-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FYF4gtgFSTuZi1viBPDGEWTY1fGCT487jkssOxbsx1zUXDnyk13o3yZ6+fyV0cvu QaYIvUP3XW3vwrT8LkrIBQ== 0001104659-07-072019.txt : 20070928 0001104659-07-072019.hdr.sgml : 20070928 20070928134616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-072019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 24 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070928 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070928 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001035354 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 841368850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31326 FILM NUMBER: 071141698 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 34 CHAMBERS STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 3303 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08542 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092520880 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 GEORGE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 420 CITY: NEW BRUNSWICK STATE: NJ ZIP: 08901 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NAVA LEISURE USA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970310 10-K 1 a07-24453_210k.htm 10-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

 

x

ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007

 

 

OR

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

 

For the transition period from              to                 

 

Commission file number: 001-31326

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

84-1368850

(State or other jurisdiction of
 incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey

08901

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(732) 296-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

 

None

(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.

 

American Stock Exchange

 

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.                Yes  o     No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act .                Yes  o     No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.       Yes  x   No  o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  o      Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                          Yes  o   No  x

As of September 15, 2007, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $11,337,784, based on the closing sales price as reported on the American Stock Exchange on that date.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of September 15, 2007:

Class

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

17,473,694

 

 

The following documents are incorporated by reference into the Annual Report on Form 10-K:  Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.

 




TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

1.

Business

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1A.

Risk Factors

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Properties

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Legal Proceedings

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Selected Financial Data

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

9A.

Controls and Procedures

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

9B.

Other Information

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

PART III

10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Executive Compensation

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

51

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

F-1

 

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PART I

Item 1.                                   Business.

Our Business

The primary business of Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1999, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Senesco, Inc., a New Jersey corporation incorporated in 1998, collectively referred to as “Senesco,” “we,” “us” or “our,” is to utilize our patented and patent-pending genes, primarily eucaryotic translation initiation Factor 5A, or Factor 5A, and deoxyhypusine synthase, or DHS, in human health applications to:

·                  Develop novel approaches to treat inflammatory and / apoptotic related diseases in humans;

·                  Develop novel approaches to treat cancer, a group of diseases in which apoptosis does not occur normally; and

Factor 5A, DHS and Lipase in agricultural applications, to enhance the quality and productivity of fruits, flowers, and vegetables and agronomic crops through the control of cell death, referred to as senescence, and growth in plants.

Human Health Applications

We believe that our gene technology could have broad applicability in the human health field, by either inhibiting or accelerating apoptosis.  Inhibiting apoptosis may be useful in preventing or treating a wide range of inflammatory and ischemic diseases attributed to premature apoptosis.  Accelerating apoptosis may be useful in treating certain forms of cancer. We have commenced preclinical in-vivo and in-vitro research to determine the ability of Factor 5A to regulate key execution genes, pro-inflammatory cytokines, receptors, and transcription factors, which are implicated in numerous apoptotic diseases.

Certain preclinical human health results to date include:

·                  Increasing median survival by approximately 250% in a tumor model of mice injected with melanoma cancer cells;

·                  Inducing apoptosis in both human cancer cell lines derived from tumors and in lung tumors in mice;

·                  Inducing apoptosis of cancer cells in a human multiple myeloma cell line;

·                  Measuring VEGF reduction in mouse lung tumors as a result of treatment with our genes;

·                  Reducing the amounts of p24 and IL-8 by approximately 50 percent in an HIV-1 infected human cell line;

·                  Increasing the survival, while maintaining functionality, of mouse pancreatic islet cells isolated for transplantation; preliminary animal studies have shown that siRNA to Factor 5A administered prior to harvesting beta islet cells from a mouse, has a significant impact not only on the survival of the beta islet cells, but also on the retention of the cells functionality when compared to the untreated beta islet cells.  Additional studies have

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also shown that the treated beta islet cells survive a pro-inflammatory cytokine challenge, while maintaining their functionality with respect to insulin levels.

·                  Confirmed protection during pro-inflammatory cytokine challenge.

·                  Demonstrating that the efficacy of our technology is comparable to that of existing approved anti-inflammatory prescription drugs in reducing certain inflammatory cytokines in mice;

·                  Increasing the survival rate of mice in a lethal challenge sepsis model.  Additionally, a broad spectrum of systemic pro-inflammatory cytokines were down-regulated;

Inhibiting Apoptosis

We believe that down-regulation of our proprietary Factor 5A gene may have potential application as a means for controlling a broad range of diseases that are attributable to premature apoptosis, ischemia, or inflammation. Apoptotic diseases include glaucoma, heart disease, and certain inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis, among others.  We have commenced preclinical research on a variety of these diseases. Using small inhibitory RNAs, or siRNAs, against the apoptosis isoform of Factor 5A to inhibit its expression, we have reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine formation and formation of receptors for liposolysaccharide, or LPS, interferon gamma and TNF-alpha.  We have also determined that inhibiting the apoptosis isoform of Factor 5A down-regulates MAPK, NFkB and JAK1 and decreases the pro-inflammatory cytokines formed through these pathways.  Additionally, we have shown in a mouse study that our siRNA is comparable to a steroid and to a prescription anti-TNF drug in its ability to reduce cytokine response to LPS.  In-vivo mouse studies have shown that the siRNA against Factor 5A (i) protects thymocyte cells from apoptosis and decreases formation of myeloperoxidase, or MPO, TNF, MIP-1alpha, and IL-1 in the lungs of mice challenged with LPS; and (ii) increases the survival rate in which sepsis was induced by a lethal injection of LPS and reduced blood serum levels of inflammatory proteins, such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, TNFa, IFNg, and MIP-1alpha, while not effecting IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine.  The siRNA’s against Factor 5A are currently being tested in several preclinical in-vivo inflammatory disease models.  Other experiments utilizing siRNA to Factor 5A include inhibition of cell death, or apoptosis, during the processing of mouse pancreatic beta islet cells for transplantation, and the inhibition of viral replication in a human cell line infected with HIV-1.

Proteins required for cell death include p53, interleukins and other cytokines, caspases, and TNF-a. Expression of these cell death proteins is required for the execution of apoptosis.  We have found that downregulating Factor 5A by treatment with siRNA, inhibits the expression of p53, a major cell death transcription factor that in turn controls the formation of a suite of other cell death proteins.  In addition, down-regulation of Factor 5A up-regulates Bcl-2, a major suppressor of apoptosis.

Accelerating Apoptosis

In preclinical studies, we have also established that up-regulation of Factor 5A isoform induces death in cancer cells through both the p53 (intrinsic) and cell death receptor (extrinsic) apoptotic pathways. Tumors arise when cells that have been targeted by the immune system to

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undergo apoptosis are unable to do so because of an inability to activate the apoptotic pathways. Just as the Factor 5A gene appears to facilitate expression of the entire suite of genes required for programmed cell death in plants, the Factor 5A gene appears to regulate expression of a suite of genes required for programmed cell death in human cells. Because the Factor 5A gene appears to function at the initiation point of the apoptotic pathways, both intrinsic and extrinsic, we believe that our gene technology has potential application as a means of combating a broad range of cancers.  Through in in-vitro studies, we have found that up-regulating Factor 5A results in: the up-regulation of p53, an important tumor suppressor gene that promotes apoptosis in cells with damaged DNA; inflammatory cytokine production; increased cell death receptor formation; and caspase activity.  These features, coupled with a simultaneous down-regulation Bcl-2, a suppressor of apoptosis, result in apoptosis of cancer cells.  In addition, in-vitro studies have shown that up-regulation of Factor 5A also down-regulates VEGF, a growth factor which allows tumors to develop additional vascularization needed for growth beyond a small mass of cells.

Human Health Target Markets

We believe that our gene technology could have broad applicability in the human health field, by either inhibiting or accelerating apoptosis.  Inhibiting apoptosis may be useful in preventing or treating a wide range of inflammatory and ischemic diseases attributed to premature apoptosis, including diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and lung inflammation, among others.  Accelerating apoptosis may be useful in treating certain forms of cancer because the body’s immune system is not able to force cancerous cells to undergo apoptosis.

Our preclinical research has yielded data that we have presented to various biopharmaceutical companies that may be prospective licensees for the development and marketing of potential applications of our technology.  Additionally, we plan on using the proceeds of our recent financing to advance a certain cancer target with the goal of initiating a Phase I clinical trial, and may select additional human health indications, to bring into clinical trials on our own. Successful future operations will depend on our ability to transform our research and development activities into a commercially feasible technology.

Human Health Research Program

Our human health research program, which has consisted of pre-clinical in-vitro and in-vivo experiments designed to assess the role and method of action of the Factor 5A genes in human diseases, is performed by approximately 16 third party researchers, at our direction, at the University of Waterloo, Mayo Clinic, the University of Colorado, the University of Virginia, and the University of Florida.

Our research and development expenses incurred on human health applications were approximately 42% and 48% of our total research and development expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  Since inception, the proportion of research and development expenses on human health applications has increased, as compared to agricultural applications.  This change is primarily due to the fact that our research focus on human health has increased and some of our research costs for plant applications have shifted to our research partners.

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Our planned future pre-clinical research and development initiatives for human health include:

·                  Pancreatic Islets isolated for transplantation.  Additional in vitro experiments will involve moving from mouse beta islet cells to human beta islet cells.  The human cells will be tested for survival and functionality, insulin activity post processing and cytokine challenge.

·                  HIV-1.  We will continue in-vitro studies utilizing different siRNA delivery systems in order to increase the transfection efficiency of the siRNA to Factor 5A to determine further decreases in HIV replication and may seek animal models to test.

·                  Multiple Myeloma.  The next set of multiple myeloma experiments will involve a mouse model system and may include optimizing the delivery of Factor 5A.  In-vitro experiments will continue with myeloma cells in order to maximize the transfection efficiency while concurrently elucidating the most effective post-translation form of Factor 5A to employ.

·                  Delivery Systems.  We are evaluating a number of delivery systems in an effort to maximize the efficacy of Factor 5A.

·                  Lung Inflammation.  Optimization of the delivery and dose of the siRNA to Factor 5A to the lungs is the direction of our planned future experiments.  Mouse model systems may be used to evaluate the siRNA to Factor 5A’s ability to reduce morbidity and mortality in lung inflammation, caused by the up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by pathogens and other stresses to the lungs.

·                  Diabetic Retinopathy.  Based upon the review of data from an ongoing siRNA against Factor 5A diabetic rat experiment, we may be conducting a second round of experiments, which will employ siRNA against Factor 5A in order to decrease pro-inflammatory cytokine levels.

·                  Other.  We will continue to look at other disease states in order to determine the role of Factor 5A.

Additionally, we are planning to advance a certain cancer target toward a Phase I clinical trial. In connection with the potential clinical trial, we will be working towards engaging a clinical research organization to assist us through the process, completing a pre-clinical animal model of the disease and evaluating potential delivery systems for our technology in the animal model, contracting for the supply of pharmaceutical grade materials to be used in toxicology and human studies, and ultimately filing an investigational new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their review and consideration in order to initiate a clinical trial.  We estimate that it will take approximately two years to complete this program.

In order to pursue the above research initiatives, as well as other research initiatives that may arise, we have recently completed private placements of $10 million of convertible debentures.  The proceeds from the private placements will be received upon the occurrence of the following corporate and development milestones:

·                  $1.5 million was received on September 21, 2007, less financing costs;

·                  $1.5 million upon our filing of a registration statement;

·                  $2.0 million upon the later of stockholder approval of the private placement or the filing of

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the registration statement;

·                  $2.0 million upon the later of stockholder approval of the private placement or the effectiveness of the registration statement;

·                  $1.5 million on the date that we enter into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of Factor 5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies;

·                  $1.5 million on the date that we enter into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of Factor 5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a FDA accepted investigational new drug application.

However, it may be necessary for us to raise a significant amount of additional working capital in the future to continue to pursue some of the above and new initiatives.  If we are unable to raise the necessary funds or meet the corporate and scientific milestones provided for in the convertible debentures, we may be required to significantly curtail the future development of some of our research initiatives and we will be unable to pursue other possible research initiatives.

We may further expand our research and development program beyond the initiatives listed above to include other research centers.

Human Health Competition

Our competitors in human health that are presently attempting to distribute their technology have generally utilized one of the following distribution channels:

·                  licensing technology to major marketing and distribution partners;

·                  entering into strategic alliances; or

·                  developing in-house production and marketing capabilities.

In addition, some competitors are owned by established distribution companies, which alleviates the need for strategic alliances, while others are attempting to create their own distribution and marketing channels.

There are many large and development stage companies working in the field of apoptosis research including: Amgen; Centocor; Genzyme; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis; Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.; Genta, Inc.; and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., among others.

Agricultural Applications

Our research focuses on the discovery and development of certain gene technologies, which are designed to confer positive traits on fruits, flowers, vegetables, forestry species and agronomic crops.  To date, we have isolated and characterized the senescence-induced Lipase gene, DHS, and Factor 5A in certain species of plants. Our goal is to modulate the expression of these genes in order to achieve such traits as extended shelf life, increased biomass, increased yield and increased resistance to environmental stress and disease, thereby demonstrating proof of concept in each category of crop.

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Certain agricultural results to date include:

·                  Longer shelf life of perishable produce;

·                  Increased biomass and seed yield;

·                  Greater tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and soil salinity;

·                  Greater tolerance to certain fungal and bacterial pathogens;

·                  More efficient use of fertilizer; and

·                  Advancement of field trials in banana, lettuce, trees, and bedding plants.

The technology presently utilized by the industry for increasing the shelf life in certain flowers, fruits and vegetables relies primarily on reducing ethylene biosynthesis, and therefore only has application to the limited number of crops that are ethylene-sensitive.  Because Factor 5A, DHS and lipase are already present in all plant cells, our technology may be incorporated into crops by using either conventional breeding methods (non-genetically modified) or biotechnology gene suppression techniques.

We have licensed this technology to various strategic partners and have entered into a joint venture, and we intend to continue to license this technology to additional strategic partners and/or enter into additional joint ventures.  Together with our commercial partners, we are currently working with lettuce, turfgrass, canola, corn, soybean, cotton, banana, alfalfa, rice and certain species of trees and bedding plants, and we have obtained proof of concept for enhanced post harvest shelf life, seed yield, biomass, and resistance to disease in several of these plants.  We have ongoing field trials of certain trees and bananas with our respective partners.  The first and second round of banana field trials have shown that our technology extends the shelf life of banana fruit by 100%.  In addition to the post harvest shelf life benefits, an additional field trial generated encouraging disease tolerance data specific to Black Sigatoka (Black Leaf Streak Disease), for banana plants. Additional field trials for banana plants are ongoing for Black Sigatoka.  Commercialization by our partners may require a combination of traits in a crop, such as both shelf life and disease resistance, or other traits.  Our near-term research and development initiatives include modulating the expression of DHS and Factor 5A genes in these plants and then propagation and phenotype testing of such plants.

Our ongoing research and development initiatives for agriculture include assisting our license and joint venture partners to:

·                  Further develop and implement the DHS and Factor 5A gene technology in lettuce, melon, banana, canola, cotton, turfgrass, bedding plants, rice, alfalfa, corn, soybean and trees; and

·                  Test the resultant crops for new beneficial traits such as increased yield, increased tolerance to environmental stress, disease resistance and more efficient use of fertilizer.

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Agricultural Target Markets

In order to address the complexities associated with marketing and distribution in the worldwide market, we have adopted a multi-faceted commercialization strategy, in which we have entered into and plan to enter into licensing agreements or other strategic relationships with a variety of companies or other entities on a crop-by-crop basis.

Because the agricultural market is dominated by privately held companies or subsidiaries of foreign owned companies, market size and market share data for the crops under our license and development agreements is not readily available.  Additionally, because we have entered into confidentiality agreements with our license and development partners, we are unable to report the specific financial terms of the agreements as well as any market size and market share data that our partners may have disclosed to us regarding their companies.

Agricultural Development and License Agreements

In November 2001, we entered into a worldwide exclusive development and license agreement with the Harris Moran Seed Company, referred to herein as the Harris Moran License, to commercialize our technology in lettuce and certain melons for an indefinite term, unless terminated by either party pursuant to the terms of the agreement.  To date, the development steps performed by Harris Moran and us have all been completed in accordance with the protocol set forth in the Harris Moran License.  There has been extensive characterization of our genes in lettuce in a laboratory setting. The initial lab work has produced genetically modified seed under greenhouse containment, which has been followed by substantial field trials for evaluation.  These field trials represent a vital step in the process necessary to develop a commercial product. Together with Harris Moran, we will evaluate all results to date to determine the direction of further research necessary for our work in lettuce and melon.  Under the Harris Moran License, we have received an upfront payment and we may receive benchmark payments upon achievement of certain research and marketing milestones.

In June 2002, we entered into a three-year worldwide exclusive development and option agreement with ArborGen, LLC to develop our technology in certain species of trees.  In June 2006, ArborGen exercised their option to license our technology and in December 2006, converted the development and option agreement into a license agreement, referred to herein as the ArborGen Agreement.  To date, the research being conducted by ArborGen has proceeded according to schedule.  ArborGen has seen promising positive growth responses in greenhouse-grown seedlings.  These initial greenhouse data led to the initiation of field trials by ArborGen in the second half of calendar 2004.  At the end of the 2005 growing season, certain trees which were enhanced by our technology had approximately double the increase in volume relative to control trees.  Further field trials are ongoing to support these data and to analyze the growth rates of trees which incorporate our technology. Under the ArborGen Agreement, we have received an upfront payment and benchmark payments and we may receive additional benchmark payments upon achievement of certain development milestones and royalties upon commercialization.

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In September 2002, we entered into an exclusive development and license agreement with Cal/West Seeds, referred to herein as the Cal/West License, to commercialize our technology in certain varieties of alfalfa.  The Cal/West License will continue until the expiration of the patents set forth in the agreement, unless terminated earlier by either party pursuant to the terms of the agreement.  The Cal/West License also grants Cal/West an exclusive option to develop our technology in various other forage crops.  The Cal/West development effort successfully incorporated our technology into their alfalfa seed as of July 2004.  Seed transformation and greenhouse trait analysis is ongoing.  Under the Cal/West License, we have received an upfront payment and we may receive benchmark payments as certain development milestones are achieved and a royalty upon commercialization based upon the volume of alfalfa seed sold that contains our technology.

In March 2004, we entered into an exclusive development and license agreement with The Scotts Company, referred to herein as the Scotts Agreement, to commercialize our technology in turfgrass and certain species of bedding plants.  Scotts is working on incorporating our technology to enhance a variety of traits in these plants, including environmental stress resistance, disease resistance and enhanced bloom properties.  We are collaborating with Scotts in the areas of ornamental bedding plants and turfgrass.  A large-scale greenhouse evaluation of bedding plants is being conducted.  This greenhouse evaluation has shown that the plants with our technology significantly outperform control plants under adverse conditions.  Transformation and initial tissue culture screening of events have been undertaken in turfgrass.  In tissue culture, turfgrass containing our technology has grown more successfully than control turfgrass without our technology.  Greenhouse testing of the grass containing our technology is the next planned development step. Under the Scotts Agreement, we have received an upfront payment and benchmark payments.  In January 2006, the development and license agreement with The Scotts Company was amended. Due to a change in the corporate financial policy at Scotts, Scotts requested to defer certain milestone payments, which were to be made on a calendar basis.  We agreed and these payments have now been deferred and incorporated in the amount to be paid to us upon commercialization.  Additionally, the commercialization fee has been increased.  All other aspects of the agreement remain unchanged, and the project continues to move forward without interruption. We may also receive royalties upon commercialization from the net sales of turfgrass seed and bedding plants containing our technology.

In October 2005, we entered into a license agreement with Poet (formerly the Broin Companies) to license our proprietary gene technology to Poet to improve aspects of Broin’s ethanol production capabilities.  We are currently working on incorporating our technology into those aspects of Poet’s ethanol production.  We will receive an annual payment for each Poet facility that incorporates our technology.  If Poet incorporates our technology into each of its facilities, we would receive an annual payment in excess of $1,000,000.

On November 8, 2006, we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of Canola.  Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and will receive commercialization fees based upon specified benchmarks.

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On July 17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Cotton.  Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net sales.

On August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the development and commercialization of Corn and Soy.  Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net sales.

On September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Rice.  Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net sales.

Joint Venture

On May 14, 1999, we entered into a joint venture agreement with Rahan Meristem Ltd., or Rahan Meristem, an Israeli company engaged in the worldwide export marketing of banana germplasm, referred to herein as the Rahan Joint VentureIn general, bananas are grown either for local domestic consumption or grown for export.  According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there were 12 million metric tons of bananas exported in 2002.  The level of production equates to the fruit of approximately 480 million banana plants.  A percentage of these plants are replaced each year with new banana seedlings.  Rahan Meristem accounts for approximately 10% of the worldwide export of enhanced banana seedlings.

We have contributed, by way of a limited, exclusive, worldwide license to the Rahan Joint Venture, access to our technology, discoveries, inventions and know-how, whether patentable or otherwise, pertaining to plant genes and their cognate expressed proteins that are induced during senescence for the purpose of developing, on a joint basis, genetically enhanced banana plants which will result in a banana that has a longer shelf life.  Rahan Meristem has contributed its technology, inventions and know-how with respect to banana plants.  Rahan Meristem and Senesco equally own the Rahan Joint Venture and have equally shared the expense of field trials.

The Rahan Joint Venture applied for and received a conditional grant that totals approximately $340,000, which constituted 50% of the Rahan Joint Venture’s research and development budget over the five-year period, ending on May 31, 2005, from the Israel - U.S. Binational Research and Development Foundation, or BIRD Foundation, referred to herein as the BIRD Grant.  Such grant, along with certain royalty payments, shall only be repaid to the BIRD Foundation upon the commercial success of the Rahan Joint Venture’s technology. The commercial success is measured based upon certain benchmarks and/or milestones achieved by the Rahan Joint Venture.  The Rahan Joint Venture reports these benchmarks periodically to the BIRD Foundation.

All aspects of the Rahan Joint Venture’s research and development initiative are proceeding on timeBoth the DHS and lipase genes have been identified and isolated in banana,

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and the Rahan Joint Venture is currently in the process of silencing these genes.  Two Israeli field trials indicated that Senesco’s proprietary technology extends the shelf life of the banana fruit up to 100%, while allowing the banana fruit to ripen normally.  Later field trials have shown promising disease tolerance results and we are currently performing additional field trials to further assess disease tolerance.  We believe that these field trials have yielded data sufficient to initiate contact with potential marketing partners.  However, as the banana modified with our technology may be considered a GMO, shelf life extension may have to be combined with disease tolerance to gain acceptance by the growers.

Agricultural Research Program

Our agricultural research and development is performed by three researchers, at our direction, at the University of Waterloo, where the technology was developed.  Additional agricultural research and development is performed by our partners in connection with the Harris Moran License, the Scotts Agreement, the ArborGen License, the Cal/West License, the Bayer Licenses, the Monsanto License and through the Rahan Joint Venture.

The discoverer of our technology, John E. Thompson, Ph.D., is the Associate Vice President, Research and former Dean of Science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and is our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer.  Dr. Thompson is also one of our directors and owns 3.3% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value, as of June 30, 2007.  On September 1, 1998, we entered into, and subsequently have extended through August 31, 2008, a research and development agreement with the University of Waterloo and Dr. Thompson as the principal inventor.  The Research and Development Agreement provides that the University of Waterloo will perform research and development under our direction, and we will pay for the cost of this work and make certain payments to the University of Waterloo.  In return for payments made under the Research and Development Agreements, we have all rights to the intellectual property derived from the research.

Agricultural Competition

Our competitors in both human health and agriculture that are presently attempting to distribute their technology have generally utilized one of the following distribution channels:

·                  licensing technology to major marketing and distribution partners;

·                  entering into strategic alliances; or

·                  developing in-house production and marketing capabilities.

In addition, some competitors are owned by established distribution companies, which alleviates the need for strategic alliances, while others are attempting to create their own distribution and marketing channels.

Our competitors in the field of delaying plant senescence are companies that develop and produce transformed plants with a variety of enhanced traits.  Such companies include: Icora (formerly Paradigm Genetics); Mendel Biotechnology; Renessen LLC; Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.; Syngenta International AG; and Eden Bioscience, among others.

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Agricultural Marketing Program

We presently license our technology to agricultural companies capable of incorporating our technology into crops grown for commercial agriculture.  We anticipate revenues from these relationships in the form of licensing fees and royalties from our partners, usage fees in the case of the agreement with Poet, or sharing gross profits in the case of the joint venture with Rahan Meristem.  In addition, we anticipate payments from our partners upon our achievement of certain research and development benchmarks.  This commercialization strategy allows us to generate revenues at various stages of product development, while ensuring that our technology is incorporated into a wide variety of crops.  Our optimal partners combine the technological expertise to incorporate our technology into their product line along with the ability to successfully market the enhanced final product, thereby eliminating the need for us to develop and maintain a sales force.  Through June 30, 2007, we have entered into six license agreements and one joint venture with established agricultural biotechnology companies.  Subsequent to June 30, 2007, we have entered into three additional license agreements covering four crops.

Generally, projects with our license and joint venture partners begin by transforming seed or germplasm to incorporate our technology.  Those seeds or germplasm are then grown in our partners’ greenhouse.  After successful greenhouse trials, our partners will transfer the plants to the field for field trials.  After completion of successful field trials, our partners may have to apply for and receive regulatory approval prior to initiation of any commercialization activities.

Generally, the approximate time to complete each sequential development step is as follows:

Seed Transformation

 

approximately 1 to 2 years

Greenhouse

 

approximately 1 to 2 years

Field Trials

 

approximately 2 to 5 years

 

The actual amount of time spent on each development phase depends on the crop, its growth cycle and the success of the transformation achieving the desired results.  As such, the amount of time for each phase of development could vary, or the time frames may change.

The development of our technology with Poet is different than our other licenses in that we are modifying certain production inputs for ethanol.  That process involves modifying the inputs, testing such inputs in Poet’s production process and if successful, implementing such inputs in Poet’s production process on a plant by plant basis.

The status of each of our projects with our partners is as follows:

Project

 

Partner

 

Status

 

 

 

 

 

Banana

 

Rahan Meristem

 

 

 - Shelf Life

 

 

 

Field trials

 - Disease Resistance

 

 

 

Field trials

Lettuce

 

Harris Moran

 

Seed transformation

Melon

 

Harris Moran

 

Seed transformation

 

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Trees

 

Arborgen

 

 

 - Growth

 

 

 

Field trials

Alfalfa

 

Cal/West

 

Greenhouse

Corn

 

Monsanto

 

Just initiated

Cotton

 

Bayer

 

Just initiated

Canola

 

Bayer

 

Seed transformation

Rice

 

Bayer

 

Just initiated

Soybean

 

Monsanto

 

Just initiated

Turfgrass

 

The Scotts Company

 

Greenhouse

Bedding Plants

 

The Scotts Company

 

Greenhouse

Ethanol

 

Poet

 

Modify inputs

 

Commercialization by our partners may require a combination of traits in a crop, such as both shelf life and disease resistance, or other traits.

Based upon our commercialization strategy, we anticipate that there may be a significant period of time before plants enhanced using our technology reach consumers.  Thus, we have not begun to actively market our technology directly to consumers, but rather, we have sought to establish ourselves within the industry through presentations at industry conferences, our website and direct communication with prospective licensees.

Consistent with our commercialization strategy, we intend to attract other companies interested in strategic partnerships or licensing our technology, which may result in additional license fees, revenues from contract research and other related revenues.  Successful future operations will depend on our ability to transform our research and development activities into a commercially feasible technology.

Intellectual Property

We have fifteen issued patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, and twelve issued patents from foreign countries as follows:  seven from New Zealand, two from Australia, one from Mexico and one from Hong Kong.

In addition to our twenty-seven patents, we have a wide variety of patent applications, including divisional applications and continuations-in-part, in process with the PTO and internationally.  We intend to continue our strategy of enhancing these new patent applications through the addition of data as it is collected.

Government Regulation

At present, the U.S. federal government regulation of biotechnology is divided among three agencies: (i) the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates the import, field-testing and interstate movement of specific types of genetic engineering that may be used in the creation of transformed plants; (ii) the Environmental Protection Agency regulates activity related to the invention of plant pesticides and herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transformed plants; and (iii) the Food and Drug Administration regulates foods derived from new plant

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varieties.  The FDA requires that transformed plants meet the same standards for safety that are required for all other plants and foods in general.  Except in the case of additives that significantly alter a food’s structure, the FDA does not require any additional standards or specific approval for genetically engineered foods but expects transformed plant developers to consult the FDA before introducing a new food into the market place.

In addition, our ongoing preclinical research with cell lines and lab animal models of human disease is not currently subject to the FDA requirements that govern clinical trials.  However, use of our technology, if developed for human health applications, will also be subject to FDA regulation.  Generally, the FDA must approve any drug or biologic product before it can be marketed in the United States.  In addition, prior to being sold outside of the U.S., any products resulting from the application of our human health technology must be approved by the regulatory agencies of foreign governments.  Prior to filing a new drug application or biologics license application with the FDA, we would have to perform extensive clinical trials, and prior to beginning any clinical trial, we need to perform extensive preclinical testing which could take several years and may require substantial expenditures.

We believe that our current activities, which to date have been confined to research and development efforts, do not require licensing or approval by any governmental regulatory agency. However, we, or our licensees, may be required to obtain such licensing or approval from governmental regulatory agencies prior to the commercialization of our genetically transformed plants and the application of our human health technology.

Employees

In addition to the 19 scientists performing funded research for us at the University of Waterloo, Mayo Clinic, the University of Virginia, the University of Florida and the University of Colorado, we have five employees and one consultant, four of whom are executive officers and are involved in our management.   We do not anticipate hiring any additional employees over the next twelve months.

The officers are assisted by a Scientific Advisory Board that consists of prominent experts in the fields of plant and human cell biology.  Alan Bennett, Ph.D., who serves as the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, is the Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of Technology Transfer at the University of California.  His research interests include the molecular biology of tomato fruit development and ripening, the molecular basis of membrane transport, and cell wall disassembly.  Charles A. Dinarello, M.D., who serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the author of over 500 published research articles.  In addition to his active academic research career, Dr. Dinarello has held advisory positions with two branches of the National Institutes of Health and positions on the Board of Governors of both the Weizmann Institute and Ben Gurion University.  James E. Meier is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is also a practicing physician in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Beth Israel. Dr. Mier’s research is funded by the NIH and he is a member of numerous professional societies.

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Furthermore, pursuant to the Research and Development Agreements, a substantial amount of our research and development activities are conducted at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Thompson, our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. We utilize the University’s research staff including graduate and post-graduate researchers.

We have also undertaken preclinical apoptosis research at the University of Colorado under the supervision of Dr. Dinarello.  In addition to the research being conducted at the University of Colorado, we have also undertaken preclinical apoptosis research at the Mayo Clinic, University of Florida and the University of Virginia.  This research is performed pursuant to specific project proposals that have agreed-upon research outlines, timelines and budgets.  We may also contract research to additional university laboratories or to other companies in order to advance the development of our technology.

Safe Harbor Statement

The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.  In particular, our statements regarding the anticipated growth in the markets for our technologies, the continued advancement of our research, the approval of our patent applications, the possibility of governmental approval in order to sell or offer for sale to the general public a genetically engineered plant or plant product, the successful implementation of our commercialization strategy, including the success of the Harris Moran License, the ArborGen Agreement, the Cal/West License, The Scotts License, the Broin License, the Bayer Licenses, the Monsanto License, and the Research and Development Agreements, the successful implementation of the Rahan Joint Venture, statements relating to our patent applications, the anticipated longer term growth of our business, the results of our preclinical studies, our ability to meet our funding milestones under our financing transaction, our ability to comply with the continued listing standards of the AMEX, and the timing of the projects and trends in future operating performance are examples of such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the timing of revenues due to the variability in size, scope and duration of research projects, regulatory delays, research study results which lead to cancellations of research projects, and other factors, including general economic conditions and regulatory developments, not within our control.  The factors discussed herein and expressed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements.  The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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Factors That May Affect Our Business, Future Operating Results and Financial Condition

The more prominent risks and uncertainties inherent in our business are described below. However, additional risks and uncertainties may also impair our business operations.  If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations may suffer.

Item 1A.            Risk Factors.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a limited operating history and have incurred substantial losses and expect future losses.

We are a development stage biotechnology company with a limited operating history and limited assets and capital.  We have incurred losses each year since inception and have an accumulated deficit of $25,621,540 at June 30, 2007.  We have generated minimal revenues by licensing our technology for certain crops to companies willing to share in our development costs. However, our technology may not be ready for widespread commercialization for several years. We expect to continue to incur losses for the next several years because we anticipate that our expenditures on research and development, commercialization and administrative activities will significantly exceed our revenues during that period. We cannot predict when, if ever, we will become profitable.

Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

In their audit opinion issued in connection with our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2007 and our related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended and for the period ending June 30, 2007, our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern given our recurring net losses, negative cash flows from operations, planned spending levels and the limited amount of funds on our balance sheet.  We have prepared our financial statements on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.  The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue in existence.

We may need additional capital to fund our operations until we are able to generate a profit.

Our operations to date have required significant cash expenditures.  Our future capital requirements will depend on the results of our research and development activities, preclinical studies and competitive and technological advances.

We do not expect that our revenue and/or cash and investments on hand will cover our expenses during the next twelve months.  However, we have entered into definitive agreements to issue convertible debentures and warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000, of which $1,500,000 have been issued on September 21, 2007.  The balance of $8,500,000

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convertible debentures will be issued as follows: $1,500,000 upon the filing of a registration statement; $2,000,000 upon the later of the filing of a registration statement or receiving shareholder approval; $2,000,000 upon the later of receiving shareholder approval or the effectiveness of the registration statement, $1,500,000 on the date we enter into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of Factor 5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration accepted Investigational New Drug application; and $1,500,000 on the date we enter into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of Factor 5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration accepted Investigational New Drug application.   However, we can not assure you that we will meet the funding milestones or that our stockholders will approve this financing.  In addition, this financing is secured by all of our assets.  If we default under the convertible debentures, the investors may foreclose on our assets and our business.  As a result, we may need to obtain more funding in the future through collaborations or other arrangements with research institutions and corporate partners or public and private offerings of our securities, including debt or equity financing.  We may not be able to obtain adequate funds for our operations from these sources when needed or on acceptable terms.  Future collaborations or similar arrangements may require us to license valuable intellectual property to, or to share substantial economic benefits with, our collaborators.  If we raise additional capital by issuing additional equity or securities convertible into equity, our stockholders may experience dilution and our share price may decline.  Any debt financing may result in restrictions on our spending.

If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will need to do one or more of the following:

·                  delay, scale-back or eliminate some or all of our research and product development programs;

·                  license third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize ourselves.

