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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 1997
TELEGEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California 14836 84-067214
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
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101 Saginaw Drive
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(415) 261-9400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Telegen Corporation (the "Company") has entered into a Subscription
Agreement to sell in a private placement up to $15,000,000 in state value of its
newly created 8% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock which would yield the
Company, after discounts and expenses, up to $10,800,000. The securities sold
will rank prior to any of the Company's Common Stock. The Purchaser shall
receive dividends at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, payable quarterly,
and may receive the dividends in the form of cash or additional shares of
Telegen common stock at the Purchaser's option.
At the closing of each tranche, the Company will issue four-year warrants
to purchase an aggregate amount of twenty percent (20%) of the purchase price of
the preferred stock.
The financing is expected to take place in three tranches, with the first
tranche closing in two parts-one selling $3,500,000 in stated value of the
securities which closed on March 21, 1997 upon the filing of the Certificate of
Determination. The second part of the first tranche will sell an additional
$1,500,000 in stated value upon the effective date of the registration statement
which is required to be filed immediately upon the first closing to permit the
sale of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A
Preferred. Each subsequent tranche closing, if it occurs, will be for $5,000,000
in stated value. In order for the Company to be able to request any additional
funds after the initial $5,000,000, the twenty (20) day average dollar volume of
the Company's stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market must equal to or be greater
than Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) per day.
The Series A Preferred may be converted into Telegen common stock, at any
time after the earlier of the effective date of the registration statement or
sixty (60) days after the closing date of the first tranche, based on a ratio
which adjusts with the then current market price of Telegen's Common Stock, or
the market price at closing whichever is higher. The Series A Preferred
automatically convert into Common Stock after December 31, 1998. The Company
granted the purchaser of the Series A Preferred a right of first refusal on
certain future sales of discounted equity securities.
The Company also has a call option for a period of time beginning one
hundred twenty (120) days following the first closing date to repurchase any
outstanding portion of the securities plus accrued dividends at a price of one
hundred percent (100%) of the stated value ($1,000) plus accrued dividends,
payable in cash.
The Company agreed not to sell any new equity series at a discount to the
then-current market price per share of the common stock, other than offerings in
connection with mergers, acquisitions, and certain benefit plans, for a period
of one hundred twenty (120) days from the initial closing of the first tranche.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits
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20.1 Subscription Agreement Series "A" Convertible Preferred Stock
Private Placement
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TELEGEN CORPORATION
Dated: March 24, 1997 By: /s/ Warren M. Dillard
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Warren M. Dillard,
Chief Financial Officer
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TELEGEN CORPORATION
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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20.1 Subscription Agreement Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Private Placement
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EXHIBIT 20.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
SERIES "A" CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PRIVATE PLACEMENT UNDER "REGULATION D"
THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED
UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS, OR UNLESS THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED BY THE COMPANY ARE
SECURITIES AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THAT ACT IN RELIANCE
UPON THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY SECTION 4(2) THEREOF AND AS
PROVIDED BY REGULATION D OF THAT ACT, AND ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER. FURTHER, THESE SECURITIES MAY ONLY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS
FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION IN THE VARIOUS STATES, AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS.
THIS SERIES "A" CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(the "AGREEMENT") is executed in reliance upon Regulation D ("REGULATION D"), as
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("SECURITIES ACT").
This Agreement has been executed by the undersigned in connection with the
private placement of shares of EIGHT PERCENT (8%) SERIES "A" CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCK AND PURCHASE WARRANTS (hereinafter referred to as the
"SECURITIES") of:
TELEGEN CORPORATION
101 Saginaw Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063
a corporation organized under the laws of California, United States of America
and with a National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
Symbol of TLGN (hereinafter referred to as the "ISSUER")
The undersigned
NAME: ________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________
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an individual or a Corporation, organized under the laws of
_______________________, (hereinafter referred to as the "PURCHASER")
hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with ISSUER as follows:
1. AGREEMENT TO SUBSCRIBE; PURCHASE PRICE.
a. The undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase shares of
the ISSUER'S EIGHT PERCENT (8%) SERIES "A" CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
having a stated value of USD$1,000.00 per share, convertible into shares
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of the ISSUER'S Common Stock, having the rights, preferences, and
privileges set forth in the form of the Certificate of Determination of
Series "A" Convertible Preferred Stock attached as SCHEDULE A hereto (the
"PREFERRED STOCK") and Purchase Warrants attached as SCHEDULE B hereto (the
"WARRANTS") in the aggregate stated value of FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
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DOLLARS (USD$15,000,000.00), for a TOTAL CONSIDERATION, including all
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fees and commissions, of TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
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(USD$12,000,000.00), payable in United States Dollars (the "PURCHASE
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PRICE") UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 10 ("CLOSING")
HEREOF.
b. FORM OF PAYMENT. PURCHASER shall pay the Purchase Price by delivering
good funds by
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wire transfer in United States Dollars into an escrow account (the "ESCROW
ACCOUNT") as follows:
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
New York, NY
ABA: 026-005-487
For Further Credit to:
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National Bank of Canada
1 Pearce Street West
Richmond Hill, Ontario
CanadaL4B-1H6
TRANSIT NUMBER: 03791-006
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0009369
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME: PAUL KUPFERSTEIN, BARRISTER
& SOLICITOR, IN TRUST
2. GENERAL UNDERSTANDING
PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, ACCORDINGLY, THAT THE ISSUER MUST BE SATISFIED
THAT THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE PURCHASER WILL SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. PURCHASER AND
ISSUER INTEND THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS, DECLARATIONS, AND WARRANTIES SET
OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE RELIED UPON IN DETERMINING PURCHASER'S
SUITABILITY AS A PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES.
3. PURCHASER REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS
i) PURCHASER REPRESENTS, WARRANTS, AND ACKNOWLEDGES TO THE ISSUER AS
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(a) The Securities are being acquired for PURCHASER's own account for
investment, with no present intention of distributing or selling any
portion thereof, and will not be transferred by him or her in violation of
the Securities Act. No one other than PURCHASER has any interest in or any
right to acquire the Securities.
