-----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, FQszLrPdciWPDOebVkI+Tm9Yvjx1ekPeGMAXtypjk750iLq5/L9n1eWP0Iidt5CB rSE3HPvWcr5PcMz9yvAYaA== 0000897069-05-001571.txt : 20050627 0000897069-05-001571.hdr.sgml : 20050627 20050624185709 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897069-05-001571 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050627 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050624 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001069394 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890] IRS NUMBER: 911922863 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-124751 FILM NUMBER: 05916001 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2614 QUEENSWOOD DR CITY: VICTORIA B C V8N 1X5 STATE: A1 BUSINESS PHONE: 2504779969 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2614 QUEENSWOOD DR CITY: VICTORIA BC CANADA STATE: A1 S-3/A 1 sks147a.htm 6/24/05
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2005 Registration File No. 333-124751 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 91-1922863
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

615 Discovery Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8T 5G4, CANADA
(250) 477-9969
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Daniel B. O'Brien
President and Chief Executive Officer
Flexible Solutions International, Inc.
615 Discovery Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8T 5G4, CANADA
(250) 477-9969
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)

with copies to:

Andrew B. Serwin, Esq. Paul A. Stewart, Esq.
Foley & Lardner LLP Foley & Lardner LLP
402 W. Broadway, Suite 2300 One Maritime Plaza, Sixth Floor
San Diego, California 92101-3542 San Francisco, California 94111-3409
(619) 234-6655 (415) 434-4484

        APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: At any time and from time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.




        If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: |_|

        If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: |X|

        If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: |_|

        If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: |_|

        If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434 under the Securities Act, please check the following box: |_|

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of each class of
securities to be registered

Amount to be
registered (1)

Proposed maximum
offering price per
unit (2)

Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2)

Amount of
registration
fee

Shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share    900,000 $3.925 $3,532,500 $415.775
Shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, underlying warrants    900,000 $3.925 $3,532,500 $415.775
 



      Total 1,800,000 --- $7,065,000 $831.55*


  (1) A total of 1,800,000 shares of common stock are being registered hereby, including 900,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of certain outstanding warrants. Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), such number of shares of common stock registered hereby shall include an indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issued in connection with a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event.

  (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. Based on the average of the high and low prices per share of common stock of the registrant as reported on the American Stock Exchange on May 4, 2005.

  (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(g) of the Securities Act, no registration fee is required for the warrants since the shares of common stock underlying the warrants are being registered hereby.

  * Previously paid.


        The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



        Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Subject to Completion Dated June 24, 2005.

PROSPECTUS

[FLEXIBLE LOGO]

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1,800,000 Shares of Common Stock

        Certain of our shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”) are offering to sell up to 1,800,000 shares of our common stock (the “Shares”), 900,000 of which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock issued to the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders acquired the Shares from us in a private placement that closed on April 13, 2005. We are not offering or selling any of the Shares. The Selling Shareholders may sell the Shares on the open market at market price in ordinary broker transactions or in negotiated transactions, and they may pay broker commissions in connection with such transactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds of sale of the Shares nor pay any broker commissions in connection with such sales.

        Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “FSI”. On May 5, 2005, the closing price of our common stock was $4.00 per share.

        Before investing in our securities, you should carefully consider each of the factors described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page I-6 of this prospectus.

        The Selling Shareholders and any broker-dealer executing selling orders on behalf of or purchasing from the Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Commissions received by any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest.

        The date of this prospectus is ___________________, 2005.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING TRADEMARKS
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
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     Our Company
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     The Offering I-5
     Corporate Information I-6

RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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VALIDITY OF COMMON STOCK
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EXPERTS
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INDEMNIFICATION
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        This prospectus is a part of a Registration Statement that we have filed with the Commission. You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus or any supplement or amendment. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with additional or different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement or amendment is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus or any supplement or amendment.

        Unless the context otherwise requires, “Flexible Solutions,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar expressions refer to Flexible Solutions International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries, and the term “common stock” means our Shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Information filed with the Commission by us can be inspected and copied at the public reference room maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.

        The Commission also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the Commission. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.

        Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX: FSI), and reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us can also be inspected at the offices of the American Stock Exchange at 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

        The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain information which we file with the Commission. This means we can fulfill our obligations to provide you with certain important information by referring you to other documents which we have filed with the Commission. The information which is incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus.

        We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus the following documents which we have filed, or may later file, with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The information we file with the Commission later will automatically update and supersede the present information.

  our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (filed with the Commission on May 13, 2005);

  our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (filed with the Commission on March 24, 2005);

  our Form 8-K (filed with the Commission on January 10, 2005);

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  our Form 8-K (filed with the Commission on March 24, 2005);

  our Form 8-K (filed with the Commission on April 6, 2005);

  our Form 8-K (filed with the Commission on April 14, 2005);

  the description of our common stock in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (filed with the Commission on November 12, 2002); and

  all documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of the offering.

        We will provide to each person to whom a prospectus is delivered, including any beneficial owner, a copy of any or all of the information which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, but which is not delivered with this prospectus. We will provide such information, at no cost to the requesting person, upon written or oral request made to:

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
615 Discovery Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8T 5G4, CANADA
(250) 477-9969

        You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in the applicable supplement to this prospectus. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus and the applicable supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the document. If information in incorporated documents conflicts with information in this prospectus, you should rely on the most recent information.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Some of the statements contained in this prospectus and incorporated by reference herein discuss our plans and strategies for our business or make other forward-looking statements, as this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “continue,” “seek,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of our management; however, various risks, uncertainties and contingencies could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements, including, without limitation, the following:

  our relatively limited operating history and history of operating losses;

  a further decline in the domestic and global economy that may delay the development and introduction of our products;

  our success, or lack thereof, in the introduction and marketing of new products into existing and new markets;

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  our ability to manufacture existing and new products in volumes demanded by our customers and at competitive prices with adequate gross margins;

  the risk of increased competition and our ability to increase our market share relative to our competitors;

  our ability to successfully integrate our business with operations of businesses we have acquired and may acquire in the future;

  our ability to finance the growth of our business with internal resources or through outside financing at reasonable rates;

  our ability to manage our growth; and

  our ability to produce our products at quality levels demanded by our customers.

        Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable and achievable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that the actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason, after the date of this prospectus.

        For a discussion of important risks of an investment in our securities, including factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from results referred to in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page I-6 of this prospectus.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING TRADEMARKS

        WATER$AVR®, H$®, ®, HEAT$AVR PRO®, HEAT$AVR®, W$®, and ECOSAVR™ are our trademarks. This prospectus may also contain trademarks and trade names of other companies. All trademarks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.









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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        You should read this summary together with the other information contained in other parts of this prospectus and the documents which are incorporated by reference. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock.

Our Company

        We were incorporated as Flexible Solutions, Ltd. (referred to hereinafter as "Flexible Ltd."), a British Columbia corporation, on January 26, 1991. On May 12, 1998, we merged Flexible Ltd. with and into Flexible Solutions International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Flexible Ltd., we issued 7,000,000 shares of common stock, which represented all of our then-issued and then-outstanding shares, to the former shareholders of Flexible Ltd. Flexible Ltd. is now our wholly-owned subsidiary. Since November 2002, our common stock has traded on the American Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "FSI".

        Flexible Solutions is the parent holding company of Flexible Ltd., WaterSavr Global Solutions Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "WaterSavr") and NanoChem Solutions Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "NanoChem").

        Flexible Solutions, Ltd.

        Flexible Ltd. was organized to develop and market swimming pool chemical products designed to reduce heat loss. To that end, we have developed HEAT$AVR®, a chemical product for use in swimming pools and personal spas that forms a thin, transparent layer on the water's surface that reduces water evaporation and heat loss. We market the HEAT$AVR® product as a cost-effective and convenient way to save on the cost of energy required to heat pools and spas. Our studies indicate that approximately 70% of the energy lost from a swimming pool occurs through water evaporation. By using our HEAT$AVR® product, we can minimize that heat loss and save our customers money on their pool and spa energy needs.

        WaterSavr Global Solutions Inc.

        In 2002, we established WaterSavr to concentrate on the marketing of our WATER$AVR® product. WATER$AVR® is a patented powder that, when deployed onto a water surface of any size, will significantly reduce evaporation. We market WATER$AVR® as a water conservation product for use where water is standing or gently flowing and the need for water conservation can justify the cost of purchase and deployment of the product. We believe that our WATER$AVR® product may find a market for use in the following markets: reservoirs, potable water storage, aqueducts and canals, agricultural irrigation, flood water crops, lawn and turf care, potted and bedding plants, stock watering ponds, and mining.

        We also produce and market WATER$AVR-BTI™, a patent pending modification of the original WATER$AVR® that combines evaporation control with control of mosquito larvae. The BTI portion of the product is a recognized and approved, environmentally friendly method of killing mosquito larvae during the first, second and third stages of larvae development.

        NanoChem Solutions Inc.

        On May 25, 2004, we formed NanoChem in order to acquire certain of the assets of Donlar Corporation, which owned a broad portfolio of environmentally friendly technologies and products. In June 2004, NanoChem purchased these assets from Donlar Corporation's bankruptcy estate for $6.15 million. The principal products that we acquired from Donlar Corporation consist of water-soluble chemicals utilizing thermal polyaspartate biopolymers (hereinafter referred to as "TPAs"), which are beta-proteins manufactured from the common biological amino acid, L-aspartic. TPAs can be formulated to prevent corrosion and scaling in water piping within the petroleum, chemical, utility and mining industries. TPAs are also used as proteins to enhance fertilizers in improving crop yields and as additives for household laundry detergents, consumer care products, and pesticides.

