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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2007
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from           to          .
Commission file number: 001-32161
VendingData Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada   91-1696010
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification no.)
1120 Town Center Dr, Ste 260
Las Vegas, NV 89144

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(702) 733-7195
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO þ
The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 3, 2007 was 33,858,654
Transitional Small business disclosure Format (check one): YES o NO þ
 
 

 

 


 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    March 31, 2007     December 31, 2006  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,644,051     $ 333,888  
Current portion of accounts receivable, trade, net of allowance for uncollectibles of $221,941 and $267,154
    1,992,369       1,856,898  
Due from affiliate
    180,903       138,181  
Other receivables
    2,355       2,650,000  
Inventories
    3,526,021       3,407,361  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    81,893       46,494  
 
           
 
    10,427,592       8,432,822  
 
               
Equipment rented to customers, net of accumulated depreciation of $58,803 and $67,673
    50,654       94,777  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,673,302 and $2,472,897
    3,527,476       3,493,817  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $786,344 and $654,369
    4,669,970       4,801,945  
Goodwill
    13,429,199       13,429,199  
Accounts receivable, trade, net of current portion, less unamortized discount
    246,830       358,841  
Deferred debt issuance costs
    3,491,410       4,053,974  
Prepaid commission
    6,010,148        
Other assets
    309,399       305,282  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 42,162,678     $ 34,970,657  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Deferred revenues, current portion
  $ 668     $ 43,599  
Short-term debt
    534,614       676,600  
Capital leases payable, current portion
    443,995       440,719  
Current portion of notes payable
    1,300,000       1,799,494  
Accounts payable
    2,153,644       2,354,163  
Accrued expenses
    4,678,164       3,122,792  
Customer deposits
    174,925       14,257  
 
           
 
    9,286,010       8,451,624  
 
               
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
    72,882       43,199  
Leases payable, net of current portion
    166,972       269,272  
Notes payable, net of current portion
    12,749,935       19,793,524  
 
           
 
    22,275,799       28,557,619  
 
           
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $.001 par value, 70,000,000 shares authorized, 34,296,007 shares and 30,015,099 shares issued
    34,297       30,016  
Treasury stock 448,053 common shares at cost
    (846,820 )     (846,820 )
Additional paid-in capital
    116,077,221       100,836,022  
Deferred expense
    (5,816,623 )     (8,183,683 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,153 )      
Deficit
    (89,558,043 )     (85,422,497 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    19,886,879       6,413,038  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 42,162,678     $ 34,970,657  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VENDINGDATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Revenues:
               
Sales
  $ 1,738,677     $ 577,207  
Rental
    64,563       111,064  
Non-gaming revenue
    1,430,877        
Other
    166,656       24,229  
 
           
 
    3,400,773       712,500  
 
           
 
               
Operating expenses:
               
Cost of sales
    3,081,260       714,802  
Selling, general and administrative
    4,328,660       2,178,951  
Research and development
    262,758       222,138  
 
           
 
    7,672,878       3,115,891  
 
           
Operating loss
    (4,272,105 )     (2,403,391 )
 
               
Other income (expense):
               
 
               
Interest expense, including $40,492 to related parties in 2007
    (363,442 )     (351,507 )
Other income
    500,000        
 
           
 
               
Net loss
  $ (4,135,547 )   $ (2,754,898 )
 
           
 
               
Basic and dilutive net loss per share
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.16 )
 
           
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding
    32,359,950       17,689,358  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VENDINGDATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (4,135,547 )   $ (2,754,898 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
    144,228       119,517  
Amortization of intangible assets
    131,974        
Amortization of deferred interest
    14,251       16,561  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    548,313       122,644  
Stock-based compensation expense
    946,359       497,755  
Loss on disposition of assets
          (32,805 )
Write down of inventory
            23,153  
Increase in operating (assets) liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    (68,536 )     260,073  
Inventory
    (79,751 )     176,949  
Prepaid expenses and other current
    (35,399 )     50,432  
Deposits with vendors and other long term assets
    132,735       311,246  
Accounts payable
    (231,627 )     (440,074 )
Accrued expenses, deferred revenues and other current liabilities
    298,551       210,666  
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,334,449 )     (1,438,781 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Acquisition of intangibles
          (2,709,653 )
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
    (93,259 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (93,259 )     (2,709,653 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayment of leases payable
    (99,024 )     (259,057 )
Repayment of notes payable
    (297,490 )     (429,500 )
Proceeds from sale of stock
    4,484,385       3,112,457  
Proceeds from subscriptions receivable
    2,650,000          
Proceeds from convertible debt
          1,000,000  
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    6,737,871       3,423,900  
 
           
 
               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    4,310,163       (724,534 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    333,888       935,243  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 4,644,051     $ 210,709  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental cash flow information:
               
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Warrants issued to distributor as prepaid commission
  $ 6,147,000          
Loans converted into common stock, including $4,377,927 to a related party
  $ 4,875,481          
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VENDINGDATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
1. Basis of presentation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles pursuant to the rules and regulations incorporated in Regulation S-B of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which management believes are necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), for the respective periods presented. The results of operations for an interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the year as a whole. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the December 31, 2006, balance sheet information to correct errors in the recording of debt issuances associated with stock warrants. The effects of the reclassifications decreased the contra-equity account captioned “deferred expense” by $7,280,000, reduced additional paid-in capital by $3,840,000, and increased the asset, “deferred debt issuance costs,” by $3,440,000. No adjustment has been made to previously reported operations as the effect of such an adjustment would have been immaterial.
2. Segments
The Company currently operates in two business segments: (i) gaming operations and (ii) non-gaming operations, which consists of the Dolphin Advanced Technologies Pty Ltd (DolphinTM) medical and automotive sectors. The accounting policies of these segments are consistent with the Company’s policies for the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The table below presents information as to the Company’s revenues and operating loss by segment:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Revenues
               
Gaming operations
  $ 1,969,896     $ 712,500  
Non-gaming operations
    1,430,877        
 
           
Total Revenue
  $ 3,400,773     $ 712,500  
 
           
 
               
Operating income (loss)
               
Gaming operations
  $ 482,833     $ (2,302 )
Non-gaming operations
    (163,320 )      
Corporate/other
    (4,591,618 )     (2,401,089 )
 
           
Total operating loss
  $ (4,272,105 )   $ (2,403,391 )
 
           

 

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The segments identified for geographic region-based enterprise-wide data are as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Asia
  $ 1,685,605     $ 440,000  
United States
    221,992       272,500  
Australia
    1,430,877        
Europe
    40,696        
Other
    21,603        
 
           
 
  $ 3,400,773     $ 712,500  
 
           
For the three month period ended March 31, 2007, in the gaming sector, one customer represented 48.6% of total sales. Within the non-gaming sector the Company had one customer that represented 15% of sales.
3. Earnings (loss) per share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the reported net loss for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Loss per share is unchanged on a diluted basis since the assumed exercise of common stock equivalents would have an anti-dilutive effect.
4. Stock options
Current period stock option activity for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is summarized below:
                         
            Weighted        
            Average     Remaining  
            Exercise     Contractual  
    Shares     Price     Term  
          (per share)     (years)  
Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2005
    3,953,472     $ 2.55       4.61  
Granted
    55,000                  
Exercised
    (77,600 )                
Forfeited or expired
    (55,000 )                
 
                     
Balance outstanding as of March 31, 2006 1
    3,875,872     $ 2.06       4.55  
 
                 
 
                       
Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2006
    4,654,412     $ 2.17       4.52  
Granted
    522,500                  
Exercised
    (50,100 )                
Forfeited or expired
    (960 )                
 
                     
Balance outstanding as of March 31, 2007 1
    5,125,852     $ 2.20       4.57  
 
                 
 
                       
Exercisable as of March 31, 2007
    1,195,716     $ 2.09       3.42  
 
                 
 
( ) Includes 1,050,000,share that are issued and vested only through a change in control provision.

 

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5 . Sale and issuance of stock and warrants
On March 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of 1,625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 1,625,000 shares of common stock to an institutional investor for the aggregate price of $4,306,250. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $2.65 per share for a period of five years beginning on March 28, 2007. In addition, the Company has agreed to provide the investor with limited rights of first refusal to purchase its securities over a two-year period expiring no later than March 28, 2009. The Company also granted the investor certain registration rights requiring the Company to file a selling shareholder registration statement with the SEC by June 15, 2007, for purposes of registering the resale of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued to the investor pursuant to the transaction, including all shares that are issued, or may be issued, upon exercise of the warrants.
On January 25, 2007, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 16,000,000 shares of the Company to our Asian distributor as an incentive to meet certain sales targets. These warrants were accounted for in accordance with FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. The warrants have a fair market value of $6,147,000 and are classified in the balance sheet as prepaid commissions and will be amortized to commission expense at a rate of 8% of the gross revenue generated by the distributor.
See also Note 9.
6. Acquisition
During the past year, the Company completed the acquisition of Dolphin. A portion of the consideration included convertible debt issued to a former principal of the business. The note was converted to shares in January 2007. Pursuant to a price resale guarantee associated with the acquisition, the Company remains obligated for up to $1,404,241 if the holder sells such shares at market for lesser of the guaranteed price of $3.50 per share, which obligation has been recorded as part of the purchase price.
The condensed pro forma, consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006, as if the Dolphin acquisition had taken place as of January 1, 2006 is as follows:
         
Net Revenue
  $ 2,213,687  
Operating expenses
    4,253,078  
 
     
Loss from operations
    (2,038,391 )
Other expenses
    366,289  
 
     
Net loss
  $ (2,405,680 )
 
     
Basic and dilutive loss per share
  $ (0.14 )
 
     
Weighted average number of share
    17,689,358  
 
     
7. Contingencies
The Company is a party to certain claims, legal actions, and complaints, including a patent infringement action between the Company and one of its main competitors and the sales tax dispute discussed in the following paragraph. The Company cannot predict or estimate the likely outcome of any such litigation or other disputes and accordingly, no provision has been made for any minimum estimated losses with regard to such matters.

 