·                  attempt to sell our company;

·                  cease operations; or

·                  declare bankruptcy.

We will continue to maintain an appropriate level of spending over the upcoming fiscal year, given the uncertainties inherent in our business and our current liquidity position.  We believe that at the projected rate of spending and the additional $8,500,000 proceeds from the issuance of the convertible debentures, we should have sufficient cash and investments to maintain our present operations for the next 24 months.  However, if we do not receive the additional $8,500,000 proceeds from the issuance of the convertible debentures, we should have sufficient cash and investments to maintain our present operations for the next 6 months.  .

We depend on a single principal technology and, if our technology is not commercially successful, we will have no alternative source of revenue.

Our primary business is the development and commercial exploitation of technology to identify, isolate, characterize and silence genes which control the death of cells in humans and plants.  Our future revenue and profitability critically depend upon our ability to successfully

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develop apoptosis and senescence gene technology and later license or market such technology.  We have conducted experiments on certain crops with favorable results and have conducted certain preliminary cell-line and animal experiments, which have provided us with data upon which we have designed additional research programs. However, we cannot give any assurance that our technology will be commercially successful or economically viable for any crops or human health applications.

In addition, no assurance can be given that adverse consequences might not result from the use of our technology such as the development of negative effects on humans or plants or reduced benefits in terms of crop yield or protection.  Our failure to obtain market acceptance of our technology or to successfully commercialize such technology or develop a commercially viable product would have a material adverse effect on our business.

We outsource all of our research and development activities and, if we are unsuccessful in maintaining our alliances with these third parties, our research and development efforts may be delayed or curtailed.

We rely on third parties to perform all of our research and development activities.  Our primary research and development efforts take place at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where our technology was discovered, the University of Colorado, Mayo Clinic, the University of Virginia, the University of Florida, and with our commercial partners.  At this time, we do not have the internal capabilities to perform our research and development activities. Accordingly, the failure of third-party research partners, such as the University of Waterloo, to perform under agreements entered into with us, or our failure to renew important research agreements with these third parties, may delay or curtail our research and development efforts.

We have significant future capital needs and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which could force us to delay or reduce our research and development efforts.

As of June 30, 2007, we had cash and highly-liquid investments valued at $658,061 and working capital of $259,303.  Using our available reserves as of June 30, 2007 and the $1,500,000 gross proceeds from the issuance of a convertible debenture on September 21, 2007, we believe that we can operate according to our current business plan for the next six months.  However, with the potential additional gross proceeds of $8,500,000 from the issuance of additional convertible debentures, we believe that we can operate according to our current business plan for the next 24 months.  To date, we have generated minimal revenues and anticipate that our operating costs will exceed any revenues generated over the next several years. Therefore, we will be required to raise additional capital in the future in order to operate according to our current business plan, and this funding may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.  If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will need to do one or more of the following:

·                  delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and development programs;

·                  license third parties to develop and commercialize our technology that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize ourselves;

·                  seek strategic alliances or business combinations, or attempt to sell our company; or

·                  cease operations.

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In addition, in connection with any funding, if we need to issue more equity securities than our certificate of incorporation currently authorizes, or more than 20% of the shares of our common stock outstanding, we may need stockholder approval.  If stockholder approval is not obtained or if adequate funds are not available, we may be required to curtail operations significantly or to obtain funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies, product candidates, products or potential markets. Investors may experience dilution in their investment from future offerings of our common stock. For example, if we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, such an issuance would reduce the percentage ownership of existing stockholders.  In addition, assuming the exercise of all options and warrants outstanding, as of June 30, 2007, we had 31,471,491 shares of common stock authorized but unissued, which may be issued from time to time by our board of directors without stockholder approval.  We also have reserved for issuance the proper number of shares to be issued in connection with the convertible dentures issued and to be issued prior to shareholder approval.  The total number of shares that may be issued under the financing is subject to certain caps as more fully described elsewhere in the Form 10-K.  Furthermore, we may need to issue securities that have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock.  Failure to obtain financing on acceptable terms would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity.

Since our inception, we have financed all of our operations through private equity financings. Our future capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including:

·                  the scope of our research and development;

·                  our ability to attract business partners willing to share in our development costs;

·                  our ability to successfully commercialize our technology;

·                  competing technological and market developments;

·                  our ability to enter into collaborative arrangements for the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of other products; and

·                  the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims and other intellectual property rights.

Our business depends upon our patents and proprietary rights and the enforcement of these rights.  Our failure to obtain and maintain patent protection may increase competition and reduce demand for our technology.

As a result of the substantial length of time and expense associated with developing products and bringing them to the marketplace in the biotechnology and agricultural industries, obtaining and maintaining patent and trade secret protection for technologies, products and processes is of vital importance.  Our success will depend in part on several factors, including, without limitation:

·                  our ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies and processes;

·                  our ability to preserve our trade secrets; and

·                  our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of other parties both in the United States and in foreign countries.

We have been issued fifteen patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, and twelve patents from foreign countries.  We have also filed numerous patent applications for our technology in the United States and in several foreign countries, which technology is vital to

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our primary business, as well as several Continuations in Part on these patent applications.  Our success depends in part upon the grant of patents from our pending patent applications.

Although we believe that our technology is unique and will not violate or infringe upon the proprietary rights of any third party, we cannot assure you that these claims will not be made or if made, could be successfully defended against.  If we do not obtain and maintain patent protection, we may face increased competition in the United States and internationally, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.

Since patent applications in the United States are maintained in secrecy until patents are issued, and since publication of discoveries in the scientific and patent literature tend to lag behind actual discoveries by several months, we cannot be certain that we were the first creator of the inventions covered by our pending patent applications or that we were the first to file patent applications for these inventions.

In addition, among other things, we cannot assure you that:

·                  our patent applications will result in the issuance of patents;

·                  any patents issued or licensed to us will be free from challenge and that if challenged, would be held to be valid;

·                  any patents issued or licensed to us will provide commercially significant protection for our technology, products and processes;

·                  other companies will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information which is not covered by our patent rights;

·                  other companies will not obtain access to our know-how;

·                  other companies will not be granted patents that may prevent the commercialization of our technology; or

·                  we will not require licensing and the payment of significant fees or royalties to third parties for the use of their intellectual property in order to enable us to conduct our business.

Our competitors may allege that we are infringing upon their intellectual property rights, forcing us to incur substantial costs and expenses in resulting litigation, the outcome of which would be uncertain.

Patent law is still evolving relative to the scope and enforceability of claims in the fields in which we operate.  We are like most biotechnology companies in that our patent protection is highly uncertain and involves complex legal and technical questions for which legal principles are not yet firmly established.  In addition, if issued, our patents may not contain claims sufficiently broad to protect us against third parties with similar technologies or products, or provide us with any competitive advantage.

The PTO and the courts have not established a consistent policy regarding the breadth of claims allowed in biotechnology patents.  The allowance of broader claims may increase the incidence and cost of patent interference proceedings and the risk of infringement litigation.  On the other hand, the allowance of narrower claims may limit the value of our proprietary rights.

The laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and many companies have encountered significant problems and costs in protecting their proprietary rights in these foreign countries.

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We could become involved in infringement actions to enforce and/or protect our patents.  Regardless of the outcome, patent litigation is expensive and time consuming and would distract our management from other activities.  Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we could because they have substantially greater resources.  Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any patent litigation could limit our ability to continue our operations.

If our technology infringes the intellectual property of our competitors or other third parties, we may be required to pay license fees or damages.

If any relevant claims of third-party patents that are adverse to us are upheld as valid and enforceable, we could be prevented from commercializing our technology or could be required to obtain licenses from the owners of such patents.  We cannot assure you that such licenses would be available or, if available, would be on acceptable terms.  Some licenses may be non-exclusive and, therefore, our competitors may have access to the same technology licensed to us.  In addition, if any parties successfully claim that the creation or use of our technology infringes upon their intellectual property rights, we may be forced to pay damages, including treble damages.

Our security measures may not adequately protect our unpatented technology and, if we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and know-how, the value of our technology may be adversely affected.

Our success depends upon know-how, unpatentable trade secrets, and the skills, knowledge and experience of our scientific and technical personnel.  As a result, we require all employees to agree to a confidentiality provision that prohibits the disclosure of confidential information to anyone outside of our company, during the term of employment and thereafter.  We also require all employees to disclose and assign to us the rights to their ideas, developments, discoveries and inventions.  We also attempt to enter into similar agreements with our consultants, advisors and research collaborators.  We cannot assure you that adequate protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information against unauthorized use or disclosure will be available.

We occasionally provide information to research collaborators in academic institutions and request the collaborators to conduct certain tests.  We cannot assure you that the academic institutions will not assert intellectual property rights in the results of the tests conducted by the research collaborators, or that the academic institutions will grant licenses under such intellectual property rights to us on acceptable terms, if at all.  If the assertion of intellectual property rights by an academic institution is substantiated, and the academic institution does not grant intellectual property rights to us, these events could limit our ability to commercialize our technology.

As we evolve from a company primarily involved in the research and development of our technology into one that is also involved in the commercialization of our technology, we may have difficulty managing our growth and expanding our operations.

As our business grows, we may need to add employees and enhance our management, systems and procedures.  We will need to successfully integrate our internal operations with the operations of our marketing partners, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers to produce and market commercially viable products.  We may also need to manage additional relationships

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with various collaborative partners, suppliers and other organizations.  Although we do not presently conduct research and development activities in-house, we may undertake those activities in the future.  Expanding our business will place a significant burden on our management and operations.  We may not be able to implement improvements to our management information and control systems in an efficient and timely manner and we may discover deficiencies in our existing systems and controls.  Our failure to effectively respond to changes may make it difficult for us to manage our growth and expand our operations.

We have no marketing or sales history and depend on third-party marketing partners.  Any failure of these parties to perform would delay or limit our commercialization efforts.

We have no history of marketing, distributing or selling biotechnology products and we are relying on our ability to successfully establish marketing partners or other arrangements with third parties to market, distribute and sell a commercially viable product both here and abroad.  Our business plan also envisions creating strategic alliances to access needed commercialization and marketing expertise.  We may not be able to attract qualified sub-licensees, distributors or marketing partners, and even if qualified, these marketing partners may not be able to successfully market agricultural products or human health applications developed with our technology.  If we fail to successfully establish distribution channels, or if our marketing partners fail to provide adequate levels of sales, our commercialization efforts will be delayed or limited and we will not be able to generate revenue.

We will depend on joint ventures and strategic alliances to develop and market our technology and, if these arrangements are not successful, our technology may not be developed and the expenses to commercialize our technology will increase.

In its current state of development, our technology is not ready to be marketed to consumers.  We intend to follow a multi-faceted commercialization strategy that involves the licensing of our technology to business partners for the purpose of further technological development, marketing and distribution.  We are seeking business partners who will share the burden of our development costs while our technology is still being developed, and who will pay us royalties when they market and distribute products incorporating our technology upon commercialization.  The establishment of joint ventures and strategic alliances may create future competitors, especially in certain regions abroad where we do not pursue patent protection.  If we fail to establish beneficial business partners and strategic alliances, our growth will suffer and the continued development of our technology may be harmed.

Competition in the human health and agricultural biotechnology industries is intense and technology is changing rapidly.  If our competitors market their technology faster than we do, we may not be able to generate revenues from the commercialization of our technology.

Many human health and agricultural biotechnology companies are engaged in research and development activities relating to senescence and apoptosis.  The market for plant protection and yield enhancement products is intensely competitive, rapidly changing and undergoing consolidation.  We may be unable to compete successfully against our current and future competitors, which may result in price reductions, reduced margins and the inability to achieve market acceptance for products containing our technology.  Our competitors in the field of plant senescence gene technology are companies that develop and produce transgenic plants and include major international agricultural companies, specialized biotechnology companies,

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research and academic institutions and, potentially, our joint venture and strategic alliance partners.  These companies include: Icoria (formerly Paradigm Genetics); Mendel Biotechnology; Renessen LLC; Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.; Syngenta International AG; and Eden Bioscience, among others.  Some of our competitors that are involved in apoptosis research include:  Amgen; Centocor; Genzyme; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis; Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.; Genta, Inc.; and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Many of these competitors have substantially greater financial, marketing, sales, distribution and technical resources than us and have more experience in research and development, clinical trials, regulatory matters, manufacturing and marketing.  We anticipate increased competition in the future as new companies enter the market and new technologies become available.  Our technology may be rendered obsolete or uneconomical by technological advances or entirely different approaches developed by one or more of our competitors, which will prevent or limit our ability to generate revenues from the commercialization of our technology.

Our business is subject to various government regulations and, if we are unable to obtain regulatory approval, we may not be able to continue our operations.

At present, the U.S. federal government regulation of biotechnology is divided among three agencies:

·                  the USDA regulates the import, field testing and interstate movement of specific types of genetic engineering that may be used in the creation of transgenic plants;

·                  the EPA regulates activity related to the invention of plant pesticides and herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transgenic plants; and

·                  the FDA regulates foods derived from new plant varieties.

The FDA requires that transgenic plants meet the same standards for safety that are required for all other plants and foods in general.  Except in the case of additives that significantly alter a food’s structure, the FDA does not require any additional standards or specific approval for genetically engineered foods, but expects transgenic plant developers to consult the FDA before introducing a new food into the marketplace.

Use of our technology, if developed for human health applications, will also be subject to FDA regulation.  The FDA must approve any drug or biologic product before it can be marketed in the United States.  In addition, prior to being sold outside of the U.S., any products resulting from the application of our human health technology must be approved by the regulatory agencies of foreign governments.  Prior to filing a new drug application or biologics license application with the FDA, we would have to perform extensive clinical trials, and prior to beginning any clinical trial, we need to perform extensive preclinical testing which could take several years and may require substantial expenditures.

We believe that our current activities, which to date have been confined to research and development efforts, do not require licensing or approval by any governmental regulatory agency. However, federal, state and foreign regulations relating to crop protection products and human health applications developed through biotechnology are subject to public concerns and political circumstances, and, as a result, regulations have changed and may change substantially in the future.  Accordingly, we may become subject to governmental regulations or approvals or become subject to licensing requirements in connection with our research and development efforts. We may also be required to obtain such licensing or approval from the governmental

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regulatory agencies described above, or from state agencies, prior to the commercialization of our genetically transformed plants and human health technology.  In addition, our marketing partners who utilize our technology or sell products grown with our technology may be subject to government regulations.  If unfavorable governmental regulations are imposed on our technology or if we fail to obtain licenses or approvals in a timely manner, we may not be able to continue our operations.

Preclinical studies and clinical trials of our human health applications may be unsuccessful, which could delay or prevent regulatory approval.

Preclinical studies may reveal that our human health technology is ineffective or harmful, and/or clinical trials may be unsuccessful in demonstrating efficacy and safety of our human health technology, which would significantly limit the possibility of obtaining regulatory approval for any drug or biologic product manufactured with our technology.  The FDA requires submission of extensive preclinical, clinical and manufacturing data to assess the efficacy and safety of potential products. Furthermore, the success of preliminary studies does not ensure commercial success, and later-stage clinical trials may fail to confirm the results of the preliminary studies.

 Even if we receive regulatory approval, consumers may not accept products containing our technology, which will prevent us from being profitable since we have no other source of revenue.

We cannot guarantee that consumers will accept products containing our technology.  Recently, there has been consumer concern and consumer advocate activism with respect to genetically engineered consumer products.  The adverse consequences from heightened consumer concern in this regard could affect the markets for products developed with our technology and could also result in increased government regulation in response to that concern. If the public or potential customers perceive our technology to be genetic modification or genetic engineering, agricultural products grown with our technology may not gain market acceptance.

We depend on our key personnel and, if we are not able to attract and retain qualified scientific and business personnel, we may not be able to grow our business or develop and commercialize our technology.

We are highly dependent on our scientific advisors, consultants and third-party research partners.  Our success will also depend in part on the continued service of our key employees and our ability to identify, hire and retain additional qualified personnel in an intensely competitive market.  Although we have employment agreements with all of our key employees and a research agreement with Dr. Thompson, these agreements may be terminated upon short or no notice.  We do not maintain key person life insurance on any member of management.  The failure to attract and retain key personnel could limit our growth and hinder our research and development efforts.

Certain provisions of our charter, by-laws and Delaware law could make a takeover difficult.

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if the change in control would be beneficial to stockholders.  Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to

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issue, without stockholder approval, except as may be required by the rules of the American Stock Exchange, 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with voting, conversion and other rights and preferences that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock.  Similarly, our by-laws do not restrict our board of directors from issuing preferred stock without stockholder approval.

In addition, we are subject to the Business Combination Act of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, restricts certain transactions and business combinations between a corporation and a stockholder owning 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock for a period of three years from the date such stockholder becomes a 15% owner.  These provisions may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us without action by our stockholders and, therefore, could adversely affect the value of our common stock.

Furthermore, in the event of our merger or consolidation with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets in which the successor corporation does not assume outstanding options or issue equivalent options, our board of directors is required to provide accelerated vesting of outstanding options.

Increasing political and social turmoil, such as terrorist and military actions, increase the difficulty for us and our strategic partners to forecast accurately and plan future business activities.

Recent political and social turmoil, including the conflict in Iraq and the current crisis in the Middle East, can be expected to put further pressure on economic conditions in the United States and worldwide.  These political, social and economic conditions may make it difficult for us to plan future business activities.  Specifically, if the current situation in Israel continues to escalate, our joint venture with Rahan Meristem Ltd. could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Our management and other affiliates have significant control of our common stock and could significantly influence our actions in a manner that conflicts with our interests and the interests of other stockholders.

As of June 30, 2007, our executive officers, directors and affiliated entities together beneficially own approximately 38.9% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, assuming the exercise of options and warrants which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2007, held by these stockholders. As a result, these stockholders, acting together, will be able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors, and may not always act in the best interests of other stockholders.  Such a concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices.

Our stockholders may experience substantial dilution as a result of the conversion of outstanding convertible debentures, or the exercise of options and warrants to purchase our common stock.

As of June 30, 2007, we have granted options outside of our stock option plan to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock and outstanding warrants to purchase 5,134,815

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shares of our common stock.  In addition, as of June 30, 2007, we have reserved 6,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to our stock option plan, 2,754,500 of which have been granted, 90,000 of which have been exercised since inception, 2,646,000 of which are outstanding, and 3,264,000 of which may be granted in the future.  The exercise of these options and warrants will result in dilution to our existing stockholders and could have a material adverse effect on our stock price. In addition, any shares issued in connection with the YA Global or Stanford financings, as further discussed below, can also have a dilutive effect and a possible material adverse effect on our stock price.

A significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock may be sold in the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly.

As of June 30, 2007, we had 17,473,694 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, of which approximately 1,986,306 shares  are registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective on November 27, 2006, and the remainder of which are either eligible to be sold under SEC Rule 144 or are in the public float.  In addition, we have registered 2,701,715 shares of our Common Stock underlying warrants previously issued on the Form S-3 registration statement that was declared effective on November 27, 2006, and we registered 6,000,000 shares of our common stock underlying options granted or to be granted under our stock option plan.  Consequently, sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, may have a material adverse effect on our stock price.

Our common stock has a limited trading market, which could limit your ability to resell your shares of common stock at or above your purchase price.

Our common stock is quoted on the American Stock Exchange and currently has a limited trading market.  The American Stock Exchange requires us to meet minimum financial requirements in order to maintain our listing.  Currently, we do not meet the continued listing requirements of the American Stock Exchange We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop or, if developed, will be maintained.  As a result, our stockholders may find it difficult to dispose of shares of our common stock and, as a result, may suffer a loss of all or a substantial portion of their investment.

We currently do not meet the American Stock Exchange continued listing standards.  If our common stock is delisted from the American Stock Exchange, we may not be able to list on any other stock exchange, and our common stock may be subject to the “penny stock” regulations which may affect the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares.

The American Stock Exchange requires us to meet minimum financial requirements in order to maintain our listing.  Currently, we do not meet the $6,000,000 minimum net worth continued listing requirement of the American Stock Exchange and have received a notice of noncompliance from the American Stock Exchange.  We have submitted a plan to the American Stock Exchange discussing how we intend to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements.  The American Stock Exchange has accepted our plan and has given us until March 1, 2008 to effectuate the plan and regain compliance with the continued listing requirements.  If we are unable to execute on the plan, it is possible that we will be delisted.  If we are delisted from the American Stock Exchange, our common stock likely will become a “penny stock.”  In general, regulations of the SEC define a “penny stock” to be an equity

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security that is not listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market and that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.  If our common stock becomes a penny stock, additional sales practice requirements would be imposed on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than certain qualified investors.  For transactions involving a penny stock, unless exempt, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale.  In addition, the rules on penny stocks require delivery, prior to and after any penny stock transaction, of disclosures required by the SEC.

If our stock is not accepted for listing on the American Stock Exchange, we will make every possible effort to have it listed on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, or the OTC Bulletin Board.  If our common stock were to be traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and related Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules would impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell our securities.  These rules may adversely affect the ability of stockholders to sell our common stock and otherwise negatively affect the liquidity, trading market and price of our common stock.

We believe that the listing of our common stock on a recognized national trading market, such as the American Stock Exchange, is an important part of our business and strategy.  Such a listing helps our stockholders by providing a readily available trading market with current quotations.  Without that, stockholders may have a difficult time getting a quote for the sale or purchase of our stock, the sale or purchase of our stock would likely be made more difficult and the trading volume and liquidity of our stock would likely decline.  The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the acceptance of our common stock as currency or the value accorded it by other parties.  In that regard, the absence of a listing on a recognized national trading market will also affect our ability to benefit from the use of our operations and expansion plans, including for use in licensing agreements, joint ventures, the development of strategic relationships and acquisitions, which are critical to our business and strategy and none of which is currently the subject of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, with respect to any future financing or strategic relationship it may undertake.  The delisting from the American Stock Exchange would result in negative publicity and would negatively impact our ability to raise capital in the future.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate and may drop below the price you paid.

We cannot assure you that you will be able to resell the shares of our common stock at or above your purchase price.  The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control.  These factors include:

·                  quarterly variations in operating results;

·                  the progress or perceived progress of our research and development efforts;

·                  changes in accounting treatments or principles;

·                  announcements by us or our competitors of new technology, product and service offerings, significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic relationships;

·                  additions or departures of key personnel;

·                  future offerings or resales of our common stock or other securities;

·                  stock market price and volume fluctuations of publicly-traded companies in general and development companies in particular; and

·                  general political, economic and market conditions.

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Because we do not intend to pay, and have not paid, any cash dividends on our shares of common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless the value of our common stock appreciates and they sell their shares.

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock and we intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business.  We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.  Therefore, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their investment unless the value of our common stock appreciates and they sell their shares.

Item 1B.         Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2.            Properties.

We lease office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey for a current monthly rental fee of $6,460, subject to certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases, over the base year of 2001, in the building’s operating costs.  The monthly rental fee will continue to increase by one percent each year through the expiration date of the lease.  The lease expires in May 2011.  The space is in good condition, and we believe it will adequately serve as our headquarters over the term of the lease.  We also believe that this office space is adequately insured by the lessor.

Item 3.            Legal Proceedings.

We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings; however, we may become involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.

Item 4.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

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PART II

Item 5.                                            Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol SNT.

The following table sets forth the range of the high and low sales price for our common stock for each of the quarters since the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as reported on the American Stock Exchange.

Quarter

 

Common
Stock

 

Ended

 

High

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

$

2.17

 

$

1.30

 

December 31, 2005

 

$

2.00

 

$

1.16

 

March 31, 2006

 

$

2.25

 

$

1.20

 

June 30, 2006

 

$

2.24

 

$

1.40

 

September 30, 2006

 

$

1.83

 

$

1.08

 

December 31, 2006

 

$

1.40

 

$

0.90

 

March 31, 2007

 

$

1.33

 

$

0.97

 

June 30, 2007

 

$

1.69

 

$

0.80

 

 


As of September 20, 2007, the approximate number of holders of record of our common stock was 296This number does not include “street name” or beneficial holders, whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.

We have neither paid nor declared dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We expect that any earnings, which we may realize, will be retained to finance the growth of our company.

The following table provides information about the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2007.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

 

Number of securities
to be issued upon 
exercise of outstanding 
options, warrants 
and rights

 

Weighted-average
exercise price of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights

 

Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation plans

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

2,646,000

(1)

$

2.33

 

3,264,000

(2)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

Total

 

2,646,000

(1)

$

2.33

 

3,264,000

(2)

 

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(1)   Issued pursuant to our 1998 Stock Plan.

(2)   Available for future issuance pursuant to our 1998 Stock Plan.

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

In connection with a private placement in October 2006, we sold an aggregate of 1,986,306 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase our common stock to certain institutions, accredited investors and certain directors.  The issuance to our directors is summarized as follows:

 

Amount

 

# of Shares

 

# of Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Forbes

 

$

1,000,000

 

883,002

 

441,501

 

Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation

 

$

300,000

 

264,901

 

132,450

 

Rudolf Stalder

 

$

105,841

 

93,458

 

46,729

 

Bruce C. Galton

 

$

75,000

 

66,225

 

33,113

 

John N. Braca

 

$

11,325

 

10,000

 

5,000

 

David Rector

 

$

11,325

 

10,000

 

5,000

 

 

All of such warrants will become exercisable six months from the closing date at an exercise price equal to $1.18 and have a term of five (5) years.

The private placement closed on October 11, 2006.  We received gross proceeds equal to $2,249,491.  The proceeds will be used for research and development and working capital purposes.

H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. acted as the placement agent for this private placement pursuant to the terms of a placement agent agreement.  The placement agent was entitled to receive 7% of the gross proceeds from investors introduced by the placement agent and 3% of the gross proceeds from investors introduced by us.  The actual placement agent fee amounted to 3.6% of the gross proceeds of the private placement, and warrants to purchase shares of common stock equal to 7% of the shares so issued in the private placement.

A registration statement on Form S-3 was filed on November 3, 2006 covering the common stock and warrants sold in this private placement.  Such registration statement was declared effective on November 13, 2006.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the AMEX Market Value (U.S.) Index and the RDG Microcap Biotechnology Index for the period beginning July 1, 2002 and ending on the last day of our last completed fiscal year. The stock performance shown on the graph below is not indicative of future price performance.

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COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

Among Senesco Technologies, Inc., The MAEX Composite Index

And The RDG MicroCap Biotechnology Index


* $100 invested on 6/30/02 in stock or index including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending June 30.

 

 

 

7/1/02

 

6/30/03

 

6/30/04

 

6/30/05

 

6/30/06

 

6/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

$

100.00

 

$

106.00

 

$

157.50

 

$

89.50

 

$

95.00

 

$

57.50

 

AMEX Market Value (U.S.) Index

 

$

100.00

 

$

108.49

 

$

141.09

 

$

179.55

 

$

221.32

 

$

273.59

 

RDG Microcap Biotechnology Index

 

$

100.00

 

$

106.15

 

$

107.12

 

$

69.49

 

$

47.57

 

$

35.81

 

 

The information in the performance graph is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.

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Item 6.                                               Selected Financial Data.

The following Selected Financial Data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

300

 

$

67

 

$

125

 

$

17

 

$

10

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

2,413

 

1,920

 

2,030

 

2,907

 

2,093

 

Research and development

 

1,208

 

1,566

 

1,417

 

1,147

 

897

 

Total operating expenses

 

3,621

 

3,486

 

3,447

 

4,054

 

2,990

 

Loss from operations

 

(3,321

)

(3,419

)

(3,322

)

(4,037

)

(2,980

)

Noncash income

 

 

 

136

 

186

 

 

Sale of state income tax loss - net

 

 

 

153

 

91

 

131

 

Interest income, net

 

69

 

104

 

54

 

33

 

71

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,252

)

$

(3,315

)

$

(2,979

)

$

(3,727

)

$

(2,778

)

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

$

(.19

)

$

(.21

)

$

(.21

)

$

(.29

)

$

(.23

)

Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

16,917

 

15,469

 

14,054

 

12,668

 

11,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and investments

 

$

658

 

$

1,168

 

$

4,481

 

$

4,136

 

$

2,419

 

Working capital

 

259

 

859

 

3,959

 

3,840

 

2,285

 

Total assets

 

3,322

 

3,535

 

6,113

 

5,211

 

3,266

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(25,622

)

(22,370

)

(19,055

)

(16,076

)

(12,349

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,690

 

2,952

 

5,590

 

4,731

 

2,857

 

 

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Item 7.                                               Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The discussion in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains trend analysis, estimates and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “continue,” and other words of similar import or the negative of those terms or expressions.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, estimates and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements as a result of, but not limited to, the “Risk Factors” described in Part I, Item 1A.  You should read the following discussion and analysis along with the “Selected Financial Data” and the financial statements and notes attached to those statements included elsewhere in this report.

Overview

We are a development stage company.  We do not expect to generate significant revenues for approximately the next one to three years, during which time we will engage in significant research and development efforts.  However, we have entered into the Harris Moran License, the ArborGen License, the Cal/West License, the Scotts License, the Bayer Licenses, the Monsanto License and the Poet Agreement to develop and commercialize our technology in certain varieties of lettuce, melons, trees, alfalfa, bedding plants, turf grass, canola, cotton, soy, corn, rice and ethanol.  The Harris Moran License, the ArborGen License, the Cal/West License, the Scotts License, the Bayer Licenses, and the Monsanto License also provide for royalty payments to us upon commercial introduction.  The Cal/West License contains an option for Cal/West to develop our technology in various other forage crops.  The Poet License provides for annual payments for each of Poet’s ethanol production facilities that incorporates our technology.  We also have entered into the Rahan Joint Venture to develop and commercialize our technology in banana plants.  In connection with the Rahan Joint Venture, we will receive 50% of the profits from the sale of enhanced banana plants.

Consistent with our commercialization strategy, we intend to license our technology for additional crops, as the opportunities may arise, that may result in additional license fees, revenues from contract research and other related revenues.  Successful future operations will depend on our and our partners’ ability to transform our research and development activities into a commercially feasible technology.

We plan to employ the same partnering strategy in both the human health and agricultural target markets.  Our preclinical research has yielded data that we have presented to various biopharmaceutical companies that may be prospective licensees for the development and marketing of potential applications of our technology.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Revenue Recognition

We record revenue under technology license and development agreements related to the following.  Actual fees received may vary from the recorded estimated revenues.

·                  Nonrefundable upfront license fees that are received in exchange for the transfer of our technology to licensees, for which no further obligations to the licensee exist with respect to the basic technology transferred, are recognized as revenue on the earlier of when payments are received or collections are assured.

·                  Nonrefundable upfront license fees that are received in connection with agreements that include time-based payments are, together with the time-based payments, deferred and amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the license.

·                  Milestone payments, which are contingent upon the achievement of certain research goals, are recognized as revenue when the milestones, as defined in the particular agreement, are achieved.

The effect of any change in revenues from technology license and development agreements would be reflected in revenues in the period such determination was made. Historically, no such adjustments have been made.

Estimates of Expenses

Our research and development agreements with third parties provide for an estimate of our expenses and costs, which are variable and are based on the actual services performed by the third party.  We estimate the aggregate amount of the expenses based upon the projected amounts that are set forth in the agreements, and we accrue the expenses for which we have not yet been invoiced.  In estimating the expenses, we consider, among other things, the following factors:

·                  the existence of any prior relationship between us and the third party provider;

·                  the past results of prior research and development services performed by the third party provider; and

·                  the scope and timing of the research and development services set forth in the agreement with the third party provider.

After the research services are performed and we are invoiced, we make any adjustments that are necessary to accurately report research and development expense for the period.

Valuation Allowances and Carrying Values

We have recorded valuation allowances against our entire deferred tax assets of $7,719,000 at June 30, 2007.  The valuation allowances relate primarily to the net operating loss carryforward deferred tax asset where the tax benefit of such asset is not assured.

As of June 30, 2007, we have determined that the estimated future discounted cash flows related to our patent applications will be sufficient to recover their carrying value.

We had determined that the economic benefit of the patent applications did not begin until they were issued.  As such, we would amortize the issued patent costs beginning on the date

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of issue, but did not amortize the cost of patent applications that were still pending.  Due to the increasing number and scope of license agreements we have entered into, we have determined that we are now receiving the economic benefit of the patent applications as well as the issued patents and have begun amortizing the patent application costs during the year ended June 30, 2007.

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Stock-Based Compensation

We adopted FAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments”, effective July 1, 2005, using the modified-retrospective method.  The adoption of this standard requires the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements.  Prior to July 1, 2005, we followed Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related interpretations.

Research Program

We do not expect to generate significant revenues for approximately the next one to three years, during which time we will engage in significant research and development efforts.  We expect to spend significant amounts on the research and development of our technology.  We also expect our research and development costs to increase as we continue to develop and ultimately commercialize our technology.  However, the successful development and commercialization of our technology is highly uncertain.  We cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and expenses of the efforts necessary to complete the development of our technology, or the period in which material net cash inflows may commence from the commercialization of our technology, including the uncertainty of:

·                  the scope, rate of progress and expense of our research activities;

·                  the interim results of our research;

·                  the expense of additional research that may be required after review of the interim results;

·                  the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish;

·                  the expense and timing of regulatory approvals;

·                  the effect of competing technological and market developments; and

·                  the expense of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims or other intellectual property rights.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

As of June 30, 2007, our cash balance and investments totaled $658,061, and we had working capital of $259,303.  As of June 30, 2007, we had a federal tax loss carryforward of approximately $17,212,000 and a state tax loss carry-forward of approximately $9,854,000 to offset future taxable income. We cannot assure you that we will be able to take advantage of any or all of such tax loss carryforwards, if at all, in future fiscal years.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table lists our cash contractual obligations as of June 30, 2007:

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
1 year

 

1 - 3 years

 

4 - 5 years

 

More than 
5 years

 

Research and Development Agreements (1)

 

$

640,000

 

$

550,000

 

$

90,000

 

$

 

$

 

Facility, Rent and Operating Leases (2)

 

$

309,092

 

$

77,596

 

$

157,928

 

$

73,568

 

$

 

Employment, Consulting and Scientific Advisory Board Agreements (3)

 

$

799,371

 

$

666,542

 

$

132,830

 

$

 

$

 

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

 

$

1,748,463

 

$

1,294,138

 

$

380,758

 

$

73,568

 

$

 

 


(1)         Certain of our research and development agreements disclosed herein provide that payment is to be made in Canadian dollars and, therefore, the contractual obligations are subject to fluctuations in the exchange rate.

(2)         The lease for our office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey is subject to certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases in the building’s operating costs.

(3)         Certain of our employment and consulting agreements provide for automatic renewal, which is not reflected in the table, unless terminated earlier by the parties to the respective agreements.