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The Offering

        This prospectus concerns an offering of up to 1,800,000 Shares by the Selling Shareholders. We are not offering or selling any of the Shares. We have registered this offering in compliance with registration rights which we granted to the Selling Shareholders when we sold the Shares to them. The Selling Shareholders are not required to sell the Shares; sales of the Shares are entirely at the discretion of each Selling Shareholder. The Shares consist of 900,000 Shares of common stock purchased by the Selling Shareholders in a private transaction for $3,375,000 on April 13, 2005, together with 900,000 additional Shares of our common stock issuable to the Selling Shareholders pursuant to warrants purchased by them contemporaneously with their purchase of such common stock. The warrants have a 4-year term and, subject to the ownership restrictions set forth below, are immediately exercisable at a price of $4.50 per share. Under the terms of the warrants, the holders thereof may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause any such holder, together with its affiliates, to have acquired a number of Shares of common stock that would exceed either 4.999% or 9.999% of our then outstanding common stock, including for purposes of such determination Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The restriction that prevents such holders, together with its affiliates, from acquiring a number of Shares that would exceed 4.999% of our then outstanding common stock may be waived by the holder of the warrant as to itself upon not less than 61 days notice to us. The Selling Shareholders may sell the Shares either on the open market at market price in ordinary broker transactions or in negotiated transactions, and they may pay broker commissions in connection with such transactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds of sale of the Shares nor pay any broker commissions in connection with such sales. We will pay the costs of registering the offer and sale of the Shares with the Commission and any required state securities agencies.

Securities Offered The Selling Shareholders are offering up to 1,800,000 Shares, with 900,000 of those Shares consisting of Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of warrants purchased by the Selling Shareholders. When issued, the warrants were immediately exercisable through April 8, 2009.

Terms of the Offering

We have agreed to use our best efforts to keep this registration statement effective until the earlier of (i) four years after its effective date, (ii) all the Shares of the Selling Shareholders registered under this Registration Statement have been sold or (iii) all the Shares of the Selling Shareholders registered under this Registration Statement may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any of the proceeds from any sale of the Shares offered by this prospectus by the Selling Shareholders. To the extent the Selling Shareholders exercise their warrants for cash, we intend to use the proceeds we receive from such exercise(s) for general corporate purposes.

Trading Symbol

FSI

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Corporate Information

        Our principal executive offices are located at 615 Discovery Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 5G4, Canada. Our telephone number is (250) 477-9969. Our website is located at http://www.flexiblesolutions.com. We do not intend the information found on our website to be a part of this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

        Investing in our common stock involves a significant degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and all the other information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer, in which case the trading price of our common stock may decline.

Risks Related to our Business

        We have a limited operating history upon which to evaluate our potential for future success.

        Although we were incorporated in 1991, we have been operating in our present form only since May 1998. To date, we have generated limited revenues from the sale of our products and do not expect to generate significant revenues until we sell a significantly larger number of our products. Accordingly, we have only a limited operating history upon which you can base an evaluation of our business and prospects. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by middle stage companies like ours in an evolving market. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks and uncertainties, our business will be materially harmed.

        We have incurred significant operating losses since inception and may not sustain profitability in the future.

        We have experienced operating losses and negative cash flow from operations since our inception and we currently have an accumulated deficit. To the extent that our revenues do not increase, our results of operations and liquidity will be materially adversely affected. If we experience slower than anticipated revenue growth or if our operating expenses exceed our expectations, we may not achieve profitability. Even if we achieve profitability in the future, we may not be able to sustain it.

        We are a middle stage company and are more vulnerable to certain factors than our larger competitors.

        We are a middle stage company and are subject to all of the following: (a) middle stage companies typically have narrower product lines and smaller market shares than large businesses; (b) middle stage companies tend to be more vulnerable to competitors' actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns; (c) middle stage companies tend to experience substantial variations in operating results; (d) middle stage companies' success typically depends on the management talents and efforts of one or two persons or a small group of persons-the death, disability or resignation of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on a middle stage company; and (e) middle stage companies often need substantial additional capital to expand or compete.

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        Fluctuations in our operating results may cause our stock price to decline, which in turn would negatively affect your investment in us.

        Given the nature of the markets in which we participate, we cannot reliably predict future revenues and profitability. Changes in competitive, market and economic conditions may cause us to adjust our operations. A high proportion of our costs are fixed, due in part to our sales, research and development and manufacturing costs. Thus, small declines in revenue could disproportionately affect our operating results. Factors that may affect our operating results and the market price of our common stock include:

  demand for and market acceptance of our products;

  competitive pressures resulting in lower selling prices;

  adverse changes in the level of economic activity in regions in which we do business;

  adverse changes in industries, such as swimming pool construction, on which we are particularly dependent;

  changes in the portions of our revenue represented by various products and customers;

  delays or problems in the introduction of new products;

  the announcement or introduction of new products, services or technological innovations by our competitors;

  variations in our product mix;

  the timing and amount of our expenditures in anticipation of future sales;

  increased costs of raw materials or supplies; and

  changes in the volume or timing of product orders.

        We have not paid, and do not expect to pay, dividends on our common stock.

        We have not paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception and do not intend to pay any dividends to our common shareholders in the foreseeable future. We intend to reinvest any earnings in the development and expansion of our business.

        Although we have tried to minimize its effects, our operations are subject to seasonal fluctuation.

        The use of our swimming pool products increases in summer months in most markets and results in our sales from January to June being greater than in July through December. Markets for our WATER$AVR® product are also seasonal, dependent on the wet versus dry seasons in particular countries. We attempt to sell into a variety of countries with different seasons on both sides of the equator in order to minimize seasonality. Our TPA business is the least seasonal, however there is a small increase in the spring related to inventory building for the crop season in the United States and a small slowdown in December as oilfield customers run down stock in advance of year end, but otherwise, little seasonal variation. We believe we are able to adequately respond to these seasonal fluctuations by reducing or increasing production as needed.

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        Interruptions in our ability to purchase raw materials and components may adversely affect our profitability.

        We purchase certain raw materials and components from third parties pursuant to purchase orders placed from time to time. Because we do not have guaranteed long-term supply arrangements with our suppliers, any material interruption in our ability to purchase necessary raw materials or components could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Our WATER$AVR® product has not proven to be a revenue producing product and we may never recoup the cost associated with its development.

        The marketing efforts of our WATER$AVR® product may result in continued losses. We introduced our WATER$AVR® product in June 2002 and, to date, we have delivered quantities for testing by potential customers, but only one customer has ordered the product for commercial use. This product can achieve success only if it is ordered in substantial quantities by commercial customers who have determined that the water saving benefits of the product exceed the costs of purchase and deployment of the product. We can offer no assurance that we will receive sufficient orders of this product to achieve profits or cover the additional expenses incurred to manufacture and market this product. We expect to spend $400,000 on the marketing and production of our WATER$AVR® product in fiscal 2005.

        If we do not introduce new products in a timely manner, our products could become obsolete and our operating results would suffer.

        Without the timely introduction of new products and enhancements, our products could become obsolete over time, in which case our revenue and operating results would suffer. The success of our new product offerings will depend upon several factors, including our ability to:

  accurately anticipate customer needs;

  innovate and develop new products and applications;

  successfully commercialize new products in a timely manner;

  price our products competitively and manufacture and deliver our products in sufficient volumes and on time; and

  differentiate our products from our competitors’ products.

        In developing any new product, we may be required to make a substantial investment before we can determine the commercial viability of the new product. If we fail to accurately foresee our customers’ needs and future activities, we may invest heavily in research and development of products that do not lead to significant revenues.

        We are dependent upon certain customers, the loss of any of which would be detrimental to our operating results.

        Among our current customers, we have identified six that are sizable enough that the loss of any one would be significant. Any such loss of one or more of these customers could result in a substantial reduction in our revenues. For this reason, we concentrate on maintaining good sales relations with these customers. We also try and minimize this risk by seeking out new customers.

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        Our acquisition activities could disrupt our ongoing business and affect our results of operations.

        In June 2004, our subsidiary, NanoChem, completed the acquisition of Donlar Corporation, which provided us with domestic and international patents relating to environmental products and technologies, as well as a 56,780 square foot manufacturing plant on 40 acres of property in an area outside of Chicago, Illinois. Acquisitions such as these often involve risks, including: (i) disruption of our ongoing business; and (ii) an inability to successfully integrate the acquired technologies and operations into our businesses and maintain uniform standards, controls, policies and procedures. In addition, in order to finance future acquisitions, we may have to raise additional funds, through either public or private financings. We may be unable to obtain such funds or may be able to do so only on unfavorable terms.

        Economic, political, and other risks associated with international sales and operations could adversely affect our sales.

        In fiscal year 2004, revenues from shipments made outside of the United States accounted for approximately 65% of our revenues, 10% in fiscal year 2003 and 10% in fiscal year 2002. Since we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally. We anticipate that revenues from international operations will continue to represent a sizable portion of our total revenue. Accordingly, our future results could be harmed by a variety of factors, including:

  changes in foreign currency exchange rates;

  changes in a country's or region's political or economic conditions, particularly in developing or emerging markets;

  longer payment cycles of foreign customers and difficulty of collecting receivables in foreign jurisdictions;

  trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

  differing tax laws and changes in those laws;

  difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations;

  differing protection of intellectual property and changes in that protection; and

  differing regulatory requirements and changes in those requirements.

        We are subject to credit risk and may be subject to substantial write-offs if any of our customers default on their payment obligations to us.

        While we are no longer subject to the concentrated credit risk that we were previously subject to because of our relationship with Sunsolar Technologies, it is still a foreseeable risk that our exposure to bad debts will increase as we shift to servicing a larger number of customers in the swimming pool and personal spa, water evaporation, and TPA industries. We currently allow our major customers between 30 and 45 days to pay for each shipment of product we make to them. This practice, while customary, represents risk that we would be subject to substantial write-offs of our accounts receivable if one or more of these customers defaulted on their payment obligations to us.

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        Our products can be hazardous if not handled, stored and used properly; it is unlikely that we would survive costly litigation.

        Some of our products are flammable and must be stored properly to avoid fire risk. Additionally, some of our products may cause irritation to a person’s eyes if they are exposed to the concentrated product. Although we label our products to warn of such risks, our sales could be reduced if our products were to be viewed as being dangerous to use or if they are implicated in causing personal injury or property damage. We are not currently aware of any circumstances in which our products have caused harm or property damage to consumers. Nevertheless, it would be difficult for us to weather the effects of costly litigation on our business.

        Our failure to comply with environmental regulations may create significant environmental liabilities and force us to modify our manufacturing processes.

