-----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, BKg4bowd3YnTBPOnbTpaIGQVFdeRhavJmSMjp6WlRk4RxORxtcrf/xcB5R/DHexD hqPG0JbRNRaeM/r/Y1d45A== 0001104659-10-044874.txt : 20100818 0001104659-10-044874.hdr.sgml : 20100818 20100817195235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-10-044874 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100818 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100817 GROUP MEMBERS: ANDREA GOREN GROUP MEMBERS: PHILIP S. SASSOWER GROUP MEMBERS: SG PHOENIX VENTURES LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000727634 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 942790442 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51123 FILM NUMBER: 101024314 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 275 SHORELINE DR STREET 2: STE 500 CITY: REDWOOD SHORES STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 BUSINESS PHONE: 6508027888 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 275 SHORELINE DR STREET 2: STE 500 CITY: REDWOOD SHORES STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Phoenix Venture Fund LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001403122 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 EAST 59TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 759-1909 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 EAST 59TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13D/A 1 a10-15963_1sc13da.htm SC 13D/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

[Rule 13d-102]

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)

 

Communication Intelligence Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

20338K106

(CUSIP Number)

 

Andrea Goren

 

Jonathan J. Russo, Esq.

Phoenix Venture Fund LLC

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

110 East 59th Street, Suite 1901

 

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10022

 

New York, New York 10036

(212) 759-1909

 

(212) 858-1000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

August 5, 2010

(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), 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.   20338K106

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Phoenix Venture Fund LLC

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

 

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
150,916,166

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
150,916,166

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
150,916,166

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
44.1%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 

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CUSIP No.   20338K106

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
SG Phoenix Ventures LLC

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

 

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
150,916,166 (1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
150,916,166 (1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
150,916,166

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
44.1%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 


(1)                Owned directly by Phoenix Venture Fund LLC (“Phoenix”).  SG Phoenix Ventures LLC (“SGPV”) is the managing member of Phoenix.

 

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CUSIP No.   20338K106

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Philip S. Sassower

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

 

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
157,733,009 (2)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
157,733,009 (2)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
157,733,009

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
45.6%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(2)                Includes 150,916,166 shares owned directly by Phoenix and 6,816,843 shares beneficially owned directly by SG Phoenix LLC (“SG Phoenix”).  Mr. Sassower is the co-manager of SGPV, the managing member of Phoenix.  Mr. Sassower and Mr. Goren have voting and dispositive power over SG Phoenix.  Mr. Sassower disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Phoenix and SG Phoenix, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such securities.

 

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CUSIP No.   20338K106

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Andrea Goren

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

 

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
353,967 (3)

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
157,733,009 (4)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
353,967 (3)

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
157,733,009 (4)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
158,086,976

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
45.6%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(3)                Includes 19,000 shares owned directly by Mr. Goren and 334,967 shares beneficially owned directly by Andax LLC. Mr. Goren is the managing member of Andax LLC.

 

(4)                Includes 150,916,166 shares owned directly by Phoenix and 6,816,843 shares beneficially owned directly by SG Phoenix.  Mr. Goren is the co-manager of SGPV, the managing member of Phoenix.  Mr. Goren and Mr. Sassower have voting and dispositive power over SG Phoenix.  Mr. Goren disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Phoenix and SG Phoenix, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such securities.

 

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This Amendment No. 3 (the “Statement”) filed by Phoenix, SGPV, Philip S. Sassower and Andrea Goren (the “Reporting Persons”), amends and supplements Items 3, 4, 6 and 7 and amends and restates Item 5 of Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Persons on October 15, 2007 and amended by Amendment No. 1 on June 17, 2008 and further amended by Amendment No. 2 on May 28, 2009.

 

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

 

On June 21, 2010, Communication Intelligence Corp. (the “Issuer”) entered into a series of agreements with Phoenix, another principal stockholder and other parties. Pursuant to an exchange agreement, dated June 21, 2010, the Issuer and Phoenix and the other holders of the Issuer’s outstanding senior secured indebtedness (collectively, the “Lenders”) agreed, subject to the terms thereof, that upon the consummation of the Recapitalization (as defined below), the Lenders would exchange all of the Issuer’s outstanding senior secured indebtedness, which was in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $6.6 million at the time of closing, into shares of Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at an exchange price of $1.00 per share (the “Recapitalization”). The Series B Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Recapitalization is convertible at any time, at the holder’s election, into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.06 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. The Recapitalization was consummated on August 5, 2010 and Phoenix received 4,105,042 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in connection with the consummation.

 

Also, on June 21, 2010, the Issuer entered into a purchase agreement (the “Series B Purchase Agreement”) with Phoenix and other investors (collectively, the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Series B Purchase Agreement, the Issuer and the Investors agreed, subject to the terms thereof, that the Issuer would issue and sell and the Investors would purchase for cash in a private placement up to 1,440,000 additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1.00 per share (the “Offering”). The Series B Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Offering is convertible into Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $0.06 per share. The Offering was consummated on August 5, 2010 and Phoenix purchased 600,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in connection with the consummation.

 

SG Phoenix LLC, an affiliate of Phoenix (“SG Phoenix”), received a three-year warrant to purchase 4,024,414 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share as part of the compensation it received for providing administrative services in connection with the Recapitalization and the Offering. SG Phoenix is an affiliate of Phoenix. Philip S. Sassower and Andrea Goren are the members of SG Phoenix.

 

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

 

See Item 3, which is hereby incorporated by reference, for a discussion of how the equity securities of the Issuer to which this Statement relates were acquired.

 

In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization and Offering, Mr. Guido DiGregorio resigned on August 5, 2010 as a member of the Issuer’s board of directors, as Chairman of the Board, and as Chief Executive Officer. In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization and Offering, Mr. Louis Panetta also resigned on August 5, 2010 as a member of the Issuer’s board of directors.

 

In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization and Offering (and as a condition to the closing of the Recapitalization and Offering), members of the Issuer’s board of directors appointed Mr. Sassower, Mr. Goren, and Mr. Francis Elenio to the Issuer’s board of directors as of August 5, 2010, filling one already existing vacancy and the two vacancies created by the departures of Mr. DiGregorio and Mr. Panetta from the board of directors. In addition, Mr. Sassower was appointed as the Issuer’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of directors on August 5, 2010, filling the vacancies created by Mr. DiGregorio’s resignation from such positions.  Mr. Sassower was Chairman of the Board of the Issuer from 1998 to 2002 and was Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer from 1997 to 1998.

 

Under the terms of an investor rights agreement, dated August 5, 2010, by and between the Issuer, Phoenix, Michael Engmann and other stockholders, for so long as 20% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in the Recapitalization and the Offering remain outstanding, the Issuer’s board of directors is required to consist of five directors, Phoenix has the right to nominate two directors, and holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock have the right to nominate one other director, who will be an independent director.  The remaining two directors are nominated by the board of directors of the Issuer and elected by a majority of the stockholders of the Issuer voting together as a class (including the Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, each calculated on an as-converted basis).  In addition, the stockholders party to the investor rights agreement agreed to vote all of their shares at any meeting of stockholders called for the election or removal of directors (or any written consent in lieu thereof) for the election of the two directors nominated by Phoenix and the one director nominated by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Phoenix, Michael Engmann and the other stockholders party to the investor rights agreement beneficially own an aggregate of 202,939,554 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 58.5% of the outstanding common stock.

 

Except as set forth in this Statement, Phoenix does not presently have any specific plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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(a)  Phoenix, for the purpose of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, beneficially owns 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 44.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

SGPV, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, beneficially owns 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 44.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  SGPV is the managing member of Phoenix.  SGPV disclaims any beneficial ownership of the 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock held by Phoenix, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.

 

Mr. Sassower, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, beneficially owns 157,733,009 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 45.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  Mr. Sassower is the co-manager of SGPV, the managing member of Phoenix and a member of SG Phoenix.  Mr. Sassower disclaims any beneficial ownership of the 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock held by Phoenix and the 6,816,843 shares of Common Stock held by SG Phoenix, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.

 

Mr. Goren, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, beneficially owns 158,086,976 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 45.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  Mr. Goren is the co-manager of SGPV, the managing member of Phoenix, a member of SG Phoenix and the managing member of Andax LLC.  Mr. Goren disclaims any beneficial ownership of the 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock held by Phoenix, the 6,816,843 shares of Common Stock held by SG Phoenix and the 334,967 shares of Common Stock held by Andax LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.

 

(b)  Phoenix has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock.

 

SGPV has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of 0 shares of Common Stock and has the shared power to vote and the shared power to dispose of 150,916,166 shares of Common Stock.

 

Mr. Sassower has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of 0 shares of Common Stock and has the shared power to vote and the shared power to dispose of 157,733,009 shares of Common Stock.

 

Mr. Goren has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of 353,967 shares of Common Stock and has the shared power to vote and the shared power to dispose of 157,733,009 shares of Common Stock.

 

(c)  See the information with respect to the acquisition by Phoenix, as set forth in Item 3, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

On May 4, 2010, the Issuer entered into a second amendment of the credit agreement dated June 5, 2008 (“Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement”) by and among the Issuer and Phoenix, Michael Engmann and Ronald Goodman, which credit agreement had previously been amended by the parties thereto on May 28, 2009 in connection with a previous financing transaction.  Under Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, until August 31, 2010, the Issuer had the ability to receive up to an aggregate of $1.0 million in additional funding through the issuance of additional secured promissory notes to Phoenix and/or its designees.  In connection with the issuance of any additional secured promissory notes to Phoenix and/or its designees, the Issuer was obligated to issue three-year warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share. If Phoenix and/or its designees loaned an aggregate of $1.0 million to the Issuer under Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, the Issuer would have been obligated to issue warrants to purchase 16,666,667 shares of Common Stock to Phoenix and/or its designees, as applicable. In connection with loans made by Phoenix to the Issuer under Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, on May 4, 2010, May 19, 2010, June 3, 2010 and June 30, 2010, Phoenix received warrants to purchase 1,041,667, 1,041,667, 1,041,667 and 3,570,434 shares of Common Stock, respectively.

 

(d)  Not applicable.

 

(e)  Not applicable.

 

 

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Phoenix is party to the following agreements with respect to securities of the Issuer:

 

1.     Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 21, 2010, by and between the Issuer, Phoenix and other entities and individuals listed on Schedule I thereto.

 

2.     Exchange Agreement, dated June 21, 2010, by and between the Issuer, Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Ronald Goodman and the other holders of the Issuer’s outstanding senior secured indebtedness.

 

3.     Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 5, 2010, by and among the Issuer and the persons executing the agreement as investors.

 

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4.     Investor Rights Agreement, dated August 5, 2010, by and between the Issuer and Phoenix, SG Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Ronald Goodman, Kendu Partners Company and MDNH Partners L.P.

 

 

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Exhibit G — Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 21, 2010, by and between the Issuer, Phoenix and other entities and individuals listed on Schedule I thereto.

 

Exhibit H — Exchange Agreement, dated June 21, 2010, by and between the Issuer, Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Ronald Goodman and the other holders of the Issuer’s outstanding senior secured indebtedness.

 

Exhibit I — Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 5, 2010, by and among the Issuer and the persons executing the agreement as investors.

 

Exhibit J — Investor Rights Agreement, dated August 5, 2010, by and between the Issuer and Phoenix, SG Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Ronald Goodman, Kendu Partners Company and MDNH Partners L.P.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated:     August 17, 2010

 

 

 

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By: SG Phoenix Ventures LLC, its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

 

Name:

Andrea Goren

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated:     August 17, 2010

 

 

 

 

SG PHOENIX VENTURES LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

 

Name:

Andrea Goren

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated:     August 17, 2010

 

 

 

/s/ Philip S. Sassower

 

 

Philip S. Sassower

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated:     August 17, 2010

 

 

 

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

 

Andrea Goren

 

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EX-99.G 2 a10-15963_1ex99dg.htm EX-99.G

Exhibit G

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION,

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC

 

AND

 

THE INVESTORS SIGNATORY HERETO

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 21, 2010

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

1.

Authorization of Securities

1

 

 

 

2.

Sale and Purchase of the Series B Preferred Stock

1

 

 

 

3.

Closing; Payment of Purchase Price; Use of Proceeds

2

 

 

 

 

3.1

Closing

2

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Use of Proceeds

2

 

 

 

 

4.

Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers; Register of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer

2

 

 

 

 

4.1

Organization; Authority

2

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Validity

2

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

Brokers

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

Investment Representations and Warranties

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

Acquisition for Own Account

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.6

Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

Accredited Investor

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

Access to Information

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.9

Restricted Securities

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.10

Residence

4

 

 

 

 

5.

Representations and Warranties by the Company

4

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

Capitalization

4

 

 

 

 

 

5.2

Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock

5

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

Organization

5

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

Subsidiaries

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

Consents

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.6

Power and Authorization

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.7

Enforcement

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

No Conflicts

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.9

Material Contracts

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.10

Right of First Refusal; Stockholders Agreement; Voting and Registration Rights

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.11

Previous Issuances

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.12

No Integrated Offering

8

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

5.13

SEC Reports; Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.14

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

9

 

 

 

 

 

5.15

Litigation

9

 

 

 

 

 

5.16

Taxes

9

 

 

 

 

 

5.17

Employee Matters

10

 

 

 

 

 

5.18

Compliance with Laws

10

 

 

 

 

 

5.19

Brokers

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.20

Environmental Matters

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.21

Intellectual Property Matters

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.22

Related-Party Transactions

17

 

 

 

 

 

5.23

Title to Property and Assets

17

 

 

 

 

 

5.24

Absence of Changes

18

 

 

 

 

 

5.25

Illegal Payments

19

 

 

 

 

 

5.26

Suppliers and Customers

19

 

 

 

 

 

5.27

Regulatory Permits

19

 

 

 

 

 

5.28

Insurance

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.29

Investment Company

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.30

Listing and Maintenance Requirements

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.31

Accountants

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.32

Application of Takeover Protections

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.33

Stock Options

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.34

Disclosure

21

 

 

 

 

6.

Pre-Closing Covenants

21

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

Conduct of Business

21

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

Notice of Certain Events

22

 

 

 

 

 

6.3

Salary Incentive Plan

22

 

 

 

 

7.

Conditions of Parties’ Obligations

22

 

 

 

 

 

7.1

Conditions of the Purchasers’ Obligations

22

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

Conditions of the Company’s Obligations

26

 

 

 

 

 

7.3

Conditions of Each Party’s Obligations

26

 

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Table of Contents

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

8.

Covenants; Nomination of Third Series B Director; Termination

26

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting

26

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

Reporting Requirements; Access to Records

27

 

 

 

 

 

8.3

Integration

27

 

 

 

 

 

8.4

Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

Reservation of Common Stock

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.6

Listing of Common Stock

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.7

Filings

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.8

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.9

Nomination of Third Series B Director

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.10

Termination of Agreement

29

 

 

 

 

 

8.11

Procedure and Effect of No-Default Termination

29

 

 

 

 

9.

Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend

29

 

 

 

 

 

9.1

Transfer Restrictions

29

 

 

 

 

 

9.2

Unlegended Certificates

30

 

 

 

 

10.

Registration, Transfer and Substitution of Certificates for Securities

30

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

Stock Register; Ownership of Securities

30

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

Replacement of Certificates

30

 

 

 

 

11.

Definitions

30

 

 

 

 

12.

Enforcement

34

 

 

 

 

 

12.1

Cumulative Remedies

34

 

 

 

 

 

12.2

No Implied Waiver

35

 

 

 

 

13.

Confidentiality

35

 

 

 

 

14.

Miscellaneous

35

 

 

 

 

 

14.1

Waivers and Amendments

35

 

 

 

 

 

14.2

Notices

36

 

 

 

 

 

14.3

Indemnification; Survival

36

 

 

 

 

 

14.4

No Waivers

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.5

Successors and Assigns

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.6

Headings

37

 

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Table of Contents

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

14.7

Governing Law

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.8

Fees and Expenses

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.9

Jurisdiction

38

 

 

 

 

 

14.10

Waiver of Jury Trial

38

 

 

 

 

 

14.11

Counterparts; Effectiveness

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.12

Entire Agreement

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.13

Severability

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.14

Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights

39

 

Exhibits and Schedules

 

Schedule I

Schedule of Purchasers

 

 

Schedule II

Disclosure Schedule

 

 

Exhibit A

Certificate of Designation (Series B)

 

 

Exhibit B

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1)

 

 

Exhibit C

By-law Amendment

 

 

Exhibit D

Charter Amendment

 

 

Exhibit E

Investor Rights Agreement

 

 

Exhibit F

Registration Rights Agreement

 

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SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 21st day of June, 2010, by and between Communication Intelligence Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Phoenix Venture Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Phoenix”) and the other entities and individuals listed on Schedule I hereto (Phoenix together with such other entities and individuals, the “Purchasers” and each, a “Purchaser”). Certain terms used and not otherwise defined in the text of this Agreement are defined in Section 10 hereof.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and to sell to each of the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock set forth on the Schedule I attached hereto in the column Shares Purchased, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Authorization of Securities.  The Company has authorized the issuance of up to 14,000,000 shares of its Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”),  and up to 2,000,000 shares of which will be issued and sold upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (the “Purchased Shares”) and a portion of which will be issued pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Agreement to convert and exchange all of the Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date.  The Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and will have the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the form of Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designation (Series B)”).  The shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible are sometimes referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares”, the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Securities”.

 

2.             Sale and Purchase of the Series B Preferred Stock.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained, the Company agrees to sell to the Purchasers, and each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the Closing, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock set forth in the column “Number of Shares Purchased” opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, for a purchase price per share equal to $1.00 (the “Purchase Price”), which shall be paid in cash, as set forth in the column “Aggregate Purchase Price” opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule I attached hereto.  The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

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3.             Closing; Payment of Purchase Price; Use of Proceeds.

 

3.1           Closing.  Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Section 7 hereof and concurrently with the closing of the Recapitalization (as defined below), the closing (the “Closing”) with respect to the transaction contemplated in Section 2 hereof shall take place at the offices of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. local time, or another mutually acceptable time and location, on the date that is five (5) Business Days after the date on which the last of the conditions precedent to Closing set forth in Section 7 hereof have been either satisfied or waived by the party for whose benefit such conditions precedent exist or at such other date and time as the Company and Purchasers may agree (the “Closing Date”).  At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser certificates representing the Series B Preferred Stock which such Purchaser is purchasing at the Closing as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, registered in the name of such Purchaser, against delivery to the Company by such Purchaser of a wire transfer in the amount of the Purchase Price therefor.

 

3.2           Use of Proceeds.  The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of Purchased Shares hereunder for general corporate and working capital purposes.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers; Register of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. Each Purchaser, severally as to itself and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1           Organization; Authority.  (a)  Each Purchaser that is an entity is duly formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation, and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or trust (as the case may be) power and authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(b)           Each Purchaser that is an individual has full legal right, power, authority and capacity to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which such Purchaser is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

4.2           Validity.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein, in each case to which such Purchaser is a party, and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Purchaser.  This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which such Purchaser is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser, and each such agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to general application from time to time of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

 

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4.3           Brokers.  There is no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder or other person which has been retained by such Purchaser who might be entitled to any fee or commission for which the Company will be liable in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

4.4           Investment Representations and Warranties.  Such Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the Purchased Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and are being made in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein.  Such Purchaser acknowledges that, except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Purchased Shares for resale.

 

4.5           Acquisition for Own Account.  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Purchased Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view toward distribution in a manner which would violate the Securities Act.

 

4.6           Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks.  Such Purchaser, by reason of its own business and financial experience or that of its management, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchased Shares and is able to sustain a loss of all of its investment in the Purchased Shares without economic hardship if such a loss should occur.

 

4.7           Accredited Investor.  Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.  Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not a broker-dealer.  Each Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Purchased Shares is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

4.8           Access to Information. Such Purchaser has been given access to Company documents, records and other information, and has had adequate opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees, accountants, and representatives concerning the Company’s business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters relevant to its investment in the Purchased Shares. The representations of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement shall not affect the ability of the Purchasers to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement.

 

4.9           Restricted Securities.

 

(a)           Such Purchaser understands that the Securities will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such Securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

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(b)           Such Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

(c)           Such Purchaser is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act which permit limited resale of securities purchased in a private placement.

 

4.10         Residence.  The office or offices of such Purchaser in which its investment decision was made, and which is its principal place of business, in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, or is its residence, in the case of an individual, is located at the address or addresses of such Purchaser set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

5.             Representations and Warranties by the Company. Except as set forth by the Company in a written Disclosure Schedule provided by the Company to the Purchasers dated the date hereof (the “Disclosure Schedule”), the Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that the statements contained in this Section 5 are complete and accurate as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 5, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 5 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reasonable reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

 

5.1           Capitalization.

 

(a)           As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 285,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 2,000,000 shares are designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has 190,776,482 issued shares of Common Stock, of which no shares are held by the Company as treasury shares and 190,776,482 are outstanding; 766,195 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding; 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan, under which 2,223,368 shares are subject to outstanding options and no further grants will be made; 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2009 Stock Compensation Plan, under which 3,465,640 shares are subject to outstanding awards and 3,461,375 shares are available for grant; 4,129,443 shares are subject to outstanding non-plan options and 31,374,223 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants and other convertible securities outstanding on the date hereof. As of the date hereof the Company has no other shares of capital stock authorized, issued, outstanding or reserved.  A capitalization table presenting the capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) hereto.

 

(b)           After giving effect to the filing of the Charter Amendment and the Certificate of Designation (Series B) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 519,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 16,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value

 

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$0.01 per share, of which 2,000,000 shares are designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 14,000,000 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock.

 

 

(c)           As of the date hereof, other than as stated in Section 5.1(a), except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(c), (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock, nor are any such issuances or arrangements contemplated; (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is or may become obligated to register the sale of any of its securities under the Securities Act; (iii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity securities or any interests therein or to pay any dividend or make any distribution in respect thereof; and (iv) the Company has not reserved any shares of capital stock for issuance pursuant to any stock option plan or similar arrangement.

 

(d)           There have been no adjustments to the exercise price or the conversion price of any options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Exchange Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not trigger any conversion or exercise price adjustments or any other anti-dilution rights or provisions relating to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

5.2           Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock.  All of the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding on the date hereof have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.  On the Closing Date, the sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, and the issuance and/or delivery of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (Series B) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes and will vest in the holders thereof legal and valid title to such Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares, as the case may be, free and clear of any lien, claim, judgment, charge, mortgage, security interest, pledge, escrow, equity or other encumbrance (collectively, “Encumbrances”), and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of stockholders of the Company, and the issuance of such shares will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.  Following the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Purchased Shares.

 

5.3           Organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (b) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the property owned or leased by it or the nature

 

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of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets and carry on its business as presently being conducted. The Company has its principal place of business and chief executive office in Redwood Shores, California.

 

5.4           Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 5.4.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Encumbrances, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interests 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.

 

5.5           Consents.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment or the other Transaction Documents by the Company, nor the consummation by it of the obligations and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance, the reservation for issuance and the delivery of the Series B Preferred Stock or the issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares) requires any consent of, authorization by, exemption from, filing with or notice to any Governmental Entity or any other Person, other than (a) approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Charter Amendment and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), (b) the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) the filings required to comply with the Company’s registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and (d) filings required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws.

 

5.6           Power and Authorization.  The Company has all requisite corporate power and has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Conversion Shares and the provision to the Purchasers of the rights contemplated by the Transaction Documents) and no action on the part of the stockholders of the Company is required other than approval by the stockholders of the Charter Amendment and the election to the Board of the Series B Directors, and approval by the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1).  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents, the execution and filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.

 

5.7           Enforcement.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated

 

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Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment, and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which it is a party will be duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each such agreement constitutes or will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to general application from time to time of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

 

5.8           No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of each of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Charter Amendment, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance, as applicable, of the Purchased Shares, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares) will not (a) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company (the “Charter Documents”) or the certificates of formation, operating agreements, articles or certificates of incorporation, by-laws or comparable organization documents of its Subsidiaries, (b) conflict with or result in the breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any right of termination, acceleration or cancellation under, any Material Contract, (c) result in a material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (d) result in a material violation of any rule or regulation of FINRA or its Trading Markets, or (e) result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s assets.  The Company is not in violation of its Charter Documents.  The business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation in any material respect of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

 

5.9           Material Contracts.  Each Material Contract of the Company or any Subsidiary is listed on Schedule 5.9 hereof.  Each Material Contract is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.  There has not occurred any breach, violation or default or any event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or the election of any Person, or any combination thereof, would constitute a breach, violation or default by the Company under, or give others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any such Material Contract.  To the knowledge of the Company, there has not occurred any breach, violation or default or any event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or any combination thereof, would constitute a breach, violation or default by any other Person under any such Material Contract.  The Company has not been notified that any party to any Material Contract intends to cancel, terminate, not renew or exercise an option under any Material Contract, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.

 

5.10         Right of First Refusal; Stockholders Agreement; Voting and Registration Rights.  Except as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (Series B), no party has any right of

 

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first refusal, right of first offer, right of co-sale, preemptive right or other similar right regarding the securities of the Company.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10, there are no provisions in the Charter Documents or any Material Contracts, which (a) may affect or restrict the voting rights of the Purchaser with respect to the Securities in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, (b) restrict the ability of the Purchasers, or any successor thereto or assignee or transferee thereof, to transfer the Securities, (c) would adversely affect the Company’s or any Purchaser’s right or ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or comply with the terms of the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (d) require the vote of more than a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock, voting together as a single class, to take or prevent any corporate action, other than those matters requiring a different vote under Delaware law, or (e) entitle any party to nominate or elect any director of the Company or require any of the Company’s stockholders to vote for any such nominee or other person as a director of the Company.

 

5.11         Previous Issuances.  All shares of capital stock and other securities issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date have been issued in transactions registered under or exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and in compliance with all applicable corporate laws.  The Company has not violated the Securities Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws in connection with the issuance of any shares of capital stock or other securities prior to the Closing Date.  No Person has any rescission rights with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

5.12         No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates or any other Person acting on the Company’s behalf, has directly or indirectly engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, the Purchased Shares or the Conversion Shares nor have any of such Persons made any offers or sales of any security of the Company or its Affiliates or solicited any offers to buy any security of the Company or its Affiliates under circumstances that would require registration of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Purchased Shares or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of Purchased Shares to be integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

5.13         SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

 

(a)           The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof since January 1, 2008 (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, 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 as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when

 

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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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  All Material Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary are subject that are required to be included as part of or specifically identified in the SEC Reports are so included or specifically identified.

 

(b)           The financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC and PCAOB with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP are true and correct in all material respects and fairly present the financial position 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.

 

5.14         No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.  As of the date of this Agreement, there are no liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary, of any kind whatsoever, whether interest-bearing indebtedness, or liabilities accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than liabilities:

 

(a)           reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010;

 

(b)           incurred since March 31, 2010 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, which are not in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

(c)           created under, or incurred in connection with, this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1).

 

5.15         Litigation.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15, there is no action, suit, investigation or other proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or to the knowledge of the Company any of its or their officers or directors before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Entity.  To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts that would cause a reasonable person to believe that such a proceeding would likely result.

 

5.16         Taxes.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has properly filed all federal, foreign, state, local, and other tax returns and reports which are required to be filed, which returns and reports were properly completed and are true and correct in all respects, and all taxes, interest, and penalties due and owing have been timely paid.  There are no outstanding waivers or extensions of time with respect to the period for assessing or auditing any tax or tax

 

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return of the Company or any Subsidiary, or claims now pending or matters under discussion between the Company or any Subsidiary and any taxing authority in respect of any tax of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

5.17         Employee Matters.

 

(a)           The Company has listed any “employee benefit plan” subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that it or any Subsidiary maintains as an exhibit to an SEC Report or on Schedule 5.17(a).

 

(b)           No director or officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary will become entitled to any retirement, severance or similar benefit or enhanced or accelerated benefit (including any acceleration of vesting) or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to ERISA or other benefit under any compensation plan or arrangement of the Company or any Subsidiary (each, an “Employee Benefit Plan”)) solely as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; and no payment made or to be made to any current or former employee or director of the Company or any of its Affiliates by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether alone or in connection with any other event, including, but not limited to, a termination of employment) will constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

 

(c)           No employee is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each employee does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matter.

 

(d)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law), judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders and codes respecting employment, employment practices, labor, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and no work stoppage or labor strike against the Company or any Subsidiary is pending or, to their knowledge, threatened, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary involved in or, to their knowledge, threatened with any labor dispute, grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no suits, actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits), investigations or audits pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan.

 

5.18         Compliance with Laws.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all franchises, permits, licenses and other rights and privileges necessary to conduct the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ present and proposed business and is in compliance with and have not violated, in

 

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any respect, any applicable provisions of any laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations material to its respective business or the terms of any judgments, orders, decrees, injunctions or writs.

 

5.19         Brokers.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, there is no investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other person which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who is entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.20         Environmental Matters.

 

(a)           (i) No written notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been received by, and no investigation, action, claim, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no penalty has been assessed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to any matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no liabilities of or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in a such a liability.

 

(b)           For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Environmental Laws” means federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, binding judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, binding judgments, binding orders, codes, binding injunctions and permits relating to human health and the environment, including, but not limited to, Hazardous Materials; and the term “Hazardous Material” means all substances or materials regulated as hazardous, toxic, explosive, dangerous, flammable or radioactive under any Environmental Law including, but not limited to: (i) petroleum, asbestos, or polychlorinated biphenyls and (ii) in the United States, all substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

 

5.21         Intellectual Property Matters.

 

(a)           Intellectual Property” means any and all of the following arising under the laws of the United States, any other jurisdiction or any treaty regime: (i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereon, and all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures and all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith (collectively, “Trademarks”), (iii) all copyrightable works, mask works or moral rights, all copyrights and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how,

 

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formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals), (v) all computer software, including, without limitation, all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, all databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, all descriptions, schematics, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, relating to any of the foregoing (“Software”), (vi) all other proprietary rights, (vii) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium) and (viii) all licenses or agreements in connection with the foregoing.  “Company Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property which is used or usable in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)           Without limiting the scope of the Company Intellectual Property, Schedule 5.21(b) sets forth each item of Company Intellectual Property.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21(b), with respect to each item of Company Intellectual Property:

 

(1)           the Company or a Subsidiary possesses all rights, titles and interests in and to the item if owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, free and clear of any Encumbrance, license or other restriction (other than Encumbrances created under the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated June 5, 2008), and uses and contemplates using such item, in the case of a licensed item, in the manner in which it is entitled to use such item under the applicable license agreement, and the Company has taken or caused to be taken commercially reasonable and prudent steps for a company of like resources and business model to protect its rights in and to the item;

 

(2)           the item, if owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, is not, and if licensed, to the knowledge of the Company is not, subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge;

 

(3)           no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, has been or is being threatened which challenges the validity, enforceability, registrability, use or ownership of the item;

 

(4)           the Company or a Subsidiary has sufficient right, title and interest to use or own the item without infringement upon or misappropriation of any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property right or other right of any third party;

 

(5)           other than customary contractual obligations to indemnify customers in connection with an allegation of infringement made by a third party, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to indemnify any person for or against any interference, infringement or misappropriation;

 

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(6)           to the knowledge of the Company, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with the Company Intellectual Property and, except as set forth in Schedule 5.21(b), no claim or litigation has been brought or threatened against any third party by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary asserting interference with, infringement of, or misappropriation of Company Intellectual Property or breach of any license or agreement involving the Company Intellectual Property;

 

(7)           neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to any option, license, sublicense or agreement covering the item that it is in breach or default thereunder, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder;

 

(8)           each option, license, sublicense or agreement covering the item is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

(9)           that is a registered or applied for patent, copyright, trademark, or service mark in the United States or any other jurisdiction, such item, to the knowledge of the Company, is valid, enforceable and subsisting and is not subject to any claims, Encumbrances, taxes or other fees except for periodic filing, annuity and maintenance fees; and

 

(10)         the Company has not entered into any agreement granting any third party the right to bring infringement actions with respect to, or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, the item.

 

(c)           Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21(b), the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, and their respective products and services have not, to the knowledge of the Company, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property rights of third parties or violated any license or agreement with respect to Intellectual Property rights of a third party. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claim or litigation against the Company, any Subsidiary, or any of their respective products and services contesting the right to use any third party’s Intellectual Property rights, asserting the infringement, misuse, misappropriation, or other violation of any third party’s Intellectual Property rights, asserting violation of any license or agreement with respect to a third party’s Intellectual Property rights, or asserting unfair competition or trade practices. The Company has not received written, or to the knowledge of the Company, non-written notice from any third party (i) that the Company, any Subsidiaries, or any of their respective products and services infringes, misuses, misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any third party, (ii) that the Company or a Subsidiary requires a license to any third party Intellectual Property rights to conduct its business as currently conducted or as it is intended to be conducted, or (iii) of an unsolicited offer to license any Intellectual Property rights of a third party. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead it to believe that the activities or

 

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the conduct of the business or operations of the Company or any Subsidiary did prior to Closing, or will when conducted in the same manner following the Closing, infringe upon, violate or constitute the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property rights of any third party.

 

(d)           All domain names owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Domain Names”) have been and are duly registered with Network Solutions and GoDaddy.com (together, the “Registrars”) through the Registrars’ registration procedures, and are operating, accessible domain names. The registration of each such Domain Name is free and clear of all Encumbrances and is in full force and effect. The Company has paid all fees required to maintain each Domain Name registration. The Company or a Subsidiary owns all, and has not waived, forfeited or granted to any third parties any, rights, title or interest in or to the Domain Names including, without limitation, any benefits, entitlements or rights of renewal with respect to the Domain Names.  None of the Domain Names have been placed on “hold” or are otherwise subject to a dispute or potential dispute. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any claim asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries adverse to its rights to such Domain Names.

 

(e)           The Company or a Subsidiary is the exclusive owner of all Trademarks used in connection with the operation or conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. All Trademarks of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are used in any way in connection with the conduct of the Company’s business have been in continuous use by the Company or a Subsidiary. There has been no prior use of any such Trademarks or other action taken by any third party that would confer upon said third party superior rights in such Trademarks, the Company has taken all necessary steps to protect the Trademarks against infringement and the registered Trademarks have been continuously used in the form appearing in, and in connection with the goods and services listed in their respective registration certificates or identified in their respective pending applications.

 

(f)            None of the key employees of the Company or any Subsidiary are obligated under any contract (including, without limitation, licenses, covenants, or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his or her reasonable diligence to promote the interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or that would conflict with the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary by the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor the conduct of the Company’s businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant, or instrument under which any such key employee is obligated.

 

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(g)           The Company has entered into confidentiality and proprietary information and assignment of inventions and other Intellectual Property agreements with each of the current and former employees, consultants, and independent contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, that, among other things, protect the confidentiality of all Company Intellectual Property and ensure full and unencumbered ownership by the Company or a Subsidiary of all Company Intellectual Property. The Company is not aware of any violation by any such employees of such agreements.

 

(h)           No current of former stockholder, member, director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has any interest, right, title or interest in any of the Company Intellectual Property.

 

(i)            The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all necessary steps to protect the respective rights in confidential information and trade secrets used in connection with the conduct of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have enforced a policy of requiring each employee, consultant, contractor and third party to which they disclose confidential information or trade secrets to execute agreements restricting disclosure and use of such confidential information and trade secrets that are substantially consistent with the Company’s standard forms thereof. Except under valid and binding confidentiality obligations, there has been no disclosure of any confidential information or trade secrets used in connection with the conduct of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.21(b), the Company or a Subsidiary has not provided, nor is obligated in any circumstance to provide, source code to any Company Intellectual Property to any third party.

 

(j)            The Company Intellectual Property comprises all Intellectual Property necessary to the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted.  It is not necessary for the Company or any Subsidiary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, except for valid and enforceable inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that have been assigned to the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

(k)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are not subject to any “open source” or “copyleft” obligations and are not subject to any agreement or distribution model that: (i) involves distribution, making generally available of, or making any public disclosure of, any source code either used or developed by the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) prohibits or limits charging a fee or receiving consideration in connection with licensing or distributing any Company product, (iii) except as specifically permitted by law, grants any right to, or otherwise allows, any third party to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse-engineer any Company product, or (iv) requires the licensing of any Company product for the purpose of making derivative works.

 

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(l)            All Software, hardware, and technology used by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries perform in substantial compliance with all applicable specifications.

 

(m)          Any Software used by the Company or any Subsidiary was either (i) developed by employees of the Company or a Subsidiary within the scope of their employment; (ii) developed by consultants or independent contractors who have assigned their rights to the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to written agreements; or (iii) otherwise acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary from a third party pursuant to a valid written agreement with the third party. The Software used by the Company or any Subsidiary does not contain any programming code, documentation or other materials or development environments that embody Intellectual Property rights of any third party, except for such materials or development environments obtained by the Company or a Subsidiary from third parties who make such materials or development environments generally available on non-discriminatory commercial terms.

 

(n)           Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is now or ever was a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, or otherwise participated in any industry standards bodies or similar organizations that could compel the Company or any Subsidiary to grant or offer to any third party any license or right to Company Intellectual Property, to disclose any Company Intellectual Property to any third party, or to restrict Company’s enforcement of the Company Intellectual Property, provided that the mere act of implementing a standard shall not be deemed to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to be considered a member, promoter, contributor or participant in a standards body or similar organization.  To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is now or ever was a member, promoter, contributor, or participant in any industry standards body or similar organization, the Company and such Subsidiary have complied at all times with any policies of such industry standards body or similar organization, including without limitation any policies regarding the identification and disclosure of intellectual property. Schedule 5.21(n) sets forth a complete and accurate list of any standards bodies or similar organizations in which the Company or any Subsidiary has ever been a member, promoter, contributor or participant.

 

(o)           No funding or facilities of a government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center was used in the creation or development of the Company Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, no current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property, performed services for any government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center, during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services used in the creation or development of the Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are party to any contract, license or agreement with any government that grants to such government any right or license with respect to the Company Intellectual Property, other than as granted in the ordinary course of business pursuant to a non-exclusive license to any Company product.

 

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(p)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain rules, policies and procedures regarding data security, privacy, collection and use of personal information and user information, and data use that are commercially reasonable and, in any event, comply with the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations to its customers and applicable laws, rules and regulations. To the knowledge of the Company, there have not been, and the transaction contemplated under this Agreement will not result in, any security breaches of any security policy, data use restriction or privacy breach under any such policies or any applicable laws, rules or regulations. No claims have been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary by any person alleging a violation of such person’s privacy, personal or confidentiality rights under any applicable rules, policies or procedures.

 

(q)           No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has resulted or would result in the delivery, license, or disclosure of the source code for any Company Software to any other Person pursuant to any source code escrow arrangement.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have at all times been in compliance with the obligations and conditions of any source code escrow agreement.

 

5.22         Related-Party Transactions.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, no stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary or member of his or her immediate family is currently indebted to the Company or any Subsidiary, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of such Person.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22 hereto, as of the date hereof, no stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company and no member of the immediate family of any stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company is directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

5.23         Title to Property and Assets.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or have legally enforceable rights to use or hold for use their personal property and assets free and clear of all Encumbrances except liens for taxes not yet due and payable, purchase-money security interests entered into in the ordinary course of business and such other Encumbrances, if any, that individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not detract from the value of any asset or property of the Company and its Subsidiaries. With respect to any real property, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation in any material respect of any of its leases. All machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other personal property and all buildings, structures and other facilities, if any, including, without limitation, office or other space used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business, are in good operating condition and fit for operation in the ordinary course of businesses (subject to normal wear and tear). The Company has delivered to the Purchasers true and complete copies of any leases related to the real property used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses.

 

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5.24         Absence of Changes.  Since December 31, 2009 and except as set forth on Schedule 5.24 or as expressly provided by this Agreement, there has not been:

 

(1)           any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any outstanding shares of its capital stock of the Company;

 

(2)           any amendment of any term of any outstanding security of the Company;

 

(3)           any transaction or commitment made, or any contract, agreement or settlement entered into, by (or judgment, order or decree affecting) the Company or any Subsidiary relating to its assets or business (including the acquisition or disposition of any material amount of assets) or any relinquishment by the Company or any Subsidiary of any contract or other right, other than contracts that do not involve the payment of more than $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(4)           any (A) grant of any severance or termination pay to (or amendment to any such existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) entering into of any employment, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) increase in, or accelerated vesting and/or payment of, benefits under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements or (D) increase in or enhancement of any rights or features related to compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to directors, officers or senior employees of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

 

(5)           any tax election made or changed, any audit settled or any amended tax returns filed;

 

(6)           any Material Adverse Effect or any event or events that individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(7)           any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting the Company’s and any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets;

 

(8)           any sale, assignment or transfer, or any agreement to sell, assign or transfer, any asset, liability, property, obligation or right of the Company or any Subsidiary to any Person, including, without limitation, the Purchaser and its Affiliates, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

 

(9)           any liability incurred, or any loans or advances made, by the Company or any Subsidiary, other than advances of travel and other business

 

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expenses in the ordinary course involving not more than $5,000 individually or $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(10)         any purchase or acquisition of, or agreement, plan or arrangement to purchase or acquire, any property, rights or assets;

 

(11)         any assignment, lease or other transfer or disposition, or any other agreement or arrangement therefor by the Company or any Subsidiary of any property or equipment having a value in excess of $50,000;

 

(12)         any expenditure by the Company or any Subsidiary (or series of related expenditures) involving more than $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(13)         any waiver of any rights or claims of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(14)         any agreement or commitment by the Company or any Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing or any transaction by the Company or any Subsidiary outside the ordinary course of business of the Company; or

 

(15)         any lien upon, or adversely affecting, any property or other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

5.25         Illegal Payments.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, paid, caused to be paid, or agreed to pay, directly or indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary: (a) to any government or agency thereof, any agent or any supplier or customer, any bribe, kickback or other similar payment; (b) any contribution to any political party or candidate (other than from personal funds of directors, officers or employees not reimbursed by their respective employers or as otherwise permitted by applicable law); or (c) intentionally established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any purpose.

 

5.26         Suppliers and Customers.  Since January 1, 2009, there has been no termination, cancellation or threatened termination or cancellation or limitation of, or any dissatisfaction with, the business relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and any supplier, customer, vendor, customer or client, where such business relationship involves payments of more than $25,000 per annum.

 

5.27         Regulatory Permits.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (“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.

 

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5.28         Insurance.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are engaged.  The Company carries directors and officer’s insurance coverage in the amount set forth on Schedule 5.28.  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.

 

5.29         Investment Company.  The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5.30         Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The 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 SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.  The Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) under the symbol “CICI.”  The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.  The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.

 

5.31         Accountants.  GHP Horwath, P.C. has delivered an unqualified audit report to the Company with respect to its audited consolidated financial statements included in the SEC Reports for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and are independent accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. During the last two fiscal years, there have been no disagreements of any kind and none are reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and GHP Horwath, P.C. and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to such accounting firm.

 

5.32         Application of Takeover Protections.  The Company and its Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws (or other organizational or charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation (including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) that is or could become applicable as a result of this Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock or the issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares and the ownership of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares.

 

5.33         Stock Options.  With respect to stock options issued pursuant to the Company’s Employee Benefit Plans (i) each stock option designated by the Company at the time

 

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of grant as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies; (ii) except as set forth in the SEC Reports, including the financial statements included therein, each grant of a stock option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such stock option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents; and (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Employee Benefit Plans, the Securities Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements.

 

5.34         Disclosure.  The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations in purchasing securities of the Company. No representation or warranty by the Company contained in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers do not make and have not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

6.             Pre-Closing Covenants.

 

6.1           Conduct of Business.

 

(a)           From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, except as Phoenix may otherwise approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their businesses in the ordinary course in accordance with past practice, (ii)  use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their respective business organizations and goodwill and assets, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services provided by their respective present officers and key employees, (iv) use their commercially reasonable efforts to maintain satisfactory relationships with others having business relationships with the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) observe and perform all of its obligations and comply with all terms and provisions of any and all leases, licenses and other agreements to which it is a party.

 

(b)           Except as described in Schedule 6.1(b) or as expressly provided by this Agreement, or to the extent Phoenix otherwise consents in writing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries, to directly or indirectly (i) incur indebtedness for borrowed money, other than under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (ii) grant any Encumbrances on its assets, (iii) enter into any Material Contract or terminate or amend any Material Contract to which any such Person becomes or is a party or transfer or license any Company Intellectual Property, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) dispose of any assets of any such Person, (v) other than issuances of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of

 

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the date hereof, make any distribution in respect of the equity securities of or other ownership interest in such Person, (vi) make or revoke any election under the Code, (vii) other than (a) the issuance of secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (B) the issuance of additional warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the payment of accrued interest through the issuance of additional secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, or (C) the issuance of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, authorize, issue, or agree or otherwise commit to authorize or issue, any shares of stock of any class, or any bonds, debentures or notes, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or having option rights to purchase any shares of capital stock of the Company securities other than pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in each case, outstanding on the date hereof pursuant to their terms, (viii) amend its Charter Documents or comparable governance documents, (ix) make any capital expenditure in excess of $100,000, (x) decrease the amount of any insurance coverage, (xi) make any alteration to its business plan, (xii) increase the compensation of any of its employees, (xiii) waive, compromise, or settle any claim, or (xiv) voluntarily incur any liability or obligation in excess of $50,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate.

 

6.2           Notice of Certain Events.  The Company will promptly give written notice to Phoenix, on behalf of the Purchasers, of (i) any facts, events or circumstance changes which, individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or cause the conditions to closing in Section 7 not to be satisfied and (ii) all claims or proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or any of it Subsidiaries which may give rise to a liability in excess of $50,000 or which may harm the reputation or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  The Company will promptly supply Phoenix, on behalf of the Purchasers, with all information reasonably requested in respect of any such facts, events, circumstances, claims or proceedings.

 

6.3           Salary Incentive Plan.  The Company covenants and agrees that it shall, commencing with the pay period ending June 30, 2010, implement a salary incentive plan in accordance with the terms and provisions of Schedule 6.3 hereof for each of the executive officers and employees listed on such schedule in the amounts set forth next to such individual’s name on such schedule (the “2010 Salary Incentive Plan” or “Plan”). The Plan shall remain in effect until the Company has satisfied one of the revenue tests set forth on Schedule 6.3 and it is terminated in accordance with its terms.  Fifty percent (50%) of the initial awards of restricted shares under the Plan will vest on December 31, 2010 and the remaining fifty percent (50%) will vest on June 30, 2011, provided, in each case, the participant remains employed by the Company through that date.

 

7.             Conditions of Parties’ Obligations.

 

7.1           Conditions of the Purchasers’ Obligations.  The obligations of the Purchasers to purchase the Purchased Shares set forth on Schedule I attached hereto at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Phoenix in its absolute discretion.

 

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(a)           Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and in any certificate, if any, or other writing, if any, delivered by the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

(b)           Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with it on or before the Closing.

 

(c)           No Material Adverse Effect.  There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2009.

 

(d)           Consents and Waivers.  The Company shall have obtained all consents or waivers necessary to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (including the consents and waivers listed on Schedule 5.5), the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), to issue the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the consent of the requisite holders of the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 7.1(d).  All corporate and other action and governmental filings necessary to effectuate the terms of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares, and other agreements and instruments executed and delivered by the Company in connection herewith shall have been made or taken.

 

(e)           Recapitalization.  Concurrently with the Closing hereunder, the holders of all of the outstanding Indebtedness shall have exchanged such Indebtedness into shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Recapitalization”) pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of that certain Exchange Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company, Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Ronald Goodman and the other signatories thereto (the “Exchange Agreement”).

 

(f)            Charter Amendment. Prior to the Closing, (i) the Company shall have caused the Charter Amendment, to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 519,000,000 and the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 16,000,000 and (ii) the Purchasers shall have received confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware reasonably satisfactory to them that such filing has occurred.

 

(g)           Certificates of Designation. Prior to the Closing, (i)(A) the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and (B) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of

 

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Delaware, and (ii) the Purchasers shall have received confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware reasonably satisfactory to it that such filings has occurred.

 

(h)           By-law Amendment.  The Company shall have adopted the By-law Amendment.

 

(i)            Minimum Subscription.  The Company shall have received from the Purchasers not less than $1,400,000 in immediately available funds for the purchase of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(j)            Resignations.  The Company shall have received the resignations of Guido DiGregorio and Louis Panetta from the Board and the resignation of Guido DiGregorio as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, in each case, effective as of the Closing Date.

 

(k)           Board Appointment and Approval.  In accordance with the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Investor Rights Agreement, the Board shall have appointed three representatives of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock to the Board (the “Series B Directors”), which representatives shall be Philip Sassower, Andrea Goren and Francis Elenio to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations required under subsection (j) above and David Welch and Kurt Amundson shall have been duly elected to serve on the Board by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting contemplated by Section 8.1 hereof, duly called and held in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

(l)            Stockholder Approval Obtained. The Company shall have obtained all necessary stockholder approval to have filed the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), including the holders of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting separately as a class (and with respect to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the holders of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting together as a class).

 

(m)          No Change to Capitalization.  Other than (i) the issuance of shares of restricted Common Stock in accordance with terms of Section 6.3 hereof in connection with the 2010 Salary Incentive Plan, (ii) the issuance of additional warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the payment of accrued interest through the issuance of additional secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (iii) the issuance of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, or (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in each case, outstanding on the date hereof, there shall have been no change to the capitalization of the Company as set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) hereto since the date hereof.

 

(n)           2010 Salary Incentive Plan.  The 2010 Salary Incentive Plan shall have been in continuous effect since the date hereof.

 

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(o)           Compliance Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a Compliance Certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that the conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)(i), (g)(i), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n) and (p) of this Section 7.1 have been satisfied.

 

(p)           Qualification Under State Securities Laws. All registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals, if any, required to be obtained prior to the Closing under applicable state securities laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the offer and sale of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(q)           Investor Rights Agreement. The Investor Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by (i) Company and (ii) the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto.

 

(r)            Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by (i) Company and (ii) the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto.

 

(s)           Supporting Documents.  The Purchasers at the Closing shall have received the following:

 

(1)           A good standing certificate of the Company and CIC Acquisition Corp.;

 

(2)           An opinion from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form satisfactory to the Purchasers;

 

(3)           Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving (A) the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), (B) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (C) the appointment of the Series B Directors upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (D) the By-law Amendment and (E) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto;

 

(4)           Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company; and

 

(5)           A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company (A) certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in subparagraphs (3) and

 

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(4) above and (B) further certifying that the Certificate of Designation (Series B) delivered to the Purchasers at the time of the execution of this Agreement has been validly adopted and has not been amended or modified.

 

(t)            Fees of Purchasers’ Counsel and Consultants.  The Company shall have paid all of the fees, expenses and disbursements of Phoenix and its Affiliate, SG Phoenix LLC, and otherwise satisfied its obligations under Section 14.8 hereof and the Fee Letter in full.

 

7.2           Conditions of the Company’s Obligations.  The obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment prior to or on the Closing Date of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company.

 

(a)           Covenants; Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the Purchasers at the Closing Date shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and conditions hereunder required under this Agreement to be performed or complied by it at or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the representations and warranties of each Purchaser at the Closing Date contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date).

 

(b)           Investor Rights Agreement. The Persons listed on the signature pages thereto shall have executed and delivered the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(c)           Registration Rights Agreement. Each Purchaser and the other Persons listed on the signature pages thereto shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

7.3           Conditions of Each Party’s Obligations.  The respective obligations of the Company and the Purchasers to consummate the transactions at the Closing contemplated hereunder are subject to the absence of the following: (a) any litigation challenging or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Recapitalization, any of the Transaction Documents, the Charter Amendment, the By-law Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), in which there has been issued any order or injunction delaying or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) any statute, rule, regulation, injunction, order or decree, enacted, enforced, promulgated, entered, issued or deemed applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by any court, government or governmental authority or agency or legislative body, domestic, foreign or supranational prohibiting or enjoining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.             Covenants; Nomination of Third Series B Director; Termination.

 

8.1           Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting.   As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but no later than June 25, 2010, the Company shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company’s stockholders meeting

 

 

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(together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”).  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to finalize the Proxy Statement as promptly as possible after such filing.  The Company shall promptly notify Phoenix upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Phoenix with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand.  Phoenix shall have the opportunity to review and approve in its reasonable discretion the proxy statement and all amendments thereto and all correspondence from the Company and its representatives to the SEC related to the Company stockholders meeting (the “Stockholders Meeting”) prior to filing with the SEC. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the SEC completes review of the Proxy Statement or notifies the Company that it will not review the Proxy Statement, duly call and give notice to the Company stockholders by mailing the definitive Proxy Statement, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of seeking Company stockholder approval and to solicit such approval from the stockholders. In connection with the Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, through the Board, recommend to its stockholders that they approve (a) an increase in (i) its authorized shares of Common Stock to 519,000,000 and (ii) its authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 16,000,000, (b) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and (c) elect four directors to the Board.  The Company shall within one (1) Business Day of obtaining such stockholder approvals in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Exchange Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, take all requisite actions (including the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) to effect approvals and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the Exchange Agreement.

 

8.2           Reporting Requirements; Access to Records.  The Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act as long as the Company remains subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company further agrees to promptly make available to the Principal Investors (i) such information as the Company is required to file or furnish to the SEC, within the time periods required by applicable law and regulations for filing or furnishing such information with the SEC, (ii) such information as it furnishes to its other shareholders as a class, and (iii) reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to all of the books, records and properties of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, if any, and to all officers and employees of the Company and such Subsidiaries (which access shall be given to the Principal Investors’ respective officers, employees, advisors, counsel and other authorized representatives).

 

8.3           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 Series B Preferred Stock in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Series B Preferred Stock to the Purchasers.

 

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8.4           Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.  The Company shall by the fourth business day immediately following the date hereof, file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and filing the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. The Company and Phoenix shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor Phoenix shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of Phoenix, or without the prior consent of Phoenix, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, 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.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of Phoenix, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, (B) the Current Report on Form 8-K required by this Section 8.4, (C) any filing required by the SEC and (D) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the SEC and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide Phoenix with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (ii); provided, however, that other than such Purchaser’s name, the Company will not disclose any personal information regarding the Purchaser, including without limitation, the Purchaser’s tax identification number and address.

 

8.5           Reservation of Common Stock.  The Company will reserved and continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

8.6           Listing of Common Stock.  The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market.  The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

 

8.7           Filings.  The Company shall make all filings with the SEC and its Trading Markets as required by the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

8.8           Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.  For so long as twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in connection the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Exchange Agreement remain outstanding, the Company shall take all steps necessary to appoint and retain as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer a nominee designated by Phoenix.

 

8.9           Nomination of Third Series B Director.  Each of the Purchasers hereby authorizes and approves the nomination of Francis J. Elenio to serve on the Board as a Series B Director.

 

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8.10         Termination of Agreement.

 

(a)           This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by mutual written consent of the Company and Phoenix.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be terminated by the Company or Phoenix if (i) any Federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, judgment or decree permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Closing, and such order, judgment or decree shall have become final and nonappealable or (ii) any statute, rule, order or regulation shall have been enacted or issued by any Governmental Entity which, directly or indirectly, prohibits the consummation of the Closing; or (iii) the Closing contemplated hereby shall have not occurred on or before August 31, 2010 (the “Termination Date”), provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.10(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date.

 

(c)           This Agreement may be terminated by Phoenix if there has been a material violation or breach by the Company of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach is not cured by the earlier of the Closing Date or the date ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of notice specifying particularly such violation or breach, and such violation or breach has not been waived by Phoenix.

 

(d)           This Agreement may be terminated by the Company, if there has been a material violation or breach by the Purchasers of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach is not cured by the earlier of the Closing Date or the date ten (10) days after receipt by Phoenix of notice specifying particularly such violation or breach, and such violation or breach has not been waived by the Company.

 

8.11         Procedure and Effect of No-Default Termination.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.10, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the terminating party to the other party, whereupon, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any of Sections 8.10(a) or (b), the liabilities of the parties hereunder will terminate to each other, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, and thereafter neither the Company nor the Purchasers shall have any recourse against the other by reason of this Agreement.

 

9.             Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend.

 

9.1           Transfer Restrictions.  The Purchasers understands that the Company may, as a condition to the transfer of any of the Securities, require that the request for transfer be accompanied by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer does not result in a violation of the Securities Act, unless such transfer is covered by an effective registration statement or exempt under Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an opinion of counsel shall not be required for a transfer

 

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by a Purchaser that is (A) a partnership transferring all of the assets owned by it to its partners or former partners pro rata in accordance with partnership interests, (B) a corporation transferring to a wholly owned subsidiary or a parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of such Purchaser, (C) a limited liability company transferring all of the assets owned by it to its members or former members pro rata in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company, (D) an individual transferring to such Purchaser’s family member or trust for the benefit of such Purchaser, or (E) transferring its Securities to any Affiliate of such Purchaser, in the case of an institutional investor, or other Person under common management with such Purchaser; and provided, further, that the transferee in each case agrees to be subject to the restrictions in this Section 9. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Securities may bear substantially the following legends:

 

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A OF SUCH ACT.”

 

9.2           Unlegended Certificates.  The Company shall be obligated to promptly reissue unlegended certificates upon the request of any holder thereof at such time as the holding period under Rule 144 or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act has been satisfied.

 

10.           Registration, Transfer and Substitution of Certificates for Securities.

 

10.1         Stock Register; Ownership of Securities.  The Company will keep at its principal office a register in which the Company will provide for the registration or transfers of the Securities. The Company may treat the Person in whose name any of the Securities are registered on such register as the owner thereof and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. All references in this Agreement to a “holder” of any Securities shall mean the Person in whose name such Securities are at the time registered on such register.

 

10.2         Replacement of Certificates.  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate representing Securities, and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender of such certificate for cancellation at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new certificate representing Securities of like tenor.

 

11.           Definitions.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 11 shall have the meanings specified for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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long as the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, such accounting terms shall be determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and the financial statements and other financial information to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be consolidated and presented with consolidating financial statements of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1)” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, which sets forth the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

By-laws” means the By-laws of the Company in effect as of the date hereof, and as may be amended, restated, modified or amended and restated, from time to time

 

By-law Amendment”, means the Amendment to By-laws, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Board” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(s)(3) hereof.

 

Certificate of Designation (Series B)” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect on the date hereof, and as may be amended, restated, modified or amended and restated, from time to time.

 

Charter Amendment” means the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

Charter Documents” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.8 hereof.

 

Closing” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

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Conversion Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2008, among the Company, Phoenix, the other lenders signatory thereto and SG Phoenix LLC, as Collateral Agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2009 and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2010 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time).

 

Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5 hereof.

 

Domain Names” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(c) hereof.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.17(b) hereof.

 

Encumbrances” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

Environmental Law” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.20(b) hereof.

 

ERISA” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.17(a) hereof.

 

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

 

Exchange Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(e) hereof

 

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated April 26, 2010, between the Company, Phoenix and SG Phoenix LLC.

 

GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

 

Governmental Entity” means any national, federal, state, municipal, local, territorial, foreign or other government or any department, commission, board, bureau, agency, regulatory authority or instrumentality thereof, or any court, judicial, administrative or arbitral body or public or private tribunal.

 

Hazardous Material” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.20(b) hereof.

 

Indebtedness” means all of the Company’s senior secured indebtedness and other obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

Investor Rights Agreement” means the Investor Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

knowledge” of the Company or any similar phrase means, with respect to any fact, circumstance, event or other matter in question, the knowledge of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter after reasonable inquiry of Guido DiGregorio, Francis Dane, Craig Hutchison, Russel Davis, Bill Macy or Beth Selling.  Any such individual will be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (a) such fact, circumstance,

 

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event or other matter is contained in one or more documents (whether written or electronic, including electronic mails sent to or by such individual) in the possession of such individual, including his or her personal files, or (b) such knowledge would reasonably be expected to be obtained from reasonable inquiry of the persons employed by the Company charged with administrative or operational responsibility for such matters for the Company.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (i) any material adverse effect on the issuance or validity of the Securities or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforceability or validity of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (ii) any material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Material Contract” means all written and oral contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, leases, subleases, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, commissions, undertakings, arrangements and understandings (i) which by their terms involve, or would reasonably be expected to involve, aggregate payments by or to the Company during any 12 month period in excess of $50,000, (ii) the breach of which by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) which are required to be filed as exhibits by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Items 601(b)(4) and 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

 

Material Permits” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.27 hereof.

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Person” means and includes all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, companies, partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions.

 

Phoenix” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Principal Investors” means Phoenix, Michael Engmann and MDNH Partners L.P.

 

Proxy Statement” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.1 hereof.

 

Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2 hereof.

 

Purchased Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Purchasers” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any Affiliates of the Purchasers.

 

Recapitalization” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(e) hereof.

 

Registrars” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(d) hereof.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Reports” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.13(a) hereof.

 

Securities” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

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

 

Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company provided for pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.

 

Series B Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1 hereof.

 

Software” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

Stockholders Meeting” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.1 hereof.

 

Subsidiary” means any corporation, association trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity (i) at least 50% of the outstanding voting securities of which are at the time owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company or (ii) with respect to which the Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such Person.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(b) hereof.

 

Trademarks” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

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 American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement and, in the case of the Company, the Exchange Agreement.

 

2010 Salary Incentive Plan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

12.           Enforcement.

 

12.1         Cumulative Remedies.  None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon the Purchasers on the one hand or the Company on the other hand shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or now or hereafter available at

 

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law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted at law, including recovery of damages, the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designation (Series B). The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate or the posting of a bond.

 

12.2         No Implied Waiver.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no course of dealing between the Company and the Purchasers or any other holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and no delay in exercising any such right, power or remedy conferred hereby or by the Certificate of Designation (Series B), or by any of the other Transaction Documents or now or hereafter existing at law in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of, or otherwise prejudice, any such right, power or remedy.

 

13.           Confidentiality.  Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, each Purchaser agrees that it will use reasonable care to keep confidential and not disclose or divulge any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13 by such Purchaser), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Purchaser without use of the Company’s confidential information, (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such Purchaser by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company or (d) was known to such Purchaser prior to disclosure to the Purchaser by the Company; provided, however, that such Purchaser may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Securities from the Purchaser, if such prospective purchaser agrees to keep such information confidential; (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder or advisor of such Purchaser in the ordinary course of business, provided that the Purchaser informs such person that such information is confidential; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law.

 

14.           Miscellaneous.

 

14.1         Waivers and Amendments.  Upon the approval of the Company and the written consent of Phoenix, the obligations of the Company and the rights of the Purchasers under this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely). Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally or by course of dealing, but only by an instrument in writing.