(b) The Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or
qualified under any state securities law in reliance on an exemption from
registration and qualification for private offerings. PURCHASER is
purchasing the Securities without being furnished any offering literature
or prospectus other than the SEC Filings (as defined in Section 3-iii
below).
(c) PURCHASER is an "accredited investor" under Rule 501 of Regulation D
of the Securities Act and will sign the Accredited Investor Declaration,
substantially in the form of Schedule "C", attached hereto,
contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement.
(d) No representations or warranties have been made to PURCHASER by the
ISSUER or any agent of the ISSUER other than as set forth in this
Agreement.
(e) PURCHASER has investigated the acquisition of the Securities to the
extent he deemed necessary or desirable and the ISSUER has provided him
with any assistance he has requested in connection therewith.
(f) The address set forth below (in Section 16) is the true and correct
address of PURCHASER's principal residence (if an individual), or
PURCHASER's principal business office (if a business).
(g) PURCHASER has full power and authority to make the representations
referred to herein, and to purchase the Securities, and to execute and
deliver this Agreement.
(h) If PURCHASER is not located in the United States, PURCHASER has
satisfied himself as to the full observance of the laws of the PURCHASER's
jurisdiction in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities or any
use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements of the
PURCHASER's jurisdiction for the purchase of Securities, (ii) any foreign
exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, and (iii) any
governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the
income tax and other tax consequences, if any, which may be material to the
purchase, holding, redemption, exchange, sale or transfer of the
Securities. PURCHASER's purchase
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and payment for, and PURCHASER's continued beneficial ownership of, the
Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of
PURCHASER's jurisdiction.
(i) PURCHASER is aware that this is a private offering and that no United
States federal, state or other agency has made any finding or determination
as to the fairness of the investment nor made any recommendation or
endorsement of the Securities
(j) PURCHASER acknowledges and represents that PURCHASER has had access to
information concerning the ISSUER and its subsidiaries, its management, its
current and proposed business and other details of the investment believed
by PURCHASER to be sufficient to enable PURCHASER to make an informed
investment decision regarding PURCHASER's acquisition of the Securities.
PURCHASER has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers
from, and obtain additional information from representatives of the ISSUER
concerning (i) the business and financial condition of the ISSUER, (ii) the
current and proposed business of the ISSUER and (iii) the terms of this
Agreement and the purchase of the Securities, all to the extent such
information is available or could be acquired without unreasonable effort
or expense.
(k) PURCHASER represents that PURCHASER or its representative has received
upon demand copies of (i) the FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT filed on MAY
17, 1996 by the ISSUER'S predecessor corporation (SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH
CORPORATION) (ii) the ISSUER's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended September 30, 1996, (iii) and all the ISSUER's Current
Reports on Form 8-K since September 30, 1996 (specifically Forms 8-K filed
on January 15, 1997, January 21, 1997, and February 7, 1997) subsequent to
the date the last 10-Q (such reports collectively "SEC FILINGS").
(l) PURCHASER represents that all data or information requested by
PURCHASER from the ISSUER or any of its officers or affiliates concerning
the ISSUER and its subsidiaries has been furnished to PURCHASER.
(m) PURCHASER represents and warrants to the ISSUER that (i) PURCHASER is
able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities; (ii)
PURCHASER has adequate means of providing for PURCHASER's current needs and
contingencies; (iii) PURCHASER is purchasing the Shares for investment with
the intention of holding the Securities for an indefinite period, and is
able to afford to hold the Securities for an indefinite period; (iv)
PURCHASER has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that PURCHASER is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
investment in the Securities; (v) PURCHASER can afford a complete loss of
PURCHASER's investment in the Securities; and (vi) PURCHASER is willing to
accept the foregoing investment risks.
(n) PURCHASER represents and warrants to the ISSUER that PURCHASER's
acquisition of the Securities is not a transaction (or any element of a
series of transactions) that is part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration provisions of the Securities Act.
(o) PURCHASER understands that there is currently no trading market for the
Securities and that none is expected to arise. PURCHASER further
acknowledges that, although there currently exists a trading market for the
ISSUER'S Common Stock, such market may not exist or be accessible in
sufficient volume at such time as the Securities are converted into Common
Stock.
ii) PURCHASER COVENANTS TO THE ISSUER AS FOLLOWS:
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(a) PURCHASER agrees that during the entire period which the PURCHASER
holds any of the Securities (or the Common Stock into which the Securities
are converted or exercised), not to hold any shares of the ISSUER'S Common
Stock in a "short" position.
(b) Excluding the SEC Filings, PURCHASER has not distributed, and will not
distribute any materials and has not divulged, and will not divulge, the
contents thereof to anyone other than such legal or financial advisors as
PURCHASER has deemed necessary for purposes of evaluating an investment in
the Securities and no one (except such advisors) has used such materials,
and PURCHASER has not made, and will not make, any copies thereof.
4. ISSUER REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS.
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i) IN ORDER TO INDUCE PURCHASER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE ISSUER
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO THE PURCHASER AS FOLLOWS:
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THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SECURITIES IN THE AGGREGATE STATED VALUE OF UP TO
$15,000,000.00 IS BEING MADE ON A "BEST EFFORTS" BASIS PURSUANT TO
REGULATION D. SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE ISSUED AT ONE OR MORE CLOSINGS WITH
NO AGGREGATE MINIMUM INVESTMENT AMOUNT, BUT ALL SUCH SECURITIES SHALL HAVE
IDENTICAL RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, AND PRIVILEGES IN ALL RESPECTS.
(a) The Securities, when issued and delivered pursuant hereto, and the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion and/or exercise thereof, when issued
and delivered upon such conversion and/or exercise thereof, will be duly
and valid authorized and under U.S. federal or state law issued, fully paid
and non-assessable and will not subject the PURCHASERS thereof to any
liability solely by reason of being such PURCHASERS.