        We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations relating to the use, storage, handling and disposal of certain of our chemical substances. Under such laws, we may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of these substances that have been used by our consumers or in our operations. Such laws may impose liability without regard to whether we knew of, or caused, the release of such substances. Any failure by us to comply with present or future regulations could subject us to the imposition of substantial fines, suspension of production, alteration of manufacturing processes, or cessation of operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

        Our failure to protect our intellectual property could impair our competitive position.

        While we own certain patents and trademarks, some aspects of our business cannot be protected by patents or trademarks. Accordingly, in these areas there are few legal barriers that prevent potential competitors from copying certain of our products, processes and technologies or from otherwise entering into operations in direct competition with us. In particular, we have been informed that our former exclusive agent for the sale of our products, Sunsolar, is now competing with us in the swimming pool and personal spa markets. As a former distributor, they were given access to many of our sales, marketing and manufacturing techniques. Accordingly, we are doing all that we can to ensure our proprietary products and technologies are not used by them (or others) without our permission.

        Our products may infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, and resulting claims against us could be costly and prevent us from making or selling certain products.

        Third parties may seek to claim that our products and operations infringe their patent or other intellectual property rights. We may incur significant expense in any legal proceedings to protect our proprietary rights or to defend infringement claims by third parties. In addition, claims of third parties against us could result in awards of substantial damages or court orders that could effectively prevent us from making, using or selling our products in the U.S. or abroad.

        A claim for damages could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

        Our business exposes us to potential product liability risks, particularly with respect to our consumer swimming pool and personal spa products. There are many factors beyond our control that could lead to liability claims, including the failure of our products to work properly and the chance that consumers will use our products incorrectly or for purposes for which they were not intended. There can be no assurance that the amount of product liability insurance that we carry will be sufficient to protect us from product liability claims. A product liability claim in excess of the amount of insurance we carry could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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        Our ongoing success is dependent upon the continued availability of certain key employees.

        Our business would be adversely affected if the executive services of Daniel B. O’Brien ceased to be available to us because we currently do not have any other employee with an equivalent level of expertise in and knowledge of our industry. If Mr. O’Brien no longer served as our President and Chief Executive Officer, we would have to recruit one or more new executives, with no real assurance that we would be able to engage a replacement executive with the required skills on satisfactory terms. The market for skilled employees is highly competitive, especially for employees in the fields in which we operate. While our compensation programs are intended to attract and retain the employees required for it to be successful, there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain the services of all of our key employees or a sufficient number to execute on our plans, nor can there be any assurances that we will be able to continue to attract new employees as required.

        Raising additional capital or consummation of additional acquisitions through the issuance of equity could dilute your ownership interest in us.

        It is likely that we will need to obtain additional funds in the future to grow our product development, manufacturing, marketing and sales activities at the pace that we intend, to continue to fund operating losses until our cash flow turns positive, or to fund acquisitions. If we are unable to raise additional funds in the future, and if our sales and operating expenses remain as they have in the past, we estimate that we have sufficient cash to continue current operations for an additional twelve months. If we determine that we do need to raise additional capital in the future and we are not successful in doing so, we might have to significantly scale back or delay our growth plans, reduce staff and delay planned expenditures on research and development and capital expenditures in order to continue as a going concern. Any reduction or delay in our growth plans could materially adversely affect our ability to compete in the marketplace, take advantage of business opportunities and develop or enhance our products.

        If we receive additional funds through the issuance of equity securities or convertible debt securities, our existing shareholders will likely experience dilution of their present equity ownership position and voting rights. Depending on the number of shares issued and the terms and conditions of the issuance, new equity securities could have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of our common stock. The need to raise additional capital will most likely be dilutive to our current shareholders and could result in new investors receiving rights that are superior to those of existing shareholders.

Risks Related to our Capital Structure and this Offering

        Our Articles of Incorporation contain provisions that could discourage a takeover.

        Our Articles of Incorporation authorize our Board of Directors to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued shares of preferred stock, to fix the number of shares constituting any such series, and to fix the designation of any such series, without further vote or action by shareholders. The terms of any series of preferred stock, which may include priority claims to assets and dividends and special voting rights, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock and thereby reduce the value of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, coupled with the concentration of ownership in the directors and executive officers, could discourage certain types of transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of our company, including transactions in which the holders of common stock might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current prices, otherwise dilute the rights of holders of common stock, and may limit the ability of such shareholders to cause or approve transactions which they may deem to be in their best interests, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

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        Our Articles of Incorporation limit the liability of our directors, which may limit the remedies we or our shareholders have available.

        Our Articles of Incorporation provide that, pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes, the liability of our directors for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under Nevada law. This is intended to eliminate the personal liability of a director for monetary damages in an action brought by us, or in our right, for breach of a director’s duties to us or our shareholders and may limit the remedies available to us or our shareholders. This provision does not eliminate the directors’ fiduciary duty and does not apply to liabilities for: (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law; (ii) acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of our company or our shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director; (iii) any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit; (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director’s duty to us or our shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director’s duties, of a risk of serious injury to us or our shareholders; (v) acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director’s duty to us or our shareholders; and (vi) certain transactions or the approval of transactions in which a director has a material financial interest.

        Due to the current market price of our common stock, in conjunction with the fact that we are a relatively small company with a history of operating losses, the future trading market for our stock may not be active on a consistent basis, which may make it difficult for you to sell your Shares.

        The trading volume of our stock in the future will depend in part on our ability to increase our revenue and reduce or eliminate our operating losses, which should increase the attractiveness of our stock as an investment, thereby leading to a more liquid market for our stock on a consistent basis. If an active and liquid trading market does not exist for our common stock, you may have difficulty selling your Shares.

        Due to the concentration of holdings of our stock, two investors may be able to control matters requiring shareholder approval or could cause our stock price to decline through future sales because they beneficially own a large percentage of our common stock.

        There are 12,733,916 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 2, 2005, of which Daniel B. O’Brien beneficially owns approximately 41% and Dr. Robert O’Brien beneficially owns approximately 16% (each of the aforementioned percentages includes stock options and warrants that are currently exercisable). As a result of their significant ownership, Mr. O’Brien and Dr. O’Brien may have the ability to exercise a controlling influence over our business and corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including the election of our directors, a sale of substantially all of our assets, a merger between us and another entity or an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. This concentration of ownership could delay, defer or prevent a change of control and could adversely affect the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

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        A significant percentage of the outstanding shares of our common stock, including the shares beneficially owned by Mr. O’Brien and Dr. O’Brien, can be sold in the public market from time to time, subject to limitations imposed by Federal securities laws. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of our presently outstanding shares of common stock by Mr. O’Brien and Dr. O’Brien or other shareholders in the public market or due to the perception that these sales could occur. This could also make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our equity securities.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        The Selling Shareholders are selling the Shares and will receive all of the proceeds from any sales. We will not receive any sales proceeds; except that, to the extent the Selling Shareholders exercise their warrants for cash, we intend to use the proceeds we receive from such
exercise(s) for general corporate purposes.

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

        All of the Shares being offered in this prospectus are being offered by the Selling Shareholders listed below. We have registered this offering because of registration rights we granted to the Selling Shareholders when we sold the Shares to them. The Selling Shareholders are not required to sell all or any of the Shares. The Shares consist of 900,000 Shares purchased by the Selling Shareholders in a private placement for $3,375,000 on April 13, 2005, together with 900,000 additional Shares issuable to the Selling Shareholders pursuant to warrants purchased by them contemporaneously with the purchase of the Shares. Subject to the ownership restrictions set forth below, the warrants are immediately exercisable at a price of $4.50 per share and have a 4-year term. Under the terms of the warrants, the holders thereof may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause any such holder, together with its affiliates, to have acquired a number of Shares that would exceed either 4.999% or 9.999% of our then outstanding common stock, including for purposes of such determination Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The restriction that prevents such holders, together with its affiliates, from acquiring a number of Shares that would exceed 4.999% of our then outstanding common stock may be waived by the holder of the warrant as to itself upon not less than 61 days notice to us. Other than as disclosed herein, no Selling Shareholder has had any position, office or other material relationship with us during the past three years.

        The table below lists the Selling Shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the common stock held by each of the Selling Shareholders. The column titled “Ownership Prior to Offering” lists, for each Selling Shareholder, the number of shares of common stock held by such shareholder including Shares issuable (pursuant to warrants) to such shareholder. The column titled “Shares Being Offered” lists the Shares of common stock (including shares issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants) being offered by this prospectus by each Selling Shareholder. The column titled “Ownership After Offering” assumes the sale of all of the Shares offered by each Selling Shareholder, although each Selling Shareholder may sell all, some or none of his or its Shares in this offering.

OWNERSHIP
PRIOR TO OFFERING (1)
SHARES
BEING OFFERED (2)
OWNERSHIP
AFTER OFFERING
Selling Shareholder*
Shares
%
Shares
%
SF Capital Partners, Ltd. (3)    800,000   4.99% (4)    800,000 -0- **
Catalina Capital (5)    280,000   2.20%    280,000 -0- **
HSBC Guyerzeller (6)    200,000   1.57%    200,000 -0- **
Perritt Emerging Opportunities Fund (7)    200,000   1.57%    200,000 -0- **
Nite Capital, L.P. (8)    140,000   1.10%    140,000 -0- **
Bluegrass Growth Fund, L.P. (9)      68,000   0.53%      68,000 -0- **
Bluegrass Growth Fund, Ltd. (10)      68,000   0.53%      68,000 -0- **
Alexander Klinkman (11)      44,000   0.35%      44,000 -0- **
Total 1,800,000 12.84% (12) 1,800,000 -0- **


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* The percentage of ownership for each holder is calculated based on 12,733,916 Shares outstanding on May 2, 2005. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act and generally includes Shares over which the holder has voting or investment power, subject to community property laws. All Shares obtainable upon conversion of securities or exercise of stock options or warrants (including those that are not currently exercisable but will become exercisable within 60 days hereafter) are considered to be beneficially owned by the person holding the options or warrants for computing that person’s percentage, but are not treated as outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.

None of the Selling Shareholders are, or are affiliates of, registered broker-dealers; except that SF Capital Partners, Ltd. ("SF Capital") and HSBC Guyerzeller ("HSBC") may be deemed to be affiliates of registered broker-dealers. SF Capital and HSBC have represented to us that they each purchased the Shares in the ordinary course of business and, at the time of the purchase of the Shares, neither had any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares.

