-----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, P4RKNS/Q8wldLMUADz24Cvo8DBuqbnf/AvTF5IXzmF5F2qnqPGNwC47/Csiagq/H 70NM+jSrPF0xQmFPwrP4uw== 0001104659-08-004558.txt : 20080125 0001104659-08-004558.hdr.sgml : 20080125 20080125125930 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-08-004558 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080125 GROUP MEMBERS: JEFFREY L. GENDELL GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE 25 OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE CAPITAL OVERSEAS GP, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE OVERSEAS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE PARTNERS, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOWER TECH HOLDINGS INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001120370 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440] IRS NUMBER: 880409160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81622 FILM NUMBER: 08550074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 SOUTH 16TH STREET STREET 2: P.O. BOX 1957 CITY: MANITOWOC STATE: WI ZIP: 54221 BUSINESS PHONE: (920) 684-5531 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 SOUTH 16TH STREET STREET 2: P.O. BOX 1957 CITY: MANITOWOC STATE: WI ZIP: 54221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKFOOT ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000726 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001276922 IRS NUMBER: 200376791 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC LP STREET 2: 55 RAILROAD AVENUE 3RD FL CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2037692000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC LP STREET 2: 55 RAILROAD AVENUE 3RD FL CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13D/A 1 a08-3533_1sc13da.htm SC 13D/A

	UNITED STATES
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*

Tower Tech Holdings Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

891861106

(CUSIP Number)

Jeffrey L. Gendell

55 Railroad Avenue, 1st Floor

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

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

January 16, 2008

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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

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

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 11,893,334

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 11,893,334

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 11,893,334

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 14.9%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 15,018,334

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 15,018,334

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 15,018,334

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 18.8%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Cayman Islands

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 5,568,252

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 5,568,252

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,568,252

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 6.9%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA, PN

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 5,568,252

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 5,568,252

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,568,252

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 6.9%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Partners, L.P.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 9,423,101

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 9,423,101

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 9,423,101

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 11.5%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Management, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 9,423,101

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 9,423,101

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 9,423,101

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 11.5%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 4,496,068

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 4,496,068

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,496,068

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 5.6%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Cayman Islands

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 3,125,000

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 3,125,000

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,125,000

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 3.9%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

CUSIP No. 891861106

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Jeffrey L. Gendell

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			x
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) OO

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

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power -0-

			8.	Shared Voting Power 34,505,755

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 34,505,755

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 34,505,755

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

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 41.4%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

Item 1.	Security and Issuer
	This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D is being filed by the Reporting Persons to further amend the Schedule 13D originally filed on March 5, 2007 and amended on August 29, 2007, October 26, 2007, November 13, 2007 and November 30, 2007 (the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Tower Tech Holdings Inc. (the “Company”). The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 101 South 16th Street, P.O. Box 1957, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-1957.

Item 2.	Identity and Background
	(a)	This statement is filed by:
		(i) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“TCP”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;
		(ii) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“TCM”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of TCP and T25;
		(iii) Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P. a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“TMF”) with respect to shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;
		(iv) Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“TCO”), with respect to shares of Common Stock owned by TMF;
		(v) Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“TP”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;
		(vi) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“TM”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TP;
		(vii) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“TOA”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TOF”);
		(viii) Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“T25”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; and
		(ix) Jeffrey L. Gendell (“Mr. Gendell”) with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of TCP, TMF, TP, TOF and T25.
		The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
	(b)	The address of the principal business and principal office of each of TCP, TCM, TMF, TCO, TP, TM, TOF, TOA and T25 is 55 Railroad Avenue, 1st Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. The business address of Mr. Gendell is 55 Railroad Avenue, 1st Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
	(c)	The principal business of each of TMF, TCP, TP and T25 is serving as a private investment limited partnership. The principal business of TCM is serving as the general partner of both TCP and T25. The principal business of TCO is serving as the general partner of TMF. The principal business of TM is serving as the general partner of TP. The principal business of TOA is serving as the investment advisor of TOF. Mr. Gendell serves as the managing member of TCM, TCO, TM and TOA.
	(d)	None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
	(e)	None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was, or is subject to, a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
	(f)	Each of TCP and TP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of TCO, TCM, TM and TOA is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of TMF and T25 is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Mr. Gendell is a United States citizen.

Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
	On December 28, 2007, TCP, TP and the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “December 2007 SPA”) which provided for the purchase of shares of Common Stock from the Company by TCP and TP in connection with the provision of financing for the Company’s proposed acquisition of Energy Maintenance Service, LLC (“EMS”). On January 3, 2008, TCP, TP, T25 and the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (the “January 2008 SPA”) (the terms of which are substantially similar to the December 2007 SPA) pursuant to which (i) TCP assigned its obligations under the December 2007 SPA to T25, and (ii) TP agreed to purchase 1,531,250 shares of Common Stock from the Company at a price of $8.48 per share for a total price of $12,985,000 and T25 agreed to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock from the Company at a price of $8.48 per share for a total price of $4,240,000, resulting in an aggregate purchase by TP and T25 of 2,031,250 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) with a total cash purchase price of $17,225,000. The purchase of the Shares by TP and T25 was consummated on January 16, 2008. Mr. Gendell, TCO, TCM, TM and TOA do not directly own any shares of Common Stock. All of the Shares were purchased with working capital and on margin. The Reporting Persons’ margin transactions are with UBS Securities LLC, on such firm’s usual terms and conditions. All or part of the shares of Common Stock directly owned by the Reporting Persons may from time to time be pledged with one or more banking institutions or brokerage firms as collateral for loans made by such bank(s) or brokerage firm(s) to the Reporting Persons. Such loans bear interest at a rate based upon the broker’s call rate from time to time in effect. Such indebtedness may be refinanced with other banks or broker dealers.

Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction
	The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to the Reporting Persons to finance its acquisition of EMS. The Reporting Persons acquired the Shares for investment purposes and in the ordinary course of business. The Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Company or dispose of securities of the Company at any time and from time to time in the open market or otherwise. In addition to shares of Common Stock currently owned by the Reporting Persons, TMF, TP and TOF (each, a “Holder”) hold Senior Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $25,000,000 (the “Notes”). The Notes were purchased from the Company on October 19, 2007 pursuant to a securities purchase agreement between the Company, TCP, TMF, TP, TOF and T25, dated August 22, 2007 (the “August 2007 SPA”). Each of the Notes has a maturity date of August 22, 2010, and accrues interest at a rate of 9.5% per annum until July 19, 2008, and at a rate of 13.5% per annum thereafter. Each Holder will have the right to convert both (i) the outstanding principal of the Holder’s Note, and (ii) any interest thereon (including both paid-in-kind interest and accrued and unpaid interest) into newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion rate of $7.50 per share (the “Conversion Rights”). The Conversion Rights became effective on January 19, 2008, provided that the Conversion Rights may not be exercised during the six-month period following the date on which the Company files a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering shares to be offered by the Company in a rights offering to its shareholders. If each Holder exercises its Conversion Rights, the Notes will be converted into a total of 3,398,266 newly issued shares of Common Stock, which takes into account the conversion of the principal amount of the Notes as well as all accrued and unpaid interest through December 31, 2007. Under the January 2008 SPA, the parties have affirmed certain rights initially granted to the Reporting Persons under the August 2007 SPA and a securities purchase agreement between the Company, TCP and TMF dated March 1, 2007 (the “March 2007 SPA”), such that so long as the Reporting Persons hold a certain percentage of Common Stock, they will have the right to appoint up to three nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, and the right to appoint a representative to observe meetings of the respective Board and committee meetings of the Company and its subsidiaries. On October 24, 2007, the Company appointed James M. Lindstrom, William M. Barrett and Charles H. Beynon, Tontine’s nominees, to its Board of Directors. Under the terms of the January 2008 SPA, the Company has agreed that it will not revoke its approval of the acquisition of the Shares by the Reporting Persons and that it will use its best efforts to ensure that the acquisition of the Shares by the Reporting Persons will not cause the Reporting Persons to be subject to certain “anti-takeover” laws and regulations of any governmental authority, including certain “anti-takeover” restrictions set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes. The Reporting Persons reserve the right to change their plans or intentions and to take any and all actions that they may deem to be in their best interests.

	Except as set forth in the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons do not have any current intention, plan or proposal with respect to: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company; (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company; (f) any other material change in the Company’s business or corporate structure; (g) changes in the Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange, if any, or cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of a registration
Item 5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
	The following disclosure of share ownership by the Reporting Persons is as of the date of this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, and includes both the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, and the shares of Common Stock that would be issued to a Holder of a Note upon such Holder’s exercise of its Conversion Rights.
	A.	Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
		(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 11,893,334. Percentage: 14.9%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 5 are calculated based upon 76,275,912 shares of Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Shares pursuant to the January 2008 SPA (as reflected in section 4.3 of the January 2008 SPA, attached as Exhibit 1 to this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D), plus the 2,031,250 Shares issued to the Reporting Persons pursuant to the January 2008 SPA and an additional 1,629,834 shares issued by the Company, as reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 23, 2008. For Reporting Persons who are beneficial owners of Notes (as described in Item 4), the percentages used herein are calculated as if the applicable holder of such Note (but no other holder of any Note) had fully exercised its Conversion Rights such that the principal amount of the Note and any accrued and unpaid interest outstanding as of December 31, 2007 was converted into newly issued shares of Company Common Stock.
		(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0- 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 11,893,334 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 11,893,334
		(c) TCP has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007.
		(d) TCM, the general partner of TCP, has the power to direct the affairs of TCP, including decisions respecting the receipt of dividends from, and the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TCM and in that capacity directs its operations.
		(e) Not applicable.

B.	Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 15,018,334. Percentage: 18.8%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 15,018,334
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 15,018,334
	(c) TCM has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007. On January 16, 2008, pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, T25 purchased 500,000 shares of Common Stock for $8.48 per share.
	(d) Not applicable.
	(e) Not applicable.
C.	Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 5,568,252 (which includes 613,058 shares that would be issued to TMF if TMF converted the principal amount of its Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2007) . Percentage: 6.9%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,568,252
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,568,252
	(c) TMF has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007.
	(d) TCO, the general partner of TMF, has the power to direct the affairs of TMF, including decisions respecting the receipt of dividends from, and the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TCO and in that capacity directs its operations.
	(e) Not applicable.
D.	Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 5,568,252 (which includes 613,058 shares that would be issued to TMF if TMF converted the principal amount of its Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2007). Percentage: 6.9%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,568,252
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,568,252
	(c) TCO has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007.
	(d) Not applicable.
	(e) Not applicable.
E.	Tontine Partners, L.P.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 9,423,101 (which includes 1,685,276 shares that would be issued to TP if TP converted the principal amount of its Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2007). Percentage: 11.5%.

