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ROCKPORT CAPITAL I LLC
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SC 13D
May 27, 5:18 PM ET
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ROCKPORT CAPITAL I LLC SC 13D
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
(a) preserve and maintain in full force and effect its existence and good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization;
(b) preserve and maintain in full force and effect all material rights, privileges, qualifications, applications, licenses and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business;
(c) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve its business organization;
(d) conduct its business in the ordinary course in accordance with sound business practices, keep its properties in good working order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted), and from time to time make all needed repairs to, renewals of or replacements of its properties so that the efficiency of its business operation shall be reasonably maintained and preserved;
(e) take all reasonable actions to protect and maintain the Company Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, prosecuting all pending applications for Patents or registration of Trademarks and Copyrights and maintaining, to the extent permitted by law, each Patent or registration owned by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(f) comply in all material respects with all Requirements of Law and with the directions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary or its business or property, and shall not take any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in unlawful manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Purchased Shares, the Beacon Warrant or the Warrant Shares;
(g) file or cause to be filed in a timely manner all reports, applications, estimates and licenses that shall be required by a Governmental Authority;
(h) conduct its business in a manner such that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article III shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date, and shall not undertake, without the written consent of the Purchasers, any of the actions specified in the last two sentences of Section 3.12;
(i) use its best efforts to cause the closing conditions contained in Article 5 to be satisfied on or before the Closing Date; and
(j) not issue, deliver, sell or authorize, or propose the issuance, delivery, sale or purchase of, any additional shares of capital stock, Stock Equivalents or any other security of the Company or such Subsidiary, other than (i) the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Options outstanding as of the date hereof, (ii) the increase in the aggregate number of options which may be issued under the Stock Option Plans in an amount not to exceed 6,000,000 and (iii) the issuance of options to purchase shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Option Plans in an amount not to exceed 400,000 in the aggregate.
(a) As long as any Designated Purchaser continues to beneficially own not less than the Minimum Ownership Percentage, such Designated Purchaser shall be entitled to designate one designee to be nominated by the Company to serve as a director of the Company. The Company shall cause each such designee to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors to the Company’s stockholders for election as a director, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such designee, including using its reasonable best efforts to cause officers of the Company who hold proxies (unless otherwise directed by the stockholder submitting such proxy) to vote such proxies in favor of the election of each such designee. As long as any Designated Purchaser continues to beneficially own not less than the Minimum Ownership Percentage, (i) upon the written request of such Designated Purchaser, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board of Directors to remove the designee of such Designated Purchaser from the Board of Directors (with or without cause), and (ii) in the event that such Designated Purchaser’s designee shall cease to serve as a director for any reason, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any vacancy resulting thereby to be filled by another designee of such Designated Purchaser.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall provide such reimbursement and compensation to the designees of each of the Designated Purchasers as is consistent with the reimbursement and compensation provided to other members of the Board of Directors. The Company shall maintain its D&O Policies at least in such amounts and covering such risks as in effect as of the date hereof.
(c) Subject to applicable corporate and securities laws and Nasdaq Stock Market regulations, for a period of two years following the Closing Date, for so long as either Perseus or Nth Power continues to beneficially own not less than the
(d) For a period of two years following the Closing Date, the Company shall not revoke, modify or otherwise amend the authority granted to the compensation committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 5.18 without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of eighty-five percent (85%) of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.
(e) For purposes of determining whether any Designated Purchaser continues to own not less than the Minimum Ownership Percentage, any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Affiliates of such Designated Purchaser shall be included in such determination.
(a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchasers;
(b) at the election of the Company or the Purchasers by written notice to the other parties hereto after 5:00 p.m., New York time, on July 15, 2003, if the Closing shall not have occurred, unless such date is extended by the mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchasers; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available (i) to any party whose breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date or (ii) if the Closing has not occurred solely because any party hereto has not yet obtained a necessary approval from any Governmental Authority;
(c) at the election of the Company, if there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of any of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement, which breach has not been cured within fifteen (15) Business Days of notice to the Purchasers of such breach;
(d) at the election of the Purchasers, if there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company contained in this Agreement, which breach has not been cured within fifteen (15) Business Days of notice to the Company of such breach; or
(e) at the election of the Company or the Purchasers, if the Company does not receive the Stockholder Approval described in Section 8.2.
(a) No failure or delay on the part of the Company or the Purchasers in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to the Company or the Purchasers at law, in equity or otherwise.
(b) Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or the Purchasers from the terms of any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective (i) only if it is made or given in writing and signed by the Company and the Purchasers and (ii) only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
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