** Less than 1%.

(1) Includes Shares covered by this prospectus.

(2) Assumes the completion of this offering and that the Selling Shareholders dispose of all of their Shares covered by this prospectus, that they do not dispose of any securities owned by them, but not covered by this prospectus, and that they do not acquire any additional securities.

(3) Includes 400,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 400,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted to SF Capital on April 13, 2005. Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark possess voting and dispositive power over all of the Shares held by SF Capital.

(4) The warrants to purchase 400,000 Shares are exercisable only to the extent that the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, together with all other Shares then-owned by SF Capital (but not including Shares underlying unexercised portions of the warrants) would not exceed 4.999% of the then-outstanding common stock as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, the number of Shares shown as beneficially owned by SF Capital prior to this offering is limited to 4.999% of the then-outstanding Shares. In the absence of ownership limitations, SF Capital would beneficially own 6.28% of our then-outstanding common stock as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

(5) Includes 140,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 140,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. Mike Baum is the President of Catalina Capital (“Catalina”) and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by Catalina. Mr. Baum disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Catalina.

(6) Includes 100,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 100,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. David Garndo is the signing officer of HSBC and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by HSBC. Mr. Garndo disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by HSBC.

(7) Includes 100,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 100,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. Michael Corbett is the President of Perritt Emerging Opportunities Fund (“Perritt”) and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by Perritt. Mr. Corbett disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Perritt.

(8) Includes 70,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 70,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. Keith Goodman is the Manager of the General Partner of Nite Capital, L.P. (“Nite Capital”) and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by Nite Capital. Mr. Goodman disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Nite Capital.

(9) Includes 34,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 34,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. Deborah Solomon is the Managing Member of Bluegrass Growth Fund Partners LLC (“Bluegrass LLC”), which manages Bluegrass Growth Fund, L.P. (“Bluegrass LP”), and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by Bluegrass LP. Both Bluegrass LLC and Ms. Solomon disclaim beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Bluegrass LP.

(10) Includes 34,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 34,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005. Deborah Solomon is the Managing Member of Bluegrass LLC, which manages Bluegrass Growth Fund, Ltd. ("Bluegrass Ltd."), and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over the Shares held by Bluegrass Ltd. Both Bluegrass LLC and Ms. Solomon disclaim beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Bluegrass Ltd.

(11) Includes 22,000 Shares purchased in a private placement on April 13, 2005, and 22,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted on April 13, 2005.

(12) Pursuant to the terms of the warrants, the number of Shares shown as beneficially owned by each Selling Shareholder prior to this offering is limited to no greater than 4.999% per Selling Shareholder of the then-outstanding Shares. In the absence of ownership limitations, the Selling Shareholders would beneficially own, in the aggregate, 14.14% of our then-outstanding common stock as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The Selling Shareholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their Shares on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling Shares:

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits investors;

  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the Shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

  privately negotiated transactions;

  to cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission;

  broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Shareholders to sell a specified number of such Shares at a stipulated price per Share;

  a combination of any such methods of sale; and

  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

        The Selling Shareholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

        Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Shareholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as an agent for the purchaser of Shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The Selling Shareholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.

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        The Selling Shareholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell Shares from time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of Selling Shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Shareholders under this prospectus.

        Upon being notified in writing by a Selling Shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed by us, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Shareholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of Shares involved, (iii) the price at which such Shares were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition, being notified in writing by a Selling Shareholder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 Shares, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed by us if then required in accordance with applicable securities laws.

        The Selling Shareholders may also transfer the Shares in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

        The Selling Shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of securities will be paid by the applicable Selling Shareholder and/or the purchasers. Each Selling Shareholder has represented and warranted to us that it acquired the securities subject to this Registration Statement in the ordinary course of such Selling Shareholder’s business and, at the time of its purchase of such securities such Selling Shareholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities.

        We have advised each Selling Shareholder that it may not use Shares registered pursuant to this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Shares made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Shareholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the Shares, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Shareholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling Shareholders in connection with resales of their respective Shares under this Registration Statement.

        We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the Shares, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Shareholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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VALIDITY OF COMMON STOCK

        The law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, of San Francisco, California, will pass on the validity of the Shares of common stock that may be offered by this prospectus.

EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of Flexible Solutions International, Inc. as of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the Registration Statement by reference to our Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, have been audited by Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the periods stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference and in the Registration Statement, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in auditing and accounting. The consolidated financial statements of Flexible Solutions International, Inc. as of the year ended December 31, 2002, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the Registration Statement by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002, have been audited by Panell Kerr Forster, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the period stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference and in the Registration Statement, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in auditing and accounting.

INDEMNIFICATION

        Our Articles of Incorporation allow us to indemnify our officers and directors to the maximum extent allowed under the laws of the State of Nevada. This includes indemnification for liabilities which could arise under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.





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        No dealer, salesperson or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations not contained in this prospectus in connection with the offering covered by this prospectus. If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Flexible Solutions, a Selling Shareholder, or any underwriter. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy, common stock in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made under this prospectus shall under any circumstances create any implication that the information contained in this prospectus is correct as of any time after the date of the prospectus or that there has been no change in the affairs of Flexible Solutions after the date of this prospectus.





1,800,000 SHARES

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

COMMON STOCK


PROSPECTUS


_____________, 2005


PART II

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

        The following table sets forth an itemized estimate of fees and expenses, other than underwriting fees and expenses, payable by us in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement:

SEC Registration Fee $831.55 
AMEX Additional Listing Fee $36,000.00 
Counsel Fees and Expenses $20,000.00 
Accounting Fees and Expenses $1,000.00 
Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees $1,500.00 
Miscellaneous $1,000.00 

Total $60,331.55 

        All of the above expenses will be paid by the registrant.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        Subsection 1 of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “Nevada Law”) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of Nevada Law or if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Section 78.138 of Nevada Law provides that, with certain exceptions, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its shareholders for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (i) his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer, and (ii) his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

        Subsection 2 of Section 78.7502 of Nevada Law empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in accordance with the standards set forth above, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

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        Section 78.7502 of Nevada Law further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of Section 78.7502 of Nevada Law, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit.

        Section 78.751 of Nevada Law provides that the articles of incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made by the corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws require us to make such payment of expenses in advance upon receipt of such an undertaking.

        Section 78.751 of Nevada Law requires a corporation to obtain a determination that any discretionary indemnification is proper under the circumstances. Such a determination must be made by the corporation’s shareholders; its board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding; or under certain circumstances by independent legal counsel. Section 78.751 also provides that the indemnification provided for by Section 78.7502 of Nevada Law and the advancement of expenses authorized pursuant to Section 78.751 of Nevada Law shall not be deemed exclusive or exclude any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled except that indemnification ordered by a court pursuant to Section 78.7502 of Nevada Law may not be made on or behalf of any officer or director if a final adjudication establishes that his acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action for which indemnification is sought. The scope of indemnification under the statute shall continue as to directors, officers, employees or agents who have ceased to hold such positions, and to the benefit of their heirs, executors and administrators.

        Section 78.752 of Nevada Law empowers a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities and expenses.

        Section 78.138(7) of Nevada Law provides that, with certain exceptions, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its shareholders for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (i) his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (ii) his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

        We have provided for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of Nevada Law in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. However, we do not currently maintain any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies. The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the applicable Nevada Law, our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

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Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

5.1 Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP.

10.1 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2005, entered into by and between the Company and the Selling Shareholders.

10.2 Form of Warrant, issued as of April 8, 2005, to each of the Selling Shareholders.

23.1 Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2* Consent of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company.

23.3 Consent of Panell Kerr Forster.

24.1* Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).


* Previously filed.

Item 17. Undertakings.

        (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)         To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

          (i)         To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

          (ii)         To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

          (iii)         To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

          provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

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          (2)         That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

          (3)         To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

        (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) That, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.











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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on this Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Victoria, Province of British Columbia, Canada, on this 24th day of June 2005.

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.



 
By:  /s/ Daniel B. O'Brien
Name:   Daniel B. O'Brien
Title:     President and Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date

/s/ Daniel B. O'Brien
President and Chief Executive Officer June 24, 2005
Daniel B. O'Brien (Principal Executive Officer), Director

/s/ Fred J. Kupel
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial June 24, 2005
Fred J. Kupel and Accounting Officer)

/s/ **
Director June 24, 2005
John H. Bientjes

/s/ **
Director June 24, 2005
Robert N. O'Brien

/s/ **
Director June 24, 2005
Dale Friend

/s/ **
Director June 24, 2005
Eric G. Hodges

**By:/s/ Daniel B. O'Brien
Attorney-in-Fact June 24, 2005
         Daniel B. O'Brien  




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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Description

5.1 Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP.

10.1 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2005, entered into by and between the Company and the Selling Shareholders.

10.2 Form of Warrant, issued as of April 8, 2005, to each of the Selling Shareholders.

23.1 Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2* Consent of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company.

23.3 Consent of Panell Kerr Forster.

24.1* Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).


* Previously filed.













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Exhibit 5.1

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SIXTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111-3409
415.434.4484  TEL
415.434.4507  FAX
www.foley.com

June 23, 2005

CLIENT/MATTER NUMBER
056598-0101

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.
2614 Queenswood Drive
Victoria, B.C. V8N 1 x 5

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 With Respect to the Resale of 1,800,000 Shares of Common Stock

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        We have acted as counsel to Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), pursuant to which the Company is registering for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an aggregate of up to 1,800,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Registered Shares"), which may be sold by the selling shareholders named in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the "Selling Shareholders"). The Registered Shares consist of (i) 900,000 shares of common stock (the "Shares") issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April 8, 2005, by and among the Company and the purchasers named in the signature pages thereto (the "Purchase Agreement") and (ii) up to 900,000 shares of common stock (the "Warrant Shares") issuable upon exercise of warrants (the "Warrants") issued under the Purchase Agreement. We have examined the Purchase Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Statement and such documents and records of the Company as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion.

        In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic or facsimile copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.

        Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and the Warrant Shares, when issued upon due and proper exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof and upon due execution by the Company and registration by its registrar of the Warrant Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

        Please note that we are opining herein as to the effect on the subject transaction only of the federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

BOSTON
BRUSSELS
CHICAGO
DETROIT
JACKSONVILLE
LOS ANGELES
MADISON
MILWAUKEE
NEW YORK
ORLANDO
SACRAMENTO
SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO/DEL MAR
SAN FRANCISCO
SILICON VALLEY
TALLAHASSEE
TAMPA
TOKYO
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WEST PALM BEACH

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.
June 23, 2005
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        We are opining only as to the matters set forth herein as of May 6, 2005. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement our opinions should the present laws, or the interpretation thereof, be changed, or to revise or supplement our opinions in respect of any circumstances or events that occur subsequent to such date.

        We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including any and all post-effective amendments, and to the reference to our firm in the prospectus of the Registration Statement under the heading "Validity of Common Stock." In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Foley & Lardner LLP






EX-10 4 sks147c.htm 10.1 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of April 8, 2005, among Flexible Solutions International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the investors identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).

        WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company certain securities of the Company, as more fully described in this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS

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

        “Action” means any action, claim, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including, without limitation, any investigation or partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority (U.S. or Canadian federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.

        “Additional Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

        “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.

        “Available Undersubscription Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

        “Basic Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).


        “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or Victoria, British Columbia are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

        “Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Article II of this Agreement.

        “Closing Date” means the Business Day immediately following the date on which all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may agree.

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

        “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified, converted or exchanged.

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

        “Company Counsel” means Foley & Lardner LLP.

        “Company Deliverables” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

        “Disclosure Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

        “Effective Date” means the date that the initial Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.

        “Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(s).

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

        “First Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).

        “GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

        “Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).

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        “Investment Amount” means, with respect to each Investor, the dollar amount that such Investor is investing in the Securities at Closing, as indicated on such Investor’s signature page to this Agreement under the line “Investment Amount”.

        “Investor Deliverables” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

        “Investor Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

        “Lien” means any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal or other restrictions of any kind.

        “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

        “Material Adverse Effect” means any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis any of its obligations under any Transaction Document.

        “New Issue Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

        “New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.

        “Notice of Acceptance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

        “Outside Date” means April 15, 2005.

        “Per Share Purchase Price” equals $3.75.

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

        “Refused Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(c).

        “Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.

        “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

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

        “SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

        “Securities” means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

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

        “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement, including any Additional Shares.

        “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 3b-3 of the Exchange Act and include all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers having the effect of hedging the securities or investment made under this Agreement.

        “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company required to be identified in Schedule 3.1(a).

        “Threshold Price” means the Purchase Price (subject to equitable adjustment for stock splits, recombinations and similar events that may occur following the Closing Date and prior to the date in question).

        “Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

        “Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

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

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        “Undersubscription Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

        “Warrants” means the Common Stock purchase warrants in the form of Exhibit A, which are issuable to the Investors at the Closing.

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

ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE

    2.1        Closing. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Bryan Cave LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 at 4:30 p.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date or at such other location or time as the parties may agree.

    2.2        Closing Deliveries. (a)  At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor the following (the “Company Deliverables”):

                  (i)            a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Investor’s Investment Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Investor;

                  (ii)            a Warrant, registered in the name of such Investor, pursuant to which such Investor shall have the right to acquire 100% of the number of Shares issuable to such Investor pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i);

                  (iii)            the legal opinion of Company Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the Investors;

                  (iv)            the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company; and

                  (v)            an officer’s certificate, pursuant to Section 5.1(g) herein.

           (b)       At the Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following (the “Investor Deliverables”):

                  (i)            to the Company, its Investment Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company for such purpose; and

                  (ii)            the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Investor.

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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

    3.1        Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Investor:

           (a)       Subsidiaries.  The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than as specified in Schedule 3.1(a). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights.

           (b)       Organization and Qualification.  The Company and each Subsidiary are duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company and each Subsidiary are duly qualified to conduct its respective businesses and are in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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

           (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 thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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           (e)       Filings, Consents and Approvals.  The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings required by state securities laws, (iii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.6 and 4.11, (v) the filing of an Additional Listing Application with the American Stock Exchange, and (vi) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.

           (f)       Issuance of Securities.  The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants in order to issue the Shares and the Warrant Shares.

           (g)       Capitalization.  The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s various option and incentive plans, is specified in the SEC Reports and on Schedule 3.1(g). Except as specified in the SEC Reports and on Schedule 3.1(g), no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as specified in the SEC Reports and on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of capital stock of the Company. The issue and sale of the Securities will not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of capital stock of the Company or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors under the Transaction Documents) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.

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           (h)       SEC Reports; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, forms or other information required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such reports, forms or other information) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and, together with the Schedules to this Agreement (if any), the “Disclosure Materials”) on a timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects 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. For purposes of this Agreement, any reports, forms or other information provided to the Commission, whether by filing, furnishing or otherwise providing, is included in the term “filed” (or any derivations thereof).

           (i)       Press Releases.  The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement do not individually or taken as a whole contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.

           (j)       Material Changes.  Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities (not to exceed $100,000) not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans and consistent with past practice. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

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           (k)       Litigation.  There is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

           (l)       Labor Relations.  No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company.

           (m)       Compliance.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in compliance with all effective requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, that are applicable to it, except where such noncompliance could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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

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           (o)       Title to Assets.  The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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

           (q)       Insurance.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its and the Subsidiaries’ 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 on terms consistent with market for the Company’s and such Subsidiaries’ respective lines of business.

           (r)       Transactions With Affiliates and Employees.  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

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           (s)       Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of the last day of the period covered by the Form 10-QSB for the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls (as described in Item 308(c) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, without inquiry, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls.

           (t)       Solvency.  Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).

           (u)       Certain Fees.  Except as described in Schedule 3.1(u), no brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by such Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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           (v)       Certain Registration Matters.  Assuming the accuracy of the Investors' representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(b)-(e), no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares by the Company to the Investors under the Transaction Documents. The Company is eligible to register the resale of its Common Stock by the Investors on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act. Except as specified in Schedule 3.1(v), the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied or exercised.

           (w)       Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  Except as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements thereof. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted. The issuance and sale of the Securities under the Transaction Documents (including the issuance of Additional Shares) does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the shareholders of the Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the Investors the Securities contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

           (x)       Investment Company.  The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

           (y)       Application of Takeover Protection.  The Company has 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 of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Investors or shareholders of the Company prior to the Closing Date as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investors’ ownership of the Securities.

           (z)       No Additional Agreements.  The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Investor with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.

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           (aa)       Disclosure.  The Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided any Investor or its respective agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information except insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions hereunder may constitute such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Investors regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

    3.2        Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each Investor hereby, for itself and for no other Investor, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

           (a)       Organization; Authority.  Such Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Investor. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by such Investor, and when delivered by such Investor in accordance with terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

           (b)       Investment Intent.  Such Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Investor does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

           (c)       Investor Status.  At the time such Investor was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

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

           (e)       Access to Information.  Such Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.

                   (f)       Certain Trading Activities.  Such Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any trading in any securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities) during the 20 Trading Days prior to the date of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, such Investor has no open short position in the Common Stock, and covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any Short Sales prior to the public disclosure of the material terms of this transaction by the Company.

           (g)       Limited Ownership.  The purchase by such Investor of the Securities issuable to it at the Closing will not result in such Investor (individually or together with other Person with whom such Investor has identified, or will have identified, itself as part of a “group” in a public filing made with the Commission involving the Company’s securities) acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting power of the Company immediately following Closing. Such Investor does not presently intend to, alone or together with others, make a public filing with the Commission to disclose that it has (or that it together with such other Persons have) acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, as a result of the Closing (when added to any other securities of the Company that it or they then own or have the right to acquire), in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting power of the Company on a post transaction basis that assumes that the Closing shall have occurred.

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           (h)       Independent Investment Decision.  Such Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Securities pursuant to this Agreement, and such Investor confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Investor’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. If such Investor is other than SF Capital Partners Ltd., such Investor represents and warrants that Bryan Cave LLP has not acted as its legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Investor has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

    4.1        (a)    Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of an Investor or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.

                 (b)   Certificates evidencing the Securities will contain the following legend, until such time as they are not required under Section 4.1(c):

  [NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED] [THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED] WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. [THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES] [THESE SECURITIES] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

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        The Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and, if required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may be required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder.

           (c)        Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)): (i) following a sale of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement), (ii) following a sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) while such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k). Following such time as restrictive legends are not required to be placed on certificates representing Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by an Investor to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend, use its best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. If the Investor does not receive such certificates by the end of the seventh day following the delivery by an Investor to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend such seven day period, then the Company shall pay partial liquidated damages to the Investor in cash on demand, calculated at the rate of 1% per month of the Investor’s Investment Amount, for each day so long as the Company fails to provide such certificates.

    4.2        Furnishing of Information. As long as any Investor owns the Securities, 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 any Investor owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

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    4.3        Participation Rights. If at any time prior to the eighteen-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company proposes to offer, issue, or sell any equity Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (collectively, “New Issue Securities”), the Company shall concurrently offer to the Investors up to such amount of New Issue Securities as would enable the Investors to maintain their percentage ownership of the Company, in accordance with the following provisions:

           (a)       The Company shall publicly disclose its intention to offer, issue, or sell (as the case may be) New Issue Securities in a manner such that Investors will not be in possession of material non-public information concerning the Company as a result of the provisions of this Section (including receipt of a First Notice, and then give a written notice to each Investor (the “First Notice”) stating (i) its intention to issue the New Issue Securities, (ii) the number and description of the New Issue Securities proposed to be issued and (iii) the purchase price (calculated as of the proposed issuance date) and the other terms and conditions upon which the Company is offering the New Issue Securities.

