SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): May 25, 2001
KVH Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-28082 05-0420589
(State or other jurisdic- (Commission (IRS Employer
tion of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, Rhode Island 02840
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (401) 847-3327
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
KVH Industries, Inc. (the "Company") on May 25, 2001 issued and sold
615,384 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $6.50 per share to the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "Purchaser") pursuant to a
Share Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser dated May 25,
2001. The Share Purchase Agreement is set forth as Exhibit 10.39 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
10.39 Share Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
KVH Industries, Inc.
By: /s/ Richard C. Forsyth
Richard C. Forsyth
Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 11, 2001
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number Description
10.39 Share Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Exhibit 10.39
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
COMMON STOC PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(Massachusetts mutual life insurance company)
This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement"), is made and
entered into as of May 25, 2001, by and between KVH INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the Purchaser identified on a Schedule of
Investors attached as Schedule A hereto, each of which has executed a
counterpart to this Agreement (referred to herein individually as a "Purchaser"
and collectively as the "Purchasers").
1. Authorization of Sale of the Shares
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company has
authorized the sale to the Purchasers of an aggregate of 615,384 shares (the
"Shares") of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").
2. Agreement to Sell and Purchase the Shares
2.1 Purchase and Sale
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser
agrees to purchase, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser,
at the Closing, that number of Shares set opposite the Purchaser's name on
Schedule A.
2.2 Purchase Price
The purchase price of each Share (the "Per Share Price") shall be equal
to $6.50 per Share (which shall be adjusted in the event the Company splits,
subdivides, consolidates or otherwise alters the Company's equity capital
structure prior to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not,
for one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date without adjusting the
Per Share Price hereunder accordingly, sell (i) shares of the Common Stock at a
price per share of less than the Per Share Price, or (ii) options, warrants or
any other securities that can be converted into, or otherwise exchanged for,
shares of the Common Stock at a conversion or exercise price per share less than
the Per Share Price. In the event the Company shall, during the period ending
one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, sell any shares of the
Common Stock or any instruments that can be converted into or otherwise
exchanged for the Common Stock (the "Subsequent Sale") exercisable at a price
per share (the "Subsequent Purchase Price") of less than the Per Share Price,
the purchase price per Share hereunder shall be adjusted to an amount equal to
the Subsequent Purchase Price, such that the Company shall, within ten (10)
business days of the Subsequent Sale, pay to the Purchaser an amount equal to
the number of Shares purchased by such Purchaser times the difference between
the Per Share Price and the Subsequent Purchase Price. Such amount shall be paid
in cash, or, at the option of the Purchaser, in Shares valued for such purpose
at the Subsequent Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such
adjustment to the Per Share Price hereunder shall be made in respect of (a) the
grant by the Company of any option to purchase shares of the Common Stock at a
price per share equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock as of
the date of the grant of such option (collectively, "Future Options") pursuant
to the Company's 1995 Employee Stock Option Plan or its 1996 Incentive and
Non-qualified Stock Option Plan, (b) the sale or issuance by the Company of
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options outstanding on the date
hereof or Future Options, or (c) the issuance of options and the sale of shares
to employees pursuant to the terms of the Company's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.
3. Delivery of the Shares at the Closing
(a) The completion of the purchases and sales of the Shares to the Purchaser
(the "Closing") shall occur at the offices of Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP,
counsel to the Company, at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Closing shall take place at 11:00 a.m. local time five (5) business
days following delivery to the Purchaser of the Company's Closing
Certificate as described below.
(b) At the Closing, the Company shall authorize its transfer agent (the
"Transfer Agent") to issue to the Purchaser one or more stock certificates
(the "Certificates") registered in the name of the Purchaser or as the
Purchaser shall specify on Appendix I hereto, and bearing an appropriate
legend referring to the fact that the Shares were sold in reliance upon the
exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule 506 under the
Securities Act. The Company will deliver the Certificates to the Purchaser
against delivery of payment for the Shares by the Purchaser. Prior to the
Purchaser's delivery of payment for the Shares, if so requested by the
Purchaser, the Company will deliver via facsimile a copy of the
Certificates to be delivered to the Purchaser upon Closing to the office of
the Purchaser as set forth on Schedule A hereto.
(c) The Company's obligation to complete the purchase and sale of the Shares at
the Closing shall be subject to the receipt by the Company of same-day
funds in the full amount of the purchase price for the Shares being
purchased by the Purchaser under this Agreement; and
(d) The Purchaser's obligations to accept delivery of the Certificates and to
pay for the Shares evidenced by the Certificates at the Closing shall be
subject to the condition that:
(i) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate
from the President of the Company (the "Closing Certificate") certifying (A)
that the issuance and sale of the Shares have been approved by a majority of the
stockholders of the Company at a special or annual meeting; or (B) stating that
the Company or its counsel have received reasonable written confirmation of the
NASDAQ Stock Market that approval of the issuance of such shares by the Company
did not require approval by a majority of the stockholders of the Company.
(ii) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate
of the Company executed by the president and the chief financial or accounting
officer of the Company, dated the Initial Closing Date, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser, to the effect that the Company has complied with
all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions in this Agreement on its
part to be performed or satisfied on or before the Closing Date; and
(iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a
legal opinion in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, of even
date.
(e) If the Company shall not have delivered the Certificates, the Closing
Certificate and the opinion described above on or before 5:00 p.m. (EDST)
on June 29, 2001, the obligation of the Purchaser to purchase shares at the
Closing shall terminate.