	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 9,423,101
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 9,423,101
	(c) On January 16, 2008, pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, TP purchased 1,531,250 shares of Common Stock for $8.48 per share.
	(d) TM, the general partner of TP, has the power to direct the affairs of TP, including decisions respecting the receipt of dividends from, and the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM and in that capacity directs its operations.
	(e) Not applicable.
F.	Tontine Management, L.L.C.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 9,423,101 (which includes 1,685,276 shares that would be issued to TP if TP converted the principal amount of its Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2007). Percentage: 11.5%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 9,423,101
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 9,423,101
	(c) TM has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007. On January 16, 2008, pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, TP purchased 1,531,250 shares of Common Stock for $8.48 per share.
	(d) Not applicable.
	(e) Not applicable.
G.	Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 4,496,068 (which includes 1,099,932 shares that would be issued to TOF if TOF converted the principal amount of its Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2007). Percentage: 5.6%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 4,496,068
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,496,068
	(c) TOA has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007.
	(d) Each of the clients of TOA has the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds of the sale of the shares of the Company. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TOA and in that capacity directs its operations.
	(e) Not applicable.
H.	Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P.
	(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 3,125,000. Percentage: 3.9%.
	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 3,125,000
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-

			4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,125,000
		(c) On January 16, 2008, pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, T25 purchased 500,000 shares of Common Stock for $8.48 per share.
		(d) TCM, the general partner of T25, has the power to direct the affairs of T25, including decisions respecting the receipt of dividends from, and the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TCM and in that capacity directs its operations.
		(e) Not applicable.
	I.	Jeffrey L. Gendell
		(a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 34,505,755 (which includes 3,393,345 shares that would be issued to TMF, TP and TOF if TMF, TP and TOF each converted the principal amount of its respective Note and all accrued and unpaid interest as of January 1, 2008). Percentage: 41.4%.
		(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
			2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 34,505,755
			3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
			4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 34,505,755
		(c) Mr. Gendell has not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company since the filing of Amendment 4 to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons on November 30, 2007. On January 16, 2008, pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, TP purchased 1,531,250 shares of Common Stock and T25 purchased 500,000 shares of Common Stock for $8.48 per share.
		(d) Not applicable.
		(e) Not applicable.

Item 6.	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
	On January 3, 2008, TCP, TP, T25 and the Company entered into the January 2008 SPA, pursuant to which TP and T25 purchased the Shares at a price per share of $8.48, resulting in a total cash purchase price of $17,225,000. Pursuant to the January 2008 SPA, the Company used the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to the Reporting Persons to finance its acquisition of EMS. Under the January 2008 SPA, the parties have affirmed certain rights initially granted to the Reporting Persons under the August 2007 SPA and the March 2007 SPA, such that so long as the Reporting Persons hold a certain percentage of Common Stock, they will have the right to appoint up to three nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, and the right to appoint a representative to observe meetings of the respective Board and committee meetings of the Company and its subsidiaries. The purchase of the Shares by TP and T25 was consummated on Janaury 16, 2008. The January 2008 SPA also contains standard representations and warranties, as well as other customary terms and conditions. The foregoing summary of the January 2008 SPA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1, which is incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement dated March 1, 2007 by and among the Company, TCP and TMF, and amended by an Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated October 19, 2007 by and among the Company, TCP, TMF, TP, TOF and T25, the Company (i) is required to file a shelf registration statement by July 19, 2008 covering all the shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons, and (ii) grants to the Reporting Persons (and their qualifying transferees), certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights in connection with their shares of Common Stock. TCP and TMF have entered into an agreement with J. Cameron Drecoll, Patrick Rosmonowski, Dennis Palmer and Noel Davis (collectively, the “Former BF Shareholders”), the former shareholders of Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc., a corporation that was acquired by the Company on October 19, 2007, whereby (i) TCP and TMF agreed that, so long as the Former BF Shareholders collectively own at least 15% of the Common Stock of the Company, TCP and TMF and their affiliates would vote their shares of the Common Stock of the Company in favor of the election of J. Cameron Drecoll as a director of the Company, and (ii) the Former BF Shareholders agreed that, so long as the Reporting Persons have the right to appoint at least one director to the Board of Directors of the Company (in connection with their rights under the August 2007 SPA or the March 2007 SPA), the Former BF Shareholders would vote their shares of Common Stock of the Company in favor of

the election of those individuals appointed by the Reporting Persons.

At the time the parties entered into the March 2007 SPA, TCP, TMF and each of Christopher Allie, Raymond L. Brickner, III, Terence P. Fox and Daniel P. Wergin (each a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into a separate Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 1, 2007 (the “Founders SPA”). Pursuant to the terms of the March 2007 SPA and the Founders SPA, TCP, TMF and the Sellers entered into an Irrevocable Proxy (the “Irrevocable Proxies”) granting TCP and TMF a right to vote each of their shares of Common Stock (i) to ensure that any future acquisitions by the Reporting Persons of up to 35% of the fully-diluted outstanding Common Stock will not be subject to anti-takeover provisions included in any of the Company’s organizational documents or the laws and regulations of any governmental authority; and (ii) for the election of directors for the purpose of enforcing the right of the Reporting Persons to appoint its designees to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Irrevocable Proxies, each Seller also agreed in his capacity as a director of the Company to vote for the Board designees of the Reporting Persons and to enforce the rights of the TMF and TCP in connection with any future acquisitions by them of Common Stock.

On March 1, 2007, TCP, Integritas, Inc., the Sellers, Samuel W. Fairchild and certain trusts affiliated with the Sellers (the “Stockholders”), entered into a letter agreement (the “Right of First Offer/Refusal”), whereby the Stockholders granted TCP and its affiliates a right of first offer and a right of first refusal for the shares of Common Stock owned or acquired by the Stockholders or certain of their affiliates following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the March 2007 SPA and the Founders SPA. Under the Right of First Offer/Refusal, any Stockholder who desires to transfer Common Stock to an unaffiliated third party must provide TCP a right of first offer. If TCP makes an offer, the Stockholder may either accept TCP’s offer, attempt to sell the Common Stock to another party (at no less than 105% of TCP’s offer price within 30 days of TCP’s offer), or determine not to transfer the Common Stock. If TCP does not make an offer, such stockholder may solicit offers to sell all or a portion of its offered shares to any party for a two month period. In addition, and subject to certain conditions, if a Stockholder who desires to transfer Common Stock receives an unsolicited offer from a third party who is not an affiliate of such Stockholder, TCP shall have a right of first refusal to purchase such Common Stock upon the same terms presented by the third party. Under the Right of First Offer/Refusal, the Company agreed to instruct its transfer agent to impose restrictions on the shares subject to the Right of First Offer/Refusal

Except as described in the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons do not have any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including but not limited to the transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

1. Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement by and among TCP, TP, T25 and the Company, dated as of January 3, 2008.