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Sales tax audit. In February 2004, the State of Nevada initiated a sales/use tax audit of the Company’s equipment lessors. As of this filing the State of Nevada has not made a determination if there has been a shortfall in the payment of the sales/use tax. The Company sold and leased back shufflers and Deck Checkers in prior years. The auditor for the State of Nevada is trying to determine at what level a sales/use tax needs to be collected. The Company now collects from our customers in Nevada and remits payments to the State of Nevada. If the State of Nevada determines that the sales of the products to the leasing companies is the level at which sales/use tax should have been collected, liability of the leasing companies would be passed to the Company. The amount of the potential liability could range from a refund of $144,000 to the payment of sales/use tax with interest and penalties of up to $500,000. Accordingly, no provision has been made for any possible losses in connection with this matter. A hearing with the State of Nevada Department of Taxation originally scheduled for the fourth quarter 2006 has been postponed due to a change in the Department’s leadership. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position in this matter.
8. Income taxes
At March 31, 2007, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes of approximately $(89,558,043) that may be available to offset against future taxable income. These operating loss carryforwards expire in the years 2010 through 2025. With respect to the U.S, no tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements for the current period or prior periods, and since the potential tax benefits of the net operating loss carryforwards are effectively offset by a 100% valuation allowance, as a result of significant uncertainties as to ability to realize them in the future because, as a result of the Company’s operating history, management is unable to conclude at this time that realization of such benefits is more likely than not. In addition, the Company may be limited in its ability to fully utilize these net operating loss carryforwards and realize any benefit therefrom in the event of certain ownership changes described in U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 382.
The Company’s management also evaluated its positions taken in previously filed tax returns for all open years income tax provision in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. Based on its evaluation, management believes that adopting FIN 48 did not have a material effect on the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards or the related deferred tax assets or the valuation allowance
9. Subsequent event
On May 3, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with four investors for the Company’s sale of 600,000 shares of its common stock for the aggregate price of $1,650,000 ($2.75 per share). The transaction is expected to close before the end of May 2007, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the American Stock Exchange’s approval of an additional listing application for the common shares to be sold to the investors.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. The information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006 and subsequent reports on Form 8-K, which discuss our business in greater detail.
In this report we make, and from time to time we otherwise make, written and oral statements regarding our business and prospects, such as projections of future performance, statements of management’s plans and objectives, forecasts of market trends, and other matters that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements containing the words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimates,” “projects,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should” or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which may appear in documents, reports, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, news releases, written or oral presentations made by officers or other representatives made by us to analysts, stockholders, investors, news organizations and others, and discussions with management and other of our representatives. For such statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Our future results, including results related to forward-looking statements, involve a number of risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that the results reflected in any forward-looking statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. Our forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions that are sometimes based upon estimates, data, communications and other information from suppliers, government agencies and other sources that may be subject to revision. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or keep current either (i) any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date of such statement, or (ii) the important factors that could cause our future results to differ materially from historical results or trends, results anticipated or planned by us, or which are reflected from time to time in any forward-looking statement.
In addition to other matters identified or described by us from time to time in filings with the SEC, there are several important factors that could cause our future results to differ materially from historical results or trends, results anticipated or planned by us, or results that are reflected from time to time in any forward-looking statement. Some of these important factors, but not necessarily all important factors, include those matters included in the section “Risk Factors” further below. Please also refer to the section “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The Company owns or has rights to certain trademarks that it uses in connection with the sale of its products, including, but not limited to, the following: VendingData™, Deck Checker™, Random Ejection™, Random Plus™, PokerOne™, ChipWasher™, ShufflePro™, DeckSetter® and Dolphin™. This report also makes reference to trademarks and trade names of other companies.
Overview
Our strategy is to develop cost-effective niche products for the global gaming industry. We focus on products that increase the security, productivity and profitability of casino operations. Our strategy involves marketing certain of our products for sale (or rent), depending on the product, the geographic location of the customer and other factors. We rely on our internal sales staff and distributor relationships for the sale and rental of our products.

 

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In July, 2006, we acquired all of the capital shares of Dolphin. Dolphin is engaged in the business of producing high-precision plastic injection molded components and associated tooling, including casino chips and plaques, for the gaming, medical and automotive industries. As a result of the Dolphin acquisition, we have two segments for financial reporting purposes, our gaming operations and our non-gaming operation, which consists of the Dolphin operations in the medical and automotive sectors.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, we increased revenue by $2.7 million or 377% to $3.4 million compared to $0.7 million in the corresponding period in the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in casino chip revenue and non-gaming product revenue due to the acquisition of Dolphin in July 2006 and was partially offset by a decrease in shuffler products and DeckChecker sales. Lower sales and rentals of shuffler and DeckChecker products during the period were attributable to (a) US sales transitioning to a distributor based model and (b) Asian sales being transitioned to our new distributor, Elixir Group Limited (“Elixir”), a Hong Kong company wholly-owned by Melco International Development Limited (Melco). We expect that these sales channel changes will take time to develop traction in these markets. Gross margin decreased to 14% for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year as a result of the increase in lower margin casino chip and non-gaming product revenue. Specific product line results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are provided below.
                         
      Three months     Three months      
      ended     ended     Percentage
      March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     change
Shuffler Sales
                       
Revenue
    65,651       259,609       (75 %)
Gross Margin %
    73 %     33 %     41 %
 
                       
Shuffler Rentals
                       
Revenue
    43,788       72,134       (39 %)
Gross Margin %
    88 %     86 %     2 %
 
                       
DeckChecker Sales
                       
Revenue
    115,911       606,003       (81 %)
Gross Margin %
    75 %     78 %     (3 %)
 
                       
DeckChecker Rentals
                       
Revenue
    20,775       38,930       (47 %)
Gross Margin %
    96 %     88 %     8 %
 
                       
Casino Chips
                       
Revenue
    1,579,577              
Gross Margin %
    27 %                
 
                       
Non-gaming products
                       
Revenue
    1,430,877              
Gross Margin %
    (11 %)                
 
                       
Other
                       
Revenue
    144,194       (264,176 )     154 %
Gross Margin
    (144,638 )     (656,926 )     76 %

 

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Shuffler Sales. Revenue decreased $194,000, as a result of a decrease in unit sales from the corresponding period of the prior year. The decrease in unit sales was a result of the sales channel transition factors discussed above as well as our transition to a new shuffler product due out to the market in the second quarter of 2007. Gross margin improved to 73% for the three month period as a result of a decrease in costs associated with upgrading products as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.
Shuffler Rentals. Rental revenue decreased $28,000 as a result of the decrease in the number of units installed for the same reasons as the decrease in DeckChecker sales.
DeckChecker Sales. The decrease in DeckChecker sales was primarily a result of transition issues related to moving Asian distribution to Elixir Gaming from our prior distributorship, during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Additionally, the sales price to our new distributor decreased which resulted in a decrease in our gross margin of 3%. We believe that the volume of future sales will offset any future decreases in margin. Domestically, our decision to transform our domestic sales to a distributor based model caused us to re-evaluate sales territories in anticipation of our hand-off of domestic sales to a new distributor.
Deck Checker Rentals. The decrease in Deck Checker rental revenue was the result of a decrease in units deployed for the same reasons as the decrease in DeckChecker sales. Our cost of sales included Deck Checker rental depreciation of $849 during the first quarter of 2006 a reduction from $4,764 for the same period of the prior year.
Casino Chips. The increase in revenue is a result of this product line being introduced during the second quarter of 2006 and revenue recognition from the sale of RFID chips to a casino in Macau. Our gross margin of 27% is expected to improve during the current fiscal year as sales and average sales prices increase.
Non-Gaming Products. With the acquisition of Dolphin in July 2006 there is additional revenue of $1,430,000 not related to the gaming business. This segment was not part of the Company during the same period in 2006. Over 80% of this revenue relates to the automotive line of business. Our negative gross margin on these sales is expected to improve as we improve our production efficiencies.
Other Income. The increase in other revenues was due to a decrease in sales returns and allowances which totaled $22,500 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to $288,404 during the corresponding period of the prior year as a result of returns of earlier versions of our shuffler products.
General and Administrative Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, our general and administrative expenses increased 99% over the corresponding period of the prior year. This increase is primarily related to the following:
   
An increase in share based compensation of $449,000 primarily due to the increase in stock options granted in the current period compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. We granted approximately 520,000 options in the three month period ended March 31, 2007 compared to 55,000 options in the corresponding period in the prior year.
 
   
An increase in consulting and other professional fees of $453,000 as a result of the beginning of our implementation of new accounting software and an increase in accounting fees as we prepare to comply with Section 404A of Sarbanes-Oxley. We expect these costs to increase over the current fiscal year.
 
   
An increase in wages and salaries of $446,000 as a result of the increase in headcount associated with the acquisition of Dolphin during the third quarter of 2006.
 
   
An increase in financing fees of approximately $517,000 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs of debt acquired in the prior year. This cost relates to the expensing of warrants issued in connection with the debt financing and is a non-cash expense. Please see note 1 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Research and Development Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, research and development expenses were $263,000, or 18% more than the period ended March 31, 2006. The increase in research and development expenses was due to expenses related to the development of our ShufflePro and ChipWasher products.
Interest Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, we incurred interest expenses of $363,000, an increase of 3% from the corresponding period of the prior year. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to the debt service related to our 8% senior secured note arrangement, Dolphin’s short term overdraft facilities and, for the first three months of 2006, the 9% senior secured notes, the 10% senior secured convertible notes and the $5 million 9% line of credit. In April 2007, we repaid principal in the amount of $2.15 million of outstanding debt with the proceeds from the stock sale described in Note 5, which will reduce our interest expense going forward.
Dolphin was acquired through a combination of cash and stock and did not utilize a debt component.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our working capital has increased to $1,141,581 at March 31, 2007 compared to $(18,800) at December 31, 2006. The working capital improvement is attributable to the following:
  §  
In January 2007, we completed sale of intellectual property related to the discontinued SecureDrop product line. The proceeds of the transaction totaled $500,000.
 
  §  
In January 2007, Elixir purchased, for the aggregate price of $2.65 million, 1,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 16,000,000 shares of our common stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.65 to $5.50 per share for a period of 36 months beginning on December 31, 2007.
 
  §  
On March 28, 2007, we completed a sale of 1,625,000 shares of common stock at $2.65 per share for total proceeds of $4,306,250.
In addition, on May 3, 2007, we entered into an agreement with four investors for our sale of 600,000 shares of our common stock for the aggregate price of $1,650,000 ($2.75 per share). The transaction is expected to close in mid-May 2007 subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the American Stock Exchange’s approval of an additional listing application for the common shares to be sold to the investors.
We have historically incurred losses from operations. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007, we incurred negative cash flow from operations of ($7,808,972) and ($2,334,449), respectively. We expect to continue to experience negative cash flow from operations until such time as we are able to substantially increase revenues and control expenses at levels that will allow us to operate on a cash flow positive basis. Our Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity in the medium-to-long term will be impacted by any continuing losses from operations and management’s plans to address and overcome prior operating losses. Management has developed and refined its 2007 operating plan to increase its sales through the rollout of new shuffler products, sale of its high frequency RFID casino chip product to new casino openings in Macau, and improving its sales efforts domestically and internationally through newly announced distributorship arrangement with Elixir in Asia and TCSJohnHuxley in Europe. Management continues in its efforts to reduce operating costs through the transfer of manufacturing operations to China. Management has focused on financial condition and liquidity improvements through its capital raising efforts in 2006 and earlier, resulting in improved cash and working capital position. While management continues in its endeavors to attain a profitable level of operations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to substantially increase revenues and control expenses at levels that will allow us to operate on a cash flow positive basis.

 

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Pursuant to a price resale guarantee associated with the acquisition, , the Company remains obligated for up to $1,404,241 until July 12, 2008, if the holder sells such shares at market for lesser of the guaranteed price of $3.50 per share or 90% of the average closing price for a period of ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to such sale, which obligation has been recorded as part of the purchase price.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents together with expected cash generated by operations and the two recent equity financing described above, will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs, capital expenditures, and commitments through the end of fiscal 2007. In the event it is not sufficient, we will endeavor to raise additional required funds through various financing sources, including the sale of our equity and debt securities and the procurement of commercial debt financing. However, as result of our present level of debt and certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness under our existing credit agreement, it is unlikely we will be able to obtain additional debt-based capital, unless a significant portion of the proceeds are used to retire existing debt. There can be no guarantees that such funds will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to expand or continue our business as desired and operating results may be adversely affected.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Following is a summary of what our management believes are the critical accounting policies related to our operations. The application of these policies, in some cases, requires management to make subjective judgments and estimates regarding the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. See Note 1, “Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies,” to financial statements included in this annual report for a more detailed discussion of our accounting policies. Except as described below, we do not employ any critical accounting policies selected from among available alternatives or that require the exercise of significant management judgment to apply, and we believe none of our estimates are so highly uncertain or susceptible to change as to present a significant risk of a material impact on our financial condition or operating performance.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, management reviews and evaluates the collectability of our trade receivables and adjusts our allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts as deemed necessary in the circumstances. These estimates have the potential for critically affecting the determination of results of operations for any given period. Factors considered by management in making such estimates and adjustments include any concentrations among customers, changes in our relationships therewith, payment history and the apparent financial condition of our customers.
Revenue Recognition.
We recognize revenue from the sale of our shuffler and Deck Checker products upon shipment against customer contracts or purchase orders. Sales are recognized immediately when shufflers that are rented are converted to purchases depending on the creditworthiness and payment history of the casino company since payment terms are from 20 to 48 months.
We recognize revenue from the sale of our casino chip and RFID casino chip products upon shipment against customer contracts or purchase orders.
We recognize revenue from our sales to independent distributors upon shipment against distributor contracts or purchase orders of our product.
Revenue from shuffler rentals is recorded at the first of each month in accordance with rental contract terms. All rental contracts are cancelable upon 30-day written notice by the customer. Maintenance expense for rental units is recorded in the period it is incurred.

 

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The extended warranty and maintenance components that are part of long term sales contracts are unbundled and recognized as deferred revenue amortized over the remaining life of the sales agreement after the initial 90-day warranty as required by the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.
We provide currently for estimated warranty repair costs associated with sales contracts. Although there are no extended warranties offered for our products, and our recorded warranty liability is, therefore, not material, we do provide for maintenance contracts that are billed and recognized on a monthly basis.
If the customer does not possess the required creditworthiness or an established payment history with us, we would then book the revenue as an installment sale and recognize it over time as payments are received.
Although sales are not generally made with a right to return, upon occasion, usually associated with the performance warranty, sales returns and allowances are recorded after returned goods are received and inspected.
We also recognize revenue on bill and hold transactions when the product is completed and is ready to be shipped and the risk of loss is transferred to the customer. In a certain case, at the customers’ request, we store the product for a brief period of time. Management evaluates the criteria set forth in SAB 104 related to “bill-and-hold” transactions, precedent to revenue recognition whenever delivery has not occurred.
Intangible Assets.
We currently amortize our intangible assets (patent and technology rights) on a straight-line basis over currently estimated useful lives of 10 years. Management believes that the useful life of patents and technology rights equals the full term of the patent.
Legal defense costs
We do not accrue for future litigation defense costs, if any, to be incurred by us in connection with outstanding litigation and other disputed matters but, instead, record such costs as the related legal and other services are rendered.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 will become effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, which will permit the option of choosing to measure certain eligible items at fair value at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. SFAS No. 159 will become effective for us for financial statements issued for periods beginning in 2008. We are currently evaluating the effect that SFAS Nos. 157 and 159, if any, will have on our financial position, results of operations and operating cash flows.
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Risk Factors
We may require additional funding in the future to continue to operate our business. Our working capital has increased to $1,141,581 at March 31, 2007 compared to $(18,800) at December 31, 2006. In addition, we have entered into an agreement in May 2007 to sell 600,000 common shares to four investors for the aggregate purchase price of $1.65 million.
We believe that the proposed financing, in addition to our existing cash and cash equivalents together with expected cash generated by operations, will meet our working capital needs, capital expenditures, and commitments through the end of fiscal 2007. In the event it is not sufficient, we will endeavor to raise additional required funds through various financing sources, including the sale of our equity and debt securities and the procurement of commercial debt financing. However, as result of our present level of debt and certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness under our exiting credit agreements, it is unlikely we will be able to obtain additional debt-based capital, unless a significant portion of the proceeds are used to retire existing debt. There can be no guarantees that such funds will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to expand or continue our business as desired and operating results may be adversely affected. Any debt financing will increase expenses and must be repaid regardless of operating results and may involve restrictions limiting our operating flexibility. If we issue equity securities to raise additional funds, the following results may occur:
   
the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders will be reduced;
 
   
our stockholders may experience additional dilution in net book value per share; or
 
   
the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock.
We have a history of significant operating losses and anticipate continued operating losses for at least the near term. For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we have incurred net losses of $4,135,547, $13,734,719 and $17,567,230, respectively, and our operations have used $2,327,191, $7,808,972 and $14,816,322 of cash, respectively. As of March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had accumulated deficits of $89,558,043, $85,422,496 and $71,687,777, respectively. Based on our presently known commitments and plans, we believe that we have sufficient funding through the end of 2007. If we are unable to generate additional funds from operational cash flow, we will be required to locate additional sources of capital from private or public placements of debt or equity, or from institutional or other lending sources. If our revenues do not increase very substantially, or if our spending levels exceed our expectations, we will not become profitable. Revenues may not grow in the future, and we may not generate sufficient revenues for profitability. If we become profitable, we may not be able to sustain profitable operations.
Our leased shufflers are more susceptible to replacement by customers. All of our leased shufflers are placed with customers under short-term lease arrangements, which, unlike long-term leases or permanent sales of our products, can easily be terminated by a customer. The manner in which such short-term leases are structured puts our shufflers at greater risk of replacement due to pressure from competitors, changes in economic conditions, obsolescence and declining popularity. Casino operators may terminate the use of our products, and we may not be able to maintain and expand the number of installed shufflers through enhancement of existing shufflers, introduction of new shufflers, customer service or otherwise.
We may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property right. Our success depends upon maintaining the confidentiality and proprietary nature of our intellectual property rights. Our ability to compete may be damaged, and our revenues may be reduced if we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights adequately. To protect these rights, we rely principally on a combination of:
   
