Exhibit 10.9
EB2B COMMERCE, INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of ________,
2002 between eB2B Commerce, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of New Jersey with offices at 757 Third Avenue, Suite 302, New York, New
York 10017 (the "Company"), and the undersigned (the "Subscriber").
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue a minimum of 15 (the
"Minimum Offering") and a maximum of 30 (the "Maximum Offering") units ("Units")
in a private placement (the "Offering") on the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Confidential Private Placement Term Sheet dated January 10,
2002 (together with all the Exhibits thereto, the "Term Sheet"), and the
Subscriber desires to acquire the number of Units set forth on the signature
page hereof; and
WHEREAS, each Unit shall consist of: (i) $100,000 principal
amount of 7% senior subordinated secured promissory notes (the "Notes") in the
form attached as Exhibit A to the Term Sheet convertible into shares (the
"Conversion Shares") of the Company's common stock, $.0001 par value (the
"Common Stock") at an initial conversion price equal to the average of the
closing prices of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately
preceding the initial closing of the Offering (the "Initial Closing"), subject
to adjustment as set forth in the Notes (the "Conversion Price"); and (ii)
two-year warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase the number of shares of Common
Stock (the "Warrant Shares") equal to the initial number of Conversion Shares at
an exercise price per share equal to 120% of the Conversion Price; and
WHEREAS, the Minimum Offering shall be met through the
automatic conversion of $2,000,000 of outstanding notes issued in a bridge
financing completed by the Company in December 2001; and
WHEREAS, the Warrants shall be governed by the warrant
agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Term Sheet (the "Warrant
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
(collectively, the "Underlying Shares") are entitled to registration rights on
the terms set forth in this Subscription Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Commonwealth Associates, L.P. is acting as placement
agent (the "Placement Agent") for the Offering pursuant to a placement agency
agreement dated January __, 2002 between the Company and the Placement Agent
(the "Agency Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Subscriber is delivering simultaneously herewith
a completed confidential investor questionnaire (the "Questionnaire").
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows:
I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR UNITS AND REPRESENTATIONS BY AND COVENANTS
OF SUBSCRIBER
1.1 Subscription for Units. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and
agrees to purchase from the Company such number of Units as is set forth upon
the signature page hereof at a price equal to $100,000 per Unit and the Company
agrees to sell such Units to the Subscriber for said purchase price subject to
the Company's right to sell to the Subscriber such lesser number of Units as the
Company may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable. The purchase
price is payable by certified or bank check made payable to "American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company as escrow agent for eB2B Commerce, Inc." or by wire
transfer of funds, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Subscription Agreement. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Escrow
Agent") shall act as such in accordance with the terms and conditions of an
escrow agreement to be entered into among the Placement Agent, the Company and
the Escrow Agent. The Notes and Warrants shall be delivered by the Company
within five (5) business days following the consummation of the Offering as set
forth in Article III hereof.
1.2 Reliance on Exemptions. The Subscriber acknowledges that
the Offering has not been reviewed by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") or any state agency because of the Company's
representations that this is intended to be a nonpublic offering exempt from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act")
and state securities laws. The Subscriber understands that the Company is
relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Subscriber's compliance
with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Subscriber to acquire
the Units.
1.3 Investment Purpose. The Subscriber represents that the
Notes and Warrants comprising the Units are being purchased for its own account,
for investment purposes only and not for distribution or resale to others in
contravention of the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The Subscriber
agrees that it will not sell or otherwise transfer the Notes, the Warrants or
the Underlying Shares (collectively, the "Securities") unless they are
registered under the 1933 Act or unless an exemption from such registration is
available.
1.4 Accredited Investor. The Subscriber represents and
warrants that it is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in Rule 501
of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act, as indicated by its responses to
the Questionnaire, and that it is able to bear the economic risk of any
investment in the Units. The Subscriber further represents and warrants that the
information furnished in the Questionnaire is accurate and complete in all
material respects.