Signature

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

	January 25, 2008
	Date
	/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell
	Signature
	Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, as managing member of Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., general partner of Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. and Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P., as managing member of Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P., as managing member of Tontine Management, L.L.C., general partner of Tontine Partners, L.P., and as managing member of Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., investment advisor of Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd.
	Name/Title

EX-1 2 a08-3533_1ex1.htm EX-1

Exhibit 1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

TONTINE PARTNERS, L.P.,

TONTINE 25 OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.

AND

TOWER TECH HOLDINGS INC.

JANUARY 3, 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page

ARTICLE 1 Definitions			1

ARTICLE 2 Purchase and Sale of Shares			4

	2.1	Purchase of Shares	4
	2.2	Purchase Price for Shares and Form of Payment; Delivery	4
	2.3	Closing Date	4

ARTICLE 3 Buyers’ Representations and Warranties			4

	3.1	Organization and Qualification	4
	3.2	Authorization; Enforcement	4
	3.3	Securities Matters	5
	3.4	Information	5
	3.5	Restrictions on Transfer	5
	3.6	Consents	6

ARTICLE 4 Representations and Warranties of the Company			6

	4.1	Organization and Qualification	6
	4.2	Authorization; Enforcement	6
	4.3	Capitalization; Valid Issuance of Securities	7
	4.4	No Conflicts	7
	4.5	SEC Documents; Financial Statements	8
	4.6	Absence of Certain Changes	9
	4.7	Absence of Litigation	9
	4.8	Intellectual Property	9
	4.9	Tax Status	9
	4.10	Permits; Compliance	10
	4.11	Environmental Matters	10
	4.12	Title to Property	11
	4.13	No Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company	11
	4.14	No Brokers	11
	4.15	Registration Rights	11
	4.16	Exchange Act Registration	11
	4.17	Labor Relations	11
	4.18	Transactions with Affiliates and Employees	12
	4.19	Insurance	12
	4.20	Approved Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions	12
	4.21	ERISA	12
	4.22	Disclosure	13

ARTICLE 5 Covenants			13

	5.1	Form D; Blue Sky Laws	13
	5.2	Use of Proceeds	13
	5.3	Expenses	13
	5.4	No Integration	13
	5.5	Board Designee(s)	13
	5.6	Observation Rights	13

	5.7	Approval of Acquisition	13
	5.8	Participation in Future Issuances	14

ARTICLE 6 Conditions To The Company’s Obligation			14

	6.1	Delivery of Transaction Documents	14
	6.2	Payment of Purchase Price	14
	6.3	Representations and Warranties	14
	6.4	Litigation	14
	6.5	Acquisition of Target	14
	6.6	No Prohibition	14

ARTICLE 7 Conditions to The Buyers’ Obligation			14

	7.1	Delivery of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares	15
	7.2	Representations and Warranties	15
	7.3	Consents	15
	7.4	Litigation	15
	7.5	Opinion	15
	7.6	No Material Adverse Change	15
	7.7	Acquisition of Target	15
	7.8	No Prohibition	15

ARTICLE 8 Termination			15

	8.1	Termination Provisions	15
	8.2	Effect of Termination	16

ARTICLE 9 Indemnification			16

	9.1	Indemnification by the Company	16
	9.2	Notification	16

ARTICLE 10 Governing Law; Miscellaneous			17

	10.1	Governing Law	17
	10.2	Counterparts; Electronic Signatures	17
	10.3	Headings	17
	10.4	Severability	17
	10.5	Entire Agreement; Amendments	17
	10.6	Notices	18
	10.7	Successors and Assigns	19
	10.8	Third Party Beneficiaries	19
	10.9	Publicity	19
	10.10	Further Assurances	19
	10.11	No Strict Construction	19
	10.12	Rights Cumulative	19
	10.13	Survival	19
	10.14	Knowledge	19
	10.15	Assignment to T25	19

AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 3, 2008, is entered into by and among TOWER TECH HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. (“TCP”), Tontine Partners, L.P. (“TP” and a “Buyer”), and Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P. (“T25,” a “Buyer,” and collectively with TP, the “Buyers”).

RECITALS:

A. In connection with providing financing for the Company’s proposed acquisition of Energy Maintenance Services, LLC (“Target”), TCP and TP entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the Company, dated as of December 28, 2007 (the “Original Agreement”).

B. The parties to the Original Agreement desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to provide for T25’s assumption of TCP’s obligations under the Original Agreement and for the increase in the number of Shares (as defined below) to be purchased by TP.

C. The total financing being provided by the Buyers to the Company hereunder shall consist of the purchase by the Buyers of 2,031,250 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.001 par value per share at $8.48 per share, for a total purchase price of $17,225,000; and

D. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemptions from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, the Company, TCP and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

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

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

“2006-2007 SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

“Acquisition” means the proposed acquisition by the Company of the Target pursuant to that certain Member Interest Purchase Agreement dated December 9, 2007 among the Company, Target and the members of the Target (the “Target MIPA”).

“Action” means any action, suit claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation against or affecting the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), public board, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.

“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement.

“August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 22, 2007, by and among the Company, TCP, TCOMF, T25, TOF and TP.

“BF Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and certain shareholders of Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc.

“Buyer” and “Buyers” have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

“Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.

“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Consent” means any approval, consent, ratification, waiver, or other authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).

“Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

“ERISA” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.

“GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Governmental Authorization” means any approval, consent, license, permit, waiver, or other authorization issued, granted, given, or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.

“Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, state, province, county, city, town, village, district, or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, provincial, local, municipal, foreign, or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal); (d) multi-national organization or body; or (e) body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature.

“Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

“Initial Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 1, 2007, by and among the Company, TCP and TCOMF.

“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

“Investment Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.

“Legal Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational or other law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, ordinance, policy or directive, including those entered, issued, made, rendered or required by any court, administrative or other governmental body, agency or authority, or any arbitrator that has jurisdiction over the Company or the Buyers.

“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company.

“NRS” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20.

“Original Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Per Share Price” means $8.48 per Share.

“Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.

“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 1, 2007, by and among the Company, TCP and TCOMF, T25, TOF and TP, as amended on October 19, 2007 pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register the resale of the Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

“Rule 506” means Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act.

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Subsidiaries” means with respect to the Company, Tower Tech Systems, Inc, a Wisconsin corporation, Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and R.B.A. Inc., a Wisconsin corporation.

“T25” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Target” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Target MIPA” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Acquisition.

“TCOMF” means Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P.

“TCP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“TOF” means Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd.

“TP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents contemplated by this Agreement.

“Transfer Instructions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES

2.1 Purchase of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue and sell the Shares, and the Buyers shall purchase the Shares. The number of Shares to be purchased by each Buyer is identified in Schedule 1 attached hereto.

2.2 Purchase Price for Shares and Form of Payment; Delivery. On the Closing Date the Buyers shall pay the Per Share Price for the Shares, for a total price of $17,225,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written instructions. At the Closing, upon payment of the Purchase Price the Company will deliver irrevocable written instructions (“Transfer Instructions”) to the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock to issue certificates representing the Shares registered in the name of each Buyer and to deliver such certificates to or at the direction of each Buyer. The Company shall not have the power to revoke or amend the Transfer Instructions without the written consent of the Buyers.

2.3 Closing Date. Subject to the terms of this agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be held on or before the later of (i) the date that is three (3) business days after the date that the last of the conditions in Article 6 and Article 7 have been satisfied, or such other time as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement; or (ii) the closing date of the Acquisition so long as all of conditions in Article 6 and Article 7 have been satisfied (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3900, Chicago, Illinois 60606 or at such other location or by such other method (including exchange of signed documents) as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement (“Closing”).

ARTICLE 3
BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:

3.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Buyers is an entity of the type identified on Schedule 1 attached hereto, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power and authority to purchase the Shares and otherwise perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

3.2 Authorization; Enforcement. Each Buyer has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be executed by the Buyers and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by, and duly executed and delivered on behalf of, such Buyer. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be executed by the Buyers constitutes the valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; and (iii) principles of equity.

4 3.3 Securities Matters. In connection with the Company’s compliance with applicable securities laws:

a. Such Buyer understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemption and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Shares.

b. Such Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a present view towards resale, except pursuant to sales exempted from registration under the 1933 Act, or registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement.

c. Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk and that, except as set forth in this Agreement, the Company has made no representations or assurances concerning the present or prospective value of the Shares being purchased hereunder. Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.

3.4 Information. Such Buyer has conducted its own due diligence examination of the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. In connection with such investigation, such Buyer and its representatives (i) have reviewed the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the three most recently concluded interim periods and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A filed in 2006 and 2007 (and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “2006-2007 SEC Documents”), (ii) have participated in Board of Director meetings of the Company pursuant to (A) its Observation Rights (as defined in the Initial Purchase Agreement) and (B) through its nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors appointed pursuant to the terms of the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, (iii) have been given an opportunity to ask questions, to the extent such Buyer considered necessary, and have received answers from, officers of the Company concerning the business, finances and operations of the Company and information relating to the offer and sale of the Shares, and (iv) have received or had an opportunity to obtain such additional information as they deem necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the purchase of the Shares.

3.5 Restrictions on Transfer. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the issuance of the Shares has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws. Such Buyer may be required to hold the Shares indefinitely and the Shares may not be transferred unless (i) the Shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such Buyer understands that until such time as the resale of the Shares has been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, or otherwise may be sold

5 pursuant to an exemption from registration, certificates evidencing the Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such Shares):

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”). THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CORPORATION.”

3.6 Consents. Except for such Consents as Buyers may be required to obtain prior to Closing and described in Schedule 3.6, no Buyer will be required to obtain any Consent from any person or entity in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as set forth in the Company’s Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, the Company represents and warrants to the Buyers that:

4.1 Organization and Qualification. The Company has no subsidiaries other than the Subsidiaries. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or joint venture as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, with corporate, limited liability or limited partnership power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now operated and conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any provision of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, as the same may have been amended.

4.2 Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Shares, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its stockholders is required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents will constitute upon execution and delivery by the Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; (iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement

6 is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.

4.3 Capitalization; Valid Issuance of Securities . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 76,275,912 shares are issued and outstanding, and no shares are held by the Company as treasury shares, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Shares have been duly authorized and when issued pursuant to the terms hereof will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to any encumbrances, preemptive rights or any other similar contractual rights of the stockholders of the Company or any other person. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, except to the extent described in the preceding sentence and Schedule 4.3 attached hereto, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement and the BF Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders other than the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement and August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Shares. Except as may be described in any documents which have been publicly filed by any of the Company’s stockholders, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements between the Company’s stockholders with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s capital stock or with respect to any other aspect of the Company’s affairs.

4.4 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company or the Bylaws, as amended, of the Company, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Legal Requirement (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.4, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except with

7 respect to any filings or notices related to the issuance of the Shares to be filed with the OTC Bulletin Board, if any, and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required to effect or obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.

4.5 SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

a. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, since December 31, 2005, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), or has timely filed for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and 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, except as subsequently disclosed in later-filed SEC Documents.

b. 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 financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, year end adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to December 31, 2006, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or taken in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

c. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures: (A) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the Company’s reports and filings under the 1934 Act are being prepared, (B) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent annual period reported to the SEC, and (C) are effective to perform the functions for which they were established. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, neither the auditors of the Company nor the Board of Directors of the Company has been advised of: (x) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the internal controls over financial reporting (as such

term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) of the Company that have materially affected the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; or (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company.

4.6 Absence of Certain Changes. Except with respect to the Acquisition, transactions disclosed in the SEC Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of the other Transaction Documents, since December 31, 2006, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes have occurred which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (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 required to be reflected on the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC.

4.7 Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, 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. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1934 Act or the 1933 Act.

4.8 Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, to the Company’s knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or Action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated and to the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current products and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person, except where any such infringement would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.9 Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax.

9 4.10 Permits; Compliance.

a. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, “Permits”), and there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

b. Since December 31, 2006, no event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company, circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time): (a) would reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or a failure on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries to comply with, any Legal Requirement; or (b) would reasonably be expected to give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication from any regulatory authority or any other person, nor does the Company have any knowledge regarding: (x) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or (y) any actual, alleged, possible or potential obligation on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

c. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are applicable to it and has taken reasonable steps such that the Company expects to be in a position to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder at such time as Section 404 becomes applicable to the Company.

d. The Company is, and has reason to believe that for the foreseeable future it will continue to be, in compliance with all applicable rules of the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company has not received notice from the OTC Bulletin Board that the Company is not in compliance with the rules or requirements thereof. The issuance and sale of the Shares under this Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board, and no approval of the stockholders of the Company is required for the Company to issue the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.

4.11 Environmental Matters. “Environmental Laws” shall mean, collectively, all Legal Requirements, including any federal, state, local or foreign statute, laws, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials. Except for such matters as could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or as set forth on Schedule 4.11: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) without

10 limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained, have complied, and are in compliance with all Permits that are required pursuant to Environmental Laws for the occupation of their respective facilities and the operation of their respective businesses; (iii) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, report or other information regarding any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Laws, or any liabilities or potential liabilities (including fines, penalties, costs and expenses), including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, relating to any of them or their respective facilities arising under Environmental Laws, nor, to the knowledge of the Company is there any factual basis therefore; (iv) there are no underground storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde or other hazardous substances (other than small quantities of hazardous substances for use in the ordinary course of the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses, which are stored and maintained in accordance and in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws), in, on, over, under or at any real property owned or operated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no conditions existing at any real property or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that require remedial or corrective action, removal, monitoring or closure pursuant to the Environmental Laws and (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has contractually, by operation of law, or otherwise amended or succeeded to any liabilities arising under any Environmental Laws of any predecessors or any other Person.

4.12 Title to Property. Except for any lien for current taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property and all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Any leases of real property and facilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries are valid and effective in accordance with their respective terms, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.13 No Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement will not be, an “investment company” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company. The Company is not a United States real property holding company, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

4.14 No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.15 Registration Rights. Except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the BF Registration Rights Agreement and as otherwise set forth in Schedule 4.15 effective upon the Closing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently subject to any agreement providing any person or entity any rights (including piggyback registration rights) to have any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary registered with the SEC or registered or qualified with any other governmental authority.

4.16 Exchange Act Registration. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the 1934 Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which, to the knowledge of the Company, is likely to have the effect of, delisting the registration of the Common Stock under the 1934 Act.

4.17 Labor Relations. No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Company that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

11 4.18 Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, and Schedule 4.18, 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 or agreement with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors) exceeding $60,000, 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.

4.19 Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries have insurance policies in full force and effect of a type, covering such risks and in such amounts, and having such deductibles and exclusions as are customary for conducting businesses and owning assets similar in nature and scope to those of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The amounts of all such insurance policies and the risks covered thereby are in accordance in all material respects with all material contracts and agreements to which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries is a party and with all applicable Legal Requirements. With respect to each such insurance policy: (i) the policy is valid, outstanding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights generally, equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies and principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity); (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or default with respect to its obligations thereunder in any material respect; and (iii) no party to the policy has repudiated, or given notice of an intent to repudiate, any provision thereof.

4.20 Approved Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions. Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 4.2, and subject to and contingent on the Buyer’s covenant in Section 5.7, the Company has taken all necessary action, if any, required under the laws of the State of Nevada or otherwise to allow the Buyer to acquire the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has no control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as amended (or similar charter documents), that is or could become applicable to the Buyers as a result of the Buyers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Buyers’ ownership of the Shares. In addition, the Company has opted out of the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) pertaining to the acquisition of a controlling interest (NRS 78.378 through 78.3793). As of the date hereof, the Company had less than 200 “stockholders of record” and is not considered a “resident domestic corporation” for purposes of §78.411 through §78.444 of the NRS.

4.21 ERISA. Based upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code); (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect to its plans; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any employee benefit plan(s); neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any fiduciary responsibility for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of persons other than its or such Subsidiary’s employees; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has withdrawn, completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980.

12 4.22 Disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyers will rely on the representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. All representations and warranties provided to the Buyers including the disclosures in the Company’s disclosure schedules attached hereto furnished by or on behalf of the Company, taken as a whole are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or its or their businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS

5.1 Form D; Blue Sky Laws. Upon completion of the Closing, the Company shall file with the SEC a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and each applicable state securities commission and will provide a copy thereof to the Buyers promptly after such filing.

5.2 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to complete the Acquisition.

5.3 Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Buyers for all reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with their due diligence review of the Company and the Target, and the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and out-of-pocket travel costs and expenses.

5.4 No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Shares) under circumstances that would require registration of the Shares being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company in such a manner as would require the Company to seek the approval of its stockholders for the issuance of the Shares under any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.

5.5 Board Designee(s). The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall have the right to appoint members of the Company’s Board of Directors as set forth in Section 5.5 of the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement.

5.6 Observation Rights. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall have Observation Rights (as defined in the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement) as set forth in Section 5.6 of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement.

5.7 Approval of Acquisition. The Company shall not revoke its approval of the acquisition of the Shares by the Buyers. The Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that the acquisition of the Shares by the Buyers shall not be made subject to the provisions of any anti-takeover laws and regulations of any governmental authority, including without limitation, the applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, and any provisions of an anti-takeover nature adopted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or contained in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or the organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, each as amended.

13 5.8 Participation in Future Issuances. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall continue to have the right to participate in Future Issuances (as defined in the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement) set forth in Section 5.7 of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Shares to the Buyers at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

6.1 Delivery of Transaction Documents. The Buyers shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to which they are a party to the Company.

6.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Buyers shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.2 above.

6.3 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Buyers shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided, however, that such qualification shall only apply to representations or warranties not otherwise qualified by materiality) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the applicable Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the applicable Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.

6.4 Litigation. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.5 Acquisition of Target. All of the conditions necessary for the Acquisition to be consummated shall have been satisfied and the Company and the parties to the Target MIPA are proceeding to closing thereunder, subject to the purchase of the Shares under this Agreement.

6.6 No Prohibition. Neither the consummation nor the performance of the acquisition of the Shares hereunder will materially contravene, or conflict with, or result in a material violation of (a) any applicable Legal Requirement, or (b) any Legal Requirement that has been published, introduced, or otherwise proposed by or before any Governmental Body.

ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO THE BUYERS’ OBLIGATION

The obligation of the Buyers hereunder to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyers’ sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyers at any time in its sole discretion:

14 7.1 Delivery of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares. The Company shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to the Buyers and shall deliver the Transfer Instructions to the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock to issue certificates in the name of each Buyer representing the Shares being purchased by such Buyer. The Company shall deliver a copy of the Transfer Instructions to the Buyers at the Closing.

7.2 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided, however, that such qualification shall only apply to representations or warranties not otherwise qualified by materiality) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.

7.3 Consents. Any consents or approvals required to be secured by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall have been obtained and shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers.

7.4 Litigation. No Action shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7.5 Opinion. The Buyers shall have received an opinion of the Company’s counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers with respect to the matters set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

7.6 No Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material adverse change in the assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), affairs, business, operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company prior to the Closing Date.

7.7 Acquisition of Target. All of the conditions necessary for the Acquisition to be consummated shall have been satisfied and the Company and the parties to the Target MIPA are proceeding to closing thereunder, subject to the purchase of the Shares under this Agreement.

7.8 No Prohibition. Neither the consummation nor the performance of the acquisition of the Shares hereunder will materially contravene, or conflict with, or result in a material violation of (a) any applicable Legal Requirement, or (b) any Legal Requirement that has been published, introduced, or otherwise proposed by or before any Governmental Body.

ARTICLE 8
TERMINATION

8.1 Termination Provisions. This Agreement may be terminated at any time before the Closing Date:

a. By mutual consent of the Company and the Buyers;

b. By either the Company or the Buyers as applicable, in the event that any of the conditions precedent to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby

as set forth in Article 6 or Article 7, through no fault of the terminating party, have not been met and satisfied and have become impossible of fulfillment;

c. By either the Company or the Buyers if the Closing Date does not occur within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date hereof, or such later date as the parties may mutually agree upon (provided that the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein);

d. By the Buyers if there has been any material breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant in this Agreement by the Company, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within thirty (30) days after giving written notice thereof to the Company; and

e. By the Company if there has been any material breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant in this Agreement by the Buyers, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within thirty (30) days after giving written notice thereof to the Buyers.

8.2 Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof, this Agreement will be void and neither party will have any further liability obligations with respect hereof, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or except and to the extent termination results from the intentional breach by a party of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder.

ARTICLE 9
INDEMNIFICATION

9.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify each Buyer and its affiliates and hold each Buyer and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of such Buyer’s counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding), which may be incurred by such Buyer or such affiliates as a result of any claims made against such Buyer or such affiliates by any person that relate to or arise out of (i) any breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or in the Transaction Documents (other than the Registration Rights Agreement, which contains separate indemnification provisions), or (ii) any litigation, investigation or proceeding instituted by any person with respect to this Agreement or the Shares (excluding, however, any such litigation, investigation or proceeding which arises solely from the acts or omissions of such Buyer or its affiliates).

9.2 Notification. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder (“Indemnified Party”) will (i) give prompt notice to the Company, of any third party claim, action or suit with respect to which it seeks indemnification (the “Claim”) (but omission of such notice shall not relieve the Company from liability hereunder except to the extent it is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice), specifying in reasonable detail the factual basis for the Claim, the amount thereof, estimated in good faith, and the method of computation of the Claim, all with reasonable particularity and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such indemnification is sought with respect to the Claim, and (ii) unless in such Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Party and the Company with respect to such claim, permit the Company to assume the defense of the Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully with the Company with respect to the defense of the Claim and, if the Company elects to assume control of the defense of the Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of the Claim at its own expense. If the Company does not elect to

16 assume control or otherwise participate in the defense of the Claim, then the Indemnified Party may defend through counsel of its own choosing. If such defense is not assumed by the Company, the Company will not be subject to any liability under this Agreement or otherwise for any settlement made without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If the Company elects not to or is not entitled to assume the defense of a Claim, it will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties with respect to the Claim, unless an actual conflict of interest exists between such Indemnified Party and any other of such Indemnified Parties with respect to the Claim, in which event the Company will be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.

ARTICLE 10
GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be enforced, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal Courts located in the State of Wisconsin with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All parties irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or proceeding. All parties further agree that service of process upon a party mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the party in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect any party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. All parties agree that a final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner. The party which does not prevail in any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be responsible for all reasonable fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such dispute.

10.2 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by electronic transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

10.3 Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

10.4 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

10.5 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Original Agreement and together with the instruments referenced herein contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersedes all previous understandings or agreements between the parties with respect to such matters, including but not limited to Original Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be waived other than by an instrument in

17 writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Buyers.

10.6 Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such communications shall be:

If to the Company:

Tower Tech Holdings, Inc.

100 Maritime Drive, Suite 3C

Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220

Telephone: (920) 684-5531

Facsimile: (920) 684-5579

Attention: J. Cameron Drecoll

With copy to:

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
4000 U.S. Bank Plaza
200 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
Telephone: (612) 492-7000
Facsimile: (612) 492-7077
Attention: Daniel A. Yarano

If to the Buyers:

Tontine Partners, L.P.

55 Railroad Avenue, 1st Floor

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Attention: Mr. Jeffrey L. Gendell

Telephone: (203) 769-2000

Facsimile: (203) 769-2010

With copy to:

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Sarah M. Bernstein, Esq.
Telephone: (312) 984-3100

Facsimile: (312) 984-3150

Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

18 10.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyers.

10.8 Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

10.9 Publicity. The Company and the Buyers shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuing any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyers, to make any press release with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyers shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall file with the SEC a Form 8-K disclosing the transactions herein within four (4) business days of the Closing Date and attach the relevant agreements and instruments thereto, and the Buyers may make such filings as may be required under Section 13 and Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

10.10 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 in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

10.11 No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

10.12 Rights Cumulative. Each and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of the parties shall be considered cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers and remedies which or the Transaction Documents such parties may have at law or in equity in the event of the breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The exercise or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy shall neither constitute the exclusive election thereof nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such party.

10.13 Survival. Any covenant or agreement in this Agreement required to be performed following the Closing Date, shall survive the Closing Date. Without limitation of the foregoing, the respective representations and warranties given by the parties hereto shall survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, but only for a period of the earlier of (i) three (3) years following the Closing Date and (ii) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each representation and warranty, and thereafter shall expire and have no further force and effect..

10.14 Knowledge. The term “knowledge of the Company” or any similar formulation of knowledge shall mean, the actual knowledge after due inquiry of an executive officer of the Company.

10.15 Assignment to T25. By execution of this Agreement, each of the undersigned hereby confirms its agreement that TCP shall not be entitled to the rights and privileges and shall not be bound by the obligations of a “Buyer,” or otherwise, under this Agreement and TCP does hereby assign to T25 any and all of its rights and obligations under the Original Agreement and T25 does hereby assume and agrees to discharge any and all of TCP’s obligations under Original Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

COMPANY:

TOWER TECH HOLDINGS INC.

By:

/s/ Steven A. Huntington

Name:

Steven A. Huntington

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

TCP:

TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C, its general
partner

By:

/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell

Jeffrey L. Gendell, as managing member

BUYERS:

TONTINE 25 OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.

By:

Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C, its general
partner

By:

/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell

Jeffrey L. Gendell, as managing member

TONTINE PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

Tontine Management, L.L.C., its general partner

By:

/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell

Jeffrey L. Gendell, as managing member

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SCHEDULE 1

NAME	JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND FORM OF ENTITY	NUMBER OF SHARES	PURCHASE PRICE
Tontine Partners, L.P.	Delaware Limited Partnership	1,531,250	$	12,985,000

Tontine 25 Overseas Master Fund, L.P.	Cayman Islands Limited Partnership	500,000	$	4,240,000

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION

1. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and are in good standing in the States of Wisconsin or Illinois.

2. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.

3. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its property and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged.

4. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

5. Except as set forth in Section [ ] of the Disclosure Schedules, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not violate or result in a breach of or default under the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Bylaws or any requirement of law that to our knowledge, is applicable to the performance by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

6. To our knowledge, there are no legal actions, suits, proceedings, or disputes pending or threatened against, or affecting, the Company, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any governmental authority that contest the execution, validity or performance of the Transaction Documents.

7. Except for filings, authorizations or approvals contemplated by the Agreement, to our knowledge no authorizations or approvals of, and no filings with, any governmental authority are necessary or required for the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Company of any of the Transaction Documents.

8. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and sold to the Buyers after payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

9. To our knowledge, there are no contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares.

10. Assuming that the representations made by the Buyers in the Agreement are true and correct and that any required filings are made pursuant to Rule 503 of Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the offering, sale and issuance of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement do not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules promulgated thereunder as they currently exist or registration or qualification under any state securities laws.

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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5)*

Signature

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES

2.1 Purchase of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue and sell the Shares, and the Buyers shall purchase the Shares. The number of Shares to be purchased by each Buyer is identified in Schedule 1 attached hereto.

ARTICLE 3 BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

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3.3 Securities Matters. In connection with the Company’s compliance with applicable securities laws:

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pursuant to an exemption from registration, certificates evidencing the Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such Shares):

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

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is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.

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4.5 SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

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4.10 Permits; Compliance.

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4.14 No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.16 Exchange Act Registration. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the 1934 Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which, to the knowledge of the Company, is likely to have the effect of, delisting the registration of the Common Stock under the 1934 Act.

4.17 Labor Relations. No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Company that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS

5.1 Form D; Blue Sky Laws. Upon completion of the Closing, the Company shall file with the SEC a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and each applicable state securities commission and will provide a copy thereof to the Buyers promptly after such filing.

5.2 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to complete the Acquisition.

5.5 Board Designee(s). The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall have the right to appoint members of the Company’s Board of Directors as set forth in Section 5.5 of the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement.

5.6 Observation Rights. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall have Observation Rights (as defined in the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement) as set forth in Section 5.6 of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement.

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5.8 Participation in Future Issuances. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers shall continue to have the right to participate in Future Issuances (as defined in the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement) set forth in Section 5.7 of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION

6.1 Delivery of Transaction Documents. The Buyers shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to which they are a party to the Company.

6.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Buyers shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.2 above.

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES

ARTICLE 3
BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS

ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION