-----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, OkKY7RxzmVmtOFRbsPl8mdW+PL1HiKB8TDIfvfdLLOoj3MIN4LQlfpGahScsFszb oj9Vk5crCGmLJkzvotz4cg== 0001123292-05-000952.txt : 20051221 0001123292-05-000952.hdr.sgml : 20051221 20051221172229 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001123292-05-000952 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051221 GROUP MEMBERS: CHARLES E. MCCARTHY GROUP MEMBERS: CHRISTIAN PUSCASIU GROUP MEMBERS: HENRY J. LAWLOR, JR. GROUP MEMBERS: KEVIN A. RICHARDSON, II GROUP MEMBERS: MURRAY A. INDICK SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001095276 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 841475486 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-61241 FILM NUMBER: 051279370 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4818 CONRONADO PARKWAY CITY: CAPE CORAL STATE: FL ZIP: 33904 BUSINESS PHONE: 9415428999 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4818 CORONADO PARKWAY CITY: CAPE COREL STATE: FL ZIP: 33904 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WHITNEY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990917 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Prides Capital Partners, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001295315 IRS NUMBER: 200654530 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 HIGH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 778 9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 HIGH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 SC 13D 1 whitneyinfonetwork122105.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Whitney Information Network, Inc.

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(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK, NO par value per share

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(Title of Class of Securities)

 

966621104

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(CUSIP Number)

 

Murray A. Indick

Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

200 High Street, Suite 700

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 778-9200

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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

December 13, 2005

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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box o.

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

 

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

20-0654530

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) []

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

 

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

9.95%**

 

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14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO ( Limited Liability Company)

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** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Kevin A. Richardson, II

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) []

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

USA

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,100,000**

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

9.95%**

 

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14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO ( Limited Liability Company)

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** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) []

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

USA

 

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

9.95%**

 

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14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

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** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Murray A. Indick

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) o

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

USA

 

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

9.95%**

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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

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** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Charles E. McCarthy

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) []

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

USA

 

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,100,000**

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

9.95%**

 

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14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Christian Puscasiu

 

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) o

(b) x

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3. SEC USE ONLY

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*

See Item 3

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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

USA

 

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7. SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

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8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,100,000**

 

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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,100,000**

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,100,000**

 

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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES o

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

9.95%**

 

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14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

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** See Item 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 8 of 13

 

Item 1. Security and Issuer

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This Schedule 13D relates to shares of Common Stock, NO par value per share (the “Common Stock") of Whitney Information Network, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 1612 E. Cape Coral Parkway, Suite A, Cape Coral, Florida 33904.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

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This Schedule 13D is being filed by Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, Kevin A. Richardson, II, Henry J. Lawlor, Jr., Murray A. Indick, Charles E. McCarthy and Christian Puscasiu.

 

Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal business is acting as general partner for an investment partnership and providing investment advisory services.

 

The principal business office address of Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. is 200 High Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02110. The names of the executive officers and directors of Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C., their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows:

 

Principal  
Name and     Occupation  
Office Held Business Address Citizenship or Employment  

       
       

 

Kevin A. Richardson, II 200 High Street, Ste 700   Partner  

Partner

Boston, MA 02110

USA

Prides Capital

 

 

 

Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

Henry J. Lawlor, Jr. 200 High Street, Ste 700   Partner  

Partner

Boston, MA 02110

USA

Prides Capital

 

 

 

Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

Murray A. Indick 200 High Street, Ste 700   Partner  

Partner

Boston, MA 02110

USA

Prides Capital

 

 

 

Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

Charles E. McCarthy 200 High Street, Ste 700   Partner  

Partner

Boston, MA 02110

USA

Prides Capital

 

 

 

Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

Christian Puscasiu 200 High Street, Ste 700   Partner  

Partner

Boston, MA 02110

USA

Prides Capital

 

 

 

Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

 

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during the past five years, been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

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The source of funds for the purchases of securities was the working capital of the limited partnership for which Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. serves as the sole general partner.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

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The Issuer reported, in a press release dated December 13, 2005, that it had completed the sale of units of common stock and warrants. The Reporting Persons purchased 1,100,000 shares and received 550,000 warrants in the offering, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (Exhibit B). The shares of common stock are presently not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the Issuer executed a Registration Rights Agreement in connection with the investment providing for, among other things, the registration of the shares (Exhibit C). The Warrant is attached as Exhibit D. In connection with the investment, the Issuer agreed to cause one person designated by the Reporting Persons to become a director of the Issuer and continuing so long as the Reporting Persons own five percent or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting shares, and agreed to certain other provisions as set forth in a Stockholders Agreement (Exhibit E).

 

The purpose of the acquisition of the Common Stock is for investment, and the acquisitions of the Common Stock were made in the ordinary course of business and were not made for the purpose of acquiring control of the Issuer.

 

Although no Reporting Person has any specific plan or proposal to acquire or dispose of the Common Stock, consistent with its investment purpose, each Reporting Person at any time and from time to time may acquire additional Common Stock or dispose of any or all of its Common Stock depending upon an ongoing evaluation of the investment in the Common Stock, prevailing market conditions, other investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of the Reporting Persons, and/or other investment considerations.

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

Also, consistent with the investment purpose, the Reporting Persons may engage in communications with one or more shareholders of the Issuer, one or more officers of the Issuer and/or one or more members of the board of directors of the Issuer and/or one or more representatives of the Issuer regarding the Issuer, including but not limited to its operations. The Reporting Persons may discuss ideas that, if effected may result in any of the following: the acquisition by persons of additional Common Stock of the Issuer, an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, and/or changes in the board of directors or management of the Issuer.

 

Except to the extent the foregoing may be deemed a plan or proposal, none of the Reporting Persons has any plans or proposals which relate to, or could result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive, of the instructions to Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto.

 

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

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(a),(b) According to the Issuer’s 10-Q filed on November 21, 2005 and the 8-K filed on December 13, 2005, there were 11,054,910 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 13, 2005. Based on such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report beneficial ownership of 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.95% of common stock outstanding, held by Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

 

Although Kevin A. Richardson, II, Henry J. Lawlor, Jr., Murray A. Indick, Charles E. McCarthy and Christian Puscasiu are joining in this Schedule as Reporting Persons, the filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that any of them are, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially owned by Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

 

(c) The Reporting Persons have engaged in no transaction involving shares of Common Stock in the last 60 days, other than the transaction described in Item 4 above.