(b) The ISSUER has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and, when
accepted by the ISSUER, this Agreement will have been duly authorized,
validly executed and delivered on behalf of the ISSUER and be a legally
binding obligation of the ISSUER, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale of the
Securities pursuant hereto and the issuance of the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion and/or exercise thereof of such Securities, and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not conflict
with or result in a breach by the ISSUER of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws
of the ISSUER or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material
agreement or instrument to which the ISSUER is a party or by which it or
any of its property or assets are bound or any existing applicable law,
rule or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment or order of any
court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental body having jurisdiction over the ISSUER or any of its
properties or assets.
(d) There are no facts or circumstances existing, and there has been no
event, which has had or which reasonably could be expected to have in the
future a material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition,
business affairs or prospects of the ISSUER since September 30, 1996 other
than as disclosed in the SEC Filings provided to PURCHASER.
(e) ISSUER is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of California and is duly qualified
and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where
the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
ISSUER. The ISSUER has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT")
and the Common Stock is listed and traded on the SmallCap market of the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (the
"NASDAQ").
(f) The PURCHASER shall, upon the purchase of the Securities, receive an
opinion letter from the ISSUER'S counsel to the effect that (I) the ISSUER
is duly incorporated and validly existing; (ii) this Agreement, the
issuance of the Securities and the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion
and/or exercise thereof of these Securities have been approved and duly
authorized by all required corporate action, (iii) that the Securities,
upon delivery, shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and (iv) that the ISSUER has reserved from its authorized
shares of Common Stock Three Million (3,000,000) shares to permit full
conversion and/or exercise thereof at the then applicable conversion and/or
exercise rate thereof of all outstanding Securities.
ii) COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER.
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For so long as any Securities held by PURCHASER remain outstanding, the
ISSUER covenants and agrees with the PURCHASER that:
(a) ISSUER will undertake its best efforts to maintain the listing of its
Common Stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market or the OTC-Bulletin Board;
(b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 7 below, ISSUER will not
issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent in regard to the
Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion and/or exercise
thereof of the Securities;
(c) ISSUER will reserve from its authorized shares of Common Stock Three
Million (3,000,00) shares to permit conversion and/or exercise thereof in
full of all outstanding Securities.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion and/or exercise thereof
right of the PURCHASER set forth herein shall be limited such that in no
instance shall the maximum number of shares of Common Stock into which the
PURCHASER may convert these Securities exceed, at any one time, an amount
equal to the remainder of (I) 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the ISSUER following such conversion and/or
exercise thereof, MINUS (II) the number of shares of Common Stock of the
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ISSUER then held by the PURCHASER.
(e) If required because the ISSUER's Common Stock will be listed on the
NASDAQ-National Market System prior thereto and, WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THE
INITIAL CLOSING, the Company's board of directors will unanimously approve,
and will recommend that the Company's shareholders approve, the issuance of
more than 20% OF THE COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK upon the conversion
and/or exercise thereof of the Preferred Stock (including shares of Common
Stock issued in lieu of interest) and exercise of the Warrants. IN THE
EVENT THAT SUCH SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL IS NOT OBTAINED THEN THE PURCHASER
SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO COMPLETE THE SUBSEQUENT TRANCHES.
5. ATTORNEY'S FEES
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The ISSUER agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, which may be incurred by the PURCHASER in collecting any amount due or
exercising the conversion and/or exercise thereof rights under these Securities.
Further, upon closing of the first tranche, the ISSUER agrees to pay from escrow
for the PURCHASER's reasonable legal fees and due diligence costs incurred in
closing. Such fees and costs are not to exceed TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS (USD$25,000.00) on the first tranche closing and FIFTEEN THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$15,000.00) on the subsequent tranche closings.
6. REGISTRATION RIGHTS; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
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The Purchasers will be entitled to DEMAND REGISTRATION RIGHTS in respect of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and
exercise of the Warrants (the terms of which are set forth below) as follows:
(1) The Company shall prepare and file, within 15 DAYS OF THE INITIAL CLOSING
DATE, a registration statement on Form S-3 (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT")
covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Preferred Stock and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants. The Company shall further agree to use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement TO BE DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE COMMISSION NO LATER THAN
60 DAYS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL CLOSING DATE. The Company shall pay all expenses
of registration (other than underwriting fees and discounts in respect of shares
of Common Stock offered and sold under such registration statement by the
Purchasers, if any). (2) If the Registration Statement is not declared effective
by the Commission during the 60-day period mentioned above, the Company shall
pay in cash to the Purchasers, AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND NOT AS A PENALTY, an
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amount equal TO 2% PER MONTH OF THE OUTSTANDING STATED VALUE SHARES OF THE
PREFERRED STOCK, with each share having a stated value of USD$ 1,000.00 ,
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which amount will be increased to 3% PER MONTH of the outstanding stated value
of the Preferred Stock IN THE EVENT THAT THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS NOT
DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE INITIAL CLOSING DATE.
In addition to the liquidated damages, commencing 120 DAYS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL
CLOSING DATE, THE CONVERSION PRICE OF THE PREFERRED STOCK WILL BE DECREASED BY
1% FOR EACH 30-DAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS NOT BEEN
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DECLARED EFFECTIVE, UP TO A MAXIMUM DISCOUNT OF 5%. (3) Additionally, the
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Company will grant to the Purchasers certain PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS in
the event that the Company proposes to effect a registered offering of Common
Stock prior to the filing of the Registration Statement referenced above. (4)
Further should the registration statement not be effective by One Hundred Days
following the initial closing date the ISSUER, will effect a Regulation S
transaction in order to permit the conversion of the Securities.
7. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS, BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
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Each conversion of the Preferred Stock and/or exercise of the Warrants will be
effected through a "BOOK-ENTRY" MECHANISM. Pursuant to this book-entry
mechanism, (1) immediately following each Closing, the Escrow Agent will wire
payment of the net offering proceeds to the Company and the Company will
instruct the company's Common Stock transfer agent to register the Preferred
Stock in the names of the Purchasers on a Preferred Stock Register to be
maintained by such transfer agent for the benefit of the Company and the
Purchasers, (2) the transfer agent will establish a set of book-entry procedures
to record transfers and conversions of the Preferred Stock, and (3) the Company
will irrevocably instruct the transfer agent to issue unlegended shares of
Common Stock to the PURCHASER upon the valid exercise of the conversion
privilege (and the fulfillment of other requirements of the transfer agent,
including but not limited to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and
the delivery of an opinion of the Company's counsel (which the Company should
promptly request) as to the issuance of such unlegened shares of Common Stock).
If the Company fails to deliver shares of Common Stock without restrictive
legends or stop-transfer orders within THREE (3) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING
DAYS of delivery of a notice of conversion, liquidated damages will accrue in an
amount equal to USD$500.00 FOR EACH SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK AS TO WHICH
CONVERSION HAS BEEN
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REQUESTED then outstanding for each day that such shares of Common Stock
are not delivered up to 10 DAYS, AND USD$1,000.00 FOR EACH SHARE OF PREFERRED
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STOCK AS TO WHICH CONVERSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED then outstanding for each day
that such shares of Common Stock are not delivered IN EXCESS OF 10 DAYS. Such
amounts will accrue and be payable to the Purchasers upon demand.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
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Each of the ISSUER and the PURCHASER agrees to indemnify and to hold the other
harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs and
expenses which the other may sustain or incur in connection with the breach by
the indemnifying party of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this
agreement. Each of the ISSUER and the PURCHASER agrees that the Escrow Agent
shall be relieved of any liability arising out of acting as escrow agent and
each also hereby agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent against expenses
including attorneys fees, judgements, fines and amounts paid in settlement
incurred by the Escrow Agent as a result of any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding of every nature by reason of the fact that it served
as escrow agent.
9. NOTICES.
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All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for herein
(collectively "NOTICES") shall be in writing. All Notices shall be sent by hand
delivery, U.S. mail with return receipt requested, overnight courier, or
facsimile with all delivery charges prepaid. All notices will be effective when
received by the addressee as indicated by the return receipt, the receipt of the
courier service, or on the facsimile. All Notices to the PURCHASER and /or the
ISSUER shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent at the address indicated below:
ESCROW AGENT:
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PAUL KUPFERSTEIN
Barrister & Solicitor
400 North Rivermede Road
Suite 203
Concord, ON L4K-3R5
Canada
Telephone:+1 (905) 761-5500 Facsimile: +1 (905) 761-6490
10. CLOSING DATE
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This agreement shall be effective from the date of execution by the PURCHASER.
The date of the issuance of the Securities shall be no later than Five (5)
NASDAQ trading days from the execution of this Agreement by the PURCHASER.
Closing shall be effected through delivery of funds and certificates to the
Escrow Agent. The Closing Date, which shall be so designated by a "CLOSING
CERTIFICATE" from the Escrow Agent, shall be deemed to be that date upon which
the Escrow Agent shall have the Securities available for delivery to the
PURCHASER and the PURCHASER's funds in the Escrow Agent's account available for
delivery to the ISSUER. The Preferred Stock will be issuable in three equal
tranches of USD$5,000,000.00 stated value per tranche. The first tranche will
initially close no later than MARCH 5TH, 1997. For the first tranche closing
ONLY, the Purchaser will purchase USD$3,500,000.00 stated value on the closing
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date and the remaining USD$1,500,000.00 stated value WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR
DAYS FROM THE DATE OF EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION. Each subsequent tranche closing
will be for the full USD$5,000,000.00 principal amount. The Company will have a
30-day option to cause a funding under the second tranche commencing 60 DAYS
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, and will have
another 30-day option to cause a funding under the third tranche commencing 120
DAYS FOLLOWING THE CLOSING OF THE SECOND TRANCHE. Any tranche that is not
funded within the appropriate window will expire. The Purchaser will fund
subsequent tranches within TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS from notice by the Company.
The precondition to funding of the second and third tranches, of FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$5,000,000.00)stated value each, is that the Twenty
(20) day average daily dollar volume shall be equal to or greater than FOUR
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$450,000.00) per day.
11. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
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The Company will not sell any new equity securities (or securities convertible
into equity securities) at a discount to the then-current market price per share
of Common Stock, other than the offerings in connection with mergers,
acquisitions, and certain benefit plans of the Company (a "DISCOUNTED EQUITY
OFFERING") for a period of SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE FUNDING OF THE LAST TRANCHE.
Thereafter, the Company will not sell any new discounted equity securities for
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE CLOSING OF THE SECOND TRANCHE OF THE
SECURITIES without offering the Purchaser a right of first refusal to
participate as an investor in such an offering. In the event the Company offers
to sell any new discounted equity securities, the Purchaser will be relieved
from any commitment to complete the subsequent closings of the remaining
tranche(s). Should the Company refrain from offering any additional discounted
equity offerings and the Purchaser completes the closing of the third tranche,
the Company will not sell any new discounted equity securities for SIXTY (60)
DAYS
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FROM THE CLOSING OF THE THIRD TRANCHE OF THE SECURITIES. Should the Company
sell any discounted equity securities following sixty days from the closing of
the third tranche of the Securities, such securities will not bear a maturity
date prior to the maturity date of the Securities held by the Purchaser.
Further, for a period of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) days from the closing of the
third tranche, the Company will offer the Purchasers the opportunity to
participate in any such financings on a right of first refusal basis. The
Purchasers will have FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF A NOTICE OF
SUCH OFFERING TO RESPOND TO ANY NOTICE BY THE ISSUER OF ANY RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL. Should the Purchaser fail to complete the closings for either of the
second or third tranche of the Securities, then the Company will be released
from its obligations to refrain from offering any further discounted equity
securities, and be further released from its obligation to offer any future
securities sales to the Purchaser on a right of first refusal basis.
12. CONDITIONS TO THE CORPORATION'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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ISSUER shall have the right to reject any given Agreement which is tendered to
the ISSUER, but only for the reason that the ISSUER reasonably believes any
representations and warranties of such PURCHASER contained therein to be untrue,
and in such event ISSUER shall promptly provide PURCHASER written notice of such
rejection and the reason therefor and shall provide reasonable opportunity for a
response to such stated reason. PURCHASER understands that ISSUER's obligation
to sell the Securities is conditioned upon:
(i) The receipt and acceptance by ISSUER of this Agreement for all of the
Securities is evidenced by execution of this Agreement by the ISSUER or ISSUER'S
duly authorized agent. In the absence of a written acknowledge of this Agreement
by the ISSUER, the delivery of Securities to the designated Escrow Agent and/or
the transfer of funds to the ISSUER shall be deemed to be constructive
acceptance of this Agreement. PURCHASER understands this Agreement is
irrevocable.
(ii) Delivery to the designated Escrow Agent by PURCHASER of good funds as
payment in full for the purchase of the Securities, and all fees and
commissions.
13. CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
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ISSUER understands that PURCHASER'S obligation to purchase the Securities is
conditioned upon delivery of (i) the opinion of counsel specified in Section
4(i)(f) herein, (ii) the Securities as described herein, and (iii) such
documents, certificates, and other evidence of the ISSUER'S compliance with
necessary corporate and statutory formalities as to which PURCHASER shall
reasonably require. Further, the Purchaser anticipates being in a position to
close and fund the initial transaction no later than MARCH 5TH, 1997. However,
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each Closing is conditioned upon the execution and delivery of, and performance
under, appropriate documentation (including but not limited to a securities
subscription agreement, certificate of determination, warrants, and book entry
transfer agreement), all in form and substance mutually acceptable to the
parties and containing representations, warranties and agreements customary for
transactions of this type, SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF DUE DILIGENCE (applies to
the initial Closing only), the absence of any material adverse change in the
business, condition (financial or otherwise), earnings or prospects of the
Company, the lack of any disruption in the market for the Common Stock
(including but not limited to a material decrease in the trading price or
trading volume of the Common Stock) or the U.S. stock markets as a whole, and
the availability of a valid exemption under the Securities Act regarding the
offering and sale of the Securities and shares of Common Stock issuable on the
conversion or exercise thereof.
14. GOVERNING LAW.
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This agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
California without regard to its choice of law principles.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereof with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior or
contemporaneous representations, warranties, agreements and understandings in
connection therewith. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed
by all parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the
facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be
effective as an original.
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16. FULL NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES:
NAME: ______________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
TEL NO. ______________________________________________________
FAX NO. ______________________________________________________
CONTACT NAME:______________________________________________________
17. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS: (IF DIFFERENT FROM REGISTRATION NAME):
NAME: ______________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
TEL NO. ______________________________________________________
FAX NO. ______________________________________________________
CONTACT NAME:______________________________________________________
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS: IN EACH TRANCHE CLOSING, EACH PURCHASER WILL RECEIVE ONE (1)
SERIES "A" PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT (100%) OF THEIR SUBSCRIPTION FOR THAT TRANCHE. EACH
CERTIFICATE WILL SPECIFY A "FIRST CONVERSION DATE". THE
CERTIFICATE FOR EACH PURCHASER WILL SPECIFY A FIRST CONVERSION
DATE OF THE EARLIER OF THE DATE OF EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION, OR
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SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE FIRST CLOSING DATE.
THE PURCHASE WARRANTS BEING PURCHASED WILL HAVE A FOUR (4) YEAR
TERM AND WILL HAVE AN EXERCISE PRICE SET AT THE FIXED
CONVERSION PRICE APPLICABLE TO THE PREFERRED STOCK BEING
PURCHASED AT SUCH CLOSING. THE VALUE OF THE WARRANTS WILL EQUAL
20% OF THE STATED VALUE OF THE PREFERRED STOCK (VALUED BASED ON
A BLACK-SCHOLES OR SIMILAR MODEL).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement was duly executed on the date first
written below. This agreement must be accepted by the ISSUER no later than 5:00
pm Eastern Time, on the third United States business day after the date of
execution by the PURCHASER or it shall be deemed to be null and void.
Dated this ________ day of the month of _________________, 1997.
CORPORATION NAME: _____________________________________________
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BY:
_____________________________________________
OFFICIAL SIGNATORY OF PURCHASER
NAME (PRINTED): _____________________________________________
TITLE: _____________________________________________
COUNTRY OF EXECUTION: _____________________________________________
Accepted this ________ day of the month of _________________, 1997.
TELEGEN CORPORATION
BY:
_____________________________________________
OFFICIAL SIGNATORY OF ISSUER
I HAVE THE FULL AUTHORITY TO BIND TELEGEN CORPORATION _______ (INITIAL)
NAME(PRINTED): _____________________________________________
TITLE: _____________________________________________
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SCHEDULE "A"
TELEGEN CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION
SERIES "A" PREFERRED STOCK
We, Jessica Stevens and Warren Dillard, Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, respectively, of TELEGEN CORPORATION, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the state of California (the
"CORPORATION") in accordance with the provisions of the California General
Corporation Law, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that, pursuant to the authority vested in
the Board of Directors by the Articles of Incorporation the said Corporation,
the Board of Directors adopted the following resolution on March 4, 1997
creating a series of 15,000 Shares of Series "A" Preferred Stock:
WHEREAS, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation authorize a class
of Stock designated as Preferred Stock and provides that such Preferred Stock
may be divided into such number of series as the Board of Directors may
determine, and authorizes the Board of Directors to (1) determine and alter the
powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions
granted to or imposed upon any series of Preferred Stock and (2) fix the number
of shares of any Series of Preferred Stock and the designation of such series of
Preferred Stock; it is
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board
of Directors of this Corporation (herein after called the "BOARD OF DIRECTORS"
or the "BOARD" ) in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation, this Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Series "A"
Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Corporation (the "SECURITIES") and hereby
states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights,
preferences, and restrictions thereof as follows:
SERIES "A" PREFERRED STOCK
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A. DEFINITIONS
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1) The FIRST CLOSING DATE shall be the first date upon which any share of Series
A Preferred Stock is issued.
2) The FIRST CONVERSION DATE shall BE THE EARLIER OF THE DATE OF EFFECTIVE
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REGISTRATION, OR SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE FIRST CLOSING DATE.
3) The FIXED CONVERSION PRICE shall be equal to the AVERAGE OF THE CLOSING BID
PRICES OF THE COMMON STOCK ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS
AUTOMATED QUOTATION SYSTEM ("NASDAQ") FOR THE FIVE TRADING DAYS PRECEDING THE
DATE OF CLOSING.
4) The HOLDER shall be the registered holder of the Securities as shown on the
books and records of the CORPORATION's transfer agent.
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B. RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, AND PRIVILEGES OF THE SERIES "A" PREFERRED STOCK:
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT. The shares of such series shall be
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designated as "SERIES 'A' PREFERRED STOCK" (the "SECURITIES") and the number of
shares constituting the Securities shall be 15,000. Each share shall have a
stated value of USD$1,000.00. Such number of shares may be increased or
decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease
shall reduce the number of shares of Securities then outstanding plus the number
of shares of Securities reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding
options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities
issued by the Corporation convertible into Securities. The certificates
representing the Securities may be divided or aggregated into different
denominations, as requested by the HOLDERS surrendering the same. No service
charge will be made for such registration or transfer or exchange. These
Securities will be issued subject to representations of the original HOLDERS
thereof and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and applicable state securities
laws. Prior to the due presentment for such transfer of these Securities, the
CORPORATION and any agent of the CORPORATION may treat the person in whose name
these Securities are duly registered on the CORPORATION's books and records as
the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and
all other purposes, and neither the CORPORATION nor any such agent shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 2. RANK. The Securities shall rank: (I) prior to all of the
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Corporation's Common Stock, no par value ("COMMON STOCK"); (ii) (subject to the
provisions of Section 5 hereof) on parity with any class or series of capital
stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on
parity with the Securities ("PARITY SECURITIES"); and (iii) subject to the
approval at 75% of the outstanding Securities (subject to the provisions of
Section 5 hereof) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking higher than the Securities
("SENIOR SECURITIES"), in each case as to distributions of assets upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or
involuntary (all such distributions being referred to collectively as
"DISTRIBUTIONS").
SECTION 3. DIVIDENDS. The Securities will accrue dividends at the
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rate of EIGHTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$80.00) per share per annum, on the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a Three Hundred Sixty (360) day
year, due and payable on March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December
31st of each year until maturity, or conversion. Such annual dividends shall be
paid prior and in preference to any dividends to be paid, accrued, or set aside
for payment on the Common Stock. DIVIDENDS ON EACH SHARE OF SERIES "A"
PREFERRED STOCK SHALL BEGIN TO ACCRUE FROM THE CLOSING DATE. Payment of each
dividend payment may, at the HOLDER'S option, be made in cash or by delivery of
shares of the CORPORATION's Common Stock. The number of shares to be delivered
shall be based on One Hundred (100%) Percent of the Current Market Price (as
defined in Clause 4) of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ for the Five
(5) Trading Days immediately preceding the due date for such dividend. The
dividends so payable will be paid to the person in whose name the Securities are
registered on the records of the CORPORATION's transfer agent at the address
last appearing on the books and records of the CORPORATION's transfer agent.
The CORPORATION shall be entitled to withhold from all payments of dividends on
these Securities any amounts required to be withheld under the applicable
provisions of the United States income tax or other applicable laws at the time
of such payments.
SECTION 4. CONVERSION. The HOLDERS of the Securities shall have
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conversion rights as follows (the "CONVERSION RIGHTS"):
(a) Right to Convert. For purposes of this
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Section 4, the "CURRENT MARKET PRICE" (subject to adjustment for stock splits,
stock dividends, recapitalizations, and similar events) shall be the average
closing bid price of the Common Stock for the two (2) NASDAQ Trading Days
immediately preceding the conversion date, as reported by NASDAQ. The HOLDER of
these Securities is entitled, at its option, at any time commencing on or after
the First Conversion Date, to convert any or all shares of the Securities into
the number of shares of Common Stock of the CORPORATION as may be determined by
multiplying the number of shares of Series "A" Preferred Stock to be converted
by a fraction, THE NUMERATOR OF WHICH EQUALS ONE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(USD$1,000.00) and the DENOMINATOR OF WHICH EQUALS THE CONVERSION PRICE (as
defined below). The Conversion Price (the "CONVERSION PRICE") shall initially be
equal to the Fixed Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be adjusted as
follows:
(i) To the extent that the Current Market Price is less than or equal to
the FIXED CONVERSION PRICE, then the Conversion price shall be adjusted to
equal the lesser of the Current Market Price or the Fixed Conversion Price.
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(ii) To the extent that the Current Market Price is greater than the Fixed
Conversion Price, then the Conversion price shall be adjusted by an amount
equal to the formula:
I={C-(1.50*F)}/2, where:
I = Increase in conversion price,
C= Current Market Price, and
F= Fixed Conversion Price
No fractional shares or script representing fractions of shares will be issued
on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion rights of
any HOLDER set forth herein shall be limited solely, to the extent required,
from time to time, such that in no instance shall any HOLDER own, or be deemed
to beneficially own (within the meaning of the 1934 Act), more than 4.99% of the
then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the CORPORATION following
such conversion.
(b) Conversion Process. For purposes of these
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Securities, the "CONVERSION DATE" shall be deemed to be the date on which the
CORPORATION OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT has received by telecopy the executed and
completed Conversion Documents (as defined below). For purposes of Conversion of
the Securities, the Current Market Price per share is calculated at the close of
the NASDAQ Stock Market on each trading day. In order for the Conversion Price
to be accepted based on the previous day's Current Market Price, a fax copy of
the executed Notice of Conversion must be received at the offices of the
CORPORATION OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT PRIOR TO 4:00PM EASTERN TIME. All Notices of
Conversion received after 4:00pm Eastern Time at the offices of the CORPORATION
OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT will be priced at the new Current Market Price which will
include that day's closing bid price. Such conversion by the HOLDER shall be
effected by surrendering to the Transfer Agent (with a copy of all documents, by
facsimile or courier, to the CORPORATION OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT) the following
documents (the "CONVERSION DOCUMENTS"): (i) the Securities to be converted duly
endorsed (or accompanied by executed stock powers); (ii) a copy of the HOLDER'S
Corporate Resolution (if a corporation) authorizing such conversion; and (iii) a
Notice of Conversion specifying the number of shares to be converted (the
"NOTICE OF CONVERSION"), executed by the HOLDER of these Securities. In order to
convert the Securities, the duly endorsed original Conversion Documents must be
delivered by express courier to the Transfer Agent within Three (3) NASDAQ
Trading Days after the Conversion Date. If the original shares of Securities to
be converted are not received by the Transfer Agent within five business days
after the Conversion Date, the Notice of Conversion shall, at the option of the
CORPORATION, become null and void.
(c) Issuance of Common Stock. Each exercise of
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conversion privileges will be effected through a "BOOK-ENTRY" MECHANISM.
Pursuant to this book-entry mechanism, (1) immediately following each Closing,
the Escrow Agent will wire payment of the net offering proceeds to the Company
and will instruct the Common Stock transfer agent to register the Preferred
Stock in the names of the Purchasers on the Preferred Stock Register to be
maintained by such transfer agent for the benefit of the Company and the
Purchasers, (2) the transfer agent will establish a set of book-entry procedures
to record transfers and conversions of the Preferred Stock, and (3) the Company
will irrevocably instruct the transfer agent to issue unlegended shares of
Common Stock upon the valid exercise of the conversion privilege (and the
fulfillment of other requirements of the transfer agent, including but not
limited to the effectiveness of a Registration Statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, covering the Common Stock and the delivery of an
opinion of the Company's counsel as to the issuance of such unlegened shares of
Common Stock). If the Company fails to deliver any shares of Common Stock to
which HOLDER shall be entitled pursuant to the Notice of Conversion without
restrictive legends or stop transfer orders within THREE (3) NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE TRADING DAYS of delivery of a notice of conversion, liquidate damages
will accrue in an amount equal to USD$500.00 FOR EACH USD$100,000.00 of stated
value then outstanding for each day that such shares of Common Stock are not
delivered up to 10 DAYS, AND USD$1,000.00 FOR EACH USD$100,000.00 of stated
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value then outstanding for each day that such shares of Common Stock are not
delivered IN EXCESS OF 10 DAYS. Such amounts will accrue and be payable to the
HOLDER upon demand.
(d) Automatic Conversion. In the case that there
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is any outstanding amount of the Securities unconverted on DECEMBER 30, 1998,
the outstanding unconverted Securities will be automatically converted at the
aforesaid Conversion Price, with DECEMBER 30,1998 being deemed to be the
Conversion Date.
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(e) Reservation of Stock issuable Upon
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Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of
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its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of
effecting the conversion of the shares of the Securities, such number of its
shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the
conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Securities; and if at any time
the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Securities, the
Corporation will take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall
be sufficient for such purpose. No provision of these Securities shall alter or
impair the obligation of the CORPORATION, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay dividends on, and convert, the Securities at the place, time, and rate
herein prescribed.
SECTION 5 LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE.
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(a) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the HOLDERS
of Securities shall be entitled to receive, immediately after any distributions
to holders of Senior Securities required by the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation or any certificate of determination of preferences, and prior and
in preference to any distribution to Junior Securities but in parity with any
distribution to Parity Securities, an amount per share equal to the sum of (i)
USD$1,000.00 for each outstanding share of Securities (the "Original Series 'A'
Issue Price") and (ii) an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends. If
upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among
HOLDERS of the Securities and Parity Securities shall be insufficient to permit
the payment to such HOLDERS of the full amounts due to the HOLDERS of the
Securities and the Parity Securities, respectively, then the entire assets and
funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed
among the HOLDERS of Securities and the Parity Securities, pro rata, based on
the respective liquidation amounts to which each such series of stock is
entitled by the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and any certificate of
designation of preferences.
(b) Upon completion of the distribution required
by subsection 5(a), if assets remain in this Corporation, they shall be
distributed to HOLDERS of Parity Securities (unless HOLDERS of Parity Securities
have received distributions pursuant to subsection (a) above) and Junior
Securities in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation including any
certificate of determination of preferences.
(c) A consolidation or merger of the Corporation
with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale, conveyance or
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or the
effectuation by the Corporation of a transaction or series of related
transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Corporation is
disposed of, shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, and winding up
within the meaning of this Section 5.
SECTION 6. CALL OPTION. By acceptance of these Securities, the HOLDER
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hereby grants to the ISSUER the option ("CALL OPTION"), in whole or in part and
in one or more transactions, for a period beginning ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS
FOLLOWING THE CLOSING DATE to repurchase any outstanding portion of the
Securities plus accrued dividends, in whole or in part at ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
(100%) OF THE STATED VALUE PLUS ACCRUED DIVIDENDS (THE "REPURCHASE PRICE")
payable in cash. The Call Notice must be sent to the HOLDER via telecopy
transmission (with written notice to the registered address of the HOLDER by
overnight courier). Upon receipt by the HOLDER of the Call Notice, HOLDER will
have FIVE (5) NASDAQ TRADING DAYS to convert the Securities or be subject to
this Call provision. Delivery of Repurchase Funds and Escrow Fees from the
CORPORATION and delivery of all called original Securities from the HOLDER must
be delivered to the Escrow Agent who shall initially be Paul Kupferstein,
Barrister & Solicitor, 400 North Rivermede Road, Suite 203, Concord, ON, L4K-
3R5, Canada ("ESCROW"), who shall act as Escrow in this regard within TWENTY
(20) NASDAQ TRADING DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE CALL NOTICE. Escrow shall,
immediately upon receipt of the Call Notice and the Repurchase Price from
CORPORATION and these Securities from HOLDER, deliver the Repurchase Monies and
any replacement Securities if this Call Option is exercised in part to the
HOLDER in accordance with HOLDER's instructions and will deliver the Securities
to the CORPORATION pursuant to CORPORATION's or its assignee's instructions. If
the Repurchase Monies are not received by Escrow within Twenty (20) NASDAQ
trading days from issuance of Call Notice by CORPORATION, Escrow shall return
the Securities so received to the transmitting party. Failure by the CORPORATION
to deliver the Repurchase Monies within the specified time shall be deemed to be
constructive cancellation of the Call Notice. If the Securities are not received
by Escrow within Thirty (30) NASDAQ trading days from issuance of Call Notice by
CORPORATION and Escrow has received the Repurchase Monies from the CORPORATION
within Twenty
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(20) NASDAQ trading days from issuance of the Call Notice, Escrow shall instruct
the Transfer Agent of the CORPORATION R to cancel the Securities held by the
HOLDER and Escrow shall release the Repurchase Monies to the HOLDERS. The Escrow
Agent may be changed with the written consent of the CORPORATION and a majority
interest of the HOLDERS or by the CORPORATION acting alone if the then Escrow
Agent cannot or will not undertake or execute the responsibilities of the escrow
hereunder. Escrow shall have no liability except for gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Escrow's fees for the exercise of this Call Option, will be Three
Thousand United States Dollars (USD$3,000.00) per Call Option exercised to be
paid by CORPORATION at the time that the repurchase funds are transmitted to the
Escrow Agent's account. Any and all claims or disputes arising out of or under
this the exercise of the Call Option, with regard to the acts or failure to act
of the Escrow Agent, shall be resolved by arbitration to be conducted in for the
initial Escrow Agent in Toronto, Canada, under the Arbitrations Act of Ontario
at the Ontario Arbitration and Mediation Institute. The decision of the
arbitrator shall be final and may be enforced in the United States in any court
of competent jurisdiction. Except as provided in this Section, CORPORATION may
not redeem or prepay the Securities without prior written consent of HOLDER.
SECTION 7. CORPORATE CHANGE. The provisions of the Series "A" Preferred
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Stock, including but not limited to the Conversion Price shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, merger, or share
combination of the Common Stock, or similar event.
SECTION 8. VOTING RIGHTS. The HOLDERS of Securities will not have any
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voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise from time to time
required by law.
(a) The affirmative vote or consent of the HOLDERS of at least a majority
of the outstanding shares of the Securities, voting separately as a class, will
be required for any amendment, alteration or repeal of the Corporation's
Articles of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Determination of
Preferences) if, and only if, the amendment, alteration or repeal adversely
affects the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities.
(b) To the extent that under California law the vote of the HOLDERS of the
Securities, voting separately as a class, is required to authorize a given
action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the HOLDERS of at
least a majority of the outstanding shares of the Securities shall constitute
the approval of such action by the class. To the extent that under California
law the HOLDERS of the Securities are entitled to vote on a matter with HOLDERS
of Common Stock, voting together as one class, each share of Securities shall be
entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into
which such share is then convertible using the record date for the taking of
such vote of shareholders as the date as of which the Conversion Price is
calculated. HOLDERS of the Securities shall be entitled to notice of all
shareholder meetings or written consents with respect to which they would be
entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant to the Corporation's
by-laws and applicable statutes.
SECTION 9. PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS. So long as any Securities are
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outstanding, the Corporation shall not take any action that would impair the
rights of the HOLDERS of the Securities set forth herein and shall not without
first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of
the HOLDERS of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Securities
take any of the following actions:
(a) alter or change the rights, preferences or
privileges of the shares of Securities or any Senior Securities so as to affect
adversely the Securities;
(b) create any new class or series of stock having a
preference over, or being on a parity with, the Securities with respect to
Distributions (as defined in Section 2 above); or
(c) do any act or thing which would result in taxation
of the HOLDERS of shares of the Securities under Section 305 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any comparable provision of the internal
Revenue Code as hereafter from time to time amended).
SECTION 10. STATUS OF REDEEMED OR CONVERTED STOCK. In the event any
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Securities shall be redeemed or converted pursuant to Section 4 or Section 6
hereof, the Securities so converted or redeemed shall be canceled, shall return
to the status of authorized but unissued Preferred Stock of no designated
series, and shall not be issuable by the Corporation as Securities.
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SECTION 11. ENFORCEABILITY. In case any provision of these Securities
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is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or
otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than
voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible,
and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these
Securities will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. These
Securities and the agreements referred to in these Securities constitute the
full and entire understanding and agreement between the CORPORATION and the
HOLDER with respect hereof. Neither these Securities nor any terms hereof may
be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument
signed by the CORPORATION and the required vote of the then outstanding
Securities.
We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct
of our own knowledge.
Date: March 20, 1997
/s/ Jessica L. Stevens
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Jessica L. Stevens
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Warren M. Dillard
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Warren M. Dillard
Chief Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE "C"
TO: TELEGEN CORPORATION
ACCREDITED INVESTOR DECLARATION
THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED BY THE COMPANY ARE SECURITIES AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN
DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THAT ACT IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
PROVIDED BY SECTION 4(2) AND AS PROVIDED BY REGULATION D OF THAT ACT, AND ARE
SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. FURTHER, THESE SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD
PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION IN THE VARIOUS STATES, AND MAY BE
SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS.
The undersigned represents that he qualifies as an "Accredited Investor,"
as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, because he is:
____ (1) Any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or any savings and
loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A)
of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any
broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in Section
2(13) of the Act; any investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as
defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any Small Business Investment
Company licensed by the U.S. Small business Administration under
Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;
any plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivision, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan
has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.00; any employee benefit plan
within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as
defined in Section 3(1) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings
and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment
adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of
$5,000,000.00 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions
made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
____ (2) A private business development company as defined in Section 202 (a)
(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940;
____ (3) An organization described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, Corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or
Partnership not formed for the purpose of investing in the Securities,
with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
____ (4) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the CORPORATION
of the Securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive
officer, or general partner of a general partner of that CORPORATION;
____ (5) A natural person who had an individual net worth, or joint net worth
with that person's spouse, at the time of his purchase, exceeds
$1,000,000;
____ (6) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in
each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person's
spouse of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable
expectation of reaching those levels in the current year;
____ (7) Any trust, with the total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed
for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities offered, whose
purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section
506(b)(2)(ii); or
____ (8) Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
BY: _____________________________________________
OFFICIAL SIGNATORY OF PURCHASER
NAME (PRINTED): _____________________________________________
TITLE: _____________________________________________
COUNTRY OF EXECUTION: _____________________________________________
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