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, no such waiver or supplemental agreement shall affect any of the rights of any holder of any Securities created by the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or by the Delaware General Corporation Law without compliance with all applicable provisions of the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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14.2         Notices.  All notices, requests, consents, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered (a) three business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (b) one business day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

If to the Purchasers at its address set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Jonathan J. Russo, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 858-1500

 

If to the Company:

 

Communication Intelligence Corporation
275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Attention: Francis V. Dane
Facsimile No.: (650) 802-7777

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, OR 97201
Attention: Michael C. Phillips, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (503) 778-5299

 

or at such other address as the Company or the Purchasers each may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto. Any party may give any notice, request, consent or other communication under this Agreement using any other means (including, without limitation, personal delivery, messenger service, telecopy, first class mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, consent or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it is actually received by the party for whom it is intended. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, consents or other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner set forth in this Section 14.2.

 

14.3         Indemnification; Survival.  The Company shall indemnify, save and hold harmless each Purchaser, its directors, officers, members, stockholders, employees, partners, representatives, advisors, attorneys and agents (each, a “Purchaser Indemnified Party”) from and against (and shall promptly reimburse such indemnified persons for) any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, fine, penalty, amount paid in settlement, reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses, court costs and all other out-of-pocket expenses incurred (collectively, “Losses”) in connection with or arising from claims, actions, suits, proceedings,

 

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investigations or similar claims by any person or entity (other than any Purchaser Indemnified Party) associated, arising out of or relating to (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B), (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) the ownership by such Purchaser of the Securities or (iv) the rights of the Purchasers to elect directors to the Company’s Board.  This indemnification provision shall be in addition to the rights of the Purchaser to bring an action against the Company for breach of any term of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B). All representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents shall survive the Closing until the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 5.2 (Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock), 5.16 (Taxes), 5.17 (Employee Matters) and 5.21 (Intellectual Property Matters) shall survive the Closing until the sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period (after giving effect to any waivers or extensions thereof).  All covenants of the Company in this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided, shall survive the Closing indefinitely.

 

14.4         No Waivers.  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.

 

14.5         Successors and Assigns.  All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective parties hereto, the successors and permitted assigns of each Purchaser and the successors of the Company, whether so expressed or not.  None of the parties hereto may assign its rights or obligations under Section 2 hereof without the prior written consent of the Company, except that each Purchaser may, without the prior consent of the Company, assign its rights to purchase the shares of Series B Preferred Stock hereunder to any Affiliate.

 

14.6         Headings.  The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

14.7         Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

14.8         Fees and Expenses.  The Company agrees to pay, reimburse and hold the Phoenix, on behalf of the Purchasers, harmless from liability for the payment of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with its diligence investigation of the Company, the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Recapitalization), regardless of whether the purchase of shares of Series B Preferred Stock by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement is consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Phoenix may deduct such fees and expenses from the aggregate amount to be paid by Phoenix at the Closing for the shares of Series B

 

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Preferred Stock to be purchased by it hereunder.  The fees and expenses of the Phoenix may include, without limitation:

 

(a)           the fees and expenses of counsel, consultants and accountants and out of pocket expenses, including diligence and travel expenses, of Phoenix and its Affiliates, arising in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Transaction Documents, the preparation, execution and filing of all forms, schedules and reports and amendments thereto of the Purchasers required to be filed with the SEC in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (including Schedule 13D filings and amendments and Form 4 filings),

 

(b)           all costs of the Company’s performance and compliance with the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or the Transaction Documents, and

 

(c)           stamp and other taxes, excluding income taxes, which may be payable with respect to the execution and delivery of the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or the Transaction Documents, or the issuance, delivery or acquisition of the Purchased Shares or the Conversion Shares.

 

14.9         Jurisdiction.  Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal or state court located in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 14.2 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

14.10       Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE PURCHASERS AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE PURCHASERS WILL ASSERT, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY ISSUE IN ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE, IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PURCHASERS AND THE COMPANY HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW

 

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EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. The Company acknowledges that it has been informed by the Purchasers that the provisions of this Section 14.10 constitute a material inducement upon which the Purchasers is relying and will rely in entering into this Agreement. The Purchasers or the Company may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 14.10 with any court as written evidence of the consent of the Purchasers and the Company to the waiver of the right to trial by jury.

 

14.11       Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.

 

14.12       Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Transaction Documents contain the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and such agreements supersede and replace all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

14.13       Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereby waive such provision to the extent that it is found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such provision shall, to the maximum extent allowable by law, be modified by such court so that it becomes enforceable, and, as modified, shall be enforced as any other provision hereof, all the other provisions hereof continuing in full force and effect.

 

14.14       Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement and any other 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 or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document.  The decision of each Purchaser to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser.  Nothing contained herein or in any other 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 this Agreement and the other 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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE
CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Guido DiGregorio

 

Name: Guido DiGregorio

 

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Signature Page to Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

PURCHASER

 

 

 

 

 

By:

[OMITTED]

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone No.:

 

 

 

Facsimile No.:

 

 

 

Email Address:

 

 

 

Number of Shares:

 

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price:

 

 

 

SSN/TIN:

 

 

Signature Page to Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

[OMITTED]

 


EX-99.H 3 a10-15963_1ex99dh.htm EX-99.H

Exhibit H

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION,

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC,

 

MICHAEL ENGMANN,

 

RONALD GOODMAN

 

AND

 

THE PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 21, 2010

 

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

1.

Authorization of Securities

1

 

 

 

2.

Exchange of Indebtedness for Series B Preferred Stock

1

 

 

 

3.

Closing

2

 

 

 

4.

Representations and Warranties of the Lenders; Register of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer

2

 

 

 

 

4.1

Organization; Authority

2

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Validity

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

Brokers

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

Investment Representations and Warranties

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

Acquisition for Own Account

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.6

Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

Accredited Investor

3

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

Access to Information

4

 

 

 

 

 

4.9

Restricted Securities

4

 

 

 

 

 

4.10

Residence

4

 

 

 

 

5.

Representations and Warranties by the Company

4

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

Capitalization

4

 

 

 

 

 

5.2

Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock

5

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

Organization

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

Subsidiaries

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

Consents

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.6

Power and Authorization

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.7

Enforcement

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

No Conflicts

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.9

Material Contracts

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.10

Right of First Refusal; Stockholders Agreement; Voting and Registration Rights

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.11

Previous Issuances

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.12

No Integrated Offering

8

 

 

 

 

 

5.13

SEC Reports; Financial Statements

9

 

 

 

 

 

5.14

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

9

 

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Table of Contents
(Continued)

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

5.15

Litigation

10

 

 

 

 

 

5.16

Taxes

10

 

 

 

 

 

5.17

Employee Matters

10

 

 

 

 

 

5.18

Compliance with Laws

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.19

Brokers

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.20

Environmental Matters

11

 

 

 

 

 

5.21

Intellectual Property Matters

12

 

 

 

 

 

5.22

Related-Party Transactions

17

 

 

 

 

 

5.23

Title to Property and Assets

18

 

 

 

 

 

5.24

Absence of Changes

18

 

 

 

 

 

5.25

Illegal Payments

19

 

 

 

 

 

5.26

Suppliers and Customers

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.27

Regulatory Permits

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.28

Insurance

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.29

Investment Company

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.30

Listing and Maintenance Requirements

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.31

Accountants

20

 

 

 

 

 

5.32

Application of Takeover Protections

21

 

 

 

 

 

5.33

Stock Options

21

 

 

 

 

 

5.34

Disclosure

21

 

 

 

 

6.

Pre-Closing Covenants

21

 

 

 

 

6.1

Conduct of Business

21

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

Notice of Certain Events

22

 

 

 

 

 

6.3

Salary Incentive Plan

23

 

 

 

 

7.

Conditions of Parties’ Obligations

23

 

 

 

 

7.1

Conditions of the Lenders’ Obligations

23

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

Conditions of the Company’s Obligations

26

 

 

 

 

 

7.3

Conditions of Each Party’s Obligations

27

 

 

 

 

8.

Covenants; Nomination of Third Series B Director; Termination

27

 

 

 

 

8.1

Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting

27

 

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Table of Contents
(Continued)

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

Reporting Requirements; Access to Records

27

 

 

 

 

 

8.3

Integration

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.4

Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

Reservation of Common Stock

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.6

Listing of Common Stock

28

 

 

 

 

 

8.7

Filings

29

 

 

 

 

 

8.8

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

29

 

 

 

 

 

8.9

Nomination of Third Series B Director

29

 

 

 

 

 

8.10

Termination of Agreement

29

 

 

 

 

 

8.11

Procedure and Effect of No-Default Termination

30

 

 

 

 

9.

Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend

30

 

 

 

 

9.1

Transfer Restrictions

30

 

 

 

 

 

9.2

Unlegended Certificates

30

 

 

 

 

10.

Registration, Transfer and Substitution of Certificates for Securities

30

 

 

 

 

10.1

Stock Register; Ownership of Securities

30

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

Replacement of Certificates

31

 

 

 

 

11.

Definitions

31

 

 

 

12.

Enforcement

35

 

 

 

 

12.1

Cumulative Remedies

35

 

 

 

 

 

12.2

No Implied Waiver

35

 

 

 

 

13.

Confidentiality

35

 

 

 

14.

Miscellaneous

36

 

 

 

 

14.1

Waivers and Amendments

36

 

 

 

 

 

14.2

Notices

36

 

 

 

 

 

14.3

Indemnification; Survival

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.4

No Waivers

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.5

Successors and Assigns

37

 

 

 

 

 

14.6

Headings

38

 

 

 

 

 

14.7

Governing Law

38

 

 

 

 

 

14.8

Fees and Expenses

38

 

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Table of Contents
(Continued)

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

14.9

Jurisdiction

38

 

 

 

 

 

14.10

Waiver of Jury Trial

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.11

Counterparts; Effectiveness

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.12

Entire Agreement

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.13

Severability

39

 

 

 

 

 

14.14

Independent Nature of Lenders’ Obligations and Rights

40

 

Exhibits and Schedules

 

Schedule I

 

Schedule of Lenders

 

 

 

Schedule II

 

Disclosure Schedule

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Certificate of Designation (Series B)

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1)

 

 

 

Exhibit C

 

By-law Amendment

 

 

 

Exhibit D

 

Charter Amendment

 

 

 

Exhibit E

 

Investor Rights Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit F

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

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EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 21st day of June, 2010,  by and between Communication Intelligence Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Phoenix Venture Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Phoenix”), Michael Engmann, an individual (“Engmann”), Ronald Goodman, an individual (“Goodman”) and the other entities and individuals listed on Schedule I hereto (Phoenix, Engmann and Goodman together with such other entities and individuals, the “Lenders” and each, a “Lender”). Certain terms used and not otherwise defined in the text of this Agreement are defined in Section 10 hereof.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company, through its Board, has decided to authorize and issue a new series of capital stock to be designated Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to convert and exchange each $1.00 of Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date into one (1) share of Series B Preferred Stock, and the Lenders desire to convert and exchange such Indebtedness into shares of Series B Preferred Stock, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Authorization of Securities.  The Company has authorized the issuance of up to 14,000,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock, a portion of which will be issued pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement to convert and exchange all of the Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date (the “Exchange Shares”) and up to 2,000,000 shares of which will be issued and sold upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement.  The Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and will have the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the form of Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designation (Series B)”).  The shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible are sometimes referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares”, the Exchange Shares and the Conversion Shares are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Securities”.

 

2.             Exchange of Indebtedness for Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(a)           Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained, on the Closing Date, the Company and the Lenders shall consummate the conversion and exchange of all of the outstanding Indebtedness held by the Lenders as of the Closing Date into the Exchange Shares as follows: for each $1.00 owed under such Indebtedness, including accrued and unpaid interest through the Closing Date, one (1) whole share of Series B Preferred Stock.  Each Lender shall receive the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock determined by dividing the Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date

 



 

held by such Lender by an exchange price per share equal to $1.00 (the “Exchange Price”), which shall be paid through the conversion and exchange of the Indebtedness.  The principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof held by each Lender is set forth in the column “Indebtedness To Be Exchanged” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I attached hereto and the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable to such Lender for such Indebtedness is set forth in the column “Number of Exchange Shares” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule ISchedule I will be updated on the Closing Date to add the additional Indebtedness incurred by the Company from the date hereof to the Closing Date and the number of Exchange Shares issuable therefor.  Fractional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will not be issued and as a result, the Company will round up the number of Exchange Shares to the next whole share if the amount of Indebtedness converted and exchanged by a Lender is not a whole number. The Company and the Lenders are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

(b)           Each of the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Indebtedness converted and exchanged pursuant to the terms and conditions this Agreement shall be cancelled as of the Closing Date and that the Company shall have no further obligation to the Lenders to make any payments of principal or interest under such Indebtedness or the Credit Agreement; and (ii) the Collateral Agent will, at the Company’s written request and expense, execute and deliver to the Company such documents and instruments and take such other action as the Company may reasonably request, at the Company’s expense, to evidence or effect the release of any liens arising out of or made in connection with the Indebtedness and the Credit Agreement.

 

3.             Closing.  Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Section 7 hereof and concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the closing (the “Closing”) with respect to the transaction contemplated in Section 2 hereof shall take place at the offices of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. local time, or another mutually acceptable time and location, on the date that is five (5) Business Days after the date on which the last of the conditions precedent to Closing set forth in Section 7 hereof have been either satisfied or waived by the party for whose benefit such conditions precedent exist or at such other date and time as the Company and Lenders may agree (the “Closing Date”).  At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Lender certificates representing the Series B Preferred Stock which such Lender is receiving at the Closing, registered in the name of such Lender, against exchange of the Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date held by such Lender for the Exchange Price therefor.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of the Lenders; Register of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. Each Lender, severally as to itself and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1           Organization; Authority.  (a)  Each Lender that is an entity is duly formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation, and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership

 

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or trust (as the case may be) power and authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(b)           Each Lender that is an individual has full legal right, power, authority and capacity to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which such Lender is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

4.2           Validity.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein, in each case to which such Lender is a party, and the consummation by such Lender of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Lender.  This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which such Lender is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Lender, and each such agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Lender enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to general application from time to time of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

 

4.3           Brokers.  There is no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder or other person which has been retained by such Lender who might be entitled to any fee or commission for which the Company will be liable in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

4.4           Investment Representations and Warranties.  Such Lender understands that the offering and sale of the Exchange Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and are being made in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of Lender’s representations as expressed herein.  Such Lender acknowledges that, except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Exchange Shares for resale.

 

4.5           Acquisition for Own Account.  Such Lender is acquiring the Exchange Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view toward distribution in a manner which would violate the Securities Act.

 

4.6           Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks.  Such Lender, by reason of its own business and financial experience or that of its management, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Such Lender is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Exchange Shares and is able to sustain a loss of all of its investment in the Exchange Shares without economic hardship if such a loss should occur.

 

4.7           Accredited Investor.  Each Lender is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.  Such Lender is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Lender is not a

 

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broker-dealer.  Each Lender acknowledges that an investment in the Exchange Shares is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

4.8           Access to Information. Such Lender has been given access to Company documents, records and other information, and has had adequate opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees, accountants, and representatives concerning the Company’s business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters relevant to its investment in the Exchange Shares. The representations of the Lenders contained in this Agreement shall not affect the ability of the Lenders to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement.

 

4.9           Restricted Securities.

 

(a)           Such Lender understands that the Securities will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such Securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

(b)           Such Lender acknowledges that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

(c)           Such Lender is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act which permit limited resale of securities acquired in a private placement.

 

4.10         Residence.  The office or offices of such Lender in which its investment decision was made, and which is its principal place of business, in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, or is its residence, in the case of an individual, is located at the address or addresses of such Lender set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

5.             Representations and Warranties by the Company. Except as set forth by the Company in a written Disclosure Schedule provided by the Company to the Lenders dated the date hereof (the “Disclosure Schedule”), the Company represents and warrants to each Lender that the statements contained in this Section 5 are complete and accurate as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 5, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 5 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reasonable reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

 

5.1           Capitalization.

 

(a)           As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 285,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 2,000,000 shares are designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has

 

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190,776,482 issued shares of Common Stock, of which no shares are held by the Company as treasury shares and 190,776,482 are outstanding; 766,195 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding; 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan, under which 2,223,368 shares are subject to outstanding options and no further grants will be made; 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2009 Stock Compensation Plan, under which 3,465,640 shares are subject to outstanding awards and 3,461,375 shares are available for grant; 4,129,443 shares are subject to outstanding non-plan options and 31,374,223 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants and other convertible securities outstanding on the date hereof. As of the date hereof the Company has no other shares of capital stock authorized, issued, outstanding or reserved.  A capitalization table presenting the capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) hereto.

 

(b)           After giving effect to the filing of the Charter Amendment and the Certificate of Designation (Series B) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 519,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 16,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 2,000,000 shares are designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 14,000,000 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(c)           As of the date hereof, other than as stated in Section 5.1(a), except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(c), (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock, nor are any such issuances or arrangements contemplated; (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is or may become obligated to register the sale of any of its securities under the Securities Act; (iii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity securities or any interests therein or to pay any dividend or make any distribution in respect thereof; and (iv) the Company has not reserved any shares of capital stock for issuance pursuant to any stock option plan or similar arrangement.

 

(d)           There have been no adjustments to the exercise price or the conversion price of any options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Exchange Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not trigger any conversion or exercise price adjustments or any other anti-dilution rights or provisions relating to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

5.2           Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock.  All of the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding on the date hereof have been validly issued and are

 

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fully paid and non-assessable.  On the Closing Date, the sale and delivery of the Exchange Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, and the issuance and/or delivery of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Exchange Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (Series B) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes and will vest in the holders thereof legal and valid title to such Exchange Shares or Conversion Shares, as the case may be, free and clear of any lien, claim, judgment, charge, mortgage, security interest, pledge, escrow, equity or other encumbrance (collectively, “Encumbrances”), and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of stockholders of the Company, and the issuance of such shares will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.  Following the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Exchange Shares.

 

5.3           Organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (b) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets and carry on its business as presently being conducted. The Company has its principal place of business and chief executive office in Redwood Shores, California.

 

5.4           Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 5.4.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Encumbrances, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interests 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.

 

5.5           Consents.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment or the other Transaction Documents by the Company, nor the consummation by it of the obligations and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance, the reservation for issuance and the delivery of the Series B Preferred Stock or the issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares) requires any consent of, authorization by, exemption from, filing with or notice to any Governmental Entity or any other Person, other than (a) approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Charter Amendment and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), (b) the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) the filings required to comply with the Company’s registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and (d) filings required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws.

 

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5.6           Power and Authorization.  The Company has all requisite corporate power and has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Conversion Shares and the provision to the Lenders of the rights contemplated by the Transaction Documents) and no action on the part of the stockholders of the Company is required other than approval by the stockholders of the Charter Amendment and the election to the Board of the Series B Directors, and approval by the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1).  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents, the execution and filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.

 

5.7           Enforcement.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), the Charter Amendment, and the other Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which it is a party will be duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each such agreement constitutes or will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to general application from time to time of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

 

5.8           No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of each of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Charter Amendment, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance, as applicable, of the Exchange Shares, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares) will not (a) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company (the “Charter Documents”) or the certificates of formation, operating agreements, articles or certificates of incorporation, by-laws or comparable organization documents of its Subsidiaries, (b) conflict with or result in the breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any right of termination, acceleration or cancellation under, any Material Contract, (c) result in a material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (d) result in a material violation of any rule or regulation of FINRA or its Trading Markets, or (e) result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s assets.  The Company is not in violation of its Charter Documents.  The business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation in any material respect of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

 

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5.9           Material Contracts.  Each Material Contract of the Company or any Subsidiary is listed on Schedule 5.9 hereof.  Each Material Contract is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.  There has not occurred any breach, violation or default or any event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or the election of any Person, or any combination thereof, would constitute a breach, violation or default by the Company under, or give others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any such Material Contract.  To the knowledge of the Company, there has not occurred any breach, violation or default or any event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or any combination thereof, would constitute a breach, violation or default by any other Person under any such Material Contract.  The Company has not been notified that any party to any Material Contract intends to cancel, terminate, not renew or exercise an option under any Material Contract, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.

 

5.10         Right of First Refusal; Stockholders Agreement; Voting and Registration Rights.  Except as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (Series B), no party has any right of first refusal, right of first offer, right of co-sale, preemptive right or other similar right regarding the securities of the Company.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10, there are no provisions in the Charter Documents or any Material Contracts, which (a) may affect or restrict the voting rights of the Lender with respect to the Securities in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, (b) restrict the ability of the Lenders, or any successor thereto or assignee or transferee thereof, to transfer the Securities, (c) would adversely affect the Company’s or any Lender’s right or ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or comply with the terms of the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (d) require the vote of more than a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock, voting together as a single class, to take or prevent any corporate action, other than those matters requiring a different vote under Delaware law, or (e) entitle any party to nominate or elect any director of the Company or require any of the Company’s stockholders to vote for any such nominee or other person as a director of the Company.

 

5.11         Previous Issuances.  All shares of capital stock and other securities issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date have been issued in transactions registered under or exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and in compliance with all applicable corporate laws.  The Company has not violated the Securities Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws in connection with the issuance of any shares of capital stock or other securities prior to the Closing Date.  No Person has any rescission rights with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

5.12         No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates or any other Person acting on the Company’s behalf, has directly or indirectly engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, the Exchange Shares or the Conversion Shares nor have any of such Persons made any offers or

 

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sales of any security of the Company or its Affiliates or solicited any offers to buy any security of the Company or its Affiliates under circumstances that would require registration of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Exchange Shares or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of Exchange Shares to be integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

5.13         SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

 

(a)           The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof since January 1, 2008 (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, 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 as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  All Material Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary are subject that are required to be included as part of or specifically identified in the SEC Reports are so included or specifically identified.

 

(b)           The financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC and PCAOB with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP are true and correct in all material respects and fairly present the financial position 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.

 

5.14         No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.  As of the date of this Agreement, there are no liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary, of any kind whatsoever, whether interest-bearing indebtedness, or liabilities accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than liabilities:

 

(a)           reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010;

 

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(b)           incurred since March 31, 2010 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, which are not in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

(c)           created under, or incurred in connection with, this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1).

 

5.15         Litigation.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15, there is no action, suit, investigation or other proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or to the knowledge of the Company any of its or their officers or directors before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Entity.  To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts that would cause a reasonable person to believe that such a proceeding would likely result.

 

5.16         Taxes.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has properly filed all federal, foreign, state, local, and other tax returns and reports which are required to be filed, which returns and reports were properly completed and are true and correct in all respects, and all taxes, interest, and penalties due and owing have been timely paid.  There are no outstanding waivers or extensions of time with respect to the period for assessing or auditing any tax or tax return of the Company or any Subsidiary, or claims now pending or matters under discussion between the Company or any Subsidiary and any taxing authority in respect of any tax of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

5.17         Employee Matters.

 

(a)           The Company has listed any “employee benefit plan” subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that it or any Subsidiary maintains as an exhibit to an SEC Report or on Schedule 5.17(a).

 

(b)           No director or officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary will become entitled to any retirement, severance or similar benefit or enhanced or accelerated benefit (including any acceleration of vesting) or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to ERISA or other benefit under any compensation plan or arrangement of the Company or any Subsidiary (each, an “Employee Benefit Plan”)) solely as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; and no payment made or to be made to any current or former employee or director of the Company or any of its Affiliates by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether alone or in connection with any other event, including, but not limited to, a termination of employment) will constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

 

(c)           No employee is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each employee does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matter.

 

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(d)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law), judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders and codes respecting employment, employment practices, labor, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and no work stoppage or labor strike against the Company or any Subsidiary is pending or, to their knowledge, threatened, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary involved in or, to their knowledge, threatened with any labor dispute, grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no suits, actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits), investigations or audits pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan.

 

5.18         Compliance with Laws.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all franchises, permits, licenses and other rights and privileges necessary to conduct the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ present and proposed business and is in compliance with and have not violated, in any respect, any applicable provisions of any laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations material to its respective business or the terms of any judgments, orders, decrees, injunctions or writs.

 

5.19         Brokers.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, there is no investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other person which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who is entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.20         Environmental Matters.

 

(a)           (i) No written notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been received by, and no investigation, action, claim, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no penalty has been assessed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to any matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no liabilities of or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in a such a liability.

 

(b)           For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Environmental Laws” means federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, binding judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, binding judgments, binding orders, codes, binding injunctions and permits relating to human health and the environment, including, but not limited to, Hazardous Materials; and the term “Hazardous Material” means all substances or materials regulated as hazardous, toxic, explosive, dangerous, flammable or radioactive under any Environmental Law including, but not limited to: (i) petroleum, asbestos, or polychlorinated biphenyls and (ii) in the United States, all substances defined

 

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as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

 

5.21         Intellectual Property Matters.

 

(a)           Intellectual Property” means any and all of the following arising under the laws of the United States, any other jurisdiction or any treaty regime: (i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereon, and all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures and all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith (collectively, “Trademarks”), (iii) all copyrightable works, mask works or moral rights, all copyrights and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals), (v) all computer software, including, without limitation, all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, all databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, all descriptions, schematics, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, relating to any of the foregoing (“Software”), (vi) all other proprietary rights, (vii) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium) and (viii) all licenses or agreements in connection with the foregoing.  “Company Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property which is used or usable in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)           Without limiting the scope of the Company Intellectual Property, Schedule 5.21(b) sets forth each item of Company Intellectual Property.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21(b), with respect to each item of Company Intellectual Property:

 

(1)           the Company or a Subsidiary possesses all rights, titles and interests in and to the item if owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, free and clear of any Encumbrance, license or other restriction(other than Encumbrances created under the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated June 5, 2008), and uses and contemplates using such item, in the case of a licensed item, in the manner in which it is entitled to use such item under the applicable license agreement, and the Company has taken or caused to be taken commercially reasonable and prudent steps for a company of like resources and business model to protect its rights in and to the item;

 

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(2)           the item, if owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, is not, and if licensed, to the knowledge of the Company is not, subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge;

 

(3)           no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, has been or is being threatened which challenges the validity, enforceability, registrability, use or ownership of the item;

 

(4)           the Company or a Subsidiary has sufficient right, title and interest to use or own the item without infringement upon or misappropriation of any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property right or other right of any third party;

 

(5)           other than customary contractual obligations to indemnify customers in connection with an allegation of infringement made by a third party, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to indemnify any person for or against any interference, infringement or misappropriation;

 

(6)           to the knowledge of the Company, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with the Company Intellectual Property and, except as set forth in Schedule 5.21(b), no claim or litigation has been brought or threatened against any third party by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary asserting interference with, infringement of, or misappropriation of Company Intellectual Property or breach of any license or agreement involving the Company Intellectual Property;

 

(7)           neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to any option, license, sublicense or agreement covering the item that it is in breach or default thereunder, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder;

 

(8)           each option, license, sublicense or agreement covering the item is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

(9)           that is a registered or applied for patent, copyright, trademark, or service mark in the United States or any other jurisdiction, such item, to the knowledge of the Company, is valid, enforceable and subsisting and is not subject to any claims, Encumbrances, taxes or other fees except for periodic filing, annuity and maintenance fees; and

 

(10)         the Company has not entered into any agreement granting any third party the right to bring infringement actions with respect to, or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, the item.

 

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(c)           Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21(b), the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, and their respective products and services have not, to the knowledge of the Company, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property rights of third parties or violated any license or agreement with respect to Intellectual Property rights of a third party. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claim or litigation against the Company, any Subsidiary, or any of their respective products and services contesting the right to use any third party’s Intellectual Property rights, asserting the infringement, misuse, misappropriation, or other violation of any third party’s Intellectual Property rights, asserting violation of any license or agreement with respect to a third party’s Intellectual Property rights, or asserting unfair competition or trade practices. The Company has not received written, or to the knowledge of the Company, non-written notice from any third party (i) that the Company, any Subsidiaries, or any of their respective products and services infringes, misuses, misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any third party, (ii) that the Company or a Subsidiary requires a license to any third party Intellectual Property rights to conduct its business as currently conducted or as it is intended to be conducted, or (iii) of an unsolicited offer to license any Intellectual Property rights of a third party. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead it to believe that the activities or the conduct of the business or operations of the Company or any Subsidiary did prior to Closing, or will when conducted in the same manner following the Closing, infringe upon, violate or constitute the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property rights of any third party.

 

(d)           All domain names owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Domain Names”) have been and are duly registered with Network Solutions and GoDaddy.com (together, the “Registrars”) through the Registrars’ registration procedures, and are operating, accessible domain names. The registration of each such Domain Name is free and clear of all Encumbrances and is in full force and effect. The Company has paid all fees required to maintain each Domain Name registration. The Company or a Subsidiary owns all, and has not waived, forfeited or granted to any third parties any, rights, title or interest in or to the Domain Names including, without limitation, any benefits, entitlements or rights of renewal with respect to the Domain Names.  None of the Domain Names have been placed on “hold” or are otherwise subject to a dispute or potential dispute. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any claim asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries adverse to its rights to such Domain Names.

 

(e)           The Company or a Subsidiary is the exclusive owner of all Trademarks used in connection with the operation or conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. All Trademarks of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are used in any way in connection with the conduct of the Company’s business have been in continuous use by the Company or a Subsidiary. There has been no prior use of any such Trademarks or other action taken by any third party that would confer upon said third party superior rights in such Trademarks, the Company has taken all necessary steps to protect the Trademarks against infringement and the registered

 

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Trademarks have been continuously used in the form appearing in, and in connection with the goods and services listed in their respective registration certificates or identified in their respective pending applications.

 

(f)            None of the key employees of the Company or any Subsidiary are obligated under any contract (including, without limitation, licenses, covenants, or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his or her reasonable diligence to promote the interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or that would conflict with the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary by the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor the conduct of the Company’s businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant, or instrument under which any such key employee is obligated.

 

(g)           The Company has entered into confidentiality and proprietary information and assignment of inventions and other Intellectual Property agreements with each of the current and former employees, consultants, and independent contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, that, among other things, protect the confidentiality of all Company Intellectual Property and ensure full and unencumbered ownership by the Company or a Subsidiary of all Company Intellectual Property. The Company is not aware of any violation by any such employees of such agreements.

 

(h)           No current of former stockholder, member, director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has any interest, right, title or interest in any of the Company Intellectual Property.

 

(i)            The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all necessary steps to protect the respective rights in confidential information and trade secrets used in connection with the conduct of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have enforced a policy of requiring each employee, consultant, contractor and third party to which they disclose confidential information or trade secrets to execute agreements restricting disclosure and use of such confidential information and trade secrets that are substantially consistent with the Company’s standard forms thereof. Except under valid and binding confidentiality obligations, there has been no disclosure of any confidential information or trade secrets used in connection with the conduct of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.21(b), the Company or a Subsidiary has not provided, nor is obligated in any circumstance to provide, source code to any Company Intellectual Property to any third party.

 

(j)            The Company Intellectual Property comprises all Intellectual Property necessary to the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted.  It is not necessary for the Company or

 

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any Subsidiary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, except for valid and enforceable inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that have been assigned to the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

(k)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are not subject to any “open source” or “copyleft” obligations and are not subject to any agreement or distribution model that: (i) involves distribution, making generally available of, or making any public disclosure of, any source code either used or developed by the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) prohibits or limits charging a fee or receiving consideration in connection with licensing or distributing any Company product, (iii) except as specifically permitted by law, grants any right to, or otherwise allows, any third party to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse-engineer any Company product, or (iv) requires the licensing of any Company product for the purpose of making derivative works.

 

(l)            All Software, hardware, and technology used by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries perform in substantial compliance with all applicable specifications.

 

(m)          Any Software used by the Company or any Subsidiary was either (i) developed by employees of the Company or a Subsidiary within the scope of their employment; (ii) developed by consultants or independent contractors who have assigned their rights to the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to written agreements; or (iii) otherwise acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary from a third party pursuant to a valid written agreement with the third party. The Software used by the Company or any Subsidiary does not contain any programming code, documentation or other materials or development environments that embody Intellectual Property rights of any third party, except for such materials or development environments obtained by the Company or a Subsidiary from third parties who make such materials or development environments generally available on non-discriminatory commercial terms.

 

(n)           Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is now or ever was a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, or otherwise participated in any industry standards bodies or similar organizations that could compel the Company or any Subsidiary to grant or offer to any third party any license or right to Company Intellectual Property, to disclose any Company Intellectual Property to any third party, or to restrict Company’s enforcement of the Company Intellectual Property, provided that the mere act of implementing a standard shall not be deemed to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to be considered a member, promoter, contributor or participant in a standards body or similar organization.  To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is now or ever was a member, promoter, contributor, or participant in any industry standards body or similar organization, the Company and such Subsidiary have complied at all times with any policies of such industry standards body or similar organization, including without limitation any policies regarding the identification and disclosure of intellectual property. Schedule 5.21(n) sets forth a complete and accurate list of any standards bodies or similar

 

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organizations in which the Company or any Subsidiary has ever been a member, promoter, contributor or participant.

 

(o)           No funding or facilities of a government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center was used in the creation or development of the Company Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, no current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property, performed services for any government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center, during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services used in the creation or development of the Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are party to any contract, license or agreement with any government that grants to such government any right or license with respect to the Company Intellectual Property, other than as granted in the ordinary course of business pursuant to a non-exclusive license to any Company product.

 

(p)           The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain rules, policies and procedures regarding data security, privacy, collection and use of personal information and user information, and data use that are commercially reasonable and, in any event, comply with the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations to its customers and applicable laws, rules and regulations. To the knowledge of the Company, there have not been, and the transaction contemplated under this Agreement will not result in, any security breaches of any security policy, data use restriction or privacy breach under any such policies or any applicable laws, rules or regulations. No claims have been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary by any person alleging a violation of such person’s privacy, personal or confidentiality rights under any applicable rules, policies or procedures.

 

(q)           No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has resulted or would result in the delivery, license, or disclosure of the source code for any Company Software to any other Person pursuant to any source code escrow arrangement.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have at all times been in compliance with the obligations and conditions of any source code escrow agreement.

 

5.22         Related-Party Transactions.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, no stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary or member of his or her immediate family is currently indebted to the Company or any Subsidiary, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of such Person.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22 hereto, as of the date hereof, no stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company and no member of the immediate family of any stockholder who beneficially owns 5% or more (on a fully-diluted basis) of any class of equity securities, officer or director of the Company is directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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5.23         Title to Property and Assets.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or have legally enforceable rights to use or hold for use their personal property and assets free and clear of all Encumbrances except liens for taxes not yet due and payable, purchase-money security interests entered into in the ordinary course of business and such other Encumbrances, if any, that individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not detract from the value of any asset or property of the Company and its Subsidiaries. With respect to any real property, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation in any material respect of any of its leases. All machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other personal property and all buildings, structures and other facilities, if any, including, without limitation, office or other space used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business, are in good operating condition and fit for operation in the ordinary course of businesses (subject to normal wear and tear). The Company has delivered to the Lenders true and complete copies of any leases related to the real property used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses.

 

5.24         Absence of Changes.  Since December 31, 2009 and except as set forth on Schedule 5.24 or as expressly provided by this Agreement, there has not been:

 

(1)           any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any outstanding shares of its capital stock of the Company;

 

(2)           any amendment of any term of any outstanding security of the Company;

 

(3)           any transaction or commitment made, or any contract, agreement or settlement entered into, by (or judgment, order or decree affecting) the Company or any Subsidiary relating to its assets or business (including the acquisition or disposition of any material amount of assets) or any relinquishment by the Company or any Subsidiary of any contract or other right, other than contracts that do not involve the payment of more than $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(4)           any (A) grant of any severance or termination pay to (or amendment to any such existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) entering into of any employment, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) increase in, or accelerated vesting and/or payment of, benefits under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements or (D) increase in or enhancement of any rights or features related to compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to directors, officers or senior employees of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

 

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(5)           any tax election made or changed, any audit settled or any amended tax returns filed;

 

(6)           any Material Adverse Effect or any event or events that individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(7)           any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting the Company’s and any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets;

 

(8)           any sale, assignment or transfer, or any agreement to sell, assign or transfer, any asset, liability, property, obligation or right of the Company or any Subsidiary to any Person, including, without limitation, the Lender and its Affiliates, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

 

(9)           any liability incurred, or any loans or advances made, by the Company or any Subsidiary, other than advances of travel and other business expenses in the ordinary course involving not more than $5,000 individually or $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(10)         any purchase or acquisition of, or agreement, plan or arrangement to purchase or acquire, any property, rights or assets;

 

(11)         any assignment, lease or other transfer or disposition, or any other agreement or arrangement therefor by the Company or any Subsidiary of any property or equipment having a value in excess of $50,000;

 

(12)         any expenditure by the Company or any Subsidiary (or series of related expenditures) involving more than $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(13)         any waiver of any rights or claims of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(14)         any agreement or commitment by the Company or any Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing or any transaction by the Company or any Subsidiary outside the ordinary course of business of the Company; or

 

(15)         any lien upon, or adversely affecting, any property or other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

5.25         Illegal Payments.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, paid, caused to be paid, or agreed to pay, directly or indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary: (a) to any government or agency thereof, any agent or any supplier or customer, any bribe, kickback or other similar payment; (b) any contribution to any political party or candidate (other than from personal funds of directors,

 

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officers or employees not reimbursed by their respective employers or as otherwise permitted by applicable law); or (c) intentionally established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any purpose.

 

5.26         Suppliers and Customers.  Since January 1, 2009, there has been no termination, cancellation or threatened termination or cancellation or limitation of, or any dissatisfaction with, the business relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and any supplier, customer, vendor, customer or client, where such business relationship involves the payment of more than $25,000 per annum.

 

5.27         Regulatory Permits.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (“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.

 

5.28         Insurance.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are engaged.  The Company carries directors and officer’s insurance coverage in the amount set forth on Schedule 5.28.  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.

 

5.29         Investment Company.  The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5.30         Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The 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 SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.  The Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) under the symbol “CICI.”  The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.  The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.

 

5.31         Accountants.  GHP Horwath, P.C. has delivered an unqualified audit report to the Company with respect to its audited consolidated financial statements included in the SEC Reports for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and are independent accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. During the last two fiscal years, there have been no disagreements of any kind and

 

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none are reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and GHP Horwath, P.C. and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to such accounting firm.

 

5.32         Application of Takeover Protections.  The Company and its Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws (or other organizational or charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation (including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) that is or could become applicable as a result of this Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock or the issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares and the ownership of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares.

 

5.33         Stock Options.  With respect to stock options issued pursuant to the Company’s Employee Benefit Plans (i) each stock option designated by the Company at the time of grant as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies; (ii) except as set forth in the SEC Reports, including the financial statements included therein, each grant of a stock option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such stock option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents; and (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Employee Benefit Plans, the Securities Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements.

 

5.34         Disclosure.  The Company understands and confirms that the Lenders will rely on the foregoing representations in purchasing securities of the Company. No representation or warranty by the Company contained in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders do not make and have not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

6.             Pre-Closing Covenants.

 

6.1           Conduct of Business.

 

(a)           From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, except as Phoenix may otherwise approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their businesses in the ordinary course in accordance with past practice, (ii)  use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their respective business organizations and goodwill and assets, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services provided by their respective present officers and key employees, (iv) use their commercially reasonable efforts to maintain

 

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satisfactory relationships with others having business relationships with the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) observe and perform all of its obligations and comply with all terms and provisions of any and all leases, licenses and other agreements to which it is a party.

 

(b)           Except as described in Schedule 6.1(b) or as expressly provided by this Agreement, or to the extent Phoenix otherwise consents in writing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries, to directly or indirectly (i) incur indebtedness for borrowed money, other than under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (ii) grant any Encumbrances on its assets, (iii) enter into any Material Contract or terminate or amend any Material Contract to which any such Person becomes or is a party or transfer or license any Company Intellectual Property, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) dispose of any assets of any such Person, (v) other than issuances of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, make any distribution in respect of the equity securities of or other ownership interest in such Person, (vi) make or revoke any election under the Code, (vii) other than (a) the issuance of secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (B) the issuance of additional warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the payment of accrued interest through the issuance of additional secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, or (C) the issuance of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, authorize, issue, or agree or otherwise commit to authorize or issue, any shares of stock of any class, or any bonds, debentures or notes, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or having option rights to purchase any shares of capital stock of the Company securities other than pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in each case, outstanding on the date hereof pursuant to their terms, (viii) amend its Charter Documents or comparable governance documents, (ix) make any capital expenditure in excess of $100,000, (x) decrease the amount of any insurance coverage, (xi) make any alteration to its business plan, (xii) increase the compensation of any of its employees, (xiii) waive, compromise, or settle any claim, or (xiv) voluntarily incur any liability or obligation in excess of $50,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate.

 

6.2           Notice of Certain Events.  The Company will promptly give written notice to Phoenix, on behalf of the Lenders, of (i) any facts, events or circumstance changes which, individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or cause the conditions to closing in Section 7 not to be satisfied and (ii) all claims or proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or any of it Subsidiaries which may give rise to a liability in excess of $50,000 or which may harm the reputation or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  The Company will promptly supply Phoenix, on behalf of the Lenders, with all information reasonably requested in respect of any such facts, events, circumstances, claims or proceedings.

 

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6.3           Salary Incentive Plan.  The Company covenants and agrees that it shall, commencing with the pay period ending June 30, 2010, implement a salary incentive plan in accordance with the terms and provisions of Schedule 6.3 hereof for each of the executive officers and employees listed on such schedule in the amounts set forth next to such individual’s name on such schedule (the “2010 Salary Incentive Plan” or “Plan”). The Plan shall remain in effect until the Company has satisfied one of the revenue tests set forth on Schedule 6.3 and it is terminated in accordance with its terms.  Fifty percent (50%) of the initial awards of restricted shares under the Plan will vest on December 31, 2010 and the remaining fifty percent (50%) will vest on June 30, 2011, provided, in each case, the participant remains employed by the Company through that date.

 

7.             Conditions of Parties’ Obligations.

 

7.1           Conditions of the Lenders’ Obligations.  The obligations of the Lenders to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and convert and exchange the Indebtedness for the Exchange Shares as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Phoenix in its absolute discretion.

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and in any certificate, if any, or other writing, if any, delivered by the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

(b)           Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with it on or before the Closing.

 

(c)           No Material Adverse Effect.  There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2009.

 

(d)           Consents and Waivers.  The Company shall have obtained all consents or waivers necessary to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (including the consents and waivers listed on Schedule 5.5), the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), to issue the Series B Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the consent of the requisite holders of the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 7.1(d).  All corporate and other action and governmental filings necessary to effectuate the terms of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Exchange Shares and the Conversion Shares, and other agreements and

 

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instruments executed and delivered by the Company in connection herewith shall have been made or taken.

 

(e)           Series B Offering.  Concurrently with the Closing hereunder, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of that certain Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company, Phoenix and the other entities and individuals signatories thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company shall have received from the purchasers thereunder not less than $1,400,000 in immediately available funds for the purchase of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Offering”).

 

(f)            Charter Amendment. Prior to the Closing, (i) the Company shall have caused the Charter Amendment, to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 519,000,000 and the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 16,000,000 and (ii) the Lenders shall have received confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware reasonably satisfactory to them that such filing has occurred.

 

(g)           Certificates of Designation. Prior to the Closing, (i)(A) the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and (B) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (ii) the Lenders shall have received confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware reasonably satisfactory to it that such filings has occurred.

 

(h)           By-law Amendment.  The Company shall have adopted the By-law Amendment.

 

(i)            Resignations.  The Company shall have received the resignations of Guido DiGregorio and Louis Panetta from the Board and the resignation of Guido DiGregorio as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, in each case, effective as of the Closing Date.

 

(j)            Board Appointment and Approval.  In accordance with the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Investor Rights Agreement, the Board shall have appointed three representatives of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock to the Board (the “Series B Directors”), which representatives shall be Philip Sassower, Andrea Goren and Francis Elenio to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations required under subsection (j) above and David Welch and Kurt Amundson shall have been duly elected to serve on the Board by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting contemplated by Section 8.1 hereof, duly called and held in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

(k)           Stockholder Approval Obtained. The Company shall have obtained all necessary stockholder approval to have filed the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), including the holders of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting separately as a class (and with respect to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series 

 

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A-1), the holders of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock voting together as a class).

 

(l)            No Change to Capitalization.  Other than (i) the issuance of shares of restricted Common Stock in accordance with terms of Section 6.3 hereof in connection with the 2010 Salary Incentive Plan, (ii) the issuance of additional warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the payment of accrued interest through the issuance of additional secured promissory notes under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (iii) the issuance of additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of accrued dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, or (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in each case, outstanding on the date hereof, there shall have been no change to the capitalization of the Company as set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) hereto since the date hereof.

 

(m)          2010 Salary Incentive Plan.  The 2010 Salary Incentive Plan shall have been in continuous effect since the date hereof.

 

(n)           Compliance Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Lender a Compliance Certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that the conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)(i), (g)(i), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n) of this Section 7.1 have been satisfied.

 

(o)           Qualification Under State Securities Laws. All registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals, if any, required to be obtained prior to the Closing under applicable state securities laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the offer and sale of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(p)           Investor Rights Agreement. The Investor Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by (i) Company and (ii) the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto.

 

(q)           Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by (i) Company and (ii) the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto.

 

(r)            Supporting Documents.  The Lenders at the Closing shall have received the following:

 

(1)           A good standing certificate of the Company and CIC Acquisition Corp.;

 

(2)           An opinion from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form satisfactory to the Lenders;

 

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(3)           Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving (A) the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), (B) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (C) the appointment of the Series B Directors upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (D) the By-law Amendment and (E) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto;

 

(4)           Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company; and

 

(5)           A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company (A) certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in subparagraphs (3) and (4) above and (B) further certifying that the Certificate of Designation (Series B) delivered to the Lenders at the time of the execution of this Agreement has been validly adopted and has not been amended or modified.

 

(s)           Fees of Lenders’ Counsel and Consultants.  The Company shall have paid all of the fees, expenses and disbursements of Phoenix and its Affiliate, SG Phoenix LLC, and otherwise satisfied its obligations under Section 14.8 hereof and the Fee Letter in full.

 

7.2           Conditions of the Company’s Obligations.  The obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment prior to or on the Closing Date of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company.

 

(a)           Covenants; Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the Lenders at the Closing Date shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and conditions hereunder required under this Agreement to be performed or complied by it at or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the representations and warranties of each Lender at the Closing Date contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date).

 

(b)           Investor Rights Agreement. Each Lender shall have executed and delivered the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(c)           Registration Rights Agreement. Each Lender and the other Persons listed on the signature pages thereto shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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7.3           Conditions of Each Party’s Obligations.  The respective obligations of the Company and the Lenders to consummate the transactions at the Closing contemplated hereunder are subject to the absence of the following: (a) any litigation challenging or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Offering, any of the Transaction Documents, the Charter Amendment, the By-law Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1), in which there has been issued any order or injunction delaying or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) any statute, rule, regulation, injunction, order or decree, enacted, enforced, promulgated, entered, issued or deemed applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by any court, government or governmental authority or agency or legislative body, domestic, foreign or supranational prohibiting or enjoining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.             Covenants; Nomination of Third Series B Director; Termination.

 

8.1           Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting.   As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but no later than June 25, 2010, the Company shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company’s stockholders meeting (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”).  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to finalize the Proxy Statement as promptly as possible after such filing.  The Company shall promptly notify Phoenix upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Phoenix with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand.  Phoenix shall have the opportunity to review and approve in its reasonable discretion the proxy statement and all amendments thereto and all correspondence from the Company and its representatives to the SEC related to the Company stockholders meeting (the “Stockholders Meeting”) prior to filing with the SEC.  The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the SEC completes review of the Proxy Statement or notifies the Company that it will not review the Proxy Statement, duly call and give notice to the Company stockholders by mailing the definitive Proxy Statement, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of seeking Company stockholder approval and to solicit such approval from the stockholders. In connection with the Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, through the Board, recommend to its stockholders that they approve (a) an increase in (i) its authorized shares of Common Stock to 519,000,000 and (ii) its authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 16,000,000, (b) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and (c) elect four directors to the Board.  The Company shall within one (1) Business Day of obtaining such stockholder approvals in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, take all requisite actions (including the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) to effect approvals and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the Purchase Agreement.

 

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reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act as long as the Company remains subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company further agrees to promptly make available to the Principal Lenders (i) such information as the Company is required to file or furnish to the SEC, within the time periods required by applicable law and regulations for filing or furnishing such information with the SEC, (ii) such information as it furnishes to its other shareholders as a class, and (iii) reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to all of the books, records and properties of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, if any, and to all officers and employees of the Company and such Subsidiaries (which access shall be given to the Principal Lenders’ respective officers, employees, advisors, counsel and other authorized representatives).

 

8.3           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 Series B Preferred Stock in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the conversion and exchange of Indebtedness for shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

8.4           Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.  The Company shall by the fourth business day immediately following the date hereof, file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and filing the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. The Company and Phoenix shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor Phoenix shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of Phoenix, or without the prior consent of Phoenix, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, 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.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not include the name of any Lender in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of Phoenix, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, (B) the Current Report on Form 8-K required by this Section 8.4, (C) any filing required by the SEC and (D) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the SEC and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide Phoenix with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (ii);  provided, however, that other than such Lender’s name, the Company will not disclose any personal information regarding the Lender, including without limitation, the Lender’s tax identification number and address.

 

8.5           Reservation of Common Stock.  The Company will reserved and continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

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action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

 

8.7           Filings.  The Company shall make all filings with the SEC and its Trading Markets as required by the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

8.8           Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.  For so long as twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in connection the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement remain outstanding, the Company shall take all steps necessary to appoint and retain as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer a nominee designated by Phoenix.

 

8.9           Nomination of Third Series B Director.  Each of the Lenders hereby authorizes and approves the nomination of Francis J. Elenio to serve on the Board as a Series B Director.

 

8.10         Termination of Agreement.

 

(a)           This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by mutual written consent of the Company and Phoenix.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be terminated by the Company or Phoenix if (i) any Federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, judgment or decree permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Closing, and such order, judgment or decree shall have become final and nonappealable or (ii) any statute, rule, order or regulation shall have been enacted or issued by any Governmental Entity which, directly or indirectly, prohibits the consummation of the Closing; or (iii) the Closing contemplated hereby shall have not occurred on or before August 31, 2010 (the “Termination Date”), provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.10(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date.

 

(c)           This Agreement may be terminated by Phoenix if there has been a material violation or breach by the Company of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach is not cured by the earlier of the Closing Date or the date ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of notice specifying particularly such violation or breach, and such violation or breach has not been waived by Phoenix.

 

(d)           This Agreement may be terminated by the Company, if there has been a material violation or breach by the Lenders of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach is not cured by the earlier of the Closing Date or the date ten (10) days after receipt by Phoenix of notice specifying particularly such violation or breach, and such violation or breach has not been waived by the Company.

 

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8.11         Procedure and Effect of No-Default Termination.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.10, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the terminating party to the other party, whereupon, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any of Sections 8.10(a) or (b), the liabilities of the parties hereunder will terminate to each other, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, and thereafter neither the Company nor the Lenders shall have any recourse against the other by reason of this Agreement.

 

9.             Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend.

 

9.1           Transfer Restrictions.  The Lenders understands that the Company may, as a condition to the transfer of any of the Securities, require that the request for transfer be accompanied by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer does not result in a violation of the Securities Act, unless such transfer is covered by an effective registration statement or exempt under Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an opinion of counsel shall not be required for a transfer by a Lender that is (A) a partnership transferring all of the assets owned by it to its partners or former partners pro rata in accordance with partnership interests, (B) a corporation transferring to a wholly owned subsidiary or a parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of such Lender, (C) a limited liability company transferring all of the assets owned by it to its members or former members pro rata in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company, (D) an individual transferring to such Lender’s family member or trust for the benefit of such Lender, or (E) transferring its Securities to any Affiliate of such Lender, in the case of an institutional investor, or other Person under common management with such Lender; and provided, further, that the transferee in each case agrees to be subject to the restrictions in this Section 9. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Securities may bear substantially the following legends:

 

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A OF SUCH ACT.”

 

9.2           Unlegended Certificates.  The Company shall be obligated to promptly reissue unlegended certificates upon the request of any holder thereof at such time as the holding period under Rule 144 or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act has been satisfied.

 

10.           Registration, Transfer and Substitution of Certificates for Securities.

 

10.1         Stock Register; Ownership of Securities.  The Company will keep at its principal office a register in which the Company will provide for the registration or transfers of the Securities. The Company may treat the Person in whose name any of the Securities are registered on such register as the owner thereof and the Company shall not be affected by any

 

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notice to the contrary. All references in this Agreement to a “holder” of any Securities shall mean the Person in whose name such Securities are at the time registered on such register.

 

10.2         Replacement of Certificates.  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate representing Securities, and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender of such certificate for cancellation at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new certificate representing Securities of like tenor.

 

11.           Definitions.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 11 shall have the meanings specified for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, all accounting terms used in this Agreement, whether or not defined in this Section 11, shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. If and so long as the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, such accounting terms shall be determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and the financial statements and other financial information to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be consolidated and presented with consolidating financial statements of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1)” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, which sets forth the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

By-laws” means the By-laws of the Company in effect as of the date hereof, and as may be amended, restated, modified or amended and restated, from time to time

 

By-law Amendment”, means the Amendment to By-laws, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Board” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(r)(3) hereof.

 

Certificate of Designation (Series B)” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect on the date hereof, and as may be amended, restated, modified or amended and restated, from time to time.

 

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Charter Amendment” means the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

Charter Documents” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.8 hereof.

 

Closing” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral Agent” means SG Phoenix LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

Conversion Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2008, among the Company, Phoenix, the other lenders signatory thereto and SG Phoenix LLC, as Collateral Agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2009 and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2010 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time.

 

Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5 hereof.

 

Domain Names” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(c) hereof.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.17(b) hereof.

 

Encumbrances” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

Environmental Law” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.20(b) hereof.

 

ERISA” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.17(a) hereof.

 

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

 

Exchange Price” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Exchange Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated April 26, 2010, between the Company, Phoenix and SG Phoenix LLC.

 

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GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

 

Governmental Entity” means any national, federal, state, municipal, local, territorial, foreign or other government or any department, commission, board, bureau, agency, regulatory authority or instrumentality thereof, or any court, judicial, administrative or arbitral body or public or private tribunal.

 

Hazardous Material” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.20(b) hereof.

 

Indebtedness” means all of the Company’s senior secured indebtedness and other obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

Investor Rights Agreement” means the Investor Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

knowledge” of the Company or any similar phrase means, with respect to any fact, circumstance, event or other matter in question, the knowledge of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter after reasonable inquiry of Guido DiGregorio, Francis Dane, Craig Hutchison, Russel Davis, Bill Macy or Beth Selling.  Any such individual will be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (a) such fact, circumstance, event or other matter is contained in one or more documents (whether written or electronic, including electronic mails sent to or by such individual) in the possession of such individual, including his or her personal files, or (b) such knowledge would reasonably be expected to be obtained from reasonable inquiry of the persons employed by the Company charged with administrative or operational responsibility for such matters for the Company.

 

Lenders” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any Affiliates of the Lenders.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (i) any material adverse effect on the issuance or validity of the Securities or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforceability or validity of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (ii) any material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Material Contract” means all written and oral contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, leases, subleases, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, commissions, undertakings, arrangements and understandings (i) which by their terms involve, or would reasonably be expected to involve, aggregate payments by or to the Company during any 12 month period in excess of $50,000, (ii) the breach of which by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) which are required to be filed as exhibits by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Items 601(b)(4) and 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

 

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Material Permits” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.27 hereof.

 

Offering” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(e) hereof.

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Person” means and includes all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, companies, partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions.

 

Phoenix” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Principal Lenders” means Phoenix, Michael Engmann, Kendu Partners Company and MDNH Partners L.P.

 

Proxy Statement” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.1 hereof.

 

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(e) hereof

 

Registrars” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(d) hereof.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Reports” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.13(a) hereof.

 

Securities” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1 hereof.

 

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

 

Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company provided for pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.

 

Series B Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1 hereof.

 

Software” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

Stockholders Meeting” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.1 hereof.

 

Subsidiary” means any corporation, association trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity (i) at least 50% of the outstanding voting securities of which are at the time owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company or (ii) with respect to which the Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such Person.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(b) hereof.

 

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Trademarks” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.21(a) hereof.

 

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 American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement and, in the case of the Company, the Purchase Agreement.

 

2010 Salary Incentive Plan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

12.           Enforcement.

 

12.1         Cumulative Remedies.  None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon the Lenders on the one hand or the Company on the other hand shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted at law, including recovery of damages, the Lenders and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designation (Series B). The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate or the posting of a bond.

 

12.2         No Implied Waiver.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no course of dealing between the Company and the Lenders or any other holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and no delay in exercising any such right, power or remedy conferred hereby or by the Certificate of Designation (Series B), or by any of the other Transaction Documents or now or hereafter existing at law in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of, or otherwise prejudice, any such right, power or remedy.

 

13.           Confidentiality.  Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, each Lender agrees that it will use reasonable care to keep confidential and not disclose or divulge any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13 by such Lender), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Lender without use of the Company’s confidential information, (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such Lender by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company or (d) was known to such Lender prior to disclosure to the Lender by the Company; provided, however, that such Lender may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any

 

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Securities from the Lender, if such prospective purchaser agrees to keep such information confidential; (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder or advisor of such Lender in the ordinary course of business, provided that the Lender informs such person that such information is confidential; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law.

 

14.           Miscellaneous.

 

14.1         Waivers and Amendments.  Upon the approval of the Company and the written consent of Phoenix, the obligations of the Company and the rights of the Lenders under this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely). Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally or by course of dealing, but only by an instrument in writing.

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, no such waiver or supplemental agreement shall affect any of the rights of any holder of any Securities created by the Certificate of Designation (Series B) or by the Delaware General Corporation Law without compliance with all applicable provisions of the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

14.2         Notices.  All notices, requests, consents, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered (a) three business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (b) one business day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

If to the Lenders at its address set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Jonathan J. Russo, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 858-1500

 

If to the Company:

 

Communication Intelligence Corporation
275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Attention: Francis V. Dane
Facsimile No.: (650) 802-7777

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300

 

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Portland, OR 97201
Attention: Michael C. Phillips, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (503) 778-5299

 

or at such other address as the Company or the Lenders each may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto. Any party may give any notice, request, consent or other communication under this Agreement using any other means (including, without limitation, personal delivery, messenger service, telecopy, first class mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, consent or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it is actually received by the party for whom it is intended. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, consents or other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner set forth in this Section 14.2.

 

14.3         Indemnification; Survival.  The Company shall indemnify, save and hold harmless each Lender, its directors, officers, members, stockholders, employees, partners, representatives, advisors, attorneys and agents (each, a “Lender Indemnified Party”) from and against (and shall promptly reimburse such indemnified persons for) any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, fine, penalty, amount paid in settlement, reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses, court costs and all other out-of-pocket expenses incurred (collectively, “Losses”) in connection with or arising from claims, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or similar claims by any person or entity (other than any Lender Indemnified Party) associated, arising out of or relating to (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B), (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) the ownership by such Lender of the Securities or (iv) the rights of the Lenders to elect directors to the Company’s Board.  This indemnification provision shall be in addition to the rights of the Lender to bring an action against the Company for breach of any term of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation (Series B). All representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents shall survive the Closing until the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 5.2 (Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock), 5.16 (Taxes), 5.17 (Employee Matters) and 5.21 (Intellectual Property Matters) shall survive the Closing until the sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period (after giving effect to any waivers or extensions thereof).  All covenants of the Company in this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided, shall survive the Closing indefinitely.

 

14.4         No Waivers.  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.

 

14.5         Successors and Assigns.  All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective parties hereto, the successors and permitted assigns of each Lender and the successors of the Company, whether so expressed or not.  None of the parties hereto may assign its rights or obligations under Section 2 hereof without the prior written consent of the Company, except that each

 

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Lender may, without the prior consent of the Company, assign its rights to receive the Exchange Shares to any Affiliate.

 

14.6         Headings.  The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

14.7         Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

14.8         Fees and Expenses.  The Company agrees to pay, reimburse and hold the Phoenix, on behalf of the Lenders, harmless from liability for the payment of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with its diligence investigation of the Company, the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offering), regardless of whether the conversion and exchange of Indebtedness and the acquisition of shares of Series B Preferred Stock by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement is consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Phoenix may deduct such fees and expenses from the aggregate amount to be paid by Phoenix at the Closing for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be purchased by it under the Purchase Agreement.  The fees and expenses of the Phoenix may include, without limitation:

 

(a)           the fees and expenses of counsel, consultants and accountants and out of pocket expenses, including diligence and travel expenses, of Phoenix and its Affiliates, arising in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Transaction Documents, the preparation, execution and filing of all forms, schedules and reports and amendments thereto of the Lenders required to be filed with the SEC in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (including Schedule 13D filings and amendments and Form 4 filings),

 

(b)           all costs of the Company’s performance and compliance with the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or the Transaction Documents, and

 

(c)           stamp and other taxes, excluding income taxes, which may be payable with respect to the execution and delivery of the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) or the Transaction Documents, or the issuance, delivery or acquisition of the Exchange Shares or the Conversion Shares.

 

14.9         Jurisdiction.  Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal or state court located in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and

 

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of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 14.2 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

14.10       Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE LENDERS AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE LENDERS WILL ASSERT, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY ISSUE IN ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE, IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE LENDERS AND THE COMPANY HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. The Company acknowledges that it has been informed by the Lenders that the provisions of this Section 14.10 constitute a material inducement upon which the Lenders are relying and will rely in entering into this Agreement. The Lenders or the Company may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 14.10 with any court as written evidence of the consent of the Lenders and the Company to the waiver of the right to trial by jury.

 

14.11       Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.

 

14.12       Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Certificate of Designation (Series B), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and the Transaction Documents contain the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and such agreements supersede and replace all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

14.13       Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereby waive such provision to the extent that it is found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such provision shall, to the maximum extent allowable by law, be modified by such court so that it becomes enforceable, and, as modified, shall be enforced as any other provision hereof, all the other provisions hereof continuing in full force and effect.

 

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14.14       Independent Nature of Lenders’ Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Lender under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Lender, and no Lender shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Lender under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document.  The decision of each Lender to convert and exchange Indebtedness for shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been made by such Lender independently of any other Lender.  Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Lender pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Lenders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  Each Lender 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 Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE
CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Guido DiGregorio

 

Name: Guido DiGregorio

 

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LENDER

 

 

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC

 

 

 

By:

SG Phoenix Ventures LLC,

 

 

its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

Name: Andrea Goren

 

Title: Member

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LENDER

 

 

 

MICHAEL ENGMANN

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Engmann

 

Name: Michael Engmann

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LENDER

 

 

 

RONALD GOODMAN

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald Goodman

 

Name: Ronald Goodman

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LENDER

 

 

 

KENDU PARTNERS COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Engmann

 

Name:

Michael W. Engmann

 

Title:

General Partner

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LENDER

 

 

 

MDNH PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Engmann

 

Name:

Michael W. Engmann

 

Title:

General Partner

 

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

Lender

 

Number of
Exchange Shares

 

Indebtedness
To Be Exchanged

 

Phoenix Venture Fund LLC

 

 

 

$

 

 

Michael Engmann

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald Goodman

 

 

 

 

 

Kendu Partners Company

 

 

 

 

 

MDNH Partners L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 


EX-99.I 4 a10-15963_1ex99di.htm EX-99.I

EXHIBIT I

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 5, 2010, by and among Communication Intelligence Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the persons executing this Agreement as Investors (collectively, the “Investors” and each individually, an “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the other parties hereto wish to provide certain arrangements with respect to the registration of shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) under the Securities Act (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and certain of the Investors have entered into a Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 21, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions therein, the Company is issuing and selling to such Investors, and such Investors are purchasing from the Company, an aggregate of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and certain of the Investors have entered into an Exchange Agreement, dated June 21, 2010 (the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions therein, such Investors are converting and exchanging all of the outstanding indebtedness of the Company under the Credit Agreement for, and the Company is issuing, shares of Series B Preferred Stock;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of the Investors under the Purchase Agreement and the Exchange Agreement that this Agreement be executed by the parties hereto, and the parties are willing to execute this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions hereof.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration; the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

Certificate of Designation” shall mean the Certificate of Designation setting forth the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 



 

Investor Permitted Transferee shall mean any affiliate of an Investor or any entity or investment vehicle, including a partnership, in which an Investor and/or its affiliates has a majority economic interest or which is managed by an Investor or any of its affiliates.

 

Preferred Shares” shall mean shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued to the Investors pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or by way of a stock dividend, stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean the expenses so described in Section 5.

 

Registrable Stock” shall mean (a) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock owned by the Investors at any time, and (b) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsection (a) above by way of a stock dividend, stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization, but excluding such shares of Common Stock which have been (i) registered under the Securities Act pursuant to an effective registration statement filed thereunder and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering them or (ii) publicly sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto or any complementary rule thereto (such as Rule 144A).

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Selling Expenses” shall mean the expenses so described in Section 5.

 

2.             Demand Registration Rights.  (a)  At any time following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, the holders of Registrable Stock constituting at least one-third (1/3) of the total shares of Registrable Stock then outstanding may request the Company to register under the Securities Act all or any portion of the shares of Registrable Stock held by such requesting holder or holders for sale in the manner specified in such notice, provided that the aggregate offering price, as such amount is determined on the cover page of the registration statement, shall not be less than $2,000,000.  Such request shall specify the intended method of disposition thereof by such holder or holders, including (i) the registration requested is for an underwritten offering and (ii) if the Company is eligible for registration on Form S-3, whether the registration statement covering such Registrable Stock shall be a “shelf” and provide for the sale by the holder or holders thereof of the Registrable Stock from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 under the Securities Act. For purposes of this Section 2 and Sections 5, 9(a) and 9(d), the term “Registrable Stock” shall be deemed to include the number of shares of Registrable Stock which have been issued to or would be issuable to a holder of Preferred Shares upon conversion of all Preferred Shares held by such holder at such time, provided, however, that the only securities which the Company shall be required to register pursuant hereto shall be shares of Common Stock, and provided, further, however, that, in any underwritten public offering contemplated by

 

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this Section 2 or Section 3, the holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to sell such Preferred Shares to the underwriters for conversion and sale of the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.  In the event that any registration pursuant to this Section 2 shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, the number of shares of Registrable Stock to be included in such an underwriting may be reduced (pro rata among the requesting holders based upon the number of shares of Registrable Stock beneficially owned by such holders) if and to the extent that the managing underwriter shall be of the opinion that such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be sold by the Company therein; provided, however, that such number of shares of Registrable Stock shall not be reduced if any shares are to be included in such underwriting for the account of any person other than requesting holders of Registrable Stock.

 

(b)           Following receipt of any notice under this Section 2, the Company shall immediately notify all holders of Registrable Stock from whom notice has not been received and shall use all reasonable commercial efforts to register under the Securities Act, for public sale in accordance with the method of disposition specified in such notice from requesting holders, the number of shares of Registrable Stock specified in such notice (and in all notices received by the Company from other holders within 30 days after receiving of such notice by the Company).  If such method of disposition shall be an underwritten public offering, the holders of a majority of the shares of Registrable Stock to be sold in such offering may designate the managing underwriter of such offering, subject to the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  The Investors shall have up to three (3) demand registrations on Form S-1 or any successor thereof and up to four (4) demand registrations on Form S-3 or any successor thereof pursuant to this Section 2, provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two such registrations in any twelve month period, provided, further, that such obligation shall be deemed satisfied only when a registration statement covering all shares of Registrable Stock specified in notices received as aforesaid or such lesser amount required by the Commission pursuant to a comment letter, for sale in accordance with the method of disposition specified by the requesting holders, shall have become effective and the holders requesting such registration are able to register and sell at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Registrable Stock allowed by the Commission to be registered in such registration and, if such method of disposition is a firm commitment underwritten public offering, all such shares shall have been sold pursuant thereto.

 

(c)           The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify under the provisions of the Securities Act for registration on Form S-3 or any successor thereto. Promptly following the date on which the Company becomes eligible for registration on Form S-3 or any successor thereto, the Company shall notify the holders of the Registrable Stock.

 

(d)           The Company may postpone for a period of up to 45 days the filing of any registration requested pursuant to this Section 2 if the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith determines that such registration would require the public disclosure of any plan, proposal or agreement by the Company with respect to any financing, acquisition, recapitalization, reorganization or other material transaction, the disclosure of which would be materially adverse to the Company, and such determination is evidenced by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board and included in the minutes of the meetings of the Company’s Board

 

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of Directors; provided, however, that the Company may not exercise such right of postponement for an aggregate number of days greater than 60 during any 12-month period and shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any other stockholder during such postponement period (except with respect to registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another form not available for registering the Registrable Stock for sale to the public).  In addition to the foregoing, if any registration request under this Section 2 is received at such time when the age of the Company’s audited financial statements would become non-conforming under Rule 3-12 of Regulation S-X at the time the Company is requested to file a registration statement pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Company shall not be obligated to file any such registration statement until the 10th day following the release of the Company’s audited financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be required to prepare audited financial statements to be filed in connection with such registration statement for any period year except for a fiscal year ending December 31.

 

(e)           The Company shall be entitled to include in any registration statement referred to in this Section 2, for sale in accordance with the method of disposition specified by the requesting holders, shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company for its own account (to the extent that the inclusion of such shares by the Company shall not adversely affect the offering), and shall not be entitled to include shares held by any persons other than the holders of Registrable Stock.

 

3.             Piggyback Registration Rights.  If the Company at any time (other than pursuant to Section 2) proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act for sale to the public, whether for its own account or for the account of other security holders or both (except with respect to registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another form not available for registering the Registrable Stock for sale to the public), each such time it will give prompt written notice to all holders of outstanding Registrable Stock of its intention to do so. Upon the written request of any such holder, received by the Company within 30 days after the giving of any such notice by the Company, to register any of its Registrable Stock, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Stock as to which registration shall have been so requested to be included in the securities to be covered by the registration statement proposed to be filed by the Company, all to the extent required to permit the sale or other disposition by the holder of such Registrable Stock so registered. In the event that any registration pursuant to this Section 3 shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, the number of shares of Registrable Stock to be included in such an underwriting may be reduced if and to the extent that the managing underwriter shall be of the opinion that such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be sold by the Company therein. In the event that the managing underwriter on behalf of all underwriters limits the number of shares to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 3, or shall otherwise require a limitation of the number of shares to be included in the registration, then the Company will include in such registration:

 

(i)            first, securities proposed by the Company to be sold for its own account;

 

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(ii)           second, shares of Registrable Stock requested to be included by holders pursuant to this Section 3; and

 

(iii)          third, securities requested to be included by any other holders,

 

provided, however, that such number of shares of Registrable Stock shall not be reduced if any shares are to be included in such underwriting for the account of any person other than the Company or requesting holders of Registrable Stock and provided further, that in no event shall the Registrable Stock requested to be included by holders pursuant to this Section 3 constitute less than thirty percent (30%) of all shares to be registered in such registration (in such event, the Company agrees to reduce the shares of Common Stock it proposes to register for its own account or the account of holders initially requesting or demanding registration in order to assure that such Registrable Stock constitute at least thirty percent (30%) of the shares to be registered).  The securities to be included in any such registration pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among the requesting holders based upon the number of shares of Registrable Stock then held by such holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company may withdraw any registration statement referred to in this Section 3 without thereby incurring any liability to the holders of Registrable Stock.

 

4.             Registration Procedures.  If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions of Sections 2 or 3 to use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of any shares of Registrable Stock under the Securities Act, the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a)           prepare and promptly, and in any event within 45 days after the request for registration has been delivered to the Company, file with the Commission a registration statement with respect to such securities and use reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby (determined as hereinafter provided) or in the case of a registration requested to be a “shelf”, for as long as requested to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

(b)           prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in paragraph (a) above and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement in accordance with the sellers’ intended method of disposition set forth in such registration statement for such period;

 

(c)           furnish to each seller of Registrable Stock and to each underwriter such number of copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) as such persons reasonably may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement;

 

(d)           use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the sellers of Registrable Stock or, in the case of an underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter reasonably shall request, provided, however, that the Company shall

 

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not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

 

(e)           use its reasonable best efforts to list the Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed;

 

(f)            provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Stock not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

(g)           immediately notify each seller of Registrable Stock and each underwriter under such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus contained in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such seller prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Stock, such prospectus shall not include 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 not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(h)           if the offering is underwritten and at the request of any seller of Registrable Stock, furnish on the date that Registrable Stock is delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration: (i) an opinion dated such date of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters and to such seller, stating that such registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act and that (A) to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act, (B) the registration statement, the related prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereof comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act (except that such counsel need not express any opinion as to financial statements or financial or statistical data contained therein) and (C) to such other effects as reasonably may be requested by counsel for the underwriters or by such seller or its counsel, and (ii) a letter dated such date from the independent public accountants retained by the Company, addressed to the underwriters and to such seller, stating that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial statements of the Company included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and such letter shall additionally cover such other financial matters (including information as to the period ending no more than five business days prior to the date of such letter) with respect to such registration as such underwriters or sellers reasonably may request;

 

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(i)            use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the sellers in the disposition of the Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement, including without limitation in the case of an underwritten offering causing key executives of the Company and its subsidiaries to participate under the direction of the managing underwriter in a “road show” scheduled by such managing underwriter in such locations and of such duration as in the judgment of such managing underwriter are appropriate for such underwritten offering;

 

(j)            in connection with the preparation and filing of each registration statement registering Registrable Stock under the Securities Act, and before filing any such registration statement or any other document in connection therewith, give the participating holders and their underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel and accountants, the opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, each amendment thereof or supplement thereto and any related underwriting agreement or other document to be filed, and give each of the aforementioned persons such access to its books and records, including all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and such opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall be necessary, in the opinion of such holders, underwriters, counsel or accountants, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act; and

 

(k)           otherwise comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its securities holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earning statement covering the period of at least 12 months after the effective date of such registration statement, which earning statement shall satisfy Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and any applicable regulations thereunder, including Rule 158.

 

For purposes of Sections 4(a) and 4(b) and of Section 2(d), the period of distribution of Registrable Stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering shall be deemed to extend until each underwriter has completed the distribution of all securities purchased by it, and the period of distribution of Registrable Stock in any other registration shall be deemed to extend until the earlier of the sale of all Registrable Stock covered thereby and 120 days after the effective date thereof or in the case of a registration requested to be a “shelf”, for as long as requested to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

In connection with each registration hereunder, the sellers of Registrable Stock will furnish to the Company in writing such information with respect to themselves and the proposed distribution by them as reasonably shall be necessary in order to assure compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws.

 

In connection with each registration pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 covering an underwritten public offering, the Company and each seller agree to enter into a written underwriting agreement with the managing underwriter selected in the manner herein provided in such form and containing such provisions as are customary in the securities business for such an arrangement between such underwriter and companies of the Company’s size and investment stature; provided, however, that (i) the representations and warranties by, and the other

 

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agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of the underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such sellers of Registrable Stock, (ii) no seller shall be required to make, and the Company shall ensure that no underwriter requires any seller to make, any representations and warranties to or agreements with any underwriter in a registration effected pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 other than customary representations, warranties and agreements relating to such seller’s title to Registrable Stock and authority to enter into the underwriting agreement, (iii) the liability of each seller of Registrable Stock respect of any indemnification, contribution or other obligation of such seller of Registrable Stock arising under such underwriting agreement (A) shall be limited to losses arising out of or based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, any such preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement, incorporated document or other such disclosure document or other document or report, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such seller of Registrable Stock expressly for inclusion therein and (B) shall not in any event exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds to such seller of Registrable Stock (after deduction of all underwriters’ discounts and commissions) from the disposition of the Registrable Securities disposed of by such seller of Registrable Stock pursuant to such registration.

 

5.             Expenses.  All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Sections 4 and 5, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, costs of insurance and reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the sellers of Registrable Stock, but excluding any Selling Expenses, are called “Registration Expenses.” All underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Stock are called “Selling Expenses.”

 

The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration statement under Sections 2 or 3. All Selling Expenses in connection with each registration statement under Sections 2 or 3 shall be borne by the participating sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold by each, or by such participating sellers as they may agree.

 

6.             Indemnification and Contribution.  (a)  In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 2 or 3, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each seller of Registrable Stock thereunder, each underwriter of such Registrable Stock thereunder, the managers, members, partners, officers, directors, agents, advisors and employees of each of them (collectively, the “Representatives”) and each other person, if any, who controls or is alleged to control such seller or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, settlement amounts paid, fines, costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) (individually, a “Loss” and collectively, the “Losses”), joint or several, to which such seller, underwriter, controlling person or their respective Representatives may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement

 

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under which such Registrable Stock were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 2 or 3, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or arises out of or are based upon any violation or alleged violation of any federal, state or other law, rule or regulation relating to any action or inaction in connection therewith, and will reimburse each such seller, each such underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or action, provided, however, that the Company will not be liable to any such indemnitee if and to the extent that any such Loss arises solely out of or is based solely upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information with respect to such indemnitee furnished by such indemnitee in writing specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus.  The indemnification and contribution obligations of the Company contained in this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive any transfer of Registrable Stock.

 

(b)           In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 2 or 3, each seller of such Registrable Stock thereunder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who signs the registration statement, each director of the Company, each underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all Losses, joint or several, to which the Company or such officer, director, underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement under which such Registrable Stock was registered under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 2 or 3, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss, provided, however, that such seller will be liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the extent that any such Loss arises solely out of or is based solely upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to such seller, as such, furnished in writing to the Company by such seller specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus, and provided, further, however, that the liability of each seller hereunder shall be limited to the proportion of any such Loss which is equal to the proportion that the public offering price of the shares sold by such seller under such registration statement bears to the total public offering price of all securities sold thereunder, but not in any event to exceed the net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Stock covered by such registration statement (after deduction of all underwriters’ discounts and commissions and all other expenses and damages paid by such seller in connection with the registration in question). Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation

 

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made by or on behalf of the Company or any such director, officer, underwriter or controlling person and shall survive any transfer of Registrable Stock.

 

(c)           Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party other than under this Section 6 and shall only relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under this Section 6 if and to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred.  No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement unless such judgment or settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, includes only money damages (as opposed to equitable relief) and does not include any statement as to the fault or culpability of such indemnified party.

 

(d)           In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any holder of Registrable Stock exercising rights under this Agreement, or any controlling person of any such holder, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 6 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 6 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any such selling holder or any such controlling person in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 6; then, and in each such case, the Company and such holder will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that such holder is responsible for the portion represented by the percentage that the aggregate public offering price of its Registrable Stock

 

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offered by the registration statement bears to the aggregate public offering price of all securities offered by such registration statement, and the Company is responsible for the remaining portion; provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) no such holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by it from the sale of all such Registrable Stock offered by it pursuant to such registration statement (after deduction of all underwriters’ discounts and commissions and all other damages and expenses paid by such seller in connection with the registration in question); and (B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

7.             Changes in Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock.  If, and as often as, there is any change in the Common Stock or the Series B Preferred Stock by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Common Stock or the Series B Preferred Stock as so changed.

 

8.             Rule 144 Reporting.  With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Stock to the public without registration, the Company agrees to:

 

(a)           make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

 

(b)           use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

 

(c)           furnish to each holder of Registrable Stock forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of such Rule 144 and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company as such holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such holder to sell any Registrable Stock without registration.

 

9.             Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           Successors and Assigns.  All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto (including without limitation transferees of any Preferred Shares or Registrable Stock), whether so expressed or not, provided, however, that the rights conferred herein on the holders of Preferred Shares or Registrable Stock to require the registration of shares of Registrable Stock shall only inure to the benefit of a transferee of Preferred Shares or Registrable Stock if (i) there is transferred to such transferee shares representing at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Registrable Stock (assuming the conversion of all Preferred Shares into Registrable Stock) or (ii) such transferee is an Investor Permitted Transferee or a partner, shareholder or affiliate of a party hereto.  Transfer of

 

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registration rights to an Investor Permitted Transferee or to a partner, member or shareholder of any Investor will be without restriction as to minimum shareholding.  Any transferee to whom rights under this Agreement are transferred shall (i) as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument by which such transferee agrees to be bound by the obligations imposed upon holders under this Agreement to the same extent as if such transferee were a holder under this Agreement and (ii) be deemed to be a holder hereunder.

 

(b)           Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile, addressed as follows:

 

(i)            if to the Company or any Investor, at the address of such party set forth on the signature pages to the Purchase Agreement or the Exchange Agreement, as the case may be;

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Jonathan J. Russo, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 858-1500

 

and

 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, OR 97201
Attention: Michael C. Phillips, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (503) 778-5299

 

(ii)           if to any subsequent holder of Preferred Shares, to it at such address as may have been furnished to the Company in writing by such holder;

 

or, in any case, at such other address or addresses as shall have been furnished in writing to the Company (in the case of a holder of Preferred Shares or Registrable Stock) or to the holders of Preferred Shares or Registrable Stock (in the case of the Company) in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.

 

(c)           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

(d)           Amendments, Waivers and Consents.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified, and no provision hereof may be waived, without the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Registrable Stock

 

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(assuming the conversion of all Preferred Shares into Registrable Stock).  The Company shall deliver copies of such consent to any holders who did not execute the same. Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally or by course of dealing, but only by an instrument in writing.

 

(e)           No Waivers.  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.

 

(f)            Headings.  The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

(g)           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any person who, after the date hereof, acquires shares of Preferred Stock shall become a party to this Agreement as a “Investor” and a holder of “Registrable Stock” for all purposes hereunder, all upon execution by such person and the Company of a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(h)           Termination of Registration Rights.  The obligations of the Company to register shares of Registrable Stock under Sections 2 or 3 shall terminate as to each holder of Registrable Stock on the date such holder is not an Affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company and such holder owns less than one percent (1%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (on an converted basis)

 

(i)            Additional Registration Rights.  The Company shall not grant to any additional registration rights after the date hereof without the consent of the Investors holding at least the majority of the Registrable Stock unless such registrations rights are subordinate in all respects to the Investors’ rights contained herein.

 

(j)            Company Registration.  In the event that the registration requirements under the Securities Act are amended or eliminated to accommodate a “Company registration” or similar approach, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to reflect such changes and the intent of the parties hereto with respect to the benefits and obligations of the parties, and in such connection, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide holders of Registrable Stock equivalent benefits to those provided under this Agreement.

 

(k)           Cumulative Remedies.  None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon the Investors on the one hand or the Company on the other hand shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement.  The parties agree that

 

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monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(l)            Jurisdiction.  Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal or state court located in the County of New York in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.  Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 9(b) (other than by facsimile transmission) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

(m)          Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE INVESTORS AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE INVESTORS WILL ASSERT, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY ISSUE IN ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE, IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE INVESTORS AND THE COMPANY HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. The Company acknowledges that it has been informed by the Investors that the provisions of this Section 9(m) constitute a material inducement upon which the Investors are relying and will rely in entering into this Agreement. Any Investor or the Company may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 9(m) with any court as written evidence of the consent of the Investors and the Company to the waiver of the right to trial by jury.

 

(n)           Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Guido DiGregorio

 

Name:

Guido DiGregorio

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

INVESTOR

 

 

 

 

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

SG Phoenix Ventures LLC,

 

 

its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

Name:

Andrea Goren

 

Title:

Member

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

INVESTOR

 

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL ENGMANN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Engmann

 

Name:

Michael Engmann

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

INVESTOR

 

 

 

 

 

RONALD GOODMAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald Goodman

 

Name:

Ronald Goodman

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

INVESTOR

 

 

 

 

 

KENDU PARTNERS COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Engmann

 

Name:

Michael W. Engmann

 

Title:

General Partner

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

INVESTOR

 

 

 

 

 

MDNH PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Engmann

 

Name:

Michael W. Engmann

 

Title:

General Partner

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 


EX-99.J 5 a10-15963_1ex99dj.htm EX-99.J

Exhibit J

 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND BETWEEN

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION

 

AND

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC,

 

SG PHOENIX LLC,

 

MICHAEL ENGMANN,

 

RONALD GOODMAN,

 

KENDU PARTNERS COMPANY AND

 

MDNH PARTNERS L.P.

 

DATED AS OF AUGUST 5, 2010

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1

Definitions

1

Section 1.2

Interpretation and Rules of Construction

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

VOTING OF SHARES; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;

BOARD REPRESENTATION; PERIODIC REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 2.1

Voting of Shares; Election of Directors

5

Section 2.2

Irrevocable Proxy

5

Section 2.3

Board Representation

6

Section 2.4

Board Committees

7

Section 2.5

Reporting Obligations

7

Section 2.6

Necessary Acts; Further Assurances

7

Section 2.7

Director and Officer Indemnification

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

TRANSFER

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Transfer of Subject Shares

7

Section 3.2

Right of First Offer

9

Section 3.3

Termination of Article III

10

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1

Severability

10

Section 4.2

Entire Agreement

10

Section 4.3

Notices

10

Section 4.4

Assignment

12

Section 4.5

Compliance

12

Section 4.6

Amendment

12

Section 4.7

Waiver

12

Section 4.8

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

12

Section 4.9

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

12

Section 4.10

Specific Performance

13

Section 4.11

Nature of Agreement

13

Section 4.12

Currency

13

Section 4.13

Counterparts

13

 

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INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of August 5, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Communication Intelligence Corporation, a Delaware corporation having an address at 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500, Redwood Shores, California 94065 (the “Company”), and Phoenix Venture Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address at 110 East 59th Street, Suite 1901, New York, New York 10022 (“Phoenix”), SG Phoenix LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address at 110 East 59th Street, Suite 1901, New York, New York 10022 (“SG Phoenix”), Michael Engmann, an individual having an address at 38 San Fernando Way, San Francisco, California 94127 (“Engmann”), Ronald Goodman, an individual having an address at 31 Tierra Verde Court, Walnut Creek, California 94598 (“Goodman”), Kendu Partners Company, a California limited partnership having an address at 220 Bush Street, Suite 950, San Francisco, California 94104 (“Kendu”) and MDNH Partners L.P., a California limited partnership having an address at 220 Bush Street, Suite 950, San Francisco, California 94104 (“MDNH” and collectively, with Phoenix, SG Phoenix, Engmann, Goodman and Kendu, the “Investors” and each, an “Investor”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors have entered into one or both of the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2010 (as it may be amended from time to time) (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the purchasers are purchasing and acquiring from the Company, and the Company is selling and issuing to the purchasers, up to 2,000,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock; and/or the Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2010 (the “Exchange Agreement”), by and between the Company, Phoenix, Engmann and the other entities and individuals signatories thereto, pursuant to which the Company and the holders of all of the Company’s senior secured indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2008, among the Company, Phoenix and the other lenders signatory thereto, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2009 and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2010 (collectively, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), have agreed to exchange all of the Company’s indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof under the Credit Agreement, including accrued interest, into shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors desire to set forth their respective obligations in connection with the Investors’ ownership of the Subject Shares.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto, hereby agree as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE I 
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1            Definitions.  The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person or group of Persons, a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person or group of Persons.

 

Agreement” or “this Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble, and shall include all amendments hereto made in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

Beneficially Own” means, with respect to any securities, having “beneficial ownership” of such securities for purposes of Rule 13d-3 or 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof, and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the corresponding meaning.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Certificate of Designation” means the certificate of designation of the Series B Preferred Stock, dated as of August 5, 2010 and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

 

Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d).

 

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock having a par value of $0.01 per share.

 

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Stockholders’ Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

DGCL” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

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

 

Exchange Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Governmental Authority” means any supranational, national, federal, state, municipal or local governmental or quasi-governmental or regulatory authority (including a national securities exchange or other self-regulatory body), agency, governmental department, court, commission, board, bureau or other similar entity, domestic or foreign or any arbitrator or arbitral body.

 

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Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii).

 

Investor Rights Termination Event” shall be the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date hereof; (ii) the first date on which the Investors in the aggregate own an aggregate of less than (a) twenty percent (20%) of the Voting Securities owned on the date hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Voting Securities issued to Investors under the Purchase Agreement and the Exchange Agreement) or (b) twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock issued under the Purchase Agreement and the Exchange Agreement on the date hereof; (iii) the adjudication of the Company as bankrupt, the execution by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or the appointment of a receiver of the Company; (iv) the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Company; (v) when there is otherwise only one surviving Investor as a party to this Agreement; or (vi) the written agreement of the Investors owning an aggregate of at least sixty-six percent (66%) of the Subject Shares to terminate this Agreement.

 

Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order or rule of law (including common law) of any Governmental Authority, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

Offer Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a Person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

Prohibited Person” means any Person that appears on any list issued by an applicable Governmental Authority or the United Nations with respect to money laundering, terrorism financing, drug trafficking or economic or arms embargoes.

 

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Remaining Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

 

Required Holders” means holders representing a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

ROFO Option Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).

 

ROFO Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, with a par value $0.01 per share, provided for pursuant to that certain

 

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Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 5, 2010.

 

Series B Preferred Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

 

Series B Preferred Stock” means the 14,000,000 shares of Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, with a par value of $0.01 per share, provided for pursuant to that certain Certificate of Designation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 5, 2010.

 

Subject Shares” means, at any given time, such Voting Securities as the Investors may directly or indirectly Beneficially Own at such time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock.

 

Transfer” means to, directly or indirectly, transfer, sell, hedge, assign, gift, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose of (including through the sale or purchase of options or other derivative instruments with respect to the Common Stock or otherwise) by operation of Law or otherwise.

 

Voting Securities” means securities of the Company having the power generally to vote on the election of directors and other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company, including, for the avoidance of doubt, shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock.

 

Section 1.2            Interpretation and Rules of Construction.  In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)           when a reference is made in this Agreement to a Preamble, Article, Recital or Section, such reference is to a Preamble, Article, Recital or Section of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated;

 

(b)           the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(c)           whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;”

 

(d)           the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

 

(e)           the definitions of terms contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;

 

(f)            any Law defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such Law or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor Laws;

 

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(g)           references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns; and

 

(h)           the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

ARTICLE II 
VOTING OF SHARES; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
BOARD REPRESENTATION; PERIODIC REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 2.1            Voting of Shares; Election of Directors.

 

(a)           Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Investors shall have full voting rights with respect to the Subject Shares pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws and applicable Law.

 

(b)           The Company and the Investors hereby agree that, until such time as an Investor Rights Termination Event has occurred, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof (a “Company Stockholders’ Meeting”), or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) is sought by or from the stockholders of the Company:

 

(i)            the Investors shall appear at such Company Stockholders’ Meeting or otherwise cause all Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum; and

 

(ii)           with respect to any matter upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) is sought by or from the stockholders of the Company in connection with the election or removal of directors or otherwise relating to procedures applicable to the election or removal of directors, the Investors shall vote and cause to be voted all Subject Shares to elect and otherwise retain as directors the two (2) individual directors or director nominees (as the case may be) designated by Phoenix pursuant to Section 2 of the Certificate of Designation, who shall initially be Philip S. Sassower and Andrea Goren, and the one (1) individual director or director nominee (as the case may be) designated by the Required Holders pursuant to Section 2 of the Certificate of Designation, in each case, to serve on the Board, as provided in the Certificate of Designation; it being acknowledged and agreed that each of the Investors may vote or cause to be voted (or withhold its vote in respect of) all Subject Shares on all other matters (other than those described in the foregoing clause) in such manner as it determines in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Section 2.2            Irrevocable Proxy.

 

(a)           As security for the Investors’ obligations under Section 2.1, each of the Investors hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Phoenix as its attorney and proxy in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to cause all Subject Shares to be counted as present at any Company Stockholders’

 

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Meeting, to vote all Subject Shares at any Company Stockholders’ Meeting and to execute consents in respect of all Subject Shares in the manner provided by Section 2.1(b)(ii); and the Company shall take all reasonable acts within its control necessary to cause all of the Series B Preferred Directors to be elected as directors to the Board. Each of the Investors hereby revokes all other proxies and powers of attorney with respect to the Subject Shares that such Investor may have heretofore appointed or granted and represents that any proxies heretofore given in respect of such shares, if any, are revocable.

 

(b)           Each of the Investors hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 2.2 is coupled with an interest and shall remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement and is intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. If for any reason the proxy granted herein is not irrevocable, then such Investor agrees to vote all Subject Shares in accordance with Section 2.1 above.

 

(c)           This irrevocable proxy shall not be terminated by any act of any Investor or by operation of Law, except that this irrevocable proxy shall terminate upon the occurrence of an Investor Rights Termination Event.

 

Section 2.3            Board Representation.

 

(a)           Until the occurrence of an Investor Rights Termination Event, (i) there shall be five (5) directors of the Company, except as otherwise agreed to by Phoenix and the Required Holders or as provided in the Certificate of Designation; and (ii) Phoenix shall be entitled to nominate two (2) individual directors or director nominees to serve as directors and the Required Holders shall be entitled to nominate one (1) individual director or director nominee, who shall be independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, to serve as a director, as provided in the Certificate of Designation (collectively, the “Series B Preferred Directors”).

 

(b)           Until the occurrence of an Investor Rights Termination Event, at each Company Stockholders’ Meeting, or upon the taking of a written consent of stockholders for such purpose: (a) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately as a class (to the exclusion of all other classes or series of the Company’s capital stock), to elect the Series B Preferred Directors, as provided in the Certificate of Designation, and (b) the remaining two (2) directors of the Company, each of whom shall be independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, shall be elected by the holders of Voting Securities, voting together as a single class on an as-converted to Common Stock basis (the “Remaining Directors”).

 

(c)           Any Series B Preferred Director elected pursuant to Section 2 of the Certificate of Designation may be removed at any time, with or without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote, given at a meeting or by written consent, of the holder(s) who designated or nominated such director.  The Remaining Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause by the affirmative vote, given at a meeting or by written consent, of the holders of the Voting Securities, voting together as a single class on an as-converted to Common Stock basis.

 

(d)           The Series B Preferred Directors shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for all costs and expenses in attending any meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, as provided in the Certificate of Designation.  The Company shall notify the Series B

 

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Preferred Directors of all regular and special meetings of the Board and any committee of the Board of which any of the Series B Preferred Directors is a member. The Company shall provide the Series B Preferred Directors with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members.

 

Section 2.4            Board Committees.  The Company covenants and agrees that at all times at least (a) one (1) of the Series B Preferred Directors shall be a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Best Practices Committee and (b) the two (2) directors of the Board designated by Phoenix under the Certificate of Designation shall be members of each of the Finance Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. Until the occurrence of an Investor Rights Termination Event, each committee of the Board shall be comprised of not more than three (3) directors, except as otherwise agreed to in a writing signed by Phoenix.

 

Section 2.5            Reporting Obligations.  Each of the Investors hereby agrees to cooperate affirmatively with one another, to the extent reasonably requested, to cause to be filed, on a timely basis, with the SEC, all reports and documents required to be filed therewith under the Exchange Act and to comply with all provisions of other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the reporting requirements under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The Company hereby agrees to cause to be filed, on a timely basis, with the SEC, all reports and documents required to be filed therewith under the Exchange Act and to comply with all provisions of other applicable laws.

 

Section 2.6            Necessary Acts; Further Assurances.  Each of the Investors shall, at its own cost and expense, execute and deliver such further documents and instruments and shall take such other actions as may be reasonably required or appropriate to evidence or carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement or to show the ability to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.7            Director and Officer Indemnification.  All rights to indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation existing in favor of each director and officer of the Company, as provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof, shall continue in full force and effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from the date the director or officer last served as director or officer of the Company.

 

ARTICLE III 
TRANSFER

 

Section 3.1            Transfer of Subject Shares.

 

(a)           Subject to Section 3.1(c), each of the Investors shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, Transfer all or any portion of the Subject Shares, except (i) pursuant to its registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2009 and Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2010 in a widely-distributed public offering, (ii) pursuant to its registration rights set forth in the

 

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Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 5, 2010 in a widely-distributed public offering, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, (iv) to the Company pursuant to Section 3.2 or (v) pursuant to any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act after compliance with Section 3.2.

 

(b)           Any Transfer pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall be subject to the following limitations:

 

(i)            Without limiting the other provisions of this Article III, the Investors shall not, without the prior written consent of Phoenix, knowingly dispose or agree to dispose (directly or indirectly, or pursuant to any series of related transactions intentionally structured to circumvent the provisions of this Article III) of all or any portion of the Subject Shares, in one or a series of transactions (other than as described in Section 3.1(a)(i), Section 3.1(a)(ii) or Section 3.1(a)(iii)), to any Person that at the time of the disposition is a Prohibited Person.

 

(ii)           The Investors shall not dispose of or agree to dispose of five percent (5%) or more of the Subject Shares to a single Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (a “Group”), directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless such Person or Persons execute a joinder agreement, agreeing to abide by Section 2.1 and this Article III (other than as described in Section 3.1(a)(i), Section 3.1(a)(ii) or Section 3.1(a)(iii)); provided, however that an underwriter, broker-dealer or registered agent shall not be considered as a Person or a member of a Group for purposes of this Section 3.1(b)(ii).

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investors may at any time:

 

(i)            Transfer all or any portion of the Subject Shares to an Affiliate; provided, that prior to any Transfer pursuant to this Section 3.1(c)(i), such transferee shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the parties hereto; and provided, further, that no Transfer pursuant to this Section 3.1(c)(i) shall relieve any transferor from any liability for damages incurred or suffered by the Company as a result of any breach of this Agreement by such transferor;

 

(ii)           Transfer a maximum aggregate number of Subject Shares during the term of this Agreement constituting not more than one percent (1%) in the aggregate of Voting Securities at any given time; provided, that such Transfers are made in the open market pursuant to ordinary brokerage transactions;

 

(iii)          tender their Subject Shares pursuant to a tender offer for the Common Stock that has been affirmatively recommended by a majority of the Board; or

 

(iv)          Transfer their Subject Shares pursuant to a merger that has been affirmatively recommended or approved by a majority of the Board.

 

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(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 3.1 shall terminate upon a Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any Person or any Group of Beneficial Ownership of at least a majority of all outstanding Voting Securities of the Company (calculated on a fully-diluted basis) or (ii) the reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with respect to which all of the Persons who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the Company’s securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate outstanding securities of the Company resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation. For the avoidance of doubt, the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Exchange Agreement do not constitute a Change of Control.

 

Section 3.2            Right of First Offer.

 

(a)           In the event that any of the Investors or their Affiliates desire to sell Subject Shares pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (other than Section 3.1(a)(i), Section 3.1(a)(ii) or Section 3.1(a)(iii)) in an amount constituting more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Voting Securities in a single or series of related transactions, such Investor shall first offer such Subject Shares for purchase to Phoenix by promptly notifying Phoenix in writing of such offer, setting forth the number of Subject Shares proposed to be sold (the “Offer Shares”), the terms and conditions of sale and the price or method of determining such price (the “ROFO Price”).

 

(b)           Phoenix shall have up to a period of twenty (20) days (the “ROFO Option Period”) after the receipt of such notice within which to notify such Investor in writing that it wishes to purchase the Offer Shares at the ROFO Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Investor’s notice. If Phoenix gives such written notice within the ROFO Option Period, then it shall have thirty (30) days after it gives such notice to do all things necessary to consummate such acquisition of the Offer Shares, including entering into agreements relating to such acquisition. Such Investor shall cooperate with Phoenix in obtaining all consents and approvals necessary to consummate the acquisition and shall execute and deliver such customary agreements as may be reasonably requested by Phoenix. If Phoenix receives such consents and approvals and enters into such agreements as are necessary to consummate such acquisition of the Offer Shares, then such Investor and its Affiliates, as applicable, shall be obligated to sell to Phoenix, and Phoenix shall be obligated to purchase from such Investor and its Affiliates, as applicable, the Offer Shares at the price and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Investor’s notice.

 

(c)           If Phoenix does not give written notice to such Investor within the ROFO Option Period or notifies such Investor in writing that it does not wish to purchase the Offer Shares, such Investor shall be free to secure a bona fide offer for the Offer Shares from a third-party and sell the Offer Shares to such third-party at a price equal to or greater than the ROFO Price; provided, that (i) such sale to the bona fide third-party is consummated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the ROFO Option Period at a price and upon the same terms and conditions, no more favorable to the third-party than were set forth in such Investor’s notice to

 

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Phoenix (it being agreed by the Investors that if such sale is not consummated within such ninety (90) day period, such Investor must re-commence the procedures provided in this Section 3.2 if they wish to sell the Subject Shares), (ii) such Investor notifies Phoenix in writing of the name, address, telephone number and facsimile number of the transferee, along with the names and/or title of a “contact person” at such transferee and (iii) the transferee of such Investor and its Affiliates executes a counterpart copy of this Agreement and thereby agrees prior to the sale, to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, as though it were an Investor.

 

Section 3.3            Termination of Article III.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Article III shall terminate upon an Investor Rights Termination Event.

 

ARTICLE IV 
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1            Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an enforceable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 4.2            Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Investors with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 4.3            Notices.  All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, or by facsimile to the respective parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 3.3):

 

If to the Company:

 

Communication Intelligence Corporation

275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500

Redwood Shores, California 94065

Attention:  Francis V. Dane

Facsimile:  (650) 802-7777

 

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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300

Portland, Oregon 97201

Attention:  Michael C. Phillips, Esq.

Facsimile:  (503) 778-5299

 

If to Phoenix:

 

Phoenix Venture Fund LLC

110 East 59th Street, Suite 1901

New York, New York 10022

Attention:  Andrea Goren

Facsimile:  (212) 202-7565

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Attention:  Jonathan J. Russo, Esq.

Facsimile:  (212) 858-1500

 

If to SG Phoenix:

 

SG Phoenix LLC

110 East 59th Street, Suite 1901

New York, New York 10022

Attention:  Andrea Goren

Facsimile:  (212) 202-7565

 

If to Engmann:

 

Michael Engmann

38 San Fernando Way

San Francisco, California 94127

Facsimile:  (415) 781-4641

 

If to Goodman:

 

Ronald Goodman

31 Tierra Verde Court

Walnut Creek, California 94598

Facsimile:  (925) 933-7548

 

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If to Kendu:

 

Kendu Partners Company

c/o Engmann Options

220 Bush Street, Suite 950

San Francisco, California 94104

Facsimile:  (415) 781-4641

 

If to MDNH:

 

MDNH Partners L.P.

c/o Engmann Options

220 Bush Street, Suite 950

San Francisco, California 94104

Facsimile:  (415) 781-4641

 

Section 4.4            Assignment.  This Agreement may not be assigned (by operation of law or otherwise) without the express written consent of the other parties (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any such assignment or attempted assignment without such consent shall be void, subject to the terms and conditions contained in Article III hereof.

 

Section 4.5            Compliance.  In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the parties hereto agrees to comply with, and conduct its business in conformity with, in all material respects all applicable Law.

 

Section 4.6            Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (i) by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Investors holding at least a majority-in-interest of the Subject Shares then outstanding or (ii) by a waiver in accordance with Section 4.7.

 

Section 4.7            Waiver.  The parties hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other party or (ii)  waive compliance with any of the agreements of any other party or conditions to such party’s obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party that is giving the waiver. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

Section 4.8            No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.9            Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)           This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State, without regard to principles of the conflict of Law.

 

(b)           The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or the State of New York and waive objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court provides an inconvenient forum.

 

(c)           EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 4.10          Specific Performance.  The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity.

 

Section 4.11          Nature of Agreement.  With respect to the contractual liability of the Investors to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, with respect to itself or its property, the Investors each agree that the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement constitute private and commercial acts done for private and commercial purposes.

 

Section 4.12          Currency.  Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein means United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars.

 

Section 4.13          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or portable document format (“.pdf”)) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Agreement to be executed by its respective duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Guido DiGregorio

 

 

Name:

Guido DiGregorio

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE INVESTORS

 

 

 

 

 

PHOENIX VENTURE FUND LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

SG Phoenix Ventures LLC,

 

 

its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

 

 

Name:

Andrea Goren

 

 

 

Title:

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG PHOENIX LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Goren

 

 

Name:

Andrea Goren

 

 

Title:

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Engmann

 

MICHAEL ENGMANN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ronald Goodman

 

RONALD GOODMAN

 

Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement

 



 

 

KENDU PARTNERS COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Engmann

 

 

Name:

Michael Engmann

 

 

Title:

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDNH PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Engmann

 

 

Name:

Michael Engmann

 

 

Title:

General Partner

 

Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement

 


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