Exhibit 10.1
THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HA VE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
COPYTELE, INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into by and between CopyTele, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the subscriber listed on the signature page hereto (the "Subscriber"). The Company and Subscriber may hereafter be referred to singly as a "party" and collectively as the "parties".
The Company is offering (the "Offering") for sale of a $3,500,000 principal amount, 6% Convertible Debenture due 2016 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Debenture"), which are convertible into shares (the "Conversion Shares") of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company at a conversion price equal to the weighted average price of the Common Stock for the 30 trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined below) for a purchase price equal to the principal amount of the Debenture. In addition, the Company will issue to the Subscriber a Warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Warrant") to purchase such number of shares as equals 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares") issuable upon conversion of the principal amount of the Debenture (the Debenture, the Warrant, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to as, the "Securities").
In connection therewith, the Company and the Subscriber hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of the Debenture and the Warrant. Upon the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, and subject to the terms and conditions, set forth herein, the Company irrevocably agrees to issue and sell the Debenture and the Warrant to the Subscriber on the Closing Date for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the "Subscription Price"), and the Subscriber irrevocably agrees to purchase the Debenture and the Warrant from the Company on the Closing Date at the Subscription Price.
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2. Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Debenture and the Warrant shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 11,2013, at the offices of the Company at 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, or on such other date or at such other time or place as the Company and the Subscriber may agree upon in writing (such time and date of the closing being referred to herein as the "Closing Date"). Upon payment of the Subscription Price in full in the form of cash, wire transfer, or certified or bank check payable to the order of the Company, the Company will deliver to the Subscriber as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than fifteen (15) days following the date of payment in full of the Subscription Price) certificates representing the Debenture and the Warrant, registered in the name of the Subscriber.
3. Acceptance of Subscription. The Subscriber understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the condition that the Debenture and the Warrant to be issued and delivered on account of this subscription will be issued only in the name of and delivered only to the Subscriber.
4. Agreements of the Company.
(a) Use of Proceeds. The Company agrees to use the net proceeds for working capital purposes.
(b) Registration Rights. The Subscriber shall be entitled to the registration rights with respect to the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares as is set forth in Article IV of the Debenture.
(c) Furnishing of Information. In order to enable the Subscriber to sell any of the Securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), until the date that the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (as defined in the Debenture) (and for no less than 12 months from the Closing Date), the Company shall 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). During such period, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Subscriber and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144( c) under the Securities Act such information as is required for the Subscriber to sell the Securities under Rule 144.
(d) No Integration. The Company shall not, and shall ensure that no affiliate of the Company shall, 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 will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Subscriber, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market (as defined in the Debenture) such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
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(e) Board and Observer Rights.
(i) The Subscriber shall have the right, upon 10 days' prior written notice, to designate one representative, reasonably acceptable to the Company, who shall be entitled to attend and observe meetings of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") in a non-voting observer capacity (the "Observer").
(ii) The Company shall provide the Observer with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other material, financial or otherwise, that the Company provides to the Board at the same time that such notices and materials are provided to the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in this Section 4(e), however, the Company reserves the right to exclude the Observer from access to any materials or meeting or any portion of any materials or meeting if the Board determines, in good faith that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege, to protect confidential, proprietary or competitive information, is necessary to discharge the Board's fiduciary duties, is otherwise in the best interest of the Company, and/or for other similar reasons.
(iii) In lieu of the right to designate an Observer, the Subscriber shall have the right, upon written notice, to designate one representative, reasonably acceptable to the Company, to serve on the Board (the "Subscriber Designee"). As promptly as possible following receipt of such notice (but in any event within 10 days of receipt of such notice), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to expand the size of the Board by one member and to cause the Subscriber Designee to be elected to and remain a director of the Company.
(iv) The Subscriber agrees, and shall cause each of its representatives, including the Observer and Subscriber Designee, to agree, to hold in confidence and trust, and not use or disclose, any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any third party provided to or learned by the Subscriber and/or its representatives in connection with the Subscriber's investment in the Company and/or the exercise of the Subscriber's rights under this Agreement, provided, however, that the Subscriber may disclose confidential information (x) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company, provided the Subscriber informs each such person that the information is confidential and directs and requires each such person to maintain the confidentiality of such information, or (y) as otherwise required by law or judicial process.
(v) Upon the occurrence of any of the events identified in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K or Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act with respect to the Observer or the Subscriber Designee or the failure of the Observer or Subscriber Designee, as the case may be, to comply in any material respect with any of the Company's policies and procedures applicable to its directors or the provisions of this Section 4( e), the Subscriber shall promptly, and in any event within two days, remove such representative as an Observer or Board Designee. Following such removal, the Subscriber may designate a replacement Observer or Board Designee pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4(e).
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(1) the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, 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 taken as a whole 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, year-end audit adjustments;
(m) since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, and except as otherwise set forth in the SEC Reports, (i) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities, direct or contingent, and (ii) there has been no material adverse change in the properties, business, results of operations, condition (financial or other), affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole ("Material Adverse Effect");
(n) all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and have not been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 600,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which approximately 209,276,745 shares are outstanding as of October 31, 2013 (or 291,878,829 shares of Common Stock after giving effect to the assumed exercise of all outstanding warrants and options and assumed conversion of convertible debentures). Except for options to purchase Common Stock or other equity awards issued to employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the employee benefits plans disclosed in the SEC Reports, and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no existing options, warrants, calls, preemptive (or similar) rights, subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell, or cause to be issued, transferred or sold, any shares of the capital stock of the Company or other equity interests in the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares of capital stock or other equity interests, and there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests. There are no voting agreements or other similar arrangements with respect to the Common Stock to which the Company is a party;
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(o) (i) to the Company's knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries own, possess or have valid, binding and enforceable rights to use the Company Intellectual Property (as defined below) through ownership or otherwise, (ii) none of the Company or its subsidiaries has received any written notice, nor to the Company's knowledge, any other notice, of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to any Intellectual Property (as defined below) of any third party, and (iii) to the Company's knowledge, the Company Intellectual Property is owned by the Company and has been duly and properly filed;
For purposes of this Agreement, "Intellectual Property" means trademarks, servicemarks, trade dress rights, copyrights, trade names and domain names, and all registrations and applications for each of the foregoing, trade secrets, know-how (including other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), inventions and technology, and "Company Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries. Except as described in the SEC Reports, or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and applicable foreign patent authorities' duty of candor and disclosure for all patent applications directed to Company Intellectual Property that are owned by the Company or its subsidiaries (the "Company Patent Applications") and has made no material misrepresentation in the Company Patent Applications.
(p) the Company is not disqualified from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Rule 506") under the Securities Act for any of the reasons stated in Rule 506( d) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Debenture and the Warrant to the Subscriber. The Company has furnished to the Subscriber, a reasonable time prior to the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters that would have triggered disqualification under Rule 506(d) but which occurred before September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure requirements of Rule 506( e) under the Securities Act; and
(q) neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any trading market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
The Company has not made any representations or warranties to the Subscriber, and the Subscriber has not relied upon any representations or warranties of the Company, except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber. The Subscriber represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) the purchase of the Securities by the Subscriber is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;
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"[NEITHER THIS [DEBENTURE] [WARRANT] NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [CONVERSION HEREOF][EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT] HAVE BEEN REGISTERED] [THESE SECURITIES HA VB NOT BEEN REGISTERED] UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES [ISSUABLE UPON [CONVERSION HEREOF][EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT]] MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (1) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SA TISF ACTORY TO THE COMPANY OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT";
(i) in making any subsequent offering or sale of the Securities, the Subscriber will be acting only for itself and not as part of a sale or planned distribution in violation of the Securities Act;
(j) the Subscriber is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the Offering through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet, in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and is not subscribing for the Securities and did not become aware of the Offering through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Subscriber was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the Subscriber in connection with investments in securities generally;
(k) the Subscriber understands that neither the SEC nor federal or state or other governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement with respect to the Securities and that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Securities, or passed upon or endorsed the merits of this offering of the Securities;
(1) the Subscriber is purchasing the Debenture and the Warrant, and will acquire the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares upon conversion or exercise, respectively, thereof, as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling the Securities, or any part thereof, in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law;
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9. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements made by or on behalf of each party hereto pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party, and shall survive delivery of any payment for the Subscription Price.
10. Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by the Company or the Subscriber pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, one day after being delivered to an overnight courier of national reputation for next day priority delivery, or by facsimile or electronic mail (with a hard copy to follow by delivery to a national reputation carrier for non-priority delivery), addressed to the parties at the addresses and/or facsimile telephone number/electronic mail address of the parties set forth at the end of this Agreement, or such other address as a party may request by notifying the other in writing.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and, with respect to the indemnification provisions hereof, each person entitled to indemnification hereunder, and no other person shall have any right or obligation hereunder. This Agreement, including without limitation the provision of Section 4( e), shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. Any assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be null and void and of no force or effect.
(c) This Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought.
(d) Each provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Subscription Agreement.
(e) Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the Subscriber for those reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in an amount of up to $25,000, provided, however, that such reimbursement shall only take place upon the successful completion of the transaction (such reimbursement to be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds by the Company to such account designated by the Subscriber or such other method as agreed to by the parties to this Agreement).
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(f) Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Subscription Agreement as set forth in the text.
(g) This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law.
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IN WI1NESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
Date: November 11, 2013 Amount of Subscription: Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000)
Adaptive Capital, LLC
Subscribers Name
Provided Separately _/s/ Adaptive Capital, LLC
Taxpayer Identification Number Subscribers Signature
Business Address: Mailing Address, if different from Business Address
500 Ygnacio Valley Road ___________________________________
Suite 360
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
_______________________________ ___________________________________
Telephone:______________________
Fax: ___________________________
E-mail: ___________________ _____
NOTE TO SUBSCRIBER: PLEASE COMPLETE THE ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE ATTACHED AS SCHEDULE 1.
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Accepted:
COPYTELE INC.
Date: November 11, 2013
By: /s/ Robert A. Berman
Robert A. Berman
President and Chief Executive Officer
| Address: | 900 Walt Whitman Road |
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| Melville, New York 11747 |
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Facsimile:
Email: |
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SCHEDULE 1
COPYTELE, INC. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
PART I -FOR NATURAL PERSONS
1. Accredited Investors Status: I am an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) because I certify that (check all appropriate descriptions that apply):
Initial ________ I am a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with my spouse, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of this item, "net worth" means the excess of total assets at fair market value (including personal and real property, but excluding the estimated fair market value of a person's primary home) over total liabilities. Total liabilities excludes any mortgage on the primary home in an amount of up to the home's estimated fair market value as long as the mortgage was incurred more than 60 days before the Securities are purchased, but includes (i) any mortgage amount in excess of the home's fair market value and (ii) any mortgage amount that was borrowed during the 60day period before the closing date for the sale of Securities for the purpose of investing in the Securities.
Initial ________ I am a natural person who had individual income exceeding $200,000 (or joint income with my spouse exceeding $300,000) in each of the last two calendar years and I have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
Initial ________ I am a director or executive officer of CopyTele, Inc.
2. Employment and Business Experience
Present occupation: _________________________________________________________
Salary: ______________________________
Do you own your own business or are you otherwise employed? ________________
Name and type of business employed by or owned: ___________________________
Description of responsibilities: ______________________________________________________________________________
Length of service with present employer or length of ownership of present business:
____________________________________________________________________
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Present title or position __________________________________________________________
Length of service in present title or position: _________________________________________
Prior occupations, employment, and length of service during the past five (5) years:
Occupation Name of Employer or Owned Business (and identify which) Years of Service
Do you have any professional licenses or registrations, including bar admissions, accounting certificates, real estate brokerage licenses, investment adviser registrations and SEC or state broker-dealer registrations? Yes: _______ No: ______
If yes, please list such licenses or registrations, the date(s) you received the same, and whether they are in good standing:
3. Education (college and postgraduate)
Institution Attended Degree Dates of Attendance
4. Current Investment Objectives
My current investment objectives (indicate applicability and priority) are:
Current income:______ Appreciation:________ Tax Shelter: __________ Other: _______
5. Other Relevant Information
Please describe any additional information that reflects your knowledge and experience in business, financial, or investment matters and your ability to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment.
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PART II -FOR ENTITIES
1. Accredited Investors Status: The Subscriber is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) because it certifies that (check all appropriate descriptions that apply):
Initial _____ A bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or a fiduciary capacity.
Initial _____ A broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Initial _____ An insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.
Initial _____ An 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.
Initial _____ A 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.
Initial _____ A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.
Initial _____ An employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is being made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, and the plan fiduciary is either a bank, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.
Initial _____ A private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Initial _____ A corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, or an organization described in Section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, and that has total assets in excess of $5 million.
Initial _____ A trust with total assets in excess of $5 million not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.
Initial __X___ An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors and meet the criteria listed in Part I, Section 1 of this Questionnaire (and please list all equity owners and provide a Questionnaire for each such person).
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT