upon the
conversion of the Note, the Warrant, nor the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant have been registered under the 1933 Act or under the blue
sky laws of any jurisdiction and may be resold only if registered pursuant to
the provisions of the 1933 Act or if an exemption from registration is
available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such
an exemption is required by law. The
Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the
Note and the Warrant, is relying upon, among other things, the representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Section 2.2 in
concluding that such issuance is a private offering and is exempt from the
registration provisions of the 1933 Act.
(d) Rule 144. The
Purchaser understands that there is no public trading market for the Note or
Warrant, that none is expected to develop, and that the Note and Warrant must
be held indefinitely unless and until such Note and the Warrant, or if
applicable, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares received upon exercise of
the Note and Warrant, respectively, are registered under the 1933 Act or an
exemption from registration is available.
The Purchaser has been advised or is aware of the provisions of Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act.
ARTICLE III
Covenants
Section 3.1 Prohibition
on Net Short Positions. From and
including the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees that such Purchaser
shall not maintain a Net Short Position.
Net Short Position shall mean that the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held in a short position by such
Purchaser exceeds the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock
owned by such Purchaser, plus (ii) the number of Warrant Shares or
Conversion Shares issuable to such Purchaser.
Section 3.2 Senior
Status of Notes. Beginning on the
date of this Agreement and for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, neither
the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company shall, without the prior written
consent of Purchasers holding a majority of the aggregate outstanding Principal
Amount of the Notes, incur or otherwise become liable with respect to any
indebtedness that would rank senior or pari
passu to the Notes in order of payment, other than (i) indebtedness
in existence on the date hereof, including without limitation (A) the
Companys and its subsidiaries outstanding debt to Kookmin Bank and (B) the
previously issued 10% Senior Secured Notes Due July 29, 2005 and 6% Senior
Secured Notes Due July 29, 2007 (the July 2005 Notes),
(ii) secured indebtedness used solely to finance the purchase or lease of
assets (provided that such debt may only be secured by the purchased or leased
assets and not by any other assets of the Company), (iii) any indebtedness
from any loan that replaces or refinances the Companys existing credit
facility with Kookmin Bank, or (iv) indebtedness to trade creditors in the
ordinary course of business.
Section 3.3 Refinancing Right.
(a) In
the event the Company is unable to timely make any payment on amounts
outstanding under the Companys existing credit facility with Kookmin Bank (the
Kookmin Debt), the Company
hereby grants to the Purchaser, while the Purchasers Note is still
outstanding, the right to provide any additional financing to the Company for
the sole purpose of making such timely payments on the Kookmin Debt, subject to
the following terms and conditions (the Additional
Financing). From and after
the date hereof, no less than ten business days prior to incurring any default
under the Kookmin Debt the Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of its
impending default under the Kookmin Debt.
In connection therewith, the Purchaser shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to deliver a proposed term sheet (the Purchaser Term Sheet) setting forth the terms and conditions
upon which the Purchaser would be willing to provide such Additional Financing
to the Company. If the provisions of the
Purchaser Term Sheet are at least as favorable to the Company as the terms and
conditions of the Kookmin Debt and any other bona fide financing proposal
received by the Company between the date hereof and the receipt of the
Purchaser Term Sheet, the Company shall enter into and consummate the
Additional Financing transaction outlined in the Purchaser Term Sheet and shall
use such Additional Financing for the sole purpose of making timely payments
under the Kookmin Debt, provided that such Additional Financing transaction
does not violate any of the terms, conditions, or restrictions of any of the
Companys then-existing credit facilities or arrangements. In the event that multiple Purchasers desire
to participate in any such transaction, the foregoing obligations will apply
only if the Purchasers collectively submit a single Purchaser Term Sheet.
ARTICLE IV
Legend and Stock
Upon payment therefor as provided in this Agreement,
the Company will issue the Note in the name the Purchaser or its designees and
in such denominations to be specified by the Purchaser prior to (or from time
to time subsequent to) Closing. The Note
and Warrant and any certificate representing Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares issued upon conversion or exercise thereof, prior to such Conversion
Shares or Warrant Shares being registered under the 1933 Act for resale or
available for resale under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, shall be stamped
or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED FOR OFFER OR
SALE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
The Company agrees to reissue the Note, Conversion
Shares, and Warrant Shares without the legend set forth above, at such time as (i) the
holder thereof is permitted to dispose of securities pursuant to Rule 144(k)
under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such securities are sold to a purchaser or
purchasers who (in the opinion of counsel to the seller or such purchaser(s),
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel)
are able to dispose of such shares publicly without registration under the 1933
Act, or (iii) such securities have been registered under the 1933 Act.
ARTICLE V
Governing Law; Miscellaneous
Section 5.1 Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Section 5.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature
shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory
thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original,
not a facsimile signature.
Section 5.3 Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.
Section 5.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
Section 5.5 Entire
Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Purchaser, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the
instruments referenced herein (including the other Transaction Documents)
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor the Purchaser makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended
other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser,
and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
Section 5.6 Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing, must be delivered by (i) courier, mail or
hand delivery or (ii) facsimile, and will be deemed to have been
delivered upon receipt. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc.
25800 Commercentre Dr., Suite 100
Lake Forest, California 92630
Telephone:
(949) 206-8002
Fax: (949) 206-8008
Attention: John
Kang, President
With a copy to:
Foley & Lardner LLP
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, Florida
33602
Telephone:
(813) 229-2300
Facsimile:
(813) 221-4210
Attention: Curt
P. Creely
If to the Transfer Agent:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, New York
10039
Telephone:
(718) 921-8124
Facsimile:
(718) 236-2641
Attention: Joe
Wolf
If to the Purchasers, to the addresses listed on Schedule I
hereto:
Each party shall provide five (5) days prior
written notice to the other party of any change in address, telephone number or
facsimile number. Written confirmation
of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or
other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the
senders facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable
evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above, respectively.
Section 5.7 Successors
and Assigns. Except as otherwise
provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any
permitted assignee. The Purchaser may
assign some or all of its rights hereunder to any permitted assignee of the
Note or Warrant; provided, however, that any such assignment shall not release
the Purchaser from its obligations hereunder unless such obligations are
assumed by such assignee and the Company has consented to such assignment and
assumption.
Section 5.8 Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and
perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things,
and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates,
instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order
to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.9 Days. Unless the context refers to business days
or Trading Days, all references herein to days shall mean calendar
days. Trading Day
shall mean a day on which there is trading on the market or exchange on which
the Common Stock is then principally traded, listed, or quoted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of
the date and year first above written.
COMPANY:
LIQUIDMETAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John Kang
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John Kang,
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Signatures of
Purchasers on following page(s)
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COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED JUNE 13, 2005,
AMONG LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND THE PURCHASERS IDENTIFIED
THEREIN
The undersigned hereby executes and delivers the Securities Purchase
Agreement to which this Signature Page is attached, which, together with
all counterparts of the Securities Purchase Agreement and Signature Pages of
the Company and other Purchasers under the Securities Purchase Agreement,
shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
PURCHASER:
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Commonwealth Associates LP
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By:
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/s/ Robert A. O Sullivan
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Name:
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Robert A. O Sullivan
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Title:
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CEO & President
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PURCHASER:
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Shea Diversified Investments, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Ronald L. Lakey
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Name:
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Ronald L. Lakey
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary
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PURCHASER:
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Shinnston Enterprises, Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ James K. Murray, Jr.
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Name:
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James K. Murray, Jr.
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Title:
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Limited Partner
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PURCHASER:
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Harvard Developments Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Terry Downie
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Name:
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Terry Downie
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Title:
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VP Finance
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PURCHASER:
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Echo Capital Growth Corporation
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By:
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/s/ Paul J. Hill
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Name:
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Paul J. Hill
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Dolphin Direct Equity Partners, LP
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By:
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/s/ Peter E. Salas
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Name:
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Peter E. Salas
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Jess S. Morgan & Company, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Gary Levenstein
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Name:
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Gary Levenstein
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Terrence L. Mealey
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By:
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/s/ Terrence L. Mealey
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Name:
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Terrence L. Mealey
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Title:
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Self
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EXHIBIT B
Form of
Warrant
EXHIBIT C
Registration
Rights Agreement
SCHEDULE I
Purchaser
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Address
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Principal Amount of
Notes
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Dolphin Direct Equity Partners, L.P.
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c/o Dolphin Asset Management Corp.
129 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
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$
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250,000
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Harvard Developments Inc.
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2000-1874 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
S4P4B3
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$
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450,000
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Echo Capital Growth Corporation
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2000-1874 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
S4P4B3
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$
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300,000
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Terrence L. Mealy
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1821 Briarwood Lane
Muscatine, IA 52761
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$
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250,000
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Jess S. Morgan & Co. Inc.
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16830 Ventura Blvd, Ste 411
Encino, CA 91436
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$
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1,000,000
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Shinnston Enterprises Ltd
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1700 S MacDill Ave, Ste 220
Tampa, FL 33629
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$
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100,000
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Shea Diversified Investments, Inc.
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655 Brea Canyon Road
Walnut, CA 91789
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$
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750,000
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Commonwealth Associates, L.P.
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830 Third
Avenue, 8th Fl
New York, NY 10022
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$
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150,000
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Exhibit 99.2
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT
BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT.
THIS NOTE DOES NOT REQUIRE PHYSICAL SURRENDER OF THE NOTE IN THE EVENT
OF A PARTIAL REDEMPTION. AS A RESULT,
FOLLOWING ANY REDEMPTION OF ANY PORTION OF THIS NOTE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND
ACCRUED INTEREST SET FORTH BELOW.
10% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED NOTE
OF
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Note No.: B-
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Original
Principal Amount:
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Original Issuance Date:
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June 13, 2005
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Lake Forest,
California
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THIS NOTE
(this Note) is one of a duly authorized issue
of Notes issued by LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES,
INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the Company),
designated as the Companys 10% Convertible Unsecured Short Term Note in an
aggregate principal amount equal to approximately
Three Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $3,250,000)
(the Notes). All principal and interest under this
Note shall become due and payable on the first to occur of (i) June 13, 2006 or (ii) the consummation of
any public or private equity or debt offering or restructuring transaction
(through a merger, sale, recapitalization, extraordinary dividend, stock
repurchase, spin-off, joint venture or otherwise) pursuant to which the Company
receives gross proceeds of at least $4,000,000 (a Follow-On Financing) after the date hereof (the Maturity Date).
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the Company hereby promises to pay to the order of , or its registered assigns or successors-in-interest (Holder), the principal sum of
(U.S. $ )
together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Maturity
Date, in accordance with the terms hereof.
Interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof shall accrue at the rate
of 10% per annum from the original date of issuance, June 13, 2005 (the Issuance Date),
until the same becomes due and payable on the Maturity Date, or such earlier
date upon acceleration or by redemption in accordance with the terms hereof or
of the other Transaction Documents.
Interest on this Note shall accrue daily commencing on the Issuance Date
and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year, 30-day months
and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in accordance with Section 1
hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, this Note shall bear interest on the due and unpaid
Principal Amount from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default pursuant to Section 3(a), at the rate
(the Default Rate)
equal to the lower of fourteen percent (14%) per annum or the highest rate
permitted by law. Unless otherwise
agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any
unpaid collection costs, then to unpaid interest and fees and any remaining
amount to principal.
Except as
otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal and interest on this Note
shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to such account as the Holder may from time to
time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this
Note. This Note may be prepaid in whole
or in part at any time without penalty.
Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due
on any day which is not a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall
instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated on or about the Issuance Date
pursuant to which the Note was originally issued (the Purchase
Agreement). For purposes
hereof the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
Business Day shall mean any day other
than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the City of New
York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
Debt shall mean indebtedness of
any kind.
Exchange Act
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Principal Amount
shall refer to the sum of (i) the original principal amount of this Note, (ii) all
accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, and (iii) any default payments
owing under the Transaction Documents but not previously paid or added to the
Principal Amount.
Underlying Shares
means the shares of Common Stock into which this Note is convertible in
accordance with the terms hereof.
The
following terms and conditions shall apply to this Note:
Section 1. Payments
of Principal and Interest.
(a) Interest
Payments. The Company shall pay all
accrued but unpaid interest on the Principal Amount of this Note (the Quarterly Amount), on the first business day of each
consecutive calendar quarter (each an Interest Payment Date)
beginning on July 1, 2005. The
Quarterly Amount shall be paid in cash.
(b) Payment of
Principal. Subject to the provisions
hereof, including, without limitation, the right to obtain
prepayment of the Principal Amount provided herein, the Principal Amount of
this Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. Payment of the Principal Amount shall be
effected in cash.
(c) Taxes. The Company may withhold and pay over to the
relevant authorities any appropriate tax or other legally required withholdings
from any interest payment to be made to the Holder to the extent that such
withholding is required by the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable
law, rule, or regulation.
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(d) Redemption Right. This Note and its related Warrants issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will be redeemable at the option of the
Holder if, on the date that is 180 calendar days of the Issuance Date of this
Note, the Company is either (i) not then current in the filing of its
periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (ii) not listed, traded,
or quoted on an Approved Market (the Redemption Right).
The redemption price of this Note and
its related Warrants under this Redemption Right will be equal to the principal
amount of this Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Holders election to exercise this Redemption
Right must be made in writing (a Notice of Exercise)
within seven (7) days after the date which is 180 calendar days from the
Issuance Date of this Note, and the Company will effect such redemption and pay
the redemption price within 30 days of the delivery to the Company of the
Notice of Exercise, although the Company shall not be required to pay the
redemption price unless and until the Holder tenders to the Company the
originally executed version of this Note and the related Warrants. In the event that the Redemption Right is
properly exercised for this Note, this Note shall be deemed to have accrued
interest at a rate equal to 14% per annum since the Issuance Date (in lieu of
and notwithstanding the interest rate otherwise specified herein), provided
that any additional interest above the rate otherwise specified herein and
payable by reason of the operation of this paragraph shall not be due and
payable until the date on which this Note is actually required to be redeemed
by the Company. In the event that Holder
elects to exercise the Redemption Right, then the payment by the Company of the
redemption price in accordance with this paragraph shall constitute the sole
and exclusive remedy of Holder with respect to any breach or Event of Default
under this Note, the Purchase Agreement, and the Transaction Documents, and by
electing to exercise the Redemption Right, Holder irrevocably waives any and
all provisions.
Section 2. Seniority. The obligations of the Company hereunder
shall rank senior to all other Debt of the Company, whether now or hereinafter
existing, except to (A) the Companys and its subsidiaries
outstanding debt to Kookmin Bank, (B) the previously issued 10% Senior
Secured Notes Due July 29, 2005 and 6% Senior Secured Notes Due July 29,
2007 of the Company (the July 2005 Notes),
and (C) the other obligations described in Section 3.2 of the
Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the
Maturity Date of this Note, the Company will not make any payments of Principal
under this Note unless and until all amounts due and payable under the July 2005
Notes have been paid in full (unless otherwise waived in writing by the holders
of the July 2005 Notes).
Section 3. Defaults and Remedies.
(a) Events of Default. An Event of Default is:
(i) a default in payment of the Principal Amount, when due, or failure to pay any accrued
but unpaid interest thereon of the Note within
five (5) days the date such interest
payment is due; (ii) a default in the timely issuance of the
Underlying Shares upon and in accordance with the terms hereof (where for
purposes of this Note, the term timely shall mean within ten (10) days
following the conversion date) (iii) failure by the Company for thirty
(30) days after written notice has been received by the Company to comply with
any other material provision of the Note, the Purchase Agreement or the
Transaction Documents, (iv) a material breach by the Company of its
representations or warranties in the Purchase Agreement or Transaction Documents that remains uncured
for thirty (30) business days after notice
to the Company; (v) any event
or condition shall occur which (x) results in the acceleration of the maturity
of any material long-term debt (other than the Note) of the Company or
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any of its subsidiaries, or
(y) enables (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would
enable) the holder of such material long-term debt or any or person acting on behalf
of such holders behalf to accelerate the maturity thereof, or (vi) if
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject to any Bankruptcy Event. Bankruptcy Event
means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any subsidiary
commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any
subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any
subsidiary any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 30 days
after commencement; (c) the Company or any subsidiary is adjudicated
insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such
case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company or any subsidiary suffers
any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of
its property that is not discharged or stayed within 30 days; (e) the
Company or any subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; (f) the Company or any subsidiary, by any act or failure to
act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of
the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing.
(b) Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing with respect to the Note, the Holder may declare all of the then
outstanding Principal Amount of this Note, including any interest due thereon,
to be due and payable immediately. The
Company shall pay interest on such amount in cash at the Default Rate to the
Holder if such amount is not paid within two (2) days of Holders
request. The remedies under this Note
shall be cumulative.
Section 4. Covenants.
(a) Set-Aside. The Company covenants and agrees that for so
long as any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, whether
principal, accrued and unpaid interest or any other amount at any time due
hereunder, remains unpaid, the Company shall set aside a portion of any funds
received from additional financings in excess of $1,000,000 in net proceeds
after the date hereof to pay all Quarterly Amounts and the Principal Amount,
when due, under this Note.
(b) Additional Financings. The Company will not, and will not permit its
subsidiaries to, agree, directly or indirectly, to any restriction with any
person or entity that limits the ability of the Holder and the Holders
Representative to consummate an additional financing with the Company or any of
its subsidiaries during the 45-day exclusivity period set forth in the
Letter of Intent, dated May 19, 2005, between the Company and Commonwealth
Associates, L.P. (the Letter of Intent) The Company will offer the Holder the right
to participate in any transaction that is consummated based on the Letter of
Intent.
Section 5. Conversion.
(a) Conversion by
Holder. From and after the
Conversion Commencement Date (as defined below), and subject to the terms
hereof and restrictions and limitations contained herein, the Holder shall have
the right, at Holders option, at any time and from time to time to convert, in
part or in whole,
the outstanding Principal Amount under this Note into shares of the Companys
common stock, par value $.001 per share (Common Stock),
by delivering to the Company a fully executed notice of conversion in the form
of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Conversion Notice), which may be transmitted by facsimile
(with the original mailed on the same date by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid and return receipt requested).
The Conversion Notice shall specify a date for the conversion to be
effective, which date shall be no earlier than the date on which the
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Conversion
Notice is delivered (the Conversion Date),
and the Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable when delivered. The term Conversion
Commencement Date shall mean the date which is one hundred twenty
(120) calendar days after the Original Issuance Date of this Note, but only if
both of the following conditions are satisfied as of such date: (i) a
Qualified Financing does not close by
such date, and (ii) the Company fails by such date to redeem this Note at
a redemption price equal to the Principal Amount and all accrued but unpaid
interest hereon. If the conditions set
forth in the preceding sentence are not satisfied as of such date, then the
Conversion Commencement Date shall not occur and this Note shall not become
convertible at any time. For purposes of
this Note, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) The term Qualified
Financing means any debt or equity financing of the Company
resulting in aggregate Gross Proceeds to the Company of at least $5.0 million
and in which the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate
principal amount of the 2007 Notes either (i) agree that the New
Securities shall be pari passu in
order of payment to the 2007 Notes held by them or (ii) exchange their
2007 Notes for New Securities in the financing transaction.
(ii) The term Gross Proceeds shall mean (i) the aggregate cash
amounts invested in the Qualified Financing before placement agent fees or
commissions, underwriting discounts, and expenses, plus (ii) the value of
other securities of the Company exchanged for New Securities in the
transaction.
(iii) The term New Securities shall mean the debt or equity securities
issued by the Company in the Qualified Financing.
(iv) The term 2007 Notes shall mean the 6% Senior Secured Notes Due July 2007
of the Company that are outstanding as of the date hereof.
(b) Conversion
Procedures. Upon conversion of this
Note pursuant to this Section 5, the outstanding Principal Amount
hereunder shall be converted into such number of fully paid, validly issued and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock, free of any liens, claims and encumbrances,
as is determined by dividing the outstanding Principal Amount being converted
by the then applicable Conversion Price and any accrued but unpaid interest
shall be paid in cash. The Conversion Price of this Note shall be an amount equal to
seventy five percent (75%) of the closing price of the Common Stock on
the first Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date. The Company will deliver to the Holder not later than three
(3) Trading Days after the Conversion Date, a certificate or certificates
which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (assuming
that the Registration Statement has been declared effective), representing the
number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of this
Note.
(c) Fundamental Changes. In case any transaction or event (including,
without limitation, any merger, consolidation, combination, recapitalization,
sale of assets, tender or exchange offer, reclassification, compulsory share exchange or liquidation) shall occur in which
all or substantially all outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted into
or exchanged or acquired for or constitute the right to receive stock, or other
securities, cash,
property or assets (each a Fundamental
Change), the Holder of this Note outstanding immediately prior to
the occurrence of such Fundamental Change shall have the right upon any
subsequent conversion to receive the kind and amount of stock, other
securities, cash, property or assets that such holder would have received if
such share had been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Change.
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(d) Reservation
and Issuance of Underlying Securities.
The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available
out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of
issuance upon conversion of this Note (including repayments in stock), free
from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of
persons other than the holders of the Note, not less than such number of shares
of Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Company
as to reservation of such shares set forth in the Exchange Agreement) be
issuable (taking into account the adjustments under this Section 5 but
without regard to any ownership limitations contained herein) upon the
conversion of this Note hereunder in Common Stock (including repayments in
stock). The Company covenants that all
shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and freely tradeable.
(e) No Fractions. Upon a conversion hereunder the Company shall
not be required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of
Common Stock, but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of
any final fraction of a share based on the closing price of a share of Common
Stock at such time. If the Company
elects not, or is unable, to make such cash payment, the Holder shall be
entitled to receive, in lieu of the final fraction of a share, one whole share
of Common Stock.
(f) Charges,
Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of
certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note
(including repayment in stock) shall be made without charge to the holder
hereof for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however,
that in the event certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a
name other than the name of the Holder, this Note when surrendered for conversion
shall be accompanied by an assignment form; and provided further,
that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be
payable in respect of any such transfer.
(g) Cancellation. After all of the Principal Amount (including
accrued but unpaid interest and default payments at any time owed on this Note)
has been paid in full or converted into Common Stock, this Note shall
automatically be deemed canceled and the Holder shall promptly surrender the
Note to the Company at the Companys principal executive offices.
Section 6. General.
(a) Payment of
Expenses. The Company agrees to pay
all reasonable charges and expenses, including attorneys fees and expenses,
which may be incurred by the Holder in successfully enforcing this Note and/or
collecting any amount due under this Note.
(b) Savings
Clause. In case any provision of
this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope
or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather
than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent
possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. In no event shall the amount of interest paid
hereunder exceed the maximum rate of
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interest on
the unpaid principal balance hereof allowable by applicable law. If any sum is collected in excess of the
applicable maximum rate, the excess collected shall be applied to reduce the
principal debt. If the interest actually
collected hereunder is still in excess of the applicable maximum rate, the
interest rate shall be reduced so as not to exceed the maximum allowable under
law.
(c) Amendment. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be
amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument
signed by the Company and the Holder.
(d) Assignment,
Etc. The Holder may assign or
transfer this Note to any transferee.
The Holder shall notify the Company of any such assignment or transfer
promptly. This Note shall be binding
upon the Company and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the
Holder and its successors and permitted assigns.
(e) No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Holder to
exercise, and no delay in exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the
Holder of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise
of any other right, remedy or power.
Each and every right, remedy or power hereby granted to the Holder or
allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of
any other, and may be exercised by the Holder from time to time.
(f) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
(i) Governing Law. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(ii) Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any State or Federal Court sitting in the State of New York,
County of New York, over any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Note. The Company irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now
or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action, or
proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that suit, action, or
proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
The Company agrees that the service of process upon it
mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested (and service so made shall be deemed complete three days after the
same has been posted as aforesaid) or by personal service shall be deemed in
every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit or
proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect
Holders right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company agrees that a final
non-appealable judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other
lawful manner.
(iii) NO JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO
ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
NOTE.
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(g) Replacement Notes. This Note may be exchanged by Holder at any
time and from time to time for a Note or Notes with different denominations
representing an equal aggregate outstanding Principal Amount, as reasonably requested by
Holder, upon surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for such registration or exchange. In the event that Holder notifies the Company
that this Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement Note identical
in all respects to the original Note (except for registration number and
Principal Amount, if different than that shown on the original Note), shall be
issued to the Holder, provided that the Holder executes and delivers to the
Company an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the
Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with the Note.
(h) Cancellation. After all of the Principal Amount (including
accrued but unpaid interest and default payments at any time owed on this Note)
has been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled and the
Holder shall promptly surrender the Note to the Company at the Companys
principal executive offices.
(i) Notices
Procedures. Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, shall
be in writing and delivered personally, by confirmed facsimile, or by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service to the Company at the facsimile
telephone number or address of the principal place of business of the Company
as set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided
by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by
facsimile, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to
the Holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of the Holder appearing
on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile telephone number or
address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries
hereunder shall be deemed delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally, (ii) when sent by facsimile, upon receipt if received on a
Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), or on the first Business
Day following such receipt if received on a Business Day after 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) or (iii) upon receipt, when deposited with a nationally
recognized overnight courier service.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF,
the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed on the date first set
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be Executed by the Holder
in order to Convert a Note)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the aggregate
outstanding Principal Amount (as defined in the Note) indicated below of this
Note into shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the Common Stock),
of LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the Company) according
to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a
person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes
payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and
opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any
conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
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Exhibit 99.3
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT).
THIS WARRANT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF
AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE
SECURITIES ARE RESTRICTED AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase Shares of $0.001 Par Value Common Stock (Common Stock) of
LIQUIDMETAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that, for
value received,
(the Purchaser or Holder)
is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth, at any time on or after the date hereof and on or prior to 8:00 p.m.
New York City Time on June 13, 2010 (the Termination
Date), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from
Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), up to
shares of Common Stock (the Warrant Shares) at an initial Exercise Price equal to $2.00 per
share, provided that upon the consummation of the first public or private
equity or debt offering or restructuring transaction following the date hereof
(through a merger, sale, recapitalization, extraordinary dividend, stock
repurchase, spin-off, joint venture or otherwise) pursuant to which the Company
receives gross proceeds of at least $3,250,000 (including without limitation,
any restructuring of the Companys previously issued 10% Senior Secured Notes
Due July 29, 2005), the exercise price shall be automatically adjusted
downward (but not upward) as of the closing date of such offering or
restructuring transaction so that it is equal to the lowest purchase price for
any Common Stock, or the lowest conversion price or exercise price of any
convertible securities convertible into Common Stock or options or warrants to
purchase Common Stock, issued by the Company to the investors in such offering
or restructuring transaction. (as
adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the Exercise Price). The Exercise Price and the number of shares
for which the Warrant is exercisable shall be subject to adjustment as provided
herein.
This Warrant is being
issued in connection with a private placement offering (the Private Placement) by the Company of $3,250,000 in 10%
Convertible Unsecured Notes (the Notes) being sold only to accredited
investors. This Warrant is identical to
all other Warrants issued in the Private Placement, except for the number of
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder. This
Warrant is specifically being issued in connection with the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated June 13, 2005 (the Purchase Agreement),
entered into between the Company and the
Purchaser.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement. The term Follow-On
Financing shall have the meaning set forth in the Notes issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
1. Title
of Warrant. Prior to the expiration
hereof and subject to compliance with applicable laws, this Warrant and all
rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency
of the Company by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney,
upon surrender of this Warrant together with (a) the Assignment Form annexed
hereto properly endorsed, and (b) any other documentation reasonably
necessary to satisfy the Company that such transfer is in compliance with all
applicable securities laws. The term Holder shall refer to the Purchaser or any subsequent
transferee of this Warrant.
2. Authorization
of Shares. The Company covenants
that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of rights
represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the rights represented by
this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price as set forth herein (unless the
Holder exercises this Warrant through a cashless exercise, as provided in Section 3(b) hereof),
be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from
all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes
in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue or
otherwise specified herein).
3. Exercise
of Warrant.
(a) The
Holder may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, at any time and from
time to time, by delivering (which may be by facsimile) to the offices of the
Company or any transfer agent for the Common Stock this Warrant, together with
a Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto specifying the number of
Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised, together
with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price therefor (unless the Holder
exercises this Warrant through a cashless exercise, as provided in Section 3(b) hereof).
(b) This
Warrant may also be exercised by the Holder through a cashless exercise, as
described in this Section 3(b).
This Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by (i) the
delivery to the Company of a duly executed Notice of Exercise specifying the
number of Warrant Shares to be applied to such exercise, and (ii) the
surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company, or as soon
as practicable following the date the Holder delivers the Notice of Exercise to
the Company, of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to
this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). The number of shares of Common Stock to be
issued upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall
equal the value of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled)
computed as of the date of delivery of this
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Warrant to the Company using the following formula:
X
= Y(A-B)/A
where:
X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder
under this Section 3(b);
Y = the number of Warrant Shares identified in the Notice of Exercise as
being applied to the subject exercise;
A = the Fair Market Value price per share on such date; and
B = the Exercise Price on such delivery date
The Company acknowledges and agrees that this Warrant was issued for
consideration received on June 13, 2005.
Consequently, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, if the Holder
conducts a cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 3(b), the period
during which the Holder held this Warrant may, for purposes of Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), be tacked to the period during
which the Holder holds the Warrant Shares received upon such cashless exercise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may conduct a cashless
exercise pursuant to this Section 3(b) only in the event that a
registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares is not then
effective at the time that the Holder wishes to conduct such cashless exercise.
(c) In
the event that the Warrant is not exercised in full, the number of Warrant
Shares shall be reduced by the number of such Warrant Shares for which this
Warrant is exercised and/or surrendered, and the Company, if requested by
Holder and at its expense, shall within three (3) Trading Days (as defined
below) issue and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor in the name
of the Holder or as the Holder (upon payment by Holder of any applicable
transfer taxes) may request, reflecting such adjusted Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, upon exercise of any portion of this Warrant in accordance with
the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this
Warrant to the Company unless such Holder is purchasing the full amount of
Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant.
The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of
Warrant Shares so purchased hereunder and the dates of such purchases or shall
use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company,
so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon each such
exercise. The Holder and any assignee, by
acceptance of this Warrant or a new Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by
reason of the provisions of this Section, following exercise of any portion of
this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares which may be purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant may be less than the number of Warrant Shares set forth on the
face hereof.
Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased
hereunder shall be delivered to the Holder hereof within three (3) Trading
Days after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as
aforesaid. The Holder may withdraw its
Notice of Exercise at any time if the Company fails to timely deliver the
relevant certificates to the Holder as provided in this Agreement. A Notice of Exercise shall be deemed sent on
the date of delivery if delivered before 8:00 p.m. New York Time on such
date, or the day following such date if delivered after 8:00 p.m. New York
Time; provided that the Company is only
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obligated to deliver Warrant Shares against delivery
of the Exercise Price from the holder hereof (unless the Holder exercises this
Warrant through a cashless exercise, as provided in Section 3(b) hereof)
and surrender of this Warrant (or appropriate affidavit and/or indemnity in
lieu thereof).
In lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant,
provided the Companys transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust
Company (DTC) Fast Automated Securities
Transfer (FAST) program, upon request of
the Holder, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent
to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise to the
Holder, by crediting the account of the Holders prime broker with DTC through
its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (DWAC) system.
The time periods for delivery described above shall apply to the electronic
transmittals through the DWAC system. The Company agrees to coordinate with DTC
to accomplish this objective.
(d) The
term Trading Day means (x) if the Common
Stock is not listed on the New York or American Stock Exchange but sale prices
of the Common Stock are reported on Nasdaq National Market or another automated
quotation system, a day on which trading is reported on the principal automated
quotation system on which sales of the Common Stock are reported, (y) if the
Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange, a day on which there is trading on such stock exchange, or (z) if the
foregoing provisions are inapplicable, a day on which quotations are reported
by National Quotation Bureau Incorporated.
4. No
Fractional Shares or Scrip. No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of
issuance of a fractional share upon any
exercise hereunder, the Company will either round up to nearest whole number of
shares or pay the cash value of that fractional share, which cash value shall
be calculated on the basis of the average closing price of the Common Stock
during the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of
exercise.
5. Charges,
Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of
certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant shall
be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any issue or transfer tax or
other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of
which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Warrant or in such name or
names as may be directed by the Holder of this Warrant; provided, however,
that in the event certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a
name other than the name of the Holder of this Warrant, this Warrant when
surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached
hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof; and provided further,
that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of any Warrant
certificates or any certificates for the Warrant Shares other than the issuance
of a Warrant Certificate to the Holder in connection with the Holders
surrender of a Warrant Certificate upon the exercise of all or less than all of
the Warrants evidenced thereby.
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6. Closing
of Books. The Company will at no
time close its shareholder books or records in any manner which interferes with
the timely exercise of this Warrant.
7. No
Rights as Shareholder until Exercise.
Subject to Section 12 of this Warrant and the provisions of any
other written agreement between the Company and the Purchaser, the Purchaser
shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of
Warrant Shares or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be
issuable on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained
herein be construed to confer upon the Purchaser, as such, any of the rights of
a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors
or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give
or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization,
issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value, or change of
stock to no par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise) or to
receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or
otherwise until the Warrant shall have been exercised as provided herein. However, at the time of the exercise of this
Warrant pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Warrant Shares so purchased
hereunder shall be deemed to be issued to such Holder as the record owner of
such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall
have been exercised.
8. Assignment
and Transfer of Warrant. This
Warrant may be assigned by the surrender of this Warrant and the Assignment Form annexed
hereto duly executed at the office of the Company (or such other office or
agency of the Company or its transfer agent as the Company may designate by
notice in writing to the registered Holder hereof at the address of such Holder
appearing on the books of the Company); provided, however, that
this Warrant may not be resold or otherwise transferred except (i) in a
transaction registered under the Act, or (ii) in a transaction pursuant to
an exemption, if available, from registration under the Act and whereby, if
reasonably requested by the Company, an opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company is obtained by the Holder of this Warrant to the
effect that the transaction is so exempt.
9. Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant; Exchange. The Company represents, warrants and
covenants that (a) upon receipt by the Company of evidence and/or
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of any Warrant or stock certificate representing the Warrant Shares,
and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory
to it, and (b) upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock
certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or
stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of
this Warrant or stock certificate, without any charge therefor. This Warrant is exchangeable at any time for
an equal aggregate number of Warrants of different denominations, as requested
by the holder surrendering the same, or in such denominations as may be
requested by the Holder following determination of the Exercise Price. No service charge will be made for such
registration or transfer, exchange or reissuance.
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10. Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last
or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right
required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then
such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding
day not a legal holiday.
11. Effect
of Certain Events. If at any time while this Warrant or any portion thereof
is outstanding and unexpired there shall be a transaction (by merger or
otherwise) in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Company is
disposed of (collectively, a Sale or Merger Transaction),
the Holder of this Warrant shall have the right thereafter to purchase, by
exercise of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such action (unless the Holder exercises this Warrant
through a cashless exercise, as provided in Section 3(b) hereof), the
kind and amount of shares and other securities and property which it would have
owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening of such transaction
had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto, subject to further
adjustment as provided in Section 12.
12. Adjustments
of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares.
The number of and kind of securities purchasable upon
exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price (as well as the maximum
exercise price) shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth
in this Section 12, provided that no adjustment under this Section 12
shall result in any transaction in which the exercise price of this Warrant is
adjusted pursuant to the first paragraph of this Warrant.
(a) Subdivisions,
Combinations, Stock Dividends and other Issuances. If the Company shall, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding, (A) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a
distribution or distributions on any equity securities (including instruments
or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity securities) in
shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a larger number of shares, or (C) combine outstanding Common Stock
into a smaller number of shares, then the Exercise Price (and maximum exercise
price) shall be adjusted such that the Exercise Price, as adjusted, will be
equal to the Exercise Price then in effect multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
before such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding after such event.
Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12(a) shall
become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become
effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or
combination. The number of shares which
may be purchased hereunder shall be increased proportionately to any reduction
in Exercise Price pursuant to this paragraph 12(a), so that after such
adjustments the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased
number of shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect
just prior to such adjustments.
(b) Other
Distributions. If at any time after the date hereof the Company distributes
to holders of its Common Stock, other than as part of its dissolution,
liquidation or the
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winding up of its
affairs, any shares of its capital stock, any evidence of indebtedness or any
of its assets (other than Common Stock), then the number of Warrant Shares for
which this Warrant is exercisable shall be increased to equal: (i) the
number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
prior to such event, (ii) multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator
of which shall be the Fair Market Value (as defined below) per share of Common
Stock on the record date for the dividend or distribution, and (B) the
denominator of which shall be the Fair Market Value price per share of Common
Stock on the record date for the dividend or distribution minus the amount
allocable to one share of Common Stock of the value (as jointly determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Holder) of any and
all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, other securities
or property, so distributed. For
purposes of this Warrant, Fair Market Value
shall equal the average closing trading price of the Common
Stock on the Principal Market (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) for the 5
Trading Days preceding the date of determination or, if the Common Stock is not
listed or admitted to trading on any Principal Market, and the average price
cannot be determined as contemplated above, the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock shall be as reasonably determined in good faith by the Companys Board of
Directors and the Holder. In the
event of any adjustment pursuant to this Section, the Exercise Price shall be
reduced to equal: (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately before the
occurrence of any such event (ii) multiplied by a fraction, (A) the
numerator of which is the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately before the adjustment, and (B) the denominator of
which is the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately after the adjustment.
(c) Merger,
etc. If at any time after the date hereof there shall be a merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into or a transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company to another entity, then the Holder shall be
entitled to receive upon or after such transfer, merger or consolidation
becoming effective, and upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the
number of shares or other securities or property of the Company or of the
successor corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation, which would
have been received by the Holder for the shares of stock subject to this
Warrant had this Warrant been exercised just prior to such transfer, merger or
consolidation becoming effective or to the applicable record date thereof, as
the case may be. The Company will not
merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell or otherwise
transfer its property, assets and business substantially as an entirety to
another corporation, unless the corporation resulting from such merger or
consolidation (if not the Company), or such transferee corporation, as the case
may be, shall expressly assume in writing the due and punctual performance and
observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Warrant to be
performed and observed by the Company.
(d) Reclassification,
etc. If at any time after the date
hereof there shall be a reorganization or reclassification of the securities as
to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist into the same or a different
number of securities of any other class or classes, then the Holder shall
thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, during the
period specified herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect,
the number of shares or other securities or property resulting from such
reorganization or reclassification, which would have been received by the
Holder for the shares of stock subject to this Warrant had this Warrant at such
time been exercised.
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(e) Exercise
Price Adjustment. In the event that
on or subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company issues or sells any Common
Stock, any securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for its Common
Stock or any convertible securities, or any warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of its Common
Stock or any such convertible securities (other than (i) shares which are
issued pursuant to the July 2005 Notes, (ii) shares of Common Stock
or options to purchase such shares issued to employees, consultants, officers
or directors in accordance with stock plans approved by the Board of Directors,
and shares of Common Stock issuable under options or warrants that are
outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, (iii) shares of
Common Stock issued pursuant to a stock dividend, split or other similar
transaction, and (iv) shares of Common Stock that are issued in lieu of
cash in the payment of interest under the July 2005 Notes) at an effective
price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, then the Exercise Price
in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale shall be reduced effective
concurrently with such issue or sale to an amount determined by multiplying the
Exercise Price then in effect by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall
be the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such issue or sale, plus (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for such
additional shares would purchase at the Exercise Price then in effect; and (y)
the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
outstanding immediately after such issue or sale.
For the purposes of the foregoing adjustments, in the
case of the issuance of any convertible securities, warrants, options or other
rights to subscribe for or to purchase or exchange for, shares of Common Stock
(Convertible Securities), the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, exchange or conversion
of such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to be outstanding, provided that
no further adjustment shall be made upon the actual issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise, exchange or conversion of such Convertible Securities.
(f) In
the event of any adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder
upon exercise, the Exercise Price shall be inversely proportionately increased
or decreased as the case may be, such that aggregate purchase price for Warrant
Shares upon full exercise of this Warrant shall remain the same. Similarly, in the event of any adjustment in
the Exercise Price, the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder upon
exercise shall be inversely proportionately increased or decreased as the case
may be, such that aggregate purchase price for Warrant Shares upon full
exercise of this Warrant shall remain the same.
13. Voluntary
Adjustment by the Company. The
Company may at its option, at any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce
but not increase the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any
period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
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14. Notice
of Adjustment. Whenever the number
of Warrant Shares or number or kind of securities or other property purchasable
upon the exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price (or maximum exercise
price) is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder of this
Warrant a notice setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (and other
securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the
Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares after such adjustment and setting forth
the computation of such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment.
15. Authorized
Shares. The Company covenants that
during the period the Warrant is outstanding and exercisable, it will reserve
from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to
provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any and all
purchase rights under this Warrant. The
Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute
full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable
action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as
provided herein without violation of any applicable law, regulation, or rule of
any applicable market or exchange.
16. Compliance
with Securities Laws.
(a) The
Holder hereof acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise
of this Warrant, if not registered (or if no exemption from registration
exists), will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal
securities laws. Each certificate
representing the Warrant Shares issued to the Holder upon exercise (if not
registered, for resale or otherwise, or if no exemption from registration
exists) will bear substantially the following legend:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b) Without
limiting the Purchasers right to transfer, assign or otherwise convey the
Warrant or Warrant Shares in compliance with all applicable securities laws,
the Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this
Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are being
acquired solely for the Purchasers own account and not as a nominee for any
other party, and that the Purchaser will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose
of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except
under circumstances that will not result in a violation of applicable federal
and state securities laws.
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17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Issue
Date; Choice of Law; Venue; Jurisdiction.
The provisions of this Warrant shall be construed and shall be given
effect in all respects as if it had been issued and delivered by the Company on
the date hereof. This Warrant shall be
binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant will be construed and enforced
in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, except
for matters arising under the Act, without reference to principles of conflicts
of law. Each of the parties consents to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and State Courts sitting in the
County of New York in the State of New York in connection with any dispute arising
under this Warrant and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law,
any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens
or venue, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL
BY JURY.
(b) Modification
and Waiver. This Warrant and any
provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same
is sought. Any amendment effected in
accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon the Purchaser, each future
holder of this Warrant and the Company.
No waivers of, or exceptions to, any term, condition or provision of
this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed
as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.
(c) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing by facsimile, mail or
personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such
notice. The addresses for such
communications shall be to the addresses as shown on the books of the Company
or to the Company at the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement. A party may from time to time change the
address to which notices to it are to be delivered or mailed hereunder by
notice in accordance with the provisions of this Section 18(c).
(d) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in
any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this
Warrant in such jurisdiction or affect the validity, legality or enforceability
of any provision in any other jurisdiction, but this Warrant shall be reformed,
construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
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(e) Specific
Enforcement. The Company and the
Holder acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that any of the provisions of this Warrant were not performed in accordance
with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches
of the provisions of this Warrant and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which either
of them may be entitled by law or equity.
(f) Registration. The Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant
will be subject to a Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into between
the Company and the Holder, in such form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to
the Company and the Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officers thereunto duly
authorized.
Dated: June 13,
2005
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Exhibit 99.4
NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
To: Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to
exercise the attached Warrant for and to purchase thereunder,
shares of Common Stock, and herewith makes payment therefor of $ ,
or elects to use the cashless exercise option of the Warrant in the event
Warrant Shares are not registered as required in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(2) Please issue a certificate or
certificates representing said shares of Common Stock in the name of the
undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
(3) Please issue a new Warrant for the
unexercised portion of the attached Warrant in the name of the undersigned or
in such other name as is specified below:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the
foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby
assigned to
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NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must
correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a
bank or trust company. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (Agreement) is entered into as of June 13, 2005,
between Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation with
offices at 25800 Commercentre Dr., Suite 100, Lake Forest, California
92630 (the Company) and each of the parties
listed under Purchasers hereto
(collectively and individually, the Purchaser).
W I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and between the
Company and the Purchaser (the Purchase Agreement),
the Company has agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
has agreed to purchase from the Company, 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes in the
principal amount of up to three million two hundred fifty thousand United States dollars (Dollars)
($3,250,000) (collectively, the Note)
and Warrants (collectively, the Warrant)
to purchase shares of the Companys Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Note contemplates that the Note will be
convertible into shares of Common Stock under the circumstances and pursuant to
the terms and conditions set forth in the Note (the Conversion
Shares), and the Warrant contemplates that the Warrant will be
exercisable into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions
set forth in the Warrant (the Warrant Shares).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement and this Agreement, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:
1. Certain
Definitions. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Purchase Agreement, the Note, or the Warrant.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
Closing and Closing Date shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Purchase Agreement.
Commission or SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
Holder and Holders shall include the Purchaser and any permitted
transferee or transferees of Registrable Securities (as defined below), the
Note and/or Warrant which have not been sold to the public to whom the
registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in
compliance with this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement; provided that
neither such person nor any affiliate of such person is registered as a broker
or dealer under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
The terms register,
registered and registration
shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and
regulations thereunder, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of
such registration statement.
Registrable Securities
shall mean: (i) the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares or other securities issued or issuable to each Holder
or its permitted transferee or designee (a) upon the conversion of the
Note or the exercise of the Warrant, or (b) upon any distribution with
respect to, any exchange for or any replacement of such Note or Warrant, or (c) upon
any conversion, exercise or exchange of any securities issued in connection
with any such distribution, exchange or replacement; (ii) securities
issued or issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
similar event with respect to the foregoing; and (iii) any other security
issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or
in replacement of the securities referred to in the preceding clauses; provided
that all such shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities at such time as
they have been sold under a Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act or otherwise or at such time as they are eligible to
be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k).
For purposes of this Agreement, the term Warrant
Shares shall include any shares of the Companys Common Stock that
are issued pursuant to that certain Placement Agent Common Stock Purchase
Warrant of even date herewith between the Company and Commonwealth Associates,
L.P.
Registration Expenses
shall mean all expenses to be incurred by the Company in connection with each
Holders registration rights under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, and the
expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration
(but excluding the compensation of regular employees of the Company, which
shall be paid in any event by the Company).
Registration Statement
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) herein.
Regulation D
shall mean Regulation D as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, and as
subsequently amended.
Securities Act
or Act shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Selling Expenses
shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the
sale of Registrable Securities and all fees and disbursements of counsel for
Holders not included within Registration Expenses.
2. Registration
Requirements. The Company shall use
its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities
(including, without limitation, the execution of an undertaking to file
post-effective amendments, appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky
or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable
regulations issued under the Securities Act) as would permit or facilitate the
sale or distribution of all the Registrable Securities in the manner (including
manner of sale) and in all states reasonably requested by the Holder. Such best efforts by the Company shall
include, without limitation, the
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following:
(a) The Company shall, as expeditiously
as possible after the Closing Date:
(i) But in any event by the later of (i) 90 days after the
Closing Date or (ii) 60 days after the closing of a Qualified Financing,
as defined in the Note (unless the Qualified Financing does not close by August 31,
2005, in which case it will be 60 days after August 31, 2005) (the Required Filing Date), prepare and file a registration
statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities
Act on Form S-3 under the Securities Act (or in the event that the Company
is ineligible to use such form, such other form as the Company is eligible to
use under the Securities Act provided that such other form shall be converted
into an S-3 as soon as Form S-3 becomes available to the Company) covering
resales by the Holders as selling stockholders (not underwriters) of the
Registrable Securities (Registration Statement),
which Registration Statement, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act
and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), shall
state that such Registration Statement also covers such number of additional
shares of Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution
provisions of the Note or Warrant. The
number of shares of Common Stock initially included in such Registration
Statement shall be no less than the product of 1.2 times the sum of the number
of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of the Warrant as of
the date of this Agreement at the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in
the Warrant) plus the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issuable
pursuant to the conversion of the Note (assuming that the Note were to become
convertible on the date before which the Registration Statement is filed). Thereafter the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement and other filings to be declared
effective as soon as possible, and in any event no later than the following
date, as appropriate (the Required Effective
Date): (A) if the SEC notifies the Company that the SEC will
not review the Registration Statement, the Required Effective Date shall be
five (5) days after the SEC provides such notification, or (B) if the
SEC notifies the Company that it will review the Registration Statement, then
the Required Effective Date shall be sixty (60) days after the Company receives
the first written comments on the Registration Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
will promptly respond to all SEC comments, inquiries and requests, and shall
request acceleration of effectiveness at the earliest possible date.
(ii) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
Registration Statement and notify the Holders of the filing and effectiveness
of such Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements.
(iii) Furnish to each Holder that has Registrable Securities included in
the Registration Statement such numbers of copies of a current prospectus
conforming with the requirements of the Act, copies of the Registration
Statement, any amendment or supplement thereto and any documents incorporated
by reference therein and such other documents as such Holder may reasonably
require in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned
by such Holder.
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(iv) Register and qualify the securities covered by such Registration
Statement under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all domestic
jurisdictions; provided that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a
general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v) Notify promptly each Holder that has Registrable Securities
included in the Registration Statement of the happening of any event (but not
the substance or details of any such event) of which the Company has knowledge
as a result of which the prospectus (including any supplements thereto or
thereof) included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances then existing (each an Event),
and use its best efforts to promptly update and/or correct such prospectus.
Each Holder will hold in confidence and will not make any disclosure of any
such Event and any related information disclosed by the Company.
(vi) Notify each Holder of the issuance by the SEC or any state
securities commission or agency of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or the threat or initiation of any proceedings
for that purpose. The Company shall use
its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop
order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible time.
(vii) List the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement with all securities exchange(s) and/or markets on which the Common
Stock is then listed and prepare and file any required filings with the Nasdaq
National Market System or any other exchange or market where the Companys
Common Stock is traded.
(viii) Take all steps reasonably necessary to enable Holders to avail
themselves of the prospectus delivery mechanism set forth in Rule 153 (or
successor thereto) under the Act.
(b) Notwithstanding the obligations under Section 2(a)(v) or
any provision of this Agreement, if (i) in the good faith judgment of the
Company, following consultation with legal counsel, it would be detrimental to
the Company and its stockholders for resales of Registrable Securities to be
made pursuant to the Registration Statement due to the existence of a material
development or potential material development involving the Company that the
Company would be obligated to disclose in the Registration Statement, which
disclosure would be premature or otherwise inadvisable at such time or would
have a material adverse effect upon the Company and its stockholders, or (ii) in
the good faith judgment of the Company, it would adversely affect or require
premature disclosure of the filing of a Company-initiated
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registration of any class of its equity
securities, then the Company will have the right to suspend the use of the
Registration Statement for a period of not more than 30 consecutive calendar
days, but only if the Company reasonably concludes, after consultation with
outside legal counsel, that the failure to suspend the use of the Registration
Statement as such would create a risk of a material liability or violation
under applicable securities laws or regulations.
(c) Set forth below in this Section 2(c) are (I) events that
may arise that the Purchaser considers will interfere with the full enjoyment
of their rights under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and the Notes
(the Interfering Events), and (II) certain
remedies applicable in each of these events.
(i) Payments by the Company. If (i) at any time after effectiveness
of the Registration Statement, sales thereunder during the registration period
(as described in Section 5) cannot be made for any reason, other than by
reason of the operation of Section 2(b), for a period of more than 10
consecutive business days, (ii) at any time after effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, sales thereunder during the Registration Period cannot
be made for a period of time that exceeds the limitations set forth in Section 2(b),
or (iii) at any time after the Registrable Securities are listed in
accordance with Section 2(a)(vii), the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares are not listed or included for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market
or other exchange, market, or the OTC Bulletin Board where shares of the
Companys Common Stock are then traded or quoted for more than 10 consecutive
calendar days, then the Company will thereafter make a payment to each Holder
as set forth below. The amount of the
payment made to each Holder will be equal to 1% of (a) the Warrant
exercise price multiplied by the number of then-outstanding and unexercised
Warrants held by the Holder plus (b) the then-outstanding principal amount
of the Note held by the Holder, for each 30 business days that sales cannot be
made under the effective Registration Statement or the Conversion Shares or
Warrant Shares are not listed or included for quotation on the Nasdaq National
Market or other exchange, market, or the OTC Bulletin Board where shares of the
Companys Common Stock are then traded or quoted (but any day on which both
conditions exist shall count as a single day and no day taken into account for
purposes of determining whether any payment is due under Section 2 (c)(ii) shall
be taken into account for purposes of determining whether any payment is due
under this Section 2(c)(i) or the amount of such payment). The number of shares not previously sold as
specified in the previous sentence shall be determined as of the end of the
respective 30-business day period. In no
event shall payment pursuant to this Section for the entire registration
period (as described in Section 5) exceed 10% in the aggregate of (a) the
Warrant exercise price multiplied by the number of then-outstanding and
unexercised Warrants held by the Holder (including such Holders predecessors
and successors) for the entire registration period (as described in Section 5)
plus (b) the initial principal amount of the Note held by the Holder. These payments will be prorated on a daily
basis during the 30-business day period and will be paid to each Holder within
ten business days following the end of each 30- business day period as to which
payment is due hereunder. The Holders
may make a claim for additional damages as a remedy
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the Companys failure to comply with the timelines set forth in this Section,
but acknowledgement of such right in this Agreement shall not constitute an
admission by the Company that any such damages exist or may exist. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
has used its best efforts to avoid circumstances as a result of which sales
cannot be made under the Registration Statement during the registration period
or the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are not listed or included for
quotation on the Nasdaq National Market or other exchange, market, or the OTC
Bulletin Board where the Companys Common Stock is traded or quoted, then the
damages described above shall be the Holders sole and exclusive remedy for
damages arising out of such circumstances.
Nothing contained in the preceding sentence shall be read to limit the
ability of the Holders to seek specific performance of this Agreement.
(ii) Effect of Late Filing or Registration. If the Registration Statement has not been
filed by the Required Filing Date other than by reason of the operation of Section 2(b),
then the Company will make a payment to each Holder for such delay (each a Late Filing Payment). Each Late Filing Payment will be equal to 3%
of (a) the Warrant exercise price multiplied by the number of
then-outstanding and unexercised Warrants held by the Holder plus (b) the
then-outstanding principal amount of the Note held by the Holder, for each
period of 30 business days that the filing of the Registration Statement is
made past the Required Filing Date (but no day taken into account for purposes
of determining whether any payment is due under Section 2(c)(i) shall
be taken into account for purposes of determining whether any payment is due
under this Section 2(c)(ii) or the amount of such payment). If the Registration Statement has not been
declared effective by the Required Effective Date other than by reason of the
operation of Section 2(b), then the Company will make a payment to each
Holder for such delay (each a Late
Registration Payment). Each
Late Registration Payment will be equal to 2% of (a) the Warrant exercise
price multiplied by the number of then-outstanding and unexercised Warrants
held by the Holder plus (b) the then-outstanding principal amount of the
Note held by the Holder, for the first 30 business days after the Required
Effective Date, and 1% of such exercise price for each period of 30 business
days thereafter (but no day taken into account for purposes of determining
whether any payment is due under Section 2(c)(i) shall be taken into
account for purposes of determining whether any payment is due under this Section 2(c)(ii) or
the amount of such payment). In no event
shall payments pursuant to this Section 2(c)(ii) exceed for the
entire registration period (as described in Section 5) 18% in the aggregate
of (a) the Warrant exercise price multiplied by the number of
then-outstanding and unexercised Warrants held by the Holder (including such
Holders predecessors and successors) for the period beginning of the date
hereof and continuing through the expiration of the registration period (as
described in Section 5) plus (b) the initial principal amount of the
Note held by the Holder. The Late Filing
Payments and Late Registration Payments will be prorated on a daily basis
during the 30-business day period and will be paid to the Holders in cash
within ten (10) business days following the end of each 30-business day
period as to which payment is due hereunder, provided that the respective
Holder delivered to the
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Company
at least two business days prior thereto information with respect to the number
of Conversion Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares not previously sold by such
Holder (together with reasonable supporting documentation). The Holders may make a claim for additional
damages as a remedy for the Companys failure to comply with the timelines set
forth in this Section, but acknowledgement of such right in this Agreement
shall not constitute an admission by the Company that any such damages exist or
may exist. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to avoid
circumstances as a result of which the Registration Statement has not been
filed by the Required Filing Date or declared effective by the Required Effective
Date, then the damages described above shall be the Holders sole and exclusive
remedy for damages arising out of such circumstances. Nothing contained in the preceding sentence
shall be read to limit the ability of the Holders to seek specific performance
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective
and the Holders are no longer entitled to receive Late Registration Payments as
a result of the above-described percentage limitation on said payments, then
each Holder shall have the right, at any time upon at least thirty (30) days
written notice, to sell all (but not less than all) of its Warrants and Notes
to the Company for a cash purchase price equal to the aggregate amount by which
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock of the Company on the date of the
delivery of the written notice exceeds the exercise price of the Warrants and
the conversion price of the Notes, calculated separately. For this purpose, Fair Market Value means,
with respect to any determination date, the average per share closing price of
the Common Stock for the 30 Trading Days immediately preceding the
determination date.
(d) During the registration period, the Company will make available,
upon reasonable advance notice during normal business hours, for inspection by
any Holder whose Registrable Securities are being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the Records) as reasonably necessary to enable each such Holder
to exercise its due diligence responsibility in connection with or related to
the contemplated offering. The Company will cause its officers, directors and
employees to supply all information that any Holder may reasonably request for
purposes of performing such due diligence.
(e) Each Holder will hold in confidence, use only in connection with
the contemplated offering and not make any disclosure of all Records and other
information that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and
of which determination the Holders are so notified, unless (i) the
disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or
omission in any Registration Statement, (ii) the release of such Records
is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court or government
body of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the information in such Records has
been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in
violation of this or any other agreement (to the knowledge of the relevant
Holder), (iv) the Records or other information was developed independently
by the Holder without breach of this Agreement, (v) the information was
known to the Holder before receipt of such information from the Company, or (vi) the
information was disclosed to the
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Holder by a third party not under an
obligation of confidentiality. However, a Holder may make disclosure of such
Records and other information to any attorney, adviser, or other third party
retained by it that needs to know the information as determined in good faith
by the Holder (the Holder Representative),
if the Holder advises the Holder Representative of the confidentiality
provisions of this Section 2(e), but the Holder will be liable for any act
or omission of any of its Holder Representatives relative to such information
as if the act or omission was that of the Holder. The Company is not required
to disclose any confidential information in the Records to any Holder unless
and until such Holder has entered into a confidentiality agreement (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company) with the Company with respect thereto,
substantially to the effect of this Section 2(e). Unless legally
prohibited from so doing, each Holder will, upon learning that disclosure of
Records containing confidential information is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Companys expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein will be
deemed to limit the Holders ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner
that is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(f) If a meeting of stockholders is required to authorize additional
shares to permit the issuance of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, the
Company shall file a Registration Statement with respect to any newly
authorized and/or reserved Registrable Securities consisting of Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares described in clause (i) of the definition of
Registrable Securities within ten (10) business days of any stockholders
meeting authorizing same and shall use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective within ninety (90) days of such
stockholders meeting. If the Holders
become entitled, pursuant to an event described in clause (ii) and (iii) of
the definition of Registrable Securities, to receive any securities in respect
of Registrable Securities that were already included in a Registration
Statement, subsequent to the date such Registration Statement is declared
effective, and the Company is unable under the securities laws to add such
securities to the then effective Registration Statement, the Company shall
promptly file, in accordance with the procedures set forth herein, an
additional Registration Statement with respect to such newly Registrable
Securities. The Company shall use its
best efforts to (i) cause any such additional Registration Statement, when
filed, to become effective within 30 days of that date that the need to file
the Registration Statement arose. All of
the registration rights and remedies under this Agreement shall apply to the
registration of such newly reserved shares and such new Registrable Securities.
(g) The
Company represents and warrants to the Holder that the rights granted hereunder
to the Holders do not conflict with the existing registration rights of other
holders of the Companys securities with respect to registration of the
Registrable Securities in any way that would delay or restrict the registration
of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
3. Expenses of
Registration. All Registration
Expenses in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance with
registration pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Company, and all
Selling Expenses of a Holder shall be borne by such Holder.
4. Registration
on Form S-3. The Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to meet the registrant eligibility
requirements for a secondary offering set forth in the general
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instructions
to Form S-3 or any comparable or successor form or forms, or in the event
that the Company is ineligible to use such form, such form as the Company is
eligible to use under the Securities Act, provided that if such other form is
used, the Company shall convert such other form to a Form S-3 as soon as
the Company becomes so eligible.
5. Registration
Period. In the case of the
registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall keep such registration effective until the later of (a) the date on
which all the Holders have completed the sales or distribution described in the
Registration Statement relating thereto or, if earlier until such Registrable
Securities may be sold by the Holders under Rule 144(k) (provided that the
Companys transfer agent has accepted an instruction from the Company to such
effect) or (b) the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Company Indemnity.
The Company will indemnify each Holder, each of its officers, directors,
agents and partners, and each person controlling each of the foregoing, within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to which registration, qualification or
compliance has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, and each underwriter,
if any, and each person who controls, within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, any
underwriter, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged
untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any final prospectus (as
amended or supplemented if the Company files any amendment or supplement
thereto with the SEC), Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement
or any post-effective amendment thereof or based on any 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 light of the
circumstances under which they were made, or any violation by the Company of
the Securities Act or any state securities law or in either case, any rule or
regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or
inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration,
qualification or compliance, and will reimburse each Holder, each of its
officers, directors, agents and partners, and each person controlling each of
the foregoing, for any reasonable legal fees of a single counsel and any other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending any
such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided that the Company will
not be liable in any such case to a Holder to the extent that any such claim,
loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on (i) any
untrue statement or omission based upon written information furnished to the
Company by such Holder or underwriter (if any) therefor and stated to be
specifically for use therein, (ii) any failure by any Holder to comply
with prospectus delivery requirements or the Securities Act or Exchange Act or
any other law or legal requirement applicable to them or any covenant or
agreement contained in the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement or (iii) an
offer of sale of Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares occurring during a period
in which sales under the Registration Statement are suspended as permitted by
this Agreement. The indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent will
not be unreasonably withheld).
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(b) Holder Indemnity.
Each Holder will, severally but not jointly, if Registrable Securities
held by it are included in the securities as to which such registration,
qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify the Company, each of
its directors, officers, agents and partners, and any other stockholder selling
securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and any of its directors,
officers, agents, partners, and any person who controls such stockholder within
the meaning of the Securities Act or Exchange Act and each underwriter, if any,
of the Companys securities covered by such a Registration Statement, each
person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, each other
Holder (if any), and each of their officers, directors and partners, and each
person controlling such other Holder(s) against all claims, losses, damages and
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on (i) any
untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in
any such final prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company files any
amendment or supplement thereto with the SEC), Registration Statement filed
pursuant to this Agreement or any post-effective amendment thereof or based on
any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances under which they were made or (ii) failure by
any Holder to comply with prospectus delivery requirements or the Securities
Act, Exchange Act or any other law or legal requirement applicable to them or
any covenant or agreement contained in the Purchase Agreement or this
Agreement, and will reimburse the Company and such other Holder(s) and their
directors, officers and partners, underwriters or control persons for any
reasonable legal fees or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with investigating and defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or
action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is
made in such final prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company files
any amendment or supplement thereto with the SEC), Registration Statement filed
pursuant to this Agreement or any post-effective amendment thereof in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
such Holder and stated to be specifically for use therein, and provided that
the maximum amount for which such Holder shall be liable under this indemnity
shall not exceed the net proceeds received by the Holders from the sale of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement in question. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) shall
not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claims, losses, damages or
liabilities if such settlement is effected without the consent of such Holder
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(c) Procedure. Each
party entitled to indemnification under this Section 6 (the Indemnified Party) shall give notice to the party required
to provide indemnification (the Indemnifying Party)
promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to
which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to
assume the defense of any such claim in any litigation resulting therefrom,
provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense
of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the
Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the
Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its own expense, and
provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations
under this Section 6 except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is
materially and adversely affected by such failure to provide notice. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any
such claim or litigation, shall,
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except with the consent of each Indemnified
Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or
plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect
to such claim or litigation. Each
Indemnified Party shall furnish such non-privileged information regarding
itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request
in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with the defense
of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6
herein is unavailable to the Indemnified Parties in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein (other than by reason of the
exceptions provided therein), then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities as between the Company on the one hand and any Holder(s) on the
other, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
the Company and of such Holder(s) in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one
hand and of any Holder(s) on the other shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company or by such Holder(s).
In no event shall the obligation of any
Indemnifying Party to contribute under this Section 7 exceed the amount
that such Indemnifying Party would have been obligated to pay by way of
indemnification if the indemnification provided for under Section 6(a) or
6(b) hereof had been available under the circumstances.
The Company and the Holders agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7
were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraphs. The amount paid or
payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and
liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraphs shall be deemed
to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the registration statement in question. 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.
8. Survival. The indemnity and contribution agreements
contained in Sections 6 and 7 shall remain operative and in full force and
effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement, and (ii) the consummation of the sale or successive resales of
the Registrable Securities.
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9. Information by Holders. As a condition to the
obligations of the Company to complete any registration pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder, such
Holder will furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the
Registrable Securities held by it and the intended methods of disposition of
the Registrable Securities held by it as is reasonably required by the Company
to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities. At least ten business days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement for any registration under
this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the
Company requires from that Holder whether or not such Holder has elected to
have any of its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.
If the Company has not received the requested information from a Holder by the
business day prior to the anticipated filing date, then the Company may file
the Registration Statement without including Registrable Securities of that
Holder.
10. Further Assurances. Each Holder will cooperate
with the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company, in connection with
the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such
Holder has notified the Company in writing of such Holders irrevocable
election to exclude all of such Holders Registrable Securities from such
Registration Statement.
11. Suspension of Sales. Upon receipt of any notice
from the Company under Section 2(a)(v) or 2(b), each Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until (i) it
receives copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by
Sections 2(a)(v) or (ii) the Company advises the Holder that a
suspension of sales under Section 2(b) has terminated. If so directed
by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy all copies in the Holder s possession (other than a
limited number of file copies) of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities
that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.
12. Replacement
Certificates. The certificate(s)
representing the Registrable Securities held by the Purchaser (or then Holder)
may be exchanged by the Purchaser (or such Holder) at any time and from time to
time for certificates with different denominations representing an equal
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, as reasonably requested by such
Purchaser (or such Holder) upon surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for such
registration or transfer or exchange.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note or certificates for the
underlying shares of Common Stockof any of the foregoing, and, in the case of
loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, or upon
surrender and cancellation of such certificate if mutilated, the Company will
make and deliver a new Note or certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation
at no charge to the holder.
13. Transfer or
Assignment. Except as otherwise
provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The rights granted to the Purchaser by the
Company under this Agreement to cause the Company to register Registrable
Securities may be transferred or assigned (in whole or in part) to a transferee
or assignee of the Note, Warrant or Registrable Securities, and all other
rights granted to the Purchaser by the Company hereunder may be transferred or
assigned to any transferee or assignee of the Note, Warrant or Registrable
Securities; provided in each case that
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(i) the
Company is given written notice by the Purchaser at the time of or within a
reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, stating the name and address
of said transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to
which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; and provided
further that the transferee or assignee of such rights agrees in writing to be
bound by the registration provisions of this Agreement, (ii) such transfer
or assignment is not made under the Registration Statement or Rule 144, (iii) such
transfer is made according to the applicable requirements of the Purchase
Agreement, and (iv) the transferee has provided to the Company an investor
questionnaire (or equivalent document) evidencing that the transferee is a qualified
institutional buyer or an accredited investor defined in Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3),
or (7) of Regulation D.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. The
Company and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or
cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
(b) Jurisdiction. Each
of the Company and the Purchaser (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court, the New York state
courts and other courts of the United States sitting in New York, New York for
the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any
such suit action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is
improper. The Company and the Purchaser
consent to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect or
limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(c) Notices. Any notice
or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing by facsimile, mail or personal delivery and shall be effective upon
actual receipt of such notice. The
addresses for such communications shall be:
to the Company:
Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc.
25800 Commercentre Dr., Suite 100
Lake Forest, California 92630
Telephone: (949) 206-8002
Fax: (949) 206-8008
Attention: John Kang, President
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with a copy to:
Foley & Lardner LLP
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, FL 33602-5804
Telephone: 813-229-2300
Facsimile: 813-221-4210
Attention: Curt P. Creely
If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule I to
the Purchase Agreement:
with a copy to:
Greenberg Traurig LLP
The MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
Telephone: (212) 801-9200
Facsimile: (212) 801-6400
Attention: Alan I. Annex
Any party hereto may from
time to time change its address for notices by giving at least five days
written notice of such changed address to the other parties hereto.
(d) Waivers. No waiver
by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or
requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the
future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor
shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any
manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter. The representations and warranties and the
agreements and covenants of the Company and each Purchaser contained herein
shall survive the Closing.
(e) Execution in Counterpart.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
(f) Signatures.
Facsimile signatures shall be valid and binding on each party submitting
the same.
(g) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Purchase
Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, and the agreements and documents contemplated
hereby and thereby, contains the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties, and may not be amended, modified or terminated except by a written
agreement signed by the Company and the Holder of the Registrable Securities
seeking registration of such securities.
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(h) Governing Law. This
Agreement and the validity and performance of the terms hereof shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within such
state, except to the extent that the law of the State of Delaware regulates the
Companys issuance of securities.
(i) Jury
Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES THE
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
(j) Force Majeure. The
Company shall not be deemed in breach of its commitments under this Agreement
and no payments by the Company as set forth in Section 2 shall be required
if the Company is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder in a timely
fashion if the SEC or the Nasdaq National Market are closed or operating on a
limited basis as a result of the occurrence of a Force Majeure. As used herein, Force
Majeure means war or armed hostilities or other national or
international calamity, or one or more acts of terrorism, which are having a
material adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States. Furthermore, any payments owed as a result of
Section 2 shall not accrue during any period during which the Companys
performance hereunder has been delayed or the Companys ability to fulfill its
obligations hereunder has been impaired by a Force Majeure.
(k) Titles. The titles
used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(l) No Strict Construction.
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction will be applied against any party.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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COMPANY:
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LIQUIDMETAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John Kang
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John
Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer
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PURCHASERS:
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COMMONWEALTH
ASSOCIATES
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By:
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/s/ Robert A. O Sullivan
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Name: Robert A. O Sullivan
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Title: CEO & President
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COUNTERPART SIGNATURE
PAGE
TO
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT,
DATED
JUNE 13, 2005,
AMONG
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
THE
PURCHASERS IDENTIFIED THEREIN
The undersigned
hereby executes and delivers the Registration Rights Agreement to which this
Signature Page is attached, which, together with all counterparts of the
Registration Rights Agreement and Signature Pages of the Company and other
Purchasers under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall constitute one and
the same document in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
PURCHASER:
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Commonwealth
Associates LP
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By:
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/s/ Robert A. O Sullivan
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Name:
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Robert A. O Sullivan
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Title:
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CEO & President
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PURCHASER:
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Shea Diversified
Investments, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Ronald L. Lakey
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Name:
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Ronald L. Lakey
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary
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PURCHASER:
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Shinnston
Enterprises, Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ James K. Murray, Jr.
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Name:
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James K. Murray, Jr.
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Title:
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Limited Partner
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PURCHASER:
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Harvard
Developments Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Terry Downie
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Name:
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Terry Downie
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Title:
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VP Finance
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PURCHASER:
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Echo Capital
Growth Corporation
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By:
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/s/ Paul J. Hill
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Name:
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Paul J. Hill
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Dolphin Direct
Equity Partners, LP
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By:
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/s/ Peter E. Salas
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Name:
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Peter E. Salas
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Jess S. Morgan
& Company, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Gary Levenstein
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Name:
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Gary Levenstein
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Title:
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President
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PURCHASER:
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Terrence L.
Mealey
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By:
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/s/ Terrence L. Mealey
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Name:
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Terrence L. Mealey
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Title:
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Self
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