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

(d) and (e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with

Respect to Securities of the Issuer

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None of the Reporting Persons is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to the transfer or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, except, as disclosed in Item 4 above, for the agreements filed as Exhibit B, C, D, and E hereto.

 

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

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Exhibit A

Joint Filing Undertaking

 

Exhibit B

Securities Purchase Agreement

Exhibit C

Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit D

The Warrant

 

Exhibit E

Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: December 21, 2005

 

Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

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Murray A. Indick

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

Kevin A Richardson, II

 

 

/s/ Murray A. Indick

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

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Murray A. Indick

Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.

Charles E. McCarthy

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

 

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Murray A. Indick

By: Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

Christian Puscasiu

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

 

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Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP NO. 966621104

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

 

Exhibit A

JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING

 

The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this

agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of each such party.

 

Dated: December 21, 2005

 

Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C.

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

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Murray A. Indick

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

Kevin A Richardson, II

 

 

/s/ Murray A. Indick

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

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Murray A. Indick

Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.

Charles E. McCarthy

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

 

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Murray A. Indick

By: Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

Christian Puscasiu

 

By:

/s/ Murray A. Indick

 

 

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Murray A. Indick

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99 2 exhibitb-securitiespurchase.htm SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 12, 2005, by and among Whitney Information Network, Inc. (the “Company”), Russell A. Whitney (“Whitney”) and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement. Up to 50% of the securities may be sold by Whitney, rather than the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1        Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1. The Company may effect more than one Closing.

Closing Date” means the Trading Day selected by the Company after all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived. The Company may have more than one Closing Date.

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock shall hereinafter have been reclassified into.

 Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Company Counsel” means Gary Agron, 5445 DTC Parkway, Suite 520, Englewood CO, 80111

Disclosure Schedules” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1 hereof.

Equity Securities” shall have the meaning set forth under Rule 405 (or any successor rule) promulgated by the commission under the Securities Act.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

including” means including, without limitation.

Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

Over-Allotment Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

“Placement Agent” means Noble International Investments, Inc. “Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

Securities” means the Common Stock, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares issuable under the Transaction Documents.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Subscription Amount” shall mean, as to each Purchaser, the amount to be paid for the Units purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United States Dollars and in immediately available funds.

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).

Trading Day” means a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on the Trading Market in which the Common Stock is then listed or traded.

Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the OTC Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Warrants, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Unit” means one share of Common Stock and a Warrant to purchase 0.50 of a share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per whole share.

Voting Stock” shall mean Equity Securities of any class or classes, however designated, having ordinary voting power for the election of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of the subject entity.

Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants in the form of Exhibit A delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof. Each Warrant shall represent the right to purchase 0.50 of a share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per whole share, subject to adjustment.

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1        Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company or Whitney agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to 2,000,000 Units plus up to an additional 500,000 Units to cover overallotments. The number of Units to be purchased by each Purchaser shall be as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereto, subject to the rights of the Company to reject any subscription in whole or in part in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company or Whitney via wire transfer or a certified check of immediately available funds in an amount equal to its Subscription Amount and the Company or Whitney shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective shares of Common Stock and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and the other items set forth in Section 2.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company Counsel, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. The Company may have more than one Closing and Closing Date. Up to 50% of the Units may be sold by Whitney, the Company’s Chairman. Any proceeds from the sale of Units owned by Whitney or upon exercise of Warrants owned by Whitney, will be retained by him.

2.2

Deliveries.

(a)        On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company Counsel with respect to each Purchaser the following:

(i)         this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Investor Questionnaire duly executed by the Company;

(ii)        a certificate evidencing a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one share of Common Stock for each Unit purchased; and

(iii)       Warrants registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase 0.50 shares of Common Stock for each Unit purchased, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

(b)        On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:

(i)         this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Investor Questionnaire duly executed by such Purchaser;

(ii)        such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer or by certified check of immediately available funds to the account as specified in writing by the Company; and

(iii)       an Investor Questionnaire, completed by each such Purchaser and reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Company.

 

 

2.3

Closing Conditions.

(a)        The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i)         the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which must be accurate in all material respects as of such date) of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein and in the Investor Questionnaire;

(ii)        all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

(iii)      the delivery by each of the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

(b)        The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i)         the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which must be accurate in all material respects as of such date) of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

(ii)        all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

(iii)       the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement; and

2.4       Over-Allotment Option. The Company shall have the right to offer and sell up to an additional 500,000 Units on the terms and conditions set forth herein in its sole and absolute discretion.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1        Representations and Warranties of the Company and Whitney. Except as set forth: (i) under the corresponding Section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”) which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof or (ii) within any SEC Reports as of the date hereof, the Company and Whitney hereby make the representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser.

(a)        Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports 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. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not own any securities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries, except for securities owned in a trust capacity or held on account of a debt previously contracted.

(b)        Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or would not 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 financial condition 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 to its knowledge no Action has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

(c)        Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(d)        No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)        Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 4.6, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Common Stock and Warrants and the listing of the Common Stock and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

(f)         Issuance of the Securities. The Securities will be duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Company will have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the full number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

(g)        Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission, except as updated by the Company’s SEC Reports (as defined below). Except as described in the Company’s SEC Reports (as defined below), the Company has not issued any capital stock since such filing other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Stock Equivalents. Except as described in the Company’s SEC Reports and except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. 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.

(h)        SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

(i)         Material Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

(j)         Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

(k)        Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(l)         Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)       Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not have or would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

(n)        Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except as described in the SEC Reports and except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

(o)        Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.

(p)        Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any 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 without a significant increase in cost.

(q)        Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (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 entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

(r)         Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company has recently commenced an analysis of its internal controls for purposes of complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, but otherwise to the best of its knowledge is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date.

(s)        Certain Fees. Except fees being paid to the Placement Agents hereunder, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

(t)         Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Units by the Company or Whitney to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. Assuming the Trading Market shall have approved the listing of additional shares of Common Stock, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

(u)        Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the shares of Common Stock, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(v)        Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, 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 Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.

(w)       Disclosure. All disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(x)        Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.

(y)        No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to Persons it reasonably believes to be “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.

(z)        Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any corrupt funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not make and has not made any representations or warranties, written or oral, with respect to the Company (including its assets, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects) or the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1, provided that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to limit the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(w).

3.2        Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

(a)        Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is a natural person or an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b)        Purchaser Representation. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of such Securities or any part thereof, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities and has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty does not limit such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities. 

(c)        Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not, and is not required to be, registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

(d)        Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

(e)        General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

(f)         Purchaser Investigation. Such Purchaser has had the opportunity to request and receive all information deemed necessary by it to evaluate an investment in the Company. The Purchaser confirms that the Company has made available to the Purchaser the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Securities and the nature of the business of the Company, and to obtain additional information or documents which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense. In formulating the decision to acquire the Securities, the Purchaser has relied solely upon its own advisors and its own independent investigation of the Company with respect to this Agreement and the nature and effect of any investment in the Securities as well as the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the information contained, or incorporated by reference, in the Company’s Private Placement Memorandum.

(g)        Short Sale. Each Purchaser represents that after the date that such Purchaser learned of the terms of this transaction and through the Closing Date, neither it nor any Person over which the Purchaser has direct control, have made or will make any net short sales of, or granted any option for the purchase of or entered into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a net short sale, in the Common Stock. Moreover, Purchaser shall not make any such net short sales at any time prior to the date Purchaser’s securities have been registered with the Commission for resale.

(h)        Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates. The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2 and in the Investor Questionnaire.

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1

Transfer Restrictions.

(a)        The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

(b)        The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by applicable federal and state securities laws, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

With respect to certificates representing Common Stock (including Warrant Shares):

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

   

With respect to the Warrants:

THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THIS WARRANT MAY ONLY BE EXERCISED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS OF COUNSEL AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FROM THE PERSON EXERCISING THIS WARRANT TO ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTIONS.

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

THIS WARRANT IS SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE FORM OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY.

(c)        Certificates evidencing the Common Stock, including Warrant Shares, shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) following any sale of such Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) if such Common Stock is eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), provided that, in each case, the Purchase provides a copy of such certificates or confirmations as the Company reasonably requests. 

(d)        Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom.

4.2        Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.

4.3        Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. Following the Closing Date, the Company will issue a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser shall not issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.

4.4        Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities sold hereunder by it for working capital purposes. Proceeds from securities sold by Whitney will be retained by him.

4.5        Indemnification of Purchasers. Unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representation, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance (collectively, “Non-Indemnifiable Claims”) and subject to the provisions of this Section 4.5, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or any violations by the Company of state or federal securities laws. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s Non-Indemnifiable Claim. The Company shall not settle any action without the prior written consent of the relevant Purchaser Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Purchaser Party from all liability and does not otherwise impose any obligations on such Purchaser Party.

4.6

Reservation and Listing of Securities.

(a)        The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents. Whitney will retain sufficient shares of his common stock to cover all Warrant exercises.

(b)        The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Common Stock sold hereunder and the number of Warrant Shares then issuable under the Warrants on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on the Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing upon request, and (iv) maintain the listing of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market.

4.7        Equal Treatment of Purchasers. Except as set forth below in Section 4.10 and 4.11, 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 the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to treat for the Company the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

4.8        No Net Short Position. Each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Purchasers, that they or any Person acting at the request or direction of Purchaser, will not enter into any Short Sales (as hereinafter defined) from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that such Purchaser no longer holds any Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 4.14, a “Short Sale” by any Purchaser shall mean a sale of Common Stock by such Purchaser that is marked as a short sale and that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by such Purchaser. For purposes of determining whether there is an equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by the Purchaser, shares of Common Stock underlying that have not yet been exercised pursuant to the Warrants shall be deemed to be held long by the Purchaser, and the amount of shares of Common Stock held in a long position shall be all unexercised Warrant Shares (ignoring any exercise limitations included therein) held by such Purchaser on such date, plus any shares of Common Stock otherwise then held by such Purchaser. Additionally, each Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement with the Shares purchased hereunder is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Accordingly, each Purchaser hereby agrees not to use any of the Warrant Shares to cover any short sales made prior to any effective registration.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1        Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, by written notice to the other parties, if a Closing has not been consummated on or before December 20, 2005.

5.2        Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance of any Securities in the name of the Purchaser.

5.3        Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

5.4        Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

5.5        Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.    

5.6        Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 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.

5.7        Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Purchasers.”

5.8        No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

5.9        Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Florida. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Palm Beach, State of Florida for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), 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 improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. 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 via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

5.10      Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery, exercise and/or conversion of the Securities, as applicable for a period of two years after the Closing Date.

5.11      Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

5.12      Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

5.13      Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

5.14      Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

5.15      Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

5.16      Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.

 

 

By:/s/Nicholas Maturo

Name: Nicholas Maturo

Title: President

 

 

 

 

/s/Russell Whitney

Russell A. Whitney, Individually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.


Number of Units Subscribed For

Subscription Amount
(Number of Units Subscribed for x $4.50)

1,100,000

$4,950,000

 

The Purchaser understands that the Company has the right to reject this subscription in whole or in part.

Name of Purchaser: Prides Capital Fund I, LP

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.

Name of Authorized Signatory: Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.

Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Member

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: Hank@Pridescapital.com

Amount: $4,950,000

EIN Number of Purchaser: 20-0654612

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

 

Prides Capital Fund I, LP

 

c/o Prides Capital

 

200 High Street, Suite 700

Boston, MA 02110

 

 

 

Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above):

 

Same

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99 3 exhibitc-registrationrights.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 12, 2005 among Whitney Information Network, Inc. (the “Company”), Russell A. Whitney (“Whitney”) and the Persons identified as “Holders” on the signature page hereto (each such Person is a “Holder” and all such purchasers are, collectively, the “Holders”).

 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2005 among the Company, Whitney and the Holders (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

The Company, Whitney and the Holders hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the date upon which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Filing Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date hereof.

 

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 

Placement Agents” means Noble International Investments, Inc.

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition).

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.

 

Registrable Securities” Registrable Securities” means all of the Shares sold under the Purchase Agreement, and all of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the shares of Common Stock, issued to, or issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to the Placement Agent, together with any shares of Common Stock issued to or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any of the foregoing securities shall cease to be “Registrable Securities” to the extent (i) a Registration Statement with respect to their sale has been declared effective under the Securities Act and they have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) they have been distributed pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, (iii) they shall have been otherwise transferred and (A) new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer under the Securities Act shall have been delivered by the Company and (B) such securities may be publicly resold (without volume or method of sale restrictions) without registration under the Securities Act, or (iv) such securities may be publicly resold (without volume or method of sale restrictions) without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation) (and with respect to Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or the Placement Agents’ warrants, assuming that such shares were acquired in a cashless exercise under the Warrant or Placement Agents’ warrants).

 

Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder, including 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.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Shelf Registration

 

(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or one year from the date hereof, whichever is sooner (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement as soon as practicable after the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission.

 

(b) In order to be named a selling shareholder and have their Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, each Holder shall furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a Selling Holder Questionnaire) within 45 days from the date hereof. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be under no obligation to include in such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any Holder that has failed to complete and return a Selling Holder Questionnaire by such date. We will use commercially reasonable efforts, subject to our receipt of necessary information from all investors, to cause the resale registration statement to become effective within 120 days after the closing date of the offering (180 days if the SEC notifies us that it is reviewing the registration statement). However, we are not obligated to do so, and there is no penalty if we are unsuccessful.

 

3. Registration Procedures

 

In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company (and to the extent applicable, Whitney) shall:

 

(a)        Not less than three Trading Days prior to the filing of the initial Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, that modifies in any material respect the information provided by a Holder for inclusion therein, the Company shall, (i) furnish to such Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such Holder(s).

 

(b)        (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, 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 Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(c)        Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed (except that if a filing is proposed for the purpose of adding a selling shareholder to the Registration Statement or changing or adding information with respect to a selling shareholder contained in the Registration Statement, such notice and proposed filing need only be sent to such selling shareholder); and (B) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of the Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided that any and all of such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further, notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential, the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information is material, non-public information.

 

(d)        Use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(e)        Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.

 

(f)         Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with resales by the Holder of Registrable Securities. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(c).

 

(g)        Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(h)        If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may request.

 

(i)         Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by clause (c)(ii) through (vi) of Section 3, as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its commercially best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall only be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(i) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus for a period not to exceed 90 days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12 month period.

 

(j)

Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

(k)        The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the person thereof that has voting and dispositive control over the shares.

 

4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions or any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

 

5. Indemnification

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company and Whitney shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, brokers, investment advisors and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(c). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.

 

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnifying Party shall advise the Indemnifying Party that representation of both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party would be prohibited under applicable rules of professional conduct due to material conflicts of interest between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, in which case of clause (1), (2) or (3), if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that if the Company is the Indemnifying Party, it shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all of the Holders and their related Indemnifying Parties, which counsel shall be selected by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities that are the basis of the Proceeding for which indemnification is sought. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (other than because such indemnification is not available by the terms of such Sections), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except in the case of fraud by such Holder.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

6. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)     Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(b)     Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

(c)     Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement, or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement.

 

(d)     Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and each Holder of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(e)     Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be (a) if to a Holder, at the registered address of such Holder as set forth in the books and records of the Company kept at the principal office of the Company, or (b) if to the Company, to it at 1612 E. Cape Coral Pkwy., Suite A, Cape Coral, Florida 33902, with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) to: Gary Agron, 5445 DTC Pkwy., Suite 520, Englewood, Colorado 80111

 

(f)      Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)     No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

 

(h)     Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.

 

(i)      Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(j)      Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

(k)     Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

  

(l)      Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(m)    Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.

 

 

By: /s/  Nicholas Maturo     

Name: Nicholas Maturo

Title: Chairman/CEO

 

  /s/ Russell A. Whitney     

Name: Nicholas Maturo

Russell A. Whitney

 

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLDER’S SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

Name of Investing Entity:Prides Capital Fund I, LP  

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: /s/ Henry J. Lawlor Jr.

Name of Authorized Signatory: Henry J. Lawlor Jr.

Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Member  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99 4 exhibitd-thewarrant.htm THE WARRANT

 

The Warrant

THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THIS WARRANT MAY ONLY BE EXERCISED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS OF COUNSEL AS IT REASONABLY DEEMS NECESSARY FROM THE PERSON EXERCISING THIS WARRANT TO ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTIONS.

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITY INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

THIS WARRANT IS SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE FORM OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

To Purchase _____ Shares of Common Stock of

WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.

No. [

] - ___________

Date: December 12, 2005

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Prides Capital Partners LLC (the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on December 12, 2009 the fourth anniversary following the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Whitney Information Network, Inc. (the “Company”) or Russell A. Whitney (“Whitney”), as the case may be, and as evidenced by the signature below on this document by either the Company or Whitney, shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.         Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated December 12, 2005, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

Section 2.         Exercise.

(a)        Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of: (i) the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto duly completed and executed; (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer of immediately available United States funds or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank (unless the Holder has elected to acquire the Warrant Shares pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 2(c)(ii)); (iii) the surrender of this Warrant; and (iv) payment of all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vi); and (iv) the receipt of such certificates and other documents as reasonably may be required by the Company to determine that the exercise complies with applicable securities laws. The Trading Day on which the last of the foregoing deliveries is received by the Company is referred to as the “Exercise Date” provided, however, that if the last of such deliveries is received after the close of trading on the Trading Market for the Common Stock, the Exercise Date shall be deemed to be the next Trading Day. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised, the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein as the holder of the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.

(b)        Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Warrant Share issuable under this Warrant shall be $6.00 per share, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

(c)        Payment of Exercise Price: The Holder shall pay the aggregate Exercise Price using one of the following methods:

(i)         Cash Exercise. The Holder shall pay the aggregate Exercise Price by wire transfer of immediately available United States funds or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank.

 

(ii)        Cashless Exercise. For up to half the warrants purchased in this Offering, the Holder may satisfy its obligation to pay the aggregate Exercise Price through a “cashless exercise,” in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:



  X = Y [(A-B)/A]

where:

 

 

X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.

 

 

 

Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.

 

 

 

A = the average of the Closing Prices for the twenty Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date (the “Average Closing Price”).

 

 

 

B = the Exercise Price.


The foregoing is referred to as a “Cashless Exercise.” No Cashless Exercise shall be permitted unless the Average Closing Price exceeds the Exercise Price and, if the Average Closing Price does not exceed the Exercise Price, the Company shall refuse to honor any purported exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Exercise. “Closing Price” means, for any Trading Day, the price determined as follows: (I) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such date as reported in composite transactions for such Trading Market; (II) if the Common Stock is not listed then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or any similar organization; or (III) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

(d)

Mechanics of Exercise.

i.     Authorization of Warrant Shares. The Company and Whitney covenant that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). The Company and Whitney covenant that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, they will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

ii.    Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder (A) by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system, provided that (I) the Company is a participant in such system and (II) the DWAC system provides an adequate method of protecting against the transfer of the Warrant Shares in violation of the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, and (B) otherwise by depositing the certificate(s) representing the Warrant Shares with a nationally recognized overnight courier for delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise on the next Trading Day, in either event within 3 Trading Days of the Exercise Date (“Warrant Share Delivery Date”).

iii.   Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company or Whitney shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

iv.   Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise; provided that it return any certificate representing any Warrant Shares received by it.

v.    No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company or Whitney shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.

vi.   Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company or Whitney, as the case may be, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company or Whitney may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

vii.  Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

viii.  Government Filings. The Company shall assist and cooperate with the Holder, at the Holder’s expense, with respect to any governmental filings required to be made or any governmental approvals required to be obtained by the Holder prior to or in connection with any exercise of this Warrant (including, without limitation, making any filings required to be made by the Company; provided, however, filings required to be made by the Company under federal or state securities laws shall be governed by the Registration Rights Agreement).

(e)        Call Provision. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2(e), if after the date of issuance of this Warrant the Closing Price on average for the prior 20 Trading Days (the “Measurement Period”, which period shall not commence until beginning on or after the date that the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission) exceeds $12.00 (subject to adjustment as set forth herein) (the “Threshold Price”), then the Company or Whitney may, within five Trading Days of the end of such period, call for redemption all or any portion of this Warrant for $0.10 per share (the “Call Price”) for which a Notice of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a “Call”). To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an irrevocable written notice (a “Call Notice”), indicating therein the portion of unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice applies. If the conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied from the period from the date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date (as defined below), then any portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice of Exercise shall not have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the 10th Trading Day after the date the Call Notice is sent to the Holder (such date, the “Call Date”). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the Call Notice does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In furtherance thereof, the Company and Whitney covenant and agree that they will honor all Notices of Exercise with respect to Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice that are tendered through 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following a Call Notice shall first reduce to zero the number of Warrant Shares subject to such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining Warrant Shares available for purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (x) this Warrant then permits the Holder to acquire 200 Warrant Shares, (y) a Call Notice pertains to 75 Warrant Shares, and (z) prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date the Holder tenders a Notice of Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (1) on the Call Date the right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be automatically cancelled, (2) the Company, in the time and manner required under this Warrant, will have issued and delivered to the Holder 50 Warrant Shares in respect of the exercises following receipt of the Call Notice, and (3) the Holder may, until the Termination Date, exercise this Warrant for 125 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided and subject to subsequent Calls). Subject again to the provisions of this Section 2(e), the Company may at ant time and from time to time exercise its Call right and deliver subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the Holder shall not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. The Company’s or Whitney’s right to Call the Warrant shall be exercised ratably among the Holders based on the number of Warrants then held by each Holder.

Section 3.

Certain Adjustments.

(a)       Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company pursuant to this Warrant or any other option, warrant or other right to acquire the Common Stock), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares (including by way of a stock split), or (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock 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 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.

(b)       Adjustment of Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3(a), the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise hereof shall be adjusted, rounded up to the nearest whole share, to the product obtained by multiplying such number of shares purchasable immediately prior to such adjustment in the Exercise Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately thereafter.

(c)       Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not includes shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company as treasury shares.

(d)       Failure to Effect Event Requiring Adjustment. If any event requiring an adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant shares issuable hereunder is not paid or made, then the Exercise Price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price and number of shares which would then be in effect if such adjustment had not been made for such. 

(e)       Notice to Holders. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 3(a), the Company shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(f)        Organic Change. Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction that 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 Organic Change, the Company will make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of or addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant, such stock, securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Holder’s Warrant had such Organic Change not taken place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to the Holder’s rights and interests to ensure that the provisions of this Section 3(f) hereof will thereafter be applicable to the Warrant. The Company will not effect any such Organic Change, unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor entity (if other than the Company) resulting from consolidation or merger or the corporation purchasing such assets assumes by written instrument, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, Holder may be entitled to acquire. The Company will give written notice to the Holder at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation. The Company will also give written notice to the Holder at least 20 days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place.

 

(g)       Voluntary Adjustment 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.

 

Section 4.

Transfer of Warrant.

(a)        Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 4(d) and 5(a) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

(b)        New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.

(c)        Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

(d)        Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

(e)        Legend. The Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall bear the following legend:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

Certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares shall not contain the legend set forth above: (i) following any sale of such Warrant pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) if such Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), provided that, in each case, the Holder provides a copy of such certificates or confirmations as the Company reasonably requests.

 

Section 5.

Miscellaneous.

(a)        Title to Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose, in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company or Whitney may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any notice to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual written notice to the contrary and compliance with the applicable provisions concerning transfer of this Warrant.

(b)        No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the Exercise Date and then only with respect to the Warrant Shares to be issued with respect threreto.

(c)        Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

(d)        Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

(e)        Exchange of Warrant for Warrants of Different Denominations. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then purchasable hereunder, and each of such new Warrant will represent such portion of such rights as is designated by the Purchaser at the time of such surrender. The date the Company initially issued this Warrant will be deemed to be the warrant issue date for such new Warrants regardless of the number of times new certificates representing the unexplored and unexercised rights formerly represented by this Warrant shall be issued.

(f)         Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

(g)         Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

(h)         No waiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies; provided, however, that all rights hereunder shall terminate on the Termination Date.

(i)         Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (I) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on a Trading Day, (II) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any Trading Day, (III) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (IV) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given; provided, however, that any exercise of the Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 2(a). The address for such notices and communications shall be (A) if to the Holder of this Warrant, at the registered address of such Holder as set forth in the Warrant register kept at the principal office of the Company or its Warrant registrar, if any, or (b) if to the Company, to it at the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

(j)         Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

(k)        Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(l)         Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws and the other restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.

(m)       Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

(n)        Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

(o)       Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: December 13, 2005

 

  WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.
   
  By: /s/Nicholas Maturo
  Name: Nicholas Maturo
  Title: President
 
 
  Address for Notice:
  _____________________________________________
  _____________________________________________
  _____________________________________________
 
 
  /s/Russell A. Whitney
  Russell A. Whitney
 

 

                                                                               

 

 

 

EX-99 5 exhibite-stockholders.htm STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

                                                                                                        

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 2005 (this “Agreement”) among Whitney Information Network, Inc. (the “Company”), Prides Capital Fund I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its assignee, acting through Prides Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”), EduTrades, Inc. (“EduTrades”) and Russell A. Whitney (“Whitney”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company, Purchaser and certain other purchasers of Company securities signatory thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”), Purchaser has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to acquire 1,100,000 shares of common stock of the Company, no par value per share and certain warrants to purchase Common Stock;

WHEREAS, the Company, Purchaser and certain other purchasers of Company securities signatory thereto are party to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Registration Rights Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for certain rights and obligations and other agreements in respect of the Units (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the management of the Company and EduTrades, all as hereinafter provided.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1.   Definitions. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE II

 

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

OF STOCKHOLDERS, EDUTRADES AND THE COMPANY

Section 2.1.   Preemptive Rights. Following the Closing, if the Company shall (other than in connection with the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to employees, officers, directors, consultants or agents of the Company or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries with respect to any employee benefit plan, incentive award program or other compensation arrangement approved by the board of directors of the Company) (A) issue any Common Stock, (B) issue any Common Stock Equivalents or (C) enter into any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, prior to taking any such action described in the foregoing clause (A), (B) or (C), the Company shall deliver a notice to Purchaser stating the number of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents proposed to be issued and the price and other material terms on which it proposes to issue such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, Purchaser may elect to:

(i)         purchase that number of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be) at the same purchase price as the price for the additional Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents) to be issued so that, after the issuance, all of such Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents), together with all Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents) to be issued pursuant to this Section 2.1 in connection therewith, Purchaser would, in the aggregate, hold the same proportional interest of each class of outstanding Common Stock (assuming, in the case of an issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof) as was held by Purchaser prior to the issuance of such class of additional Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents); or

(ii)        include in such issuance such number of shares of Common Stock as Purchaser may elect, which the Company shall sell on Purchaser’s behalf at the same purchase price as the price for the shares of additional Common Stock (or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be) to be issued.

(b)        In the event that Purchaser exercises rights under Section 2.1(a)(ii) and following such exercise there is a change in the price or terms of the proposed issuance, then the Company shall promptly notify Purchaser of the revised price or terms and, if the price has changed at all or the other terms have changed materially, Purchaser shall have the right to rescind the exercise of its rights under Section 2.1(a)(ii) by notice to the Company within five business days of receipt of the notice from the Company.

Section 2.2.   Right of First Offer.

(a)        Except for transfers to Permitted Transferees, if following the Closing Whitney (or its Permitted Transferee) (the “Transferring Stockholder”) desires to transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or otherwise dispose of, all or any portion of any Common Stock or any economic interest therein (including without limitation by means of any participation or swap transaction) (each, a “Transfer”) all or part of its Common Stock to a third party, the Transferring Stockholder shall, at least fifteen (15) days prior to such Transfer, deliver a notice of such offer (the “Offer Notice”) to Purchaser. At a minimum, the Offer Notice shall be in writing and shall contain (i) the description and number of shares of Common Stock that the Transferring Stockholder proposes to Transfer; (ii) the name and address of the proposed third party transferee; (iii) the proposed purchase price, terms of payment and other material terms and conditions of such proposed transfer; and (iv) an estimate, in the Transferring Stockholder’s reasonable judgment, of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration offered by the proposed transferee. The Offer Notice shall be deemed to be an offer of the subject Common Stock to Purchaser on the same terms and conditions as proposed by such third party. Purchaser shall first have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Common Stock specified in the Offer Notice at the price and on the terms specified therein by delivering written notice of such election to the Transferring Stockholder within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of the Offer Notice (the “Purchaser Election Period”). Purchaser may choose to have a designee purchase any Common Stock elected by it to be purchased hereunder, and references to Purchaser in this Section 2.2(a) shall refer to such designee as the context requires; provided that if such designee is not an Affiliate of Purchaser, references to Purchaser in this Section 2.2(a) shall not refer to such designee, and instead such designee shall only have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase all of the Common Stock specified in the Offer Notice after the application of Section 2.2(b) and only in the event that Purchaser does not elect to purchase all of the Common Stock of the Transferring Stockholder subject to the Offer Notice.

(b)        If Purchaser has elected to purchase Common Stock from the Transferring Stockholder, the Transfer of the Common Stock shall be consummated as soon as practicable after the delivery of the election notice, but in any event within the later of (i) fifteen (15) days after the expiration of the Purchaser Election Period or (ii) ten (10) days after the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals (including but not limited to the expiration or termination of the waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, if applicable). At the closing of the purchase of such Common Stock, the Transferring Stockholder shall provide representations and warranties customary for transactions of this type, including those as to title to such securities and that there are no liens or other encumbrances on such securities (other than pursuant to this Agreement) and shall sign such stock powers and other documents as may reasonably be requested by Purchaser. In the event the Offer Notice provides for any non-cash consideration for the Common Stock, Purchaser and the Transferring Stockholder shall negotiate in good faith to determine the all-cash equivalent of the consideration proposed in the Offer Notice. Purchaser shall only be required to pay cash for the Common Stock being Transferred by the Transferring Stockholder. To the extent that Purchaser has not elected to purchase all of the Common Stock being offered, the Transferring Stockholder may, within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the Purchaser Election Period, Transfer the Common Stock to the third parties identified in the Offer Notice at a price no less than the price per share specified in the Offer Notice and on other terms no more favorable to such third parties than those specified in the Offer Notice, and such purchases shall be conditioned upon all such third parties executing a counterpart of this Agreement and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser. In the event that such Transfer is not consummated within such time period for any reason or if the price per share or other terms of such Transfer become more favorable to such third parties identified in the Offer Notice, then the restrictions provided for herein shall again be effective, and no Transfer of such Common Stock may be made thereafter without again offering the same to Purchaser in accordance with this Section 2.2.

(c)        For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) any Affiliate of Whitney (or its Permitted Transferee), (ii) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of Whitney (or its Permitted Transferees), (iii) for estate planning purposes, any trust, the beneficiaries of which include only Permitted Transferees referred to in clause (ii) and spouses and lineal descendants of Permitted Transferees referred to in clause (ii) and (iii) a corporation or partnership, a majority of the equity of which is owned and controlled by Whitney or any Permitted Transferees referred to in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii); provided, that any such Permitted Transferee referred to in the foregoing clauses agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 2.3.   Company Board. (a) Whitney hereby agrees that it will vote all of its Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents and any voting stock of EduTrades (together with the Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents, “Voting Stock”) owned or held of record by Whitney so as to elect (as of the Closing Date) and, during such period as this Section 2.3 is effective, to continue in office a Company Board and board of directors of EduTrades (the “EduTrades Board”) that will include at least one designee of Purchaser (the “Purchaser Designee”).

(b)  The Company and EduTrades, acting through the Company Board and the EduTrades Board, respectively, each agree to (i) immediately following the Closing, in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, elect the Purchaser Designee to such board of directors, (ii) include in its annual proxy statement (or any other solicitation of stockholder consent) the nomination and recommendation of such board of directors that the stockholders approve the re-election or appointment, as the case may be, of the Purchaser Designee to such board of directors and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approval.

(c)  If at any time Purchaser shall notify the Company or EduTrades of its desire to remove, with or without cause, any Purchaser Designee, the Company or EduTrades, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the removal of such Purchaser Designee from the Company Board or the EduTrades Board, as the case may be, and Whitney shall vote all of the Voting Stock owned or held of record by Whitney so as to remove such Purchaser Designee.

(d)  If at any time any Purchaser Designee ceases to serve on the Company Board or the EduTrades Board, as the case may be (whether by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise), Purchaser shall be entitled to designate a successor director to fill the vacancy created thereby, the Company and EduTrades shall use its best efforts without any undue delay to cause such successor to become a director of the Company and EduTrades, respectively, and Whitney shall vote all of the Voting Stock owned or held of record by Whitney so as to elect any such director.

(e)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, any obligation pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be effective following the Closing and shall terminate and be of no further force or effect at any time Purchaser and its Affiliates no longer beneficially own, directly or indirectly, five (5) percent or more of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Company.

Section 2.4.   Tag Along Rights.

(a)        If at any time following the Closing Whitney or any its Permitted Transferees (each, a “Proposed Transferor”) proposes to Transfer Common Stock held by any of them to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee pursuant to Section 2.4) (each, a “Proposed Transferee”) and Purchaser elects not to exercise its right to purchase all of the Transferred Common Stock as set forth in Section 2.2, then the Proposed Transferor shall send written notice to Purchaser (together with any Affiliate of Purchaser that holds Common Stock, a “Tagging Stockholder”) which shall state (i) that such Proposed Transferor and/or its Permitted Transferees desires to make such a Transfer, (ii) the identity of the Proposed Transferee and the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold or otherwise transferred, (iii) the proposed purchase price per share of Common Stock to be paid and the other terms and conditions of such Transfer and (iv) the projected closing date of such Transfer, which in no event shall be prior to twenty (20) days after the giving of such written notice to the Tagging Stockholders.

(b)  For a period of ten (10) business days after the giving of the notice pursuant to clause (a) above, the Tagging Stockholder shall have the right to sell to the Proposed Transferees in such Transfer at the same price and upon the same terms and conditions as the Proposed Transferor (which terms and conditions may include making representations or providing indemnities; provided, however, that in no event shall the Tagging Stockholder be required to make any representations or provide any indemnities (i) other than on a proportionate basis and (ii) with respect to matters relating solely to the Tagging Stockholder, such as representations as to title to Common Stock to be transferred by the Proposed Transferor) a percentage of the total number of such Common Stock proposed to be Transferred to such Proposed Transferee equal to the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the number of shares of Common Stock then held by the Tagging Stockholder by (y) the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be Transferred by the Proposed Transferor in such proposed Transfer shall be commensurately reduced.

(c)  The rights of any Tagging Stockholder under Section 2.4(b) shall be exercisable by delivering written notice thereof, prior to the expiration of the time period referred to in clause (b) above, to the Proposed Transferor with a copy to the Company. The failure of the Tagging Stockholder to respond within such period to the Proposed Stockholder shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Tagging Stockholder’s rights under this Section 2.4 with respect to that Transfer, so long as such Transfer takes place within a period of 120 days following the expiration of such time period.

(d)        In the event that any Tagging Stockholder exercises rights under Section 2.4(b) and following such exercise there is a change in the price or terms of the proposed transaction between the Proposed Transferor and the Proposed Transferee, then the Proposed Transferor shall promptly notify the Tagging Stockholder of the revised price or terms and, if the price has changed at all or the other terms have changed materially, the Tagging Stockholder shall have the right to rescind the exercise of its rights under Section 2.5(b) by notice to the Proposed Transferor within five business days of receipt of the notice from the Proposed Transferor.

