EX-99.1 AGREEMENT 2 doc2.txt SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 99.1 This securities purchase agreement (the "purchase agreement") contains certain Representations and warranties (the "representations") by Spacedev, inc. (the "company") in favor of the buyers named therein (the "buyers"). The purchase Agreement states in section 9(h) that the purchase agreement is intended for the Parties thereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns, and not for Any other person. The purchase agreement is filed in accordance with the rules Of the securities and exchange commission as a material agreement, and is Intended by the company solely as a record of the material agreement the company Has reached with the buyers. The filing of the purchase agreement is not Intended to waive or modify section 9(h) thereof, or as a mechanism to update, Supersede or otherwise modify prior disclosures of information and risks Concerning the company which the company has made to its shareholders. Investors and potential investors should also be aware that the representations Are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules that Spacedev Has delivered to the buyers (the "disclosure schedules"). The disclosure Schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to The representations. Investors and potential investors should also be aware that certain Representations made to the buyers are not intended to be affirmative Representations of facts, situations or circumstances, but are instead designed And intended to allocate certain risks between the company, on the one hand, and The buyers, on the other hand. The use of representations and warranties to Allocate risk is a standard device in investment and other commercial contracts. Accordingly, shareholders should not rely on the representations as affirmations Or characterizations of information concerning the company as of the date of the Purchase agreement, or as of any other date. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT"), dated as of October 31, 2005, by and among SpaceDev, Inc., a Colorado corporation, with headquarters located at 13855 Stowe Drive Poway, California 92064 (the "COMPANY"), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a "BUYER" and collectively, the "BUYERS"). WHEREAS: A. The Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"), and Rule 506 of Regulation D ("REGULATION D") as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the 1933 Act. B. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK"), set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate amount for all Buyers together shall be 2,032,520) shares of Common Stock and shall collectively be referred to herein as the "COMMON SHARES") and (ii) a warrant to acquire up to that number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (the "WARRANTS"), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (as exercised, collectively, the "WARRANT SHARES"). C. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Common Shares, and the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. D. The Common Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as the "SECURITIES". NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows: 1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES AND WARRANTS. (a) Purchase of Common Shares and Warrants. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below), the number of Common Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -1- PAGE along with the Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (the "CLOSING"). (b) Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Common Shares and related Warrants to be purchased by each Buyer at the Closing shall be the amount set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers (the "PURCHASE PRICE"). (c) Closing Date. The date and time of the Closing (the "CLOSING DATE") shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City Time, on the date hereof (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer). (d) Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay its respective Purchase Price to the Company for the Common Shares and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company's written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer (A) one or more stock certificates, free and clear of all restrictive and other legends (except as expressly provided in Section 2(g) hereof), evidencing the number of Common Shares such Buyer is purchasing as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers and (B) a Warrant pursuant to which such Buyer shall have the right to acquire such number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers, in all cases duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered on the books of the Company in the name of such Buyer. 2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that: (a) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Buyer is (i) acquiring the Common Shares and the Warrants and (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, in the ordinary course of business for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act and such Buyer does not have a present arrangement or understanding to effect, directly or indirectly, any distribution of the Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. (b) Qualified Institutional Buyer Status. Such Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A the 1933 Act. (c) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -2- PAGE (d) Information. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities. (e) No Governmental Review. Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities. (f) Transfer or Resale. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act ("collectively, "RULE 144") may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (as defined in Section 3(q)) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting such a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, this Section 2(f); provided, that in order to make any sale, transfer or assignment of Securities, such Buyer and its pledgee makes such disposition in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. (g) Legends. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Common Shares and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -3- PAGE shall bear any legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates): THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. (h) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies. (i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder. (j) Residency. If the Buyer is an individual, such Buyer resides in the jurisdiction identified in the address of such Buyer set forth on the Schedule of Buyers; if such Buyer is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, then the office or offices of such Buyer in which its investment decision was made is located at the address or addresses of such Buyer set forth on the Schedule of Buyers. (k) No Prior Short Selling. At no time during the 30 days prior to the Closing has such Buyer engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any sale of Common Stock (a "SHORT SALE") which W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -4- PAGE such Buyer is not deemed to own under the provisions of Rule 200(b) of Regulation SHO promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT"). (l) Commissions. Such Buyer has not incurred any obligation for any finder's or broker's or agent's fees or commissions in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. (m) No Broker-Dealer. Such Buyer is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the 1934 Act. (n) Beneficial Ownership. At the Closing, such Buyer will not, after giving effect to the Securities purchased hereunder, beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company then outstanding, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act). 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company makes the following representations and warranties to each Buyer, subject to information set forth in the disclosure schedule the Company has delivered to the Buyers on the date hereof (the "Company Disclosure Schedule") and the information set forth in the SEC Documents (together, the "Disclosure Materials"). The disclosure set forth in the Disclosure Materials shall qualify each subsection of this Section 3 where the applicability to such subsection is reasonably inferable from the disclosure made. (a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and its "SUBSIDIARIES" (which for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the equity interests) are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below). The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule 3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. (b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5), the Warrants and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS") and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -5- PAGE thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and the Warrants and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies. (c) Issuance of Securities. The Common Shares and the Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and the Common Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have duly authorized and reserved for issuance a number of shares of Common Stock which equals the number of Warrant Shares. The Company shall, so long as any of the Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrants, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Upon exercise in accordance with the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming the accuracy of the representations provided by the Buyers herein, the issuance by the Company of the Securities will be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. (d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and Warrants and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined below) or Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected. (e) Consents. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -6- PAGE with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. (f) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company or (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, a "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives. (g) No General Solicitation; Placement Agent's Fees. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisors or agents) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim. (h) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors 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 Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the State of Colorado which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and any Buyer's ownership of the Securities. (i) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the two years prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date of the Closing, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC DOCUMENTS"). The Company has delivered or made available to the Buyers or their W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -7- PAGE respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. Except as may have been corrected or supplemented in a subsequent SEC Document, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except as may have been corrected or supplemented in a subsequent SEC Document, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). To the Company's knowledge, no other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(d) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading. (j) Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 30, 2005, there has been no Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30, 2005, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) had capital expenditures outside of the ordinary course of business, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(j), "INSOLVENT" means (i) the present fair saleable value of the Company's assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company's total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(q)), (ii) the Company is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) the Company intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) the Company has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted or is about to be conducted. (k) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -8- PAGE be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced. (l) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Since June 30, 2005, (i) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. (m) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to its knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. (n) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. (o) Transactions With Affiliates. None of the officers, directors or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -9- PAGE to or from any such officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner. (p) Equity Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (x) 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, approximately 22,320,000 shares are issued and outstanding, approximately 3,700,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's employee incentive plan and other options and warrants outstanding and less than 1,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock, and (y) 10,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock, of which as of the date hereof, 248,460 shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth above in this Section 3(p) or on Schedule 3(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) no shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(q)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement); (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or any Subsidiary's respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or made available to the Buyer upon such Buyer's request, true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION"), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "BYLAWS"), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -10- PAGE exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. (q) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or Schedule 3(r) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) "INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness. "PERSON" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. (r) Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or on Schedule 3(s) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the Company's Subsidiary's officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise. (s) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured against such losses and risks, in such amounts and by such insurers as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -11- PAGE (t) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company. No executive officer of the Company, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (u) Title. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries. (v) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights ("INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS") necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and which the failure to so own or possess could, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is unaware of any facts which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights. (w) Environmental Laws. To the Company's knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -12- PAGE respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS") into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder. (x) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. (y) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting control sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. (z) Form SB-2 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Buyers using Form SB-2 promulgated under the 1933 Act. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -13- PAGE (aa) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. (bb) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities in violation of Section 9(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or defined term). (cc) Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with. (dd) Disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. None of the SEC Documents, the Transaction Documents or the Company Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or either of its or their respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company's reports filed under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act). The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2. 4. COVENANTS (a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement. (b) Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -14- PAGE make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date. (c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have sold all the Common Shares and Warrant Shares and none of the Warrants is outstanding (the "REPORTING PERIOD"), the Company shall use its best efforts to timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination. (d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, including general and administrative expenses and not for (i) the repayment of any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for indebtedness of Starsys Research Corporation in accordance with the Company's objectives under the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated October 24, 2005) or (ii) redemption or repurchase of any of its equity securities. (e) Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following to each Investor during the Reporting Period, unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, any Current Reports on Form 8-K, any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act and copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. (f) Listing and Quoting. The Company shall promptly secure the listing or quoting of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed or quoted, such listing or quoting of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the Common Stock's authorization for listing or quoting on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f). (g) Fees. Subject to Section 8 below, at the Closing and subject to providing supporting documentation, the Company shall reimburse up to $87,500 of the reasonable fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, which amount shall be withheld by such Buyer from its Purchase Price at the Closing. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -15- PAGE agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or broker's commissions (other than for Persons engaged, directly or indirectly, by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to Wainwright & Co. and/or Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company and a Buyer ("LAURUS") (individually or together, the "AGENT"). The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers. (h) Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a bona fide margin agreement that is secured by the Securities. Such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting such a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) of this Agreement; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) of this Agreement in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with such a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor. (i) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. The Company shall, on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City Time, within four (4) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, issue a press release (the "PRESS RELEASE") disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. Such press release shall be subject to the consent (written or oral) of the Buyers, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (and will be given or denied within twenty four hours of receipt of a draft thereof). On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City Time, on the fourth Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act, and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules to this Agreement), the form of Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the "8-K FILING"). From and after the issuance of the Press Release, no Buyer shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the Press Release. (j) Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, from and after the Closing Date, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants being issued at the Closing in conformity with Section 3(c). (k) Restrictions. So long as a Buyer continues to hold any Securities acquired hereunder, such Buyer will not, nor will it knowingly through its affiliates engage in any Short Sale, except on those days (each a "Permitted W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -16- PAGE Day") on which the aggregate short position with respect to the Common Stock of such Buyer prior to giving effect to any Short Sales by such Buyer on such Permitted Day does not exceed such Buyer's Permitted Share Position (as defined below) on such Permitted Day; provided, however, that a Buyer will only be entitled to engage in transactions that constitute Short Sales on a Permitted Day to the extent that following such transaction, the aggregate short position with respect to the Common Stock of such Buyer does not exceed such Buyer's Permitted Share Position. For purposes of this Section 4(k) a Buyer's "Permitted Share Position" means, with respect to any date of determination, the number of shares of Common Stock owned by such Buyer (including Common Shares) plus the maximum number of Warrant Shares then issuable (including as to portions of Warrants not yet exercised and without regard to any exercise caps or other exercise restrictions applicable to the Warrants) to such Buyer. (l) Other Transactions Permitted. Subject to Section 4(k) and applicable securities laws, the Company acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Section 4(l) or elsewhere in any Transaction Document prohibits any Buyer from, and each Buyer is permitted to, engage, directly or indirectly, in hedging transactions involving the Securities and the Common Stock (including, without limitation, by way of short sales, purchases and sales of options, swap transactions and synthetic transactions) at any time. (m) Waiver of Certain Rights. Laurus has certain rights including a right of first refusal on certain sales and issuances of equity securities by the Company pursuant to Section 6.16 of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2004 between Laurus and the Company (the "SERIES C AGREEMENT"). In consideration of its participation as a Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, Laurus hereby waives any and all rights it may have pursuant to the Series C Agreement and the Related Agreements (as defined therein) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Furthermore, Laurus agrees that the issuance of the Securities shall not reset or have any other affect on the Fixed Conversion Price (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designations (as defined in the Series C Agreement)) of the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Certificate of Designations. 5. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. (a) Transfer Restrictions. The legend set forth in Section 2(g) shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend or any other legend to the holder of the applicable Securities upon which it is stamped, if (i) such Securities are at such time registered for resale under the 1933 Act, or (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act. The Company shall cause General Counsel (as defined below) to issue the legal opinion included in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Company's transfer agent on the date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") the SEC declares effective the registration statement registering the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"). Following the W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -17- PAGE Effective Date or at such earlier time as a legend is no longer required for certain Securities, the Company will no later than three Business Days following the delivery by a Buyer to the Company or the Company's transfer agent of a legended certificate representing such Securities, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Buyer a certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends. Following the Effective Date and upon the delivery to any Buyer of any certificate representing Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, such Buyer agrees that any sale of such Securities shall be made pursuant to the Registration Statement and in accordance with the plan of distribution described therein or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2(f). The Company will not effect or publicly announce its intention to effect any exchange, recapitalization or other transaction that effectively requires or rewards physical delivery of certificates evidencing the Common Stock. (b) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, or other form acceptable to such transfer agent (the "IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS"). The Company represents and warrants that no instruction contrary to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, except for stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent with respect to the Securities, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. (c) Breach. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. (d) Additional Relief. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to such holder unlegended certificates within three (3) Business Days of receipt of documents necessary for the removal of legend set forth above (the "DEADLINE DATE"), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the holder, if on or after the Trading Day (as defined in Section 4(m)) immediately following such three Business Day period, the holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of shares of Common Stock that the holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a "BUY-IN"), then the Company shall, within three Business Days after the holder's request and in the holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the "BUY-IN PRICE"), at which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -18- PAGE holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Deadline Date. "CLOSING BID PRICE" means, for any security as of any date, the last closing price for such security on OTC Bulletin Board (the "PRINCIPAL MARKET"), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price then the last bid price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holder. If the Company and the holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 of the Warrants. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period. 6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Common Shares and the related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof: (i) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company. (ii) Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Common Shares and the related Warrants being purchased by such Buyer and each other Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company. (iii) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -19- PAGE 7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Common Shares and the related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof: (i) The Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer (i) each of the Transaction Documents and (ii) the Common Shares (in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) and the related Warrants (in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement. (ii) Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP the Company's outside counsel ("COMPANY COUNSEL"), dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit Dattached hereto. (iii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent. (iv) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the Company's state of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within 10 days of the Closing Date. (v) The Common Stock (I) shall be listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market. (vi) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado within 20 days of the Closing Date. (vii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. (viii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -20- PAGE required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the President of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F. (ix) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company's transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five days of the Closing Date. (x) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Common Shares and the Warrants. (xi) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request. 8. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before five (5) days from the date hereof due to the Company's or such Buyer's failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching party's failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party. 9. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -21- PAGE (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature. (c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. (d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. (e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holders of Common Shares representing at least a majority of the amount of the Common Shares, or, if prior to the Closing Date, the Buyers listed on the Schedule of Buyers as being obligated to purchase at least a majority of the amount of the Common Shares. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Common Shares then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents, holders of Common Shares or holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. (f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be: If to the Company: W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -22- PAGE SpaceDev, Inc. 13855 Stowe Drive Poway, CA 92064 Telephone: (858)375-2030 Facsimile: (858) 375-1000 Attention: Richard B. Slansky, President and Chief Financial Officer With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP 12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 San Diego, California 92130 Telephone: (858) 720-8900 Facsimile: (858) 509-3691 Attention: John J. Hentrich, Esq. If to the Transfer Agent: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company 17 Battery Place, 8th Floor New York, NY 10004 Telephone: (212) 845-3215 Facsimile: (212) 509-4000 Attention: Felix Orihuela If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Common Shares or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of Common Shares representing at least a majority of the number of the Common Shares, including by merger or consolidation. A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities; provided that such transfer is in accordance with this Agreement and the transferee agrees to be bound, with respect to the transferred securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to Buyers. Any such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -23- PAGE (h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. (i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing and the delivery and exercise of Securities, as applicable, for a period of one year. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. (j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. (k) Indemnification. In consideration of each Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "INDEMNITEES") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, provided, however, such indemnity shall be limited to each Buyer's total Purchase Price. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement. (l) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. (m) Remedies. Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -24- PAGE law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. (n) Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights (o) Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. (p) Independent Nature of Buyers' Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -25- PAGE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused its respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. COMPANY: SPACEDEV, INC. By: /s/ Richard B. Slansky --------------------------------------- President and Chief Financial Officer W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -26- PAGE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. BUYERS: LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD. By: /s/ Eugene Grin -------------------------------------- Director W02-SD:8SL1\51397971.3 -27- PAGE