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company
Except as set forth in (i) the Company Documents (as defined below),
(ii) the Private Placement Memorandum dated October 24, 2000 (including the
consolidated financial statements and notes attached thereto) (the "Offering
Documents") furnished to the Purchaser by Needham & Company, Inc., as placement
agent for the sale of the Shares (the "Placement Agent"), or (iii) the Letter of
Exceptions delivered to the Purchaser prior to the execution hereof, and except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Company hereby represents
and warrants to the Purchaser as follows (which representations and warranties
shall be deemed to apply, where appropriate, to each subsidiary of the Company):
4.1 Organization and Qualification
The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The
Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted and to enter into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the
failure to so qualify would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
assets, business affairs or business prospects of the Company.
4.2 Capitalization
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares
of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share.
(b) As of April 23, 2001, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company consisted of 10,199,574 shares of Common Stock and the Company had
reserved for issuance, as of such date, (i) 1,033,534 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options under the Company's
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan and
1996 Incentive and Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (collectively, the
"Stock Plans"), (ii) 552,744 shares of Common Stock reserved for future
option grants under the Stock Option Plans and (iii) 50,000 shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. The shares
of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have
not been issued in violation of and are not otherwise subject to any
preemptive or other similar rights. The Board of Directors of the Company
has authorized increasing the number of shares reserved for future option
grants under the Stock Option Plans by 600,000 shares, subject to approval
by stockholders at the Company's next Annual Meeting. On May 1, 2001, the
Company sold 76,923 shares of its Common Stock. On May 1, 2000, the Company
sold 76,923 shares of its Common Stock at $6.50 per share.
With the exception of the foregoing, and as contemplated by this
Agreement, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
convertible or exchangeable securities or other rights granted to or by the
Company to purchase shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company
and there are no commitments, plans or arrangements to issue any shares of
Common Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
4.3 Issuance, Sale and Delivery of the Shares
(a) The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth
in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free and clear of all pledges, liens and encumbrances. The certificates
evidencing the Shares are in due and proper form under Delaware law.
(b) The issuance of the Shares is not subject to preemptive or other similar
rights. No further approval or authority of the shareholders or the Board
of Directors of the Company will be required for the issuance and sale of
the Shares to be sold by the Company as contemplated in this Agreement.
(c) Subject to the accuracy of the Purchasers' representations and warranties
in Section 5 of this Agreement, the offer, sale, and issuance of the Shares
in conformity with the terms of this Agreement constitute transactions
exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities
Act and from the registration or qualification requirements of the laws of
any applicable state or United States jurisdiction.
4.4 Financial Statements
The financial statements included (as exhibits or otherwise) in the
Company Documents (as defined below) present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of the Company as of the dates indicated and the results
of their operations for the periods specified. Except as otherwise stated in
such Company Documents, such financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis, and any supporting schedules included with the financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the information stated in the
financial statements. The financial and statistical data set forth in the
Company Documents were prepared on an accounting basis consistent with such
financial statements.
4.5 No Material Change
Since December 31, 2000:
(a) there has been no material adverse change in or affecting the condition,
financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, assets, business affairs or
business prospects, of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary
course of business, excluding political events and changes in economic
conditions generally applicable to business enterprises in the same
business as the Company in the United States;
(b) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company, other than
those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect
to the Company;
(c) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or
made by the Company on any class of its capital stock; and
(d) the Company has not incurred any material contingent liabilities or
obligations which could reasonably be expected to result in a material
reduction in the future earnings of the Company.
4.6 Environmental
Except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or
the earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of the Company,
(a) the Company is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (as
defined below);
(b) the Company has all permits, authorizations and approvals required under
any applicable Environmental Laws and is in compliance with the
requirements of such permits authorizations and approvals;
(c) there are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened
Environmental Claims (as defined below) against the Company; and
(d) under applicable law, there are no circumstances with respect to any
property or operations of the Company that are reasonably likely to form
the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: "Environmental Law" means any United States (or other
applicable jurisdiction's) Federal, state, local or municipal statute, law,
rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law and any judicial
or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or
administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment,
health, safety or any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is
prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority. "Environmental
Claims" means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits,
demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation,
investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law.
4.7 No Defaults
The Company is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or in material default in the performance or observance of any
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material contract,
indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, deed, trust, note, lease, sublease, voting
agreement, voting trust, or other instrument or material agreement to which the
Company is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the property
or assets of the Company is subject, which default could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the assets, properties or business of the
Company.
4.8 Labor Matters
No labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to the
best knowledge of the Company, is imminent.
4.9 No Actions
There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or
governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company which,
singly or in the aggregate, might reasonably be expected to result in any
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company, or which,
singly or in the aggregate, might reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or which might reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of this Agreement,
nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, is there any reasonable basis
therefor. The Company is not in default with respect to any judgment, order or
decree of any court or governmental agency or instrumentality which, singly or
in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the assets, properties
or business of the Company.
4.10 Intellectual Property
(a) The Company, to the best of its knowledge, owns or is licensed to use all
patents, patent applications, inventions, trademarks, trade names,
applications for registration of trademarks, service marks, service mark
applications, copyrights, know-how, manufacturing processes, formulae,
trade secrets, licenses and rights in any thereof and any other intangible
property and assets that are material to the business of the Company as now
conducted (in this Agreement called the "Proprietary Rights").
(b) The Company does not have any knowledge of, and the Company has not given
or received any notice of, any pending conflicts with or infringement upon
the rights of others with respect to any Proprietary Rights (or any license
of Proprietary Rights) which are material to the business of the Company.
(c) To the best knowledge of the Company, no action, suit, arbitration, or
legal, administrative or other proceeding, or investigation is pending or
threatened, which involves any Proprietary Rights, nor is there any
reasonable basis therefor.
(d) The Company is not subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or any Federal, state, local, foreign or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any arbitrator, and has not
entered into or is not a party to any contract which restricts or impairs
the use of any such Proprietary Rights in a manner which would have a
material adverse effect on the use of any of the Proprietary Rights.
(e) The Company has not entered into any consent, indemnification, forbearance
to sue or settlement agreement with respect to Proprietary Rights other
than in the ordinary course of business. To the best knowledge of the
Company, no claims have been asserted by any person with respect to the
validity of the Company's ownership or right to use the Proprietary Rights
and there is no reasonable basis for any such claim to be successful.
(f) The Company has complied, in all material respects, with its obligations
relating to the protection of the Proprietary Rights which are material to
the business of the Company used pursuant to licenses.
(g) To the best knowledge of the Company, no person is infringing on or
violating the Proprietary Rights.
4.11 Permits
The Company possesses and is operating in compliance with all material
licenses, certificates, consents, authorities, approvals and permits from all
state, federal, foreign and other regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to
conduct the businesses now operated, or contemplated to be operated, by it, and
the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such permit or any circumstance which would
lead it to believe that such proceedings are reasonably likely which, singly or
in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or
the earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of the Company.
4.12 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance
(a) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and will not conflict with or constitute a
breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of,
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, deed,
trust, note, lease, sublease, voting agreement, voting trust or other
instrument or agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it may
be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is
subject, and will not trigger anti-dilution rights or other rights to
acquire additional equity securities of the Company, nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation
or bylaws of the Company or any applicable statute, law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, decision, directive or order.
4.13 Properties
The Company has good and marketable title to all the tangible or real
properties and assets reflected as owned by it in the consolidated financial
statements included in the Offering Documents, subject to no lien, mortgage,
pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind except (a) those, if any, reflected in
such consolidated financial statements, or (b) those which are not material in
amount and do not adversely affect the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company. The properties of the Company are, in the aggregate, in
good repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and suitable for their
respective uses. Any real property held under lease by the Company is held under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not
material and do not interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company.
The Company owns or leases all such tangible or real properties as are necessary
to its business or operations as now conducted.
4.14 Compliance
The Company has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance
with all applicable Federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, rules,
regulations, ordinances, codes, decisions, decrees, directives and orders,
except where the failure to do so would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the
earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of the Company.
4.15 Security Measures
The Company takes security measures designed to enable the Company to
assert trade secret protection in its non-patented technology.
4.16 Contributions
Since its incorporation the Company has not, directly or indirectly,
(a) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for public office, or failed
to disclose fully any contribution in violation of law, or (b) made any payment
to any federal or state governmental officer or official, or other person
charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required
or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof.
4.17 Use of Proceeds; Investment Company
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares for
working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company is not now,
and after the sale of the Shares under this Agreement and under all other
agreements and the application of the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares
described in the proceeding sentence will not be, an "investment company" within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.18 Prior Offerings
All offers and sales of capital stock of the Company before the date of
this Agreement were at all relevant times duly registered or exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and were duly registered or
subject to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the
applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws.
4.19 Taxes
The Company has filed all material tax returns required to be filed,
which returns are true and correct in all material respects, and the Company is
not in default in the payment of any taxes, including penalties and interest,
assessments, fees and other charges, shown thereon due or otherwise assessed,
other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves
have been provided or those currently payable without interest which were
payable pursuant to said returns or any assessments with respect thereto.
4.20 Other Governmental Proceedings
To the Company's knowledge, there are no rulemaking or similar
proceedings before any Federal, state, local or foreign government bodies that
directly involve or affect the Company, which, if the subject of an action
unfavorable to the Company, could involve a prospective material adverse change
in or effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, of the earnings, assets,
business affairs or business prospects of the Company.
4.21 Non-Competition Agreements
To the knowledge of the Company, any full-time employee who has entered
into any non-competition, non-disclosure, confidentiality or other similar
agreement with any party other than the Company is neither in violation of nor
is expected to be in violation of that agreement as a result of the business
currently conducted or expected to be conducted by the Company or such person's
performance of his or her obligations to the Company. The Company has not
received written notice that any consultant or scientific advisor of the Company
is in violation of any non-competition, non-disclosure, confidentiality or
similar agreement.
4.22 Transfer Taxes
On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than
income taxes) that are required to be paid in connection with the sale and
transfer of the Shares to be sold to the Purchaser under this Agreement will be,
or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and all laws
imposing such taxes will be or will have been fully complied with.
4.23 Insurance
The Company maintains insurance of the type and in the amount that the
Company reasonably believes is adequate for its business, including, but not
limited to, insurance covering all real and personal property owned or leased by
the Company against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other
risks customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which
insurance is in full force and effect.
4.24 Governmental Consents
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state, or
local governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for (a) the filing of a Form D relating to the sale of the
Shares hereunder pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation D as
contemplated by Section 7.1.1(a) hereof, (b) compliance with the securities and
Blue Sky laws in the states in which Shares are offered and/or sold, which
compliance will be effected in accordance with such laws, (c) the filing of the
Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 7 of this Agreement, (d) the
filing of a notification for the listing of the Shares with The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., (e) the filing of a Form 8-K with the Commission (as defined
below), and (f) the approval of the issuance of the Shares by the stockholders
of the Corporation (or, in lieu thereof, the written confirmation of the NASDAQ
Stock Market) that approval of issuance of the Shares does not require such
approval.
4.25 Securities and Exchange Commission Filings
The Company has timely filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") all documents required to be filed by the Company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act.")
4.26 Additional Information
The Company represents and warrants that the information contained in
the following documents (the "Company Documents"), which will be provided to
Purchaser before the Closing, is or will be true and correct in all material
respects as of their respective final dates:
(a) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2000;
(b) all other documents, if any, filed by the Company with the Commission since
December 31, 2000 pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act.
4.27 Contracts
The contracts described in the Company Documents or incorporated by
reference therein are in full force and effect on the date hereof, except for
contracts the termination or expiration of which would not, singly or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or assets
of the Company. Neither the Company nor, to the best knowledge of the Company,
any other party is in material breach of or default under any such contracts,
which breach or default would have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties or assets of the Company.
4.28 No Integrated Offering
Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting
on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in
any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances
that would require registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of the
Shares to the Purchaser. The issuance of the Shares to the Purchaser will not be
integrated with any other issuance of the Company's securities (past, current or
future) for purposes of the Securities Act such that any such issuances would
violate any registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Company will
not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Shares) that would
cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated with any other offering of
securities by the Company for purposes of any registration requirement under the
Securities Act.
4.29 Stockholder Approval
The Company will submit a proposal to obtain the approval for the sale
of shares at the Closing to the stockholders of the Company at its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for May 23, 2001.
5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers
5.1 Securities Law Representations and Warranties
The Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Company as
follows:
(a) The Purchaser is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making,
and is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in shares
representing an investment decision like that involved in the purchase of
the Shares, including investments in securities issued by the Company, and
has requested, received, reviewed and considered all information it deems
relevant in making an informed decision to purchase the Shares.
(b) The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares in the ordinary course of its
business and for its own account for investment only, and has no present
intention of distributing any of the Shares nor any arrangement or
understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such
Shares within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, other
than as contemplated in Section 7 of this Agreement. The Purchaser
understands that its acquisition of the Shares has not been registered
under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any state
securities law in reliance on specific exemptions therefrom, which
exemptions may depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of
Purchaser's investment intent as expressed herein. The Purchaser further
acknowledges and understands that the Shares may not be resold or otherwise
transferred except in a transaction registered under the Securities Act or
unless an exemption from such registration is available.
(c) The Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge,
transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or
otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Shares except in
compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Rules and Regulations").
(d) The Purchaser has completed or caused to be completed the Investor
Questionnaire previously provided by the Company, and the Stock Certificate
Questionnaire and the Registration Statement Questionnaire attached to this
Agreement as Appendices I and II, for use in preparation of the
Registration Statement (as defined in Section 7.3 below), and the answers
to the Questionnaires are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement
and will be true and correct as of the effective date of the Registration
Statement; provided that the Purchaser shall be entitled to update such
information by providing notice thereof to the Company before the effective
date of such Registration Statement.
(e) The Purchaser has, in connection with its decision to purchase the Shares,
relied solely upon the Company Documents, the Offering Documents and the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement.
(f) The Purchaser is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(g) The Purchaser represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company
that Purchaser has not engaged and will not engage in any short sales of
the Company's Common Stock prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, except to the extent that any such short sale is fully covered
by shares of Common Stock of the Company other than the Shares.
(h) The Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other
materials presented to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase and
sale of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. The
Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in
its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with
its purchase of the Shares.
5.2 Resales of Shares
(a) Each Purchaser hereby covenants with the Company not to make any sale of
the Shares without satisfying the requirements of the Securities Act and
the Rules and Regulations, including, in the event of any resale under the
Registration Statement, the prospectus delivery requirements under the
Securities Act, and the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that such Shares
are not transferable on the books of the Company pursuant to a resale under
the Registration Statement unless the certificate submitted to the transfer
agent evidencing the Shares is accompanied by a separate officer's
certificate
(i) in the form of Appendix III to this Agreement;
(ii) executed by an officer of, or other authorized person designated by, the
Purchaser; and
(iii) to the effect that (A) the Shares have been sold in accordance with the
Registration Statement and (B) the requirement of delivering a current
prospectus has been satisfied.
(b) The Purchaser acknowledges that there may occasionally be times when the
Company determines the use of the prospectus forming a part of the
Registration Statement (the "Prospectus," as further defined in Section
7.3.1 below) should be suspended until such time as an amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus has been filed
by the Company and any such amendment to the Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission, or until such time as the Company has
filed an appropriate report with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange
Act. The Company will use best efforts to make such amendments, supplements
or filings in a diligent and timely manner. The Purchaser hereby covenants
that it will not sell any Shares pursuant to the Prospectus during the
period commencing at the time at which the Company gives the Purchaser
written notice of the suspension of the use of the Prospectus and ending at
the time the Company gives the Purchaser written notice that the Purchaser
may thereafter effect sales pursuant to the Prospectus. The Company may,
upon written notice to the Purchaser, suspend the use of the Prospectus for
up to forty-five (45) days in the aggregate in any 365-day period based on
the reasonable determination of the Company's Board of Directors that there
is a significant business purpose for such determination, such as pending
corporate developments, public filings with the Commission or similar
events. The Company shall in no event be required to disclose the business
purpose for which it has suspended the use of the Prospectus if the Company
determines in its good faith judgment that the business purpose should
remain confidential. In addition, the Company shall notify the Purchaser
(i) of any request by the Commission for an amendment or any supplement to
such Registration Statement or any related prospectus, or any other
information request by any other governmental agency directly relating to
the offering, and (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any related prospectus or the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose.
(c) The Purchaser further covenants to notify the Company promptly of the sale
of any of its Shares, other than sales pursuant to a Registration Statement
contemplated in Section 7 of this Agreement or sales upon termination of
the transfer restrictions pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Agreement.
5.3 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance The Purchaser represents, warrants
and agrees, on its own behalf, that:
(a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable
against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and will not conflict with or constitute a
breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Purchaser
pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, deed,
trust, note, lease, sublease, voting agreement, voting trust or other
instrument or agreement to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it or
any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the
Purchaser is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the
provisions of the charter or bylaws or other constitutive documents of the
Purchaser or any applicable statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
decision, directive or order.
6. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement,
all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company
and the Purchaser in this Agreement and in the certificates for the Shares
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution of this
Agreement, the delivery to the Purchaser of the Shares being purchased by the
Purchaser and the payment therefor, for a period not to exceed two (2) years.
7. Form D Filing; Registration; Compliance with the Securities Act; Covenants
7.1 Form D Filing; Registration of Shares
7.1.1 Registration Statement; Expenses
The Company shall:
(a) file in a timely manner a Form D relating to the sale of the Shares under
this Agreement, pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation
D.
(b) as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than
the thirtieth (30th) day following the Closing Date, prepare and file with
the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or on any other
appropriate form for the registration of the resale of the Shares by the
Purchaser relating to the sale of the Shares by the Purchaser from time to
time on the Nasdaq National Market (or the facilities of any national
securities exchange on which the Company's Common Stock is then traded) or
in privately negotiated transactions (the "Registration Statement");
(c) subject to receipt of necessary information from the Purchaser, use its
best efforts to cause the Commission to notify the Company of the
Commission's willingness to declare the Registration Statement effective on
or before 90 days after the date of the filing thereof by the Company with
the Commission pursuant to clause (b) above;
(d) notify the Purchaser promptly upon the Registration Statement, or any
post-effective amendment thereto, being declared effective by the
Commission;
(e) provide to the Purchaser any information required to permit the sale of the
Shares under rule 144A of the Securities Act;
(f) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (as defined in Section 7.3.1
below) and take such other action, if any, as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement effective until the earlier of (i) two years after
the effective date of the Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which
the Shares may be resold by any Purchaser without registration or without
regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act or any other rule of similar effect or (iii) all of the Shares have
been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect;
(g) promptly furnish to the Purchaser with respect to the Shares registered
under the Registration Statement such reasonable number of copies of the
Prospectus, including any supplements to or amendments of the Prospectus,
in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any
of the Shares by the Purchaser;
(h) during the period when copies of the Prospectus are required to be
delivered under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, will file all
documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13,
14 or 15 of the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(i) file documents required of the Company for customary Blue Sky clearance in
all states requiring Blue Sky clearance; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified
or has not so consented; and
(j) bear all expenses in connection with the procedures in paragraphs (a)
through (f) of this Section 7.1.1 and the registration of the Shares
pursuant to the Registration Statement, including legal fees and expenses
(whether external or internal) of up to $15,000 in the aggregate of the
Purchasers, but not including any fees and expenses of any other advisers
to the Purchaser or brokerage fees and commissions incurred by the
Purchaser.
7.1.2 Delay in Effectiveness of Registration Statement
In the event that the Registration Statement is not declared effective
by the date (the "90-Day Date") that is 90 days after the date of the filing of
the Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Section 7.1.1(b)
above, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser liquidated damages in an amount
equal to 0.25% of the total purchase price of the Shares purchased by the
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement for each week after the 90-Day Date that
the Registration Statement is not declared effective.
7.2 Transfer of Shares After Registration
The Purchaser agrees that it will not effect any disposition of the
Shares or its right to purchase the Shares that would constitute a sale within
the meaning of the Securities Act, except as contemplated in the plan of
distribution set forth in the Registration Statement referred to in Section 7.1
or as otherwise permitted by law, and that it will promptly notify the Company
of any changes in the information set forth in the Registration Statement
regarding each such Purchaser or its plan of distribution.
7.3 Indemnification
For the purpose of this Section 7.3, the term "Registration Statement"
shall include any preliminary or final prospectus, exhibit, supplement or
amendment included in or relating to the Registration Statement referred to in
Section 7.1.
7.3.1 Indemnification by the Company
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and
each person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the
Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses,
joint or several, to which the Purchaser or such controlling person may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or
state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in
settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, including the Prospectus, financial statements and
schedules, and all other documents filed as a part thereof, as amended at the
time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, including any information
deemed to be a part thereof as of the time of effectiveness pursuant to
paragraph (b) of Rule 430A, or pursuant to Rule 434, of the Rules and
Regulations, or the Prospectus, in the form first filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Regulations, or filed as part of the Registration
Statement at the time of effectiveness if no Rule 424(b) filing is required (the
"Prospectus"), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any of them a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any of
them, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
or arise out of or are based in whole or in part on any inaccuracy in the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, or
any failure of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
under law, and will reimburse the Purchaser and each such controlling person for
any legal and other expenses as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the
Purchaser or such controlling person in connection with investigating,
defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser
expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or (ii) the
failure of the Purchaser to comply with the covenants and agreements contained
in Sections 5.2 or 7.2 of this Agreement respecting resale of the Shares, or
(iii) the inaccuracy of any representations made by the Purchaser in this
Agreement or (iv) any untrue statement or omission of a material fact required
to make such statement not misleading in any Prospectus that is corrected in any
subsequent Prospectus that was delivered to the Purchaser before the pertinent
sale or sales by the Purchaser.
7.3.2 Indemnification by the Purchaser
The Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration
Statement or controlling person who may become subject, under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof
as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (i) any failure on the
part of the Purchaser to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in
Sections 5.2 or 7.2 of this Agreement respecting resale of the Shares or (ii)
the inaccuracy of any representation made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or
(iii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement to
the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
in reliance upon and in strict conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser expressly for use therein;
provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not be liable for any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of which such Purchaser
has delivered to the Company in writing a correction before the occurrence of
the transaction from which such loss was incurred; and the Purchaser will
reimburse the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed
the Registration Statement or controlling person for any legal and other expense
reasonably incurred by the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who signed the Registration Statement or controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim,
damage, liability, expense or action.
7.3.3 Indemnification Procedure
(a) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7.3 of
notice of the threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying
party under this Section 7.3, promptly notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party for contribution or otherwise under the indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 7.3 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a result of
such failure.
(b) In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such
indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying
party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to
the extent that it may wish, jointly with all other indemnifying parties
similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the
defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be a conflict between the positions of the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of
any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it or
other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall
have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and
to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such
indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of
such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this
Section 7.3 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless:
(i) the indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with
the assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the
preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying
party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel, approved by such indemnifying party representing all of the
indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or
(ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party
within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of action, in each of
which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the
expense of the indemnifying party. Notwithstanding any of the other
provisions of this Section 7.3, no Purchaser shall be liable for any
indemnification obligation under this Agreement in excess of the amount of
net proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale of the Shares.
7.3.4 Contribution
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7.3 is required by
its terms but is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under this Section 7.3 in
respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in
this Agreement, then each applicable indemnifying party shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in this Agreement:
(a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company and the Purchaser from the placement of Common
Stock or
(b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) above but the relative
fault of the Company and the Purchaser in connection with the statements or
omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties in this
Agreement that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The respective relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and the Purchaser on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
as the amount paid by such Purchaser to the Company pursuant to this Agreement
for the Shares purchased by the Purchaser that were sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement bears to the difference (the "Difference") between the
amount the Purchaser paid for the Shares that were sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement and the amount received by the Purchaser from such sale.
The relative fault of the Company and the Purchaser shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or
the inaccurate or the alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to
information supplied by the Company or by the Purchaser and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to
above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 7.3.3, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such
party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The
provisions set forth in Section 7.3.3 with respect to the notice of the threat
or commencement of any threat or action shall apply if a claim for contribution
is to be made under this Section 7.3.4; provided, however, that no additional
notice shall be required with respect to any threat or action for which notice
has been given under Section 7.3 for purposes of indemnification. The Company
and the Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 7.3 were determined solely by pro rata allocation or by
any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this Section 7.3, the Purchaser shall not be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the Difference exceeds the amount of any
damages that the Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 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.
7.4 Termination of Conditions and Obligations
The restrictions imposed by Section 5 or this Section 7 upon the
transferability of the Shares shall cease and terminate as to any particular
number of the Shares upon the passage of two years from the effective date of
the Registration Statement covering the Shares or at such time as an opinion of
counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the Company shall have been
rendered to the effect that such conditions are not necessary in order to comply
with the Securities Act.
7.5 Information Available
So long as the Registration Statement is effective covering the resale
of Shares owned by the Purchaser, the Company will furnish to the Purchaser:
(a) as soon as practicable after available (but in the case of the Company's
Annual Report to Shareholders, within ninety (90) days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company), one copy of:
(i) its Annual Report to Shareholders (which Annual Report shall contain
financial statements audited in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles by a national firm of certified public accountants);
(ii) if not included in substance in the Annual Report to Shareholders, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K;
(iii)if not included in substance in its Quarterly Reports to Shareholders, its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; and
(iv) a full copy of the particular Registration Statement covering the Shares
(the foregoing, in each case, excluding exhibits);
(b) upon the request of the Purchaser, a reasonable number of copies of the
Prospectus to supply to any other party requiring the Prospectus.
7.6 Rule 144 Information
For two (2) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall
file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act, the Rules
and Regulations and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action to the
extent required to enable the Purchaser to sell the Shares pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act (as such rule may be amended from time to time).
7.7 Stock Option Pricing and Other Matters
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to adopt by all
necessary corporate action, including, but not limited to, any required approval
of the Company's shareholders not earlier than at their next annual meeting,
amendments to the Company's stock option plans (with respect to clause (a)
below) and the Company's bylaws (the "Stock Option Plan and Option Bylaw
Amendments") to provide that unless approved by the holders of a majority of the
shares present and entitled to vote at a duly convened meeting of the Company's
shareholders:
(a) The Company shall not grant any stock options with an exercise price that
is less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the
date of grant or reduce the exercise price of any outstanding stock option
granted under any existing or future stock option plan; and
(b) Until April 30, 2006, the Company shall not sell or issue shares of Common
Stock or any other security of the Company convertible, exercisable or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, for a purchase, conversion,
exercise or exchange price per share which is subject to adjustment based
on the market price of the Common Stock at the time of conversion, exercise
or exchange of such security into Common Stock.
Such Stock Option Plan and Bylaw Amendments shall further provide that
the provisions thereof required by the foregoing clauses may not be amended or
repealed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares
of the Company present and entitled to vote at a duly convened meeting of the
Company's shareholders. Upon such adoption of the Stock Option Plan and Bylaw
Amendments by the Company's shareholders, the Company shall promptly furnish a
copy of such amendments to the Purchaser.
The Company agrees that, prior to the adoption of the Stock Option Plan
and By-law Amendments by all necessary corporate action of the Company as
described above, the Company shall not grant any stock options with an exercise
price that is less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on
the date of grant or reduce the exercise price of any outstanding stock option
granted under any existing or future stock option plan.
8. Broker's Fee
The Purchaser acknowledge that the Company intends to pay to the
Placement Agent a fee in respect of the sale of the Shares to the Purchaser.
Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents that, on the basis of
any actions and agreements by it, there are no other brokers or finders entitled
to compensation in connection with the sale of the Shares to the Purchaser. The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser from and against all
fees, commissions or other payments owing by the Company to the Placement Agent
or any other person or firm acting on behalf of the Company hereunder.
9. Notices
All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing, shall be mailed by first-class registered or
certified airmail, confirmed facsimile or nationally recognized overnight
express courier postage prepaid, and shall be delivered as addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Company, to:
KVH Industries, Inc.
50 Enterprise Center
Middletown, RI 02840
Facsimile: (401) 849-0045
Attn: President
with a copy to:
Foley Hoag
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Facsimile (617) 832-7000
Attn: Adam Sonnenschein, Esq.
or to such other person at such other place as the Company shall designate to
the Purchasers in writing; and
(b) if to a Purchaser, to the address set forth on Schedule A hereto or to such
other person at such other place as such Purchaser shall designate to the
Company in writing.
Such notice shall be deemed effectively given upon confirmation of
receipt by facsimile, one business day after deposit with such overnight courier
or three days after deposit of such registered or certified airmail with the
U.S. Postal Service, as applicable.
10. Modification; Amendment
This Agreement may not be modified or amended with respect to any
Purchaser except pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by the Company and
such Purchaser, except that Schedule A may be amended to include one or more
additional Purchasers, provided the Company and each such Purchaser shall
execute a counterpart of this Agreement.
11. Termination [Reserved]
12. Expenses
Each party to this Agreement shall pay its own fees and expenses
incident to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and
related documents (including legal and accounting fees and expenses).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees to pay each Purchaser an
amount not to exceed $5,000 for all expenses reasonably incurred by the
Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including expenses for attorneys, consultants and travel.
13. Headings
The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of
this Agreement.
14. Severability
If any provision contained in this Agreement should be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
15. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware and the federal law of the United States of
America.
16. No Conflicts of Interest
The Company represents, warrants and covenants that, to the best of its
knowledge, no officer or employee of the Purchaser has or will receive, directly
or indirectly, a personal interest in the Company or its property or anything of
substantial economic value for his or her private benefit from the Company, or
anyone acting on its behalf, in connection with the investment made pursuant to
this Agreement.
17. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall
constitute but one instrument, and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each party to this Agreement and delivered to
the other parties.
[Signature pages follow]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement
Signature Page
19/376898.2
In Witness Whereof, the parties to this Agreement have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day
and year first above written.
KVH Industries, Inc.
by:
Name: Martin Kits van Heyningen
Its: President/CEO
In Witness Whereof, the parties to this Agreement have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day
and year first above written.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
by: David L. Babson & Company, Inc.
its Investment Adviser
by:
Title:
Schedule A
Purchaser Shares Purchase Price
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 615,384 $4,000,000
Exhibit A
May 25, 2001
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
c/o David L. Babson & Company Inc.
1295 State Street
Springfield, MA 01111
Attn: Securities Investment Division
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for KVH Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the issuance and sale to you of
615,384 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") pursuant to the
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 2001 between the Company and
you (the "Agreement"). We are rendering this opinion pursuant to Section 3(a) of
the Agreement. Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used but
not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Agreement.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the
representations and warranties as to factual matters contained in and made
pursuant to the Agreement by the various parties and originals or copies
certified to our satisfaction, of such records, documents, certificates,
opinions, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or
appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. Where we render
an opinion "to the best of our knowledge" or concerning an item "known to us" or
our opinion otherwise refers to our knowledge, it is based solely upon the
actual knowledge of attorneys within this firm who perform legal services for
the Company.
In rendering this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness and
authenticity of all signatures (whether original or photostatic), the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; the conformity to
originals of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies;
the accuracy, completeness and authenticity of certificates of public officials;
and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents (except the
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement),
where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the
effectiveness of such documents. We have also assumed that all individuals
executing and delivering documents had the legal capacity to so execute and
deliver; that you have received all documents you were to receive under the
Agreement; and that the Agreement is an obligation binding upon you. In
rendering this opinion we have also assumed that there are no extrinsic
agreements or understandings among the parties to the Agreement that would
modify or interpret the terms of the Agreement or the respective rights or
obligations of the parties thereunder.
No opinion is given herein as to the availability of any specific or
equitable relief of any kind, as to the enforceability of any particular remedy
provided in the Agreement, or as to the extent to which any provision of the
Agreement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance, usury, marshaling, public policy or other laws affecting
the rights of contractual parties generally or by the application of general
principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or in equity). We
express no opinion concerning the provisions of any agreement purporting to
provide indemnification to any person for violation of federal or state
securities laws or concerning compliance with federal, state or foreign
securities laws.
Our opinion expressed in paragraph 1, with respect to the existence,
good standing and qualification of the Company, is based solely upon a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the valid
existence and corporate good standing of the Company and a certificate of the
Company's Chief Financial Officer as to the qualification of the Company to do
business in Rhode Island. We express no opinion as to the tax good standing of
the Company.
Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the federal laws of the
United States of America, the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to
whether the laws of any particular jurisdiction apply, and no opinion to the
extent that the laws of any jurisdiction other than those identified above are
applicable to the subject matter hereof. We are not rendering any opinion as to
compliance with any antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or
to the sale or issuance thereof. We express no opinion as to compliance with the
Blue Sky or other state securities laws of any state other than The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. Our opinion with respect to compliance with Blue Sky laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is based solely on our review of such law
published in CCH Blue Sky Reporter.
On the basis of the foregoing, in reliance thereon and with the
foregoing qualifications, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is validly existing in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in the State of Rhode Island. The Company
has the requisite corporate power to own or lease its property and assets and to
conduct its business as currently conducted.
2. The Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company and has been duly executed and delivered on
behalf of the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
3. The Shares have been duly authorized and when issued, delivered and
paid for in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of any pre-emptive or similar rights.
4. Except as set forth in the Agreement, to our knowledge, there is no
action, proceeding or investigation pending against the Company which could
reasonably be anticipated to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in
any material adverse change in the assets, financial condition or operations of
the Company, or which questions the validity or enforceability of, or seeks to
enjoin or invalidate, the Agreement or any action to be taken by the Company in
connection therewith.
5. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the
Purchaser set forth in Section 5 of the Agreement, the offer and sale of the
Shares by the Company to the Purchaser is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, subject to timely filing
of a Form D pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation D.
6. The execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Company and the
consummation of the sale of the Shares by the Company as contemplated therein do
not violate any provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws, or any "material agreement" (as defined below) to which the Company is a
party. For purposes of this paragraph 6, "material agreement" shall mean any
agreement filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act
or the Rules and Regulations.
7. All consents, approvals, authorizations, or orders of, and filings,
registrations and qualifications with any regulatory authority or governmental
body in the United States required for the issuance by the Company of the Shares
as contemplated by the Agreement have been made or obtained, except for (i) the
filing of a Form D pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation D,
(ii) compliance with the securities and Blue Sky laws in the states in which
Shares are sold, and (iii) the filing of the Registration Statement as
contemplated by Section 7 of the Agreement.
This opinion is intended solely for your benefit and is not to be made
available to or be relied upon by any other person, firm, or entity without our
prior written consent. We assume no obligation to update such opinions to
reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or
any changes in the law which may hereafter occur.
Very truly yours,
FOLEY, HOAG & ELIOT LLP
By:_________________________
A Partner
4.
Appendix I
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
STOCK CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE
Pursuant to Sections 3 of the Agreement, please provide us with the
following information:
1. The exact name that your Shares are to be registered in (this is the name
that will appear on your stock certificate(s)). You may use a nominee name
if appropriate:
2. The relationship between the Purchaser of the Shares and the Registered
Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
3. The mailing address of the Registered Holder listed in response to item 1
above:
4. The Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number of the Registered
Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
Appendix II
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
In connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement,
please provide us with the following information:
5. Pursuant to the "Selling Shareholder" section of the Registration
Statement, please state your or your organization's name exactly as it
should appear in the Registration Statement:
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6. Please provide the number of shares of KVH Industries, Inc. Common Stock
that you or your organization will own immediately after Closing, including
those Shares purchased by you or your organization pursuant to this
Purchase Agreement and those shares purchased by you or your organization
through other transactions:
__________________________________________
7. Have you or your organization had any position, office or other material
relationship within the past three years with the Company or its
affiliates?
_____ Yes _____ No
If yes, please indicate the nature of any such relationships below:
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Appendix III
PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE OF SUBSEQUENT SALE
The undersigned, an officer of, or other person duly authorized by
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[fill in official name of individual or institution]
hereby certifies that he/she/it is the Purchaser of the shares evidenced by the
attached certificate, and as such, sold such shares on ________________, 200__
in accordance with Registration Statement number ________________, and complied
with the requirement of delivering a current prospectus in connection with such
sale.
Print or Type:
Name of Purchaser (Individual or Institution):
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Name of Individual representing Purchaser (if an Institution)
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Title of Individual representing Purchaser (if an Institution):
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Signature:
Individual Purchaser or Individual representing Purchaser:
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