Section 2.5.   Drag Along Rights. So long as Purchaser owns at least 37.5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company (on a fully diluted basis) following the Closing, if Purchaser or its Affiliates proposes to sell or cause the sale of more than 50% of the Common Stock of the Company held by it to a third party in any transaction or series of related transactions, then Purchaser shall have the right to deliver a written notice (a “Buyout Notice”) to Whitney which shall state (i) that Purchaser proposes to effect such transaction, (ii) the identity of the third party and the proposed purchase price per share of Common Stock to be paid and any other terms and conditions, and (iii) the projected closing date of such sale. Whitney agrees that, upon receipt of a Buyout Notice, Whitney (and its Permitted Transferees) shall be obligated to sell in such transaction the same percentage of any Common Stock held by Whitney (and its Permitted Transferees) as Purchaser and its Affiliates propose to sell upon the terms and conditions of such transaction (and otherwise take all necessary action to cause consummation of the proposed transaction); and provided, further, that in no event shall Whitney be required to make any representations or provide any indemnities other than (A) on a proportionate basis and (B) with respect to matters relating solely to Whitney (and/or its Permitted Transferees), such as representations as to title to Common Stock to be transferred by Whitney or its Permitted Transferees.

Section 2.6.   Purchaser Veto Rights. Following the Closing, so long as Purchaser and its Affiliates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of the Company, the Company shall not take (and Whitney shall not cause the Company to take) any of the following actions without the prior written approval of Purchaser:

(a)  alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Common Stock or the Warrants;

(b)  amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or the Certificate of Designations in a manner that would adversely affect Purchaser’s rights as a holder of Common Stock or Warrants;

(c)  create (including by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares having rights, preferences or privileges senior to or on parity with the Common Stock;

(d)  provide for the payment of any dividend on, or the redemption or repurchase of any equity security that ranks junior to the Common Stock;

(e)  enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company, other than transactions that are in the ordinary course of business and are made on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company than it would obtain in a hypothetical arm’s length transaction with a party who was not an Affiliate; or

(f)  approve any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Section 2.7.   Registration Rights.

(a)        Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agrees that the fees and disbursements of a counsel (as such counsel is selected by Purchaser) for the Holders (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with performance of or compliance with the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company, shall be borne by the Company, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.

(b)        If (i) any of the registration statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement are not filed with the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such filing in the Registration Rights, as applicable, (ii) any of such required registration statements has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the earlier of the date specified for such effectiveness in the Registration Rights Agreement or ninety (90) days following the Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), as applicable, (the “Effectiveness Target Date”), or (iii) any registration statement required by the Registration Rights Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded within thirty business days by a post-effective amendment to such registration statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), the Company agrees to pay to Purchaser an amount equal to $1666 per day for each day that the Registration Default exists or continues, provided, however, that no such payment shall be due commencing on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the sale of the Registrable Securities to Purchaser. The Company shall in no event be required to pay additional interest for more than one Registration Default at any given time. All amounts owing pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be paid promptly to Purchaser by the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular shares of Registrable Securities, the accrual of such amounts with respect to such Registrable Securities will cease.

(c)        All payment obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding Section 2.7(b) that are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as all such payment obligations with respect to such Registrable Security shall have been satisfied in full provided, however, that the additional payment obligations shall cease to accrue on the day immediately prior to the date such Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities.

Section 2.8.   Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Transaction Documents, including Section 5.2 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall reimburse Purchaser for the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by Purchaser incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, up to $10,000.

ARTICLE III

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1.   Anti-Takeover Statutes. The Company represents and warrants that it has taken any and all actions necessary or advisable to ensure that the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents will not violate any applicable state anti-takeover statute or other similar law or impose any special burdens or requirements on Purchaser.

Section 3.2.   No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with the rights granted to Purchaser in this Agreement. 

Section 3.3.   Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 3.4.   No Waivers, Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

(b)  No amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement shall be enforced against any party hereto unless such amendment, modification or supplement is signed by all of the parties hereto.

(c)  Any provision of this Agreement may be waived if, but only if, such waiver is in writing and is signed by the party against whom the enforcement of such waiver is sought.

Section 3.5.   Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including telex, telecopier or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at its address or telecopier number set forth below, or such other address or telecopier number as such party may hereinafter specify for the purpose to the party giving such notice. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (a) if given by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number specified in this Section and the appropriate answerback is received or, (b) if given by overnight courier or express mail service, when delivery is confirmed or, (c) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section 3.5. In each case, notice shall be sent to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

if to the Company, or to EduTrades, or to Whitney:

c/o Chief Executive Officer

1612 East Cape Coral Parkway

Cape Coral, FL 33904

with a copy to:

Marie Code, Esq.

1612 East Cape Coral Parkway

Cape Coral, FL 33904

if to Purchaser:

Stephen Cootey  

Prides Capital Partners, LLC

200 High Street

Suite 700

Boston, MA 02110

with a copy thereof to:

Murray A. Indick, Esq.

Prides Capital Partners, LLC

44 Montgomery Street,

Suite 860

San Francisco, CA 94104

Section 3.6.   GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

Section 3.7.   Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 3.8.   Entire Agreement; Most Favored Nations Treatment. This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. The Company represents and warrants all such documentation includes any agreements or understandings with any other purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or any other instrument between such purchaser and the Company (such as an additional agreement or side letter). The Company represents and warrants that it has delivered all such documentation to the Purchaser prior to the date first set forth above. To the extent the Company enters into any agreements or understandings with any other purchaser following the date first set forth above, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser and execute such appropriate documentation with the Purchaser affording the Purchaser the benefit of any such terms. In connection with such supplementary documentation and review, the Company shall bear the expenses of outside counsel to Purchaser.

Section 3.9.   Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdictions, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Section 3.10.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 3.11.   Assignment. The parties hereto may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates.

Section 3.12.   Enforcement; Further Assurances. (a) The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

(b)  The parties hereto agree to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record such further certificates, amendments, instruments, agreements and documents, and to do all such other acts and things, as may be required by law or as may be necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.

 

By:          /s/Ronald Simon 

Name: Ronald Simon

Title: CFO

 

 

 

PRIDES CAPITAL FUND I, L.P.

 

By:

Prides Capital Partners, LLC

 

 

By:          /s/Murray A. Indick 

Name:

Murray A. Indick

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

EDUTRADES, INC.

 

 

By:          /s/Nicholas Maturo 

Name: Nicholas Maturo

Title: Chairman/CEO

 

 

 

RUSSELL A. WHITNEY

 

 

By:          /s/Russell A. Whitney 

Name: Russell A. Whitney

Title: Chairman/CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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