We expect our capital requirements to increase significantly over the next several years as we commence new research and development efforts, increase our business and administrative infrastructure and embark on developing in-house business capabilities and facilities. Our future liquidity and capital funding requirements will depend on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the levels and costs of our research and development initiatives and the cost and timing of the expansion of our business development and administrative staff.

Effective September 1, 2007, we extended our research and development agreement with the University of Waterloo for an additional one-year period through August 31, 2008, in the amount of CAD $652,600 or approximately USD $555,000. Research and development expenses under this agreement for years ended ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 aggregated USD $568,872 and USD $692,982, respectively, and USD $3,896,304 for the cumulative period from inception through June 30, 2007. Total research and development expenses for the years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 aggregated $1,208,321 and $1,566,267, respectively, and $8,193,169 for the cumulative period from inception through June 30, 2007.

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Capital Resources

Since inception, we have generated revenues of $718,333 in connection with the initial fees and milestone payments received under our license and development agreements.  We have not been profitable since inception, we will continue to incur additional operating losses in the future, and we will require additional financing to continue the development and subsequent commercialization of our technology.  While we do not expect to generate significant revenues from the licensing of our technology for the next one to three years, we may enter into additional licensing or other agreements with marketing and distribution partners that may result in additional license fees, receive revenues from contract research, or other related revenue.

On October 11, 2006, we completed a private placement to certain members of our board of directors, institutional and accredited investors for an aggregate amount of 1,986,306 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 993,153 shares of our common stock for the aggregate net cash consideration of $2,019,008.  The private placement offered units of one share of common stock and a five-year warrant to purchase 0.50 shares of common stock at a price equal to $1.1325 per unit.  The warrants were offered with an exercise price equal to $1.18 per share, with such warrants becoming exercisable six months from the date of closing.  The costs associated with the private placement totaled $230,483.

On November 8, 2006, we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of Canola.  Under the terms of the license agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and will receive commercialization fees based upon specified benchmarks.

On December 21, 2006, we converted our development agreement with ArborGen, LLC into a commercial license agreement for the development and commercialization of certain species of trees.  Under the terms of the license agreement, we will receive certain annual payments over the next two years and, additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on incremental net sales.

On July 17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Cotton.  Under the terms of the license agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

On August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the development and commercialization of Corn and Soy.  Under the terms of the license agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

On September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Rice.  Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

On August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, we entered into binding Securities Purchase Agreements with YA Global Investments, referred to herein as YA Global, and Stanford Venture

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Capital Holdings, Inc., referred to herein as Stanford, respectively, to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford up to $5,000,000 of secured convertible debentures and accompanying warrants for an aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000.  The convertible debentures convert into shares of our common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share subject to certain adjustments, referred to herein as the fixed conversion price, for a period of two years immediately following the signing date, provided that we have achieved the following milestones by January 31, 2008:

·                  successful completion of animal studies, other than toxicology studies, necessary for the advancement of factor 5A 1 in human clinical trials,

·                  the engagement of a contract research organization for human clinical studies of factor 5A 1, and

·                  the signing of at least one (1) corporate partnership or license agreements after August 1, 2007 with agricultural companies utilizing our proprietary platform. 

After the second anniversary of the signing date, or if we do not achieve the foregoing milestones by January 31, 2008, the convertible debentures may convert into shares of our common stock at the lower of the fixed conversion price or 80% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price, referred to herein as the VWAP, of the common stock during the five trading days prior to the conversion date. The maturity date of each of the convertible debentures for YA Global and Stanford is December 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Currently, at the fixed conversion price, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and exercise of warrants represents, in the aggregate, 25,000,000 shares, plus an estimated additional 2,000,000 shares for the payment of interest in stock under the convertible debentures. 

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase agreements, we are required to seek shareholder approval to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares.

The convertible debentures accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances at an annual rate of 8%.  We have the option to pay interest in cash or, upon certain conditions, shares of common stock.  If we pay interest in shares of common stock, the stock will be valued at a 10% discount to the average daily VWAP for the five day trading period prior to the interest payment date, referred to herein as the interest shares.

At our option, we can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal owed under the convertible debentures by providing the investors with at least 30 business days’ written notice; provided that, at the time of receipt of the notice, either:

·                  If

·                  the VWAP of the common stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days, and

·                  there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the common stock that will be issued under the redemption

·                  or we redeem a portion, or all, of the principal owed at a 20% premium above the

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principal then outstanding and any accrued interest thereupon. 

If we redeem all or any of the principal outstanding under the convertible debentures, we will pay an amount equal to the principal being redeemed plus accrued interest.

If there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the shares underlying the convertible debentures or if such shares become 144(k) eligible, we will have the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of our then-outstanding convertible debentures if our common stock price exceeds 150% and 175% of the fixed conversion price, respectively, for any 20 out of 30 trading days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain conditions, referred to herein as the call option.  If we exercise our call option prior to the third anniversary of the signing date, we will issue additional warrants to the investor equal to 50% of the number of shares underlying the convertible debenture subject to the forced conversion.  These warrants will be exercisable at the fixed conversion price and will have the same maturity as the other warrants issued under the YA Global Financing.

Our obligations under the convertible debentures are secured by all of our and our subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by the Security Agreements and the Patent Security Agreements.  Pursuant to a subordination agreement, YA Global is the senior secured creditor.

YA Global and Stanford will also be issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,555,555 and 8,333,333 shares, respectively, of our common stock, exercisable six months and one day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that is five years from the date of issuance.  The warrants will be issued in two series. Generally, the Series A warrants may be issued prior to stockholder approval, while the Series B warrants are only issued after stockholder approval.  The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.01 per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is $0.90 per share, subject to certain adjustments.  The warrants provide a right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants. 

The conversion rate of each convertible debenture and the exercise price of the Series B warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including dividends, stock splits, combinations and the sale of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock at a price less than the then applicable conversion or exercise price. 

The investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that involves the issuance of our capital stock for so long as a portion of the convertible debentures is outstanding.

Under the registration rights agreements executed with each of YA Global and Stanford, we have agreed to file an initial registration statement with the SEC to register the resale of common stock issuable to YA Global (including interest shares), such shares are also referred to herein as the registrable shares, within 30 days of the first closing of the YA Global deal.  Also, we have agreed to respond to all SEC comment letters as promptly as reasonably possible and to use our best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within 120 days of the aforementioned first closing.  The initial registration statement covering YA Global’s shares shall include 33% of the public float.  If the registrable shares remain

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outstanding after all shares under the initial registration statement have been sold, we may be required to file additional registration statements for those registrable shares.  These registration rights will cease once the registrable shares are eligible for sale by the investor without restriction under Rule 144(k).  Upon certain events, we have agreed to pay as partial liquidated damages an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors for any convertible debentures then held by the investors, but these payments may not exceed 12% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors.

The gross proceeds of the sale will be $10,000,000 before payment of 3.25% of the purchase price in commissions to Wainwright & Co., Inc., also referred to herein as the placement agent.  We will issue to the placement agent warrants to purchase 7% of the purchase price, or 777,777 shares, of our common stock with similar terms to the warrants that will be issued to the investors.  We paid YA Global and Stanford a non-refundable structuring/ due diligence fee of $30,000 each.  We have also agreed to pay YA Global and Stanford a commitment fee of 5% and 7%, respectively, of its purchase price, which is paid proportionately at each closing. 

Specifics of YA Global Financing

Pursuant to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, we have issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 and will issue and sell to YA Global:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the registration statement is filed, pursuant to the registration rights agreement, with the SEC; and

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 on the date that is the later of the following:

·                  the date stockholders approve the transaction, or

·                  the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.

Pursuant to the rules of the American Stock Exchange, the convertible debentures and warrants issued and issuable to YA Global at the first two closings will be subject to a cap on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants, until the Company receives shareholder approval.  The cap of 3,493,000 shares is equal to 19.99% of the company’s outstanding common stock on the signing date.  In addition, there is a maximum overall cap of 30,500,000 shares for the YA Global financing.

Specifics of Stanford Financing

Pursuant to the Stanford securities purchase agreement, we will issue and sell to Stanford:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 and warrants within two business days of the later of the following:

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·                  the date stockholders approve the transaction, or

·                  the date that the initial registration statement relating to the YA Global financing is filed with the SEC;

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of Factor 5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration, referred to herein as FDA, accepted Investigational New Drug application, referred to herein as IND application; and 

(3) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of Factor 5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a FDA accepted IND application.

The convertible debentures and warrants issuable to Stanford will be subject to a maximum cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants. 

We anticipate that, based upon our current cash and investments and the additional $8,500,000 proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures, we will be able to fund our operations for the next twenty-four months.  If we are unable to issue the additional $8,500,000 of convertible debentures, we will only be able to fund our operations for the next six months.  Over the next twelve months, we plan to fund our research and development and commercialization activities by:

·                        utilizing our current cash balance and investments,

·                        achieving some of the milestones set forth in our current licensing agreements,

·                        through the execution of additional licensing agreements for our technology, and

·                        through the issuance of convertible debentures under the recently completed transaction with YA Global and Stanford Financial.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise money through any of the foregoing transactions, or on favorable terms, if at all.

Results of Operations

Fiscal Years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Revenue

Total revenues consisted of initial fees and milestone payments on our agricultural development and license agreements.  During the year ended June 30, 2007, revenue of $300,000 consisted of initial payments, current milestone payments, and the amortized portion of previous milestone payments in connection with certain license agreements.  During the years ended June

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30, 2006 and June 30, 2005, revenue of $66,666 and $125,000, respectively, consisted of current milestone payments and the amortized portion of previous milestone payments in connection with certain license agreements.

We anticipate that we will continue to receive milestone payments in connection with our current agricultural development and license agreements while we continue to pursue our goal of attracting other companies to license our technologies in various other crops.  Additionally, we anticipate that we will receive royalty payments from our license agreements when our partners commercialize their crops containing our technology.  However, it is difficult for us to determine our future revenue expectations because we are a development stage biotechnology company.  As such, the timing and outcome of our experiments, the timing of signing new partners and the timing of our partners moving through the development process into commercialization is difficult to accurately predict.

Operating expenses

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Change

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

Change

 

%

 

 

 

(In thousands, except % values)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

$

2,413

 

$

1,920

 

$

493

 

26

%

$

1,920

 

$

2,029

 

$

(109

)

(5

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

1,208

 

1,566

 

(358

)

(23

)%

1,566

 

1,417

 

149

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

3,621

 

$

3,486

 

$

135

 

4

%

$

3,486

 

$

3,446

 

$

40

 

1

%

 

We expect operating expenses to increase over the next twelve months as we anticipate that research and development expenses and other general and administrative expenses will increase as we continue to expand our research and development activities.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses consist of the following:

 

 

Year ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$

910

 

$

488

 

$

691

 

Payroll and benefits

 

616

 

607

 

564

 

Investor relations

 

278

 

341

 

328

 

Professional fees

 

217

 

211

 

197

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

166

 

40

 

43

 

Other general and administrative expenses

 

226

 

233

 

206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total general and administrative expenses

 

$

2,413

 

$

1,920

 

$

2,029

 

 

·                  Stock-based compensation consists primarily of the amortized portion of the Black-Scholes value of options and warrants granted to consultants, directors and employees. During Fiscal 2007 and 2006, there were 240,000 and 235,000 options granted to such directors, employees and consultants and 2,500 and 5,000 warrants granted to a consultant. Additionally, during Fiscal 2007, 1,500,000 warrants were extended and repriced in connection with a financial advisory agreement.

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Stock-based compensation was higher in Fiscal 2007 due to the extension and repricng of warrants in connection with a financial advisory agreement, which had a Black-Scholes value of $683.  This was partially offset by a decrease in the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during Fiscal 2007 compared to the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during Fiscal 2006 because the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2007 was lower than the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2006.

Stock-based compensation was lower in Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2005 primarily due to the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during Fiscal 2006 being lower than the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during Fiscal 2005 because the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2006 was lower than the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2005.

·                  Payroll and benefits increased primarily as a result of salary and health insurance rate increases.

·                  Investor relations expense for Fiscal 2007 is lower than Fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of a decrease in consulting fees incurred.

Investor relations expense for Fiscal 2006 is higher than Fiscal 2007 primarily as a result of an increase in the amount of investor relations consulting fees.

·                  Professional fees increased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in accounting fees which was partially offset by a decrease in legal fees.

Professional fees increased during Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2005 primarily as a result of an increase in legal fees due to the increased regulatory environment, which was partially offset by a decrease in accounting and consulting fees as a result of the postponement by the SEC of the auditing requirements in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

·                  Depreciation and amortization increased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in amortization of patent costs.  During Fiscal 2007, we began amortizing the cost of our pending patent applications.

We expect general and administrative expenses to modestly increase over the next twelve months primarily due to an increase in legal and accounting fees related to the increased regulatory environment surrounding our business.

Research and development expenses

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Change

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

Change

 

%

 

 

 

(In thousands, except % values)

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$

60

 

$

189

 

$

(129

)

(68

)%

$

189

 

$

283

 

$

(94

)

(3

)%

Other research and development

 

1,148

 

1,377

 

(229

)

(17

)%

1,377

 

1,134

 

243

 

21

%

Total research and development

 

$

1,208

 

$

1,566

 

$

(358

)

(23

)%

$

1,566

 

$

1,417

 

$

149

 

11

%

 

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·                  Stock-based compensation decreased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006 primarily because the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during Fiscal 2007 were lower than Fiscal 2006 because the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2007 was lower than the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2006.

·                  Stock-based compensation increased during Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2005 because the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2006 was lower than the market price of the common stock on the date of grant in Fiscal 2005.

·                  Other research and development costs decreased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006  primarily as a result of a reduction of the budget in connection with the research agreement with the University of Waterloo as well as the completion of certain human health research programs being performed at certain universities.

Other research and development costs increased during Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2005 primarily as a result of the expanded research programs in both the agricultural and human health applications of our technology and the weakness of the U.S. currency against the Canadian currency.

The breakdown of our research and development expenses between our agricultural and human health research programs are as follows:

 

 

Year ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

%

 

2006

 

%

 

2005

 

%

 

 

 

(In thousands, except % values)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural research programs

 

$

701

 

58

%

$

813

 

52

%

$

711

 

50

%

Human health research programs

 

507

 

42

%

753

 

48

%

706

 

50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total research and development expenses

 

$

1,208

 

100

%

$

1,417

 

100

%

$

1,417

 

100

%

 

·                  Agricultural research expenses decreased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of a decrease in the budget in connection with our research agreement at the University of Waterloo and a decrease in stock-based compensation.

Agricultural research expenses increased during Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2007 primarily as a result of the expanded research program at the University of Waterloo and the weakness of the U.S. currency against the Canadian currency.

·                  Human health research expenses decreased during Fiscal 2007 compared to Fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of the completion of certain human health research programs being performed at certain universities.

Human health research expenses increased during Fiscal 2006 compared to Fiscal 2005 primarily as a result of the expanded human health research program.

We expect the percentage of human health research programs to increase as a percentage of the total research and development expenses as we continue to expand our human health initiatives.

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Noncash income

In May 2005, we completed a private placement of common stock and warrants.  In the private placement, we were obligated to file a registration statement to register all of the shares and the shares underlying the warrants.  Due to our obligation to file a registration to register for resale the shares underlying the warrants, in accordance with EITF 00-19. “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled In a Company’s Own Common Stock,” the value of the warrants in the private placement was recorded as a liability until the filing was made.  The decrease in market value of the Common Stock from the closing of the financings until the date of the filing or effectiveness of  the registration statement resulted in noncash income of $135,632.

Sale of state income tax loss

During fiscal 2005, we received net proceeds of $153,160 from the sale of our New Jersey state tax loss for fiscal 2003.  Because the criteria required for approval changed, we have not been approved to sell our New Jersey state tax loss for fiscal 2004 and thereafter, and therefore, we did not receive any proceeds during fiscal 2007 or 2006.

Interest income

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Change

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

Change

 

%

 

 

 

(In thousands, except % values)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

69

 

$

105

 

$

(36

)

(34

)%

$

105

 

$

54

 

$

51

 

94

%

 

The decrease in interest income for fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 is lower due to a lower average cash and investments balance during the year, which was partially offset by higher interest rates.  The increase in interest income for fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 is related to a higher rate of interest earned on our investments.

From Inception on July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007

From inception of operations on July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007, we had revenues of $718,333, which consisted of the initial license fees and milestone payments in connection with our various development and license agreements.  We do not expect to generate significant revenues for approximately the next one to three years, during which time we will engage in significant research and development efforts.

We have incurred losses each year since inception and have an accumulated deficit of $25,621,540 at June 30, 2007.  We expect to continue to incur losses as a result of expenditures on research, product development and administrative activities.

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Item 7A.       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Foreign Currency Risk

Our financial statements are denominated in United States dollars and, except for our agreement with the University of Waterloo, which is denominated in Canadian dollars, all of our contracts are denominated in United States dollars.  Therefore, we believe that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates will not result in any material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.  In the event we derive a greater portion of our revenues from international operations or in the event a greater portion of our expenses are incurred internationally and denominated in a foreign currency, then changes in foreign currency exchange rates could effect our results of operations and financial condition.

Interest Rate Risk

We invest in high-quality financial instruments, primarily money market funds, federal agency notes, corporate debt securities and United States treasury notes, with an effective duration of the portfolio of less than nine months, and no security with an effective duration in excess of one year, which we believe are subject to limited credit risk.  We currently do not hedge our interest rate exposure.  Due to the short-term nature of our investments, which we plan to hold until maturity, we do not believe that we have any material exposure to interest rate risk arising from our investments.

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Item 8.                                               Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The financial statements required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8 are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  A list of the financial statements filed herewith is found at “Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.”

Item 9.                                               Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A.                                      Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2007.  Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that as of June 30, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were (1) designed to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared and (2) effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management including our chief executive office and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures.

No change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 9B.                                      Other Information.

On August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, we entered into binding Securities Purchase Agreements with YA Global Investments, referred to herein as YA Global, and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., referred to herein as Stanford, respectively, to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford up to $5,000,000 of secured convertible debentures and accompanying warrants for an aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000.  The convertible debentures convert into shares of our common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share subject to certain adjustments, referred to herein as the fixed conversion price, for a period of two years immediately following the signing date, provided that we have achieved the following milestones by January 31, 2008:

·                  successful completion of animal studies, other than toxicology studies, necessary for the advancement of factor 5A 1 in human clinical trials,

·                  the engagement of a contract research organization for human clinical studies of factor 5A 1, and

·                  the signing of at least one (1) corporate partnership or license agreements after August 1, 2007 with agricultural companies utilizing our proprietary platform. 

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After the second anniversary of the signing date, or if we do not achieve the foregoing milestones by January 31, 2008, the convertible debentures may convert into shares of our common stock at the lower of the fixed conversion price or 80% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price, referred to herein as the VWAP, of the common stock during the five trading days prior to the conversion date.. The maturity date of each of the convertible debentures for YA Global and Stanford is December 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Currently, at the fixed conversion price, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and exercise of warrants represents, in the aggregate, 25,000,000 shares, plus an estimated additional 2,000,000 shares for the payment of interest in stock under the convertible debentures. 

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase agreements, we are required to seek shareholder approval to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares.

The convertible debentures accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances at an annual rate of 8%.  We have the option to pay interest in cash or, upon certain conditions, shares of common stock.  If we pay interest in shares of common stock, the stock will be valued at a 10% discount to the average daily VWAP for the five day trading period prior to the interest payment date, referred to herein as the interest shares.

At our option, we can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal owed under the convertible debentures by providing the investors with at least 30 business days’ written notice; provided that, at the time of receipt of the notice, either:

·                  If

·                  the VWAP of the common stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days, and

·                  there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the common stock that will be issued under the redemption

·                  or we redeem a portion, or all, of the principal owed at a 20% premium above the principal then outstanding and any accrued interest thereupon. 

If we redeem all or any of the principal outstanding under the convertible debentures, we will pay an amount equal to the principal being redeemed plus accrued interest.

If there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the shares underlying the convertible debentures or if such shares become 144(k) eligible, we will have the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of our then-outstanding convertible debentures if our common stock price exceeds 150% and 175% of the fixed conversion price, respectively, for any 20 out of 30 trading days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain conditions, referred to herein as the call option.  If we exercise our call option prior to the third anniversary of the signing date, we will issue additional warrants to the investor equal to 50% of the number of shares underlying the convertible debenture subject to the forced conversion.  These warrants will be exercisable at the fixed conversion price and will have the same maturity as the other warrants issued under the YA Global Financing.

47




Our obligations under the convertible debentures are secured by all of our and our subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by the Security Agreements and the Patent Security Agreements.  Pursuant to a subordination agreement, YA Global is the senior secured creditor.

YA Global and Stanford will also be issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,555,555 and 8,333,333 shares, respectively, of our common stock, exercisable six months and one day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that is five years from the date of issuance.  The warrants will be issued in two series. Generally, the Series A warrants may be issued prior to stockholder approval, while the Series B warrants are only issued after stockholder approval.  The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.01 per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is $0.90 per share, subject to certain adjustments.  The warrants provide a right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants. 

The conversion rate of each convertible debenture and the exercise price of the Series B warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including dividends, stock splits, combinations and the sale of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock at a price less than the then applicable conversion or exercise price. 

The investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that involves the issuance of our capital stock for so long as a portion of the convertible debentures is outstanding.

Under the registration rights agreements executed with each of YA Global and Stanford, we have agreed to file an initial registration statement with the SEC to register the resale of common stock issuable to YA Global (including interest shares), such shares are also referred to herein as the registrable shares, within 30 days of the first closing of the YA Global deal.  Also, we have agreed to respond to all SEC comment letters as promptly as reasonably possible and to use our best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within 120 days of the aforementioned first closing.  The initial registration statement covering YA Global’s shares shall include 33% of the public float.  If the registrable shares remain outstanding after all shares under the initial registration statement have been sold, we may be required to file additional registration statements for those registrable shares.  These registration rights will cease once the registrable shares are eligible for sale by the investor without restriction under Rule 144(k).  Upon certain events, we have agreed to pay as partial liquidated damages an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors for any convertible debentures then held by the investors, but these payments may not exceed 12% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors.

The gross proceeds of the sale will be $10,000,000 before payment of 3.25% of the purchase price in commissions to Wainwright & Co., Inc., also referred to herein as the placement agent.  We will issue to the placement agent warrants to purchase 7% of the purchase price, or 777,777 shares, of our common stock with similar terms to the warrants that will be issued to the investors.  We paid YA Global and Stanford a non-refundable structuring/ due diligence fee of $30,000 each.  We have also agreed to pay YA Global and Stanford a commitment fee of 5% and 7%, respectively, of its purchase price, which is paid proportionately at each closing. 

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Specifics of YA Global Financing

Pursuant to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, we have issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 and will issue and sell to YA Global:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the registration statement is filed, pursuant to the registration rights agreement, with the SEC; and

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 on the date that is the later of the following:

·                  the date stockholders approve the transaction, or

·                  the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.

The convertible debentures and warrants issued and issuable to YA Global at the first two closings will be subject to a cap on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants, until the Company receives shareholder approval.  The cap of 3,493,000 shares is equal to 19.99% of the company’s outstanding common stock on the signing date.  In addition, there is a maximum overall cap of 30,500,000 shares for the YA Global financing.

Specifics of Stanford Financing

Pursuant to the Stanford securities purchase agreement, we will issue and sell to Stanford:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 and warrants within two business days of the later of the following:

·                  the date stockholders approve the transaction, or

·                  the date that the initial registration statement relating to the YA Global financing is filed with the SEC;

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of Factor 5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration, referred to herein as FDA, accepted Investigational New Drug application, referred to herein as IND application; and 

(3) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of Factor 5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a FDA accepted IND application.

The convertible debentures and warrants issuable to Stanford will be subject to a maximum cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants.

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PART III

Item 10.                                        Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The information relating to our directors, nominees for election as directors and executive officers under the headings “Election of Directors” and “Executive Officers” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.

Item 11.                                        Executive Compensation.

The discussion under the heading “Executive Compensation” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.

Item 12.                                        Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The discussion under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.

Item 13.                                        Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The discussion under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.

Item 14.                                        Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The discussion under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.

Item 15.                                        Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a)

(1)

 

Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference is made to the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1.

 

 

 

 

(a)

(2)

 

Financial Statement Schedules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

(a)

(3)

 

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index on Page 50.

 

50




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 this 28th day of September 2007.

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

 

Bruce C. Galton, President and

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joel Brooks

 

 

 

Joel Brooks, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(principal financial and accounting

 

 

officer)

 

51




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ruedi Stalder

 

 

Chairman and Director

 

September 28, 2007

Ruedi Stalder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

President and Chief Executive

 

September 28, 2007

Bruce C. Galton

 

Officer (principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

and Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joel Brooks

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

September 28, 2007

Bruce C. Galton

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John E. Thompson

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief

 

September 28, 2007

John E. Thompson

 

Scientific Officer and Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Christopher Forbes

 

 

Director

 

September 28, 2007

Christopher Forbes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas C. Quick

 

 

Director

 

September 28, 2007

Thomas C. Quick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Rector

 

 

Director

 

September 28, 2007

David Rector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jack Van Hulst

 

 

Director

 

September 28, 2007

Jack Van Hulst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John Braca

 

 

Director

 

September 28, 2007

John Braca

 

 

 

 

 

52




SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007




SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

F-3

Statement of Operations

F-4

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

F-5 - F-8

Statement of Cash Flows

F-9

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-10 - F-30

 

F-1




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary (a development stage company) as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2007 and cumulative amounts from July 1, 1998 (inception) to June 30, 2007.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2007 and cumulative amounts from July 1, 1998 (inception) to June 30, 2007 in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is a development stage company and has incurred recurring losses from operations that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plan in regard to these matters is also described in Note 1.  The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP

GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP

New York, New York

September 26, 2007

F-2




 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

408,061

 

$

318,473

 

Short-term investments

 

250,000

 

850,000

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

104,526

 

139,584

 

Total current assets

 

762,587

 

1,308,057

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

7,526

 

10,318

 

Intangibles, net

 

2,544,447

 

2,209,796

 

Deferred Income Tax Asset, net of valuation allowance of $7,719,000 and $6,523,000, respectively

 

 

 

Security Deposit

 

7,187

 

7,187

 

Total Assets

 

$

3,321,747

 

$

3,535,358

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

109,258

 

$

77,695

 

Accrued expenses

 

377,359

 

329,884

 

Deferred revenue

 

16,667

 

41,667

 

Total current liabilities

 

503,284

 

449,246

 

Grant Payable

 

99,728

 

99,728

 

Other Liability

 

29,196

 

34,418

 

Total liabilities

 

632,208

 

583,392

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares, no shares issued

 

 

 

Common stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 60,000,000 and 30,000,000 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding 17,473,694 and 15,477,388, respectively

 

174,737

 

154,774

 

Capital in excess of par

 

28,136,342

 

25,167,035

 

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

 

(25,621,540

)

(22,369,843

)

Stockholders’ equity

 

2,689,539

 

2,951,966

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

3,321,747

 

$

3,535,358

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-3




SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

Year ended June 30,

 

Amounts from

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

Inception

 

Revenue

 

$

300,000

 

$

66,666

 

$

125,000

 

$

718,333

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

2,412,679

 

1,919,740

 

2,029,400

 

19,434,193

 

Research and development

 

1,208,321

 

1,566,267

 

1,417,337

 

8,193,169

 

Total operating expenses

 

3,621,000

 

3,486,007

 

3,446,737

 

27,627,362

 

Loss from operations

 

(3,321,000

)

(3,419,341

)

(3,321,737

)

(26,909,029

)

Noncash income

 

 

 

135,632

 

321,259

 

Sale of state income tax loss - net

 

 

 

153,160

 

586,442

 

Interest income - net

 

69,303

 

104,456

 

54,027

 

379,788

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,251,697

)

$

(3,314,885

)

$

(2,978,918

)

$

(25,621,540

)

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

$

(.19

)

$

(.21

)

$

(.21

)

 

Basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

16,916,918

 

15,469,881

 

14,053,808

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-4




SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Period from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Related to

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Capital

 

During the

 

Issuance of

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

in Excess

 

Development

 

Options and

 

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

of Par

 

Stage

 

Warrants

 

(Deficiency)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock outstanding

 

2,000,462

 

$

20,005

 

$

(20,005

)

 

 

 

Contribution of capital

 

 

85,179

 

 

 

 

$

85,179

 

Issuance of common stock in reverse merger on January 22, 1999 at $0.01 per share

 

3,400,000

 

34,000

 

(34,000

)

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on May 21, 1999 for $2.63437 per share

 

759,194

 

7,592

 

1,988,390

 

 

 

1,995,982

 

Issuance of common stock for placement fees on May 21, 1999 at $0.01 per share

 

53,144

 

531

 

(531

)

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

$

(1,168,995

)

 

(1,168,995

)

Balance at June 30, 1999

 

6,212,800

 

62,128

 

2,019,033

 

(1,168,995

)

 

912,166

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on January 26, 2000 for $2.867647 per share

 

17,436

 

174

 

49,826

 

 

 

50,000

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on January 31, 2000 for $2.87875 per share

 

34,737

 

347

 

99,653

 

 

 

100,000

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on February 4, 2000 for $2.924582  per share

 

85,191

 

852

 

249,148

 

 

 

250,000

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on March 15, 2000 for $2.527875 per share

 

51,428

 

514

 

129,486

 

 

 

130,000

 

Issuance of common stock for cash on June 22, 2000 for $1.50 per share

 

1,471,700

 

14,718

 

2,192,833

 

 

 

2,207,551

 

Commissions, legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30, 2000

 

 

 

(260,595

)

 

 

(260,595

)

Fair market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year ended June 30, 2000

 

 

 

1,656,659

 

 

$

(180,732

)

1,475,927

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(3,346,491

)

 

(3,346,491

)

Balance at June 30, 2000

 

7,873,292

 

78,733

 

6,136,043

 

(4,515,486

)

(180,732

)

1,518,558

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-5




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Related to

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Capital

 

During the

 

Issuance of

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

in Excess

 

Development

 

Options and

 

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

of Par

 

Stage

 

Warrants

 

(Deficiency)

 

Fair market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

$

392,182

 

 

$

(83,563

)

$

308,619

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

$

(2,033,890

)

 

(2,033,890

)

Balance at June 30, 2001

 

7,873,292

 

$

78,733

 

6,528,225

 

(6,549,376

)

(264,295

)

(206,713

)

Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash from November 30, 2001 through April 17, 2002 at $1.75 per unit

 

3,701,430

 

37,014

 

6,440,486

 

 

 

6,477,500

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants associated with bridge loan conversion on December 3, 2001

 

305,323

 

3,053

 

531,263

 

 

 

534,316

 

Commissions, legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

(846,444

)

 

 

(846,444

)

Fair market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

1,644,913

 

 

203,813

 

1,848,726

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(3,021,709

)

 

(3,021,709

)

Balance at June 30, 2002

 

11,880,045

 

118,800

 

14,298,443

 

(9,571,085

)

(60,482

)

4,785,676

 

Fair market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year ended June 30, 2003

 

 

 

788,360

 

 

60,482

 

848,842

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(2,778,004

)

 

(2,778,004

)

Balance at June 30, 2003

 

11,880,045

 

118,800

 

15,086,803

 

(12,349,089

)

 

2,856,514

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash from January 15, 2004 through February 12, 2004 at $2.37 per unit

 

1,536,922

 

15,369

 

3,627,131

 

 

 

3,642,500

 

Allocation of proceeds to warrants

 

 

 

(2,099,090

)

 

 

 

 

(2,099,090

)

Reclassification of warrants

 

 

 

1,913,463

 

 

 

1,913,463

 

Commissions, legal and bank fees associated with issuances from January 15, 2004 through February 12, 2004

 

 

 

(378,624

)

 

 

(378,624

)

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Related to

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Capital

 

During the

 

Issuance of

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

in Excess

 

Development

 

Options and

 

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

of Par

 

Stage

 

Warrants

 

(Deficiency)

 

Fair market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30, 2004

 

 

 

$

1,826,514

 

 

 

$

1,826,514

 

Options and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2004 at exercise prices ranging from $1.00 - $3.25

 

370,283

 

$

3,704

 

692,945

 

 

 

696,649

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

$

(3,726,951

)

 

(3,726,951

)

Balance at June 30, 2004

 

13,787,250

 

137,873

 

20,669,142

 

(16,076,040

)

 

4,730,975

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash on May 9, 2005 at $2.11 per unit

 

1,595,651

 

15,957

 

3,350,872

 

 

 

3,366,829

 

Allocation of proceeds to warrants

 

 

 

(1,715,347

)

 

 

(1,715,347

)

Reclassification of warrants

 

 

 

1,579,715

 

 

 

1,579,715

 

Commissions, legal and bank fees associated with issuance on May 9, 2005

 

 

 

(428,863

)

 

 

(428,863

)

Fair market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

974,235

 

 

 

974,235

 

Options and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2005 at exercise prices ranging from $1.50 - $3.25

 

84,487

 

844

 

60,281

 

 

 

61,125

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(2,978,918

)

 

(2,978,918

)

Balance at June 30, 2005

 

15,467,388

 

154,674

 

24,490,035

 

(19,054,958

)

 

5,589,751

 

Fair market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

677,000

 

 

 

677,000

 

Warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of $0.01

 

10,000

 

100

 

 

 

 

100

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(3,314,885

)

 

(3,314,885

)

Balance at June 30, 2006

 

15,477,388

 

154,774

 

25,167,035

 

(22,369,843

)

 

2,951,966

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Related to

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Capital

 

During the

 

Issuance of

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

in Excess

 

Development

 

Options and

 

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

of Par

 

Stage

 

Warrants

 

(Deficiency)

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash on October 10, 2006 at $1.135 per unit

 

1,986,306

 

19,863

 

2,229,628

 

 

 

2,249,491

 

Commissions, legal and bank fees associated with issuance on October 10, 2006

 

 

 

(230,483

)

 

 

(230,483

)

Warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2007 at an exercise price of $0.01

 

10,000

 

100

 

 

 

 

100

 

Fair market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

970,162

 

 

 

970,162

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(3,251,697

)

 

(3,251,697

)

Balance at June 30, 2007

 

17,473,694

 

$

174,737

 

$

28,136,342

 

$

(25,621,540

)

 

$

2,689,539

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

Year ended June 30,

 

Amounts from

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

Inception

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,251,697

)

$

(3,314,885

)

$

(2,978,918

)

$

(25,621,540

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash capital contribution

 

 

 

 

85,179

 

Noncash conversion of accrued expenses into equity

 

 

 

 

131,250

 

Noncash income related to change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

 

(135,632

)

(321,259

)

Issuance of common stock and warrants for interest

 

 

 

 

 

9,316

 

Issuance of stock options and warrants for services

 

970,162

 

677,000

 

974,235

 

8,798,775

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

166,172

 

40,112

 

43,719

 

363,841

 

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

35,058

 

16,960

 

(62,577

)

(104,526

)

Security deposit

 

 

 

 

(7,187

)

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

31,563

 

(139,874

)

148,561

 

109,258

 

Accrued expenses

 

47,475

 

149,882

 

(107,624

)

377,359

 

Deferred revenue

 

(25,000

)

8,334

 

 

16,667

 

Other liability

 

(5,222

)

32,082

 

2,336

 

29,196

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(2,031,489

)

(2,530,389

)

(2,115,900

)

(16,133,671

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patent costs

 

(495,852

)

(792,069

)

(531,988

)

(2,745,707

)

Redemption (purchase) of investments, net

 

600,000

 

3,339,395

 

(239,621

)

(250,000

)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(2,179

)

 

(5,972

)

(170,107

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

101,969

 

2,547,326

 

(777,581

)

(3,165,814

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from grant

 

 

9,578

 

 

99,728

 

Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes

 

 

 

 

525,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net and exercise of warrants and options

 

2,019,108

 

100

 

2,999,091

 

19,082,818

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

2,019,108

 

9,678

 

2,999,091

 

19,707,546

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

89,588

 

26,615

 

105,610

 

408,061

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

318,473

 

291,858

 

186,248

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

408,061

 

$

318,473

 

$

291,858

 

$

408,061

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

22,317

 

Supplemental schedule of noncash financing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of bridge notes into stock

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

534,316

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(a development stage company)

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.   PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“ST”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Senesco, Inc. (“SI”) (collectively, the “Company”).  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company is a development stage biotechnology company whose mission is to develop novel approaches to treat programmed cell death diseases in humans (apoptosis) and cancer, and to enhance the quality and productivity of fruits, flowers, vegetables and agronomic crops through the control of cell death in plants (senescence).

 

SI, a New Jersey corporation, was incorporated on November 24, 1998 and is the successor entity to Senesco, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company that was formed on June 25, 1998 but commenced operations on July 1, 1998.

 

On December 12, 2002, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company from 20,000,000 shares to 30,000,000 shares.  On December 14, 2006, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company from 30,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares.

 

As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has a history of losses with a deficit accumulated during the development stage from July 1, 1998 (inception) through June 30, 2007 of $25,621,540.  These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to ultimately attain profitable operations, generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations and / or obtain additional financing as may be required and complying with regulatory requirements.  The outcome of these uncertainties cannot be assured.

 

The American Stock Exchange requires the Company to meet minimum financial requirements in order to maintain its listing.  Currently, the Company does not meet the $6,000,000 minimum net worth continued listing requirement of the American Stock Exchange and the Company has received a notice of noncompliance from the American Stock Exchange.  The Company submitted a plan to the American Stock Exchange discussing how it intends to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements.  The American Stock Exchange has accepted the Company’s plan and has given it until March 1, 2008 to effectuate the plan and regain compliance with the continued listing requirements.

 

The Company’s ability to maintain sufficient liquidity in the future is dependent on raising additional capital.  As disclosed in Note 14, on August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, the Company entered into agreements that will provide sufficient working capital to fund its operations for approximately the next two years. However, if the Company does not meet all or some of the funding milestones, then the Company cannot provide assurance that it will continue as a going concern.

 

Cash equivalents consist of investments which are readily convertible into cash with original maturities of three months or less.  The Company maintains its cash

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in money market and bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.  The Company believes that there is no significant credit risk with respect to these accounts.

 

The Company’s invests in United States treasury notes and high-grade corporate and federal governmental agency debt instruments.  Based on the Company’s intentions regarding these instruments, the Company has classified all marketable debt securities as held-to-maturity and has accounted for these investments at amortized cost.  Marketable securities maturing in one year or less are classified as current assets.

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation of property and equipment is provided for by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the assets’ useful lives or the remaining term of the lease.

 

The Company conducts research and development activities, the cost of which is expensed as incurred, in order to generate patents that can be licensed to third parties in exchange for license fees and royalties.  Because the patents are the basis of the Company’s future revenue, the patent costs are capitalized.   The capitalized patent costs represent the outside legal fees incurred by the Company to submit and undertake all necessary efforts to have such patent applications issued as patents.

 

The length of time that it takes for an initial patent application to be approved is generally between four to six years, however, due to the unique nature of each patent application, the actual length of time may vary.  If a patent application is denied, the associated cost of that application would be written off.  However, the Company has not had any patent applications denied as of the date of this Report on Form 10-K.  Additionally, should a patent application become impaired during the application process, the Company would write down or write off the associated cost of that patent application.

 

The Company had determined that the economic benefit of the patent applications did not begin until they were issued.  As such, the Company would amortize the issued patent costs beginning on the date of issue, but did not amortize the cost of patent applications that were still pending.  Due to the increasing number and scope of license agreements the Company has entered into, the Company has determined that it is now receiving the economic benefit of certain patent applications as well as the issued patents and has begun amortizing the patent application costs during the year ended June 30, 2007.

 

Patent costs are being amortized over a period of 17 years, the life of the patent.

 

The Company assesses the impairment in value of intangible assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable.  Factors the Company considers important which could trigger an impairment review include the following:

 

·            significant negative industry trends:

·            significant underutilization of the assets:

·            significant changes in how the Company uses the assets or its plans for their use; and

 

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·            changes in technology and the appearance of competing technology.

 

If the Company’s review determines that the future discounted cash flows related to these assets will not be sufficient to recover their carrying value, the Company will reduce the carrying values of these assets down to its estimate of fair value and continue amortizing them over their remaining useful lives.  To date, the Company has not recorded any impairment of intangible assets.

 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply when the differences are expected to be realized.

 

The Company receives certain nonrefundable upfront fees in exchange for the transfer of its technology to licensees.  Upon delivery of the technology, the Company has no further obligations to the licensee with respect to the basic technology transferred and, accordingly, recognizes revenue at that time.  The Company may, however, receive additional payments from its licensees in the event such licensees achieve certain development or commercialization milestones in their particular field of use.  Other nonrefundable upfront fees and milestone payments, where the milestone payments are a function of time as opposed to achievement of specific achievement-based milestones, are deferred and amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the license.

 

As further discussed in Note 7, the Company adopted FAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS No. 123R”) effective July 1, 2005 using the modified-retrospective method.  The adoption of this standard requires the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements.  Prior to July 1, 2005, the Company followed Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB No. 25”), and related interpretations.

 

Loss per common share is computed by dividing the loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Shares to be issued upon the exercise of the outstanding options and warrants aggregating 7,790,315 and 8,296,591 as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are not included in the computation of loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive.

Certain amounts have been reclassified in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform with the June 30, 2007 presentation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  The critical accounting policies that require management’s most significant estimate and judgment are the assessment of the recoverability

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of intangible assets, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.  Actual results experienced by the Company may differ from management’s estimates

 

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that FIN 48 will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”(“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting standards that require or permit fair value measurements.  Accordingly, SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Companies will be required to disclose the extent to which fair value is used to measure assets and liabilities, the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on earnings (or changes in net assets) for the period. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that SFAS No. 157 will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”).  SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value.  SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial position o r results of operations.

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 provides guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of determining whether the current year’s financial statements are materially misstated. SAB No. 108 is effective as of the end of the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, allowing a one-time transitional cumulative effect adjustment to beginning

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retained earnings as of July 1, 2006, for errors that were not previously deemed material, but are material under the guidance in SAB No. 108.  SAB No. 108 did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2007.

 

In December 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 00-19-2. This FSP addresses an issuer’s accounting for registration payment arrangements and specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB No. 5. The guidance in this FSP amends FASB Statements 133 and 150 and FASB Interpretation No. 45 to include scope exceptions for registration payment arrangements. This FSP further clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment arrangement should be accounted for without regard to the contingent obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment arrangement. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and for transactions entered on o r after December 22, 2006. The standard did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2007.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

2.   INVESTMENTS:

 

At June 30, 2007 and 2006, the amortized cost basis, aggregate fair value, gross unrealized gains and maturity by majority security type were as follows:

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Aggregate

 

Amortized

 

 

 

Gain / (Loss)

 

Fair Value

 

Cost Basis

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities (maturing within one year)

 

$

-0-

 

$

250,000

 

$

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities (maturing within one year)

 

$

-0-

 

$

850,000

 

$

850,000

 

 

 

$

-0-

 

$

850,000

 

$

850,000

 

 

Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific-identification method.

 

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3.   PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS:

 

The following are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets at:

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid insurance

 

$

34,361

 

$

34,800

 

Prepaid license fee

 

 

45,833

 

Prepaid research

 

11,796

 

19,635

 

Prepaid legal

 

41,051

 

13,391

 

Prepaid other

 

17,318

 

25,925

 

 

 

$

104,526

 

$

139,584

 

 

4.   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

 

Property and equipment, at cost, consists of the following at:

 

 

June 30,

 

Estimated

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Useful Life

 

Company Web site

 

$

 

$

26,500

 

3 years

 

Equipment

 

32,953

 

38,872

 

4 years

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

67,674

 

67,674

 

7 years

 

 

 

100,627

 

133,046

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(93,101

)

(122,728

)

 

 

 

 

$

7,526

 

$

10,318

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense aggregated $4,971, $19,720, $27,636 and $162,581 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, 2005, and cumulatively from inception through June 30, 2007, respectively.

 

5.   INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

 

Intangible assets, at cost, consists of the following at:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Patents approved

 

$

473,847

 

$

379,371

 

Patents pending

 

2,271,860

 

1,870,484

 

 

 

2,745,707

 

2,249,885

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(201,260

)

(40,059

)

 

 

$

2,544,447

 

$

2,209,796

 

 

Amortization expense amounted to $161,201, $20,392, $16,083 and $201,260 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, 2005, and cumulatively from inception through June 30, 2007, respectively.

 

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Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:

 

Year ending June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

$

165,000

 

2009

 

165,000

 

2010

 

165,000

 

2011

 

165,000

 

2012

 

165,000

 

 

6.      ACCRUED EXPENSES:

The following are included in accrued expenses at:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Accrued research

 

$271,000

 

$228,265

 

Accrued accounting

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Accrued patent costs

 

45,000

 

28,202

 

Accrued legal

 

10,186

 

33,417

 

Accrued other

 

11,173

 

 

 

 

$

377,359

 

$

329,884

 

 

7.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

In February 2004, the Company completed a private placement to certain accredited investors (the “2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement”) for an aggregate amount of 1,536,922 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 768,459 shares of Common Stock for the aggregate cash consideration of $3,642,500.  The 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement offered units of one share of Common Stock and a five-year warrant to purchase 0.50 shares of Common Stock at a price equal to $2.37 per unit.  The warrants were issued at an exercise price equal to $3.79 per share, with such warrants vesting on the date of grant.  The costs associated with the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement totaled $378,624.  The Company did not engage a placement agent for the sale of such securities.

 

Two directors of the Company participated in the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement.  Specifically, such directors of the Company purchased, in the aggregate, 63,292 shares of Restricted Common Stock on the same terms and conditions as all purchasers hereunder.

 

On March 17, 2004, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-3 to register all of the shares and the shares underlying the warrants acquired by the purchasers and finders (see below) in the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement.  The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on May 14, 2004, and remained in effect until February 2, 2006.

 

Due to the Company’s obligation to file a registration statement to register for resale the shares underlying the warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial

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Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled In a Company’s Own Common Stock,” the value of the warrants amounting to $2,099,090 was recorded as a liability until the filing was made.  The decrease in market value of the Common Stock from the closing of its financing to March 17, 2004, the date of filing the registration statement, resulted in noncash other income to reflect the decrease in Black-Scholes value of the warrants between those two dates.  As a result, the Company incurred a decrease in liability and other noncash income of $185,627 as of March 17, 2004.  Upon the Company meeting its obligation to file a registration statement, the fair value of the warrants amounting to $1,913,463, was reclassified to equity.

 

Sands Brothers and Stanford Group Company acted as co-managing finders of the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement, and certain consultants to the Company provided financial advisory services in connection with the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement.  As consideration for their services to the Company, such finders were issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 73,682 shares of Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as the warrants issued to the purchasers in the 2004 Accredited Investor Private Placement.

 

In May 2005, the Company completed another private placement to certain accredited investors (the “2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement”) for an aggregate amount of 1,595,651 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 797,836 shares of Common Stock for the aggregate cash consideration of $3,366,829.  The 2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement offered units of one share of Common Stock and a five-year warrant to purchase 0.50 shares of Common Stock at a price equal to $2.11 per unit.  The warrants were issued at an exercise price equal to $3.38 per share, with such warrants vesting on the date of grant.  The costs associated with the 2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement totaled $428,863.  In addition, the Company has caused its directors and officers to enter into Lock-up Agreements for a period of six months from the Closing Date with the Placement Agent for the benefit of the Purchasers.

 

On May 27, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-3 to register all of the shares and the shares underlying the warrants acquired by the purchasers and placement agent (see below) in the 2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement.  The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on June 17, 2005, and remained in effect until May 9, 2007.

 

Due to the Company’s obligation to file a registration statement to register for resale the shares underlying the warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled In a Company’s Own Common Stock,” the value of the warrants amounting to $1,715,347 was recorded as a liability until the filing was declared effective.  The decrease in market value of the Common Stock from the closing of its financing to June 17, 2005, the effective date of the registration statement, resulted in noncash other income to reflect the decrease in Black-Scholes value of the warrants between those two dates.  As a result, the Company incurred a decrease in liability and other noncash income of $135,632 as of June 17, 2005.  Upon the Company meeting its obligation to file a registration statement, the fair value of the warrants amounting to $1,579,715, was reclassified to equity.

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Oppenheimer and Co. Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) acted as the placement agent for the 2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement, As consideration for their services to the Company, Oppenheimer was issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 167,544 shares of Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as the warrants issued to the purchasers in the 2005 Accredited Investor Private Placement.

 

On October 11, 2006, the Company completed a private placement to certain members of the Company’s board of directors, institutional and accredited investors (the “Private Placement”) for an aggregate amount of 1,986,306 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 993,153 shares of Common Stock for the aggregate cash consideration of $2,249,491.  The Private Placement offered units of one share of Common Stock and a five-year warrant to purchase 0.50 shares of Common Stock at a price equal to $1.1325 per unit.  The warrants were issued at an exercise price equal to $1.18 per share, with such warrants vesting on the date of grant, but not exercisable for a six-month period from the date of closing.  The costs associated with the Private Placement totaled $230,483.  In addition, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with these purchasers.  The Registration Rights Agreement required the Company to file a registration statement for the shares within 30 days of the closing date (the “Filing Date”), and to have such registration statement declared effective within 120 days of the closing date (the “Effective Date”).  If the Company failed to file a registration statement on or before the Filing Date, it was required to pay to each purchaser in the Private Placement 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price for each 30 day period that such registration statement had not been filed.  If the registration statement was not declared effective on or before the Effective Date, the Company was required to pay to each purchaser in the Private Placement 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such purchaser for the first thirty day period following the Effective Date and 1.0% for each thirty day period thereafter, with all payments subject to a maximum of 10.0% of the purchase price.   The Company filed the registration statement on November 3, 2006 and the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on November 27, 2006, and will remain in effect, subject to the Company being in compliance with all the applicable rules and regulations, until October 10, 2011.  Accordingly, the Company was not required to pay any liquidated damages to any of the purchasers.

 

H.C. Wainwright and Co., Inc. (“Wainwright”) acted as the placement agent for the Private Placement.  As consideration for their services to the Company, Wainwright was issued a five-year warrant to purchase 139,041 shares of Common Stock, at a strike price equal to $1.07.  Such warrant is immediately exercisable.

 

In 1999, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options and stock purchase rights to certain designated employees and certain other persons performing services for the Company, as designated by the board of directors.  Pursuant to the Plan, an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance.  On March 28, 2003, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC to register all of the 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the

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Plan.  On January 26, 2007, the Company amended the registration statement to register an additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Plan. The registration statement and amendment was deemed effective upon filing.

 

Effective July 1, 2005, the Company adopted FAS No. 123R, utilizing the modified-retrospective method.  FAS No. 123R requires the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements.  Under the modified-retrospective method, the provisions of FAS No. 123R apply to all awards granted or modified after the date of adoption. Prior year results have been adjusted to reflect the amortized portion of the fair value of the options granted prior to the date of adoption, which have been measured under the original provisions of FAS No. 123.  In addition, the unamortized portion of the options that were granted prior to the date of adoption, also determined under the original provisions of FAS No. 123, shall be recognized in the periods after the date of adoption.

 

The terms and vesting schedules for share-based awards vary by type of grant and the employment status of the grantee.  Generally, the awards vest based upon time-based conditions.

 

The fair value of each stock option granted has been determined using the Black-Scholes model.  The material factors incorporated in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the options reflected in the above table include the following:

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

Estimated life in years

 

6-10

 

6-10

 

10

Risk-free interest rate (1)

 

4.2%-4.65%

 

4.2%-4.5%

 

4.2%

Volatility

 

70%-80%

 

70%-111%

 

111%-148%

Dividend paid

 

None

 

None

 

None

 


(1)            represents the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date corresponding to that of the option term.

The ultimate values of the options will depend on the future price of the Company’s Common Stock, which cannot be forecast with reasonable accuracy.

 

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Stock option activity under the Plan is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Options outstanding at July 1, 2004

 

1,878,500

 

$

2.64

 

Granted

 

295,500

 

$

3.45

 

Exercised

 

(22,500

)

$

2.05

 

Expired

 

(40,000

)

$

3.85

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2005

 

2,111,500

 

$

2.74

 

Granted

 

318,000

 

$

1.40

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Expired

 

(3,000

)

$

3.48

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2006

 

2,426,500

 

$

2.56

 

Granted

 

338,000

 

$

1.08

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Expired

 

(118,500

)

$

3.42

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2007

 

2,646,000

 

$

2.33

 

Options exercisable at June 30, 2005

 

1,834,508

 

$

2.68

 

Options exercisable at June 30, 2006

 

2,181,337

 

$

2.64

 

Options exercisable at June 30, 2007

 

2,396,334

 

$

2.45

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

$

3.23

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

$

0.92

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

Non-vested stock option activity under the Plan is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average

 

 

 

Number of

 

Grant-Date

 

 

 

Options

 

Fair Value

 

Non-vested stock options at July 1, 2004

 

342,500

 

$

2.46

 

Granted

 

295,500

 

$

3.23

 

Vested

 

(361,008

)

$

2.69

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

Non-vested stock options at June 30, 2005

 

276,992

 

$

2.98

 

Granted

 

318,000

 

$

0.92

 

Vested

 

(349,162

)

$

2.05

 

Forfeited

 

(667

)

$

3.23

 

Non-vested stock options at June 30, 2006

 

245,163

 

$

1.47

 

Granted

 

338,000

 

$

0.86

 

Vested

 

(328,497

)

$

1.30

 

Forfeited

 

(5,000

)

$

0.87

 

Non-vested stock options at June 30, 2007

 

249,666

 

$

1.07

 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted -average

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

average

 

Number

 

average

 

Ranges of

 

Outstanding at

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

Exercisable at

 

Exercise

 

Exercise Prices

 

June 30, 2007

 

Life (Years)

 

Price

 

June 30, 2007

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1.05 - $1.65

 

743,500

 

8.40

 

$

1.27

 

493,834

 

$

1.28

 

$2.05 - $2.35

 

1,025,000

 

3.90

 

$

2.12

 

1,015,000

 

$

2.12

 

$3.15 - $4.00

 

877,500

 

5.30

 

$

3.49

 

887,500

 

$

3.49

 

$1.05 - $4.00

 

2,646,000

 

5.65

 

$

2.33

 

2,396,334

 

$

2.45

 

 

As of June 30, 2007, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $23,610, with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.7 years.  The

 

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aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable at that same date was $9,787, with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.3 years.  As of June 30, 2007, the Company has 3,264,000 shares available for future stock option grants.

As of June 30, 2007, total compensation expense not yet recognized related to stock option grants amounted to $223,037, which will be recognized over the next 18 months.

On September 7, 1999, the Company granted to its patent counsel, as partial consideration for services rendered, options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price equal to $3.50 per share, with 3,332 options vesting on the date of grant, 3,334 options vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and 3,334 options vesting on the second anniversary of the date of grant.  Such options were granted outside of the Company’s Plan.

The following table represents warrants outstanding as of:

 

 

June 30,

 

Exercise Price

 

2007

 

2006

 

$ 7.00

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

   3.79

 

842,141

 

842,141

 

   3.59

 

237,600

 

237,600

 

   3.50

 

280,000

 

280,000

 

   3.45

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

   3.38

 

965,380

 

965,380

 

   3.25

 

750,000

 

1,779,203

 

   3.15

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

   2.35

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

   2.15

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

   2.00

 

750,000

 

1,570,767

 

   1.40

 

5,000

 

5,000

 

   1.18

 

993,153

 

 

   1.08

 

2,500

 

 

   1.07

 

139,041

 

 

   0.01

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

5,134,815

 

5,860,091

 

 

As of June 30, 2007, 5,131,482 of the above warrants are exercisable expiring at various dates through 2016.  At June 30, 2007, the weighted-average exercise price on the above warrants was $2.48.

The following stock-based compensation expense of $970,162, $677,000, $974,235 and $8,798,776 was recognized for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, 2005 and cumulatively from inception through June 30, 2007, respectively:

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Year Ended June 30,

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

From Inception

 

General and administrative expenses

 

909,848

 

488,000

 

691,843

 

7,536,940

 

Research and development expenses

 

60,314

 

189,000

 

282,392

 

1,261,835

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

970,162

 

677,000

 

974,235

 

8,798,775

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share

 

.06

 

.04

 

.07

 

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAXES:

 

The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return.  The subsidiary files separate state and local income tax returns.

The reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the federal statutory rate is as follows:

Year ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

Federal statutory rate

 

(34

)%

(34

)%

(34

)%

Valuation allowance

 

34

 

34

 

34

 

 

 

-0-

%

- 0 -

%

- 0 -

%

 

The deferred income tax asset consists of the following at:

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Deferred tax asset:

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

6,443,000

 

$

5,531,000

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,181,000

 

897,000

 

Other

 

95,000

 

95,000

 

 

 

7,719,000

 

6,523,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

(7,719,000

)

(6,523,000

)

 

 

$

- 0-

 

$

- 0 -

 

 

In December 2004, the Company sold its entire state net operating losses for the year ended June 30, 2003, and received net proceeds of $153,160.

At June 30, 2007, the Company has federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $17,212,000 and $9,854,000, respectively, available to offset future taxable income expiring on various dates through 2027, which may be subject to certain limitations in the future.

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9.

COMMITMENTS:

 

Effective September 1, 1998, the Company entered into a three-year research and development agreement, which has subsequently been renewed, with a university that a researcher, who is an officer, director and stockholder of the Company, is affiliated.  Pursuant to the agreement, the university provides research and development under the direction of the researcher and the Company.  The agreement is renewable annually by the Company which has the right of termination upon 30 days’ advance written notice.  Effective September 1, 2004, the Company extended the research and development agreement for an additional two-year period through August 31, 2006, in the amount of Can $1,529,430 or approximately U.S. $1,337,000.  Effective September 1, 2006, the Company extended the research and development agreement for an additional one-year period through August 31, 2007, in the amount of Can $631,050, or approximately U.S. $550,000.  Effective September 1, 2007, the Company extended the research and development agreement for an additional one-year period through August 31, 2008, in the amount of Can $652,600, or approximately U.S. $555,000.  Research and development expenses under this agreement for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 aggregated U.S. $568,872, U.S. $692,982 and U.S. $628,341, respectively, and U.S. $3,896,304 for the cumulative period through June 30, 2007.  Future obligations to be paid under the agreement through August 31, 2008 equal approximately $640,000.

Effective May 1, 1999, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for research and development with such researcher.  Effective January 1, 2003, 2005, and 2007, the agreement was amended to provide for an increase in the monthly payments from $3,000 to $5,000, $5,000 to $5,200, and $5,200 to $5,417, respectively.  The agreement was renewed for an additional two-year term through June 30, 2009.  Future obligations to be paid under the agreement equal $130,000.

The Company has employment agreements with certain employees, all of whom are also stockholders of the Company.  These agreements provide for a base compensation and additional amounts, as defined.  The agreements expire between January 2008 and October 2008.  Future base compensation to be paid through October 2008 under the agreements as of June 30, 2007 is $637,372.

The Company is obligated under a noncancelable operating lease of office space expiring on May 31, 2011.  The aggregate minimum future payments, subject to certain escalations, is payable as follows:

Year ending June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

77,596

 

2009

 

78,508

 

2010

 

79,420

 

2011

 

73,568

 

 

 

$

309,092

 

 

Rent expense charged to operations aggregated $92,872, $86,849, $47,759 and $510,207 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, 2005, and from inception through June 30, 2007, respectively.

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The lease provides for scheduled increases in base rent.  Rent expense is charged to operations ratably over the term of the lease, which results in deferred rent payable and represents the cumulative rent expense charged to operations from inception of the lease in excess of the required lease payments.

On October 11, 2006, the Company entered into a three-year non-exclusive financial advisory agreement with Stanford Group Company (“Stanford”).  As compensation under the agreement, previously issued warrants that were purchased by Stanford and its affiliates in a private placement were amended.  The original exercise prices on 1,500,000 warrants, 750,000 of which had an exercise price of $3.25 and 750,000 of which had an exercise price of $2.00, were reduced to $2.00 and $1.50, respectively.  Additionally, the original expiration dates of December 2006 and January 2007 were each extended for a three-year period through December 2009 and January 2010, respectively.  Stock-based compensation in the amount of $683,000 related to the amendment of such warrants was recorded during the year ended ended June 30, 2007. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon sixty days written notice.  Stanford was also granted piggyback registration rights in connection with the shares underlying the warrants.

10.

JOINT VENTURE:

 

On May 14, 1999, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (“Joint Venture”) with an Israeli partnership that is engaged in the worldwide marketing of tissue culture plants.  The purpose of the Joint Venture is to develop enhanced banana plants which will result in banana fruit with improved consumer- and grower-driven traits.  For the period from inception on May 14, 1999 to June 30, 2005, the Joint Venture has had no revenue, expenses, assets or liabilities.  The Company’s portion of the Joint Venture’s expenses approximated $162,500 and $121,832 for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is included in research and development expenses.

In July 1999, the Joint Venture applied for and received a conditional grant from the Israel - United States Binational Research and Development Foundation (the “BIRD Foundation”).  This agreement, as amended, allowed the Joint Venture to receive $340,000 over a five-year period ending May 31, 2004.  Grants received from the BIRD Foundation will be paid back only upon the commercial success of the Joint Venture’s technology, as defined.  The Company has received a total of $99,728, of which $9,578 was received during the year ended June 30, 2006 and none was received during the year ended June 30, 2007.

11.

LICENSE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS:

 

In June 2002, the Company entered into a three-year exclusive worldwide development and option agreement with ArborGen, (“ArborGen”) (the “Agreement”) to develop the Company’s technology in certain species of trees.  In July 2002, the Company received an initial fee.  In November 2004 and January 2006, the Company received milestone payments.  On December 21, 2006, ArborGen converted the Agreement into a commercial license agreement for the development and commercialization of certain species of trees.  Under

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the terms of the license agreement, the Company will receive certain annual payments over the next two years and, additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on incremental net sales.

On March 8, 2004, the Company entered into a Development and License Agreement with The Scotts Company (the “Scotts Agreement”), which will enable the two companies to incorporate the Company’s proprietary Factor 5A and DHS technology into a variety of garden plants, bedding plants and turfgrasses.  The Scotts Agreement provides for an upfront payment upon execution of the Scotts Agreement, milestone payments and a one-time fee, as well as royalty payments, upon commercial introduction.  Pursuant to the terms of the Scotts Agreement and in conjunction with SAB No. 104, the Company is amortizing the upfront and milestone payments over the term of the estimated development period of the Agreement.  As of June 30, 2007, the amount of deferred revenue is $16,667.

On October 18, 2004, the Company entered into a license agreement with Poet, (formerly Broin Companies), (“Poet”) to license the Company’s proprietary gene technology to Poet to improve aspects of Poet’s ethanol production capabilities.  The Company will receive an annual payment for each Poet facility that incorporates the Company’s technology.

On November 8, 2006, the Company entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of Canola (the “Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and will receive commercialization fees based upon specified benchmarks.

12.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS:

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 .

 

 

 

Balance at
Beginning of
Year

 

Additions
Charged
to Expense(*)

 

Deductions

 

Balance at
End of Year

 

Year ended June 30, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance – deferred tax asset

 

6,523,000

 

1,196,000

 

0

 

7,719,000

 

Year ended June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance – deferred tax asset

 

5,428,000

 

1,095,000

 

0

 

6,523,000

 

Year ended June 30, 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance – deferred tax asset

 

4,499,000

 

929,000

 

0

 

5,428,000

 

 


(*) Offset to tax benefit of net operation losses.

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13.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) :

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2007

 

Quarter Ended

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

March 31

 

June 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

81,250

 

$

181,250

 

$

6,250

 

$

31,250

 

Total operating expenses

 

692,633

 

1,342,989

 

828,483

 

756,895

 

Loss from operations

 

(611,383

)

(1,161,739

)

(822,233

)

(725,645

)

Other income, net

 

10,918

 

26,102

 

20,916

 

11,367

 

Net loss

 

$

(600,465

)

$

(1,135,637

)

$

(801,317

)

$

(714,278

)

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

(0.04

)

(0.07

)

(0.05

)

(0.04

)

Basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

15,480,649

 

17,257,791

 

17,473,694

 

17,473,694

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2006

 

Quarter Ended

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

March 31

 

June 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

12,500

 

$

12,500

 

$

35,416

 

$

6,250

 

Total operating expenses

 

941,990

 

954,181

 

777,447

 

812,389

 

Loss from operations

 

(929,490

)

(941,681

)

(742,031

)

(806,139

)

Other income, net

 

32,368

 

27,672

 

24,610

 

19,806

 

Net loss

 

$

(897,122

)

$

(914,009

)

$

(717,421

)

$

(786,333

)

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

(0.06

)

(0.06

)

(0.04

)

(0.05

)

Basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

15,467,388

 

15,467,388

 

15,467,388

 

15,477,388

 

 

14.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

 

Licensing Agreements

 

On July 17, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of cotton (the “Bayer Cotton Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Bayer Cotton Agreement, the Company received, (i) an upfront initial payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

 On August 6, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with the Monsanto Company for the development and commercialization of corn and soy (the “Monsanto Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Monsanto Agreement, the Company received, (i) an upfront initial payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

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On September 11, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Rice (the “Bayer Rice Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Bayer Rice Agreement, the Company received, (i) an upfront payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.

Financing

Overall Financing

On August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, the Company entered into binding Securities Purchase Agreements with YA Global Investments (“YA Global”) and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Stanford”), respectively, to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford up to $5,000,000 of secured convertible debentures and accompanying warrants for an aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000.  The convertible debentures convert into the Company’s common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share subject to certain adjustments (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), for a period of two years immediately following the signing date, provided that the Company has achieved the following milestones by January 31, 2008: (i) successful completion of animal studies, other than toxicology studies, necessary for the advancement of factor 5A 1 in human clinical trials, (ii) the engagement of a contract research organization for human clinical studies of factor 5A 1, and (iii) the signing of at least one (1) corporate partnership or license agreements after August 1, 2007 with agricultural companies utilizing the Company’s proprietary platform.  After the second anniversary of the signing date, or if the Company does not achieve the foregoing milestones by January 31, 2008, the convertible debentures may convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lower of the fixed conversion price or 80% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price (the “VWAP”), of the common stock during the five trading days prior to the conversion date. The maturity date of each of the convertible debentures for YA Global and Stanford is December 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Currently, at the fixed conversion price, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and exercise of warrants represents, in the aggregate, 25,000,000 shares, plus an estimated additional 2,000,000 shares for the payment of interest in stock under the convertible debentures.

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase agreements, the Company is required to seek shareholder approval to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares.

The convertible debentures accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances at an annual rate of 8%.  The Company has the option to pay interest in cash or, upon certain conditions, common stock.  If the Company pays interest in common stock, the stock will be valued at a 10% discount to the average daily VWAP for the five day trading period prior to the interest payment date (the “Interest Shares”)

At the Company’s option, it can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal owed under the convertible debentures by providing the investors with at least 30 business days’ written notice; provided that, at the time of receipt of the notice, either: (A)(i) the VWAP of the common stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed

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Conversion Price for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days and (ii) there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the common stock that will be issued under the redemption or (B) it redeems a portion, or all, of the principal owed at a 20% premium above the principal then outstanding and any accrued interest thereupon.  If the Company redeems all or any of the principal outstanding under the convertible debentures, it will pay an amount equal to the principal being redeemed plus accrued interest.

If there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the shares underlying the convertible debentures or if such shares become 144(k) eligible, the Company will have the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of its then-outstanding convertible debentures if its common stock price exceeds 150% and 175% of the Fixed Conversion Price, respectively, for any 20 out of 30 trading days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain conditions (the “Call Option”).  If the Company exercises its Call Option prior to the third anniversary of the signing date, it will issue additional warrants to the investor equal to 50% of the number of shares underlying the convertible debenture subject to the forced conversion.  These warrants will be exercisable at the fixed conversion price and will have the same maturity as the other warrants issued under the YA Global Financing.

The Company’s obligations under the convertible debentures are secured by all of its and its subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by the Security Agreements and the Patent Security Agreements.  Pursuant to a subordination agreement, YA Global is the senior secured creditor.

YA Global and Stanford will also be issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,555,555 and 8,333,333, respectively, of the Company’s common stock, exercisable six months and one day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that is five years from the date of issuance.  The warrants will be issued in two series. Generally, the Series A warrants may be issued prior to stockholder approval, while the Series B warrants are only issued after stockholder approval.  The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.01 per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is $0.90 per share, subject to certain adjustments.  The warrants provide a right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants.

The conversion rate of each convertible debenture and the exercise price of the Series B warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including dividends, stock splits, combinations and the sale of the Company’s common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s common stock at a price less than the then applicable conversion or exercise price.

The investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that involves the issuance of the Company’s capital stock for so long as a portion of the convertible debentures is outstanding.

Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to file an initial registration statement with the SEC to register the resale of common stock issuable to YA Global (including Interest Shares), (the “Registrable Shares”), within 30 days of the signing date.  Also, the Company has agreed to respond to

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all SEC comment letters as promptly as reasonably possible and to use its best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within 120 days of the signing date.  The initial registration statement covering YA Global’s shares shall include 33% of the public float.  If the Registrable Shares remain outstanding after all shares under the initial registration statement have been sold, the Company may be required to file additional registration statements for those Registrable Shares.  These registration rights will cease once the Registrable Shares are eligible for sale by the investor without restriction under Rule 144(k).  Upon certain events, the Company has agreed to pay as partial liquidated damages an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors for any convertible debentures then held by the investors, but these payments may not exceed 12% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the investors.