1.5 Risk of Investment. The Subscriber recognizes that the
purchase of Units involves a high degree of risk in that: (i) an investment in
the Company is highly speculative and only investors who can afford the loss of
their entire investment should consider investing in the Company and the Shares;
(ii) transferability of the Shares is limited; and (iii) the Company may require
substantial additional funds to operate its business and there can be no
assurance that the Maximum Offering will be completed or that any other funds
will be available to the Company, in addition to all of the other risks set
forth in the Company's SEC Documents (as defined in Section 2.5 hereof).
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1.6 Information. The Subscriber acknowledges careful review
of: (a) the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as amended on July 13,
2001, (b) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
September 30, 2001, (c) the Company's Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of
shareholders held on October 17, 2001, (d) the Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, 2001, January 4, 2002 and January 10,
2002 (e) the Term Sheet, (f) this Subscription Agreement, and (g) all exhibits,
schedules and appendices which are part of the aforementioned documents
(collectively, the "Offering Documents"), and hereby represents that: (i) the
Subscriber has been furnished by the Company during the course of this
transaction with all information regarding the Company which it has requested;
(ii) that the Subscriber has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
and receive answers from duly authorized officers of the Company concerning the
terms and conditions of the Offering, and any additional information which it
has requested; and (iii) the Subscriber has been given the opportunity by the
Placement Agent to review the Agency Agreement if it has requested.
1.7 No Representations. The Subscriber hereby represents that,
except as expressly set forth in the Offering Documents, no representations or
warranties have been made to the Subscriber by the Company or any agent,
employee or affiliate of the Company, including the Placement Agent, and in
entering into this transaction the Subscriber is not relying on any information
other than that contained in the Offering Documents and the results of
independent investigation by the Subscriber.
1.8 Tax Consequences. The Subscriber acknowledges that the
Offering may involve tax consequences and that the contents of the Offering
Documents do not contain tax advice or information. The Subscriber acknowledges
that he must retain his own professional advisors to evaluate the tax and other
consequences of an investment in the Units.
1.9 Transfer or Resale. The Subscriber understands that Rule
144 (the "Rule") promulgated under the 1933 Act requires, among other
conditions, a one-year holding period prior to the resale (in limited amounts)
of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to satisfy the
registration requirements under the 1933 Act. The Subscriber understands that
the Company makes no representation or warranty regarding its fulfillment in the
future of any reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act or 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or its dissemination to the public of any
current financial or other information concerning the Company, as is required by
the Rule as one of the conditions of its availability. The Subscriber
understands and hereby acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to
register the securities comprising the Units under the 1933 Act, with the
exception of certain registration rights covering the resale of the Underlying
Shares set forth in Article IV herein. The Subscriber consents that the Company
may, if it desires, permit the transfer of the Securities out of the
Subscriber's name only when the Subscriber's request for transfer is accompanied
by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that neither the
sale nor the proposed transfer results in a violation of the 1933 Act or any
applicable state "blue sky" laws.
1.10 No Hedging Transactions. The Subscriber hereby agrees not
to engage in any Hedging Transaction until such time as the Underlying Shares
have been registered for resale under the 1933 Act or may otherwise be sold in
the public market without an effective
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registration statement under the 1933 Act. "Hedging Transaction" means any short
sale (whether or not against the box) or any purchase, sale or grant of any
right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to
any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index) that includes,
relates to or derives any significant part of its value from the Company's
Common Stock or any rights, warrants, options or other securities that are
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock.
1.11 Placement Agent. The Subscriber agrees that neither the
Placement Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be
liable to any Subscriber for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in
connection therewith, except for willful misconduct or gross negligence.
1.12 Legends. The Subscriber understands that the certificates
representing the Securities, until such time as they have been registered under
the 1933 Act, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following
form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such
certificates or other instruments):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (B) AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, IN A REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Underlying Shares upon
which it is stamped, if (a) such Underlying Shares are being sold pursuant to a
registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) such holder delivers to the
Company an opinion of counsel, in a reasonably acceptable form, to the Company
that a disposition of the Underlying Shares is being made pursuant to an
exemption from such registration, or (c) such holder provides the Company with
reasonable assurance that a disposition of the Underlying Shares may be made
pursuant to the Rule without any restriction as to the number of securities
acquired as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold.
1.13 No General Solicitation. The Subscriber represents that
the Subscriber was not induced to invest by any form of general solicitation or
general advertising including, but not limited to, the following: (i) any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over the news or radio; and
(ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees were invited by any general
solicitation or advertising.
1.14 Validity; Enforcement. If the Subscriber is a
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, the Subscriber represents and
warrants that: (a) it is authorized and otherwise duly qualified to purchase and
hold the Units; and (b) that this Subscription Agreement
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has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the
legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the undersigned.
1.15 Address. The Subscriber hereby represents that the
address of Subscriber furnished by the Subscriber at the end of this
Subscription Agreement is the undersigned's principal residence if the
Subscriber is an individual or its principal business address if it is a
corporation or other entity.
1.16 Foreign Subscriber. If the Subscriber is not a United
States person, such Subscriber hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as
to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any
invitation to subscribe for the Shares comprising the Units or any use of this
Subscription Agreement, including: (a) the legal requirements within its
jurisdiction for the purchase of the Units; (b) any foreign exchange
restrictions applicable to such purchase; (c) any governmental or other consents
that may need to be obtained; and (d) the income tax and other tax consequences,
if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or
transfer of the Shares comprising the Units. Such Subscriber's subscription and
payment for, and his or her continued beneficial ownership of the Securities,
will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber's
jurisdiction.
1.17 NASD Member. The Subscriber acknowledges that if it is a
Registered Representative of a NASD member firm, the Subscriber must give such
firm notice required by the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice, receipt of which must
be acknowledged by such firm on the signature page hereof.
1.18 Increase in Maximum Offering. The Subscriber acknowledges
that the Maximum Offering may be increased by up to 20 Units ($2,000,000)
without notice to Subscribers.
II. REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber, except as set forth in
the disclosure schedules attached hereto:
2.1 Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly
organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized, and has the requisite power and
authorization to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business
and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property
or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this
Subscription Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse
effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations,
financial condition or prospects of the Company, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby, or by the other Offering Documents or the agreements and
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the
authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the
Offering Documents. The Company does not have any operating subsidiaries other
than as set
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forth in the Offering Documents and all of the non-operating subsidiaries are
wholly-owned by the Company.
2.2 Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Subscription Agreement and the other Offering Documents,
to file and perform its obligations under the Offering Documents, and to issue
the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Offering Documents. The
execution and delivery of the Offering Documents by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Offering
Documents, including without limitation the issuance of the Securities, have
been duly authorized by the Company's board of directors and no further consent
or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its
stockholders.
2.3 Issuance of Securities. The issuance, sale and delivery of
the Securities have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action by
the Company and, upon issuance in accordance with the Offering Documents, shall
be (a) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (b)
free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
2.4 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Offering Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated therein, will not (a) result in a violation of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designations,
preferences and rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the
Company, or the Company's bylaws, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default or
an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default
under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any material agreement, lease, license or instrument (including
without limitation, any document filed as an exhibit to any of the Company's SEC
Documents (as defined below)), or (c) result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities
laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
Inc.) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company
is bound or affected.
2.5 SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Since September 30,
2001, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter
referred to as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has made available to the
Subscriber or its representatives copies of the SEC Documents. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their
respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto. Such
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financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except
(a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes
thereto, or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they
may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the
dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments that will not be material). As of the date hereof, the Company
meets the requirements for the use of Form S-3 for registration of the resale of
the Underlying Shares.
2.6 Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the Offering
Documents or the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., any court, public
board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body, or arbitrator
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or
any of the Company's officers or directors in their capacities as such which
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.7 Securities Law Compliance. The offer, offer for sale, and
sale of the Units have not been registered with the SEC. The Units are to be
offered for sale and sold in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the 1933 Act. The Company will conduct the Offering
in compliance with the requirements of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and the
Company will file all appropriate notices of offering with the SEC.
2.8 Disclosure. None of the representations and warranties of
the Company appearing in this Subscription Agreement or any information
appearing in any of the Offering Documents, when considered together as a whole,
contains, or on any Closing Date (as defined in Section 3.1 below) will contain,
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits, or on any Closing Date will
omit, to state any material fact required to be stated herein or therein in
order for the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not to be misleading.
III. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
3.1 Offering Period. The subscription period will begin as of
January 10, 2002 and will terminate at 11:59 PM Eastern time on February 28,
2002, unless extended by mutual agreement of the Company and the Placement Agent
for up to an additional 30 days (the "Termination Date"); provided that in no
event will the offering terminate prior to the 10th business day following the
Company's public announcement that it has effected a reverse stock split.
Provided the Minimum Offering shall have been subscribed for, funds representing
the sale thereof shall have cleared, all conditions to closing set forth in the
Agency Agreement have been satisfied or waived and neither the Company nor the
Placement Agent have notified the other that they do not intend to effect the
closing of the Minimum Offering, the Initial Closing shall take place at the
offices of counsel to the Placement Agent, Loeb & Loeb, 345 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10154, within three business days thereafter (but in no event
later than three days following the Termination Date, which closing date may be
accelerated or adjourned by agreement between the Company and the Placement
Agent). At the Initial Closing, payment for the Units issued and sold by the
Company shall be made against delivery of the
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Notes and Warrants comprising such Units. Subsequent closings (each of which
shall be deemed a "Closing" hereunder) shall take place by mutual agreement of
the Company and the Placement Agent. The date of the last closing of the
Offering is hereinafter referred to as the "Final Closing" and the date of any
Closing hereunder is hereinafter referred to as a "Closing Date".
3.2 Expenses; Fees. Simultaneously with payment for and
delivery of the Units at each Closing, the Company shall pay to the Placement
Agent a cash fee equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of the Units sold and shall
issue to the Placement Agent and its designees five-year warrants (the "Agent's
Warrants") to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock as equals 10% of
the Underlying Shares initially issuable upon conversion and exercise of the
Notes and Warrants sold in the Offering. The Company shall also reimburse the
Placement Agent for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
the Offering, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of
its counsel (Loeb & Loeb LLP), due diligence investigation expenses, travel and
mailing expenses. The Company shall also pay all expenses in connection with the
qualification of the Securities under the blue sky laws of the states which the
Placement Agent shall designate, including legal fees, filing fees and
disbursements of Placement Agent's counsel in connection with such blue sky
matters.
3.3 Escrow. Pending the sale of the Units, all funds paid
hereunder shall be deposited by the Company in escrow with the Escrow Agent.
3.4 Certificates. The Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs
the Company, upon each Closing in the Offering, to deliver the Notes and
Warrants to be issued to such Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement
either (a) to the Subscriber's address indicated in the Questionnaire, or (b)
directly to the Subscriber's account maintained with the Placement Agent, if
any.
3.5 Return of Funds. The Subscriber hereby authorizes and
directs the Company to return any funds for unaccepted subscriptions to the same
account from which the funds were drawn, including any customer account
maintained with the Placement Agent.
IV. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4.1 Automatic Registration. The Company hereby agrees with
the holders of the Securities or their transferees (other than a transferee who
acquires shares pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective registration statement)
(collectively, the "Holders") that no later than three months following the date
of the Initial Closing, the Company shall prepare and file a registration
statement under the 1933 Act with the SEC covering the resale of the Shares, and
the Company will use its best efforts to cause such registration to become
effective within three months thereafter. In the event that the Company's
registration statement has not been declared effective by the SEC within six
months following the date of the Initial Closing or if the registration
statement has been suspended beyond 30 days in any one instance or a total of 60
days in any 365-day period, the Conversion Price shall be reduced by 5% for each
month (or portion thereof) until such time as the registration is effective or
the suspension ceases and the prospectus may be used. The Company's obligation
to keep the registration statement effective shall continue until the earlier of
(a) the date that all of the Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule
144 under the 1933 Act or an effective registration statement, or (b) such time
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as the Underlying Shares are eligible for immediate resale pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the 1933 Act.
4.2 "Piggyback" Registration Rights. At any time after the
Initial Closing, if the Company shall determine to proceed with the actual
preparation and filing of a new registration statement under the 1933 Act in
connection with the proposed offer and sale of any of its securities by it or
any of its security holders (other than a registration statement on Form S-4,
S-8 or other limited purpose form), the Company will give written notice of its
determination to all record holders of the Underlying Shares. Upon the written
request from any Holders (the "Requesting Holders"), within 15 days after
receipt of any such notice from the Company, the Company will, except as herein
provided, cause all of the Underlying Shares covered by such request (the
"Requested Stock") held by the Requesting Holders to be included in such
registration statement, all to the extent requisite to permit the sale or other
disposition by the prospective seller or sellers of the Requested Stock;
provided, further, that nothing herein shall prevent the Company from, at any
time, abandoning or delaying any registration. If any registration pursuant to
this Section 4.2 shall be underwritten in whole or in part, the Company may
require that the Requested Stock be included in the underwriting on the same
terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold through the
underwriters. In such event, the Requesting Holders shall, if requested by the
underwriters, execute an underwriting agreement containing customary
representations and warranties by selling stockholders and a lock-up on
Underlying Shares not being sold. If in the good faith judgment of the managing
underwriter of such public offering the inclusion of all of the Requested Stock
would reduce the number of shares to be offered by the Company or interfere with
the successful marketing of the shares of stock offered by the Company, the
number of shares of Requested Stock otherwise to be included in the underwritten
public offering may be reduced pro rata (by number of shares) among the
Requesting Holders and all other holders of registration rights who have
requested inclusion of their securities or excluded in their entirety if so
required by the underwriter. To the extent only a portion of the Requested Stock
is included in the underwritten public offering, those shares of Requested Stock
which are thus excluded from the underwritten public offering and any other
securities of the Company held by such holders shall be withheld from the market
by the Holders thereof for a period, not to exceed 90 days, which the managing
underwriter reasonably determines is necessary in order to effect the
underwritten public offering. The obligation of the Company under this Section
4.2 shall not apply after the earlier of (a) the date that all of the Underlying
Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or an effective
registration statement, or (b) such time as the Underlying Shares are eligible
for immediate resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act.
4.3 Registration Procedures. To the extent required by
Sections 4.1 or 4.2, the Company will:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement
with respect to such securities, and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments to such
registration statement and supplements to the prospectus contained therein as
may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective;
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(c) furnish to the Holders participating in such registration
and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable
number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus and such other documents as such underwriters may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the public offering of such securities;
(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such state securities or blue sky
laws of such jurisdictions as the Holders may reasonably request in writing
within 20 days following the original filing of such registration statement,
except that the Company shall not for any purpose be required to execute a
general consent to service of process or to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified;
(e) notify the Holders, promptly after it shall receive notice
thereof, of the time when such registration statement has become effective or a
supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has
been filed;
(f) notify the Holders promptly of any request by the SEC for
the amending or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or
for additional information;
(g) prepare and file with the SEC, promptly upon the request
of any Holders, any amendments or supplements to such registration statement or
prospectus which, in the opinion of counsel for such Holders (and concurred in
by counsel for the Company), is required under the 1933 Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder in connection with the distribution of Common Stock by
such Holders;
(h) prepare and promptly file with the SEC and promptly notify
such Holders of the filing of such amendment or supplement to such registration
statement or prospectus as may be necessary to correct any statements or
omissions if, at the time when a prospectus relating to such securities is
required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, any event shall have occurred as
the result of which any such prospectus or any other prospectus as then in
effect would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and
(i) advise the Holders, promptly after it shall receive notice
or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and promptly use its best efforts
to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such
stop order should be issued.