contractual arrangements providing for non-disclosure and prohibitions on use;
 
   
patents and pending patent applications;
 
   
trade secret, copyright and trademark laws; and
 
   
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Patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark laws provide limited protection. The protections provided by laws governing intellectual property rights do not prevent our competitors from developing, independently, products similar or superior to our products and technologies. In addition, effective protection of copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, and other proprietary rights may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. We may be unaware of certain non-publicly available patent applications, which, if issued as patents, could relate to our services and products as currently designed or as we may modify them in the future. Legal or regulatory proceedings to enforce our patents, trademarks or copyrights could be costly, time consuming, and could divert the attention of management and technical personnel.
It is possible that our future products will be the subject of future patent litigation if the products are sold and installed in the United States and, if commenced, could subject us to continuing litigation costs and risks. To the extent that we introduce new products that incorporate the same or similar technology, it is likely that a competitor will bring one or more claims against us seeking damages, injunctive or other equitable relief, or both. We cannot predict the outcome of any present or future litigation that may occur.
If our future products incorporate technology that infringes the proprietary rights of third parties and we do not secure licenses from them, we could be liable for substantial damages that would cause a material reduction in revenues and impair our prospects for achieving growth and profitability.
In furtherance of the development of our services or products, we may need to acquire licenses for intellectual property to avoid infringement of third party rights or claims of infringement. These licenses may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Claims for infringement, if made, could damage our business prospects, our results of operations and financial condition, whether or not the claims have merit, by:
   
consuming substantial time and financial resources required to defend against them;
 
   
diverting the attention of management from growing our business and managing operations;
 
   
resulting in costly litigation; and
 
   
disrupting product sales and shipments.
If any third party prevails in an action against us for infringement of its proprietary rights, we could be required to pay damages and either enter into costly licensing arrangements or redesign our products so as to exclude the infringing technology. As a result, we would incur substantial costs and delays in product development, sales and shipments, our revenues may decline substantially and we may not be able to achieve the growth required for us to achieve profitability

 

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We rely on distributors in international markets, and our limited sales experience in foreign countries could cause us to lose sales. Substantially all sales of our products outside the U.S. are achieved through distributor relationships, and by the second half of 2007, our U.S. sales will also be achieved through a distributor relationship. We believe the distributors that we have engaged are experienced and reputable; however, if we are unable to manage these relationships, our ability to generate revenue and profits in the non-U.S. market may be adversely affected. To the extent that we engage in direct sales outside the U.S., we have limited sales experience and history in foreign markets.
Our management holds a controlling interest in our common stock, giving our management significant power to control matters submitted to our stockholders. As of May 3, 2007, our executive officers and members of our board beneficially own approximately 10,851,865 shares of common stock, or approximately 32% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Accordingly, these stockholders have the power to significantly influence all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may make it more difficult for non management stockholders to effect substantial changes in our company, and also has the effect of delaying, preventing or expediting, as the case may be, a change in control of our company.
Our board of directors may issue blank check preferred stock, which may affect the voting rights of our holders and could deter or delay an attempt to obtain control of us. Our board of directors is authorized, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock in series and to fix and state the voting rights and powers, designation, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Preferred stock may rank prior to our common stock with respect to dividends rights, liquidation preferences, or both, and may have full or limited voting rights. Accordingly, issuance of shares of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common stock and could have the effect of deterring or delaying an attempt to obtain control of us.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has concluded that in certain areas our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2007, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In connection with their audit of our 2006 consolidated financial statements, our auditors reported to us two material weaknesses and a significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting. The significant deficiency concerns lack of evidence of authorization of payment of vendor invoices. The material weaknesses include: (1) our inability to properly control financial records and analyses relative to business combinations, which was evident in connection with our acquisition of Dolphin, to assure the proper allocation of purchase price to the net assets acquired and proper disclosures relative to the acquisition, and (2) the collective experience of our personnel responsible for financial reporting.

 

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Subsequently, management initiated preliminary remediation steps to address the material weaknesses and the significant deficiency identified. These remediation steps include planning for and documenting the implementation of formal disclosure checklist processes and procedures to ensure that there is proper authorization of payment on vendor invoices. We also initiated a search for an addition to our accounting team with strong public accounting financial reporting experience. During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, we strengthened our financial organization by hiring an additional member to our management team, with extensive experience in SEC reporting and GAAP, who will be responsible for providing added training and financial discipline to the financial reporting process. We are continuing to assess and strengthen our financial organization by seeking additional qualified staff. Additionally, we are training other appropriate personnel in the required approach and documentation standard for each key account analysis.
Changes in Internal Control. During the quarter ended March 31 2007, we implemented the changes to our internal controls described above. No other change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended March 31 2007, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits.
  10.1  
Securities Purchase Agreement
 
  10.2  
Registration Rights Agreement
 
  31.1  
Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  31.2  
Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.1  
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

 

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SIGNATURE
       In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
    VendingData Corporation    
    (Registrant)    
 
           
Date: May 15, 2007
  By:   /s/ Mark R. Newburg
 
Mark R. Newburg
   
 
  Its:   President, Chief Executive Officer and    
 
      Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)    
 
           
Date: May 15, 2007
  By:   /s/ Arnaldo F. Galassi
 
Arnaldo F. Galassi
   
 
  Its:   Chief Financial Officer and Secretary    
 
      (Principal Financial Officer)    

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
  10.1  
Securities Purchase Agreement
 
  10.2  
Registration Rights Agreement
 
  31.1  
Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  31.2  
Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.1  
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

 

 

EX-10.1 2 c70563exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of May 3, 2007, among VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States.
Closing” means the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.
Closing Date” means the Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the applicable Shares have been satisfied or waived.
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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered in connection with the Closing.
Effective Date” means the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

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Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares.
Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
Shares” means the Six Hundred Thousand (600,000) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.
Short Sales” shall include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States Dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).
Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.
Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase, severally and not jointly, the number of Shares set forth on each respective Purchaser’s signature page attached hereto, for the Subscription Amount set forth thereon, which in the aggregate shall equal up to One Million, Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,650,000) of Shares. On the Closing Date (the “Closing Date”), each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to their Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser their respective Shares to be issued at the Closing (the “Closing”) at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700, Costa Mesa, California 92626, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

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2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) one or more stock certificates evidencing that number of Shares purchased by each Purchaser hereunder, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company; and
(iv) a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3.1(c) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer or cashier’s check to the account as specified by the Company in writing; and
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Purchasers shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall remain true and correct as of such specific date);

 

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(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and
(iv) the Company’s additional listing application for the Shares filed with the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) shall have been approved by the AMEX.
(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall remain true and correct as of such specific date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement; and
(iv) the Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Shares.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”) which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

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(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, prospects, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the required approvals set forth on Schedule 3.1(c) attached hereto (the “Required Approvals”). Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f) Issuance of the Shares. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the period commencing on January 1, 2006 through the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected by the Company to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

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(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which materially adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

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(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(s) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as a result of any action taken by the Company or its Affiliates.
(t) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 

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(v) Registration Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Shares.
(y) Disclosure. All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(bb) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(cc) Insolvency. The Company is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3.1(cc), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person , (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total indebtedness, (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.
(dd) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
(ff) Environmental Laws. The Company is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

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(gg) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares.
(hh) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Short Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof. Other than the transaction contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, engaged in any transaction, including Short Sales, in the securities of the Company since the earlier to occur of (i) the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company regarding an investment in the Company, or (ii) the 30th day prior to the date of this Agreement (such earlier date, “Discussion Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

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(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has received and had the opportunity to review (i) copies of the SEC Reports, and (ii) all exhibits thereto. Such Purchaser further acknowledges that it or its representatives have been afforded (iii) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares, the merits and risks of investing in the Shares, (iv) access to information about the Company and the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment in the Shares; and (v) the opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the SEC Reports.
(h) Restrictions on Shares. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (a) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement in compliance with Section 5 under the Securities Act and (b) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities Act.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Shares in the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE REASONABLE SATISFACTION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER.

 

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4.2 Furnishing of Information. As long as any Purchaser owns Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, within one Business Day of the Closing Date, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Closing 8-K”) which shall attach the Transaction Documents thereto by the first Business Day following the Closing Date. The press release and the Closing 8-K shall be acceptable to the Purchasers in their reasonable discretion. No Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii).
4.5 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder as set forth on Schedule 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.
4.6 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing to list all of the Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

 

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4.7 Short Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any transactions, including any Short Sales, in the securities of the Company during the period commencing at the Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any Short Sales in the securities of the Company during the period commencing at the Discussion Time and ending on the date the Closing 8-K is filed with the SEC (“Black-out Termination Date”). Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Each Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that the Commission currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement with respect to the Shares is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the Black-out Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.
4.8 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, or the Company by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before May 18, 2007, provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).

 

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5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 3:30 p.m. (Las Vegas time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 3:30 p.m. (Las Vegas time) on any Business Day, (c) the 2nd Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding not less than 51% of the Shares or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. No Purchaser may assign any of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company.
5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Nevada, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have, and agrees not to request, a jury trial for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.14 Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
5.15 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
             
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION       Address for Notice:
 
           
By:
 
 
      1120 Town Center 
 
  Mark R. Newburg,       Suite 260
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer       Las Vegas, NV 89144
 
          Fax: 702.733.7197
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
             
KAIA PARTNERS, LP       Address for Notice:
 
           
By:
           
 
 
 
Name:
       
 
  Title:        
 
           
Subscription Amount: $275,000        
 
          with a copy to:
Shares: 100,000        
 
          Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser:
 
           
GIMMEL PARTNERS, LP       Address for Notice:
 
           
By:
           
 
 
 
Name:
       
 
  Title:        
 
           
Subscription Amount: $907,500        
 
          with a copy to:
Shares: 330,000        
 
           
 
          Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser:

 

 


 

             
MICHAEL H. WEISS       Address for Notice:
 
           
         
Michael H. Weiss        
 
           
Subscription Amount: $192,500        
 
          with a copy to:
Shares: 70,000        
 
           
 
          Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser:
 
           
I.E.S. HOLDINGS LTD.       Address for Notice:
 
           
By:
 
 
      32 Ben Gurion St. 
 
  Name:       Ramat Gan
 
  Title:       Israel
 
           
Subscription Amount: $275,000        
 
          with a copy to:
Shares: 100,000        
 
           
 
          Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser:

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EX-10.2 3 c70563exv10w2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 3, 2007, among VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the Company will sell $1,650,000 of the Company’s Common Stock to the Purchasers pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) dated as of May 3, 2007 by and among the Company and the Purchasers.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Lenders agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.
Filing Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, means August 30, 2007.
Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

 


 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Shares; and (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, a security shall no longer be a Registrable Security once it has been sold, or may be sold, without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) or sold pursuant to a Registration Statement.
Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
Selling Shareholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
2. Shelf Registration. The Company shall use its best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission, on or before the Filing Date, a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A, as modified by the Company as necessary to conform to comments from the Commission. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or (ii) May 3, 2008 (the “Effectiveness Period”).

 

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3. Registration Procedures
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than two Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall, furnish to each Holder the selling stockholder and plan of distribution sections made a part thereof, along with any other section that specifically references a Holder. Each Holder agrees to be named in the Registration Statement and to carry out the offer and sale of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in a conformance with the Plan of Distribution attached hereto as Annex A, as modified by the Company as necessary to conform to comments from the Commission. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Shareholder Questionnaire”) by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire and draft materials in accordance with this Section. The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period, except for periods based on events described in Section 3(c), (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond promptly to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to the Company with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

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(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (ii) through (iv) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (i) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities; (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction; or (iv) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any and all of such information contemplated by subparagraphs (i) through (iv) shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such final Prospectus and each final amendment or supplement thereto, promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, for Holder’s delivery in connection with a sale of the Registrable Securities.
(f) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of each Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, provided by the Company pursuant to subpart (e) above, by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(g) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

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(h) If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Securities Act, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may request.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (iv) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable.
(j) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(k) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder, (ii) the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares of Common Stock, and (iii) any affiliation between the Holder and either the Company’s independent accountants or any member of the NASD.
(l) The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on the primary securities exchange or stock market on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or stock market.
(m) If requested by a Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as a Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by a Holder holding any Registrable Securities.

 

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4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing), (ii) printing expenses incurred by the Company (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses incurred by the Company, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance incurred by the Company, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.
5. Indemnification
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, partners, and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (2) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s

 

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proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(iv), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d), or (iii) any such untrue statement, omission or violation is directly related to and primarily the result of a material breach of this Agreement or violation of law by Holder; or (3) any violation of this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents, attorneys and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents, attorneys or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (y) a material breach of this Agreement or violation of law by Holder, or (z) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that such information relates to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(iv), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party owing under this Section 5 (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except in the case of fraud by such Holder.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6. Reports Under the 1934 Act.
With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Holders to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:
(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(c) furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Holders to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
7. Miscellaneous
(a) Piggyback on Registrations. The Company and its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) designated by the Company may include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement in addition to the Registrable Securities.
(b) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable or an exemption therefrom to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

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(c) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as it practicable.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of at least a majority the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, as the case may be.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger) or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of at least a majority of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by any Holder to any transferee of 50% or more of such Holder’s Registrable Securities if: (i) such Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company promptly after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, promptly after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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(g) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Nevada. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(m) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  VENDINGDATA CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Mark Newburg,   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  KAIA PARTNERS, LP
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
         
  GIMMEL PARTNERS, LP
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  MICHAEL H. WEISS    
       
  Michael H. Weiss    
         
  I.E.S. HOLDINGS LTD.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

ANNEX A
Plan of Distribution
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
   
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
   
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
   
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
   
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
   
privately negotiated transactions;
 
   
short sales;
 
   
broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
   
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
 
   
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may also engage in puts and calls and other transactions in our securities or derivatives of our securities and may sell or deliver shares in connection with these trades.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on the resale of shares of common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a selling stockholder. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act. In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

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The selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus and may sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
The selling stockholders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If we are notified by any selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares of common stock, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus. If the selling stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

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The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.
Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

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ANNEX B
VendingData Corporation
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), (the “Registrable Securities”) understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company and the Holders named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3) in the Registration Statement.

 

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The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1.  
Name.
         
 
  (a)   Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
  (b)   Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
  (c)   Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
 
       
 
       
2.  
Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
     
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
Telephone:
   
 
   
Fax:
   
 
   
Contact Person:
   
 
   
3.  
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
         
 
  (a)   Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       

 

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4.  
Broker-Dealer Status:
         
 
  (a)   Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes o       No o
         
 
  (b)   If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company.
Yes o       No o
         
 
  Note:   If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
         
 
  (c)   Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes o       No o
         
 
  (d)   If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes o       No o
         
 
  Note:   If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
5.  
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.
         
 
  (a)   Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholder:
 
 

 

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6. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
 
 
7. Relationships with the Company’s Independent Accountant:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company’s independent accountants, Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern, of Las Vegas , Nevada (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
 
 
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 7 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
                     
Dated:           Beneficial Owner:    
 
                   
 
                   
 
          By:        
                 
 
              Name:    
 
              Title:    
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Daniel Donahue, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Fax: 714-708-6501

 

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EX-31.1 4 c70563exv31w1.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Section 302 Certification
I, Mark R. Newburg, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of VendingData Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s fiscal quarter presented in this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: May 15, 2007  By:   /s/ Mark R. Newburg    
    Mark R. Newburg, President, Chief Executive Officer  
         and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)   
 

 

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EX-31.2 5 c70563exv31w2.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Section 302 Certification
I, Arnaldo F. Galassi, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of VendingData Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s fiscal quarter presented in this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: May 15, 2007  By:   /s/ Arnaldo F. Galassi    
    Arnaldo F. Galassi   
    Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 

 

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EX-32.1 6 c70563exv32w1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of VendingData Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Mark R. Newburg, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Arnaldo F. Galassi, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
  1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
             
By:
  /s/ Mark R. Newburg       Dated: May 15, 2007
 
           
 
  Mark R. Newburg        
Title:
  President, Chief Executive Officer and
Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)
       
 
           
By:
  /s/ Arnaldo F. Galassi       Dated: May 15, 2007
 
           
 
  Arnaldo F. Galassi        
Title:
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)
       
This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.

 

 

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