           (b)       Transmittal of the First Notice to the Investors by the Company shall constitute an offer by the Company to sell to each Investor (i) up to its pro rata portion (based upon such Investor’s percentage ownership of the outstanding Common Stock as of the date of receipt of the First Notice) of the New Issue Securities (the “Basic Amount”) for the price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the First Notice and (ii) with respect to each Investor that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of the New Issue Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Investors as such Investor shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Investors subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”). For a period of ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the First Notice, each Investor shall have the option, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to accept the Company’s offer as to all or any part of such Investor’s Basic Amount and, if such Investor shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Investor elects to purchase (in either case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Investors are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Investor who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for; provided, however, that if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available Undersubscription Amount”), each Investor who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled to purchase that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount of such Investor bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Investors that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Board of Directors to the extent it deems reasonably necessary. If two or more types of New Issue Securities are to be issued or New Issue Securities are to be issued together with other types of securities, including, without limitation, debt securities, in a single transaction or related transactions, the rights to purchase New Issue Securities granted to the Investors under this Section must be exercised to purchase all types of New Issue Securities and such other securities in the same proportion as such New Issue Securities and other securities are to be issued by the Company.

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           (c)       The Company shall have ten (10) Trading Days from the expiration of the period set forth in Section 4.3(b) above to issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such New Issue Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Investors (the “Refused Securities”), but only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring Person or Persons than those set forth in the First Notice.

           (d)       In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 4.3(c) above), then each Investor may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the New Issue Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of New Issue Securities that the Investor elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4.3(b) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of New Issue Securities the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including prior to such reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the New Issue Securities. In the event that any Investor so elects to reduce the number or amount of New Issue Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the New Issue Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Investors in accordance with Section 4.3(a) above.

           (e)       Upon        the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Investors shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Investors, the number or amount of New Issue Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4.3(d) the Investors have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the First Notice. The purchase by the Investors of any New Issue Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Investors of a purchase agreement relating to such New Issue Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investors and the Company and their respective counsel.

           (f)       The participation rights contained in this Section 4.3 shall not apply to the issuance and sale by the Company of shares of Common Stock issued as a result of: (i) the issuance of Warrant Shares, (ii) to the extent consistent with past practice, the grant of options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any duly authorized Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan whether now existing or approved by the Company and its shareholders in the future (but not as to any amendments or other modifications to the number of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms set forth therein, or the exercise price set forth therein, unless such amendments or other modifications are approved by the Company’s shareholders), or (iii) the issuance and sale by the Company of shares of Common Stock issued as consideration for the acquisition of another company or business in which the shareholders of the Company do not have an ownership interest, which acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.

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    4.4        Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors, or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market in a manner that would require shareholder approval of the sale of the Securities to the Investors.

    4.5        Subsequent Registrations. Other than pursuant to the Registration Statement, prior to the Effective Date, the Company may not file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission with respect to any securities of the Company.

    4.6        Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By 9:30 a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement, and by 9:30 a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue press releases in a form approved by the Investors disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and the Closing. On the Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transaction Documents (and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents), and on the Trading Day following the Closing Date the Company will file an additional Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the Closing. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement and any exhibits to filings made in respect of this transaction in accordance with periodic filing requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations.

    4.7        Additional Shares.

           (a)           If, prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company issues (or agrees to issue) any shares of Common Stock or if the Company or any Subsidiary issues (or agrees to issue) any Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Threshold Price (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at a price less than the Threshold Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Threshold Price), then, with each such issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for a purchase price that is less than the Threshold Price, the Company shall immediately issue additional shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) to each Investor for no additional consideration. The number of Additional Shares issuable to each Investor will equal: (a) the Threshold Price minus the lowest price per share of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents offered or sold that trigger an obligation under this Section (“Subsequent Issue Price”) divided by (b) the Threshold Price, multiplied by (c) the total number of Shares issued or issuable to such Investor pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i). The Company shall notify the Investors in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price. The Additional Shares shall be entitled to the registration and other rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and any Additional Shares not registered for resale shall also be afforded general piggyback registration rights such that such Additional Shares may be included in any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) filed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no issuances of Additional Shares will be made under this Section as a result of: (i) the issuance of Warrant Shares, (ii) to the extent consistent with past practice, the grant of options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any duly authorized Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan whether now existing or approved by the Company and its shareholders in the future (but not as to any amendments or other modifications to the number of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms set forth therein, or the exercise price set forth therein, unless such amendments or other modifications are approved by the Company’s shareholders), or (iii) the issuance and sale by the Company of shares of Common Stock issued as consideration for the acquisition of another company or business in which the shareholders of the Company do not have an ownership interest, which acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. If prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company enters into any understanding or agreement to issue or sell securities, or otherwise engages in discussions with any Person in connection with a potential issuance or sale of securities, that would, if such issuance or sale were to occur prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, trigger an obligation to issue Additional Shares, then notwithstanding the fact that such actual issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents occurs after the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, such issuance will obligate the Company to issue Additional Shares under this Section.

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           (b)           Certain Limitations.

                  (i)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Additional Shares that may be acquired by an Investor pursuant to this Section shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such issuance, the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Investor and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the issuance of Additional Shares). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. By written notice to the Company, an Investor may waive the provisions of this Section 4.7(b) as to itself but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery thereof and such waiver shall have no effect on any other Investor.

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                  (ii)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Additional Shares that may be acquired by an Investor pursuant to this Section shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such issuance, the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Investor and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the issuance of Additional Shares). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This restriction may not be waived.

                  (iii)            The Company and each Investor agree that, if and to the extent Sections 4.7(b)(i)-(ii) would restrict the ability of an Investor to receive any Additional Shares, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall deliver those Additional Shares as may be acquired by such Investor in accordance with Sections 4.7(b)(i)-(ii).  An Investor will promptly notify the Company in writing if the issuance of Additional Shares would be restricted by Sections 4.7(b)(i)-(ii), specifying therein the Additional Shares so restricted. Such Investor shall deliver a notice to the Company when it is able to acquire any remaining Additional Shares not previously deliverable to such Investor due to the applicability of Sections 4.7(b)(i)-(ii), however, such notice shall not take effect until the 61st day following delivery thereof. (iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Company has not previously obtained Stockholder Approval, then the Company may not issue Additional Shares in excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant to this Section. The “Issuable Maximum” means, as of any date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 2,354,551, which is 19.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company, based on 11,831,916 shares of Common Stock outstanding on April 1, 2005. Each Investor shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the number of Shares issued and sold to such Investor on the Closing Date plus any Additional Shares previously issued to such Investor by (y) the aggregate number of Shares issued and sold by the Company on the Closing Date plus any Additional Shares previously issued to Investors. If any Investor shall no longer hold Shares, then such Investor’s remaining portion of the Issuable Maximum shall be allocated pro-rata among the remaining Investors, giving effect to the Company’s desire to allocate this limitation among the class of securities known as Shares. If on any date Additional Shares are issuable to Investors, or at such time as an Investor shall notify the Company that the condition in (A) following this clause shall be in effect: (A) the aggregate number of Additional Shares would exceed the Issuable Maximum on such date, and (B) the Company shall not have previously obtained the vote of shareholders, as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the American Stock Exchange (or any successor entity or any other Trading Market on which the Company’s securities then trade), applicable to approve the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant to the terms hereof (the “Stockholder Approval”), then, the Company shall issue to the Investor a number of Additional Shares equal to the Issuable Maximum and, with respect to the remainder of Additional Shares issuable to the Investors which would result in an issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum, the Company must use its best efforts to seek and obtain Stockholder Approval as soon as possible, but in any event not later than the 90th day following such Exercise Date or the date of such request. The Company and the Investors understand and agree that Additional Shares issued to and then held by the Investors shall not be entitled to cast votes on any resolution to obtain Stockholder Approval pursuant hereto.

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           (c)            For purposes of this Section 4.7, the following subsections (c)(i) to (c)(vi) shall also be applicable:

                  (i)           Issuance of Rights or Options. In case at any time the Company shall in any manner grant (directly and not by assumption in a merger or otherwise) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, Common Stock or any stock or security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (such warrants, rights or options being called “Options” and such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being called “Convertible Securities”) whether or not such Options or the right to convert or exchange any such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such Options, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus (z), in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities and upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options) shall be less than the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting of such Options, then the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the total amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options shall be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of the date of granting of such Options or the issuance of such Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Subsequent Issue Price. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4.7(c)(iii), no adjustment of the Subsequent Issue Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon exercise of such Options or upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

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                  (ii)           Issuance of Convertible Securities. In case the Company shall in any manner issue (directly and not by assumption in a merger or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities, whether or not the rights to exchange or convert any such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange (determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total amount received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities) shall be less than the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of the date of the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Subsequent Issue Price, provided that (a) except as otherwise provided in subsection 4.7(c)(iii), no adjustment of the Subsequent Issue Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities and (b) no further adjustment of the Subsequent Issue Price shall be made by reason of the issue or sale of Convertible Securities upon exercise of any Options to purchase any such Convertible Securities for which adjustments of the Subsequent Issue Price have been made pursuant to the other provisions of subsection 4.7(c).

                  (iii)           Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. Upon the happening of any of the following events, namely, if the purchase price provided for in any Option referred to in subsection 4.7(c)(i) hereof, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 4.7(c)(i) or 4.7(c)(ii), or the rate at which Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 4.7(c)(i) or 4.7(c)(ii) are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock shall change at any time (including, but not limited to, changes under or by reason of provisions designed to protect against dilution), the Subsequent Issue Price in effect at the time of such event shall forthwith be readjusted to the Subsequent Issue Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. On the termination of any Option for which any adjustment was made pursuant to this subsection 4.7(c) or any right to convert or exchange Convertible Securities for which any adjustment was made pursuant to this subsection 4.7(c) (including without limitation upon the redemption or purchase for consideration of such Convertible Securities by the Company), the Subsequent Issue Price then in effect hereunder shall forthwith be changed to the Subsequent Issue Price which would have been in effect at the time of such termination had such Option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such termination, never been issued.

                  (iv)           Stock Dividends. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.7(c), in case the Company shall declare a dividend or make any other distribution upon any stock of the Company (other than the Common Stock) payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be, issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution shall be deemed to have been issued or sold without consideration.

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                  (v)           Consideration for Stock. In case any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor, after deduction therefrom of any expenses incurred or any underwriting commissions or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection therewith. In case any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company shall be deemed to be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, after deduction of any expenses incurred or any underwriting commissions or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection therewith. In case any Options shall be issued in connection with the issue and sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integral transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, such Options shall be deemed to have been issued for such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. If Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold by the Company and, in connection therewith, other Options or Convertible Securities (the “Additional Rights”) are issued, then the consideration received or deemed to be received by the Company shall be reduced by the fair market value of the Additional Rights (as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model or another method mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investors). The Board of Directors of the Company shall respond promptly, in writing, to an inquiry by the Investors as to the fair market value of the Additional Rights. In the event that the Board of Directors of the Company and the Investors are unable to agree upon the fair market value of the Additional Rights, the Company and the Investors shall jointly select an appraiser, who is experienced in such matters. The decision of such appraiser shall be final and conclusive, and the cost of such appraiser shall be borne evenly by the Company and the Investors.

                  (vi)           Record Date. In case the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (i) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities or (ii) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

    4.8        Limitation on Issuance of Future Priced Securities. During the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any “Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD IM-4350-1.

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    4.9        Indemnification of Investors. In addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold the Investors and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an “Investor Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (collectively, “Losses”) that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.

    4.10        Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Investor shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Investor shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In the event that in order to comply with its obligations under Section 4.3, the Company in writing requests an Investor to enter into a written confidentiality agreement regarding information which the Company desires to disclose to such Investor and which the Company believes is material and non-public (the parties agreeing that the information to be disclosed pursuant to such an agreement shall only be material and non-public for up to 10 days from the date of such agreement) and such Investor informs the Company that it would not be willing to enter into such confidentiality agreement, then such Investor shall be deemed to have waived its pre-emptive rights under Section 4.3 for a period of 20 days from the date of such Investor’s refusal (or the 20th day following the third Business Day on which the Company shall have requested such agreement in writing in the event such Investor fails to respond).

    4.11        Listing of Securities. The Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible, and (ii) it 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 material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

    4.12        Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to retire a note, in an amount not exceeding $3,150,000, secured by the Company’s Peru, IL factory, and for working capital purposes, and not for the purpose of redeeming any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

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ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSINGS

    5.1        Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase Securities. The obligation of each Investor to acquire Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before such Closing, of each of the following conditions:

           (a)       Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing as though made on and as of such date;

           (b)       Performance.  The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Closing;

           (c)       No Injunction.  No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

           (d)       Adverse Changes.  Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect;

           (e)       No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing.  Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market;

           (f)       Company Deliverables. The Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(a);

           (g)       Closing Officer's Certificate.  At the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to each Investor an officer’s certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections 5.1(a) —5.1(e) is satisfied in all respects;

           (h)       Minimum Subscriptions.  The aggregate of all Investors' Investment Amounts shall not be less than $3,000,000;

           (i)       Maximum Subscriptions.  The aggregate of all Investors' Investment Amounts shall not be greater than $3,750,000;

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           (j)       Threshold Price.  On the Trading Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Trading Market shall not be less than the Threshold Price; and

           (k)       AMEX Listing.  The American Stock Exchange shall have approved the Company's application for the listing of the Shares and shall not have objected to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

    5.2        Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to sell Securities. The obligation of the Company to sell Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before such Closing, of each of the following conditions:

           (a)       Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing as though made on and as of such date;

           (b)       Performance.  Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or prior to such Closing;

           (c)       No Injunction.  No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

           (d)       Investors Deliverables.  Each Investor shall have delivered its Investors Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(b); and

           (e)       AMEX Listing.  The American Stock Exchange shall have approved the Company's application for the listing of the Shares and shall not have objected to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS

    6.1        Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse SF Capital Partners Ltd. $15,000 in connection with its legal fees concerning the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (SF Capital Partners Ltd. may deduct such amount from the portion of its Investment Amount deliverable to the Company at the Closing), it being understood that Bryan Cave LLP has only rendered legal advice to SF Capital Partners Ltd., and not to the Company or any Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the Company and each Investor has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. Except as specified in the immediately preceding sentence and in the Registration Rights Agreement, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale of the Securities.

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

    6.3        Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

      If to the Company: Flexible Solutions International, Inc.
615 Discovery Street
Victoria, B.C.
V8T 5G4, Canada
Facsimile: (250) 477-9912
Attn.: Dan O'Brien
 
      If to an Investor: To the address set forth under such Investor's name
on the signature pages hereof; or such other address as may be
designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

    6.4        Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Investors holding a majority of the Shares. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Investor to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to all Investors who then hold Shares.

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    6.5        Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:

           (a)       by written agreement of the Investors and the Company;

           (b)        by the Company or an Investor (as to itself but no other Investor) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Outside Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.5(b) shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time; or

            (c)       by an Investor (as to itself but no other Investor) if it concludes in good faith that any of the conditions precedent contained in Section 5.1(c), (d) or (e) shall have been breached or shall not be capable of being satisfied by the Outside Date despite the assumed best efforts of the Company.

        In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Investors and shall pay to SF Capital Partners Ltd. up to $15,000 of the fees and expenses incurred by SF Capital Partners Ltd. (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement through the termination date. Other than as to the foregoing fees and expenses, upon a termination in accordance with this Section 6.5, the Company and the terminating Investor(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination) to the other and no Investor will have any liability to any other Investor under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.

    6.6       Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

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

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    6.8        No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 (as to each Investor Party).

    6.9        Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Actions concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Action has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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. If either party shall commence an Action to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such Action shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action.

    6.10        Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

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

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

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    6.13        Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor 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 Investor 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.

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

    6.15        Remedies. 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 the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

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

    6.17        Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor 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 Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.

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    6.18        Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the liability of an Investor arising directly or indirectly, under any Transaction Document of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Investor, and that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other Affiliate of such Investor or any investor, shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial interest of such a Investor shall be personally liable for any liabilities of such Investor.

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

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ Daniel B. O'Brien                             
      Name: Daniel B. O'Brien
      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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

NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
SF Capital Partners Ltd.
 
 
/s/ Michael A. Roth                             
      By: Name: Michael A. Roth
      Title: Authorized Person
 
Investment Amount: $ 1, 500,000
 
Tax ID No.: 98-0363554
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o: Stark Offshore Management, LLC
 
Street: 3600 South Lake Drive
 
City/State/Zip: St. Francis, WI 53235
 
Attention: Brian H. Davidson
 
Tel: 414-294-7000
 
Fax: 414-294-7700
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o:
 
Street:
 
City/State/Zip:
 
Attention:
 
Tel:

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Catalina Valve + Fund, L.P.
 
 
/s/ Michael B. Baum                             
      By: Name: Michael B. Baum
      Title: President, General Partner
 
Investment Amount: $525,000
 
Tax ID No.: 91-2148797
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o: Catalina Capital Mgmt, Inc.
 
Street: 1300 Bristol St. North, #160
 
City/State/Zip: Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Attention: Mike Baum
 
Tel: 949 261 6650
 
Fax: 949 261 6645
 
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o: UNX, Inc.
 
Street: 125 E. Olive 2nd Floor
 
City/State/Zip: Burbank, CA 91502
 
Attention: Kim Benson
 
Tel.: 818 333 3336
 

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Gesico International SA
 
 
/s/ [signature illegible]                             
      By: Name:
      Title:
 
Investment Amount: $ 375,000.--
 
Tax ID No.:
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o:
 
Street: P.O. Box 7412
 
City/State/Zip: Panama 5, Rep. of Panama
 
Attention:
 
Tel:
 
Fax:
 
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o: By separate mail
 
Street:
 
City/State/Zip:
 
Attention:
 
Tel.:

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Perritt Emerging Opportunities
 
 
/s/ Michael J. Corbett                             
      By: Name: Michael J. Corbett
      Title: President
 
Investment Amount: $ 375,000 (100,000 units)
 
Tax ID No.: 043788572
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o: Perritt Capital Management
 
Street: 300 S. Wacker
 
City/State/Zip: Chicago, IL 60606
 
Attention: Robert Laetz
 
Tel: 312-669-1650
 
Fax: 312-669-1235
 
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o: US Bancorp.
 
Street: 425 Walnut St.
 
City/State/Zip: Cincinnati, OH 45202
 
Attention: Mark Schlader
 
Tel.: 513-632-4127

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Nite Capital LP
 
 
/s/ Keith A. Goodman                             
      By: Name: Keith A. Goodman
      Title: Manager of the General Partner
 
Investment Amount: $
 
Tax ID No.: 20-1487251
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o: Nite Capital LP
 
Street: 100 East Cook Ave. #201
 
City/State/Zip: Libertyville, IL 60048
 
Attention: Keith Goodman
 
Tel: 847-968-2655
 
Fax: 847-968-2648
 
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o:
 
Street:
 
City/State/Zip:
 
Attention:
 
Tel.:

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Bluegrass Growth Fund LP
 
 
/s/ Deborah Solomon                             
      By: Name: Deborah Solomon
      Title: Managing Member
Bluegrass Growth Fund Partners LLC
 
Investment Amount: $127,500
 
Tax ID No.: 11-3701751
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o:
 
Street: 122 East 42nd Street Suite 2606
 
City/State/Zip: New York NY 10168
 
Attention: Deborah Solomon
 
Tel: 212-682-3252
 
Fax: 212-202-9624
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o:
 
Street:
 
City/State/Zip:
 
Attention:
 
Tel.:

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NAME OF INVESTOR:
 
Alexander Klinkmann
 
 
/s/ Alexander Klinkmann                             
      By: Name:
      Title:
 
Investment Amount: $ *82,500. --* net
 
Tax ID No.: N/A Swiss Citizen
 
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
 
c/o: Alexander Klinkmann
 
 
Street: Moritzbergstrasse 7
 
City/State/Zip: CH - 8713 Uerikon
 
Attention: N/A
 
Tel: 0041 44 926 48 47
 
Fax: 0041 44 926 48 47
 
 
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
(if different from above)
 
c/o: VP Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.
 
Street: Bleicherweg 50
 
City/State/Zip: CH - 8039 Zurich
 
Attention: Mr. Jurg Bamert
 
 
Tel.: 0041 44 226 24 60

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EX-10 5 sks147b.htm 10.2 WARRANT

EXHIBIT 10.2

EXHIBIT A

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

WARRANT

Warrant No. F-__ Original Issue Date: April 8, 2005 

        Flexible Solutions International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, for value received, or its registered assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of _______________1 shares of Common Stock (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including April 8, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:

    1.           Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.


1    A number of shares equal to 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Holder at Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(i) of the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any conversion caps or other limitations thereunder).


        “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or Victoria, British Columbia are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

        “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.

        “Exercise Price” means $4.50, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.

        “Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.

        “Original Issue Date” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant.

        “New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.

        “Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 8, 2005, to which the Company and the original Holder are parties.

        “Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

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

    3.           Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “New Warrant”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.

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    4.           Exercise and Duration of Warrants. This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time on or after the Original Issue Date and through and including the Expiration Date. At 6:30 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.

    5.           Delivery of Warrant Shares.

        (a)            To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant is being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Purchase Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to, change its procedures now in effect. A “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.

        (b)            If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

        (c)            If by the seventh Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such seventh Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, 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 the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Date of Exercise and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.

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        (d)            If this Warrant is exercised in accordance with Section 10(a), upon receipt of immediately available funds from the Holder, the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

    6.           Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

    7.           Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.

    8.           Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

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    9.           Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.

        (a)           Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.

        (b)           Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “Alternate Consideration”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (c) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.

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        (c)           Subsequent Equity Sales.

            (i)            If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable, shall at any time issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Threshold Price (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at a price less than the Threshold Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Threshold Price), then, (A) if such issuance occurs prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal such lower price, and (B) if such issuance occurs subsequent to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such shares of Common Stock or such Common Stock Equivalents plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the offering price for such shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents would purchase at the closing price of the Common Stock on the Closing Date, and the denominator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock so issued or issuable. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms. If prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company enters into any understanding or agreement to issue or sell securities, or otherwise engages in discussions with any Person in connection with a potential issuance or sale of securities that would trigger an adjustment to the Exercise Price, then notwithstanding the fact that such actual issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents occurs after the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, such issuance will be treated as if it had occurred prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date.

            (ii)            For purposes of this subsection 9(c), the following subsections (c)(ii)(l) to (c)(ii)(6) shall also be applicable:

                (1)           Issuance of Rights or Options. In case at any time the Company shall in any manner grant (directly and not by assumption in a merger or otherwise) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, Common Stock or any stock or security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (such warrants, rights or options being called “Options”and such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being called “Convertible Securities”) whether or not such Options or the right to convert or exchange any such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such Options, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus (z), in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities and upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options) shall be less than the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting of such Options, then the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the total amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options shall be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of the date of granting of such Options or the issuance of such Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Exercise Price. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9(c)(ii)(3), no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon exercise of such Options or upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

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                (2)           Issuance of Convertible Securities. In case the Company shall in any manner issue (directly and not by assumption in a merger or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities, whether or not the rights to exchange or convert any such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange (determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total amount received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities) shall be less than the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of the date of the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Exercise Price, provided that (a) except as otherwise provided in subsection 9(c)(ii)(3), no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities and (b) no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of the issue or sale of Convertible Securities upon exercise of any Options to purchase any such Convertible Securities for which adjustments of the Exercise Price have been made pursuant to the other provisions of subsection 9(c).

                (3)           Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. Upon the happening of any of the following events, namely, if the purchase price provided for in any Option referred to in subsection 9(c)(ii)(l) hereof, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 9(c)(ii)(l) or 9(c)(ii)(2), or the rate at which Convertible Securities referred to in subsections 9(c)(ii)(l) or 9(c)(ii)(2) are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock shall change at any time (including, but not limited to, changes under or by reason of provisions designed to protect against dilution), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such event shall forthwith be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. On the termination of any Option for which any adjustment was made pursuant to this subsection 9(c) or any right to convert or exchange Convertible Securities for which any adjustment was made pursuant to this subsection 9(c) (including without limitation upon the redemption or purchase for consideration of such Convertible Securities by the Company), the Exercise Price then in effect hereunder shall forthwith be changed to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at the time of such termination had such Option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such termination, never been issued.

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                (4)           Stock Dividends. Subject to the provisions of this Section 9(c), in case the Company shall declare a dividend or make any other distribution upon any stock of the Company (other than the Common Stock) payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be, issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution shall be deemed to have been issued or sold without consideration.

                (5)           Consideration for Stock. In case any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor, after deduction therefrom of any expenses incurred or any underwriting commissions or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection therewith. In case any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company shall be deemed to be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, after deduction of any expenses incurred or any underwriting commissions or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection therewith. In case any Options shall be issued in connection with the issue and sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integral transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, such Options shall be deemed to have been issued for such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. If Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold by the Company and, in connection therewith, other Options or Convertible Securities (the “Additional Rights”) are issued, then the consideration received or deemed to be received by the Company shall be reduced by the fair market value of the Additional Rights (as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model or another method mutually agreed to by the Company and the Holder). The Board of Directors of the Company shall respond promptly, in writing, to an inquiry by the Holders as to the fair market value of the Additional Rights. In the event that the Board of Directors of the Company and the Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of the Additional Rights, the Company and the Holders shall jointly select an appraiser, who is experienced in such matters. The decision of such appraiser shall be final and conclusive, and the cost of such appraiser shall be borne evenly by the Company and the Holder.

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                (6)           Record Date. In case the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (i) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities or (ii) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

            (iii)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this paragraph (c) in respect of: (i) the issuance of securities upon the exercise or conversion of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued by the Company prior to the date hereof (but will apply to any amendments, modifications and reissuances thereof), (ii) the grant of options, warrants or other Common Stock Equivalents under any duly authorized Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan whether now existing or hereafter approved by the Company and its stockholders in the future (but not as to any amendments or other modifications to the amount of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms set forth therein, or the exercise price set forth therein) and the issuance of Common Stock in respect thereof, or (iii) up to an aggregate of [20% of the outstanding Common Stock prior to such acquisition] shares of Common Stock issued as consideration for the acquisition of another company or business in which the shareholders of the Company do not have an ownership interest, which acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (d)           Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

        (e)           Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.

        (f)           Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.

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        (g)           Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction (but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.

    10.           Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:

        (a)           Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or

        (b)           Cashless Exercise. After the earlier to occur of (i) 90 days following the Closing Date and (ii) the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of the Registration Statement, if an Exercise Notice is delivered at a time when a registration statement permitting the Holder to resell the Warrant Shares is not then effective or the prospectus forming a part thereof is not then available to the Holder for the resale of the Warrant Shares, then the Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:

         X = Y [(A-B)/A]

  where:       

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

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

         A = the average of the closing prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.

         B = the Exercise Price.

For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.

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    11.           Limitations on Exercise.

        (a)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, an Investor may waive the provisions of this Section 11(a) as to itself but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery thereof and such waiver shall have no effect on any other Investor.

        (b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.

        (c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant, if the Company has not previously obtained Stockholder Approval, then the Company may not issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum upon exercises of this Warrant. The “Issuable Maximum” means, as of any date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to [20% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock]. Each Investor shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the number of Shares issued and sold to such Investor on the Closing Date plus any Additional Shares issued to such Investor thereafter by (y) the aggregate number of Shares issued and sold by the Company on the Closing Date plus any Additional Shares issued to any Investor thereafter. If any Investor shall no longer hold Warrants, then such Investor’s remaining portion of the Issuable Maximum shall be allocated pro-rata among the remaining Investors, giving effect to the Company’s desire to allocate this limitation among the class of securities known as the Warrants. If on any Exercise Date, or at such time as an Investor shall notify the Company that the condition in (A) following this clause shall be in effect: (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would then be issuable upon exercise in full of all then outstanding Warrants would exceed the Issuable Maximum on such date, and (B) the Company shall not have previously obtained the vote of shareholders, as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the American Stock Exchange (or any successor entity or any other Trading Market on which the Company’s securities then trade), applicable to approve the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant to the terms hereof (the “Stockholder Approval”), then, the Company shall issue to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Issuable Maximum and, with respect to the remainder of the aggregate Warrants then held by the Investors for which an exercise would result in an issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum, the Company must use its best efforts to seek and obtain Stockholder Approval as soon as possible, but in any event not later than the 90th day following such Exercise Date or the date of such request. The Company and the Holder understand and agree that Warrant Shares issued to and then held by the Holder as a result of exercises of Warrants shall not be entitled to cast votes on any resolution to obtain Stockholder Approval pursuant hereto.

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    12.           No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one Warrant Share as reported by the applicable Trading Market on the date of exercise.

    13.           Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to Flexible Solutions International, Inc., 615 Discovery Street, Victoria, B.C., V8T 5G4, Canada, Attn: Dan O’Brien, or to Facsimile No.: 250.477.9912 (or such other address as the Company shall indicate in writing in accordance with this Section), or (ii) if to the Holder, to the address or facsimile number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile number as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section.

    14.           Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.

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    15.           Miscellaneous.

        (a)            This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.

        (b)            All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York (except for matters governed by corporate law in the State of Nevada), without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of this Warrant and the transactions herein contemplated (“Proceedings”) (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts 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 Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant 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 hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.

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

        (d)            In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.

        (e)            Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ Daniel B. O'Brien                                     
      Name: Daniel B. O'Brien
      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXERCISE NOTICE
FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
WARRANT DATED APRIL 8, 2005

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the above referenced Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

(1)     The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase _________________ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.

(2)     The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):

  ____"Cash Exercise" under Section 10

  ____"Cashless Exercise" under Section 10

(3)     If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(4)     Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder _______________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(5)     By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) permitted to be owned under Section 11 of this Warrant to which this notice relates.

Dated: ____________________, ______ Name of Holder:
 
 
By: _______________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________
 
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of
holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

Warrant Shares Exercise Log

Date Number of Warrant Shares
Available to be Exercised
Number of Warrant Shares
Exercised
Number of Warrant
Shares Remaining to
be Exercised
 

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
WARRANT ORIGINALLY ISSUED APRIL 8, 2005
WARRANT NO. F-__

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

        [To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________ the right represented by the above-captioned Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: _______________, ____

 
___________________________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as
specified on the face of the Warrant)
 
 
 
  ___________________________________________________
Address of Transferee

___________________________________________________
 
___________________________________________________
 
 
 
In the presence of:
 
______________________________________________
 
 
EX-23 6 sks147e.htm 23.3 CONSENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related prospectus of Flexible Solutions International, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the registration of 1,800,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report, dated March 12, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Flexible Solutions International, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2005.

/S/ PANNELL KERR FORSTER
Chartered Accountants

Vancouver, Canada
June 23, 2005

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