The Holders shall cooperate with the Company in providing the
information necessary to effect the registration of their Underlying Shares,
including completion of customary questionnaires. Failure to do so may result in
exclusion of such Holders' Underlying Shares from the registration statement.
4.4 Expenses.
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(a) With respect to the any registration required pursuant to
Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof, all fees, costs and expenses of and incidental to
such registration, inclusion and public offering (as specified in paragraph (b)
below) in connection therewith shall be borne by the Company, provided, however,
that the Holders shall bear their pro rata share of the underwriting discount
and commissions and transfer taxes and the cost of their own counsel.
(b) The fees, costs and expenses of registration to be borne
by the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above shall include, without
limitation, all registration, filing, and NASD fees, printing expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Company, and all legal fees and
disbursements and other expenses of complying with state securities or blue sky
laws of any jurisdictions in which the securities to be offered are to be
registered and qualified (except as provided in 4.4(a) above). Fees and
disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Holders and any other expenses
incurred by the Holders not expressly included above shall be borne by the
Holders.
4.5 Indemnification.
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder
of Underlying Shares which are included in a registration statement pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof, its directors and officers, and
any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act) for such Holder and each person, if
any, who controls such Holder or such underwriter within the meaning of the 1933
Act, from and against, and will reimburse such Holder and each such underwriter
and controlling person with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability,
cost and expense to which such Holder or any such underwriter or controlling
person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such
registration statement, any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, damage, liability,
cost or expenses arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with
information furnished by or on behalf of such Holder, such underwriter or such
controlling person in writing specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
(b) Each Holder of Underlying Shares included in a
registration pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4.1 or 4.2 hereof will
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers, any
controlling person and any underwriter from and against, and will reimburse the
Company, its directors and officers, any controlling person and any underwriter
with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost or expense to which
the Company or any controlling person and/or any underwriter may become subject
under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages, liabilities,
costs or expenses are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in such registration statement, any prospectus
contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they
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were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was so made in reliance upon and in strict conformity with written
information furnished by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use in the
preparation thereof.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party pursuant to
the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 4.5 of notice of the
commencement of any action involving the subject matter of the foregoing
indemnity provisions such indemnified party will, if a claim thereof is to be
made against the indemnifying party pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph
(a) or (b), promptly notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof;
but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise under this
Section except to the extent the defense of the claim is prejudiced. In case
such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party,
provided, however, if counsel for the indemnifying party concludes that a single
counsel cannot under applicable legal and ethical considerations, represent both
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, the indemnified party or
parties have the right to select separate counsel to participate in the defense
of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties; provided that
there shall be no more than one such separate counsel. After notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph (a) or (b) for any legal or
other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, unless (i) the
indemnified party shall have employed counsel in accordance with the provisions
of the preceding sentence, (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after the notice of the commencement
of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has, in its sole discretion,
authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of
the indemnifying party.
V. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Subscription Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been
delivered: (a) upon receipt, when delivered personally, (b) upon receipt, when
sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party), or (c) one (1)
business day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company:
eB2B Commerce, Inc.
757 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 703-2000
Facsimile: (212)
Attention: Peter J. Fiorillo
With a copy to:
Kaufman & Moomjian, LLC
50 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Mitchel Field, New York
Telephone: (516) 222-5100
Facsimile: (516) 222-5110
Attention: Gary Moomjian, Esq.
If to the Subscriber, to its address and facsimile number set forth at the end
of this Subscription Agreement, or to such other address and/or facsimile number
and/or to the attention of such other person as specified by written notice
given to the Company five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change.
Written confirmation of receipt (a) given by the recipient of such notice,
consent, waiver or other communication, (b) mechanically or electronically
generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient
facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission, or (c)
provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of
personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier
service in accordance with clause (a), (b) or (c) above, respectively.
5.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Subscription Agreement
supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Subscriber,
the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to
the matters discussed herein, and this Subscription Agreement and the
instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Subscriber
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters. No provision of this Subscription Agreement may be amended or waived
other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holders of
at least a majority of the Securities then outstanding (or if prior to the
Closing, the Subscribers purchasing at least a majority of the Units to be
purchased at the Closing). No such amendment shall be effective to the extent
that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then
outstanding.
5.3 Severability. If any provision of this Subscription
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Subscription Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Subscription Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
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5.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Subscription Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the Southern District of
New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Subscription Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have,
and agrees not to request, a jury trial for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection with or arising out of this Subscription Agreement or
any transaction contemplated hereby.
5.5 Headings. The headings of this Subscription Agreement are
for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Subscription Agreement.
5.6 Successors And Assigns. This Subscription Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Notes and the Warrants.
The Company shall not assign this Subscription Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of at
least a majority the Securities then outstanding, except by merger or
consolidation. The Subscriber may assign some or all of its rights hereunder
without the consent of the Company, provided, however, that any such assignment
shall not release the Subscriber from its obligations hereunder unless such
obligations are assumed by such assignee and the Company has consented to such
assignment and assumption, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Subscription Agreement
is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision
hereof be enforced by, any other person.
5.8 Survival. The representations and warranties of the
Company and the Subscriber contained in Articles I and II and the agreements set
forth this Article V shall survive the Final Closing for a period of two years.
5.9 Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or
cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request
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in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.10 No Strict Construction. The language used in this
Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties
to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be
applied against any party.
5.11 Legal Representation. The Subscriber acknowledges that:
(a) it has read this Subscription Agreement and the exhibits hereto; (b) it
understands that the Company has been represented in the preparation,
negotiation, and execution of this Subscription Agreement by Kaufman & Moomjian,
LLC, counsel to the Company; (c) it understands that the Placement Agent has
been represented by Loeb & Loeb LLP, counsel to the Placement Agent, and that
such counsel has not represented and is not representing the Subscriber; (d) it
has either been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of
this Subscription Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice, or has chosen to
forego such representation by legal counsel after being advised to seek such
legal representation; and (e) it understands the terms and consequences of this
Subscription Agreement and is fully aware of its legal and binding effect.
5.12 Expenses of Enforcement. The Company shall pay all fees
and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other
professionals) incurred by the Subscriber or any successor holder of Securities
in enforcing any of its rights and remedies under this Subscription Agreement.
5.13 Confidentiality. The Subscriber agrees that it shall keep
confidential and not divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone, the
confidential information concerning or relating to the business or financial
affairs of the Company contained in the Offering Documents to which it has
become privy by reason of this Subscription Agreement until such information has
been publicly disclosed by the Company or until such information is no longer
material.
5.14 Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed
in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and
the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed
by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile
signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the
signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an
original, not a facsimile signature.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Subscription Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
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Signature of Subscriber Signature of Co-Subscriber
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Name of Subscriber Name of Co-Subscriber
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Address of Subscriber Address of Co-Subscriber
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Social Security or Taxpayer Social Security or Taxpayer Identification
Identification Number of Subscriber Number of Co-Subscriber
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Subscriber's Account Number
at Commonwealth Associates
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Dollar Amount of Units Subscribed For
*If Subscriber is a Registered
Representative with an NASD member firm,
have the following acknowledgment signed
by the appropriate party:
The undersigned NASD member firm Subscription Accepted:
acknowledges receipt of the notice
required by Rule 3040 of the NASD
Conduct Rules.
By:
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Name of NASD Member Name:
Title
By
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Dollar Amount of Subscription Accepted
Authorized Officer Accepted
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SCHEDULE TO EXHIBIT 10.9
UNIT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND WARRANTS
Convertible Notes and Warrants
Underlying Units Subscribed For
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Amount of Number of
Name of Subscriber Convertible Notes Warrants
- ------------------ ----------------- ---------
Alpine Ventures Capital Partners, L.P. $ 500,000 206,610
Chesed Congregations of America 290,000 119,833
J.F. Shea & Co., Inc. 400,000 165,288
Levitin, Eli 10,000 4,132
Priddy, Robert 700,000 289,254
Safier, Jacob 100,000 41,322
TOTAL $2,000,000 826,439