The gross proceeds of the sale will be $10,000,000 before payment of 3.25% of the purchase price in commissions to Wainwright & Co., Inc. (the “Placement Agent”).  The Company will issue to the Placement Agent warrants to purchase 7% of the purchase price, or 777,777 shares, of the Company’s common stock with similar terms to the warrants that will be issued to the investors.  The Company paid YA Global and Stanford a non-refundable structuring/ due diligence fee of $30,000 each.  The Company has also agreed to pay YA Global and Stanford a commitment fee of 5% and 7%, respectively, of its purchase price, which is paid proportionately at each closing.

Specifics of YA Global Financing

Pursuant to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 and will issue and sell to YA Global:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the registration statement is filed, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); and

 

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 on the date that is the later of (a) the date stockholders approve the transaction or (b) the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

Pursuant to the rules of the American Stock Exchange, the convertible debentures and warrants issued and issuable to YA Global at the first two closings will be subject to a cap on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants, until the Company receives shareholder approval.  The cap of 3,493,000 shares is equal to 19.99% of the company’s outstanding common stock on the signing date.  In addition, there is a maximum overall cap of 30,500,000 shares for the YA Global financing.

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Specifics of Stanford Financing

Pursuant to the Stanford Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to Stanford:

(1) a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,000,000 and warrants within two business days of the later of (a) the date stockholders approve the transaction or (b) the date that the initial registration statement relating to the YA Global financing is filed with the SEC;

 

(2) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of Factor 5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration, referred to herein as FDA, accepted Investigational New Drug application, referred to herein as IND application.

 

(3) a convertible debenture in the amount of $1,500,000 on the date the Company enters into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of Factor 5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a FDA accepted IND application.

 

The convertible debentures and warrants issuable to Stanford will be subject to a maximum cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of common stock that can be issued upon the conversion of the convertible debentures and the exercise of the warrants.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

2.1

 

Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Nava Leisure USA, Inc., an Idaho corporation, the Principal Stockholders (as defined therein), Nava Leisure Acquisition Corp., and Senesco, Inc., dated October 9, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated January 11, 1999.)

 

 

 

2.2

 

Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc., an Idaho corporation, and Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, dated September 30, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 1999.)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on January 22, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2006.)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of Senesco Technologies, Inc. as adopted on October 2, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2000.)

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Warrant with Forbes, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 1999.)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Form of Option Agreement with Kenyon & Kenyon. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 1999.)

 

 

 

4.3

 

Form of Warrant with Parenteau Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1999.)

 

 

 

4.4

 

Form of Warrant with Strategic Growth International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1999.)

 

 

 

4.5

 

Form of Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. and certain officers of Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2001.)

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

4.6

 

Form of Warrant issued to certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)

 

 

 

4.7

 

Form of Warrant issued to certain third parties for services rendered (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)

 

 

 

4.8

 

Warrant issued to Sands Brothers International Ltd. dated September 25, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2003.)

 

 

 

4.9

 

Warrant issued to Sands Brothers International Ltd. Dated September 25, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2003.)

 

 

 

4.10

 

Form of Warrant issued to certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2004.)

 

 

 

4.11

 

Form of Warrant issued to certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 4, 2005.)

 

 

 

4.12

 

Form of Warrant issued to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. or its designees, dated as of May 9, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2005.)

 

 

 

4.13

 

Form of Warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc., or its designees, dated as of October 10, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

4.14

 

Form or Warrant issued to certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

4.15

 

Form of Series A Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

4.16

 

Form of Series A Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

4.17

 

Form of Debenture issued to YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

4.18

 

Form of Debenture issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

4.19

 

Form of Series B Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

4.20

 

Form of Series B Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

10.1

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Christopher Forbes, dated January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1998.) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.2

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Thomas C. Quick, dated February 23, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 1999.)

 

 

 

10.3

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Ruedi Stalder, dated March 1, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 1999.)

 

 

 

10.4 *

 

Employment Agreement by and between Senesco, Inc. and Sascha P. Fedyszyn, dated January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1998.)

 

 

 

10.5

 

Research Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson and the University of Waterloo, dated September 1, 1998, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1998.)

 

 

 

10.6 *

 

Consulting Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated July 12, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2000.)

 

 

 

10.7

 

Office lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Matrix/AEW NB, LLC, dated March 16, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2001.)

 

 

 

10.8

 

First amendment of office lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Matrix/AEW NB, LLC, dated May 13, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2005.)

 

 

 

10.9 *

 

1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on December 13, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.10 +

 

License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Harris Moran Seed Company, dated November 19, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2001.)

 

 

 

10.11 *

 

Employment Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton, dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Senesco

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2001.)

 

 

 

10.12

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton, dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2001.)

 

 

 

10.13

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between SenescoTechnologies, Inc. and Jack Van Hulst, dated January 16, 2007.

 

 

 

10.14+

 

License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bayer CropScience GmbH, dated as of November 8, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.15

 

Agreement for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Charles A. Dinarello, dated February 12, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.16

 

Research Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson and the University of Waterloo, dated May 1, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.17 +

 

Development Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen, LLC, dated June 28, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.18 +

 

Development and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Calwest Seeds, dated September 14, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.19+

 

Commercial License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen, LLC dated as of December 21, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.20 *

 

Amendment to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified on February 8, 2001, by and between Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated December 13, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)

 

 

 

10.21 *

 

Employment Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Joel Brooks, dated July 1, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2003.)

 

 

 

10.22

 

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.23

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.24

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Crestview Capital Master, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 13, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.25

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Crestview Capital Master, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 13, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.26 +

 

Development and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and The Scotts Company, dated March 8, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.27

 

Amendment to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, dated March 11, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.28

 

Extension to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, dated August 1, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.29

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John Braca, dated October 8, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.30 *

 

Employment Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Richard Dondero, dated July 19, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.31

 

Indemnification Agreement with David Rector dated as of April, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.32 +

 

Development and License Agreement with Broin and Associates, Inc. (currently known as Poet) dated as of October 14, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004.)

 

 

 

10.33

 

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and certain accredited investors (with schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2005.)

 

 

 

10.34

 

Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. dated as of February 15, 2005 (with attachments thereto). (Incorporated by reference on Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 4, 2005.)

 

 

 

10.35

 

Financial Advisory Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.36

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.37

 

Extension to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco, Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 1, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.38

 

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.39

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.40

 

Placement Agent Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc., dated May 1, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended

 

 




 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006.)

 

 

 

10.41

 

Amendment to Placement Agent Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. dated August 3, 2007.

 

 

 

10.42

 

Amendment to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco, Inc., and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 1, 2007.

 

 

 

10.43

 

Agreement for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and James W. Mier, M.D., dated April 2, 2007.

 

 

 

10.44

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

10.45

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

10.46

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

10.47

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

10.48

 

Security Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

 

 

10.49

 

Amendment # 5 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified, by and between Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2007.

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30, 1999.)

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


*                 A management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a) of Form 10-K.

                  Filed herewith.

+                 The SEC granted Confidential Treatment for portions of this Exhibit.

 



EX-4.15 2 a07-24453_2ex4d15.htm EX-4.15

Exhibit 4.15

WARRANT

Series A

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.: SNT-A-1

 

Number of Shares:

1,387,500

 

 

Warrant Exercise Price:

$1.01

 

 

Expiration Date:

September 21, 2012

 

Date of Issuance: September 21, 2007

Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA Global Investments, L.P. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times after the six month anniversary after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to 1,387,500 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days of the Expiration Date (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company).  For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and




(ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.

Section 1.

(a)          This Warrant is one of the warrants issued pursuant the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated August 1, 2007 between the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof.  Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Definitions.  The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:

(i)                                     Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(ii)                                  Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(iii)                               Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv)                              Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v)                                 Debenture(s)” means the convertible debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

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(vi)                              Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures issued in connection therewith.
(vii)                           Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debenture or the Warrants.
(viii)                        Expiration Date” means September 21, 2012.
(ix)                                Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x)                                   Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(xi)                                Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii)                             Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”).
(xiii)                          Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xiv)                         Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xv)                            Warrant Exercise Price” shall be equal to $1.01.

(c)          Other Definitional Provisions.

(i)                                     Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable

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law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii)                                  When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii)                               Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.

Section 2.                                            Exercise of Warrant.

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):

Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)

B

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.

C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

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In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible  then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, the holder of this Warrant shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.

(b)         If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.

(c)          Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.

(d)         No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

(e)          RESERVED.

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(f)            RESERVED.

Section 3.                                            Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

(a)          This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.

(b)         All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c)          During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price.  If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.

(d)         If at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

(e)          The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.  The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f)            This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

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Section 4.                                            Taxes.  The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

Section 5.                                            Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

Section 6.                                            Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.  The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”).  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor.  If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.

Section 7.                                            Ownership and Transfer.

(a)          The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in

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whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee.  The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.

Section 8.                                            Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows, subject to the Share Cap (as defined in the Convertible Debenture) and Exchange Cap as set forth in Section 8(b)(viii) below:

(a)          Adjustment of Exercise Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price of this Warrant shall never be adjusted below a “hard floor” of $1.01 per share, which is greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such

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Common Stock or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section 8(b)(ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible security.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or convertible security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price of this Warrant shall never be adjusted below a “hard floor” of $1.01 per share, which is greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefore.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of

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marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.
(v)                                 Integrated Transactions.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01.
(vi)                              Treasury Shares.  The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(vii)                           Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(viii)                        Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants, including the securities issued by the Company in connection with the Stanford Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the

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Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Warrant pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.  In addition to the foregoing, the Share Cap (as defined in the Debentures) shall also apply to this Warrant.

(c)          Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(d)         Distribution of Assets.  If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

(i)                                     any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii)                                  either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event

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that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).

(e)          Certain Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.

(f)            Notices.

(i)                                     Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii)                                  The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
(iii)                               The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.

Section 9.                                            Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)          In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder

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could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b)         Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.”  Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (iii) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the holders of the Warrants (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to the value for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale).  Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).

Section 10.                                      Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

Section 11.                                      Notice.  Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of receipt is received by the sending party transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case

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properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to Holder:

YA Global Investments, LP

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

Attention:

Mark A. Angelo

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

With Copy to:

David Gonzalez, Esq.

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

 

 

If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth in this Section 11, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant.  Each party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, facsimile, waiver or other communication, (or (B) 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 12.                                      Date.  The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof.  This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.

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Section 13.                                      Amendment and Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.

Section 14.                                      Descriptive Headings; Governing Law.  The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant.  The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

Section 15.                                   Waiver of Jury TrialAS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 16.             Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any exercise of this Warrant in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase                              of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

Specify Method of exercise by check mark:

1.                       Cash Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $                             to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                    Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

2.                       Cashless Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price.  In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                    Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

Date:                                    ,             

Name of Registered Holder

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 




EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

FORM OF WARRANT POWER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to                                 , Federal Identification No.                     , a warrant to purchase                          shares of the capital stock of Senesco Technologies, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no.           , standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation.  The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                             , attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-4.16 3 a07-24453_2ex4d16.htm EX-4.16

Exhibit 4.16

WARRANT

Series A

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.: SNT-A-1

 

Number of Shares:

1,111,111

 

 

Warrant Exercise Price:

$1.01

 

 

Expiration Date:

                       , 2012

 

Date of Issuance:                      , 2007

Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times after the six month anniversary after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to                      fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.




Section 1.

(a)          This Warrant is one of the warrants issued pursuant the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated August 29, 2007 between the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof.  Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Definitions.  The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:

(i)                                     Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(ii)                                  Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(iii)                               Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Primary Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv)                              Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v)                                 Debenture(s)” means the convertible debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(vi)                              Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures issued in connection therewith.
(vii)                           Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of

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Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debenture or the Warrants.
(viii)                        Expiration Date” means August     , 2012.
(ix)                                Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x)                                   Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(xi)                                Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii)                             Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”).
(xiii)                          Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xiv)                         Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xv)                            Warrant Exercise Price” shall be equal to $1.01 per share.

(c)          Other Definitional Provisions.

(i)                                     Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii)                                  When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii)                               Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.

Section 2.                                            Exercise of Warrant.

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached

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as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):

Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)

B

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.

C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible  then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, the holder of this Warrant shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the

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Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.

(b)         If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.

(c)          Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.

(d)         No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

(e)          RESERVED.

(f)            RESERVED.

Section 3.                                            Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

(a)          This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.

(b)         All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c)          During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price.  If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the

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Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.

(d)         If at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

(e)          The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.  The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f)            This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Section 4.                                            Taxes.  The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

Section 5.                                            Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to

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the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

Section 6.                                            Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.  The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”).  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor.  If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.

Section 7.                                            Ownership and Transfer.

(a)          The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee.  The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.

Section 8.                                            Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows, subject to the Share Cap (as defined in the Convertible Debenture) and Exchange Cap as set forth in Section 8(b)(viii) below:

(a)          Adjustment of Exercise Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Exercise Price

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in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price of this Warrant shall never be adjusted below a “hard floor” of $1.01 per share, which is greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section 8(b)(ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible security.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions

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of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or convertible security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price of this Warrant shall never be adjusted below a “hard floor” of $1.01 per share, which is greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefore.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.

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(v)                                 Integrated Transactions.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01.
(vi)                              Treasury Shares.  The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(vii)                           Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(viii)                        Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Warrant pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

(c)          Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the

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number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(d)         Distribution of Assets.  If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

(i)                                     any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii)                                  either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).

(e)          Certain Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.

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(f)            Notices.

(i)                                     Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii)                                  The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
(iii)                               The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.

Section 9.                                            Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)          In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b)         Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.”  Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (iii) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the holders of the Warrants (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to

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the value for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale).  Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).

Section 10.                                      Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

Section 11.                                      Notice.  Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of receipt is received by the sending party transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to Holder:

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

6075 Poplar Avenue, suite 300

 

Memphis, TN 38119

 

Attention:

James M. Davis, President and Director

 

Telephone:

(901) 537-1600

 

Facsimile:

(901) 680-5265

 

 

With Copy to:

Akerman Senterfitt

 

One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor

 

Miami, Florida 33131

 

Attention:

Jose Gordo, Esq.

 

Telephone:

305-755-5812

 

Facsimile:

305-349-4789

 

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If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth in this Section 11, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant.  Each party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, facsimile, waiver or other communication, (or (B) 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 12.                                      Date.  The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof.  This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.

Section 13.                                      Amendment and Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.

Section 14.                                      Descriptive Headings; Governing Law.  The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant.  The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith

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or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

Section 15.                                   Waiver of Jury TrialAS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 16.       Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any exercise of this Warrant in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase                              of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

Specify Method of exercise by check mark:

1.                       Cash Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $                             to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                  Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

2.                       Cashless Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price.  In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                  Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

Date:                                        ,                   

Name of Registered Holder

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 




EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

FORM OF WARRANT POWER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to                                 , Federal Identification No.                     , a warrant to purchase                          shares of the capital stock of Senesco Technologies, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no.           , standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation.  The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                             , attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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EX-4.17 4 a07-24453_2ex4d17.htm EX-4.17

Exhibit 4.17

NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE.  THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD 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 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

Issuance Date: September 21, 2007

 

Original Principal Amount:   $1,500,000

No. SNT-1-1

 

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P. or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date, or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof).  This Secured Convertible Debenture (including all Secured Convertible Debentures issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Debenture”) is one of an issue of Secured Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Debentures” and such other Senior Convertible Debentures, the “Other Debentures”).  Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 17.

(1)                                  GENERAL TERMS

(a)                                  Payment of Principal.  On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest.  The “Maturity Date” shall be December 30, 2010, as may be extended at the option of the Holder in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined below) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an




Event of Default.  Other than as specifically permitted by this Debenture, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding Principal without the prior written consent of the Holder.

(b)                                 Interest.  Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to eight percent (8%) (“Interest Rate”).  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law.  Interest hereunder shall be paid on each Interest Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Debentures, at the option of the Company, in cash, or, converted into Common Stock (the “Interest Shares”) at the Interest Conversion Price; provided, that, the issuance of such Interest Shares would not violate any provisions of this Debenture.

(c)                                  Security.  This Debenture is secured by (i) a security interest in all of the assets of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the security agreement dated September 21, 2007 (the “Security Agreement”) and (ii) a security interest in all of the intellectual property of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the patent security agreement dated September 21, 2007 (the “Patent Security Agreement” and together with the Security Agreement collectively the “Security Documents”).

(2)                                  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

(a)                                  An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(i)                                     The Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Debenture (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document, subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined below) and Share Cap (as defined below);

(ii)                                  The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the

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like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(iii)                               The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other debenture or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

(iv)                              If the Common Stock is quoted or listed for trading on any of the following and it ceases to be so quoted or listed for trading and shall not again be quoted or listed for trading on any Primary Market within five (5) Trading Days of such delisting: (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”);

(v)                                 The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section 17) unless in connection with such Change of Control Transaction this Debenture is retired;

(vi)                              The Company shall fail to file the Underlying Shares Registration Statement with the Commission, or the Underlying Shares Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective by the Commission because the Company failed to respond to comments in a timely manner or the Company failed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to get it effective, in each case within thirty (30) days of the periods set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) dated August 1, 2007 among the Company and each Buyer listed on Schedule I attached thereto, or, while the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the Underlying Shares Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Holder for sale of all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of more than ten (10) consecutive Trading Days or for more than an aggregate of twenty (20) days in any 365-day period (which need not be consecutive);

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(vii)                           The Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Failure or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Debentures, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Debentures into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Debentures, other than pursuant to Section 4(c), in each case, subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined below) and Share Cap (as defined below);

(viii)                        The Company shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) within three (3) Business Days after such payment is due;

(ix)                                The Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section 2(a)(i) through 2(a)(vii) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 17) which is not cured within the time prescribed.

(x)                                   Any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Debentures) occurs with respect to any Other Debentures.

(b)                                 During the time that any portion of this Debenture is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash; provided, however, the Holder may request (but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common Stock of the Company.  Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture at any time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the lower of the Fixed Conversion Price or the Market Conversion Price.  The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, (other than required notice of conversion) and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(c)                                  Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any conversion of this Debenture in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Debenture.

(3)                                  COMPANY REDEMPTION AND FORCED CONVERSION.

(a)                                  Company’s Optional Cash Redemption.  The Company at its option shall have the right to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) either (A) a portion (in increments of $1,000) or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date

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provided that as of the date of the Holder’s receipt of a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 prior trading days and (ii) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Optional Redemption amount, or (B) a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date provided that as of the date of the Holder’s receipt of a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) the VWAP of the Common Stock is below the Fixed Conversion Price.  In the case of an Optional Redemption pursuant to clause A above, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued Interest and in the case of an Optional Redemption pursuant to clause B above, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed, plus a redemption premium equal to 20% of such amount, plus accrued Interest, (collectively referred to as the “Company Additional Redemption Amount”).  In order to make an Optional Redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company shall first provide written notice to the Holder of its intention to make a redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) setting forth the amount of Principal it desires to redeem, certifying that the conditions to such Option Redemption have been satisfied, and setting forth the date of such Optional Redemption (the “Redemption Date”), which date shall be at least 30 Business Days but nor more than 60 Business Days from the date of the Redemption Notice.  After receipt of the Redemption Notice and up to the Redemption Date, the Holder shall have the right to convert all or any portion of this Debenture, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(b).  On the Redemption Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Company Additional Redemption Amount with respect to the Principal amount redeemed after giving effect to any conversions effected during the period between the date of the Redemption Notice and the Redemption Date.

(b)                                 Company’s Forced Conversion Right. The Company shall have the right to force the Holder to convert this Debenture (a “Forced Conversion”) prior to the Maturity Date by delivering to the Holder a written notice (“Forced Conversion Notice”) provided that the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the Equity Conditions shall have been satisfied, (ii) the number of shares underlying the Forced Conversion will not exceed the Volume Limitation, (iii) The effective date of the Forced Conversion is at least 5 Trading Days following the date of the Forced Conversion Notice, (iv) at least 40 Business Days have elapsed since the last Forced Conversion, and (v) the VWAP of the Common Stock shall have exceeded 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice, and (vi) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock shall have exceeded 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the Forced Conversion date. The Principal amount of any Forced Conversion shall be up to (i) 50% of the total Principal amount outstanding under the Debenture if the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice and (ii) 100% of the total Principal amount outstanding under the Debenture if the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 175% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice.  On each occasion that the Company exercises a Forced Conversion, on the date of the Forced Conversion the Company shall issue to the Holder an additional warrant (the “Additional Warrants”) in the form of the Warrants to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Forced Conversion.  The exercise price of the

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Additional Warrants shall be equal to the Fixed Conversion Price and the Additional Warrants shall have the same expiration date as the Warrants.

(4)                                  CONVERSION OF DEBENTURE.                 This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.

(a)                                  Conversion Right.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(c), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(b), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below).  The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”).  The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion.  If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share.  The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

(i)                                     Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Principal and accrued Interest to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.

(ii)                                  Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination before the occurrence of any Triggering Event, $0.90, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided herein, and as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination following the occurrence of any Triggering Event, the lower of (a) the Fixed Conversion Price or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest daily Volume Weighted Average Price during the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date (the “Market Conversion Price”).

(b)                                 Mechanics of Conversion.

(i)                                     Optional Conversion.  To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) if required by Section 4(b)(iv), surrender this Debenture to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to this Debenture in the case of its loss, theft or destruction).  On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) if legends are not required to be placed on certificates of Common Stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such

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aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required pursuant to Section 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.  If this Debenture is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Debenture is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Debenture and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Debenture representing the outstanding Principal not converted.  The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Debenture shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock upon the transmission of a Conversion Notice.

(ii)                                  Company’s Failure to Timely Convert.  If within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount as a result of the Company’s negligence or willful misconduct (a “Conversion Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (excluding brokerage commissions and other out of pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the Buy-In Price), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.  For purposes of clarity, a Conversion Failure shall not include the failure to obtain Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

(iii)                               Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Debenture is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Debenture upon physical surrender of this Debenture.  The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Debenture upon conversion.

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(c)          Limitations on Conversions.

(i)                                     Beneficial Ownership.  The Company shall not effect any conversions of this Debenture and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture or receive shares of Common Stock as payment of interest hereunder to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of such interest payment, the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of shares as payment of interest.  Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the conversion at issue would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder.  If the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice for a principal amount of this Debenture that, without regard to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own, would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date in accordance with Section 4(a) and, any principal amount tendered for conversion in excess of the permitted amount hereunder shall remain outstanding under this Debenture. The provisions of this Section may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other Holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver.

(ii)                                  Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture, exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of the Interest Shares, and the Holder of this Debenture shall not have the right to receive upon conversion of this Debenture any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants, or issuance of the Interest Shares, including such securities issued by the Company in connection with the Stanford Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), after giving effect to any adjustments in the amount of shares of Common Stock issuable as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change, without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the applicable Primary Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent

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holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock, or issuance of the Interest Shares, as applicable, in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

(iii)                               The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of this Debenture, exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of Interest Shares, and the Holder of this Debenture shall not have the right to receive any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Debenture, if the issuance of any such shares of Common Stock would cause the total shares of Common Stock issued under this Debenture and Warrants or any Other Debenture and any shares of Common Stock issued as Liquidated Damages (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), to be greater than 20,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Share Cap”); provided however, that the Share Cap shall be automatically increased to 30,500,000 shares of Common Stock upon the Company’s receipt of Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided, further, however, that such numbers of shares shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any adjustments as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to the Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof.

(d)         Other Provisions.

(i)                                     RESERVED.

(ii)                                  All calculations under this Section 4 shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001 or whole share.

(iii)                               The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Debentures and payment of interest on the Debentures, each as provided in the Debentures, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the Share Cap.  The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying Shares Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.

(iv)                              Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

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(5)          Adjustments to Conversion Price

(a)          Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 5(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the number of shares issuable under the Debentures exceed the Share Cap.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 5(a), the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share.  For purposes of this Section, the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.

(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section, the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the

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issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security.  No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold.  For purposes of this Section, if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.

(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for the difference of (x) the aggregate fair market value of such Options and other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction, less (y) the fair market value of the securities other than such Option, issued or sold in such transaction and the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction will be deemed to have been issued or sold for the balance of the consideration received by the Company.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the gross amount raised by the Company; provided, however, that such gross amount is not greater than 110% of the net amount received by the Company therefor.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the Closing Bid Price of such securities on the date of receipt.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of

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such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder.  The determination of such appraiser shall be deemed binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

(v)                                 Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

(b)         Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 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, combination or re-classification.

(c)          Purchase Rights.  If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(d)         Other Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 5 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder under this Debenture; provided that no such adjustment will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 5.

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(e)          Other Corporate Events.  In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Change of Control Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Debenture, at the Holder’s option, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Debenture initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate.  Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Holder.  The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Debenture.

(f)            Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(g)         In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of more than one-half of the assets of the Company in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the right to (A) exercise any rights under Section 2(b), (B) convert the aggregate amount of this Debenture then outstanding into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such Holder shall be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate principal amount of this Debenture could have been converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have been entitled, or (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Debenture then held by such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon, which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Debenture set forth herein and in the agreements pursuant to which this Debenture was issued. In the case of clause (C), the conversion price applicable for the newly issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Debentures shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The terms of

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any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.

(6)                                  REISSUANCE OF THIS DEBENTURE.

(a)                                  Transfer.  If this Debenture is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Debenture to the Company, whereupon the Company will, subject to the satisfaction of the transfer provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)), registered in the name of the registered transferee or assignee, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(b)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Debenture, the outstanding Principal represented by this Debenture may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Debenture.

(b)                                 Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Debenture.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Debenture, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

(c)                                  Debenture Exchangeable for Different Denominations.  This Debenture is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Debenture or Debentures (in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Debenture, and each such new Debenture will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

(d)                                 Issuance of New Debentures.  Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Debenture pursuant to the terms of this Debenture, such new Debenture (i) shall be of like tenor with this Debenture, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Debenture being issued pursuant to Section 6(a) or Section 6(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Debentures issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Debenture immediately prior to such issuance of new Debentures), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Debenture, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Debenture, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest from the Issuance Date.

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(7)                                  NOTICES.                                         Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Trading Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

 

 

If to the Holder:

YA Global Investments, LP

 

101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07303

 

Attention:

Mark Angelo

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

 

With a copy to:

David Gonzalez, Esq.

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

 

or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change.  Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) 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.

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(8)                                  Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.  This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company. As long as this Debenture is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

(9)                                  This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Company, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

(10)                            No indebtedness of the Company is senior to this Debenture in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.  Without the Holder’s consent, the Company will not and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits there from that is senior in any respect to the obligations of the Company under this Debenture.

(11)                            This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof.  Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.

(12)                            If the Company fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Debenture, then the Company shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture, including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.

(13)                            Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Holder to insist upon

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strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver must be in writing.

(14)                            If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

(15)                            Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

(16)                            THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY.  THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(17)                            CERTAIN DEFINITIONS      For purposes of this Debenture, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)                                  Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, or director for services provided to the Company.

(b)                                 Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

(c)                                  Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

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(d)                                 Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder or any other current holder of convertible securities of the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Company which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c).

(e)                                  Closing Bid Price” means the price per share in the last reported trade of the Common Stock on a Primary Market or on the exchange  which the Common Stock is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg.

(f)                                    Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

(g)                                 Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(h)                                 Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.

(i)                                     Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means the Common Stock outstanding, and any Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding Options or conversion of outstanding Convertible Securities.

(j)                                     Equity Conditions” means that each of the following conditions is satisfied:  (i) on each day during the period beginning two (2) weeks prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), either (x) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination or (y) all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is designated for quotation on a Primary Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A)

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in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures to the Holder on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4(b)(ii) hereof; (iv) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 4(c) hereof and the rules or regulations of the Primary Market; (v) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred either (A) an Event of Default or (B) an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; and (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement not to be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination or (y) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination not to be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws.

(k)                                  Equity Conditions Failure” means that on any applicable date the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

(l)                                     Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(m)                               Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of this Debenture.

(n)                                 Holder Pro Rata Amount” means a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Original Principal Amount of this Debenture on the Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

(o)                                 Interest Conversion Price” means that price which shall be computed as ninety percent (90%) of the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Interest Date.

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(p)                                 Interest Date” means the last day of each quarter beginning on the earlier of June 30, 2008, or the quarter ending immediately after the date the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is declared effective, and continuing until the Maturity Date.

(q)                                 Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(r)                                    Person” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

(s)                                  Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(t)                                    Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 1, 2007 by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached thereto.

(u)                                 Trading Day” means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted or traded on the Primary Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

(v)                                 Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Security Documents, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and the Registration Rights Agreement.

(w)                               Triggering Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) August 1, 2009, or (ii) a failure by the Company’s to achieve all of the Triggering Milestones on or before January 31, 2008.

(x)                                   Triggering Milestones” means each of (i) successful completion of animal studies, other than toxicology studies, necessary for the advancement of factor 5A 1 in human clinical trials (ii) the engagement of a Contract Research Organization for human clinical studies of factor 5A 1, and (iii) the signing of at least one (1) corporate partnership or license agreements after the date hereof with agricultural companies utilizing the Company’s proprietary platform.

(y)                                 Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.

(z)                                   Underlying Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares up to the Required Registration Amount, and naming the Holder as a “selling stockholder” thereunder.

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(aa)                            Volume Limitation” means the number of shares equal to (i) 25% of the aggregate dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Primary Market over the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable measurement date, divided by (ii) the VWAP over the same 30-day Trading Day period.

(bb)                          Volume Weighted Average Price” or “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as reported by Bloomberg through its “Historical Prices — Px Table with Average Daily Volume” functions, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC.

(cc)                            Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and shall include all warrants issued in exchange therefor or replacement thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Secured Convertible Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 




EXHIBIT I
CONVERSION NOTICE

(To be executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)

TO:

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $                                                                             of the principal amount of Debenture No. SNT-1-1 into Shares of Common Stock of SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.

Conversion Date:

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion Amount to be converted:

 

$

 

 

 

Conversion Price:

 

$

 

 

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Debenture Unconverted:

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please issue the shares of Common Stock in the following name and to the following address:

 

 

 

Issue to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker DTC Participant Code:

 

 

 

 

 

Account Number:

 

 

 



EX-4.18 5 a07-24453_2ex4d18.htm EX-4.18

Exhibit 4.18

NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE.  THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD 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 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

Issuance Date: August       , 2007

 

Original Principal Amount:   $2,000,000

No. SNT-

 

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of STANFORD VENTURE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date, or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof).  This Secured Convertible Debenture (including all Secured Convertible Debentures issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Debenture”) is one of an issue of Secured Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Debentures” and such other Senior Convertible Debentures, the “Other Debentures”).  Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 17.

(1)                                  GENERAL TERMS

(a)                                  Payment of Principal.  On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest.  The “Maturity Date” shall be December 31, 2010, as may be extended at the option of the Holder in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined below) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an

  




Event of Default.  Other than as specifically permitted by this Debenture, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding Principal without the prior written consent of the Holder.

(b)                                 Interest.  Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to eight percent (8%) (“Interest Rate”).  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law.  Interest hereunder shall be paid on each Interest Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Debentures, at the option of the Company, in cash, or converted into Common Stock (the “Interest Shares”) at the Interest Conversion Price; provided, that, the issuance of such Interest Shares would not violate any provisions of this Debenture.

(c)                                  Security.  This Debenture is secured by (i) a security interest in all of the assets of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the security agreement substantially in the form agreed to by the Company and the Holder on August 29, 2007 (the “Security Agreement”) and (ii) a security interest in all of the intellectual property of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the patent security agreement substantially in the form agreed to by the Company and the Holder on August 29, 2007 (the “Patent Security Agreement” and together with the Security Agreement collectively the “Security Documents”).

(2)                                  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

(a)                                  An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(i)                                     The Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Debenture (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document, subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined below) and Share Cap (as defined below);

(ii)                                  The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company

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suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(iii)                               The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other debenture or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable`;

(iv)                              If the Common Stock is quoted or listed for trading on any of the following and it ceases to be so quoted or listed for trading and shall not again be quoted or listed for trading on any Primary Market within five (5) Trading Days of such delisting: (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”);

(v)                                 The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section 17) unless in connection with such Change of Control Transaction this Debenture is retired;

(vi)                              The Company shall fail to file the Underlying Shares Registration Statement with the Commission by the Filing Deadline, or the Underlying Shares Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective by the Commission because the Company failed to respond to comments in a timely manner or the Company failed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to get it effective, in each case within thirty (30) days of the periods set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) dated August 29, 2007 among the Company and each Buyer listed on Schedule I attached thereto, or, while the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the Underlying Shares Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Holder for sale of all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of more

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than ten (10) consecutive Trading Days or for more than an aggregate of twenty (20) days in any 365-day period (which need not be consecutive);

(vii)                           The Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Failure or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Debentures, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Debentures into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Debentures, other than pursuant to Section 4(c), in each case, subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined below) and Share Cap (as defined below);

(viii)                        The Company shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) within three (3) Business Days after such payment is due;

(ix)                                The Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any provision of, this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section 2(a)(i) through 2(a)(vii) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 17) which is not cured within the time prescribed.

(x)                                   Any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Debentures) occurs with respect to any Other Debentures.

(b)                                 During the time that any portion of this Debenture is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash; provided, however, the Holder may request (but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common Stock of the Company.  Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture at any time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the applicable Conversion Price.  The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, (other than required notice of conversion) and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(c)                                  Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any conversion of this Debenture in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Debenture.

(3)                                  COMPANY REDEMPTION AND FORCED CONVERSION.

(a)                                  Company’s Optional Cash Redemption.  The Company at its option shall have the right to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) either (A) a portion (in

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increments of $1,000) or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date provided that as of the date of the Holder’s receipt of a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 prior trading days and (ii) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Optional Redemption amount, or (B) a portion or all of the amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date provided that as of the date of the Holder’s receipt of at a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) the VWAP of the Common Stock is below the Fixed Conversion Price.  In the case of an Optional Redemption pursuant to clause A above, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued Interest and in the case of an Optional Redemption pursuant to clause B above, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed, plus a redemption premium equal to 20% of such amount, plus accrued Interest, (collectively referred to as the “Company Additional Redemption Amount”).  In order to make an Optional Redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company shall first provide written notice to the Holder of its intention to make a redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) setting forth the amount of Principal it desires to redeem, certifying that the conditions to such Optional Redemption have been satisfied, and setting forth the date of such Optional Redemption (the “Redemption Date”), which date shall be at least 30 Business Days but nor more than 60 Business Days from the date of the Redemption Notice.  After receipt of the Redemption Notice and up to the Redemption Date, the Holder shall have the right to convert all or any portion of this Debenture, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(b).  On the Redemption Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Company Additional Redemption Amount with respect to the Principal amount redeemed after giving effect to any conversions effected during the period between the date of the Redemption Notice and the Redemption Date.

(b)                                 Company’s Forced Conversion Right. The Company shall have the right to force the Holder to convert this Debenture (a “Forced Conversion”) prior to the Maturity Date by delivering to the Holder a written notice (“Forced Conversion Notice”) provided that the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the Equity Conditions shall have been satisfied, (ii) the number of shares underlying the Forced Conversion will not exceed the Volume Limitation, (iii) The effective date of the Forced Conversion is at least 5 Trading Days following the date of the Forced Conversion Notice, (iv) at least 40 Business Days have elapsed since the last Forced Conversion, and (v) the VWAP of the Common Stock shall have exceeded 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice, and (vi) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock shall have exceeded 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the Forced Conversion date. The Principal amount of any Forced Conversion shall be up to (i) 50% of the total Principal amount outstanding under the Debenture if the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice and (ii) 100% of the total Principal amount outstanding under the Debenture if the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds 175% of the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days of the 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the Forced Conversion Notice.  On each occasion that the Company exercises a Forced Conversion, on the date of the Forced Conversion the Company shall issue to the Holder an additional warrant (the “Additional Warrants”) in the form of the

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Warrants to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Forced Conversion.  The exercise price of the Additional Warrants shall be equal to the Fixed Conversion Price and the Additional Warrants shall have the same expiration date as the Warrants.

(4)                                  CONVERSION OF DEBENTURE.                 This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.

(a)                                  Conversion Right.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(c), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(b), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below).  The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”).  The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion.  If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share.  The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

(i)                                     Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Principal and accrued Interest to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.

(ii)                                  Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination before the occurrence of any Triggering Event, $0.90, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided herein, and as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination following the occurrence of any Triggering Event, the lower of (a) the Fixed Conversion Price or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest daily Volume Weighted Average Price during the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date (the “Market Conversion Price”).

(b)                                 Mechanics of Conversion.

(i)                                     Optional Conversion.  To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) if required by Section 4(b)(iv), surrender this Debenture to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to this Debenture in the case of its loss, theft or destruction).  On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) if legends are not required to be placed on certificates of Common Stock pursuant to

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the Securities Purchase Agreement and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required pursuant to Section 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.  If this Debenture is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Debenture is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Debenture and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Debenture representing the outstanding Principal not converted.  The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Debenture shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock upon the transmission of a Conversion Notice.

(ii)                                  Company’s Failure to Timely Convert.  If within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount as a result of the Company’s negligence or willful misconduct (a “Conversion Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day, the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (excluding brokerage commissions and other out of pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.

(iii)                               Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Debenture is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Debenture upon physical surrender of this Debenture.  The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Debenture upon conversion.

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(c)          Limitations on Conversions; Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture, exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of the Interest Shares, and the Holder of this Debenture shall not have the right to receive upon conversion of this Debenture any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants, or issuance of the Interest Shares, after giving effect to any adjustments in the amount of shares of Common Stock issuable as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change, without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the applicable Primary Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock, or issuance of the Interest Shares, as applicable, in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

(i)                                     The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of this Debenture, exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of Interest Shares, and the Holder of this Debenture shall not have the right to receive any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Debenture, if the issuance of any such shares of Common Stock would cause the total shares of Common Stock issued under this Debenture and Warrants or any Other Debenture and any shares of Common Stock issued as Liquidated Damages (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), to be greater than 21,888,888 shares of Common Stock (the “Share Cap”); provided, however, that the Share Cap shall be automatically increased to 31,888,888 shares of Common Stock upon the Company’s receipt of Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided further, however, that such numbers of shares shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any adjustments as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to the Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof.

(d)         Other Provisions.

(i)                                     All calculations under this Section 4 shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001 or whole share.

(ii)                                  The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Company as to reservation of such shares set forth

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in this Debenture or in the Transaction Documents) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions set forth herein) upon the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. Within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a Holder’s notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Company shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to comply with such requirement. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying Shares Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.

(iii)                               Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

(5)          ADJUSTMENTS TO CONVERSION PRICE

(a)          Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 5(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the number of shares issuable under the Debentures exceed the Share Cap.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 5(a), the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per

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share.  For purposes of this Section, the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.

(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section, the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security.  No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold.  For purposes of this Section, if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.

(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for the difference

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of (x) the aggregate fair market value of such Options and other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction, less (y) the fair market value of the securities other than such Option, issued or sold in such transaction and the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction will be deemed to have been issued or sold for the balance of the consideration received by the Company.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the gross amount raised by the Company; provided, however, that such gross amount is not greater than 110% of the net amount received by the Company therefor.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the Closing Bid Price of such securities on the date of receipt.  If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder.  The determination of such appraiser shall be deemed binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

(v)                                 Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

(b)         Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of

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stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(c)          Purchase Rights.  If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(d)         Other Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 5 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder under this Debenture; provided that no such adjustment will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 5.

(e)          Other Corporate Events.  In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Change of Control Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Debenture, at the Holder’s option, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Debenture initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate.  Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Holder.  The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Debenture.

(f)            Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

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(g)         In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of more than one-half of the assets of the Company in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the right to (A) exercise any rights under Section 2(b), (B) convert the aggregate amount of this Debenture then outstanding into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such Holder shall be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate principal amount of this Debenture could have been converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have been entitled, or (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Debenture then held by such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon, which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Debenture set forth herein and in the agreements pursuant to which this Debenture was issued. In the case of clause (C), the conversion price applicable for the newly issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Debentures shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The terms of any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.

(6)                                  REISSUANCE OF THIS DEBENTURE.

(a)                                  Transfer.  If this Debenture is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Debenture to the Company, whereupon the Company will, subject to the satisfaction of the transfer provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)), registered in the name of the registered transferee or assignee, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(b)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Debenture, the outstanding Principal represented by this Debenture may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Debenture.

(b)                                 Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Debenture.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Debenture, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

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(c)                                  Debenture Exchangeable for Different Denominations.  This Debenture is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Debenture or Debentures (in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Debenture, and each such new Debenture will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

(d)                                 Issuance of New Debentures.  Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Debenture pursuant to the terms of this Debenture, such new Debenture (i) shall be of like tenor with this Debenture, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Debenture being issued pursuant to Section 6(a) or Section 6(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Debentures issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Debenture immediately prior to such issuance of new Debentures), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Debenture, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Debenture, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest from the Issuance Date.

(7)                                  NOTICES.                                         Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Trading Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

 

 

If to the Holder:

 

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300

 

 

Memphis, TN 38119

 

 

Attention:

James M. Davis, President and Director

 

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Telephone:

(901) 537-1600

 

 

Facsimile:

(901) 680-5265

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Akerman Senterfitt

 

 

One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor

 

 

Miami, Florida 33131

 

 

Attention:

Jose Gordo, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

305-755-5812

 

 

Facsimile:

305-349-4789

 

or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change.  Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) 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.

(8)                                  Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.  This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company. As long as this Debenture is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

(9)                                  This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Company, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

(10)                            No indebtedness of the Company is senior to this Debenture in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.  Without the Holder’s consent, the Company will not and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits there from that is senior in any respect to the obligations of the Company under this Debenture.

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(11)                            This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof.  Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.

(12)                            If the Company fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Debenture, then the Company shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture, including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.

(13)                            Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver must be in writing.

(14)                            If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

(15)                            Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

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(16)                            THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY.  THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(17)                            CERTAIN DEFINITIONS      For purposes of this Debenture, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)                                  Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, or director for services provided to the Company.

(b)                                 Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

(c)                                  Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

(d)                                 Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder or any other current holder of convertible securities of the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Company which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c).

(e)                                  Closing Bid Price” means the price per share in the last reported trade of the Common Stock on a Primary Market or on the exchange  which the Common Stock is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg.

(f)                                    Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(g)                                 Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.

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(h)                                 Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means the Common Stock outstanding, and any Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding Options or conversion of outstanding Convertible Securities.

(i)                                     Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

(j)                                     Equity Conditions” means that each of the following conditions is satisfied:  (i) on each day during the period beginning two (2) weeks prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), either (x) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination or (y) all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is designated for quotation on a Primary Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures to the Holder on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4(b)(ii) hereof; (iv) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 4(c) hereof and the rules or regulations of the Primary Market; (v) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred either (A) an Event of Default or (B) an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; and (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement not to be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination or (y) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination not to be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws.

(k)                                  Equity Conditions Failure” means that on any applicable date the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

(l)                                     Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(m)                               Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not

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amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of this Debenture.

(n)                                 Holder Pro Rata Amount” means a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Original Principal Amount of this Debenture on the Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

(o)                                 Interest Conversion Price” means that price which shall be computed as ninety percent (90%) of the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Interest Date.

(p)                                 Interest Date” means the last day of each quarter beginning with the quarter during which the First Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) occurs, and continuing until the Maturity Date.

(q)                                 Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(r)                                    Person” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

(s)                                  Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(t)                                    Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 29, 2007 by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached thereto.

(u)                                 Trading Day” means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted or traded on the Primary Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

(v)                                 Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Security Documents, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and the Registration Rights Agreement.

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(w)                               Triggering Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) August     , 2009, or (ii) a failure by the Company to achieve all of the Triggering Milestones on or before January 31, 2008.

(x)                                   Triggering Milestones” means each of (i) successful completion of animal studies, other than toxicology studies, necessary for the advancement of factor 5A 1 in human clinical trials and (ii) the engagement of a Contract Research Organization for human clinical studies of factor 5A 1.

(y)                                 Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.

(z)                                   Underlying Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares up to the Required Registration Amount, and naming the Holder as a “selling stockholder” thereunder.

(aa)                            Volume Limitation” means the number of shares equal to (i) 25% of the aggregate dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Primary Market over the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable measurement date, divided by (ii) the VWAP over the same 30-day Trading Period.

(bb)                          Volume Weighted Average Price” or “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as reported by Bloomberg through its “Historical Prices – Px Table with Average Daily Volume” functions, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC.

(cc)                            Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and shall include all warrants issued in exchange therefor or replacement thereof.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Secured Convertible Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

  




EXHIBIT I
CONVERSION NOTICE

(To be executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)

TO:

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $                                                                           of the principal amount of Debenture No. SNT-1-       into Shares of Common Stock of SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.

Conversion Date:

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion Amount to be converted:

 

$

 

 

 

Conversion Price:

 

$

 

 

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Debenture Unconverted:

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please issue the shares of Common Stock in the following name and to the following address:

 

 

 

Issue to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker DTC Participant Code:

 

 

 

 

 

Account Number:

 

 

 

  



EX-4.19 6 a07-24453_2ex4d19.htm EX-4.19

Exhibit 4.19

WARRANT

Series B

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.: SNT-B-1

 

Number of Shares:

1,387,500

 

 

Warrant Exercise Price:

$0.90

 

 

Expiration Date:            , 2012

 

Date of Issuance:           , 2007

Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA Global Investments, L.P. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times after the six month anniversary after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to 1,387,500 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days of the Expiration Date (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company).  For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and




(ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.

Section 1.

(a)          This Warrant is one of the warrants issued pursuant the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated August 1, 2007 between the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof.  Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Definitions.  The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:

(i)                                     Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(ii)                                  Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(iii)                               Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv)                              Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v)                                 Debenture(s)” means the convertible debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

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(vi)                              Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures issued in connection therewith.
(vii)                           Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debenture or the Warrants.
(viii)                        Expiration Date” means         , 2012.
(ix)                                Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x)                                   Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(xi)                                Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii)                             Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”).
(xiii)                          Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xiv)                         Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xv)                            Warrant Exercise Price” shall be equal to $0.90, or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.

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(c)          Other Definitional Provisions.

(i)                                     Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii)                                  When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii)                               Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.

Section 2.                                            Exercise of Warrant.

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):

Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)

B

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.

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C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible  then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, the holder of this Warrant shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.

(b)         If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.

(c)          Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.

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(d)         No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

(e)          RESERVED.

(f)            RESERVED.

Section 3.                                            Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

(a)          This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.

(b)         All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c)          During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price.  If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.

(d)         If at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

(e)          The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.  The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that

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the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f)            This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Section 4.                                            Taxes.  The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

Section 5.                                            Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

Section 6.                                            Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.  The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”).  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor.  If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.

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Section 7.                                            Ownership and Transfer.

(a)          The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee.  The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.

Section 8.                                            Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(a)          Adjustment of Exercise Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.

(b)         Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such

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Common Stock or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section 8(b)(ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible security.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or convertible security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.
(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefore.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of

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consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.
(v)                                 Integrated Transactions.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01.
(vi)                              Treasury Shares.  The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(vii)                           Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(viii)                        Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants, including the securities issued by the Company in connection with the Stanford Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion

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shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Warrant pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.  In addition to the foregoing, the Share Cap (as defined in the Debentures) shall also apply to this Warrant.

(c)          Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(d)         Distribution of Assets.  If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

(i)                                     any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii)                                  either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the

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amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).

(e)          Certain Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.

(f)            Voluntary Adjustments By Company.  The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g)         Notices.

(i)                                     Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii)                                  The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
(iii)                               The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.

Section 9.                                            Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)          In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable

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upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b)         Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.”  Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (iii) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the holders of the Warrants (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to the value for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale).  Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).

Section 10.                                      Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

Section 11.                                      Notice.  Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of receipt is received by the sending party transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case

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properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to Holder:

YA Global Investments, LP

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

Attention:

Mark A. Angelo

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

With Copy to:

David Gonzalez, Esq.

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

 

 

If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth in this Section 11, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant.  Each party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, facsimile, waiver or other communication, (or (B) 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 12.                                      Date.  The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof.  This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.

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Section 13.                                      Amendment and Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.

Section 14.                                      Descriptive Headings; Governing Law.  The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant.  The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

Section 15.                                   Waiver of Jury TrialAS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 16.Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any exercise of this Warrant in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase                              of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

Specify Method of exercise by check mark:

1.                       Cash Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $                             to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                    Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

2.                       Cashless Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price.  In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                    Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

Date:                                    ,             

Name of Registered Holder

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 




EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

FORM OF WARRANT POWER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to                                 , Federal Identification No.                     , a warrant to purchase                          shares of the capital stock of Senesco Technologies, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no.           , standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation.  The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                             , attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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EX-4.20 7 a07-24453_2ex4d20.htm EX-4.20

Exhibit 4.20

WARRANT

Series B

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.: SNT-B-1

 

Number of Shares:

833,333

 

 

Warrant Exercise Price:

$0.90

 

 

Expiration Date:                                , 2012

 

Date of Issuance:                      , 2007

Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times after the six month anniversary after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to                      fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.




Section 1.

(a)          This Warrant is one of the warrants issued pursuant the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated August 29, 2007 between the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof.  Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b)         Definitions.  The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:

(i)                                     Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(ii)                                  Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(iii)                               Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Primary Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
(iv)                              Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(v)                                 Debenture(s)” means the convertible debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(vi)                              Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures issued in connection therewith.
(vii)                           Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement, and (d) the shares of

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Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debenture or the Warrants.
(viii)                        Expiration Date” means               , 2012.
(ix)                                Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
(x)                                   Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(xi)                                Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(xii)                             Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”).
(xiii)                          Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xiv)                         Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xv)                            Warrant Exercise Price” shall be equal to $0.90 per share or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.

(c)          Other Definitional Provisions.

(i)                                     Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii)                                  When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
(iii)                               Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.

Section 2.                                            Exercise of Warrant.

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the

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Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):

Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C)

B

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.

C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible  then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, the holder of this Warrant shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant

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Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder’s Exercise Notice.

(b)         If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.

(c)          Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.

(d)         No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

(e)          RESERVED.

(f)            RESERVED.

Section 3.                                            Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

(a)          This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.

(b)         All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c)          During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price.  If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the

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Company shall call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.

(d)         If at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

(e)          The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.  The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f)            This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Section 4.                                            Taxes.  The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

Section 5.                                            Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to

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the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

Section 6.                                            Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.  The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”).  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor.  If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.

Section 7.                                            Ownership and Transfer.

(a)          The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee.  The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.

Section 8.                                            Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(a)          Adjustment of Exercise Price upon Issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (A) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing

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(1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.

(b)         Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events.  For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:

(i)                                     Issuance of Options.  If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
(ii)                                  Issuance of Convertible Securities.  If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share.  For the purposes of this Section 8(b)(ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible security.  No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii)                               Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.  If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue,

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conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted.  For purposes of this Section 8(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or convertible security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change.  No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.
(iv)                              Calculation of Consideration Received.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefore.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities.  If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be.  The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding.  The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.
(v)                                 Integrated Transactions.  In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01.
(vi)                              Treasury Shares.  The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.

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(vii)                           Record Date.  If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(viii)                        Primary Market Regulation.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant any shares of Common Stock, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Debentures and Warrants without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such Primary Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.  Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, the purchaser of the Warrant pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or any subsequent holder) shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Debenture or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.

(c)          Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(d)         Distribution of Assets.  If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

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(i)                                     any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii)                                  either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).

(e)          Certain Events.  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.

(f)            Voluntary Adjustments By Company.  The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g)         Notices.

(i)                                     Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii)                                  The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record

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(A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
(iii)                               The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.

Section 9.                                            Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)          In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b)         Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.”  Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds (iii) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the holders of the Warrants (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to the value for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale).  Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding) to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right

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to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).

Section 10.                                      Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

Section 11.                                      Notice.  Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of receipt is received by the sending party transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to Holder:

 

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

6075 Poplar Avenue, suite 300

 

 

Memphis, TN 38119

 

 

Attention:

James M. Davis, President and Director

 

 

Telephone:

(901) 537-1600

 

 

Facsimile:

(901) 680-5265

 

 

 

With Copy to:

 

Akerman Senterfitt

 

 

One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor

 

 

Miami, Florida 33131

 

 

Attention:

Jose Gordo, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

305-755-5812

 

 

Facsimile:

305-349-4789

 

 

 

 

 

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Telephone:

(732) 296-8400

 

 

Facsimile:

(732) 296-9292

 

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With a copy to:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address and facsimile number set forth in this Section 11, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant.  Each party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, facsimile, waiver or other communication, (or (B) 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 12.                                      Date.  The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof.  This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date.

Section 13.                                      Amendment and Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.

Section 14.                                      Descriptive Headings; Governing Law.  The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Warrant.  The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such

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party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

Section 15.                                   Waiver of Jury TrialAS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 16.                                      Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any exercise of this Warrant in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase                              of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

Specify Method of exercise by check mark:

1.  o                     Cash Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $                             to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                  Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

2.  o                     Cashless Exercise

(a) Payment of Warrant Exercise Price.  In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(b) Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder                  Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

Date:                                        ,                   

Name of Registered Holder

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 




EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

FORM OF WARRANT POWER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to                                 , Federal Identification No.                     , a warrant to purchase                          shares of the capital stock of Senesco Technologies, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no.           , standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation.  The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                             , attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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EX-10.13 8 a07-24453_2ex10d13.htm EX-10.13

Exhibit 10.13

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of January 16, 2007 by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Jack Van Hulst (“Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director of the Company and performs valuable services in such capacities for the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance may be limited;

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for its directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as adequate under the present circumstances, and the Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company as a director, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

1.                                       Indemnification.

(a)                                  Indemnification of Expenses.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a “Claim”) by reason of (or arising in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is




or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such capacity (hereinafter an “Indemnifiable Event”) against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (collectively, hereinafter “Expenses”), including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses.  Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company.

(b)                                 Reviewing Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section l(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2(a) (an “Expense Advance”) shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.  If there has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(c) hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section l(c) hereof.  If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or

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any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding.  Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

(c)                                  Change in Control.  The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of Expenses and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws as now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 10(d) hereof) selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld).  Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

(d)                                 Mandatory Payment of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than Section 9 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a) hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

2.                                       Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

(a)                                  Advancement of Expenses.  The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee.  The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than five (5) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

(b)                                 Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement.  Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee).  In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power.

(c)                                  No Presumptions; Burden of Proof.  For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with

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or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law.  In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief.  In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

(d)                                 Notice to Insurers.  If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies.  Nothing in this Section 2(d) shall limit the Company’s obligations as otherwise provided for herein, including the Company’s obligation to pay Expenses under Section 1(b) or to advance Expenses under Section 2(a).

(e)                                  Selection of Counsel.  In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation with counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do.  After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation; provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s counsel in any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at Indemnitee’s expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

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3.                                       Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

(a)                                  Scope.  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s By-laws or by statute.  In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the rights of the corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change.  In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the rights of this Company to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

(b)                                 Nonexclusivity.  The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its By-laws, any agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, the relevant business corporation law of the Company’s state of incorporation, or otherwise.  The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

4.                                       No Duplication of Payments.  The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

5.                                       Partial Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

6.                                       Mutual Acknowledgment.  Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise.  Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

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7.                                       Liability Insurance.  To the extent the Company maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company’s key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

8.                                       Exceptions.  Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(a)                                  Excluded Action or Omissions.  To indemnify Indemnitee for acts, omissions or transactions from which Indemnitee may not be relieved of liability under applicable law.

(b)                                 Claims Initiated by Indemnitee.  To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events, (ii) in specific cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit, or (iii) as otherwise required under the applicable provisions of the business corporation law of the Company’s state of incorporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(c)                                  Lack of Good Faith.  To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or

(d)                                 Claims Under Section 16(b).  To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any similar successor statute.

9.                                       Period of Limitations.  No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two (2)-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall govern.

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10.                                 Construction of Certain Phrases.

(a)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, references to the “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(b)                                 For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

(c)                                  For purposes of this Agreement a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under said Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of

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the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

(d)                                 For purposes of this Agreement, “Independent Legal Counsel” shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(c) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

(e)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Reviewing Party” shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company’s Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.

(f)                                    For purposes of this Agreement, “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

11.                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

12.                                 Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.  The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.  This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company’s request.

13.                                 Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action the court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were

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not made in good faith or were frivolous.  In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to the advancement Expenses with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action the court having jurisdiction over such action determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.

14.                                 Notice.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, on the date of such receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked.  Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by written notice.

15.                                 Consent to Jurisdiction.  The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Jersey for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey in and for Mercer County, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

16.                                 Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

17.                                 Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, as applied to contracts between New Jersey residents, entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New Jersey, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

18.                                 Subrogation.  In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

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19.                                 Amendment and Termination.  No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by both the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

20.                                 Integration and Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

21.                                 No Construction as Employment Agreement.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sascha P. Fedyszyn

 

 

By:

Sascha P. Fedyszyn

 

Title:

Vice President of Corporate Development and

 

 

Secretary

 

 

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNITEE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(signature)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(print name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(address)

 

 

 



EX-10.41 9 a07-24453_2ex10d41.htm EX-10.41

Exhibit 10.41

[INSERT H.C. WAINWRIGHT LETTERHEAD]

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

July 30, 2007

Mr. Bruce C. Galton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Senesco Technologies, Inc.
303 George Street
Suite 420
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Dear Mr. Galton,

Reference is hereby made to a letter agreement by and between H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc (“Wainwright”) and Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“Senesco”, collectively the “Parties”) dated April 28, 2006 (the “Agreement”).

Fees and Warrants due for the Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. Financing:

The Parties hereby agree to add the following paragraph to Section 3(a) of the Agreement:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall pay H. C. Wainwright a cash fee of three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the aggregate amount of capital actually invested in the Company pursuant to the $5 million Secured Convertible Debenture financing between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P (the “Cornell Financing”).  Such cash amounts shall be paid to H. C. Wainwright only after receipt by the Company.  The 3.5% cash fee shall satisfy all obligations of the Company under this Section 3(a) with respect to the Cornell Financing.”

The Parties hereby agree to add the following paragraph to Section 3(d) of the Agreement:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall issue to H.C. Wainwright warrants on each closing date of the Cornell Financing as follows: (i) 116,167 warrants with an exercise price equal to $[0.98] on the first closing of the Cornell Financing, which warrants shall not be exercisable for six months from the closing; (ii) 116,667 warrants with an exercise price equal to $[0.98] on the second closing of the Cornell Financing, which warrants shall not be exercisable for six months from the closing; and (iii) 155,556 warrants with an exercise price equal to $[0.90] on the third closing of the Cornell Financing.  The form of the warrants issued to H.C. Wainwright shall be the same form of warrants issued in the Cornell Financing.  The Company’s issuance of such warrants shall satisfy all obligations of the Company under this Section 3(d) with respect to the Cornell Financing.”

  




The foregoing is in full consideration of what is otherwise due under the Agreement.  If this letter correctly sets forth our understanding with respect to the proposed amendments to the Agreement, please so confirm by signing and returning one copy of this letter.

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony J. Sarkis

 

 

Name:

Anthony J. Sarkis

 

Title:

Director of Investment Banking

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John R. Clarke

 

 

Name:

John R. Clarke

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed to and accepted this 23 day of July 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

 

Name:

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Initial

 

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EX-10.42 10 a07-24453_2ex10d42.htm EX-10.42

Exhibit 10.42

August 1, 2007

Ms. Judy Brown, Contracts Manager
Office of Research
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

Re:                             Extension and Amendment to Budget and Research Agreement between
Waterloo, Thompson, and Senesco for a One Year Period From
September 1, 2007 Through August 31, 2008

Dear Ms. Brown:

Pursuant to the Research Agreement effective September 1, 1998 (the “Agreement”), copy attached, between the University of Waterloo (“Waterloo”), Dr. John E. Thompson (“Thompson”), and Senesco, Inc. (“Senesco”), Waterloo, Thompson and Senesco hereby agree to extend the Agreement for an additional one year term, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008, under the same terms and conditions provided in the Agreement, except that the parties hereby amend the Budget set forth in the Revised Budget for Year 9, effective September 1, 2006 to the Revised Annual Budget for Year 10 , attached hereto, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008.  The Revised Annual Budget for Year 10 supercedes and replaces the Revised Budget for Year 9 of the Agreement for all work commencing on or after September 1, 2007.

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Bruce C. Galton

 

President

 

Senesco, Inc.

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

 

/s/ University of Waterloo

 

 

University of Waterloo

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Dr. John Thompson, Ph.D.

 

 

Dr. John Thompson, Ph.D.

 

 




REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET
YEAR 10

PERIOD:     September 1, 2007 – August 31, 2008

Salaries

 

Cdn $/Month

 

Cdn $/12 Months

 

Senior Research Associate
($80,000/year + 15% benefits)

 

$

7,666.67

 

$

92,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Research Associate
($71,250/year + 15% benefits)

 

6,833.33

 

82,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Associate
($40,000/year + 15% benefits)

 

3,833.33

 

46,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Associate
($40,000/year + 15% benefits)

 

3,833.33

 

46,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Associate
($40,000/year + 15% benefits)

 

3,833.34

 

46,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Associate
($26,000/year + 15% benefits)

 

2,500.00

 

30,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

13,333.33

 

160,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overhead

 

 

 

 

 

30% on total direct costs

 

12,550.00

 

150,600.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET

 

$

54,383,33

 

$

652,600.00

 

 



EX-10.43 11 a07-24453_2ex10d43.htm EX-10.43

Exhibit 10.43

April 2, 2007

Dr. JamesW. Mier

Division of Oncology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Kirstein 158

330 Brookline Avenue

Boston, MA 02215

Re:  Agreement for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board

Dear Dr. Mier:

This will confirm the terms of the agreement between you and Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“SENESCO”) concerning your service on the SENESCO Scientific Advisory Board.

You have agreed to serve on the SENESCO Scientific Advisory Board for a three year term to begin on April 1, 2007 and end on March 31, 2010.  This agreement may be terminated by either party with ninety (90) days written notice.  In this capacity, you agree to provide consulting services relating to research and development on genes and their cognate expressed proteins that are induced during or coincident with the onset of cell death, which may initiate or facilitate cell death, together with methods for controlling cell death that involve altering the expression of these genes, along with all other SENESCO technological developments (“Subject Matter of this Agreement”).  As a member of the SENESCO Scientific Advisory Board, you agree to alert the company to technology and research in the industry which is relevant to the Subject Matter of this Agreement, and to act as a member of a forum for the exchange of new ideas.  You agree to participate in conference calls, participate in brief conference at your offices, and review materials forwarded to you by SENESCO (the volume of time and materials shall be reasonable in light of your position).  As compensation for your service, SENESCO agrees to pay you $10,000 per annum, payable in equal quarterly installments.  In addition, SENESCO will reimburse you for reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by you in connection with your services hereunder.

As a condition of your service to SENESCO, you will agree to keep Confidential Information of SENESCO in confidence:

a.               Confidential Information includes all information disclosed by SENESCO to you whether said disclosure is made in writing, by submission of samples,




orally, or otherwise, relating to the matters which are within the scope and are the subject of this Agreement and all other associated information regarding SENESCO’s past, present, or future research, technology, know-how, ideas, concepts, designs, products, prototypes, processes, machines, compositions of matter, business plans, technical information, drawings, specifications and the like, relating in each case to the Subject Matter of this Agreement and any knowledge or information developed by you as a result of work in connection with this Agreement; except information which, at the time of the disclosure to you or development under this agreement:

(1)             is established by written records to be in the public domain other than as a consequence of an act by you;

(2)             was in your possession prior to the disclosure and is demonstrated  through written record that such information was in your possession prior to disclosure from SENESCO, and was not the subject of an earlier confidential relationship with SENESCO; or

(3)             was rightfully acquired by you from a third party, who was lawfully in possession of such information after the disclosure and was under no obligation to SENESCO to maintain its confidentiality.

b.              All Confidential Information of SENESCO disclosed to you shall remain the sole property of SENESCO.  You agree that the Confidential Information will be kept in strict confidence until such Confidential Information becomes readily and conveniently available in the trade.  You agree that you will not directly or indirectly disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or use the Confidential Information except as necessary to perform the consulting services under the provision of this Agreement.  Your confidentiality obligations hereunder will survive the termination of this agreement.

c.               While you serve on the SENESCO Scientific Advisory Board, you will promptly inform SENESCO if you discover that a third party is making or threatening to make unauthorized use of Confidential Information.

d.              You acknowledge that the agreements contained herein are of a special nature and that any material breach of this Agreement by you will result in irreparable harm or injury to SENESCO.

You represent and warrant that you have the full power to enter into and perform this Agreement, and that you are under no obligation or restriction and will not assume any obligation or restriction that would in any way be considered by a reasonable person to interfere with, be inconsistent with, or present a conflict of interest concerning your services in connection with this Agreement.




During the period of this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you are not rendering and will not render any other consulting services relating to the Subject Matter of this Agreement.

You hereby assign and agree to assign to SENESCO all of your right, title and interest in any inventions made, conceived of or arising as a result of your performance of duties under this Agreement.  All information and know-how relating to such inventions is also deemed Confidential Information of SENESCO and shall be kept in confidence by you pursuant to this Agreement.  SENESCO has control of all right, title and interest to any patent or patent application drawn to such inventions conceived of or made during the performance of your work under this Agreement.  You shall, at the reasonable request and expense of SENESCO, at any time during or after the termination of this Agreement, execute all documents and perform all such acts as SENESCO may deem necessary or advisable to confirm SENESCO’s sole and exclusive ownership right, title and interest in such inventions in any country.  You agree to do all acts and execute all documents at the expense and request of SENESCO that SENESCO may deem necessary to secure its rights to such inventions, including but not limited to assisting in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.

In view of the highly confidential nature of the services to be rendered by you under this Agreement, you hereby agree that you will not, during the period of this Agreement, act as a consultant, or perform any other services, either directly or indirectly, for any entity in the world which is competitive with SENESCO relating to the Subject Matter of this Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that the period of time and scope of the restrictions specified herein are both reasonable and justifiable to prevent harm to the legitimate business interests of SENESCO, including but not limited to preventing transfer of Confidential Information to SENESCO’s competitors and/or preventing other unauthorized disclosures or use of SENESCO’s technology and inventions.

Yours Truly,

Sascha P. Fedyszyn

Vice President, Corporate Development

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Agreed:

 

 

 



EX-10.44 12 a07-24453_2ex10d44.htm EX-10.44

Exhibit 10.44

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 1, 2007, by and among SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” or collectively “Buyers”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase (i) up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) of secured convertible debentures in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), and (ii) Series A warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit B” and Series B warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit C” (collectively, the “Warrants”), to acquire up to that number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I (as exercised, the “Warrant Shares”), of which One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) shall be funded within two (2) business days following the date hereof (the “First Closing”), One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) shall be funded on the date the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) is filed, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof, with the SEC (the “Second Closing”), and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shall be funded on the date that is the later of (i) Stockholders Approval (as defined below); or (ii) the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the “Third Closing”) (individually referred to as a “Closing” collectively referred to as the “Closings”), for a total purchase price of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the “Subscription Amount”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state securities laws;

WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures are secured by (i) a security interest in all of the assets of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the security agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”) and (ii) a security interest in all of the intellectual property of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the patent security agreement of even date herewith (the “Patent Security Agreement” and together with the Security Agreement collectively the “Security Documents”);




WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”); and

WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrants Shares collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:

1.               PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.

(a)                                  Purchase of Convertible Debentures.  Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I hereto and the Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on Schedule I.

(b)                                 Closing Dates.  The First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures and Warrants shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the second (2nd) business day following the date hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “First Closing Date”), the Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Second Closing Date”), and the Third Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the later of (i) Stockholder Approval (as defined below), or (ii) the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Third Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such earlier date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Third Closing Date”) (collectively referred to a the “Closing Dates”).  The Closings shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 3700 Hudson Street, Suite 3700, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).

(c)                                  Form of Payment.  Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date, (i) the Buyers shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at such Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of such Closing as set forth herein, via irrevocable wire transfer, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures and Warrants which such Buyer is purchasing at such Closing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of the Company.

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(d)                                 Stanford Agreement.  In addition to the foregoing, Buyer hereby agrees to the Company’s sale and issuance of an additional $5,000,000 of convertible debentures to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Stanford”) on substantially similar terms hereunder subject to Stockholder Approval as set forth in Section 1(e) below (the “Stanford Closing”).

(e)                                  Stockholders Approval.  Within ninety (90) days of the date hereof and prior to the consummation of the Third Closing and Stanford Closing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders, for the purpose of (i) approving the transactions contemplated herein and the Stanford Closing, and (ii) increasing the authorized Common Stock of the Company to at least 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the “Stockholder Approval”).  The Company’s Board shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of approving the transactions contemplated herein and the Stanford Closing and the increase of the Company’s authorized Common Stock; provided, however that the Board shall not be obligated to make such a recommendation if the Board determines in good faith, after receiving the advice of its independent legal and financial advisors, that such a recommendation would cause the Board to breach its fiduciary duties.

2.               BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:

(a)                                  Investment Purpose.  Each Buyer is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act.  Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

(b)                                 Accredited Investor Status.  Each Buyer is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

(c)                                  Reliance on Exemptions.  Each Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.

(d)                                 Information.  Each Buyer and its advisors (and his, or its, counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by such Buyer.  Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and

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its management.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below.  Each Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.  Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment.  Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

(e)                                  No Governmental Review.  Each Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(f)                                    Transfer or Resale.  Each Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters) that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144(k), or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”), in each case following the applicable holding period set forth therein; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

(g)                                 Legends.  Each Buyer agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 2(g), of a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION

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STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC).  The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of a Registration Statement if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder.  If all or any portion of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are exercised by a Buyer that is not an Affiliate of the Company (a “Non-Affiliated Buyer”) at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends.  The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 2(g), it will, no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Non-Affiliated Buyer to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Non-Affiliated Buyer a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.  The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.  Each Buyer acknowledges that the Company’s agreement hereunder to remove all legends from Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares is not an affirmative statement or representation that such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are freely tradable.  Each Buyer, severally and not jointly with the other Buyers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 3(g) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the buyer will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.

(h)                                 Authorization, Enforcement.  This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

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(i)                                     Receipt of Documents.  Each Buyer and his or its counsel has received and read in their entirety:  (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.

(j)                                     Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.  If the Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities and is not prohibited from doing so.

(k)                                  No Legal Advice From the Company.  Each Buyer acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors.  Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

3.               REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules or in the Company’s SEC Documents (as defined below) which Disclosure Schedules and/or SEC Documents shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Buyer:

(a)                                  Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3(a).  The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary free and clear of any liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

(b)                                 Organization and Qualification.  The Company and its subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted.  Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of

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operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

(c)                                  Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.  (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrants, the Security Documents, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (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, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.  The authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of no reason why the Company cannot file the Registration Statement as required under the Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(d)                                 Capitalization.  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 (“Preferred Stock”) of which 17,473,694 shares of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(d): (i) none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

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(iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (viii) the Company and its subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has furnished to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.  Except for Stockholder Approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.  There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

(e)                                  Issuance of Securities.  The issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants is duly authorized and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.  Upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures or exercise in accordance with the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, respectively, when issued will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.  The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Agreement.

(f)                                    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 (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants, and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or bylaws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or

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any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Primary Market) 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 each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity.  Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.  All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.  The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

(g)                                 SEC Documents; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after 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”) on timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.  The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov., true and complete copies of the SEC Documents.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(i) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a

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material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made and not misleading.

(h)                                 10(b)-5.  The SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(i)                                     Absence of Litigation.  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i) have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)                                     Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by each Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities.  The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

(k)                                  No General Solicitation.  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

(l)                                     No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.

(m)                               Employee Relations.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened.  None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.

(n)                                 Intellectual Property Rights.  The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,

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approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted.  The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

(o)                                 Environmental Laws.  The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

(p)                                 Title.  All real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.

(q)                                 Insurance.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged.  Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(r)                                    Regulatory Permits.  The Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

(s)                                  Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset

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accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets are compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(t)                                    No Material Adverse Breaches, etc.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which has or would reasonably be expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.

(u)                                 Tax Status.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.  There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

(v)                                 Certain Transactions.  Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

(w)                               Fees and Rights of First Refusal.  The Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.

(x)                                   Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

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(y)                                 Registration Rights.  Other than each of the Buyers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.  There are no outstanding registration statements not yet declared effective and there are no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency.

(z)                                   Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Buyers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Primary Market.

(aa)                            Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.  The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Primary Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Primary Market.  The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

(bb)                          Manipulation of Price.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

(cc)                            Dilutive Effect.  The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances.  The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures in accordance with this Agreement and the Convertible Debentures and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants, in each case, is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.

4.               COVENANTS.

(a)                                  Best Efforts.  Each party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

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(b)                                 Form D.  The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing.  The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities, or obtain an exemption for the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.

(c)                                  Reporting Status.  Until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyers shall have sold all the Securities and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are outstanding (the “Registration Period”), the Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC   thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.

(d)                                 Use of Proceeds.  The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working capital purposes.

(e)                                  Reservation of Shares.  On the date hereof, the Company shall reserve for issuance to the Buyers 20,500,000 shares for issuance upon conversions of the Convertible Dentures and issuance upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Initial Share Reserve”).  The Company represents that it has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to create the Share Reserve after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of Common Stock.  If the Company obtains Stockholder Approval, the Company shall promptly increase the Initial Share Reserve by 10,000,000 shares to a total reserve of 30,500,000 shares for issuance upon conversions of the Convertible Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Share Reserve”)  The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the full exercise of the Warrants.  If at any time the Share Reserve is insufficient to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures or the full exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall increase the Share Reserve accordingly.  If the Company does not have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to increase the Share Reserve, prior to the consummation of the Third Closing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within ninety (90) days of such occurrence, for the purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized.  The Company’s Board shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized; provided, however that the Board shall not be obligated to make such a recommendation if the Board determines in good faith, after receiving the advice of its independent legal and financial advisors, that such a recommendation would cause the Board to breach its fiduciary duties.

(f)                                    Listings or Quotation.  The Company’s Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock

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Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”).  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(g)                                 Fees and Expenses.

(i)                                     Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)                                  The Company shall set aside $75,000 from the proceeds of the First Closing, $75,000 from the proceeds of the Second Closing, and $100,000 from the proceeds of the Third Closing which shall be used to compensate Yorkville Advisors LLC (“Yorkville”) for monitoring and managing the investment by YA Global Investments, L.P. (“YA Global”) described herein, pursuant to Yorkville’s existing advisory obligations to YA Global.
(iii)                               The Company shall pay a structuring and due diligence fee to Yorkville Advisors, LLC of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), of which Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) has been paid and the remaining Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.

(h)                                 Corporate Existence.  So long as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”) unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of each Buyer.  In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible Debentures.

(i)                                     Transactions With Affiliates.  So long as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related Party”), except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any investment in an Affiliate of the Company,  (c) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have

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been obtainable from a person other than such Related Party, or (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement.  “Affiliate” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity.  “Control” or “controls” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.

(j)                                     Transfer Agent.  The Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).

(k)                                  Subsequent Offerings.

(i)                                     Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4(k)(iii), without the written consent of the Buyer so long as any portion of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding the Company shall not (a) grant, issue or sell any Common Stock or other equity securities, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Common Stock or other equity securities or take any other action that may result in the issuance of any of the foregoing, other than to issue options or similar rights to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to compensation, benefit, severance or similar plans or employment agreements of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or (b) file any registration statements on Form S-8.
(ii)                                  Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4(k)(iii), without the written consent of the Buyer so long as any portion of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding the Company shall not consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions, or take any other action that may result in any of the foregoing, except that any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company may merge with the Company, provided that, the Company shall be the continuing or surviving entity.
(iii)                               Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4(k) shall not apply to Excluded Securities (as defined in the Convertible Debenture).

(l)                                     Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4(k)(i) and Section 4(k)(ii) above, the Company may issue securities of the Company provided that (a) any such issuance is for consideration not less than ninety percent (90%) of the market price of the Common Stock on the date of such issuance.

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(m)          Neither the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding. 

(n)           Rights of First Refusal.  So long as any portion of Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if the Company intends to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common stock, any class of preferred stock, options, warrants, convertible debt or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock (whether the offering is conducted by the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party) the Company shall be obligated to offer to the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and outline of the material terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such issuance or sale of capital stock to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former officers or directors, current or former shareholders and/or investors of the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.  The Buyers shall have five (5) business days from receipt of such notice of the sale or issuance of capital stock to accept or reject all or a portion of such capital raising offer.  Any offer made to Buyer pursuant to this section shall simultaneously be made on the same terms to Stanford on a pro-rata basis.

(o)           Lock Up Agreements.  On the date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each officer and director a lock up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

(p)           Additional Registration Statements.  Until the effective date of the initial Registration Statement, the Company will not file a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to securities that are not the Securities.

(q)           Review of Public Disclosures.  All SEC filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants.

(r)            Disclosure of Transaction.  Within four Business Days following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the Exchange Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of the Convertible Debenture, the form of Warrant and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing.

5.     TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

(a)           The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, irrevocably appointing David Gonzalez, Esq. as the Company’s agent for purpose instructing its transfer agent to issue

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certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants.  The Company shall not change its transfer agent without the express written consent of the Buyers, which may be withheld by the Buyers in their sole discretion.  The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment and, with respect to any transfer, shall permit the transfer.  In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend.    Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares.  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

6.     CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

(a)           Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.

(b)           The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants in the respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to be paid directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

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(c)           The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates. 

7.     CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

(a)           The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(i)            The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Buyers.
(ii)           The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market.   
(iii)          The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date.
(iv)          The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures and Warrants in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v)           The Buyers shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyers.
(vi)          The Company shall have provided to the Buyers a true copy of a certificate of good standing evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company from the secretary of state (or comparable office) from the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, as of a date within 10 days of the First Closing Date.
(vii)         The Company shall have delivered to the Buyers a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the First Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(c) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the First Closing.

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(viii)        The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants. 
(ix)           A form UCC-1, any appropriate filings to be made with the Patent and Trademark Office, or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security Agreement and the Patent Security Agreement shall have been filed.
(x)            The Company shall have created the Initial Share Reserve.
(xi)           The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
(xii)          The Company shall have entered into definitive documents with respect to the Stanford Closing for an additional investment of $5,000,000 subject to the conditions therein and in the event the Stanford Closing occurs, the Buyer and Stanford shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement in a form satisfactory to the Buyer.

(b)           The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at the Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Second Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(i)            The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market. 
(ii)           The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Second Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Second Closing Date.
(iii)          The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyers the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyers name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv)          The Company shall have filed the Registration Statement with the SEC materially in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof.

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(v)           The Company shall have filed a preliminary proxy statement seeking to obtain the Shareholder Approval with the SEC materially in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof. 
(vi)          The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Second Closing Date, that all conditions to the Second Closing have been satisfied.

(c)           The obligation of the Buyers hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at the Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Third Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(i)            The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market.
(ii)           The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Third Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Third Closing Date. 
(iii)          The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyers the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyers name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv)          The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC. 
(v)           The Company shall have obtained shareholder Approval. 
(vi)          The Company shall have created the Share Reserve. 
(vii)         The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Third Closing Date, that all conditions to the Third Closing have been satisfied.

8.     INDEMNIFICATION.

(a)           In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the

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Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company.  To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

(b)           In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement,  the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto.  To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

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9.     GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.

(b)           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.  In the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution and delivery hereof.

(c)           Headings.  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

(d)           Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

(e)           Entire Agreement, Amendments.  This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), 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 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 any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.

(f)            Notices.  Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

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If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

732-296-8400

 

Facsimile:

732-296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies to the Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I.  Each party shall provide five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.

(g)           Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

(h)           No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

(i)            Survival.  Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full.  The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

(j)            Publicity.  The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).

(k)           Further Assurances.  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably

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request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(l)            Termination.  In the event that the First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC described in Section 4(g) above.

(m)          Brokerage.  Except for H.C. Wainright & Co., Inc., the Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for or on account of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(n)           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 rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(o)           Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of the Debenture or Warrant, as applicable.

[REMAINDER PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

      /s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Name: Bruce C. Galton

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

BUYERS:

 

YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 

 

By:      Yorkville Advisors, LLC

 

Its:       Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:      /s/ Troy Rillo

 

 

Name: Troy Rillo

 

 

Its:       Senior Managing Director

 

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SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

(1)

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

(4)

 

(5)

 

(6)

 

(7)

 

(8)

 

 

Subscription Amount

 

Number of Warrant Shares

 

Legal Representative’s
Address and Facsimile

Buyer

 

First Closing

 

Second Closing

 

Third Closing

 

First Closing

 

Second Closing

 

Third Closing

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YA Global Investments, L.P.

101 Hudson Street, Suite
3700
Jersey City, NJ  07303
Attention: Mark Angelo
Telephone: (201) 985-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
Residence:  Cayman Islands

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

2,000,000

 

1,387,500 shares of Series A Warrants with an exercise price of $1.01.

 

1,387,500 shares of Series A Warrants with an exercise price of $1.01.

 

2,775,000 shares of Series B Warrants with an exercise price of $0.90.

 

David Gonzalez, Esq. 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700 Jersey City, New Jersey 07302  Telephone: (201) 985-8300  Facsimile: (201) 985-8266

 




DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE




EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE




EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SERIES A WARRANT




EXHIBIT C

FORM OF SERIES B WARRANT




EXHIBIT D

LOCK UP AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agrees that for a period commencing on August 1, 2007 and expiring on the earlier of (a) the date that all amounts owed to YA Global Investments, L.P. under the Secured Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been repaid, (b) the date ninety (90) days after the Third Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), or (c) if the Company has not obtained Stockholder Approval, eighteen months from the First Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the “Lock-up Period”), he, she or it will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or otherwise encumber or dispose of any securities of the Company, including common stock or options, rights, warrants or other securities underlying, convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for or evidencing any right to purchase or subscribe for any common stock (whether or not beneficially owned by the undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein (collectively, the “Securities”), except (i) in accordance with the volume limitations set forth in Rule 144(e) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (ii) either during his or her lifetime or upon death, by gift, will or intestacy, to his or her immediate family or to a trust or limited partnership the beneficiaries or members of which are exclusively the undersigned and/or a member or members of his or her immediate family; provided, however, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Securities subject to the provisions of this Lock-up Agreement.

In order to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer agent of the Company’s securities with respect to any of the Securities registered in the name of the undersigned or beneficially owned by the undersigned, and the undersigned hereby confirms the undersigned’s investment in the Company.

Dated:                       , 2007

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

City, State, Zip Code:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Social Security Number

 

or Taxpayer I.D. Number

 



EX-10.45 13 a07-24453_2ex10d45.htm EX-10.45

Exhibit 10.45

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 1, 2007, by and among SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).

WHEREAS:

A.                                   In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers (i) secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock,” as converted, the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures, and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

B.                                     To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

1.                                       DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)                                  Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 120th calendar day following the First Closing, provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that one of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates required above.

(b)                                 Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar day following the First Closing.

(c)                                  Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.




(d)                                 Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

(e)                                  Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) Interest Shares (as defined in the Convertible Debenture), (iv) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants or the Convertible Debentures (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants or Convertible Debentures) and (v) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrant Shares, or the Warrants as a result of any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants, provided however, Registrable Securities shall not include any shares which may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect.

(f)                                    Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

(g)                                 Required Registration Amount” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement 3,490,000 shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued pursuant to the Convertible Debentures and Warrants, including Interest Shares (as defined in the Convertible Debenture), , which amount shall be increased to 4,225,000 shares upon Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) if such Registration Statement has not been declared effective at such time. or such lesser amount as required by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415, and (ii) with respect to subsequent Registration Statements all remaining Registrable Securities to be filed, in each case subject to any cutback set forth in Section 3(c).  In the event there are cutbacks as provided for in Section 3(c), preference shall be given in the following priority: (x) first, to the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (y) second to shares of Common Stock to be issued with any interest accrued upon the Convertible Debenture and (z) finally shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

(h)                                 Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC  having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

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2.                                       REGISTRATION.

(a)                                  Filing and Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.  On or prior to each Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities.  The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC.  The Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and contain all the required disclosures set forth on Exhibit B.  The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline.  By 9:30 am on the date following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.  The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (“Registration Period”).  Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a draft of the Registration Statement to the Buyers for their review and comment.  The Buyers shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof from the Company.

(b)                                 Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.     If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the SEC by its Effectiveness Deadline, or (iv) after the effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 30 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 40 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in addition to any other rights the holders of the Convertible Debentures may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each holder of Convertible Debentures an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages (“Liquidated Damages”) and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for any Convertible Debentures then held by such holder.  The parties agree that (1) the Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect to any Warrants or

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Warrant Shares and (2) the maximum aggregate Liquidated Damages payable to a holder of Convertible Debentures under this Agreement shall be twelve percent (12%) of the aggregate Purchase Price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.  The partial Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

(c)                                  Liquidated Damages.  The Company and the Buyer hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable under subsection 2(b) above shall constitute liquidated damages and not penalties and are in addition to all other rights of the Buyer, including the right to call a default.  The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the probable loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the Company to obtain or maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, (iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Buyer reaching an agreement as to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the question of actual damages, and (iv) the Company and the Buyer are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no liquidated damages for Cut-Back Securities (as defined in Section 3(c) below).

3.                                       RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

(a)                                  The Company shall, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for annual reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB), furnish to each Buyer copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of such Buyers, The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Buyers shall reasonably object in good faith; provided, that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Buyers have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement.

(b)                                 The Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Buyers true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Buyer which has not executed a

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confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement.  In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.

(c)                                  Reduction of Registrable Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement in order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration Statement, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement (which may be a subsequent Registration Statement if the Company needs to withdraw the initial Registration Statement and refile a new Registration Statement in order to rely on Rule 415) only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities as the SEC shall permit.  Any Registrable Securities that are excluded in accordance with the foregoing terms are hereinafter referred to as “Cut Back Securities.”  To the extent Cut Back Securities exist, as soon as may be permitted by the SEC, the Company shall be required to file a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Cut Back Securities and shall use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable thereafter.

(d)                                 The Company shall furnish to each Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) at least one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Buyer may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as such Buyer may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Buyer.

(e)                                  The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Buyer reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to

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its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.  The Company shall promptly notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(f)                                    As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify each Buyer in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Buyer.  The Company shall also promptly notify each Buyer in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Buyer by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

(g)                                 The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(h)                                 If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall furnish to such Buyer, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Buyer may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Buyers.

(i)                                     If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of

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Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Buyer and (ii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Buyers (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Buyer hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Buyer) or use  any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) 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 of which the Inspector and the Buyer has knowledge.  Each Buyer agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records 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 its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.

(j)                                     The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning a Buyer provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement.  The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Buyer is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Buyer and allow such Buyer, at the Buyer’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

(k)                                  The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) the inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities.  The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

(l)                                     The Company shall cooperate with each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such

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denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Buyers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Buyers may request.

(m)                               The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(n)                                 The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, or such period as allowed by filing a Form 12b-25, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve (12) month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.

(o)                                 The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

(p)                                 Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

(q)                                 The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Buyer of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

4.                                       OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYERS.

(a)                                  Each Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) such Buyer will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Buyer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Buyer has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Buyer’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Buyer has not yet settled.

(b)                                 Each Buyer covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

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5.                                       EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees, shall be paid by the Company.

6.                                       INDEMNIFICATION.

With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

(a)                                  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Buyer, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Buyer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) 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 thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”).  The Company shall reimburse the Buyers and each such controlling person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Buyer to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the

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Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9 hereof.

(b)                                 In connection with a Registration Statement, each Buyer agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Buyer expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Buyer will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Buyer shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Buyer as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to each Buyer prior to such Buyer’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.

(c)                                  Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential

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differing  interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.  The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto.  No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.  Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d)                                 The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

(e)                                  The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

7.                                       CONTRIBUTION.

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:  (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

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8.                                       REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.

With a view to making available to the Buyers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Buyers to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”) the Company agrees to:

(a)                                  make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b)                                 file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents as are required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

(c)                                  furnish to each Buyer so long as such Buyer owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Buyers to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

9.                                       AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Buyers who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each Buyer and the Company.  No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities.  No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

10.                                 MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)                                  A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities.  If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

(b)                                 No Piggyback on Registrations.  Except as set forth on Schedule 10(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Buyers in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in the initial Registration

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Statement other than the Registrable Securities.  The Company shall not file any other registration statements until the initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this Section 10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already filed.

(c)                                  Piggy-Back Registrations.  If at any time during the Registration Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Buyer a written notice of such determination and, if, within fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice, any such Buyer shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Buyer requests to be registered; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10(c) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement.

(d)                                 Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention: 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

732-296-8400

 

Facsimile: 

732-296-9292

 

 

With Copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:  

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone: 

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:  

(609) 919-6701

 

 

 

If to an Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such

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notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier 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.

(e)                                  Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

(f)                                    The laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Buyers as its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and federal courts for the District of New Jersey sitting Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  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.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(g)                                 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

(h)                                 The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(i)                                     This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile

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transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

(j)                                     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.

(k)                                  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(l)                                     This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

COMPANY:

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

      /s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Name: Bruce C. Galton

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

BUYER:

 

YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 

 

By:     Yorkville Advisors, LLC

 

Its:      Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

     /s/ Troy Rillo

 

 

Name: Troy Rillo

 

Title:   Senior Managing Director

 

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SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

Buyer

 

Address/Facsimile
Number of Buyer

 

Address/Facsimile
Number of Buyer’s
Representative

 

 

 

 

 

YA Global Investments, L.P.

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700
Jersey City, NJ 07303
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266

 

101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700
Jersey City, NJ 07303
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
Attention: David Gonzalez, Esq.

 




EXHIBIT A

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Selling Stockholders

The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and upon exercise of the warrants.  For additional information regarding the issuance of those convertible notes and warrants, see “Private Placement of Convertible Debentures and Warrants” above.  We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.  Except as otherwise notes and except for the ownership of the convertible Debentures and the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling stockholders.  The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the convertible debentures and warrants, as of                , 2007, assuming conversion of all convertible debentures and exercise of the warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise.

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least (i) 300% of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the convertible debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC, and (ii) 100% of the number of warrant shares issued and issuable pursuant to the warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SECBecause the conversion price of the convertible debentures and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus.  The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

Under the terms of the convertible debentures and the warrants, a selling stockholder may not convert the convertible debentures or exercise the warrants to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures which have not been converted and upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised.

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The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation.  The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering.  See “Plan of Distribution.”

Name of Selling Stockholder

 

Number of Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering

 

Maximum Number
of Shares to be Sold
Pursuant to this
Prospectus

 

Number of Shares
Owned After
Offering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YA Global Investments, L.P. (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)                                 YA Global Investments, L.P. is a Cayman Island exempt limited partnership.  Cornell is managed by Yorkville Advisors, LLC.  Investment decisions for Yorkville Advisors are made by Mark Angelo, its portfolio manager.

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Plan of Distribution

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the American Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.  A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

·                 ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

·                 block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

·                 purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

·                 an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

·                 privately negotiated transactions;

·                 broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

·                 through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

·                 a combination of any such methods of sale; or

·                 any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.

In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume.  The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other

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transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.  In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.  Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder.  In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.  There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.  The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution.  In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person.  We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a

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copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

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EXHIBIT B

OTHER DISCLOSURES

See attachment provided separately.




EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Attention:

Re:                               SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are counsel to Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the Buyers named therein (collectively, the “Buyers”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Buyers shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).  Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Buyers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on                  , the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form          (File No. 333-             ) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Buyers as a selling stockholder there under.

In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

[Law Firm]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

cc:                                 [LIST NAMES OF BUYERS]

 

 

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EX-10.46 14 a07-24453_2ex10d46.htm EX-10.46

Exhibit 10.46

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 29, 2007, by and among SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” or collectively “Buyers”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase (i) up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) of secured convertible debentures in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), and (ii) Series A warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit B” and Series B warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit C” (collectively, the “Warrants”), to acquire up to that number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in columns (5), (6) and (7) of the Schedule I (as exercised, the “Warrant Shares”), of which Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shall be funded within two (2) business days following the later of (i) the date Stockholder Approval (as defined below) is obtained or (ii) the date that the initial registration statement relating to the YA Global Closing (as defined below) is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “First Closing”), One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) shall be funded on the First Milestone Date (as defined below) (the “Second Closing”), and One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) shall be funded on the Second Milestone Date (as defined below) (the “Third Closing”) (individually referred to as a “Closing” collectively referred to as the “Closings”), for a total purchase price of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the “Subscription Amount”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state securities laws;

WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures are secured by (i) a security interest in all of the assets of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the security agreement substantially in the form agreed to by the Company and the Buyer on the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”) and (ii) a security interest in all of the intellectual property of the Company and of each of the Company’s subsidiaries as evidenced by the patent security agreement substantially in the form agreed to by the Company and the Buyer on the date hereof




(the “Patent Security Agreement” and together with the Security Agreement collectively the “Security Documents”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”); and

WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrants Shares collectively are referred to herein as (the “Securities”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:

1.     PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.

(a)                                  Purchase of Convertible Debentures.  Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I hereto and the Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in columns (5), (6) and (7) on Schedule I.  The First Milestone Date shall be defined as the Company entering into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer for sufficient quantity and quality of nano-particle for encapsulation of eIF5A gene to be used in toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) accepted Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application.  The Second Milestone Date shall be defined as the Company entering into a supply agreement with a third party manufacturer to provide sufficient quantity and quality of eIF5A DNA to carry out toxicology and proof of concept human studies under a FDA accepted IND application.

(b)                                 Closing Dates.  The First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures and Warrants shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the second (2nd) business day following the later of (i) the date Stockholder Approval is obtained or (ii) the date that the initial registration statement relating to the YA Global Closing is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “First Closing Date”), the Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the First Milestone Date, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Second Closing Date”), and the Third Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Second Milestone Date, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Third Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such earlier date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Third Closing Date”) (collectively referred to a the “Closing Dates”).  The Closings shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 502 Carnegie Center,

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Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary (including, but not limited to, the terms of Section 7 below), the Buyer hereunder shall not be obligated to fund any amounts to the Company which would, when aggregated with all other amounts previously funded by the Buyer hereunder, exceed the aggregate amounts funded by YA Global to the Company as of such date pursuant to subsection (d) below.

(c)                                  Form of Payment.  Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date, (i) the Buyers shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at such Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of such Closing as set forth herein, via irrevocable wire transfer, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures and Warrants which such Buyer is purchasing at such Closing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of the Company.

(d)                                 YA Global Agreement.  In addition to the foregoing, Buyer hereby agrees to the Company’s sale and issuance of an additional $5,000,000 of convertible debentures to YA Global Investments, L.P. (“YA Global”) (the “YA Global Closing”) on substantially similar terms hereunder subject to Stockholder Approval as set forth in Section 1(e) below.

(e)                                  Stockholders Approval.  The Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable (and use commercially reasonable best efforts to call and hold such meeting within ninety (90) days of the date hereof), for the purpose of (i) approving the transactions contemplated herein and the YA Global Closing, including the issuance of all shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debenture, the exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Interest Shares, and after giving effect to any adjustments in the amount of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change, and (ii) increasing the authorized Common Stock of the Company to at least 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the “Stockholder Approval”)  The Company’s Board shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of approving the transactions contemplated herein and the YA Global Closing and the increase of the Company’s authorized Common Stock; provided, however that the Board shall not be obligated to make such a recommendation if the Board determines in good faith, after receiving the advice of its independent legal and financial advisors, that such a recommendation would cause the Board to breach its fiduciary duties.

2.               BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:

(a)                                  Investment Purpose.  Each Buyer is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with,

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the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act.  Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

(b)                                 Accredited Investor Status.  Each Buyer is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

(c)                                  Reliance on Exemptions.  Each Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.

(d)                                 Information.  Each Buyer and its advisors (and his, or its, counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by such Buyer.  Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below.  Each Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.  Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment.  Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

(e)                                  No Governmental Review.  Each Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(f)                                    Transfer or Resale.  Each Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters) that

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such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144(k), or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”), in each case following the applicable holding period set forth therein; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

(g)                                 Legends.  Each Buyer agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 2(g), of a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC).  The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of a Registration Statement if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder.  If all or any portion of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are exercised by a Buyer that is not an Affiliate of the Company (a “Non-Affiliated Buyer”) at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends.  The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 2(g), it will, no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Non-Affiliated Buyer to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as

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the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Non-Affiliated Buyer a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.  The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.  Each Buyer acknowledges that the Company’s agreement hereunder to remove all legends from Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares is not an affirmative statement or representation that such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are freely tradable.  Each Buyer, severally and not jointly with the other Buyers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 2(g) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the buyer will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.

(h)                                 Authorization, Enforcement.  This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

(i)                                     Receipt of Documents.  Each Buyer and his or its counsel has received and read in their entirety:  (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.

(j)                                     Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.  If the Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities and is not prohibited from doing so.

(k)                                  No Legal Advice From the Company.  Each Buyer acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors.  Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

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3.               REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules or in the Company’s SEC Documents (as defined below) which Disclosure Schedules and/or SEC Documents shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Buyer:

(a)                                  Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3(a).  The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary free and clear of any liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

(b)                                 Organization and Qualification.  The Company and its subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted.  Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

(c)                                  Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.  (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrants, the Security Documents, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (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, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or

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applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.  The authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of no reason why the Company cannot file the Registration Statement as required under the Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(d)                                 Capitalization.  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 (“Preferred Stock”) of which 17,473,694 shares of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(d): (i) none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (viii) the Company and its subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has furnished to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.  Except for Stockholder Approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and

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sale of the Securities.  There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

(e)                                  Issuance of Securities.  The issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants is duly authorized and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.  Upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures or exercise in accordance with the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, respectively, when issued will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.  The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Agreement.

(f)                                    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 (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants, and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or bylaws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect 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) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Primary Market) 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 each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity.  Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.  All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.  The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

(g)                                 SEC Documents; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended

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after 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”) on timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.  The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov., true and complete copies of the SEC Documents.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(i) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made and not misleading.

(h)                                 10(b)-5.  The SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(i)                                     Absence of Litigation.  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)                                     Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by each Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities.  The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this

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Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

(k)                                  No General Solicitation.  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

(l)                                     No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.

(m)                               Employee Relations.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened.  None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.

(n)                                 Intellectual Property Rights.  The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted.  The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

(o)                                 Environmental Laws.  The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

(p)                                 Title.  All real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases

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with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.

(q)                                 Insurance.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged.  Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(r)                                    Regulatory Permits.  The Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

(s)                                  Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets are compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(t)                                    No Material Adverse Breaches, etc.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which has or would reasonably be expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.

(u)                                 Tax Status.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.  There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount

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claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

(v)                                 Certain Transactions.  Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

(w)                               Fees and Rights of First Refusal.  The Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.

(x)                                   Investment Company.  The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

(y)                                 Registration Rights.  Other than each of the Buyers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.  There are no outstanding registration statements not yet declared effective and there are no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency.

(z)                                   Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Buyers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Primary Market.

(aa)                            Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.  The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Primary Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Primary

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Market.  The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

(bb)                          Manipulation of Price.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

(cc)                            Dilutive Effect.  The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances.  The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures in accordance with this Agreement and the Convertible Debentures and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants, in each case, is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.

4.               COVENANTS.

(a)                                  Best Efforts.  Each party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

(b)                                 Form D.  The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing.  The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities, or obtain an exemption for the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.

(c)                                  Reporting Status.  Until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyers shall have sold all the Securities and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are outstanding (the “Registration Period”), the Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.

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(d)                                 Use of Proceeds.  The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for the purposes and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 4(d).

(e)                                  Reservation of Shares.  If the Company obtains Stockholder Approval, the Company shall promptly establish a reserve of 31,888,888 shares of Common Stock for issuance to the Buyer(s) upon conversions of the Convertible Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Share Reserve”).  The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the full exercise of the Warrants.  If at any time the Share Reserve is insufficient to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures or the full exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall increase the Share Reserve accordingly.  If at any time the Company does not have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to maintain the Share Reserve as required by this Section 4(e), the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable (and use commercially reasonable best efforts to call and hold such meeting within ninety (90) days of the date of such occurrence), for the purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized.  The Company’s Board shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized; provided, however that the Board shall not be obligated to make such a recommendation if the Board determines in good faith, after receiving the advice of its independent legal and financial advisors, that such a recommendation would cause the Board to breach its fiduciary duties.

(f)                                    Listings or Quotation.  The Company’s Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”), (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) (each, a “Primary Market”).  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(g)                                 Fees and Expenses.

(i)                                     Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)                                  The Company shall pay to the Buyer One Hundred Thousand Dollard ($100,000) from the proceeds of the First Closing, Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from the proceeds of the Second Closing, and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from the proceeds of the Third Closing.

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(iii)                               The Company shall reimburse Stanford Group Company for its undocumented, reasonable costs and expenses for the transactions contemplated hereby, in an amount equal to 2% of the gross amount actually disbursed by the Buyer hereunder.
(iv)                              The Company shall pay a structuring and due diligence fee to the Buyer of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), which shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.

(h)                                 Corporate Existence.  So long as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”) unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of each Buyer.  In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible Debentures.

(i)                                     Transactions With Affiliates.  So long as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related Party”), except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any investment in an Affiliate of the Company,  (c) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such Related Party, or (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement.  “Affiliate” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity.  “Control” or “controls” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.

(j)                                     Transfer Agent.  The Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).

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(k)                                  Subsequent Offerings

(i)                                     Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4(k)(iii), without the written consent of the Buyer, so long as any portion of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not (a) grant, issue or sell any Common Stock or other equity securities, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Common Stock or other equity securities or take any other action that may result in the issuance of any of the foregoing, other than to issue options or similar rights to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to compensation, benefit, severance or similar plans or employment agreements of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or (b) file any registration statements on Form S-8.
(ii)                                  Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4(k)(iii), without the written consent of the Buyer, so long as any portion of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions, or take any other action that may result in any of the foregoing, except that any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company may merge with the Company, provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving entity.
(iii)                               Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4(k) shall not apply to Excluded Securities (as defined in the Convertible Debenture).

(l)            Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4(k)(i) and Section 4(k)(ii) above, the Company may issue securities of the Company provided that (a) any such issuance is for consideration not less than ninety percent (90%) of the market price of the Common Stock on the date of such issuance.

(m)          Neither the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding. 

(n)           Rights of First Refusal.  So long as any portion of Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if the Company intends to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common stock, any class of preferred stock, options, warrants, convertible debt or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock (whether the offering is conducted by the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party) the Company shall be obligated to offer to the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and outline of the material terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such issuance or sale of capital stock  to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former officers or directors, current or former shareholders and/or investors of the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.  The Buyers shall have five (5) business days from receipt of such notice of the sale or issuance of capital stock to accept or reject all or a portion of such capital raising offer.  Any offer made to Buyer pursuant to this section shall simultaneously be made on the same terms to YA Global on a pro rata basis.

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(o)                                 Lock Up Agreements.  On the date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each officer and director a lock up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

(p)                                 Additional Registration Statements.  Until the effective date of the initial Registration Statement, and except as required in connection with the YA Global Closing, the Company will not file a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to securities that are not the Securities.

(q)                                 Review of Public Disclosures.  All SEC filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants.

(r)                                    Disclosure of Transaction.  Within four Business Days following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the Exchange Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of the Convertible Debenture, the form of Warrant and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing.

5.               TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

(a)                                  The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, irrevocably appointing James M. Davis as the Company’s agent for the purpose of instructing its transfer agent to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants.  The Company shall not change its transfer agent without the express written consent of the Buyers, which may be withheld by the Buyers in their sole discretion.  The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment and, with respect to any transfer, shall permit the transfer.  In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such

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Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend.    Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares.  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

6.               CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

(a)                                  Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.

(b)                                 The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants in the respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to be paid directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

(c)                                  The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates. 

7.               CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

(a)                                  The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(i)                                     The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Buyers.
(ii)                                  The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the AMEX, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the AMEX.

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(iii)                               The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date
(iv)                              The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures and Warrants with respect to the First Closing in the amounts set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v)                                 The Buyers shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyers.
(vi)                              The Company shall have provided to the Buyers a true copy of a certificate of good standing evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company from the secretary of state (or comparable office) from the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, as of a date within 10 days of the First Closing Date.
(vii)                           The Company shall have delivered to the Buyers a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the First Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(c) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the First Closing.
(viii)                        A form UCC-1, any appropriate filings to be made with the Patent and Trademark Office, or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security Agreement and the Patent Security Agreement shall have been filed.
(ix)                                The Company shall have created the Share Reserve.
(x)                                   The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
(xi)                                YA Global shall have funded to the Company $3,000,000 in aggregate gross proceeds in connection with the YA Global Closing;
(xii)                             Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained and the Registration Statement for YA Global shall have been filed with the SEC.
(xiii)                          The Company shall be in compliance with the terms of all of the Transaction Documents.

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(xiv)                         The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the First Closing Date, that all conditions to the First Closing have been satisfied.

(b)                                 The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at the Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Second Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(i)                                     The First Closing shall have occurred.
(ii)                                  All the requirements required to have be achieved in connection with the First Milestone Date shall have been achieved and the Company shall have provided to Buyer reasonably satisfactory evidence thereof.
(iii)                               The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market. 
(iv)                              The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Second Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Second Closing Date.
(v)                                 The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyers the Convertible Debentures with respect to the Second Closing in the amounts set forth opposite each Buyers name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(vi)                              The Company shall have filed the Registration Statement with the SEC materially in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof.
(vii)                           The Company shall be in compliance with the terms of all of the Transaction Documents.
(viii)                        The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Second Closing Date, that all conditions to the Second Closing have been satisfied.

(c)                                  The obligation of the Buyers hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at the Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Third Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

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(i)                                     The First Closing and the Second Closing shall both have occurred.
(ii)                                  All the requirements required to have be achieved in connection with the Second Milestone Date shall have been achieved and the Company shall have provided to Buyer reasonably satisfactory evidence thereof.
(iii)                               The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market.
(iv)                              The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Third Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Third Closing Date.
(v)                                 The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyers the Convertible Debentures with respect to the Third Closing in the amounts set forth opposite each Buyers name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(vi)                              The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC. 
(vii)                           The Company shall be in compliance with the terms of all of the Transaction Documents.
(viii)                        The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Third Closing Date, that all conditions to the Third Closing have been satisfied.

8.               INDEMNIFICATION.

(a)                                  In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including

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reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company.  To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

(b)                                 In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto.  To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.

9.               GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)                                  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.

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(b)                                 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.  In the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution and delivery hereof.

(c)                                  Headings.  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

(d)                                 Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

(e)                                  Entire Agreement, Amendments.  This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), 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 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 any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.

(f)                                    Notices.  Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Telephone:

732-296-8400

 

Facsimile:

732-296-9292

 

 

With a copy to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

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If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies to the Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I.  Each party shall provide five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.

(g)                                 Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

(h)                                 No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

(i)                                     Survival.  Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full.  The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

(j)                                     Publicity.  The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).

(k)                                  Further Assurances.  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(l)                                     Termination.  In the event that the First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of the Buyer described in Section 4(g) above.

(m)                               Brokerage.  Except for H.C. Wainright & Co., Inc. and Stanford Group Company, the Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been

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retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for or on account of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(n)                                 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 rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(o)                                 Accounting Provision.  For purposes of clarity, the Company shall not be obligated to settle any conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in cash, except as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, then in such case, any cash settlement shall be as per the terms of the Debenture or Warrant, as applicable.

[REMAINDER PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

     /s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Name: Bruce C. Galton

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

BUYERS:

 

STANFORD VENTURE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James M. Davis

 

 

Name: James M. Davis

 

Its:       President and Director

 

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SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

(1)

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

(4)

 

(5)

 

(6)

 

(7)

 

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Representative’s

 

 

Subscription Amount

 

Number of Warrant Shares*

 

Address and Facsimile

Buyer

 

First Closing

 

Second Closing

 

Third Closing

 

First Closing

 

Second Closing

 

Third Closing

 

Number

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

6075 Poplar Avenue
Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38119
Attention: James M. Davis,
President and Director
Telephone: (901) 537-1600
Facsimile: (901) 680-5265

 

$2,000,000 (conversion price of $0.90 per share)

 

$1,500,000 (conversion price of $0.90 per share)

 

$1,500,000 (conversion price of $0.90 per share)

 

1,111,111 shares of Series A Warrants (at an exercise price of $1.01 per share).

 

1,111,111 shares of Series B Warrants (at an exercise price of $0.90 per share).

 

Additional 50% warrant coverage as follows:

 

1,388,889 shares of Series A Warrants (at an exercise price of $1.01 per share).

 

1,388,889 shares of Series B Warrants (at an exercise price of $0.90 per share).

 

833,333 shares of Series A Warrants (at an exercise price of $1.01 per share).

 

833,333 shares of Series B Warrants (at an exercise price of $0.90 per share).

 

833,333 shares of Series A Warrants (at an exercise price of $1.01 per share).

 

833,333 shares of Series B Warrants (at an exercise price of $0.90 per share).

 

Akerman Senterfitt
One Southeast Third Avenue,
25th Floor
Miami, Florida 33131
Attention: Jose Gordo, Esq.
Telephone: 305-755-5812
Facsimile: 305-349-4789

 


* Each issuance of Warrants shall be distributed to the following entities or individuals in the indicated proportions:  Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (50.00%), Daniel T. Bogar (11.5625%), William R. Fusselmann (11.5625%), Osvaldo Pi and Vivian Pi, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Osvaldo and Vivian Pi Living Trust, dated February 13, 2007, and any amendments thereto, (11.5625%), Ronald M. Stein (11.5625%), Charles M. Weiser (1.875%), and Tal Kimmel (1.875%).




DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

None.




EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE




EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SERIES A WARRANT




EXHIBIT C

FORM OF SERIES B WARRANT




EXHIBIT D

LOCK UP AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agrees that for a period commencing on August 29, 2007 and expiring on the earlier of (a) the date that all amounts owed to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. under the Secured Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been repaid, (b) the date ninety (90) days after the YA Global Third Closing (as defined in the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement), or (c) if the Company has not obtained Stockholder Approval, eighteen months from the YA Global First Closing (as defined in the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement) (the “Lock-up Period”), he, she or it will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or otherwise encumber or dispose of any securities of the Company, including common stock or options, rights, warrants or other securities underlying, convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for or evidencing any right to purchase or subscribe for any common stock (whether or not beneficially owned by the undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein (collectively, the “Securities”) except (i) in accordance with the volume limitations set forth in Rule 144(e) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (ii) either during his or her lifetime or upon death, by gift, will or intestacy, to his or her immediate family or to a trust or limited partnership the beneficiaries or members of which are exclusively the undersigned and/or a member or members of his or her immediate family; provided, however, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Securities subject to the provisions of this Lock-up Agreement.

In order to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer agent of the Company’s securities with respect to any of the Securities registered in the name of the undersigned or beneficially owned by the undersigned, and the undersigned hereby confirms the undersigned’s investment in the Company.

Dated:                       , 2007

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

City, State, Zip Code:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Social Security Number

 

 

or Taxpayer I.D. Number

 

 



EX-10.47 15 a07-24453_2ex10d47.htm EX-10.47

Exhibit 10.47

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 29, 2007, by and among SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).

WHEREAS:

A.                                   In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers (i) secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock,” as converted, the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures, and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

B.                                     To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

1.                                      DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)                                  Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 120th calendar day following the Filing Deadline, provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that one of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates required above.

(b)                                 Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar day following the earlier of: (i) the date that all of the Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and Interest Shares issued by the Company to YA Global Investments, L.P. (the “YA Global Shares”) have been registered; (ii) the date that all of the YA Global Shares have been sold in the public market; or (iii) the date provided by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 to register the Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and Interest Shares issued to the




Buyer(s) hereunder or the date on which the SEC otherwise takes the position that such registration is appropriate.

(c)                                  Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

(d)                                 Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

(e)                                  Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) any shares of Common Stock to be issued with any interest accrued upon the Convertible Debenture, (iv) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants or the Convertible Debentures (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants or Convertible Debentures) and (v) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrant Shares, or the Warrants as a result of any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants; provided, however, Registrable Securities shall not include any shares which may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect..

(f)                                    Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

(g)                                 Required Registration Amount” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued pursuant to the Convertible Debentures and Warrants, including Interest Shares (as defined in the Convertible Debenture), or such lesser amount as required by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415, and (ii) with respect to subsequent Registration Statements all remaining Registrable Securities to be filed, in each case subject to any cutback set forth in Section 3(c).  In the event there are cutbacks as provided for in Section 3(c), preference shall be given in the following priority: (x) first, to the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (y) second to shares of Common Stock to be issued with any interest accrued upon the Convertible Debentures and (z) finally shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

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(h)                                 Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC  having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

2.                                      REGISTRATION.

(a)                                  Filing and Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.  On or prior to each Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities.  The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC.  The Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and contain all the required disclosures set forth on Exhibit B.  The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline.  By 9:30 am on the date following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.  The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Buyers (“Registration Period”).  Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a draft of the Registration Statement to the Buyers for their review and comment.  The Buyers shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof from the Company.

(b)                                 Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.     If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Buyers the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the SEC by its Effectiveness Deadline, or (iv) after the effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Buyers are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 30 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 40 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in addition to any other rights the holders of the Convertible Debentures may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each holder of Convertible Debentures an amount in cash, as

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partial liquidated damages (“Liquidated Damages”) and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for any Convertible Debentures then held by such holder.  The parties agree that (1) the Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect to any Warrants or Warrant Shares and (2) the maximum aggregate Liquidated Damages payable to a holder of Convertible Debentures under this Agreement shall be twelve percent (12%) of the aggregate Purchase Price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.  The partial Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

(c)                                  Liquidated Damages.  The Company and the Buyer hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable under subsection 2(b) above shall constitute liquidated damages and not penalties and are in addition to all other rights of the Buyer, including the right to call a default.  The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the probable loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the Company to obtain or maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, (iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Buyer reaching an agreement as to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the question of actual damages, and (iv) the Company and the Buyer are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no liquidated damages for Cut-Back Securities (as defined in Section 3(c) below).

3.                                      RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

(a)                                  The Company shall, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for annual reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB), furnish to each Buyer copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of such Buyers, The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Buyers shall reasonably object in good faith; provided, that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Buyers have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement.

(b)                                 The Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration

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Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Buyers true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Buyer which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement.  In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.

(c)                                  Reduction of Registrable Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement in order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration Statement, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement (which may be a subsequent Registration Statement if the Company needs to withdraw the initial Registration Statement and refile a new Registration Statement in order to rely on Rule 415) only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities as the SEC shall permit.  Any Registrable Securities that are excluded in accordance with the foregoing terms are hereinafter referred to as “Cut Back Securities.”  To the extent Cut Back Securities exist, as soon as may be permitted by the SEC, the Company shall be required to file a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Cut Back Securities and shall use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable thereafter.

(d)                                 The Company shall furnish to each Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) at least one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Buyer may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as such Buyer may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Buyer.

(e)                                  The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Buyer reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be

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necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.  The Company shall promptly notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(f)                                    As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify each Buyer in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Buyer.  The Company shall also promptly notify each Buyer in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Buyer by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

(g)                                 The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(h)                                 If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall furnish to such Buyer, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Buyer may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such

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Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Buyers.

(i)                                     If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Buyer and (ii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Buyers (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Buyer hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Buyer) or use  any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) 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 of which the Inspector and the Buyer has knowledge.  Each Buyer agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records 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 its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.

(j)                                     The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning a Buyer provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement.  The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Buyer is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Buyer and allow such Buyer, at the Buyer’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

(k)                                  The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) the inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities.  The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

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(l)                                     The Company shall cooperate with each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Buyers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Buyers may request.

(m)                               The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(n)                                 The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, or such period as allowed by filing a Form 12b-25, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve (12) month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.

(o)                                 The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

(p)                                 Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

(q)                                 The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Buyer of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

4.                                       OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYERS.

(a)                                  Each Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) such Buyer will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Buyer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Buyer has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Buyer’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Buyer has not yet settled.

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(b)                                 Each Buyer covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

5.                                       EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees, shall be paid by the Company.

6.                                       INDEMNIFICATION.

With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

(a)                                  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Buyer, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Buyer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) 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 thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”).  The Company shall reimburse the Buyers and each such controlling person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such

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Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Buyer to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9 hereof.

(b)                                 In connection with a Registration Statement, each Buyer agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Buyer expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Buyer will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Buyer shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Buyer as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to each Buyer prior to such Buyer’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.

(c)                                  Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the

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fees and expenses of not more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing  interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.  The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto.  No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.  Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d)                                 The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

(e)                                  The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

7.                                      CONTRIBUTION.

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:  (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

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8.                                      REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.

With a view to making available to the Buyers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Buyers to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”) the Company agrees to:

(a)                                  make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b)                                 file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents as are required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

(c)                                  furnish to each Buyer so long as such Buyer owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Buyers to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

9.                                      AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Buyers who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each Buyer and the Company.  No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities.  No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

10.                                MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)                                  A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities.  If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

(b)                                 No Piggyback on Registrations.  Except as set forth on Schedule 10(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Buyers in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in the initial Registration

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Statement other than the Registrable Securities.  Except as set forth in Section 10(c) and except for the registration statement filed with respect to the YA Global Shares, the Company shall not file any other registration statements until the registration statements with respect to all Registrable Securities have been declared effective by the SEC, provided, that this Section 10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already filed.

(c)                                  Piggy-Back Registrations.  If at any time during the Registration Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Buyer a written notice of such determination and, if, within fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice, any such Buyer shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Buyer requests to be registered; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10(c) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement.

(d)                                 Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Telephone:

732-296-8400

 

 

Facsimile:

732-296-9292

 

 

 

With Copy to:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

 

Attention:

Emilio Ragosa, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

 

 

 

If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the

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effectiveness of such change.  Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier 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.

(e)                                  Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

(f)                                    The laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Buyers as its stockholders.  All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and federal courts for the District of New Jersey sitting Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  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.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(g)                                 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

(h)                                 The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(i)                                     This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This

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Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

(j)                                     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.

(k)                                  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(l)                                     This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

 

Name:

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

BUYERS:

 

 

 

 

 

STANFORD VENTURE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James M. Davis

 

 

Name:James M. Davis

 

 

Title:President and Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William R. Fusselman

 

 

William R. Fusselmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s Daniel T. Bogar

 

 

 

Daniel T. Bogar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Osvaldo Pi

 

 

 

Osvaldo Pi, as Trustee under the Osvaldo and Vivian Pi
Living Trust, dated February 13, 2007, as may be amended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ronald M. Stein

 

 

 

Ronald M. Stein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Charles M. Weiser

 

 

Charles M. Weiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Tal Kimmel

 

 

 

Tal Kimmel

 

 

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SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

If to Buyers:

 

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300

 

 

Memphis, TN 38119

 

 

Attention:

James M. Davis, President and Director

 

 

Telephone:

(901) 537-1600

 

 

Facsimile:

(901) 680-5265

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel T. Bogar

 

 

1016 Sanibel Drive

 

 

Hollywood, Florida

 

 

Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

 

 

William R. Fusselmann

 

 

141 Crandon Blvd., #437

 

 

Key Biscayne, Florida 33149

 

 

Attention:

James M. Davis, President and Director

 

 

Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

 

 

Osvaldo Pi and Vivian Pi, Trustees

 

 

6405 SW 104th Street

 

 

Pinecrest, Florida 33156

 

 

Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald M. Stein

 

 

6520 Allison Road

 

 

Miami Beach, Florida 33141

 

 

Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles M. Weiser

 

 

3521 N. 55th Ave.

 

 

Hollywood, Florida 33021

 

 

Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tal Kimmel

 

 

201 South Biscayne Blvd.

 

 

Miami, Florida 33131

 

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Telephone:

(305) 347-2400

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 347-2455

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Akerman Senterfitt

 

 

One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor

 

 

Miami, Florida 33131

 

 

Attention:

Jose Gordo, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:

305-755-5812

 

 

Facsimile:

305-349-4789

 

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EXHIBIT A

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Selling Stockholders

The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and upon exercise of the warrants.  For additional information regarding the issuance of those convertible notes and warrants, see “Private Placement of Convertible Debentures and Warrants” above.  We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.  Except as otherwise notes and except for the ownership of the convertible Debentures and the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling stockholders.  The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the convertible debentures and warrants, as of             , 200  , assuming conversion of all convertible debentures and exercise of the warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise.

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least (i) 300% of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the convertible debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC, and (ii) 100% of the number of warrant shares issued and issuable pursuant to the warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SECBecause the conversion price of the convertible debentures and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus.  The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

Name of Selling Stockholder

 

Number of Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering

 

Maximum Number
of Shares to be Sold
Pursuant to this
Prospectus

 

Number of Shares
Owned After
Offering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Plan of Distribution

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the American Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.  A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

·                  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

·                  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

·                  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

·                  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

·                  privately negotiated transactions;

·                  broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

·                  through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

·                  a combination of any such methods of sale; or

·                  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.

In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume.  The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other

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transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.  In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.  Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder.  In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.  There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.  The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution.  In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person.  We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a

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copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

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EXHIBIT B

OTHER DISCLOSURES

None.

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Attention:

Re:                               SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are counsel to Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the Buyers named therein (collectively, the “Buyers”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Buyers shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).  Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Buyers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on                            , the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form                  (File No. 333-                  ) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Buyers as a selling stockholder there under.

In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

[Law Firm]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

cc:

[LIST NAMES OF BUYERS]

 

 

 

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EX-10.48 16 a07-24453_2ex10d48.htm EX-10.48

Exhibit 10.48

SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is entered into and made effective as of September 21, 2007, by and between SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located at 303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (the “Parent”), and the each subsidiary of the Parent listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each a “Subsidiary,” and collectively and together with the Parent, the “Company”), in favor of the BUYER(S) (the “Secured Party”) listed on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated the date hereof between the Company and the Secured Party.

WHEREAS, the Parent shall issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Secured Party shall purchase secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Parent’s common stock;

WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between the Parent and the Secured Party (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions among the Parent, the Secured Party, the Parent’s transfer agent, and David Gonzalez, Esq. (the “Transfer Agent Instructions”) (collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”), each Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the pledged property of each Company identified on Exhibit A hereto (collectively referred to as the “Pledged Property”) to secure all of the Obligations (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Company is entering into a Security Agreement with Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Stanford”) (the “Stanford Security Agreement”), which grants Stanford a second position security interest in and to the Pledged Property behind the grant of the security interest in and to the Pledged Property to the Secured Party hereunder; and

WHEREAS, the Secured Party and Stanford are entering into an intercreditor agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) describing the nature of the senior security interests granted by the Company to the Secured Party hereunder and the junior security interest granted to Stanford under the Stanford Security Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Section 1.1.                                   Recitals.

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

Section 1.2.                                   Interpretations.

Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason hereof.

Section 1.3.                                   Obligations Secured.

The security interest created hereby in the Pledged Property constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the obligations of the Parent now existing or hereinafter incurred to the Buyers under the Transaction Documents and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof including, without limitation following obligations (collectively, the “Obligations”):

(a)  for so long as the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the payment by the Parent, as and when due and payable (by scheduled maturity, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it in respect of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debentures and the other Transaction Documents; and

(b)  for so long as the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the due performance and observance by the Parent of all of its other obligations from time to time existing in respect of any of the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, the Parent’s obligations with respect to any conversion or redemption rights of the Secured Party under the Convertible Debentures.

ARTICLE 2.

PLEDGED PROPERTY; EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 2.1.                                   Pledged Property.

(a)                                  As collateral security for all of the Obligations, the Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a continuing security interest in and to all of the Pledged Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
(b)                                 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as additional security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, each Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in, and hereby collaterally assigns to the Secured Party, all of such Company’s right, title and interest in and to each

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Deposit Account (as defined below) and in and to any deposits or other sums at any time credited to each such Deposit Account.  In connection with the foregoing, each Company hereby authorizes and directs each bank or other depository institution which maintains any Deposit Account to pay or deliver to the Secured Party upon the Secured Party’s written demand thereof made at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default has occurred all balances in each Deposit Account with such depository for application to the Obligations then outstanding.
(c)                                  Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged Property.  Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation, financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

Section 2.2.                                   Event of Default

An “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under and as defined in the Convertible Debentures.

Section 2.3                                      Grant of Security Interest to Stanford.

The Company is granting a security interest in and to the Pledged Property to Stanford under the Stanford Security Agreement.  The security interests granted by the Company to the Secured Party hereunder shall be senior to the security interest granted by the Company to Stanford under the Stanford Security Agreement irrespective of priority, regardless of the date, manner, or order of perfection of the respective security interests, liens and encumbrances granted or to be granted by the Company to or for the benefit of the Secured Party hereunder or Stanford under the Stanford Security Agreement.  So long as this Agreement shall remain in effect, the security interests, liens,  and encumbrances granted to the Secured Party shall be senior to the security interests, liens and encumbrances of granted to Stanford.  The Secured Party and Stanford are entering into the Intercreditor Agreement further describing the ranking of the security interests granted by the Company to the Secured Party hereunder and to Stanford under the Stanford Security Agreement.

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ARTICLE 3.

ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE

Section 3.1.                                   Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: (a) the Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect all instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the Pledged Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same; (b) the Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine, and (c) to facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to the Secured Party.

Section 3.2.                                   Secured Party May Perform.

If the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under Section 8.3.

ARTICLE 4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1.                                   Authorization; Enforceability.

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.

Section 4.2.                                   Ownership of Pledged Property.

The Company represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance (each, a “Lien”) except for the security interest created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Liens” means: (1) the security interest created by this Agreement and the Stanford Security Agreement, (2) existing Liens disclosed by the Company to the Secured Party; (3) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due, as to which the grace period, if any, related thereto has not yet expired, or being contested in good faith and by

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appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (4) Liens of carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, mechanics and landlords and other similar Liens which secure amounts which are not yet overdue by more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (5) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company; (6) Liens securing capitalized lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing an acquisition or lease; (7) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, municipal zoning ordinances and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing debt and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company and not materially detracting from the value of the property subject thereto; (8) Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards which judgments or awards do not constitute an Event of Default; (9) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment insurance, pension liabilities and social security benefits and Liens securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases and contracts in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (other than appeal bonds) incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money); (10) Liens in favor of a banking institution arising by operation of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and contractual set-off rights held by such banking institution and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and only burdening deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; (11) usual and customary set-off rights in leases and other contracts; and (12) escrows in connection with acquisitions and dispositions.

ARTICLE 5.

DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL

Section 5.1                                      Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.

If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a)                                  The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Pledged Property, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code applies to the affected Pledged Property), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Pledged Property, including, without limitation, transfer into the Secured Party’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require the Company to assemble all or part of the Pledged Property as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased by the Company where the Pledged Property or any part

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thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to the Company in respect of such occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Pledged Property for sale, (A) sell the Pledged Property or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Pledged Property or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable.  The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Pledged Property shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Pledged Property is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification.  The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Pledged Property regardless of notice of sale having been given.  The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.  The Company hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Pledged Property may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Pledged Property to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Pledged Property be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof.  The Company hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Pledged Property by the Secured Party may be made without warranty, (ii) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, and (iii) such actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Pledged Property.

(b)                                 Any cash held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof) by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Secured Party shall elect, consistent with the provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement.  Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

(c)                                  In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the rate specified in the Convertible Debentures for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the

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reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

(d)                                 The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable state, provincial, or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Pledged Property, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Property.

(e)                                  The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Pledged Property) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising.  To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

Section 5.2                                      Duties Regarding Pledged Property.

The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.

ARTICLE 6.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied or the Convertible Debentures have been fully converted, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):

Section 6.1.                                   Existence, Properties, Etc.

(a)                                  The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary (i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority (i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to

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execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required by the Secured Party (which other loan instruments collectively shall be referred to as the “Loan Instruments”) to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  For purpose of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or otherwise; (b) the Company’s ability to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.

Section 6.2.                                   Financial Statements and Reports.

The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request.

Section 6.3.                                   Accounts and Reports.

The Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (“GAAP”) and provide, at its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:

(a)                                  as soon as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $500,000 (other than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $500,000; and
(b)                                 within fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic or otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Company, or submitted to or filed by the Company with any governmental authority involving or affecting (i) the Company that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Property; or (iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan Instruments (except, in each case, to the extent any such submission, filing, report, financial statement, notice or other document is posted on EDGAR Online).

Section 6.4.                                   Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection.

The Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP, and permit the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated by the Secured Party in writing, at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice to visit and inspect any of its properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described in the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs

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and finances with any employee, officer or director thereof (it being agreed that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, there shall be no more than two (2) such visits and inspections in any Fiscal Year).

Section 6.5.                                   Maintenance and Insurance.

(a)                                  The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of its material assets and properties in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, making all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(b)                                 The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate to insure all assets and properties of the Company of a character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the Transaction Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably requested by Secured Party, all with financially sound and reputable insurers.

Section 6.6.                                   Contracts and Other Collateral.

The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to so perform such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.7.                                   Defense of Collateral, Etc.

The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any part of:  (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law (other than any such claims and demands by holders of Permitted Liens).

Section 6.8.                                   Taxes and Assessments.

The Company shall (a) file all material tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency (taking into account any extensions of the original due date), (b) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of

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its properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto if and to the extent required by GAAP.

Section 6.9.                                   Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.

The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.10.                             Notice of Default.

The Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

Section 6.11.                             Notice of Litigation.

The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of $250,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of the assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.

Section 6.13.                             Future Subsidiaries.

If the Company shall hereafter create or acquire any subsidiary, simultaneously with the creation or acquisition of such subsidiary, the Company shall cause such subsidiary to grant to the Secured Party a security interest of the same tenor as created under this Agreement.

Section 6.14.                             Establishment of Deposit Account, Dominion Account Agreements.

Within ten (10) days of the date hereof, each Company, the Secured Party, and each applicable bank or other depository institution shall enter into a deposit account agreement (“Deposit Account Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit B with respect to each of the Company’s savings, passbook, money market or other depository accounts, and all certificates of deposit, maintained by each Company with any bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other depository institution (each, a “Deposit Account”) maintained or used by each Company providing dominion and control over such accounts to the Secured Party such that upon notice by the Secured Party to such bank or other

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depository institution of the occurrence of an Event of Default all actions under such account shall be taken solely at the Secured Party’s direction.  Each Company’s current Deposit Accounts are set forth on Schedule 6.14 attached hereto.

Each Company shall cause all cash, all collections and proceeds from accounts receivable, all receipts from credit card payments, and all proceeds from the sale of any Pledged Property to be deposited into a Deposit Account in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices.

While any Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall have valid and effective Deposit Account Agreements in place at all times with respect to all of its Deposit Accounts.  No Deposit Account shall be established, used or maintained by the Company unless it first enters into a Deposit Account Agreement.

With respect to each Deposit Account, from an after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to exercise its rights under such Deposit Account Agreement, including, for the avoidance of any doubt, the exclusive right to give instructions to the financial institution at which such Deposit Account is maintained as to the disposition of funds or other property on deposit therein or credited thereto.  The Secured Party hereby covenants and agrees that it will not send any such notice to a financial institution at which any such Deposit Account is maintained directing the disposition of funds or other property therein unless and until the occurrence of an Event of Default.

ARTICLE 7.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing:

Section 7.1.                                  Liens and Encumbrances.

Directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien in, to or against any part of the Pledged Property other than Permitted Liens.

Section 7.2.                                  Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends

Directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on its capital stock without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party.

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Section 7.3.                                   Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness, other than the indebtedness evidenced by the Convertible Debentures and other Permitted Indebtedness.  “Permitted Indebtedness” means: (i) indebtedness evidenced by Convertible Debentures and indebtedness to Stanford pursuant to the Stanford Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); (ii) indebtedness described on the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement; (iii) indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of any equipment by the Company, including capital lease obligations with no recourse other than to such equipment; (iv) indebtedness (A) the repayment of which has been subordinated to the payment of the Convertible Debentures on terms and conditions acceptable to the Secured Party, including with regard to interest payments and repayment of principal, (B) which does not mature or otherwise require or permit redemption or repayment prior to or on the 91st day after the maturity date of any Convertible Debentures then outstanding; and (C) which is not secured by any assets of the Company; (v) indebtedness solely between the Company and/or one of its domestic subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company and/or one of its domestic subsidiaries, on the other which indebtedness is not secured by any assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, provided that (x) in each case a majority of the equity of any such domestic subsidiary is directly or indirectly owned by the Company, such domestic subsidiary is controlled by the Company and such domestic subsidiary has executed a security agreement in the form of this Agreement and (y) any such loan shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that is pledged by the Company or its subsidiary, as applicable, as collateral pursuant to this Agreement; (vi) reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the purpose of securing performance obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business so long as the aggregate face amount of all such letters of credit does not exceed $500,000 at any one time; and (vii) renewals, extensions and refinancing of any indebtedness described in clauses (i) or (iii) of this subsection.

Section 7.4.                                   Places of Business.

Change the location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party, unless such change in location is to a different location within the United States and the Company provides notice to the Secured Party of new location within 10 days’ of such change in location.

ARTICLE 8.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1.                                   Notices.

All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on:  (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person or by nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:

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If to the Secured Party:

 

YA Global Investments, LP

 

 

101 Hudson Street-Suite 3700

 

 

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302

 

 

Attention:

Mark Angelo

 

 

 

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

(201) 986-8300

 

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

David Gonzalez, Esq.

 

 

101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700

 

 

Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

 

Telephone:

(201) 985-8300

 

 

Facsimile:

(201) 985-8266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And if to the Company:

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

303 George Street, Suite 420

 

 

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 

 

Attention:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Telephone:

 

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bochius

 

 

502 Carnegie Center

 

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Telephone:

(609) 919-6633

 

 

Facsimile:

(609) 919-6701

 

Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new address.  Commencing on the tenth (10th) day after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 8.2.                                   Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

Section 8.3.                                   Expenses.

In the event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable

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fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with:  (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or (iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

Section 8.4.                                   Waivers, Amendments, Etc.

The Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith.  Any waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or a different type.  None of the undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the Secured Party in the case of any such waiver, and signed by the Secured Party and the Company in the case of any such amendment, change or modification.

Section 8.5.                                   Continuing Security Interest; Partial Release.

(a)                                  This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment or conversion in full of the Convertible Debentures; (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns; and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and assigns.  Upon the payment or satisfaction in full or conversion in full of the Convertible Debentures, this Agreement and the security interest created hereby shall terminate, and, in connection therewith, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and the Secured Party shall deliver to the Company such documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

(b)                                 Effective upon the closing of a disposition of any Pledged Property, provided the Secured Party consents in writing prior to such disposition or such disposition is made in the ordinary course of business, the security interest granted hereunder in the Pledged Property so disposed of shall terminate and the Secured Party shall deliver such documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination; provided, however, the security interest granted hereunder in all remaining Pledged Property shall remain in full force and effect.

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Section 8.6.                                   Independent Representation.

Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard to the substance of this Agreement.

Section 8.7.                                   Applicable Law:  Jurisdiction.

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.

Section 8.8.                                   Waiver of Jury Trial.

AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 8.9.                                   Entire Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Name:

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Title:

President and CFO

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:

 

 

SENESCO, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Name:

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

Title:

President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SECURED PARTY:

 

 

YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Yorkville Advisors, LLC     

 

 

Its:

Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gerald Eicke

 

 

 

Name:

Gerald Eicke

 

 

Title:

Managing Partner

 

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SCHEDULE I

LEGAL NAMES; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; STATES OF ORGANIZATION

Company’s Name

 

State of
Organization

 

Employer
ID

 

Organizational
ID

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

SENESCO, INC.

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

DEFINITION OF PLEDGED PROPERTY

For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:

(a)                                  all goods of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools, parts, supplies and motor vehicles of every kind and description, now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and all replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b)                                 all inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all goods, wares, merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other tangible personal property, including such inventory as is temporarily out of Company’s custody or possession and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing;
(c)                                  all contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names, leasehold interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents and patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now owned or hereafter created;
(d)                                 all documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e)                                  all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations and rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively referred to as “Accounts”), together with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such Accounts and all such goods that may be returned by the Company’s customers, and all proceeds of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the Company may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation and as an unpaid vendor and/or lienor;
(f)                                    to the extent assignable, all of the Company’s rights under all present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises issued or granted in connection with the operations of any of its facilities;
(g)                                 all equity interests, securities or other instruments in other companies, including, without limitation, any subsidiaries, investments or other entities (whether or not controlled); and



(h)                                 all products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) from the above-described Pledged Property.



EXHIBIT B

FORM OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AGREEMENT



EX-10.49 17 a07-24453_2ex10d49.htm EX-10.49

Exhibit 10.49

 

June 15, 2007

Dr. John Thompson
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Canada

Re:          Amendment #5 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999

Dear Dr. Thompson:

This will modify paragraph 11 of your Consulting Agreement with Senesco dated July 12, 1999, as modified.  Effective immediately, the term of the Consulting Agreement will be extended for an additional 2 year term through June 30, 2009.  All other terms of the Agreement remain unchanged.

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

Bruce C. Galton

 

President

 

Senesco, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

 

 

/s/ Dr. John Thompson

 

Dr. John Thompson

 

 



EX-23.1 18 a07-24453_2ex23d1.htm EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Senesco Technologies, Inc. on Forms S-3 (nos. 333-125299 and 333-138405) and on Form S-8 (no. 333-140238) of our report dated September 26, 2007 on the consolidated financial statements of Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary as of June 30, 2007 and for each of the three fiscal years for the period then ended, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007.

/s/ GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP

GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP

New York, New York

September 26, 2007



EX-31.1 19 a07-24453_2ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Bruce C. Galton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Senesco Technologies, Inc., certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

b)

[Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986]

 

 

 

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 




 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: September 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton

 

 

 

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 



EX-31.2 20 a07-24453_2ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joel Brooks, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Senesco Technologies, Inc., certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

b)

[Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986]

 

 

 

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 




 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: September 28, 2007

 

 

/s/ Joel Brooks

 

 

Joel Brooks

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 



EX-32.1 21 a07-24453_2ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Senesco Technologies, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the undersigned, Bruce C. Galton, President and Chief Executive Officer, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)                                  The Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)                                  The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Senesco Technologies, Inc.

Dated:  September 28, 2007

 

/s/ Bruce C. Galton *

 

 

 

Bruce C. Galton

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 


*  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to us and will be retained by us and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



EX-32.2 22 a07-24453_2ex32d2.htm EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Senesco Technologies, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the undersigned, Joel Brooks, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)                                  The Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)                                  The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Senesco Technologies, Inc.

Dated:  September 28, 2007

 

/s/ Joel Brooks *

 

 

 

Joel Brooks

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 


*  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to us and will be retained by us and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



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