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File No. 333-141974
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 DATED APRIL 2, 2008
(To Prospectus Dated November 20, 2007)
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
12,805,987 Shares of Common Stock
Sticker Supplement to Prospectus
This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated November 20, 2007, of O2Diesel Corporation, relating to the sale by Fusion
Capital II, LLC of up to 12,805,987 shares of our common stock. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by
reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supercedes the information contained in the prospectus.
Investing in our common stock involves certain risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 3 of the prospectus for a discussion of these
risks.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if the prospectus
or this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
On March 31, 2008, O2Diesel Corporation filed an Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (the "10-KSB") for the year ended
December 31, 2007. The text of the 10-KSB, including Exhibits 31 and 32 thereto, is attached hereto as Annex A to this Prospectus Supplement No. 3 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Annex A
Form 10-KSB for 12/31/2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
(Mark One)
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Annual report under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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Transition report under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For the transition Period
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Commission file number: 001-32228
O2Diesel Corporation
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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91-2023525
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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100 Commerce Drive Suite 301
Newark, Delaware
(Address of principal executive offices)
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19713
(Zip Code)
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Issuer's telephone number:
(302) 266-6000
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title of Class
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Name of exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
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The American Stock Exchange
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, None
(Title of class)
Check
whether the Issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes
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No
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Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no
disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act) Yes
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No
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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at
which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a specified date within the Past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
Registrant's
revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $358,464
The
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on March 19, 2008 computed by the average bid and asked price as of
March 19, 2008, at which the stock was sold, was $21,824,668, assuming solely for purposes of this calculation that all directors and executive officers of the issuer are "affiliates." This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
On
March 19, 2008, the registrant had 87,298,674 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.
TRANSITIONAL
SMALL BUSINESS DISCLOSURE FORMAT: Yes
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No
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Documents
incorporated by reference are listed in the Exhibit Index.
O2Diesel Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
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PART I
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Item 1
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Description of Business
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Item 2
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Description of Property
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Item 3
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 4
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART II
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Item 5
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Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 6
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Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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Item 7
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Financial Statements
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Item 8
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Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
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Item 8A
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Controls and Procedures
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Item 8B
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Other Information
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PART III
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Item 9
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Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance; Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
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Item 10
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Executive Compensation
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Item 11
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 12
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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Item 13
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Exhibits
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Item 14
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Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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SIGNATURES
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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form 10-KSB contains forward-looking statements concerning O2Diesel Corporation ("O2Diesel," the "Company" or the
"Registrant") and the Company's future operations, plans and other matters. Any statements that involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates"
or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "might", or "will" be taken or occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward looking
statements" which include statements relating to, among other things, the ability of O2Diesel to successfully compete in the fuel additive and fuel distribution businesses.
O2Diesel
cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Such forward-looking statements are based on the
beliefs of O2Diesel's management as well as on assumptions made by and information currently available to O2Diesel at the time such statements were made. Forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the failure to obtain
adequate financing on a timely basis and other risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, as a result of either the matters
set forth or incorporated in this report generally or certain economic and business factors, some of which may be beyond the control of O2Diesel. These factors include adverse economic conditions,
entry of new and stronger competitors, inadequate capital, unexpected costs, failure to gain product approval in the United States or foreign countries for the commercialization and distribution of
our products and failure to capitalize upon access to new markets and failure in obtaining the quality and quantity of ethanol necessary to produce our product at competitive prices. O2Diesel
disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events. "O2Diesel" and "CityHome" are trademarks of O2Diesel Corporation.
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PART I
Item 1. Description Of Business
(a) Form and Year of Organization
O2Diesel Corporation ("O2Diesel" or the "Company") is a development stage company and has developed a proprietary additive product designed to enable distillate
liquid transportation fuels to burn cleaner by facilitating the addition of ethanol as an oxygenate to these fuels. To date, the Company's operations continue to be primarily focused on raising
capital, performing product tests and demonstrations and bringing its product to market.
O2Diesel's
predecessor, Dynamic Ventures, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Washington on April 24, 2000. Dynamic Ventures, Inc. changed its name to O2Diesel
Corporation effective June 10, 2003, in contemplation of the reverse acquisition of AAE Technologies International Plc ("AAE"). On July 15, 2003, O2Diesel acquired all of the
issued and outstanding share capital of AAE in exchange for 17,847,039 shares of its common stock (the "Offer"). As a result of this transaction, the former shareholders of AAE acquired control of the
combined companies. The acquisition of AAE has been accounted for as a capital transaction followed by a recapitalization as AAE was considered to be the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the
consolidated financial statements of AAE are now treated as the historical financial statements of O2Diesel for all periods presented.
On
June 15, 2004, the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX" or "Exchange") approved an application to list 46,518,898 shares of our common stock under the symbol OTD. Subsequent to this
date, the Exchange has approved additional applications to list 72,830,013 shares of the Company's common stock so that the total number of shares approved for listing is now 119,348,911. Our shares
began to trade on the exchange on July 1, 2004.
On
December 29, 2004, the Company consummated a merger (the "Reincorporation Merger") with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, O2Diesel Delaware Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("O2Diesel Delaware") in order to reincorporate in the State of Delaware (the "Reincorporation"). The Reincorporation Merger was affected pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger
entered into between the Company and O2Diesel Delaware on December 29, 2004. The Reincorporation was submitted to a vote of, and approved by, the Company's shareholders at its annual meeting
held on August 16, 2004. As a result of the Reincorporation, the legal domicile of the Company is now Delaware. The merger became effective on December 31, 2004.
The
Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of
assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. At December 31, 2007, the Company had a working capital surplus of $848,207 and has accumulated losses
of $43,912,832. However $2,333,959 of the working capital is restricted cash which is primarily intended to be used for operational costs associated with developing markets in Europe. The lack of
adequate working capital and continuing losses, as well as the uncertain conditions regarding the Company's AMEX listing status as stated below, create an uncertainty about the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern. Management has concluded that additional equity must be raised in 2008 in order for the Company to have sufficient cash to execute its business plan and to be in
compliance with the AMEX listing requirements.
Listing on AMEX
The Company has been actively involved in raising equity to fund its working capital requirements and to fulfill the listing standards of the AMEX. On
June 29, 2007, the Company was notified by AMEX that it was not in compliance with the listing standards of the Exchange because of its
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losses and the fact that our shareholders' equity had fallen below $6.0 million. In accordance with a plan submitted to the AMEX on July 27, 2007, the Company raised
$0.5 million from a potential $10.0 million private placement, $2.52 million in a separate private placement and $1.25 million in a third private placement. In addition,
the Company had intended to raise additional new equity in conjunction with its acquisition of ProEco Energy Company ("ProEco"). We anticipated that these actions would enable us to meet or exceed the
equity requirements of the Exchange. On September 13, 2007, the AMEX approved this plan.
On
January 8, 2008, the Company announced that due to the unfavorable market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plants, the Company and ProEco had entered into an
agreement to extend the Share Exchange Agreement and the maturity date of the loan from the Company to ProEco until January 31, 2008. These agreements were subsequently extended again until
February 29, 2008. On March 19, 2008, the Company and ProEco entered into a letter agreement terminating the Share Exchange Agreement and extending the maturity date of the loan from
February 29, 2008 until November 30, 2008. The Company and ProEco have agreed to continue to develop a new fuel-grade ethanol plant (the "Ethanol Plant") when conditions in
the capital markets improve.
Management
has evaluated this project based on its assessment of the challenges to financing projects of this nature, posed by the present debt and equity markets, as well as the limited
likelihood that a buyer will be identified for this project in the near future. Accordingly, the Company believes that it is prudent not to assign a value to this asset. As such, an impairment charge
of $1,288,614 was warranted and this adjustment was recorded in December 2007.
On
February 7, 2008, the Company received a notice from the AMEX that due to this deferral of the ProEco project, the Company was no longer demonstrating progress consistent with
the July 27, 2007 plan and was commencing action to de-list the Company's common stock. The Company filed an appeal of the AMEX's action on February 12, 2008 and is waiting
to present the Company's plan to remain on the Exchange at a hearing scheduled for April 15, 2008.
If
the Company's common stock were to be de-listed by the AMEX, the Company believes its shares would continue to be traded as a bulletin board stock.
Since
July 2003, the Company has raised approximately $37 million for its operations.
(b) Business of O2Diesel Corporation
Principal Products and Markets:
O2Diesel has developed a proprietary additive product designed to facilitate the use of renewable components that improve the performance of distillate liquid
transportation fuels. By facilitating the addition of ethanol to diesel and biodiesel blends, such oxygenated blends assist in the combustion
process to provide a clean burning fuel. O2Diesel has further refined its product into a series of additive blends for a variety of fuel applications. The Company's core product, O2D05, is a
proprietary surfactant derived from renewable sources such as soybean oil, other vegetable oils, or animal fats. The additive stabilizes and enhances the blending of fuel grade ethanol with diesel
fuel. Blending O2D05 with ethanol and various grades of diesel fuel in turn creates a proprietary clean burning fuel called O2Diesel
TM
. Extensive testing at independent laboratories and
in real world fleet trials has been carried out to quantify the benefits and operability of this fuel as well as other O2Diesel
TM
fuel blends in a wide range of engine types and ages.
These tests have demonstrated that the use of the fuel can produce significant and verifiable reductions in emissions. As an example, test data has shown the following reductions in harmful emissions:
Up
to a 70% reduction in visible smoke;
Up
to a 46% reduction in particulate matter ("PM");
Up
to a 23% reduction in carbon monoxide;
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to a 6% reduction of oxides of nitrogen ("NOx").
By
way of background, fuel ethanol has been blended with gasoline for over 25 years in the U.S. and even longer in Brazil, with the combined benefits of improving air quality,
reducing the use of petroleum based fuels and increasing the demand for agricultural products. Because of the incompatibility of diesel fuel and ethanol in a stand-alone environment, it has not been
possible to combine ethanol and diesel fuel to produce a stable motor fuel. The Company's additive, O2D05, permits diesel fuel to be blended with ethanol to produce a fuel that is suited for use by
centrally fueled truck and bus fleets, off-road diesel equipment and other diesel powered machinery. However, some changes were necessary to prepare vehicles and equipment to use the fuel,
as well as to the storage and delivery systems used to dispense it.
The
Company originally identified the U.S., Canada and Brazil as its first target markets, with an initial focus on the U.S. and Brazil. Since that time, the Company has developed
additional strategic partnerships to expand its markets on a broader global basis. In 2008, we will continue to work with a large strategic partner in the ethanol industry to develop the European
market for the Company's products as well as an important supplier of alternative energy solutions and technology to develop the Asian market. O2Diesel's strategy, with the support and resources of
its commercial partners, is to create end-user demand from centrally fueled on and off-road diesel
fleets, as well as large scale industrial operations that require significant diesel fuel supply, such as ports and military installations.
Potential
customers in the Company's global markets include:
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Urban
truck and delivery fleets;
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Municipal
transit authorities (public and private);
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Government
fleets (municipal, state, and federal);
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Port
logistical equipment;
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Construction
equipment;
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Mobile
or stationary power generators;
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Railroads;
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Military
(non-tactical) vehicles.
The
U.S. market for diesel fuel is large and growing. It has been estimated by the Energy Information Administration that the use of diesel fuel in the U.S. exceeds 65 billion
gallons per year and is expected to grow by approximately 1% in 2008.
Basic
to the success of the Company's sales program is the availability of abundant supplies of fuel grade ethanol. According to statistics compiled by the Renewable Fuels Association,
domestic ethanol plants in 2007 produced 6.5 billion gallons of ethanol, an increase of 33% over 2006. At the end of 2007, there were 142 plants producing ethanol with another 65 under
construction or expansion, which, at completion, are expected to have an annual capacity of about 13.4 billion gallons. At present, the Company does not anticipate any supply problems in
securing sufficient quantities of ethanol for use in the U.S. and Canada.
At
the end of 2007, four customers in the U.S. and one customer in India were using the Company's fuel on a regular basis. Two U.S. Air Force bases and four bus fleets were using the
fuel on a trial basis. Typically, first-time users of O2Diesel
TM
want to test the fuel in a small portion of their fleets before committing all of their vehicles to its use.
These trials typically last for a period of three months or more and involve 10% or less of the vehicles in a prospective fleet.
In
March 2004, O2Diesel began operations in Brazil through its 75% owned subsidiary, O2Diesel Químicos Ltda. Brazil is one of the pioneers in the use of ethanol and
has a long history of manufacturing ethanol as a by-product from the production of sugar. Due to the low cost and
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of ethanol, Brazil's transportation sector has used large amounts of this renewable fuel for the last three decades. Fuel ethanol has become an important fuel in Brazil due to its
positive effects on the creation of jobs in the sugar industry and as a means of reducing the country's dependence on imported diesel fuel, of which Brazil is a net importer. Moreover, both the
Brazilian government and the sugar producers have sought various means to increase the demand for sugar and sugar derivatives. The Company has determined that, similar to the U.S., it must hire and
train its own sales force to achieve meaningful sales in Brazil.
According
to market studies, approximately 9 billion gallons of diesel fuel are consumed by Brazil's transport sectors. As in the U.S. market, we initially targeted centrally
fueled truck and bus fleets as our customers. Brazil experienced the same profile of testing by potential customers as that found in the U.S. During 2004, one sugar mill tested
O2Diesel
TM
in only a small portion of its truck fleet. In 2005, Brazil added an additional sugar mill customer, a municipal transit system and one waste fleet to its users of the fuel.
During 2006 and 2007, the Company successfully concluded these demonstrations. At the beginning of 2008, we were continuing this demonstration activity with a municipal bus fleet in Curitiba, the
third largest city in Brazil. The Company has expanded its South America activity by entering into a distribution agreement with a European-based energy trading company. Utilizing our staff in Brazil
for technical support, we are working with this distributor to develop first fleet demonstrations and later commercial accounts in Columbia and Paraguay.
To
summarize, the current potential customers for O2Diesel
TM
in Brazil include the following:
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Trucks
sugar / alcohol mills
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Trucks
transport companies
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Buses
large municipalities.
Later,
our Brazilian subsidiary will seek to widen its market to include:
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Trucks
non-transport companies
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Buses
intercity.
In
Europe and Asia, our market focus continues to be on centrally fueled bus fleets and large trucking fleets.
In
North America, we expect to distribute our product, O2D05, directly to jobbers. "Jobbers" is a term in the fuel industry to describe companies that have a supply infrastructure that
facilitates the purchase, blending, storage and delivery of fuel, which may include O2Diesel
TM
. After purchasing our additive, jobbers will be responsible for all of the logistics
necessary to blend the components to produce O2Diesel
TM
. In most cases, they will purchase diesel and ethanol and blend these with our additive. At the time of sale of the
O2Diesel
TM
, the jobber will deliver the fuel using its own transportation fleet, common carriers or fuel trucks of its customer.
In
Europe and Asia, we intend to distribute our product to large distributors who will operate under exclusive contracts covering specific geographic regions. As of December 31,
2007, we have maintained our exclusive distribution agreement in Asia.
In
all our markets we also intend to have our sales force market O2Diesel
TM
directly to large centrally fueled fleets of vehicles and equipment, where the user would
typically have its own refueling
infrastructure. In these cases, we must arrange for the delivery of O2Diesel
TM
to the customer's central fueling location. In limited situations, O2D05 by itself may be sold to large,
central fleet customers, but in these cases, the customer must have the proper facilities to blend diesel fuel with fuel grade ethanol and additive. In most situations, we or the customer will
contract with jobbers or other fuel transportation companies to blend and deliver the O2Diesel
TM
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To
plan for the logistics necessary to deliver O2Diesel
TM
, we are continuing our efforts to establish a reliable network of ethanol producers and providers of fuel
transportation services. To that end, we
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established supply relationships with sixteen jobbers (fuel blending and distribution companies) in the U.S. and with two jobbers in Europe. We continue to negotiate supply agreements with
ethanol distributors in order to obtain stable pricing for this commodity. Additional progress towards creating a network was achieved in 2007, but more needs to be accomplished to arrive at the point
where we have a seamless distribution network to serve our major markets.
For
large centrally fueled fleets, the methods of distribution will be substantially the same for customers regardless of the market. However, the distribution of fuel in Brazil poses a
potentially greater challenge than those in the U.S. and Europe, particularly due to legal restrictions imposed on the sales and distribution of ethanol and the structure of the fuel distribution
markets. This occurs because there are only a few companies in Brazil that deliver petroleum fuels to the end user. As such, we have fewer choices from which to select partners in Brazil to establish
an infrastructure for the distribution of our fuel.
Competitive business conditions and position in the marketplace:
In general, competition to O2Diesel's technology may be split into three categories:
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Ethanol-diesel blended fuel technologies (e-diesel);
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Exhaust after treatment technologies;
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"Other" fuels.
Within
the first category, which comprises e-diesel fuel technologies, we believe there are a number of competitor companies that have or are attempting to develop fuel
additives to compete with our technology. Based on limited market information, and even though some of the competing technologies are owned by larger and better financed corporations, it appears that
none of the technologies are as advanced. Other cost effective diesel fuel additive technologies which would be expected to compete with our technology, such as metallic combustion improvers, are
subject to significant regulatory issues that may affect their commercial viability. Various exhaust after treatment technologies are available in the marketplace to reduce emissions. Many of these
technologies are designed for use on new vehicles, and, as such, may take several years to have an impact on emissions over a large vehicle population. In addition, these after treatment technologies
may have higher implementation costs including the cost of vehicle retrofits, which may also be expensive. For this reason, we do not view exhaust after treatment technologies as being in direct
competition to O2Diesel
TM
. In 2007, we tested several of these devices with our fuel to confirm that additional benefits can be achieved when the two technologies are used together, such
as reduced maintenance costs and enhanced control of emissions. In every case tested, the data shows that after treatment technology is compatible and synergistic with our technology.
Ultra-Low
Sulfur Diesel ("ULSD") with and without bio-diesel has lower emissions than low sulfur diesel ("LSD"). Beginning in mid-2006, the diesel
fuel specifications for the U.S. changed to require the use of ULSD for all on-highway use. ULSD is defined as having less than 15 parts per million sulfur. Combusting this low level of
sulfur not only gives lower emissions but is necessary to allow current exhaust after treatment technologies to work effectively. ULSD is more expensive to produce than its predecessor, LSD, but is
now supplied throughout the U.S. as a result of mandated change in the fuel specification. In 2005 and 2006, we demonstrated that our product not only works effectively with a base blend of ULSD, but
also improves the lubricity elements of the base blend. In 2007, we continued to pursue a long-term strategy of working with refiners and distributors of ULSD as a means of broadening the
market for both fuels ULSD and O2Diesel
TM
. Biodiesel is an ester containing hydrocarbon derived from renewable sources and blends of this component with ULSD is a viable
alternative to ULSD alone. A blend of 20% biodiesel in ULSD has been legislatively designated as an "EPACT fuel" and is used by the military to fulfill governmental requirements for reducing the use
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petroleum.
Biodiesel has had quality and some other drawbacks, among which can include cost, lack of availability, emission increases as well as handling, storage and usage issues.
During
2005 and 2006, we had one of our customers in our City Home
TM
initiative successfully use a blend of biodiesel and O2Diesel
TM
fuel. Our work with the
Department of Defense ("DoD") has resulted in a new alternative fuel combining our additive technology, ULSD and biodiesel. In addition to our proprietary solubilizing agent and cetane improver, this
fuel also has technology to improve the low temperature flow properties of the fuel which is necessary for cold temperature operation. This fuel, with about 28% renewable components, was shown to
perform equal to straight ULSD while providing additional operational benefits in an urban transit system at the end of 2007. To our knowledge, it is the highest concentration of complementary
renewable sourced components used for winter applications.
Below
is a table which gives a brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the broad ranges of technologies that may be considered as competing with O2Diesel's fuel
technologies. This summary is not intended to be all-inclusive for competing technologies.
Lower Emissions Options
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Bio-diesel
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Renewable content lowers the most regulated emissions and governmental incentives.
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Variable quality, availability, price, storage/handling & distribution
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Exhaust Gas After Treatment
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Effective and an OEM hardware addition to meet 2007 model year vehicle emission needs
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High cost, owner resistance and maintenance issues
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Gas to Liquid & Fischer Tropsch
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Clean fuel and number of feedstock options
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High production cost, long lead time, price
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Hydrogen Gas/Fuel Cells
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Ultra clean vehicles
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Still at early research stage
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Diesel-Water
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Reduces both PM and NOx
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Poor fuel stability, reduced power, special equipment and maintenance issues
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In
Brazil, there are both domestic and foreign companies seeking to develop an ethanol diesel blending additive, but we believe that none of these potential competitors have perfected
their respective technologies.
Sources and availability of raw materials:
O2Diesel has a cooperation agreement with Cognis Deutschland GmbH ("Cognis") for the manufacture and marketing of the Company's additive globally. Cognis
has manufacturing facilities in or near each country in which we intend to sell our product. According to Cognis, these plants have sufficient capacity to produce enough product to allow us to meet
our budgeted sales for the United States, Europe, India and Brazil for the next twelve months. Cognis has informed us that it does not anticipate there will be any shortages of raw material over the
next twelve months. To date, Cognis has supplied all the additive required.
Dependence on one or a few major customers:
At the end of 2007, the Company was still a development stage company and we reported additive sales of only $337,089 for the year. In 2008, we started the year
with four North American customers and one Indian customer and have not reached the stage when we can start to develop a customer profile sufficiently large enough to allow us to affirmatively state
that we will not be dependent on just
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one
or even a few major customers. However, given the usage of diesel fuel in our target markets, U.S., Canada, Brazil, Europe and Asia, the drive of local and national governments to press for
cleaner air legislation, and the mandates for our potential customers to comply with these legislative requirements, it is unlikely that we will be dependent in any of these markets on one or even a
few large customers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have almost no sales history and cannot yet know for certain what our likely customer base will be or if one will develop at all.
Because
of the many fuel distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada, it is unlikely that we will be dependent upon one or only a few large companies to distribute
O2Diesel
TM
. However, this may not be true for Brazil. For example, in Brazil, the country's fuel distribution network is concentrated among a small number of large companies. Thus, it is
possible, and perhaps likely, that we could become dependent on one or two large distributors for the sale of O2Diesel
TM
in Brazil. O2Diesel cooperates on a non-exclusive
basis with Brazil's largest fuel distributor, BR, the distribution arm of the state-owned mineral oil company, Petrobrás.
In
India, we have signed an exclusive agreement with one distributor for the market in that country. In Europe, we are exploring distribution agreements on a country by country basis.
Patents/Trademarks:
The Company has 82 patents granted or applications pending for nine different proprietary fuel and additive product inventions registered with the international
WIPO (PCT) Registration System. Seven inventions currently have 40 patents granted, and 23 applications pending in 22 different countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Two
additional inventions currently have 19 patent applications pending and are about to undergo examination in 16 different countries. In August 2008, one of these inventions could be the subject of
further patent applications in several additional countries worldwide which are members of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. During this period, O2Diesel's intellectual property rights over its additive
products are protected through its registration with the WIPO (PCT) Registration System and its pending national patent applications.
As
part of our cooperation agreement with Cognis, we, along with Cognis, are the joint owners of all patents covering both the use and composition of O2D05. All legal costs associated
with preparing, filing and administering the jointly owned patents are shared equally by the Company and Cognis. We also have a number of patents that have been issued that relate to the predecessor
technology of O2D05. As a strategic measure, we continue to fund all costs necessary to maintain some of these patents. O2Diesel is the sole owner of these latter patents, which in general cover the
use and composition of its prior generation technology.
We
have registered a trademark in the U.S. and the European Union for a mark which includes the words and numbers O2Diesel
TM
as well as a figurative logo of the words. We
also registered trademarks for "CityHome" (and design) in eight classes of goods and services, "TODAY'S CLEAN AIR SOLUTION TOMORROW'S BRIGHTER FUTURE" and "CITYHO2ME", each covering one class of goods
and services.
Government Approvals:
In the U.S., O2Diesel
TM
is subject to regulation at the federal, state and local levels. In addition, organizations such as the American Society for
Testing & Material ("ASTM") and the National Conference on Weights & Measures ("NCWM") set uniform industry product quality standards and test methods which are often adopted by
legislative bodies and regulatory agencies.
These
laws and regulations are modified over time and these changes may favor or disfavor one product over another. This is particularly true in the case of incentives that are either
available or are becoming available for the expanded use of cleaner-burning fuels like O2Diesel
TM
or other emissions reduction technologies.
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In
the U.S., O2Diesel
TM
is continuing the process to obtain regulatory approvals at various levels of government. At the federal level, the primary regulatory body from
which the necessary approvals are required is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). The EPA requires the registration of all fuels for on-highway commercial use. The process of
becoming a registered fuel for on-highway use is complex, costly and time-consuming. The Company has registered its base additive (O2D05) with the EPA as well as two other
additive packages (O2D5000 and O2D5005). The latter package is more robust with respect to the fuel's water tolerance at low temperatures. O2Diesel
TM
has also submitted emissions testing
and other required data as part of EPA's Tier 1 fuel registration to demonstrate that O2Diesel
TM
does not generate additional air emissions as compared to diesel fuel. In 2007,
EPA completed its initial review of the registration of O2Diesel
TM
as a Tier 1 atypical fuel. Tier 2 requirements are triggered if sales exceed $10 million in annual
revenue. Tier 2 tests are intended to detect potential adverse health effects related to the inhalation of any additional emissions.
The
Company has received several review questions from EPA related to the applications of the newer additive packages and the blended fuel. In response to these and subsequent review
questions, the Company has submitted an extensive compilation of emission reduction and engine performance data from its demonstrations and real-world trials as well as a substantial
literature review of the benefits of e-diesel blends. It has been the Company's position in this submission that O2Diesel
TM
is "substantially similar" to current in use
e-diesel certified fuels and that the Company's fuel products continue to support emissions reductions over the useful life of diesel engines, either with or without aftertreatment
devices. At the end of 2007, the Agency was continuing its review of this submission.
States
set strict requirements for the sale and distribution of motor fuels, and provide certain incentives for the use of cleaner-burning fuels. Certain states also levy disincentives
for the use of "dirtier" fuels, often in the form of monetary penalties. With the exception of California and Texas, which are permitted to set stricter state standards, all state motor fuel
environmental regulations are governed by EPA policies set forth in the Clean Air Act. In addition to environmental issues, many states have other regulations regarding the sale of fuel to which the
Company may be subjected.
In
2003, O2Diesel
TM
achieved regulatory recognition (known as "verification") in California granted by the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") for
O2Diesel
TM
as an "alternative diesel fuel," thus making the fuel eligible for state and local incentives. During this same period, the Division of Measurement Standards ("DMS") of the
California Department of Food & Agriculture designated O2Diesel
TM
as a "developmental engine fuel" which is a requirement for a fuel to be marketed legally in the state if it
lacks a specification from a peer reviewed body such as ASTM. In 2006, the Company submitted several programs to complete the protocols to allow O2Diesel
TM
to be classified as a Diesel
Emissions Control Strategy (DECS) fuel by CARB. Given the base fuel changes, along with the Agency's rule changes, O2Diesel has had to rework its original test plan. At the end of 2007, we were
continuing to work through these issues, including Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Multimedia Assessment. The
Company's focus in California in 2008 will continue to demonstrate how the use of O2Diesel
TM
not only reduces emissions, but more importantly, improves the performance of various
aftertreatment hardware technologies, thereby assisting them to be verified at higher tier levels than they can achieve when used alone. Being a Verified Technology will allow O2Diesel to be
competitive in this large market. As a condition to permitting the sale of O2Diesel
TM
in California, CARB mandated, among other things, that in the case of storage or use of
O2Diesel
TM
, fuel storage tank vents, vehicle tank vents and fill openings must be fitted with flame arrestors.
In
August 2004, Nevada's Division of Environmental Regulation approved O2Diesel
TM
as an "alternative fuel". Nevada requires that state, county and municipal fleets of 10 or
more vehicles must use an alternative fuel rather than regular transportation fuels such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
Ethanol
and diesel fuel blends do not have an ASTM specification. In 2006, a member of the Company became the Chairman of the E-Diesel task force. This task force submitted a
specification for the purpose of proposing a ballot for incorporation of this fuel as an ASTM specification and received
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the
initial results of this vote during the December 2006 ASTM meeting. Throughout 2007, the task force continued to answer inquiries regarding the fuel and submitted a revised ballot based upon these
initial comments. Subsequent ballots in 2007 showed a reduced number of negative votes which the task force has continued to respond to. It is expected that a revised ballot will be submitted to ASTM
during the second quarter of 2008 so that it can be discussed and voted on during the June ASTM international meeting.
In
Canada, there are fewer limits or restrictions on the introduction of new motor fuel products like O2Diesel
TM
, despite the fact that the key federal regulatory agencies
Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada tend to follow the general policies set by the United States. One important quasi-governmental organization that serves a
regulatory control function is the Canadian General Standards Board ("CGSB"), which works in a manner similar to ASTM. Fuels sold in Canada on a widespread basis will ultimately be subject to an
industry and government consensus-based product specification. Across Canada and among the provinces, various tax and other incentives are in place to encourage the expanded production and use of
biomass-based transportation fuels.
Various
governmental approvals are required to sell O2Diesel
TM
in Brazil. These approvals are administered and granted by two Brazilian agencies ANP and
IBAMA. ANP is the National Fuel Regulation Agency and IBAMA is the National Environment Protection Agency. Approvals are needed from both agencies before O2Diesel
TM
may be sold in
Brazil. In 2004, we submitted applications to both agencies and received limited, but favorable approvals from each. ANP has classified O2Diesel
TM
as an alternative diesel fuel. In
addition, IBAMA, approved O2Diesel
TM
for off road (e.g. in mining) and railroad applications. Also, in response to requests that we submitted to ANP, it granted approval for
O2Diesel
TM
to be sold to specific customers and for specific regions in Brazil.
In
Europe, the regulatory environment surrounding alternative fuels is largely centered on biodiesel. Since ethanol-diesel is a new technology in the European Union, the Company is
working on a country by country basis to better define e-diesel regulatory requirements and how they can be supplemented by changes to the existing regulatory structure. Like in the United
States, alternative fuels are allowed for individual test demonstrations in most European countries, but must be approved by the country's appropriate governmental agency on a
case-by-case basis. In 2007, O2Diesel received the required government approvals in France from the DRIRE and the DIREM, the regulatory bodies responsible for the Environment
and Fuel specifications and applications for the use of O2Diesel
TM
in demonstrations in that country. Similarly, the Company was able to obtain permission from the Spanish regulatory
authorities to utilize the fuel in demonstrations in that country.
In
India, the Company sells its base additive directly to its exclusive distributor for this market. The distributor bears the responsibility for blending the final e-diesel
product and to fulfill the local and national regulatory requirements needed to market the final product.
Effect of existing or probable governmental regulations:
Regulations may affect new motor fuel products by raising barriers to entry (thus keeping out untested products that lack proof of claims for performance) or by
providing incentives for products that help achieve public policy goals. O2Diesel
TM
began an intensive engine and fleet testing program in 1999 which will continue through 2008. This
testing is designed to provide proof to federal, state and local regulatory bodies as well as to the U.S. military that O2Diesel
TM
has a positive impact in reducing emissions that
contribute to ground-level ozone in urban areas, and that it will reduce toxic particulate matter emissions. Some of these agencies may provide incentives for the use of such products in cases where
the benefits of using the products can be verified.
Regulations
for motor fuels may have the effect of limiting competition from products that cannot prove their claims to regulators, while giving others that can an advantage in the
marketplace. Moreover, the availability of federal, state and local incentives to encourage the use of verified products may make O2Diesel
TM
a cost-effective fuel for fleets
seeking to comply with tougher new air
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quality
regulations. As an example of these incentives, the U.S. government permits a credit against excise tax for ethanol blended with diesel fuel. In prior years, this incentive was computed
differently, was more complex and was subject to a number of limitations, the most significant being that it did not apply to ethanol diesel blends used in off-road vehicles and equipment.
On
October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357). This new law made important changes to the existing law by
allowing a refundable excise tax credit for ethanol blended with diesel fuel. The new law, which is called the "Volume Ethanol Excise Tax Credit" (VEETC) extends the credit through December 31,
2010. Generally, it provides that a credit may be taken at $0.51 per gallon for ethanol blended with diesel fuel used for both on-road and off-road applications.
O2Diesel
TM
, when blended with the appropriate ethanol, qualifies for this excise tax credit.
The
Company is not aware of any incentives for the use of its additive or fuel in Brazil and is in the process of exploring Europe and Asia for available incentives.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley Act") comprehensively revised the laws affecting corporate governance, accounting obligations and corporate reporting for companies, such
as O2Diesel, with equity or debt securities registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). In particular, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act established: (1) new
requirements for audit committees, including independence, expertise, and responsibilities; (2) requirements with respect to the establishment and evaluation of disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting, and the audit of internal control over financial reporting; (3) additional responsibilities for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer of the reporting company with respect to financial statements and other information included in Exchange Act reports; (4) new standards for auditors and regulation of audits;
(5) increased disclosure and reporting obligations for the reporting company and its directors and executive officers; and new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violations of the
securities laws. Beginning with the 2007 annual report, Company management is required to make a statement in their Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 certification that the Company designed, under
their direction, internal controls over financial reporting that would provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Estimate of the amount of time spent during each of the last two fiscal years on research and development activities:
O2Diesel
has an agreement with Cognis for the joint development of co-solvency additive products as well as the joint ownership of patents covering such products. Pursuant to
the terms of this agreement, O2Diesel is not required to devote time or incur any research and development expenditures for the work performed by Cognis, but we are required to share equally in the
legal costs to prepare, file and maintain all joint patent applications and issued patents. See section below Costs and effects of complying with environmental laws.
Costs and effects of complying with environmental laws:
O2Diesel is faced with very few costs for it to comply with environmental laws and regulations. However, we have incurred substantial costs in carrying out tests
to demonstrate that the use of our product will enable customers to comply with environmental laws and regulations. In the case of O2Diesel
TM
, many of the tests required by the U.S.
government have been funded by governmental appropriations. More specifically, in 2007, we incurred expenses of approximately $1.4 million in the U.S. in connection with governmental sponsored
projects and tests. Most of the costs incurred in these government test programs were reimbursed by appropriations from the U.S. Departments of Energy
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and
Defense. For a more detailed description of government appropriations, see Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
At
the start of 2008, the Company had government test programs in progress with total remaining costs of approximately $1.1 million. A wide array of tests and product
demonstrations are being carried out under these programs.
Included
are product demonstrations in Nevada, North Dakota and Louisiana to test O2Diesel
TM
in non-tactical military equipment. Other test programs underway
include completing the protocols to allow O2Diesel
TM
to be classified as a Diesel Emissions Control Strategy fuel by the California Air Resources Board. O2Diesel is conducting
demonstrations with a number of school bus and transit agencies testing O2Diesel
TM
as well as O2Diesel
TM
blended with B20 in various weather conditions, engine types, and
uses. These demonstrations have been developed to show not only the emission benefits obtainable by the use of our product, but also the maintenance cost reductions achievable from the use of various
blends of O2Diesel
TM
. Still other tests will provide emissions and engine performance data to support our efforts to obtain an ASTM specification as well as a military procurement
specification for the fuel. Based on the government funding in place, we believe that approximately 80% of the costs to conduct all of these tests may be funded by appropriations from the U.S.
Departments of Energy and Defense.
In
2007, we did not conduct additional research and development projects in Brazil. However, we continued a fleet demonstration in Curibita as a further effort to obtain approvals for
O2Diesel
TM
from the agencies that are responsible for the country's petroleum industry and environmental laws. Brazil's environmental agency, IBAMA, has classified
O2Diesel
TM
as an alternative diesel fuel, and ANP, Brazil's national petroleum agency, has granted approvals in specific cases for the sale and use of O2Diesel
TM
.
For
2008, we do not anticipate spending any funds on various product and vehicle tests in Brazil with regard to environmental laws.
Employees:
At present, O2Diesel has fourteen full-time employees, thirteen of which are in the U.S. and one is in Europe. We have one part-time
employee. During this past year, we have relied on consultants to assist in commercializing our technology and to help us in key technical areas. We expect to continue this practice in 2008. At
present, we employ seven consultants in the U.S.; three in marketing and business development, one laboratory technician, one chemist; and two in regulatory affairs. The Company has entered into
separate consulting contracts with two shareholders of its Brazilian subsidiary for the purpose of providing office rent and administrative services and in lieu of employment contracts with these two
individuals. In Europe, we employ two consultants, one for general management and business development and one for regulatory affairs.
We
will add new personnel in 2008 based on the pace of our commercialization. Under our business plan, we do not anticipate the need to add employees in the U.S. or Brazil, but we do
plan to add technical positions for our European market testing and development in 2008. We anticipate continuing to employ eleven consultants serving in most of the same capacities in 2008 as in
2007.
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(c) Reports to Security Holders:
We file annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You may read and copy any
document we file at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains a website at
http://www.sec.gov
that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information concerning filers. We also maintain a web site at
http://www.O2Diesel.com
that provides additional information about our company and
links to documents we file with the SEC. The charters of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee; and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are
also available on the Company's website.
Item 2. Description of Property
O2Diesel owns no real property. We rent 4,950 square feet of office space located at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware, 19713, under a
five-year lease entered into in December 2003. This space serves as the corporate headquarters of the group. The aggregate cost of this office space over the lease term is $392,875, plus
common area charges that are billed monthly to the Company. We also have a small laboratory of about 2,000 square feet in Bear, Delaware, rented under a two year lease for $1,400 per month, which
expires on November 30, 2009.
In
July 2005, we entered into a month to month lease for office space of about 650 square feet in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which can be cancelled with a thirty day notice at a cost of about
$900 per month.
In
September 2006, we entered into a one year lease for office space of approximately 1,350 square feet in Brussels, Belgium at a cost of 2,240€ per month.
We
own office furniture and equipment costing approximately $269,000 (including approximately $43,000 in ProEco assets) and test and fuel storage equipment costing approximately
$383,000.
During
2007, there were approximately $169,621 of additions of test equipment, $67,585 to office furniture and equipment consisting of furniture, computers and related equipment and
$1,288,614 of additions to construction in progress (before impairment charges of $1,288,614). Of these amounts, $0, $42,620 and $1,288,614, respectively, were attributable to the consolidation of
ProEco. In February 2006, the Company purchased a used truck and outfitted it to be able to provide mobile fueling to equipment at an NREL project in Wyoming. The truck had a cost of $28,813 and has
$10,806 of accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2007.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
O2Diesel is not a party to any legal proceedings as of the date of this report.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through solicitation of proxies or otherwise during the fourth quarter of the year ended
December 31, 2007.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Market Information:
O2Diesel's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under the symbol "OTD".
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The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of the high and low sale prices for O2Diesel's common stock:
Quarter Ended
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
0.54
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
0.62
|
|
|
0.37
|
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
0.70
|
|
|
0.50
|
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
0.92
|
|
|
0.69
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
0.91
|
|
|
0.68
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
1.28
|
|
|
0.78
|
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
2.82
|
|
|
0.92
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
0.87
|
|
|
0.40
|
Source of Information: Yahoo Finance
Holders of Common Equity:
As of March 19, 2008, there were 87,298,674 shares of our common stock outstanding, held by approximately 9,250 stockholders of record.
Dividends:
To date, we have not paid any dividends on our common stock and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Payment of dividends will depend upon our future earnings, if any, our financial condition, and other factors as deemed relevant by the Board.
AMEX Listing Standards
On June 29, 2007, the Company was notified by AMEX that it was not in compliance with the listing standards of the Exchange because it lacked the requisite
amount of stockholders' equity. The Company was asked to submit a plan by July 27, 2007 advising AMEX of actions the Company would be taking to bring it into compliance with the continued
listing standards by December 29, 2008.
On
July 27, 2007, the Company filed a plan with the Exchange describing the steps it plans to take to return to full compliance. The Company has entered into a common stock
purchase agreement with Fusion Capital II, LLC to raise up to $10 million in new equity over a twenty-five month period starting on February 16, 2007. Also, the
Company announced a private placement in which we raised an additional $2.52 million in July and August 2007. As noted below, the Company intended to raise additional new equity in conjunction
with the acquisition of ProEco. We anticipated that these actions would enable us to meet or exceed the equity requirements of the Exchange.
On
September 13, 2007, the Company received a written notice from the AMEX indicating that AMEX had reviewed and accepted the Company's plan to regain listing qualifications
compliance. With the acceptance of the plan, the Company will be able to continue its listing during the plan period pursuant to an extension granted until December 29, 2008. The AMEX notice
also advised the Company that, in addition to the previously disclosed deficiency with respect to Section 1003(a)(iii) of the AMEX Company Guide, it had triggered an additional deficiency with
respect to Section 1003(a)(ii) of the AMEX Company Guide which requires listed companies to have at least $4.0 million of stockholders' equity when it has sustained losses from
continuing operations and/or net losses in its four most recent fiscal years.
During
the interim period until December 29, 2008, the Company must continue to provide AMEX staff with updates regarding initiatives set forth in its plan of compliance. The
Company will be subject to periodic review by AMEX staff during the interim period. If the Company is not in compliance with the listing standards on December 29, 2008, or the Company does not
make progress
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consistent
with the plan during the interim period, the AMEX would likely initiate procedures to de-list the Company's common stock. If the Company's common stock were to be
de-listed by the AMEX, the Company believes its shares would continue to be traded as a bulletin board stock.
The
consolidated financial statements in this report do not include any adjustments to reflect other anticipated private placements or the possible future effects on the recoverability
and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should management be unsuccessful in obtaining financing on terms acceptable to the Company.
On
January 8, 2008, the Company announced that due to the unfavorable market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plants, the Company and ProEco entered into a letter
agreement that modified the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 12, 2007. Pursuant to this letter agreement, the parties agreed to extend the maturity date of the outstanding
$1.4 million loan from the Company to ProEco from December 15, 2007 to January 31, 2008. In addition, the parties agreed that ProEco may negotiate with other parties regarding the
development of the Ethanol Plant and the Company may enter into any similar transaction with respect to the design, construction and operation of ethanol power plants and/or biodiesel plants. On
February 2, 2008, the parties announced a further extension of the maturity date on the loan from January 31, 2008 to February 29, 2008. On March 19, 2008, the
Company and ProEco entered into a letter agreement terminating the Share Exchange Agreement and extending the maturity date of the loan from February 29, 2008 until November 30, 2008. The
parties are redefining their long-term relationship with regard to the development of the Ethanol Plant. On February 7, 2008, the Company received a notice from the AMEX that due to the
deferral of the ProEco project, the Company was no longer demonstrating progress consistent with the July 27, 2007 plan and was commencing action to de-list the Company's common
stock. The Company filed an appeal of the AMEX's action on February 12, 2008 and is waiting to present its argument to remain on the Exchange at a hearing scheduled for April 15, 2008.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities over the past three years:
During the past three years, the Company sold the following securities. For these issuances, the common stock and the warrants were issued to the accredited
investors in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and/or Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act. All securities were issued for working capital requirements.
Series A 0% Convertible Preferred Stock Private Placement
Pursuant to a Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and the purchaser named therein (the "Series A Purchaser") dated as of
March 3, 2004, the Company issued to the Series A Purchaser, 800,000 shares of Series A 0% Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 ("Series A Preferred Stock"). The
offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $3,200,000 to the Company, prior to the deduction of fees and commissions. The sale of the Series A Preferred Stock was exempt from
registration pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
The
Series A Preferred Stock was initially convertible into the Company's common stock at a variable conversion ratio which was the lesser of (a) $4.00 as adjusted as
provided in the Series A Certificate of Designation (the "Series A Fixed Conversion Price") or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest closing bid price for the Common Stock in the
ten business days preceding the date of conversion, but, in no case, less than 50% of the Series A Fixed Conversion Price. In September 2004, we renegotiated the conversion formula with the
holder of these shares. The revised minimum price at which the shares may be converted is equal to twenty-five percent (25.0%) of the Fixed Conversion Price, or $1.00 per share. Pursuant
to the amended agreement, the Series A Purchaser may not convert Series A Preferred Stock into our common stock for a period of two (2) years following the closing date of this
transaction. Under the revised agreement, in no event will the Series A Purchaser receive
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more
than 8,000,000 or less than 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
The
Series A Purchaser was granted an option to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock equal to the difference between the number of shares of common stock
actually received upon conversion and the number of shares that would have been received at a conversion price of $1.82. The exercise price shall be the Series A Fixed Conversion Price.
Series B 0% Convertible Preferred Stock Private Placement
Pursuant to a Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and the purchaser named therein (the "Series B Purchaser") dated as of
March 29, 2004, the Company issued to the Series B Purchaser, 750,000 shares of Series B 0% Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 ("Series B Preferred Stock"). The
offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $3,000,000 to the Company, prior to the deduction of fees and commissions. The sale of the Series B Preferred Stock was exempt from
registration pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
The
Series B Preferred Stock was initially convertible into the Company's common stock at a variable conversion ratio which was the lesser of (a) $3.65 as adjusted as
provided in the Series B Certificate of Designation (the "Series B Fixed Conversion Price") or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest closing bid price for the Common Stock in the
ten business days preceding the date of conversion, but, in no case, less than 50% of the Series B Fixed Conversion Price. In September 2004, we renegotiated the conversion formula with the
holder of these shares. The revised minimum price at which the shares may be converted is equal to twenty-seven and four tenths per cent (27.4%) of the Series B Fixed Conversion Price, or $1.00
per share. Pursuant to the amended agreement, the Series B Purchaser may not convert Series B Preferred Stock into our common stock for a period of two (2) years following the
closing date of this transaction. Under the revised agreement, in no event will the Series B Purchaser receive more than 7,500,000 or less than 2,054,795 shares of the Company's common stock
upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.
The
Series B Purchaser was granted an option to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock equal to the difference between the number of shares of common stock
actually received upon conversion and the number of shares that would have been received at a conversion price of $1.82. The exercise price shall be the Series B Fixed Conversion Price.
In
April 2006, the holders of both the Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock exercised all of their conversion rights and converted 1,550,000 shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock into 15,500,000 shares of common stock.
$2.0 and $3.0 Million Private Placements
In a series of two private placements of the Company's common stock in 2005, the Company raised $4,833,192 after payment of an 8% commission and other expenses,
and issued 7,535,981 shares of common stock at a price of $0.70 per share. Subscribers to this private placement received for each two shares of common stock purchased one warrant to purchase one
additional share of common stock. The warrant expires twenty-four months following the closing of the private placement. Each warrant is exercisable at a price of $0.70 per share during
the first twelve months following the close of the private placement, or at an exercise price of $1.05 per share in the second twelve months following the close of the private placement. The total
number of warrants issued was 3,757,990.
$2.3 Million Private Placement
On October 24, 2005, the Company issued 3,228,070 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.7125 per share in a private placement for total proceeds
of $2,300,000.
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As
part of this sale, the Company also issued warrants to purchase 1,614,035 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.425 per share during the period of six months to
forty-two months subsequent to issuance or at a cashless exercise if a registration statement is not effective within one year of issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months
after the date of issuance.
As
part of the transaction, the Company agreed to sell up to an additional $700,000 of its common stock to the Purchaser at a purchase price of $0.7125 per share for 982,456 shares. The
Company also issued warrants to purchase 491,228 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.425 per share during the period of six months to forty-two months subsequent to issuance
or at a cashless exercise if a registration statement is not effective within one year of issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance. The purchaser had
180 days following the date of the Purchase Agreement to acquire additional shares. This offer expired unexercised on March 20, 2006.
The
Company agreed to issue warrants to purchase 1,614,035 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.7125 per share to its advisor in connection with this transaction. The
warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance.
$3.6 Million Private Placement
On December 16, 2005, the Company issued 6,419,840 shares of the Company's common stock in a private placement, for total proceeds of
3,000,000€, or approximately $3.6 million at the then current exchange rates.
As
part of the transaction, the Company issued warrants to purchase 2,853,262 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per share during the period six to
forty-two months subsequent to the date of issuance or at an exercise price of $1.13 per share during the period forty-three to sixty-six months after the date of issuance. The
warrants expire sixty-six months after the date of issuance.
$4.0 and $2.5 Million Private Placements
On April 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement ("$4.0 million Purchase Agreement") with a UK investor (the
"Investor") for 5,333,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.75 per share in a private placement for total proceeds of $4,000,000 (the "$4.0 million Private Placement"). As part
of this sale, the Company also issued warrants to purchase 2,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.825 per share during the period of six months to forty-two months
subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance. Also on April 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement ("$2.5 million Purchase Agreement") with a different European investor (the "2nd Investor") for 3,333,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.75 per share in a
private placement for total proceeds of $2,500,000 (the "$2.5 million Private Placement") before payment of a 9% commission and other expenses. As part of this sale, the Company also issued
warrants to purchase 1,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.825 per share during the period of six months to forty-two months subsequent to issuance. The warrants
expire forty-two months after the date of issuance.
Subsequent
to entering into these agreements, the Company entered into an identical amendment to each agreement which (i) modified the amount of liquidated damages to a maximum of
8% of the purchase price and (ii) added that shareholder approval will be obtained prior to the Company issuing the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. There were no
other changes to either agreement. Both transactions closed and the warrants were issued on April 27, 2006.
$1.0 Million Private Placement
On November 9, 2006, the Company issued 1,371,742 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $0.729 per share in a private placement for
total proceeds of $1,000,000. The transaction closed and the funds were received on November 22, 2006.
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As
part of the sale, the Company issued warrants to purchase 685,871 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.972 per share during the period of six months to
sixty-six months subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire sixty-six months after the date of issuance.
Warrants
On February 3, 2006, the Company offered existing warrant holders from the $2.0 million and $3.0 million Private Placements and the
$2.3 million Private Placement an opportunity to exercise their warrants at the reduced price of $0.35 per share. On February 27, 2006, the Warrant Offering expired and the Company
received proceeds of $592,692 (after expenses) for the exercise of warrants to purchase 1,864,035 shares of common stock. Between May 31 to June 12, 2006, several other existing warrant
holders elected to exercise their warrants at the contract price identified in their warrant documentation. Proceeds for these exercises were $865,452 (after expenses) for the purchase of 1,287,857
shares of common stock.
On
April 27, 2007, the Company offered existing warrant holders an opportunity to exercise their warrants at the reduced price of $0.50 per share. If all eligible warrant holders
had exercised their warrants at the reduced price, the Company would have received proceeds of approximately $4.3 million. The warrant offer was originally set to expire on May 25, 2007,
however on May 9, 2007, the Company extended this reduced price offer until June 8, 2007. As of May 15, 2007, the Company amended the offer to grant the warrant holders who tender
their warrants additional shares of Common Stock if the Company enters into any agreement for the sale of shares of Common Stock at less than $0.50 per share to June 8, 2008. The offer expired
on June 8, 2007, without any of the warrant holders exercising at the reduced price.
$10.0 Million Private Placement
On February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company ("Fusion Capital"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at the Company's discretion, the Company may sell up to $10.0 million of the Company's common stock to
Fusion Capital from time to time over a 25-month period. The Company has reserved for issuance up to 12,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for sale to Fusion Capital under this
agreement. Subject to earlier termination at the Company's discretion, Fusion Capital's purchases commenced after June 8, 2007 when the SEC declared effective the registration statement related
to the transaction. The Company has issued to Fusion Capital 805,987 shares of the Company's common stock as a commitment fee for entering into the Purchase Agreement.
Concurrently
with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Fusion Capital (the "Registration Rights Agreement"). Pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the shares that have been issued or may be issued to Fusion Capital under the
Purchase Agreement. After the SEC has declared effective the registration statement, generally the Company has the right but not the obligation from time to time to sell shares of the Company's common
stock to Fusion Capital in amounts between $100,000 and $1 million depending on certain conditions. The Company has the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of the Company's
shares to Fusion Capital. The purchase price of the shares will be determined based upon the market price of the shares of common stock without any fixed discount. Fusion Capital shall not have the
right or the obligation to purchase any shares of the Company's common stock on any business day that the price of the Company's common stock is below either $0.50 or $0.60, depending on the
transaction size of the purchase. The agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time at its discretion without any cost to the Company.
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During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company executed five separate transactions under this agreement, selling a total of 970,994 shares of common stock at an average
price of $0.515 per share for total proceeds of $500,000.
$2.52 Million Private Placement
Between June 26, 2007 and July 16, 2007, the Company entered into Agreements with five European institutional and private investors for the sale of
6,123,346 shares of the Company's common stock at a
purchase price of approximately $0.41 per share in a private placement, for total proceeds of $2,517,710 before commissions. As a condition to the enforceability of these agreements against the
Company, the investors were required to fund the purchase price in an escrow account, which funds were received between June 19, 2007 and July 31, 2007. The Company closed this
transaction on July 20, 2007 and August 20, 2007.
As
part of the sale, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,530,827 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.62 per share during the period of six months to
sixty-six months subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire sixty-six months after the date of issuance.
Stock Repurchase
On July 17, 2007, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of its common stock for treasury for an aggregate purchase price of $40,100. The purchase price
was $0.401 per share, which was the daily volume weighted average for the five trading days prior to the day the Company's board of directors approved the repurchase.
Energenics Transactions
On October 17, 2007, the Company entered into a private financing agreement and a joint venture transaction with Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd
("Energenics Holdings") to provide funding and commercial support to develop the Asian market for O2Diesel
TM
, the Company's ethanol diesel fuel blend.
The
parties entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Energenics Agreement"), as amended on December 10, 2007 (the "Amendment"), pursuant to which
Energenics Holdings agreed to purchase 3,333,333 shares of the Company's common stock in a private placement, for total proceeds of approximately $1.25 million. The effective per share price of
$0.375 represents 121% of the market price on the AMEX on the day prior to the signing of the Amendment. As part of the transaction, the Company agreed to issue a warrant to purchase 1,666,667 shares
of common stock at an exercise price of $0.375 per share, which warrant will be issued upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Energenics Agreement and shall be exercisable from the
date that is six months following the date of issuance until October 17, 2012 ("Investment Warrant").
The
parties also entered into a Shareholders Agreement in which Energenics Holdings and the Company will jointly develop the market for O2Diesel
TM
in Asia through O2Diesel
Asia Limited ("O2Diesel Asia"). Energenics agreed to pay the Company $750,000 for a fifty percent (50%) equity interest in O2Diesel Asia. The balance of the interest in O2Diesel Asia will be held by
O2Diesel
Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. For the past year, pursuant to the Supply and Distribution Agreement, dated September 15, 2006, O2Diesel has supplied its additive to
Energenics for the blending and distribution of O2Diesel
TM
in the Asian Pacific and South Asia.
The
parties entered into a License agreement whereby O2Diesel Europe Limited (formerly AAE Technologies International Plc) will license to O2Diesel Asia certain patents and
know-how that are required to make and sell O2Diesel
TM
in the territory in exchange for certain payments pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement. In addition, the Company
entered into a similar License agreement with O2Diesel Asia, pursuant to which the Company will pay to O2Diesel Asia a royalty based on sales of the Company's product in the territory.
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As
part of the transaction, upon the purchase of certain quantities of O2D05 or the equivalent, the Company will also issue a warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.375 per share, which warrant shall be exercisable during the period from the date of issuance until October 17, 2012 ("JV Warrant").
Also,
as part of the transaction, upon the achievement by Energenics Holdings of certain levels of additional purchases of O2D05 or the equivalent, the Company will issue additional
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the lesser of $0.375 or 121% of the closing price per share (rounded to the nearest cent) of
the Company's common stock on the AMEX on the date such warrants are earned ("Market Development Warrants," and, collectively with the Investment Warrant and the JV Warrant, the "Warrants"). The
Market Development Warrants are exercisable from the date of issuance to October 17, 2012.
Due
to market conditions in the global credit markets, Energenics Holdings has been able to fund only a portion of this transaction. The Company has received $1,250,000 in two deposits
on November 14, 2007 and December 21, 2007 and Energenics Holdings has committed to remit the remaining $750,000 to fulfill the Shareholders Agreement. The Company anticipates closing
the transaction early in the second quarter of 2008.
Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan Of Operation
Business Plan:
The Company is classified as a development stage company as shown on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007. In 2007,
we have not experienced sales of our O2D05 additive and O2Diesel
TM
in sufficient volumes to cause our status as a development stage company to terminate. We anticipate that a change in
our status as a development stage company will not occur until 2009 at the earliest. During 2008, we intend to devote our efforts to generating sales to our targeted customers in the U.S., Asia, and
South America; and continuing to improve our logistics network for the delivery of our products. In addition, we plan to continue a series of product tests and demonstrations that relate directly to
our sales efforts, including having O2Diesel
TM
designated as a Diesel Emissions Control Strategy (DECS) fuel in California, attaining an ASTM specification for our additives and
O2Diesel
TM
; obtaining EPA verification and registration for O2Diesel
TM
and several additional additives; obtaining approval for a DoD procurement specification for a
blended fuel containing O2Diesel
TM
and biodiesel and expanding our presence in the European market through test and demonstration efforts as well as regulatory certification. Finally,
the Company intends to expand its participation in the broader biofuels industry through acquisition, strategic partnerships or joint venture arrangements that will provide operating revenue streams
to support our working capital needs as well as our equity requirements.
North America
:
Our focus for North America continues to be to target key geographical areas and specific diesel markets based upon:
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High-population
centers under strict air quality regulations;
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Municipal
transit and school bus fleets with an emphasis on public policy and a positive environmental image;
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Large
concentrations of urban-based, centrally fueled fleets of trucks and buses;
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Off-road
diesel powered equipment;
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Diesel
equipment used by port facilities and large-scale mining operations;
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Military
installations in non-combat vehicles.
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In
the U.S., O2Diesel's sales and marketing efforts will be focused on fleet and port sales in the state of California where DESC solutions have been mandated, general fleet customers
(municipal or private transits, commercial vehicles or off-road applications) seeking higher usage of alternative fuels, and non-tactical vehicle fleet usage within the DoD.
Until we have commercialized our technology in the US, no significant resources will be devoted to Canada.
We
maintain a small internal sales force to advance our sales efforts. Since 2004, our sales force has identified a number of potential customers that fit the profile to use
O2Diesel
TM
. These have been mainly centrally fueled fleets that were served by jobbers. In selling to these customers, we have overcome several challenges that were primarily centered on
the logistics for delivering O2Diesel
TM
to the customer. O2Diesel has implemented several parallel strategies to attain our sales goals, and we are continuing to perfect these strategies
in all of our global markets.
The
first element of our strategy deals with the general distribution channel for O2Diesel
TM
fuel. Here, we have adopted two methodologies. First, we have signed
distribution agreements with 16 jobbers, who in turn have centrally fueled fleets as their customers. We sell our additive directly to these jobbers and, if required, assist them in purchasing ethanol
by either locating ethanol suppliers or purchasing and reselling ethanol to them. However, we will only purchase ethanol as an accommodation to a jobber, because we do not wish to tie-up
our limited working capital to finance the purchase of ethanol. In some cases, we will obtain potential customers or test demonstrations directly and then take initial responsibility for the logistics
required to deliver O2Diesel
TM
to the customer. To achieve this end, we continue to work with fuel distributors that have the ability to blend diesel fuel, ethanol and additives for
delivery to a customer's central fueling location. Under either method, the jobbers blend our additive and ethanol with diesel fuel and then sell O2Diesel
TM
to their customers.
Whether
we work with the jobber initially or after we have already identified our customer, the Company must assure the quality and reliability of the distribution of
O2Diesel
TM
. To achieve this, our sales force and technical staff work jointly with both the jobber and the customers to assist in the transition from the use of regular diesel fuel to
O2Diesel
TM
. A key part of working with each customer is to provide safety and training materials covering the use of our fuel. In addition, O2Diesel's technical
staff works with each customer in the process of purchasing and installing flame arrestors and other devices for customer vehicles and storage facilities. In some cases, we are responsible for
sourcing and installing these devices while, in other cases, our technical staff has only an oversight role. Finally, our technical staff will work with the customer to insure that its storage
facilities are clean and are compatible for storing and dispensing O2Diesel
TM
.
Under
our second distribution method, we will market directly to large centrally fueled fleets, government municipalities and others that operate centrally fueled fleets of diesel
powered equipment and maintain their own blending and storage facilities. These target customers may initially include truck, bus and school bus fleets, construction and mining companies as well as
port facilities, and, later on, railroads, agricultural users, and the military. In this regard, the Company experienced expanded commercial success in 2007 with its activities at the Port of Long
Beach and is currently pursuing additional opportunities in this market segment. Our efforts in the on-road truck, bus and school fleet markets will require successful EPA registration for
O2Diesel
TM
.
Additionally,
the Company announced that the U.S. Air Force had approved the expansion of its successful test demonstration with a USAF base in Nevada and has increased this to include
two additional bases in North Dakota and Louisiana. Upon the successful conclusion of these two demonstrations, the Company expects to complete the development of a formal purchasing specification for
O2Diesel
TM
that will allow for full scale commercial supply of its product to non-tactical equipment throughout all DoD installations.
Under
this distribution method, we will supply our additive and may purchase the ethanol for delivery to the fleet operator, although our clear preference is to not finance the purchase
of ethanol
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for
our customers. In the process of transitioning a customer's fleet to O2Diesel
TM
, we need to put in place the same logistical support to insure that fuel is delivered on a timely
basis. With these large fleet customers, our technical staff works closely with each in all facets necessary to prepare the vehicles or other equipment to use O2Diesel
TM
. This includes a
review of the customer's fueling facilities for cleanliness and compatibility to O2Diesel
TM
, arranging for the cleaning of tanks and filtering systems as necessary, as well as either
purchasing and installing flame arrestors and other devices or assisting the customer to do so.
Through
both distribution methods, we have continued to establish and improve the logistics network required for the delivery of O2Diesel
TM
to fleet and demonstration
customers alike. These efforts have centered on developing strategic relationships with ethanol producers and distributors in order to improve both quality consistency and price stability. At the end
of 2007, the Company continued to maintain a negotiated supply agreement with an ethanol industry group to obtain a supply of limited amounts of ethanol at preferential pricing for our Midwestern
customers.
In
another logistical initiative, the Company had previously entered into an agreement to acquire an 80% ownership share in ProEco, which was planning to build a 56 million gallon
Ethanol Plant in South Dakota. As described earlier, this project has been deferred due to the current unfavorable market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plant construction. In 2008, the
Company plans to continue its efforts to acquire ethanol production capacity in order to obtain a reliable source of high quality, competitively priced ethanol for the Company to use in developing its
commercial markets.
A
final element of our marketing strategy has been to implement fleet demonstrations that document the effectiveness of our product. Many of these demonstrations have been funded under
government grants and appropriations, however others have been supported directly by the Company. In 2004, we developed a sales and marketing concept styled as CityHome
TM
, which we have
used successfully as an important component of our test/demonstration strategy. This program stressed the environmental benefits of our fuel and was designed to improve the air quality in urban
locations. In short, CityHome
TM
provided a means for municipal transit agencies to convert their fleets to O2Diesel
TM
without having to pay the higher costs of our fuel.
Through
an innovative cost sharing concept with companies that wish to be good corporate citizens (sponsors), we designed a program which permitted the municipalities to purchase our
fuel at costs which are the same as what they pay for regular diesel fuel. Corporate sponsors, generally with a national or international presence, have paid sponsorship fees to O2Diesel to take part
in a clean air program for one or more of the communities participating in a CityHome
TM
program. In return for sponsorship payments, each sponsor has been given access to currently
unused advertising space on buses and other advertising assets owned by the municipality. Sponsorship fees become additional revenue for us and are recognized as such when the related advertising is
displayed and all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met. Costs that are intended to be supported by the sponsorship fees are recorded separately in the related expense line in our
statement of operations. With regard to the advertising space, since the CityHome
TM
program is still limited in the number of installations and since we have been unable to assess the
fair market value of the advertising space received, we have assigned no value to the space at the time of the receipt. We are recognizing the value associated with the advertising space when we enter
into a contractual arrangement with a third party. The Company will consider assigning a fair value to the advertising space received at the time of the initial sale when such fair value is more
readily determinable, based upon a history of cash transactions.
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To date, we have used this initiative as an important component of our test/demonstration strategy and have been successful in attracting fuel distributors to work with us to get this
initiative started. However, while we have received sponsorship funding for several CityHome
TM
programs, fleet demonstrations executed under this program have required significant
financial support from the Company. As a result, we have decided to limit new CityHome
TM
programs to instances where we are assured of a level of sponsorship funding needed to cover all
expenses of the demonstration. In 2006, we had four municipal fleets in smaller cities in the Midwest use O2Diesel
TM
in CityHome
TM
installations. At the end of 2007, we had
successfully concluded three of these programs as well as an initiative in the Midwest with a company that operates both school bus and tour bus fleets. The Company currently is continuing its longest
running CityHome
TM
program in Lincoln, Nebraska as well as a small school bus fleet in Chicago.
Europe
In Europe, the Company continued its efforts to define the EU regulatory requirements and to identify market opportunities for testing and potential
commercialization. Our efforts in this region focused on developing fuel blending capability, identifying flame arrestor and other hardware requirements for fleet fueling, working with local and EU
regulators to clarify the application of existing regulations to ethanol-diesel as an alternative fuel, establishing procedures to be used to manage fleet conversions to our fuel and discussing test
demonstration opportunities. The Company has implemented demonstration programs with municipal bus fleets in France and Spain. These demonstrations are funded by government grants and the Company.
Upon successful conclusion of these demonstrations, it is anticipated that the Company will have fulfilled the requirements to be able to market O2Diesel
TM
in these countries on a
commercial basis. We have identified several additional fleet demonstration opportunities in Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium. We expect these or other potential customers to develop into new
demonstration programs in 2008.
Asia
In Asia, we negotiated an exclusive distribution agreement in 2006 with an Asian supplier of alternative fuels and its wholly owned subsidiary to provide funding
and commercial support to develop a market in certain countries in South Asia and Asia Pacific for the Company's products. In 2007, this company announced that it had concluded a successful trial
demonstration of the fuel and is supplying portions of a large municipal fleet in Karnataka, India.
South America
In Brazil, O2Diesel is targeting customers on a very focused basis. In general, these will be miller fleets (sugar and ethanol producers), municipal bus and other
fleets, and to a lesser extent centrally fueled truck fleets. Up until 2006, we had established a small sales force and technical staff in Brazil. The roll out of our product has been much slower than
planned. Obtaining government approvals and gaining market awareness has taken longer than we anticipated. In addition, the cost of ethanol in Brazil has historically fluctuated throughout the year,
making it difficult to produce our blended fuel at a consistently cost competitive level. In response to these matters, we have made a decision to follow a less aggressive marketing strategy for
Brazil. We have reduced our overhead and scaled back our marketing plans and staff until we have a solid base of customers in Brazil. During 2006-2007, we successfully completed our
demonstrations in four test fleets, and continued our support of a municipal bus fleet in Curitiba.
Brazil's
fuel distribution system is more concentrated than in the U.S. As a consequence, O2Diesel must join with one or more large fuel distributors that can blend and deliver
O2Diesel
TM
to customers in Brazil. O2Diesel has decided to cooperate on a non-exclusive basis with Brazil's largest fuel distributor, BR, the distribution arm of the
state-owned mineral oil company Petrobrás. Failure to
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attract
additional distribution partners to cover other parts of Brazil will likely set back our timetable for achieving market penetration in that country.
At
the beginning of 2008, the Company has succeeded in verifying its technology in several demonstration fleets and has seen a reduction in the market price of ethanol. However, just as
in the U.S., we have found that commercial success in Brazil will depend on reliable, cost competitive supplies of ethanol. It is the Company's intention to identify strategic partners in the ethanol
industry in Brazil in order to negotiate such supply contracts.
In
April, 2007, the Company announced the appointment of Fair Energy, S.A. as our distributor for several new markets in Central and South America. Demonstration programs in
Columbia, Paraguay and Bolivia are targeted by the Company over the next several quarters. The first of these demonstrations was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2007 in Asunción,
Paraguay's capital.
Cash Requirements and Risk Factors:
Cash Requirements
Based on current projected levels of operations and expenditures, we will need to raise additional funds over the next twelve months. At December 31, 2007,
we do not have any bank trade facilities. However, if the Company achieves significant sales, we plan to apply for trading lines with banks in the U.S., Europe or Brazil as a means to finance our
working capital needs.
Given
our projected level of expenses and the cash on hand as shown on our consolidated audited balance sheet at December 31, 2007, it is clear that we lack adequate cash to
conduct our business according to our business plan. Throughout 2007, the Company received nearly $4.3 million (before expenses) from various private placements. In addition, we still have the
opportunity to raise additional funds in 2008 from our $10.0 million agreement with Fusion Capital in 2007, assuming we meet certain conditions. Even with the capital raised in 2007, it will be
necessary to raise substantial additional funds in 2008 to allow us to execute our business plan and to be in compliance with the AMEX's listing standards.
There
can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts to raise additional funds. Nor can there be any assurance that the Company will generate sales and collect cash to
offset our operating expenses. As shown in the consolidated audited statements of operations contained in this report, we have generated only $358,464 in total revenues for calendar year 2007. As of
the date of this report, we have only minimal orders on hand for either our additives or O2Diesel
TM
. Lastly, there can be no assurance that actual events will not differ from those
anticipated, or that general economic conditions may not vary significantly in ways that could negatively impact our operations and cash position.
Risk Factors
Technical and Logistical Issues and the Availability of Ethanol
Significant technical and logistical issues have affected our ability to generate sales in 2005, 2006 and 2007. While we have either solved or made substantial
progress with these challenges over these three years, they have impeded our efforts to commercialize O2Diesel
TM
fuel. In general, these challenges fall into the following categories:
(1) logistics of delivering, storing and dispensing O2Diesel
TM
fuel, (2) sourcing and installation of flame arrestors and other devices in vehicles and storage facilities,
(3) negotiating reliable, price-competitive supplies of fuel grade ethanol, and (4) obtaining regulatory approval and an industry accepted specification for our "e-diesel"
(ethanol-diesel) fuel. O2Diesel has devised several strategies to meet these challenges and has undertaken a variety of activities to overcome them and to position O2Diesel
TM
as a
premium clean-burning fuel.
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(1)
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Logistics of delivery, storing and dispensing O2Diesel
TM
fuel:
We have signed distribution agreements with
sixteen jobbers, who in turn have centrally fueled fleets as their customers. We sell additive directly to these jobbers and, when required, assist them in locating ethanol supplies in order to blend
these components with diesel and then sell our fuel to their customers. Alternatively, our sales force plans to sell our additive directly to companies, governmental port facilities and others that
operate large centrally fueled fleets. To date, such customers have included centrally fueled truck fleets and cargo handling facilities at a major port, however our sales force plans to market to bus
fleets, construction fleets, municipalities, and agricultural users. In these transactions, the Company maintains a similar working relationship with the customer's blending facilities as it does with
third party jobbers. Whether we sell to the jobber or directly to the fleet customer, a key part of the relationship is to provide safety and technical training regarding the use of the fuel. In
addition, our technical staff also works with customers to insure that its storage facilities are clean and are compatible for storing and dispensing O2Diesel
TM
.
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(2)
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Sourcing and installation of flame arrestors and other devices:
As part of the process by which O2Diesel
TM
was approved for sale in California, the California Air Resources Board established several conditions that we must adhere to on an ongoing basis. An important condition is that all storage tanks in
which O2Diesel is stored and all vehicles that use the fuel must be fitted with devices know as flame arrestors. These are safety devices which are intended to prevent a fire in case a spark or other
type of ignition might inadvertently enter the fill inlet of a fuel tank. In 2004 and 2005, this issue proved to be a serious obstacle and negatively impacted our ability to efficiently commercialize
our technology in the U.S. Even though this technology had been used for many years, flame arrestors in the required sizes and designs were not yet available as an "off the shelf" item for use with
our fuel at that time. In addition, the Company was required to conduct significant research and development efforts to identify (and in some cases design) flame arrestors, adaptors, primer pumps and
other equipment for vehicles that use O2Diesel
TM
in different climates and driving conditions. Since that time, the flame arrestor challenge has largely been resolved for the vehicles
within O2Diesel's target markets. Our technical staff works closely with each customer with regard to purchasing and installing flame arrestors and other devices for customer vehicles and storage
facilities. We will work with customers to source and install these devices either directly or in a supervisory role
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(3)
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Negotiating reliable, price-competitive supplies of fuel grade ethanol
: We have confirmed that it is important to
carefully select ethanol suppliers, because there is a wide range of fuel grade ethanol in the marketplace. It is critical that the ethanol component of O2Diesel
TM
be of a consistently
high quality and that it meet certain other specifications. We continue to work closely with the industry to identify ethanol suppliers who meet our criteria. In 2007, we maintained a contract with an
ethanol industry group to provide a supply of limited amounts of ethanol at preferential pricing for our Midwestern customers. In addition, the Company announced its intention to purchase a
controlling interest in ProEco, an engineering company that is intending to build a new ethanol manufacturing facility in South Dakota. While this project has been deferred due to conditions in the
financing markets for such construction projects, it remains the Company's intention to obtain ownership interest in ethanol producing facilities so that we can assure competitively priced, high
quality ethanol for use in our commercialization efforts.
In
order to ensure fuel quality, we have developed a quality control function that constantly tests the ethanol, the diesel blended with our additive and the final blended fuel used by our customers.
We have established our own laboratory facility to support and enhance our quality control standards, as well as to carry out the tests that are necessary to prepare a fleet for
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The
Company has taken several steps since 2005 to overcome these problems and to support the introduction of O2Diesel
TM
fuel to new customer opportunities. First, we have
assembled documentation regarding the design requirements of flame arrestors and equipment used in our markets to serve as a basis for a catalogue of flame arrestors and parts that can be used for a
wide variety of engine/vehicle types and customer applications. We have identified several equipment vendors who we now work with so that needed equipment can be delivered to customer locations
quickly and at competitive prices. To support these efforts further, we have developed a modest parts inventory at our laboratory facility so that in the event of an emergency, required parts can be
supplied to our customers. Second, we have developed a checklist of procedures to be used by our technicians (in conjunction with our customer) to prepare a comprehensive fleet profile of hardware
requirements, tank cleaning procedures and the time required to perform the work necessary to bring a fleet on-line. In addition, we have developed a training program that will enable our
technicians to teach our customer's fleet maintenance staff about handling and storing O2Diesel
TM
fuel, fleet modification and maintenance issues that can be expected. Third, to support
our implementation efforts, we commissioned a third party engineering consulting firm to review our written safety training procedures as well as to conduct on-site reviews of four of our
customer locations in order to evaluate the adequacy of the training and the quality of safety procedure implementation. The ensuing report from the consultant indicated that our safety program
requirements were well conceived and were being followed quite closely at all locations. Additional safety procedures to enhance this program continue to be evaluated.
All
of these issues have led to greater lead times than expected to convert fleets from using regular diesel to O2Diesel
TM
. In fact, we have seen that the time it takes to
do the conversion work can be the most important factor in bringing on more customers to use our fuel. Other factors, such as the availability of the customer's vehicles for conversion, the degree of
participation provided by the customer's maintenance employees and the flexibility provided to O2Diesel employees in assisting the implementation process (due to union, insurance or safety reasons)
can all add to the length of time to accomplish these conversion tasks. The Company anticipates that the work completed since 2005 will allow us to bring all of these factors into the implementation
planning process so that we can avoid the costs and delays we experienced in the past.
Another
challenge to our commercialization strategy in 2007 has been the price and availability of ethanol. The Company has seen that even with a reliable supplier, the price of this
commodity can be volatile as a result of a number of factors, such as the overall supply and demand, the level of government supports and the availability and the price of competing products. For
example, starting in the second quarter of 2006, many petroleum refiners began replacing methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in gasoline with ethanol. This replacement has caused the demand for ethanol
to increase dramatically, with a corresponding increase in its price. Similarly, the demand for corn has increased significantly, since this commodity is the primary ingredient in the production of
ethanol. In addition, since most ethanol is transported by rail, freight costs continue to play a larger role in its price, particularly when the end users are geographically distant from the
production facilities. While
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production
quantities of ethanol have continued to increase, the rise in its production and distribution costs have made the cost of O2Diesel
TM
increase in relation to convention diesel
fuel throughout 2007. It is the Company's strategy going forward to help control the costs of ethanol by continuing our contract with the ethanol industry group at preferred prices and continuing our
efforts to acquire production capacity from projects like the ProEco acquisition.
These
challenges have presented significant hurdles to commercializing our technology. In many cases, we have overcome these obstacles by the application of technical resources, payments
to support our customers and a high level of customer service. All of this has been time-consuming and has slowed our ability to bring our product to market. But it has also created a base
of knowledge which is helpful as we continue our efforts to commercialize our technology in the U.S., Europe, and other markets. We have been encouraged to see a port facility and a municipal bus
fleet that have been successfully utilizing the fuel for approximately three years. Even with this technical knowledge, we will need to continue to refine our efforts in this area as well as attain
the appropriate regulatory certification in order to bring on greater numbers of customers and to better predict the cost and timing of work required to have fleets conform to the requirements of
using our product.
Listing on AMEX
The Company has been actively involved in raising equity to fund its working capital requirements and to fulfill the listing standards of the AMEX. In December
2004, the Company was notified by AMEX that it had not met the required listing standards because of its continuing losses and the fact that our shareholders' equity had fallen below
$2.0 million. In accordance with a plan submitted to the AMEX on February 15, 2005, and subsequently revised on April 5, 2006, the Company raised $1.45 million pursuant to
the exercise of warrants and the closing of three private placements totaling $7.5 million. On July 17, 2006, the Company received a letter from the AMEX indicating that the Company had
regained compliance with the listing requirements of the Exchange.
On
June 29, 2007, the Company was notified by AMEX that it was not in compliance with the listing standards of the Exchange because of its continuing losses and the fact that our
shareholders' equity had fallen below $6.0 million. In accordance with a plan submitted to the AMEX on July 27, 2007, the
Company raised $0.5 million from a potential $10.0 million private placement, $2.52 million in a separate private placement and $1.25 million in a third private placement.
In addition, the Company had intended to raise additional new equity in conjunction with its acquisition of ProEco. We anticipated that these actions would enable us to meet or exceed the equity
requirements of the Exchange. On September 13, 2007, the AMEX approved this plan.
On
January 8, 2008, the Company announced that due to the unfavorable market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plants, the Company and ProEco had entered into an
agreement to extend the Share Exchange Agreement and the maturity date of the loan from the Company to ProEco until January 31, 2008. These agreements were subsequently extended again until
February 29, 2008. On March 19, 2008, the Company and ProEco entered into a letter agreement terminating the Share Exchange Agreement and extending the maturity date of the loan from
February 29, 2008 until November 30, 2008. The Company and ProEco have agreed to continue to develop the Ethanol Plant when conditions in the capital markets improve. On
February 7, 2008, the Company received a notice from the AMEX that due to this deferral of the ProEco project, the Company was no longer demonstrating progress consistent with the
July 27, 2007 plan and was commencing action to de-list the Company's common stock. The Company filed an appeal of the AMEX's action on February 12, 2008 and is waiting to
present the Company's plan to remain on the Exchange at a hearing scheduled for April 15, 2008.
If
the Company's common stock were to be de-listed by the AMEX, the Company believes its shares would continue to be traded as a bulletin board stock.
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Research & Development:
The Company has 82 patents granted or applications pending for nine different proprietary fuel and additive product inventions registered with the international
WIPO (PCT) Registration System. Seven inventions currently have 40 patents granted, and 23 applications pending in 22 different countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Two
additional inventions currently have 19 patent applications pending and about to undergo examination in 16 different countries. In August 2008, one of these inventions could be the subject of further
patent applications in several additional countries worldwide which are members of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. During this period, O2Diesel's intellectual property rights over its additive products
are protected through its registration with the WIPO (PCT) Registration System and its pending national patent applications.
As
part of our cooperation agreement with Cognis, we, along with Cognis, are the joint owners of all patents covering both the use and composition of O2D05. All legal costs associated
with preparing,
filing and administering the jointly owned patents are shared equally by the Company and Cognis. We also have a number of patents that have been issued that relate to the predecessor technology of
O2D05. As a strategic measure, we continue to fund all costs necessary to maintain some of these patents. O2Diesel is the sole owner of these latter patents, which in general cover the use and
composition of its prior generation technology.
We
have registered a trademark in the U.S. and the European Union for a mark which includes the words and numbers O2Diesel
TM
as well as a figurative logo of the words. We
also registered trademarks for "CityHome" (and design) in eight classes of goods and services, "TODAY'S CLEAN AIR SOLUTION TOMORROW'S BRIGHTER FUTURE" and "CITYHO2ME", each covering one class of goods
and services.
During
2007, we incurred substantial costs in carrying out tests to demonstrate that the use of our product will enable customers to comply with environmental laws and regulations. More
specifically, in 2007, we incurred expenses of approximately $1.4 million in the U.S. in connection with governmental sponsored projects and tests. Most of the costs incurred in these
government test programs were reimbursed by appropriations from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense.
At
the start of 2008, we have government test programs in progress with total remaining costs to complete of approximately $1.1 million. Under these programs a wide array of
engine tests and product demonstrations are to be conducted to further prove the emissions benefits of O2Diesel
TM
and to show that the fuel performs well in specific applications.
Included
in the foregoing programs is a product demonstration in Nevada to test O2Diesel
TM
in non-tactical military equipment. Other programs underway include
completing the protocols to allow O2Diesel
TM
to be classified as a Diesel Emissions Control Strategy fuel by the California Air Resources Board. O2Diesel
TM
is conducting
demonstrations with a number of school bus and transit agencies testing O2Diesel
TM
as well as O2Diesel
TM
blended with B20 in various weather conditions, engine types, and
uses. Still other tests have included using O2Diesel
TM
in large mining equipment as well as seeking to obtain a military procurement specification for the fuel. In January 2006, we
initiated a project to develop a fuel that would meet EPA's alternative fuel requirements for the military. Based on the government funding in place, we believe that approximately 80% of the costs to
conduct these tests may be funded by appropriations from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense.
We
will also continue to devote time and to invest in the design and development of flame arrestor technology. We have found that this is more labor intensive and time consuming rather
than requiring large outlays of capital. Most of the design work has been performed by our own personnel and consultants with the actual fabrication work contracted out to specialized manufacturers.
We expect this work to continue in 2008.
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In
2007, we did not conduct additional research and development projects in Brazil. However, we continued a fleet demonstration in Curitiba as a further effort to obtain approvals for
O2Diesel
TM
from the agencies that are responsible for the country's petroleum industry and environmental laws.
These
approvals are administered and granted by two Brazilian agenciesANP and IBAMA. ANP is the National Fuel Regulation Agency and IBAMA is the National Environment
Protection Agency. Approvals are needed from both agencies before O2Diesel
TM
may be sold in Brazil. In 2004, we submitted applications to both agencies and received limited, but
favorable approvals from each. ANP has classified O2Diesel
TM
as an alternative diesel fuel. In addition, IBAMA, approved O2Diesel
TM
for off road (e.g. in mining) and
railroad applications. Also, in response to requests that we submitted to ANP, it granted approval for O2Diesel
TM
to be sold to specific customers and for specific regions in Brazil. In
2005, O2Diesel fuel received approvals from the environmental and health secretaries of the Cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Maringá.
O2Diesel
fuel has also become the first alternative fuel to be certified by the TECPAR's national certification program Transporte Limpo (Clean Transport). For 2007, we do not anticipate
spending any funds on various product and vehicle tests in Brazil.
Employees:
At present, O2Diesel has fourteen full-time employees, thirteen of which are in the U.S., one is in Europe and no employees at ProEco. We have one
part-time employee. During this past year, we have relied on consultants to assist in commercializing our technology and to help us in key technical areas. We expect to continue this
practice in 2008. At present, we employ seven consultants in the U.S.; three in marketing and business development, one laboratory technician, one chemist; and two in regulatory affairs. The Company
has entered into separate consulting contracts with two shareholders of its Brazilian subsidiary for the purpose of providing office rent and administrative services and in lieu of employment
contracts with these two individuals. In Europe, we employ two consultants, one for general management and business development and one for regulatory affairs.
We
will add new personnel in 2008 based on the pace of our commercialization. Under our business plan, we do not see the need to add employees in the U.S. or Brazil, but we do plan to
add technical positions for our European market testing and development in 2008. We anticipate continuing to employ eleven consultants serving in most of the same capacities in 2008 as in 2007.
Item 7. Financial Statements
The Company's Consolidated Financial Statements are filed with and begin on Page F-1 of this Report.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
There were no disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosures during the fiscal year 2007 that were not previously disclosed.
Item 8A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure adjustment to Internal Controls:
EVALUATION
OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. O2Diesel's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as
of December 31, 2007. The term "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act means controls and other
procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and
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reported,
within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its principal executive and
principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluation the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of
such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
CHANGES
IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. During the most recent fiscal year, there have not been any changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting or
in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect internal controls over financial reporting.
Item 8B. Other Information
There were no disclosures of any information required to be filed on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 2007 that were not filed.
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance; Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
The following sets forth the names and ages, as of March 19, 2008, of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, as well as the directors whose
terms will continue, their respective positions and offices with the Company, the period during which each has served as a director of the Company and their principal occupations or employment during
the past five years.
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Hendrik Rethwilm
|
|
43
|
|
Director
|
Karim Jobanputra
|
|
44
|
|
Director
|
David L. Koontz
|
|
65
|
|
Director
|
Alan R. Rae
|
|
49
|
|
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
|
E. Holt Williams
|
|
65
|
|
Director
|
Arthur E. Meyer
|
|
80
|
|
Chairman, Board of Directors
|
Jeffrey L. Cornish
|
|
56
|
|
Director
|
Gerson Santos-Leon
|
|
48
|
|
Director
|
David Shipman
|
|
60
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Hendrik Rethwilm
has been a Director since July 15, 2003 and serves on the Governance and Compensation Committees. From
1993-1999, he worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in its corporate finance department focusing on financial and organizational restructuring of medium-to-large sized
companies. Subsequently, from 2000-2001, Mr. Rethwilm worked with a subsidiary of Ericsson, the Swedish mobile phone producer, as a financial executive advising on mobile eCommerce.
During his tenure with Ericsson, Mr. Rethwilm also developed a venture capital arm within Ericsson Consulting to invest in companies developing applications for the mobile eCommerce sector.
Currently, Mr. Rethwilm is self-employed and provides consulting services to various companies in the areas of corporate finance and business development. He previously served on
the board of directors of Rapidtron, Inc., a
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company
that trades on the OTCBB under the symbol "RPDT", but resigned effective December 31, 2003.
Karim Jobanputra
has been a Director since July 15, 2003. Mr. Jobanputra is an entrepreneur and owns companies that do
business mostly in the Middle East and Europe. Mr. Jobanputra has experience in the areas of corporate finance and international business development, and also works as a
self-employed consultant based in the United Kingdom. For the past five years he has provided consulting services to companies in the areas of corporate finance and business development in
the Asian and Middle East markets, including Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India and China.
David L. Koontz
has been Chief Financial Officer for WLG, Inc. since August, 2005. From July 15, 2003 to August 6,
2005 he was the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and has been a Director of the Company since July 15, 2003. He joined the AAE Group in September 2002, serving first as the
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of O2Diesel, Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Koontz had worked primarily as an independent business consultant, mostly with businesses
located in Asia, for the period January 2000 to September 2002. During 1999, Mr. Koontz acted as a consultant and chief financial officer for an apparel company in Boulder, Colorado.
Mr. Koontz was a partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. until 1988 and holds a CPA certificate. Mr. Koontz currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of
RGGL, Inc.
Alan R. Rae
has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since July 15, 2003, the Secretary since
August 6, 2005 and President between July 15, 2003 to July 28, 2005 and since September 20, 2007. Mr. Rae joined the AAE Technologies group of companies in 1997, and
has served as a Director and an executive of several companies within the group. In August 1999, he became a Director and President of AAE Technologies, Inc. (now O2Diesel Inc.), and in
October 2000 became a Director and Chief Operating Officer of AAE Technologies International PLC and continues to hold these positions in both companies. Mr. Rae was a Director and the
Chief Executive Officer of AAE Holdings plc (UK) from October 1998 until September 2001. He was the Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of AAE Technologies Ltd. from October 1997 until September 2001. Mr. Rae currently serves on the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee of ReoStar Energy Corporation.
E. Holt Williams
has been a Director since May 31, 2005 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the
Governance Committee. He has served as the Chairman, CEO and also as the CFO for Coastal Equipment Inc. for over 27 years. He headed both the domestic and foreign operations of the
company, which were centered in the Gulf States of the US and in Asia. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Williams practiced as a certified public accountant with an international
accounting firm. He has also been active in buying and selling real estate in Houston, Texas. Mr. Williams is a member of and has served in various capacities on a number of professional,
charitable and civic groups such as U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Singapore American Chamber of Commerce; Houston Foreign Affairs Group; Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and various
other civic, school and church related organizations. He holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and an M.B.A. In addition, he maintains professional certification as a CPA.
Arthur E. Meyer
has been Chairman of the Board since May 31, 2005 and serves on the Compensation, Governance and Audit Committees.
He has served as the Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of Board of Mohawk Oil Company Canada Limited until its sale to Husky Oil Co. Ltd. Mr. Meyer has a long history of
experience in crude oil refining, product development, distribution and marketing. He has a wide background in all facets of the petroleum industry in Canada, including building the first ethanol
plant in Canada as well as managing the blending and marketing of Gasohol in Canada. Mr. Meyer has been member of the Board of several oil companies in Canada, and has served on the Boards of a
number of universities and other organizations, including the University of Calgary, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Consulting Engineers of Canada, National
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Biotechnology
Committee and the FBC Foundation of Calgary. Mr. Meyer holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.
Jeffrey L. Cornish
has been a Director since May 31, 2005 and serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. He currently serves
as President of Performance Transportation Services (PTS). Prior to his service with PTS, Mr. Cornish was the Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information
Officer for Pilot Travel Centers LLC for many years. He has rich and varied experiences in executing joint ventures, developing large financing vehicles to support large-scale growth of
petroleum retailing businesses and restaurant franchisee operations. Mr. Cornish has held several other senior financial management positions, including senior level director and consulting
positions for Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. He has served on several municipal and Chamber of Commerce boards and holds a BA degree in Accounting and an MBA in Finance. He holds
professional certifications as a CPA and a CMA.
Gerson Santos-Leon
is serving as the R&D Corporate Director of the Abengoa Bioenergy Group. He is responsible for developing
technologies for the conversion of renewable biomass resources to ethanol, related co-products and utilization technology. Prior to his service at Abengoa,
Mr. Santos-Leon led the Biofuels Program at the U.S. Department
of Energy Office. He has served on a number of management boards responsible for evaluating and developing energy programs and has over twenty years of experience in the energy sector developing
nuclear and renewable technologies. Mr. Santos-Leon holds a Chemical Engineering degree.
David H. Shipman
has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 1, 2005. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Shipman was the Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Kurz-Hastings, Inc. ("Kurz"). Prior to his position as Chief Operating Officer at Kurz, he served as the
company's Chief Financial Officer and Controller for 18 years. Before his service with Kurz, he spent four years as a management consultant at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and three years as
an officer in the United States Air Force. Mr. Shipman holds a professional certification as a CPA, and has an M.B.A., Finance from the Wharton School, a B.A., English from Trinity College and
a M.S. Communications from Boston University.
Audit Committee
On May 27, 2004, the Board established and approved an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has three members, Mr. E. Holt Williams (Chairman),
Mr. Jeffrey L. Cornish and Mr. Arthur E. Meyer. The Board has determined that two directors who serve as members of the Audit Committee, Mr. Williams and Mr. Cornish, are
"financial experts" as defined in SEC rules.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
On June 29, 2004, the Board adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code of Conduct") that applies to all of the Company's employees. A copy of the
Code of Conduct is available on our website
http:/www.o2diesel.com.
The Code of Conduct addresses the professional, honest and candid conduct of each
director, officer and employee; conflicts of interest, disclosure process, compliance with laws, rules and regulations, (including insider trading laws); corporate opportunities, confidentiality, fair
dealing, protection and proper use of Company assets; and encourages the reporting of any illegal or unethical behavior. We intend to post notice of any waiver from, or amendment to, any provision of
our Code of Conduct on our web site.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class
of the Company's equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Such executive
officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports filed by such reporting persons.
To
our knowledge, based solely on our review of such forms furnished to the Company and written representations from certain reporting persons, except for one director, we believe that
all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with during fiscal 2007. Director Arthur Meyer filed a Form 4 in
connection with the purchase of shares one day late. This missed filing was inadvertent and the required filing has since been made.
Item 10. Executive Compensation
The following summary compensation table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid or accrued by the Company to the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name & Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
(1)
|
|
Bonus
($)
(2)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(3),(4)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
(4)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
|
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
($)
(5)
|
|
All Other Compensation
($)
(7)
|
|
Total
($)
|
Alan Rae
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2007
2006
|
|
$
$
|
254,000
254,000
|
|
$
$
|
100,000
0
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
18,350
13,610
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
26,653
30,531
|
|
$
$
|
399,003
298,141
|
Richard Roger President & COO
|
|
2007
2006
|
|
$
$
|
145,833
250,000
|
|
$
$
|
75,000
0
|
|
$
$
|
218,334
0
|
|
$
$
|
47,639
108,890
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
124,340
15,012
|
(6)
|
$
$
|
611,146
373,902
|
David H. Shipman Chief Financial Officer
|
|
2007
2006
|
|
$
$
|
210,000
177,500
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
20,825
46,550
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
20,513
17,967
|
|
$
$
|
251,338
242,017
|
-
(1)
-
In
addition to his position as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rae serves on the Board of Directors, but does not receive any compensation for service as a Director. On
March 26, 2007, the Board of Directors increased David Shipman's salary to $210,000, effective as of January 1, 2007.
-
(2)
-
Pursuant
to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Roger received a special bonus of $75,000 in January 2007.
On
August 29, 2007, the Board of Directors established a bonus plan for Mr. Rae for the year ended December 31, 2007. Pursuant to the terms of this bonus plan, Mr. Rae
could earn up to $150,000 based on the achievement of certain goals and key management objectives. In 2007, Mr. Rae was awarded $100,000 under this bonus plan.
-
(3)
-
On
November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a grant of 500,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Roger, pursuant to the terms of the Company's 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Stock Incentive Plan") and Mr. Roger's employment agreement, and the award was revised by the terms of his Separation Agreement. Mr. Roger received his first award
of 166,667 shares on January 1, 2007, which were valued at $0.82 per share. Pursuant to his Separation Agreement, of the remaining shares, 166,667 shares vested on the date of the Separation
Agreement and 166,666 shares of restricted stock will vest on July 31, 2008, and Mr. Roger agreed not to sell or transfer these shares until after July 31, 2008. The shares that
vested on July 31, 2007 were valued at $0.49 per share.
-
(4)
-
These
amounts reflect the dollar amounts recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007, in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) ("SFAS 123(R)") for awards pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan and thus may include amounts from awards granted in
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and
prior to 2006. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in footnote 2 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
-
(5)
-
The
Company maintains a voluntary 401(k) plan for its employees and did not make any contributions in 2007. The Company does not maintain any other qualified retirement plans or
non-nonqualified deferred compensation plans for its employees or directors.
-
(6)
-
On
August 1, 2007, Mr. Roger left his employment with the Company. In connection with his leaving, Mr. Roger nad the Company entered into a Separation Agreement,
dated August 1, 2007, and Mr. Roger will receive severance payments, which is included in the "All Other Compensation" column and health benefits from the Company in accordance with his
Employment Agreement.
-
(7)
-
The
following table provides additional information about the amounts that appear in the "All Other Compensation" amounts in the Summary Compensation Table for 2007.
Name
|
|
Year
|
|
Car Allowance
|
|
Health Insurance
Premiums
|
|
Severance
Payments
|
|
All Other
Compensation
|
A. Rae
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
12,000
|
|
$
|
14,653
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
26,653
|
R. Roger
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
7,000
|
|
$
|
13,174
|
|
$
|
104,166
|
|
$
|
124,340
|
D. Shipman
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
12,000
|
|
$
|
8,513
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
20,513
|
GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
|
|
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Grant Date
|
|
Threshold
($)
|
|
Target
($)
(1)
|
|
Maximum
($)
|
|
Threshold
(#)
|
|
Target
(#)
|
|
Maximum
(#)
|
|
All Other Stock Awards; Number of Shares of Stock or Units
(#)
|
|
All Other Option Awards; Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#)
(2)
|
|
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards
($/Sh)
(2)
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
(2)
($)
|
Alan Rae
|
|
8/29/2007
|
|
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/9/2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
$
|
18,250
|
-
(1)
-
On
August 29, 2007, the Board of Directors established a bonus plan for Mr. Rae for the year ended December 31, 2007. Pursuant to the terms of this bonus plan,
Mr. Rae could earn up to $150,000 based on the achievement of certain goals and key management objectives. In 2007, Mr. Rae was awarded $100,000 under this bonus plan for his efforts
regarding the fundraising of $10.0 million in common stock, the closing of a $2.52 million private placement; the efforts on the raising of financing for the ProEco Energy Company
transaction and the continued efforts to obtain regulatory certification for O2Diesel with the CARB, EPA and ASTM.
-
(2)
-
On
November 9, 2007, the Board of Directors awarded Mr. Rae a stock option for 250,000 shares of common stock. The amount included in the above table reflects the dollar
amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, in accordance with SFAS 123(R) for awards pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan.
Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are included in footnote 2 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
There were no other stock based awards under the Stock Incentive Plan in 2007 to the Named Executive Officers.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
The following table sets forth the outstanding equity awards of the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Name
|
|
No. of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
|
|
No. of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards: No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)
|
|
Option Exercise Price ($)
|
|
Option Expiration Date
|
|
No. of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
(4)
|
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
(5)
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: No. of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
|
Alan Rae
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
1,500,000
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
7/14/2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Roger President & COO
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,666
|
(2)
|
$
|
53,333
|
|
|
|
|
David H. Shipman Chief Financial Officer
|
|
301,500
|
(4)
|
148,500
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
10/1/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
(1)
-
Mr. Rae's
option vested 34% on July 15, 2004 and 16.5% every six months thereafter.
-
(2)
-
On
November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a grant of 500,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Roger, pursuant to the terms of the Company's Incentive Plan
and Mr. Roger's employment agreement, and the award was revised by the terms of his Separation Agreement. Mr. Roger received his first award of 166,667 shares on January 1, 2007,
which were valued at $0.82 per share. Pursuant to his Separation Agreement, of the remaining shares, 166,667 shares vested on the date of the Separation Agreement and 166,666 shares of restricted
stock will vest on July 31, 2008, and Mr. Roger agreed not to sell or transfer these shares until after July 31, 2008. The shares that vested on July 31, 2007 were valued
at $0.49 per share.
-
(3)
-
All
of Mr. Roger's 1,200,000 options vested on August 1, 2007, the date of his Separation Agreement, and in accordance with the Stock Incentive Plan, Mr. Roger
had thirty days to exercise these options. Mr. Roger's options expired unexercised on August 31, 2007.
-
(4)
-
Mr. Shipman's
option vested 34% on October 1, 2006 and 16.5% every six months thereafter.
-
(5)
-
Mr. Roger
had 166,666 shares of restricted stock awarded on November 16, 2006 that were not vested on December 31, 2007. These shares were valued using the
closing price per share on December 31, 2007, which was $0.32.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
There were no options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2007. A portion of the restricted stock awarded to Richard Roger in 2006 vested in 2007.
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Name
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise(#)
|
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise($)
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting(#)
(1)
|
|
Value Realized on
Vesting($)
(1)
|
Richard Roger
|
|
|
|
|
|
333,333
|
|
$
|
220,834
|
-
(1)
-
This
column includes the shares of restricted stock awarded on November 16, 2006 that vested on January 1, 2007 and July 31, 2007. On January 1, 2007,
166,667 shares of restricted stock vested at the average of the high and low price of common stock on December 29, 2006, which was $0.805 and on July 31, 2007, 166,667 shares of
restricted stock vested at the average of the high and low price of common stock on July 30, 2007, which was $0.52.
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PENSION BENEFITS AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The Company maintains a voluntary 401(k) plan for its employees and did not make any contributions in 2007. The Company does not maintain any other qualified
retirement plans or non-nonqualified deferred compensation plans for its employees or directors.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has the following Employment Agreements with its Named Executive Officers:
Alan Rae, Chief Executive Officer
In July 2003, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Alan R. Rae, to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Employment
Agreement, Mr. Rae is entitled to an annual base salary of $254,000 per year and is eligible to receive an annual bonus, at the discretion of the Board, of 100% of his base salary. He is also
entitled to reimbursement for health insurance premiums and a car allowance. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company granted Mr. Rae 1,500,000 stock options at an exercise price of $1.50 per
share in 2005, which were granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Incentive Plan and were approved by the Board on September 29, 2005. On November 11, 2005, Mr. Rae relinquished
his options to the Company to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock. The agreement continues in effect until terminated by either Mr. Rae or the Company
by written notice or upon the death or disability of Mr. Rae. If the agreement is terminated by disability, Mr. Rae is entitled to receive his salary until he begins to receive
disability benefits, to receive a prorated portion of any bonus he would otherwise have been entitled to receive and to be paid for any accrued but unused vacation. The agreement also provides that
any inventions discovered by Mr. Rae during service to the Company shall be the property of the Company, and contains confidentiality, non-disparagement and
non-competition provisions.
On
November 9, 2007, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Rae as the Company's President.
Richard Roger, Chief Operating Officer
On June 9, 2005, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Richard Roger to serve as our President and Chief Operating Officer. The terms of
Mr. Roger's Employment Agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mr. Rae's Employment Agreement, as described above, except that Mr. Roger is entitled to an annual base
salary of $250,000 per year and 1,250,000 stock options, of which 1,000,000 shares were approved by the Board on September 29, 2005 and 250,000 shares were approved by the Board on
November 11, 2005. The Board agreed if Mr. Roger leaves the Company before all of the additional 250,000 shares vest, the remaining unvested portion will be granted to the executive
officer who relinquished these options. Effective July 2005, Mr. Roger was promised 500,000 shares of restricted stock at par value, vesting annually in equal amounts over three years
commencing on January 1, 2007, with payment of the third award to be made on January 1, 2009.
On
August 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement with Mr. Roger. Mr. Roger will receive severance payments and health benefits from the Company in
accordance with his Employment Agreement. Mr. Roger's Separation Agreement includes continuing obligations relating to confidentiality, non-competition and
non-solicitation. The Separation Agreement also provides for a release by Mr. Roger of any and all claims he may have against the Company. In addition, all of Mr. Roger's
options vested as of the date of the Separation Agreement and in accordance with the Incentive Plan, Mr. Roger had thirty days to exercise these options, which expired unexercised. Finally,
166,666 of the remaining shares will vest on July 31, 2008. Mr. Roger agreed not to sell or transfer these shares until after that date.
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David H. Shipman, Chief Financial Officer
Effective October 1, 2005, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with David H. Shipman to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. The terms of
Mr. Shipman's Employment Agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mr. Rae's Employment Agreement, as described above, except that Mr. Shipman is entitled to an annual
base salary of $177,500 per year and 450,000 stock options, which were approved by the Board on September 29, 2005. On March 26, 2007, the Company amended Mr. Shipman's employment
agreement, increasing his salary to $210,000, effective as of January 1, 2007.
Compensation Upon a Change of Control
Each of these employment agreements provides for certain compensation in the event of termination without cause or a change in control. In either event, the
Company will (i) continue to make monthly payments of base salary and health insurance premiums for 12 months (15 months for Mr. Rae), (ii) pay a
pro-rated bonus to which the executive would have otherwise been eligible, (iii) cause any unvested options granted to the executive to vest immediately, (iv) pay the
executive for any unused accrued vacation time, and (v) reimburse the executive for expenses that would otherwise be entitled. In the case of Mr. Rae, the Company will reimburse his
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with his and his family's repatriation to the United Kingdom. In general, the employment agreement defines a change in control if more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity's securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not
stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid or accrued by the Company to the Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Name
|
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
(2)(3)
|
|
Stock Awards
($)
|
|
Option Awards ($)
(4)(5)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
|
|
Non Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
Arthur E. Meyer
Chairman
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,199
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
74,199
|
Hendrik Rethwilm
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
Karim Jobanputra
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
David L. Koontz
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
E. Holt Williams
|
|
$
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
42,100
|
Jeffrey L. Cornish
|
|
$
|
33,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,100
|
Gerson Santos-Leon
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
Alan Rae
(1)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
-
(1)
-
In
addition to his position as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rae serves on the Board of Directors, but does not receive any compensation as a Director. The compensation
reflected in the Summary Compensation Table represents his total compensation for the years 2006 and 2007.
-
(2)
-
In
addition to his director fees, Mr. Williams was paid an additional $5,000 for serving as the Audit Committee chairman.
-
-
In
addition to his director fees, Mr. Cornish was paid an additional $3,000 for serving as the Compensation Committee chairman.
-
-
In
addition to being a director of the Company, Mr. Gerson Santos Leon serves as the Director of R&D and Corporate Development for Abengoa Bioenergy R&D ("ABRD").
ABRD's corporate policy states employees who serve as outside
39
directors
must assign all director compensation to ABRD. Accordingly, Mr. Santos Leon's director's fees for 2007 in the amount of $30,000 were paid directly to ABRD.
-
(3)
-
On
August 31, 2007, the Company decided to freeze the payment of any fees to directors until market conditions improve.
-
(4)
-
These
amounts reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, in accordance with SFAS 123(R)
for awards pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan and thus may include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2006. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in footnote 2
to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
-
-
Options
for directors vest over the first three years of the ten-year option term, 34% in the first year and 16.5% every six months thereafter.
-
(5)
-
As
of December 31, 2007, each director had outstanding options to purchase the indicated number of shares of the Company common stock: Arthur E. Meyer, 400,000; Hendrik
Rethwilm, 750,000; Karim Jobanputra, 750,000; David L. Koontz, 200,000; E. Holt Williams, 200,000; and Jeffrey L. Cornish, 200,000.
Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Equity Composition Plan Information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2007 related to the equity compensation plans in effect at that time:
Plan Category
|
|
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
Weighted-
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuances under equity compensation plans
|
Equity Compensation Plans approved by shareholders
|
|
6,175,000
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
3,575,000
|
Equity Compensation Plans not approved by shareholders
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
6,175,000
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
3,575,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2007, regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock by (i) those persons known to
the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each of the named executive officers, (iii) each director, or nominee for
director, of the Company, and (iv) all current directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person.
40
Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, each stockholder named in the table below has sole voting and investment power for the shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
Percentage of ownership is based on 87,298,674 shares of common stock outstanding on March 19, 2008. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage of
ownership held by that person, shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after December 31,
2007 are deemed exercised and outstanding, while these shares are not deemed exercised and outstanding for computing percentage ownership of any other person.
Directors, Officers and 5% Shareholders
|
|
Shares Directly and Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percent
|
|
Abengoa Bioenergy R&D Inc.
c/o Crochet & Crochet
Squaidelile, Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
9,273,102
|
|
10.6
|
%
|
UBS AG
100 Liverpool Street
London EC2m2RH
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
Standard Bank Plc
25 Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SB
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
Alan Rae (a)
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
2,107,736
|
|
2.4
|
%
|
Karim Jobanputra
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
774,000
|
|
*
|
|
Hendrik Rethwilm
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
750,000
|
|
*
|
|
Arthur Meyer
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
343,000
|
|
*
|
|
David H. Shipman
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
306,500
|
|
*
|
|
David Koontz
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
290,512
|
|
*
|
|
E. Holt Williams
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
208,395
|
|
*
|
|
Jeffrey Cornish
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
|
167,000
|
|
*
|
|
-
*
-
Less
than 1%.
-
(a)
-
Mrs. Victoria
Rae (spouse) owns 599,235 shares of the Company's common stock and Mr. Rae disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Mrs. Victoria Rae.
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Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Review and Approval of Related Person Transactions.
The Company has operated under a Code of Conduct for many years. The Company's Code of Conduct requires all employees, officers and directors, without exception,
to avoid engagement in activities or relationships that conflict, or would be perceived to conflict, with the Company's interests or adversely affect its reputation. It is understood, however, that
certain relationships or transactions may arise that would be deemed acceptable and appropriate upon full disclosure of the transaction, following review and approval to ensure there is a legitimate
business reason for the transaction and that the terms of the transaction are no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained from an unrelated person.
The
Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving, as appropriate, all transactions with related persons. The Company has not adopted written procedures for reviewing
related person transactions. The Company reviews all relationships and transactions in which the company and our directors and executive officers or their immediate family members are participants to
determine whether such persons have a direct or indirect material interest. As required under SEC rules, transactions, if any, that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to the company
or a related person are disclosed.
Director Independence
In accordance with AMEX rules, the Board affirmatively determines the independence of each Director and nominee for election as a Director in accordance with
AMEX's independence standards
as set forth in Section 803A of the AMEX Company Guide. Based on these standards, at its meeting held on March 20, 2008, the Board determined that each of the following
non-employee Directors is independent and has no relationship with the Company, except as a Director and stockholder of the Company: Mr. Meyer, Mr. Rethwilm,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Cornish and Mr. Santos-Leon.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
Exhibits
included or incorporated by reference in this document are set forth in the Exhibit Index below.
3.1
(1)
|
|
Certificate of Amendment, amending the Certificate of Incorporation
|
3.2
(2)
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws
|
3.3
(3)
|
|
Certificate of Eliminating Reference to the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock from the Certificate of Incorporation of O2Diesel Corporation, dated
December 6, 2006
|
4.1
(4)
|
|
Specimen Stock Certificate
|
10.1
(5)
|
|
Form of Employment Agreement between O2Diesel Corporation and Alan Rae*
|
10.2
(5)
|
|
Cooperation agreement between Cognis and AAE+
|
10.3
(6)
|
|
Letter dated September 23, 2003 from the California Air Resources Board
|
10.4
(7)
|
|
Employment Agreement by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Richard Roger*
|
10.5
(8)
|
|
Employment Agreement by and between O2Diesel Corporation and David Shipman*
|
10.6
(9)
|
|
Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Abengoa Bioenergy R&D, Inc.
|
10.7
(9)
|
|
Commercial Agreement by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Abengoa Bioenergy R&D, Inc.
|
10.8
(9)
|
|
Form of Warrant for Abengoa Bioenergy R&D, Inc.
|
10.9
(10)
|
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement*
|
42
10.10
(11)
|
|
Common Stock and Warrant Agreement, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd+
|
10.11
(11)
|
|
Supply and Distribution Agreement+
|
10.12
(11)
|
|
Form of Warrant
|
10.13
(11)
|
|
Form of Additional Warrant
|
10.14
(11)
|
|
Amendment No. 1 to Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement+
|
10.15
(12)
|
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement*
|
10.16
(13)
|
|
Share Exchange Agreement, by and among O2Diesel Corporation, ProEnergy Company, Inc., and its shareholders
|
10.17
(14)
|
|
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
|
10.18
(14)
|
|
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
|
10.19
(15)
|
|
O2Diesel Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.*
|
10.20
(13)
|
|
Amendment No. 1 to David Shipman's Employment Agreement*
|
10.21
(13)
|
|
Supply and Distribution Agreement, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Fair Energy S.A.+
|
10.22
(16)
|
|
Form of Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement for $2.52 million Private Placement
|
10.23
(16)
|
|
Form of Warrant for $2.52 million Private Placement
|
10.24
(17)
|
|
Separation Agreement with Richard Roger*
|
10.25
(18)
|
|
Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd+
|
10.26
(18)
|
|
Licence Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Europe Limited and O2Diesel Asia Limited
|
10.27
(18)
|
|
Licence Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and O2Diesel Asia Limited+
|
10.28
(18)
|
|
Shareholders Agreement, dated October 17, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Europe Limited, Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd. and O2Diesel Asia Limited+
|
10.29
(18)
|
|
Form of Investment Warrant
|
10.30
(18)
|
|
Form of JV Warrant
|
10.31
(18)
|
|
Form of Market Development Warrant
|
10.32
(18)
|
|
Amendment No. 1 to Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2007, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd
|
10.33
(18)
|
|
Form of Additional Warrant
|
10.34
(18)
|
|
Letter Agreement, effective as of January 2, 2008, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and ProEco Energy Company
|
10.35
(18)
|
|
Letter Agreement, effective as of February 2, 2008, by and between O2Diesel Corporation and ProEco Energy Company
|
21
(18)
|
|
Subsidiaries of O2Diesel Corporation
|
23.1
(18)
|
|
Consent of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
|
31.1
(18)
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.2
(18)
|
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.1
(18)
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
-
(1)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on August 14,
2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
43
-
(2)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, filed with the SEC on
November 14, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(3)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(4)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on June 30, 2000, as amended on September 19,
2000, November 3, 2000, and December 22, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(5)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(6)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed with the SEC on
November 19, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(7)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(8)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 5, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(9)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(10)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on July 28, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(11)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on
November 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(12)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(13)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on March 27,
2007, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(14)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 20, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(15)
-
Previously
filed as Annex C to the Company's Proxy Statements filed with the SEC on June 5, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(16)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on July 20, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(17)
-
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
-
(18)
-
Filed
herewith.
-
*
-
Indicates
a management contract or compensatory plan.
-
+
-
Certain
confidential material contained in the document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended or Rule 24b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
44
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, Ernst & Young LLP served as the Company's auditors and during our fiscal years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2007, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. served as the Company's auditors. Following are the fees billed by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. and Ernst & Young LLP for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Audit Fees
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
|
|
$
|
73,743
|
|
$
|
173,445
|
Tax Fees
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
|
|
|
30,744
|
|
|
28,356
|
Audit Related Fees
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
|
|
|
73,594
|
|
|
28,067
|
|
Ernst & Young LLP
|
|
|
37,700
|
|
|
33,346
|
Total Fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
|
|
|
178,081
|
|
|
229,868
|
|
Ernst & Young LLP
|
|
|
37,700
|
|
|
33,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
215,781
|
|
$
|
263,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
-
"Audit fees"
are fees paid for professional services for the audit of our consolidated financial statements as well as SAS
100 reviews and work related to quarterly filings.
-
-
"Tax fees"
are fees primarily for tax compliance in connection with filing US income tax returns in 2007 and 2006 for the
2006 and 2005 tax returns.
-
-
"Audit Related fees"
are fees billed to us for services not included in the first two categories. For Mayer Hoffman McCann
P.C., this would include SEC filings and consents, accounting consultations on matters addressed during the audit or interim reviews and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance. Ernst & Young LLP fees
were primarily for SEC filings and consent fees.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committee has considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the auditor's independence. The Audit Committee
pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent auditors.
45
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
|
By:
|
/s/
ALAN R. RAE
Alan R. Rae
Chief Executive Officer and Director
March 31, 2008
|
|
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
|
|
TITLE
|
|
DATE
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
ALAN R. RAE
Alan R. Rae
|
|
Director and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
DAVID H. SHIPMAN
David H. Shipman
|
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
ARTHUR MEYER
Arthur Meyer
|
|
Chairman
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
DAVID L. KOONTZ
David L. Koontz
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
KARIM JOBANPUTRA
Karim Jobanputra
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
HENDRIK RETHWILM
Hendrik Rethwilm
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
E. HOLT WILLIAMS
E. Holt Williams
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
46
/s/
JEFFREY CORNISH
Jeffery Cornish
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
/s/
GERSON SANTOS-LEON
Gerson Santos-Leon
|
|
Director
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
47
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
PAGE
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
F-1
|
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007
|
|
F-2
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007
|
|
F-3
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007
|
|
F-4
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007
|
|
F-10
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-11
|
48
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders
O2Diesel Corporation
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of O2Diesel Corporation (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through
December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of O2Diesel Corporation as of December 31,
2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31,
2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company's accumulated losses and lack of available working capital raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans with regard to these
matters are also described in Note 1. The 2007 financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Plymouth
Meeting, Pennsylvania
March 28, 2008
F-1
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
581,645
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
2,333,959
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
115,536
|
|
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
192,619
|
|
|
Unbilled appropriations
|
|
|
145,576
|
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
174,447
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses, parts and deposits
|
|
|
209,428
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
3,753,210
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIXED ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
|
|
268,828
|
|
|
Fuel and test equipment
|
|
|
382,971
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
651,799
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(283,742
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed assets
|
|
|
368,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
$
|
4,121,267
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
1,774,248
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
568,442
|
|
|
Deferred grants
|
|
|
475,980
|
|
|
Deferred marketing program
|
|
|
86,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
2,905,003
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
2,905,003
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock: par value of $0.0001; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock: par value of $0.0001; 135,000,000 shares authorized; 86,666,837 issued and outstanding
|
|
|
8,667
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
45,123,009
|
|
|
Unearned compensation
|
|
|
(14,668
|
)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
12,088
|
|
|
Deficit accumulated during the development stage
|
|
|
(43,912,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
1,216,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
$
|
4,121,267
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-2
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2007
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2006
|
|
October 14,
2000
(inception)
through
December 31,
2007
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additive related sales
|
|
$
|
337,089
|
|
$
|
167,063
|
|
$
|
775,412
|
|
|
Sponsorship income
|
|
|
21,375
|
|
|
83,871
|
|
|
169,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
358,464
|
|
|
250,934
|
|
|
944,660
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
249,252
|
|
|
119,367
|
|
|
575,559
|
|
|
ProEco operating expenses
|
|
|
400,673
|
|
|
|
|
|
400,673
|
|
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
1,419,111
|
|
|
1,217,731
|
|
|
9,265,965
|
|
|
Product testing and government grants, net
|
|
|
621,830
|
|
|
(394,982
|
)
|
|
1,599,613
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
7,538,400
|
|
|
7,416,679
|
|
|
33,087,430
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expense
|
|
|
10,264,266
|
|
|
8,358,795
|
|
|
44,929,240
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(9,870,802
|
)
|
|
(8,107,861
|
)
|
|
(43,984,580
|
)
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(10,342
|
)
|
|
(8,223
|
)
|
|
(132,865
|
)
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
39,232
|
|
|
126,543
|
|
|
234,598
|
|
|
Foreign currency gain/(loss), net
|
|
|
306,661
|
|
|
395,104
|
|
|
805,444
|
|
|
Loss on impairment of construction in progress
|
|
|
(1,288,614
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(1,288,614
|
)
|
|
Other (expense)/income, net
|
|
|
(2,527
|
)
|
|
(13,718
|
)
|
|
307,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other income (expense)
|
|
|
(955,590
|
)
|
|
499,706
|
|
|
(73,894
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes
|
|
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
|
(7,608,155
|
)
|
|
(44,058,474
|
)
|
Benefit for income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145,642
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
|
(7,608,155
|
)
|
|
(43,912,832
|
)
|
Deemed dividend to preferred stockholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,581,133
|
)
|
|
(6,200,005
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss allocable to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
$
|
(13,189,288
|
)
|
$
|
(50,112,837
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(1.30
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
79,144,383
|
|
|
65,723,876
|
|
|
56,938,276
|
|
Recapitalization resulting from the AAE Technologies International PLC acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,270,114
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares of common shares outstandinggiving effect to the recapitalization
|
|
|
79,144,383
|
|
|
65,723,876
|
|
|
38,668,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-3
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007
|
|
Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unearned
Compensa-
tion
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscribed
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance at October 14, 2000
(Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued in exchange for interest in wholly owned subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
43,008,772
|
|
$
|
430,088
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
3,603,415
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued on various dates during 2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,181,038
|
|
|
241,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,268,031
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,189,810
|
|
|
671,898
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,871,446
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.225 per share on various dates during 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
703,282
|
|
|
7,033
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
515,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,893,092
|
|
|
678,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,387,103
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
555,556
|
|
|
5,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
119,444
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,000
|
|
Common stock issued for remaining interest in subsidiaries on July 15, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,356,200
|
|
|
43,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,323
|
|
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,670,881
|
|
|
86,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,131,595
|
|
Recapitalization resulting from AAE acquisition on July 15, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,928,690
|
)
|
|
(814,283
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
814,283
|
|
Common stock issued at $1.50 per share on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,333,333
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,999,667
|
|
Expenses related to 2003 issuance of common stock and recapitalization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(795,650
|
)
|
Subscriptions for 754,900 shares of common stock at $1.50 per share on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,132,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,080,372
|
|
|
2,808
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,132,350
|
|
|
11,745,765
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-4
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007 (Continued)
|
|
Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unearned
Compensa-
tion
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscribed
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $1.50 per share on various dates in 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,070,451
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
(1,132,350
|
)
|
1,535,770
|
|
Preferred stock issued on various dates during 2004
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,478,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
155
|
|
29,150,823
|
|
2,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,760,144
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,750
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,094
|
|
Warrants issued for consulting services in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135,000
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.70 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,515,981
|
|
752
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,832,439
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.7125 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,228,070
|
|
322
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,090,178
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.564 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,419,840
|
|
642
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,599,658
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
155
|
|
46,378,464
|
|
4,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,480,513
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued via exercise of warrants on various dates in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,151,892
|
|
315
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,457,829
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,250
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,994
|
|
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock on various dates in 2006
|
|
(1,550,000
|
)
|
(155
|
)
|
15,500,000
|
|
1,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,395
|
)
|
Common stock issued at $0.75 per share in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,666,666
|
|
867
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,256,282
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.729 per share in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,371,742
|
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
|
979,367
|
|
Fair value of unvested stock options upon adoption of SFAS 123(R)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(376,031
|
)
|
|
|
376,031
|
|
Amortization of unearned compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,890
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of stock options issued in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,476,684
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,125,014
|
|
7,513
|
|
(125,141
|
)
|
|
|
40,076,305
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-5
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007 (Continued)
|
|
Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unearned
Compensa-
tion
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscribed
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to employee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
333,333
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,266
|
|
Fair value of unearned shares related to commitment shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
805,987
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
668,889
|
|
Unearned common stock issued for commitment shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(465,170
|
)
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(386,044
|
)
|
Fusion shares issued at various prices in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
970,994
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
499,903
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
540,000
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
263,446
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.405 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,993,346
|
|
|
299
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,109,944
|
|
Repurchase of shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement of repurchased shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,000
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,090
|
)
|
Common stock issued at $0.417 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,130,000
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,194,821
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.375 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,333,333
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,249,666
|
|
Amortization of unearned compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24,727
|
)
|
Fair value of stock options issued in 2006 and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
86,666,837
|
|
$
|
8,667
|
|
$
|
(14,668
|
)
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
45,123,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-6
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|
Balance at October 14, 2000 (Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued in exchange for interest in wholly owned subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
(4,138,684
|
)
|
$
|
(105,181
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,406,709
|
)
|
|
(1,406,709
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,476
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,476
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,411,185
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued on various dates during 2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,509,841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,476
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(5,545,393
|
)
|
|
(6,525
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,712,803
|
)
|
|
(1,712,803
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74,085
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74,085
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,786,888
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.225 per share on various dates during 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
522,690
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
(78,561
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(7,258,196
|
)
|
|
(1,270,723
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,230,296
|
)
|
|
(4,230,296
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
179,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,050,607
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
Common stock issued for remaining interest in subsidiaries on July 15, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(409,614
|
)
|
|
(319,729
|
)
|
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,218,304
|
|
Recapitalization resulting from AAE acquisition on July 15, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $1.50 per share on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
Expenses related to 2003 issuance of common stock and recapitalization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(795,650
|
)
|
Subscriptions for 754,900 shares of common stock at $1.50 per share on various dates during 2003
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
952,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
|
101,128
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,898,106
|
)
|
|
903,945
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,728,014
|
)
|
|
(6,728,014
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
(97,446
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(97,446
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,825,460
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $1.50 per share on various dates in 2004
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
583,527
|
|
Preferred stock issued on various dates during 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,478,764
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,626,120
|
)
|
|
140,776
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007 (Continued)
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,852,165
|
)
|
(6,852,165
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
2,329
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,329
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,849,836
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,100
|
|
Warrants issued for consulting services in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135,000
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.70 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,833,191
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.7125 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,090,500
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.564 per share on various dates in 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,600,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
6,011
|
|
|
|
(25,478,285
|
)
|
4,013,031
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,608,155
|
)
|
(7,608,155
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
(10,392
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(10,392
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,618,547
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued via exercise of warrants on various dates in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,458,144
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock on various dates in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.75 per share in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,257,149
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.729 per share in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
979,505
|
|
Fair value of unvested stock options upon adoption of SFAS 123(R)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of unearned compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,890
|
|
Fair value of stock options issued in 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,476,684
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
(4,381
|
)
|
|
|
(33,086,440
|
)
|
6,867,856
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
Period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007 (Continued)
|
|
Common
Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,809,923
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to employee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,299
|
|
Fair value of unearned shares related to commitment shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
668,969
|
|
Unearned common stock issued for commitment shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(386,091
|
)
|
Fusion shares issued at various prices in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
263,500
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.405 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,110,243
|
|
Repurchase of shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,100
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(40,100
|
)
|
Retirement of repurchased shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.417 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,195,134
|
|
Common stock issued at $0.375 per share in 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
Amortization of unearned compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,746
|
|
Fair value of stock options issued in 2006 and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
12,088
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
(43,912,832
|
)
|
$
|
1,216,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-9
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 14,
2000
(inception)
through
December 31,
2007
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(10,826,392
|
)
|
$
|
(7,608,155
|
)
|
$
|
(43,912,832
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
97,612
|
|
|
87,127
|
|
|
381,376
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,786
|
|
|
Write off of patent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
337,329
|
|
|
Write off of obsolete inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,925
|
|
|
Loss on sale/disposal of furniture & equipment
|
|
|
1,724
|
|
|
18,044
|
|
|
10,252
|
|
|
Loss on impairment of construction in progress
|
|
|
1,288,614
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,288,614
|
|
|
Non cash contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,312
|
|
|
5,312
|
|
|
Common stock and warrants issued for consulting services
|
|
|
263,500
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
517,600
|
|
|
Common stock issued to employee
|
|
|
273,299
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,299
|
|
|
Common stock issued for commitment shares
|
|
|
282,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
282,878
|
|
|
Amortization of unearned compensation
|
|
|
323,377
|
|
|
1,727,574
|
|
|
2,050,951
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(101,761
|
)
|
|
(275
|
)
|
|
(115,536
|
)
|
|
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
576,008
|
|
|
(614,957
|
)
|
|
(192,619
|
)
|
|
|
Inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
(55,500
|
)
|
|
(74,347
|
)
|
|
(535,376
|
)
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
1,083,195
|
|
|
(66,365
|
)
|
|
1,774,248
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
175,213
|
|
|
130,756
|
|
|
557,284
|
|
|
|
Deferred grants
|
|
|
466,021
|
|
|
(286,137
|
)
|
|
475,980
|
|
|
|
Deferred marketing program
|
|
|
(148,167
|
)
|
|
(172,533
|
)
|
|
86,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in operating activities
|
|
|
(6,300,379
|
)
|
|
(6,802,956
|
)
|
|
(36,701,196
|
)
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
1,310,468
|
|
|
(91,267
|
)
|
|
(2,333,959
|
)
|
Purchase of furniture and equipment
|
|
|
(1,525,820
|
)
|
|
(137,752
|
)
|
|
(2,054,701
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of furniture & equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
13,150
|
|
Purchase of patent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(345,115
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in investing activities
|
|
|
(215,352
|
)
|
|
(227,769
|
)
|
|
(4,720,625
|
)
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,478,764
|
|
Net proceeds from private placement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,953,757
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
(40,100
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(40,100
|
)
|
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
4,055,377
|
|
|
8,694,798
|
|
|
30,605,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided by financing activities
|
|
|
4,015,277
|
|
|
8,694,798
|
|
|
41,998,291
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
16,469
|
|
|
(11,294
|
)
|
|
5,175
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash
|
|
|
(2,483,985
|
)
|
|
1,652,779
|
|
|
581,645
|
|
Cash at beginning of period
|
|
|
3,065,630
|
|
|
1,412,851
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at end of period
|
|
$
|
581,645
|
|
$
|
3,065,630
|
|
$
|
581,645
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
10,342
|
|
$
|
8,223
|
|
$
|
123,513
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
None
|
|
Non-cash transactions: Conversion of Bridge loan to common stock at 9/30/2003, $2,322,500. Conversion of preferred to common stock at various dates
during 2006, $1,550,000.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-10
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. The Company and Basis of Presentation
The Company
O2Diesel Corporation ("O2Diesel" or the "Company") is in the development stage and has developed a proprietary additive product designed to enable distillate
liquid transportation fuels to burn cleaner by facilitating the addition of ethanol as an oxygenate to these fuels. To date, the Company's operations have continued to be focused on raising capital,
performing research and development, and bringing its product to market.
O2Diesel's
predecessor, Dynamic Ventures, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Washington on April 24, 2000. Dynamic Ventures, Inc. changed its name to O2Diesel
Corporation effective June 10, 2003, in contemplation of the reverse acquisition of AAE Technologies International Plc (AAE). On July 15, 2003, O2Diesel acquired all of the issued
and outstanding shares of AAE in exchange for 17,847,039 shares of its common stock. As a result of this transaction, the former shareholders of AAE acquired control of the combined companies. The
acquisition of AAE has been accounted for as a capital transaction followed by a recapitalization. AAE was considered to be the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of
AAE are considered to be those of O2Diesel for all periods presented.
In
conjunction with the reverse acquisition, the Company completed a private placement of its common stock whereby it issued 3,333,333 shares of common stock at $1.50 per share. Of the
$5.0 million raised, approximately $800,000 was used to pay the costs of the reverse acquisition and private placement, $1.0 million was used to repay a bridge loan that was made in
contemplation of the transaction, and the balance of $3.2 million was used to fund the ongoing developmental activities of the Company. Subsequent to its first private placement, the Company
undertook to raise an additional $3.5 million through a follow-on private placement of our common stock (the "Follow-On Private Placement"). In the Follow-On
Private Placement, we raised $1,535,770, before expenses, and issued 1,025,784 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.50 per share.
On
June 15, 2004, the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX" or "Exchange") approved an application to list 46,518,898 shares of our common stock under the symbol OTD. Subsequent to this
date, the Exchange has approved additional applications to list 72,830,013 shares of the Company's common stock so that the total number of shares approved for listing is now 119,348,911. Our shares
began to trade on the Exchange on July 1, 2004.
O2Diesel
was reincorporated in the state of Delaware in a transaction that became effective on December 31, 2004.
Basis of presentation
The Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the
realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We have reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current year's
presentation.
At
December 31, 2007, the Company had a working capital surplus of $848,207 and has accumulated losses of $43,912,832. However $2,333,959 of the working capital is restricted in
use to operational costs associated with developing markets in Europe. The lack of adequate working capital and continuing losses, as well as the uncertain conditions regarding the Company's AMEX
listing status as stated below, create an uncertainty about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
F-11
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
1. The Company and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
Management
has concluded that additional equity must be raised in 2008 in order for the Company to have sufficient cash to execute its business plan and to be in compliance with the AMEX listing
requirements.
AMEX Listing
On June 29, 2007, the Company was notified by AMEX that it was not in compliance with the listing standards of the Exchange because it lacked the requisite
amount of stockholders' equity. The Company was asked to submit a plan by July 27, 2007 advising AMEX of actions the Company would be taking to bring it into compliance with the continued
listing standards by December 29, 2008.
On
July 27, 2007, the Company filed a plan with the Exchange describing the steps it plans to take to return to full compliance. The Company has entered into a common stock
purchase agreement with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC to raise up to $10 million in new equity over a twenty-five month period starting on February 16, 2007. Also, the
Company announced a private placement in which we raised an additional $2.52 million in July and August 2007. As noted below, the Company intends to raise additional new equity in conjunction
with the acquisition of the ProEco Energy Company ("ProEco"). We believe these actions will enable us to meet or exceed the equity requirements of the Exchange.
On
September 13, 2007, the Company received a written notice from the AMEX indicating that AMEX had reviewed and accepted the Company's plan to regain listing qualifications
compliance. With the acceptance of the plan, the Company was allowed to continue its listing during the plan period pursuant to an extension granted until December 29, 2008. The AMEX notice
also advised the
Company that, in addition to the previously disclosed deficiency with respect to Section 1003(a)(iii) of the AMEX Company Guide, it had triggered an additional deficiency with respect to
Section 1003(a)(ii) of the AMEX Company Guide which requires listed companies to have at least $4.0 million of stockholders' equity when it has sustained losses from continuing
operations and/or net losses in its four most recent fiscal years. During the interim period until December 29, 2008, the Company was required to provide AMEX staff with updates regarding
initiatives set forth in its plan of compliance.
The
Company previously stated that, as a result of the U.S. ethanol industry experiencing several economic and logistical challenges to the general expansion of production capacity,
increased prices for corn, declining prices for ethanol and thinning supplies of skilled labor required by experienced EPC contractors, the estimated timetable to obtain the financing and start
construction of the Ethanol Plant was shifted to the second half of 2008. Subsequent to this announcement, and prior to providing AMEX with a formal update regarding our compliance plan initiatives,
AMEX advised us on February 7, 2008 that it was going to proceed with an application to the SEC to remove O2Diesel Corporation stock from listing and registration on AMEX. On
February 12, 2008, the Company appealed the delisting determination by requesting an oral hearing to present an update on its AMEX listing compliance plan. This hearing is scheduled for
April 15, 2008.
If
the Company's common stock were to be de-listed by the AMEX, the Company believes its shares would continue to be traded as a bulletin board stock.
The
consolidated financial statements in this report do not include any adjustments to reflect the anticipated private placements or the possible future effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should management be unsuccessful in obtaining financing on terms acceptable to the Company.
F-12
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
1. The Company and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
Since
July 2003, the Company has raised approximately $37 million for its operations.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. Based on Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 46R,
Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities
" ("FIN 46R"), the Company is the holder of the majority of the risks and rewards relating to ProEco. As such, the Company is considered to be the "primary
beneficiary" of ProEco, deemed to be a variable interest entity ("VIE"), and has included ProEco's assets, liabilities and operating results in its consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
Variable Interest Entity (VIE)
In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability corporation, trust or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that
either (i) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support; (ii) has a group of equity owners that are unable
to make significant decisions about its activities; or (iii) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its
operations. Based on these guidelines, the Company has determined that ProEco is a VIE beginning with the third quarter of 2007. Prior to that period, activity with ProEco was not material.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. As of
December 31, 2007, cash deposits exceeded federally insured limits which are generally $100,000 per financial institution.
Restricted Cash
On December 16, 2005, the Company completed a private placement of its common stock, whereby it received approximately $3.6 million which is
restricted to operational costs associated with developing markets in Europe. Prior to 2005, restricted cash consisted of cash held in the Company's bank account pursuant to the provisions set forth
in documents to the acquisition of AAE on July 15, 2003. The restricted funds associated with the acquisition of AAE were released in equal amounts on October 15, 2003, and
January 15, 2004. Beginning in 2008, the Company was permitted to utilize these funds for current non-European operating purposes and used approximately $467,000 during the first quarter of
calendar 2008.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, due to/from related parties, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses,
deferred marketing program accruals, and deferred grants approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. The Company does
not require collateral and it does not charge finance fees on outstanding trade receivables. The allowance is determined by analyzing historical data and trends, as well as specific customers'
financial condition. Past-due or delinquency status is based upon the credit terms of that specific customer from the date of delivery. Charges for doubtful accounts are recorded in
selling and marketing expenses. Trade accounts receivables are written off to the allowance for doubtful accounts when collection appears unlikely. Customer concentrations, in excess of 10% of
additive sales, were as follows:
Period
|
|
# of Customers
|
|
% of Additive Sales
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2007
|
|
1
|
|
71.9
|
%
|
Year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
1
|
|
33.6
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
|
43.6%
|
(total)
|
From October 14, 2000 (inception)
|
|
1
|
|
38.5
|
%
|
|
To December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories
Inventories, consisting of fuel additive held at third party locations, are stated at the lower of cost, as determined using the first in, first out (FIFO)
method, or market value.
Furniture, Equipment and Depreciation
Furniture and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the
straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of fixed assets are as follows:
Depreciation
expense recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations was $97,612, $87,127 and $381,376 for the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and the
period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively.
Accounting for Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The carrying value of intangible assets and other long-lived assets are reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that
may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are
measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value.
In
light of the postponement of the Ethanol Plant project, due to unfavorable market conditions, the Company has re-examined the carrying value of the construction in
progress asset. Management has evaluated this project based on its assessment of the challenges to financing projects of this nature, posed by the present debt and equity markets, as well as the
limited likelihood that a buyer will be identified for this project in the near future. Accordingly, the Company believes that it is prudent not
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
to
assign a value to this asset. As such, an impairment charge of $1,288,614 was warranted and this adjustment was recorded in December 2007.
Revenue Recognition
The Company sells its product directly to its customers and revenue is recognized and recorded upon the passage of title of the product to the customer and
following confirmation that the customer is utilizing the final blended fuel.
The
Company has developed the CityHome
TM
program to serve as an element of its sales/marketing and product demonstration strategy. This program involves the sale of our
additive, the receipt of sponsorship fees and the potential sale of advertising space. Sponsorship fees will become additional revenue for us and will be recognized as such when a sponsorship
agreement is signed and the fees have been invoiced and payment is assured. Costs that are intended to be supported by the sponsorship fees are recorded separately in the related expense line in our
statements of operations. With regard to the advertising space, since we have been unable to assess the fair market value of the advertising space received, we assign no value to the space at the time
of receipt. We are recognizing the value
associated with the advertising space when we enter into a contract arrangement with a third party. The Company will consider assigning a fair value to the advertising space received at the time of
the initial sale when such fair value is more readily determinable, based upon a history of cash transactions.
The
Company has supported certain fleet equipment conversion costs in these CityHome
TM
initiatives and has also been required to bear the incremental costs of the blended
fuel, where it is experienced. Whenever the expected costs of the program are determined to be in excess of the contracted sponsorship fees and related fuel additive revenue, the Company records the
loss for the contract as an expense and a deferred liability to be amortized over the life of the contract. As of December 31, 2007, costs remaining to be amortized for CityHome
TM
programs were recorded on the balance sheet as Deferred Marketing Program in the amount of $86,333. The Company recorded $100,627, $251,762 and $1,222,003 in costs for the CityHome
TM
initiatives in excess of sponsorship fees during the years ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007,
respectively.
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company classifies costs associated with shipping and handling activities within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of operations. Shipping and
handling costs for the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and the period October 14, 2000, (inception) through December 31, 2007, were $17,623, $14,600 and $69,315,
respectively.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Product Test and Demonstration Appropriations
The Company receives appropriations from governmental agencies to fund certain of its research and development efforts. The Company evaluates the conditions of
each appropriation and either increases revenue, decreases expenses or reduces the cost of fixed assets depending upon the attributes
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
of
the underlying grant. Appropriations activities are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions of the grant and that the grant will be
received.
Advertising Expenses
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $0, $0 and $450,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and the period
October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively.
Net Loss Per Common Share (Basic and Diluted)
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period. Diluted net loss per common share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the if-converted method. Diluted net loss per
share excludes all potential dilutive common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The weighted average number of shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per common share is the
same since the effect of the dilutive securities is anti-dilutive.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),
"Share-Based Payment"
("SFAS 123(R)"), which replaces FASB Statement No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation"
("SFAS 123") and supersedes
Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25 ("APB 25"). Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company's share-based employee compensation plan was accounted for under the
recognition and measurement provisions of APB 25 and related Interpretations, as permitted by SFAS 123. The Company did not recognize stock-based compensation cost in its statement of
operations for periods prior to December 31, 2005 as all options granted had an exercise price equal to or higher than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
However, compensation expense was recognized under APB 25 for certain options granted to non-employees of the Company based upon the intrinsic value. SFAS 123(R) requires all
share-based payments, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values beginning with the first interim period after
December 15, 2005, with early adoption encouraged. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition.
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. As a result, the
Company's net loss before taxes was $1,727,574 higher, for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period October 14, 2000
(inception) through December 31, 2007, than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB 25.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
The Company implemented a Stock Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") in 2004 for which the Board of Directors has authorized 7,212,957 shares of common stock to
be reserved for future issuance under the Plan. At December 31, 2005, the Company had committed to award 7,750,000 options to purchase common stock to certain officers, employees and directors,
of which 5,950,000 options had been approved and granted by the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2006, one employee who had been promised (but not granted) 600,000 options left the employment
of the Company and forfeited the promised options. Four other employees received new promises for 350,000 options, resulting in net
commitments from the Company of 7,500,000 options to purchase common stock. The Company obtained approval from the shareholders at the annual meeting on July 6, 2006 to increase the number of
common shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan in order to effectuate the grant of the remaining stock options promised to plan participants. Subsequent to this approval, the Board of
Directors granted the promised 350,000 options and an additional 1,200,000 options to six other employees and consultants and one director. During August 2006, one employee who had been granted
100,000 options left the employment of the Company and forfeited them under the terms of the Incentive Plan. In November 2006, one employee was granted an additional 100,000 options. During 2007, four
employees left the employment of the Company and forfeited an aggregate of 1,575,000 options (including 1,450,000 options awarded to one officer) under the terms of the Incentive Plan. In addition, as
a result of previously approved agreements, an officer of the Company was awarded 250,000 options in November 2007 which he had previously relinquished.
Stock
options generally vest over three years and will expire ten years from the effective date. However, the Company has the latitude under the Incentive Plan to issue options at
various stages of vesting. Once these options are granted by the Board of Directors under the provisions of the plan, the Company will record a compensation charge for the difference between the fair
value of the common stock and the exercise price of the options on the date of issuance if the fair value of the common stock exceeds the exercise price of the option on that date.
The
fair value of each option granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used with this model were as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Expected life
|
|
3 years
|
|
3 years
|
|
3 years
|
|
Dividend yield
|
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
Volatility range*
|
|
73
|
%
|
72%209
|
%
|
59%120
|
%
|
Risk-free interest rate*
|
|
4.16
|
%
|
4.64%5.09
|
%
|
3.39%3.96
|
%
|
-
*
-
Depending
on the date of grant.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method in accordance with SFAS No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes".
Under
SFAS 109, deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities
using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expense or benefits are based on the changes in the asset
or liability from
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
period
to period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the
deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance would be included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period of
change.
In
June, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes"
(FIN 48) which was
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. This interpretation clarified the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS 109.
Specifically, FIN 48 clarifies the application of SFAS 109 by defining a criterion that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized
in an enterprise's financial statements. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods of income
taxes, as well as the
required disclosure and transition. This interpretation was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FIN 48 and
has determined that such adoption did not have a significant affect on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Foreign Subsidiaries
The Company has foreign subsidiaries whose local currency has been determined to be the functional currency. For these foreign subsidiaries, the assets and
liabilities have been translated using the current exchange rates, and the income and expenses have been translated using the weighted average of historical exchange rates during the reporting period.
The adjustments resulting from translation have been recorded separately in shareholders' (deficit) equity as "other comprehensive income (loss)" and are not included in determining the consolidated
net loss.
The
Company began operations in Brazil in March of 2004 by establishing a 75% owned subsidiary. The Brazilian subsidiary recognized $0, $0 and $7,682 in revenue during the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively, and had total assets less current liabilities (exclusive of
intercompany amounts eliminated in consolidation) of $95,201 at December 31, 2007. Transactions in Brazil are denominated in, and the functional currency is, the Brazilian Real. At
December 31, 2007, the Brazilian operations had aggregate losses of $2,038,986. The minority stockholder's portion of aggregate losses is not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet since
reimbursement of this amount from the minority stockholders is not assured.
The
Company began operations in Spain in April of 2006 by establishing a 100% owned subsidiary. The Spanish subsidiary recognized $12,176, $0 and $12,176 in revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007,
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
and
had total assets less current liabilities (exclusive of intercompany amounts eliminated in consolidation) of $275,678 at December 31, 2007. Transactions in Spain are denominated in, and the
functional currency is, the Euro. At December 31, 2007, the Spanish operations had aggregate losses of $1,933,878.
The
Company expanded its operations in Ireland in August 2007 by establishing a 100% owned subsidiary. At December 31, 2007, this subsidiary had not been an active company.
On
December 31, 2004, the Company ceased operations at two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. In connection with the cessation, the Company recorded an
exchange gain in the 2004 consolidated statement of operations of $94,396 to recognize cumulative translation gains previously recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The subsidiaries were
primarily holding companies and had no assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2004. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, these subsidiaries incurred no
activity.
Segment Reporting
The Company is a development stage company and has not made sales of its products in commercial volumes. Management believes that the Company currently operates
and manages the business as one business segment.
Impairment of Intellectual Property Rights
Prior to the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company was pursuing the marketability of a technology it had acquired for $424,659. In December 2002, the Company
determined that the related product was no longer commercially viable and would no longer be pursued. As a result of this decision, it was determined that the asset would not be recoverable as there
was no alternative market for the technology. Accordingly, the net book value of $345,115 was charged to general and administrative expenses during 2002.
3. ProEco Transaction
On January 12, 2007, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Agreement") with ProEco Energy Company ("ProEco") and its shareholders
("ProEco Shareholders") to acquire shares equal to 80% of the outstanding capital stock of ProEco in exchange for approximately 9.2 million shares of the Company's common stock (the
"Transaction Shares") valued at $0.872 per share for a total purchase price of $8.0 million.
ProEco,
which has had limited operations to date, had been in the process of developing a new fuel-grade Ethanol Plant with planned capacity of at least 100 million
gallons per year to be built in two 50 million gallon stages (each a "Train"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, ProEco Shareholders would receive 60% of the Transaction Shares at the
time of the closing and would receive the remaining 40% of the Transaction Shares in two equal installments upon the completion of construction of the first Train (20%) and the commencement of
construction of the final Train (20%). The remaining 40% of the Transaction Shares would be held in escrow until the conditions for their release had been met. The parties intended the transaction to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
3. ProEco Transaction (Continued)
The
Agreement required ProEco to complete a number of steps toward completion of the Ethanol Plant project in order for the closing of the share exchange to occur. At the time of the
closing, ProEco was required to have entered into a definitive engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") contract, with a reputable firm with extensive experience in implementing and
completing projects similar to the Ethanol Plant project, and executed marketing agreements for the sale of the production of the Ethanol Plant as well as corn feedstock. Under the terms of the
Agreement, ProEco was responsible for having the Ethanol Plant designated as a facility nameplated, or certified, as producing ethanol at a level of at least 100 million gallons of production a
year.
As
a condition to the closing of the ProEco share exchange, the Company was obligated to secure the financing necessary to complete the construction costs to build the Ethanol Plant.
Accordingly, the
Company was required to raise $60 to $70 million in debt and between $30 and $40 million in equity in the first quarter of 2008 for each train.
Prior
to closing, the Company and the ProEco Shareholders were to enter into a stockholder agreement that will, among other things, impose restrictions on the transfer of the Transaction
Shares.
The
Common Stock was to be issued to the ProEco shareholders in a transaction that would be exempt from the registration requirement pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Under
the terms of the letter of intent for the Agreement, the Company agreed to enter into a secured loan agreement with ProEco for the purposes of financing the purchase options for
the land to be used for the Ethanol Plant and certain engineering and permitting work required for the closing of the ProEco share exchange. The annual interest rate on the loan is 7% and the maturity
date of the loan was December 15, 2007.
Current
trends in the ethanol industry have seen increases in the price of corn and other feedstocks as well as a decline in the average selling price of ethanol. For a number of new
plant construction projects, the lack of EPC contractor availability has resulted in increased costs and delays in completion dates. On January 8, 2008, the Company announced that due to the
unfavorable market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plants, the Company and ProEco had entered into an agreement to extend the Share Exchange Agreement and the maturity date of the loan from
the Company to ProEco until January 31, 2008. These agreements were subsequently extended again until February 29, 2008. On March 19, 2008, the Company and ProEco entered into a
letter agreement terminating the Share Exchange Agreement and extending the maturity date of the loan from February 29, 2008 until November 30, 2008. The Company and ProEco have agreed
to continue to develop the Ethanol Plant when conditions in the capital markets improve. Management has evaluated this project based on its assessment of the challenges to financing projects of this
nature, posed by the present debt and equity markets, as well as the limited likelihood that a buyer will be identified for this project in the near future. Accordingly, the Company believes that it
is prudent not to assign a value to this asset. As such, an impairment charge of $1,288,614 was warranted and this adjustment was recorded in December 2007.
Based
on FIN 46R, the Company is the holder of the majority of the risks and rewards relating to ProEco. As such, the Company is considered to be the "primary beneficiary" of
ProEco, deemed to be a VIE, and has included ProEco's assets, liabilities and operating results in its consolidated financial
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
3. ProEco Transaction (Continued)
statements.
(In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability corporation, trust or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (i) has an
insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support; (ii) has a group of equity owners that are unable to make significant
decisions about its activities; or (iii) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations.) Based on
these guidelines, the Company has determined that ProEco is a VIE beginning with the third quarter of 2007. Prior to that period, activity with ProEco was not material.
The
following table summarizes the significant assets and liabilities of ProEco as of December 31, 2007:
Cash
|
|
$
|
8,310
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
351,005
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
31,304
|
ProEco
expenses, including a $1,288,614 impairment charge and after elimination of intercompany transactions, of $1,679,928, $9,359 and $1,689,287 for the years ended December 31,
2007, and 2006, and the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively, are also reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Management
has evaluated this project based on its assessment of the challenges to financing projects of this nature, posed by the present debt and equity markets, as well as the limited
likelihood that a buyer will be identified for this project in the near future. Accordingly, the Company believes that it is prudent not to assign a value to this asset. As such, an impairment charge
of $1,288,614 was warranted and this adjustment was recorded in December 2007.
4. Government Appropriations
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Energy (1)
In 2002, the Company received an appropriation of $1,107,734 from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to test the Company's fuel additive as well as its blended
fuel, O2Diesel
TM
. The appropriation was increased to $2,039,651 as of September 15, 2004. This appropriation is managed for the DOE by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
("NREL") under a contract which, as amended, continues until June 30, 2007. Under the terms of the contract, the Company is reimbursed by NREL for 80% of the costs incurred to
complete the Statement of Work as set forth in the contract. The Company charges all expenses as incurred to operations and accrues all amounts receivable under the contract as a reduction to contract
expenses when the Company is reasonably certain all conditions of the reimbursement are satisfied. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had incurred cumulative costs of $2,039,651 to complete
the contract. From the inception of the contract in December 2002 through December 31, 2007, the Company billed NREL $1,631,720 of which $16,317 is included in other receivables as of
December 31, 2007.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
4. Government Appropriations (Continued)
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Energy (2)
In 2003, the Company received an appropriation of $1,123,834 to test the Company's fuel additive under the CARB Diesel Emissions Control Strategy (DECS)
verification rules. The Company is eligible to receive reimbursements of 80% of costs incurred under a contract up to the appropriation amount, or $899,067. This appropriation is managed for the DOE
by NREL which contracted with the Company in the third quarter of 2006. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had incurred cumulative costs of $986,222 towards completion of the contract,
leaving a balance of $137,612. From the inception
of the contract in August 2006 through December 31, 2007 the Company billed NREL $786,847 of which $57,690 is included in other receivables as of December 31, 2007.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Energy (3)
During 2004 and 2005, the Company received $1,000,000 in available appropriations for the purpose of continued testing and verification of our fuel additive. The
Company has submitted its proposal for several possible test projects and expects to enter into a contract, eligible for approximately 80% reimbursement, in the second quarter of 2008.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (1)
In 2003, the Company received an appropriation of $1,000,000 from the DoD to test O2Diesel
TM
fuel in non-strategic military vehicles
operated by the U.S. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the terms of this Appropriation, a third party is to be paid $200,000 to administer this program on behalf of the
DoD. The remaining $800,000 is to be used to fund purchases of O2Diesel
TM
fuel, certain capital equipment and to reimburse the Company for its labor, overhead and
out-of-pocket costs required to complete this project. This contract contains a payment schedule based on meeting performance milestones. Thus, upon achieving a milestone, the
Company accrues the amount due and submits an invoice for reimbursement. All amounts are expensed as incurred, and all amounts receivable for work completed are treated as a reduction to expense over
the period earned. The period of performance for this program ran from October 7, 2003 to December 31, 2004. Through December 31, 2004, the Company had achieved five milestones
and, since inception, has billed $360,000 related to this appropriation, of which $160,000 was billed in January, 2005. By its terms, this contract expired on December 31, 2004 and was not
extended. No activity under this appropriation has taken place subsequent to March 31, 2005. The work required to achieve the milestones not completed as of December 31, 2004 has been
included as part of the Statement of Work for Appropriation (2) from the DoD as is permitted under that contract. However, the funds from Appropriation (1) cannot be applied to
Appropriation (2). Through December 31, 2005, the Company had received cash in excess of costs incurred of $296,097 and had recorded Deferred Grants at December 31, 2005 in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. All amounts billed had been received as of December 31, 2005. No additional reimbursements are expected from this appropriation. During the fourth quarter of 2006
the Company was notified by the subcontractor that the contract was officially closed and O2Diesel has no further requirements. Based on this information, the Company applied the previously recorded
liability of $296,097 for this contract as an offset to 2006 grant expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
4. Government Appropriations (Continued)
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (2)
On January 11, 2005, the Company entered into a contract with a value of $1,085,000 with the DoD. Under this contract, the Company's
O2Diesel
TM
fuel is to be tested in a maximum of forty (40) non-tactical vehicles at US Air Force bases in Nevada for an 18 month period. Furthermore, the
Company is to complete certain engine testing and other work required for the acceptance of O2Diesel
TM
as a viable alternative fuel for use by the Air Force. Work on this contract
commenced on November 1, 2004 and continued through November 30, 2006. Notwithstanding that the agreement for this contract was signed in January 2005, the Company was asked to begin
work in 2004 and, by a letter from Innovative Technologies Corporation (ITC), was authorized to incur costs in an amount not to exceed $75,000. This is a time and materials contract that is
administered for the DoD by a third party contractor. The Company charges all costs as incurred to expense and accrues all amounts receivable under the contract as a reduction to contract expenses.
The contract amount was amended in May 2006 to $1,012,564. As of December 31, 2006, costs totaling $1,011,215 had been incurred and billed, leaving a remaining contract balance of $1,349. As of
December 31, 2007, this contract was formally closed.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (3)
The Company received an appropriation during 2005 of approximately $910,000 from the DoD. Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) manages this appropriation on
behalf of the DoD. This contract contains a payment schedule based on meeting performance milestones. Four milestones were achieved during 2006 which resulted in issuing $530,000 of invoices during
2006. The primary objective of this contract is to create potential fuels using the Company additive that contains no more than 80% petroleum. If this project is successful, an application will be
made to DOE for "alternative fuel" status, creating an incentive for federal customers to use the fuel. Part of this research entails conducting demonstrations in various climates at three Air Force
bases, including Nellis Air Force Base (expanded fleet) in Nevada and Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. As of December 31, 2007, $860,576 in expenses has been incurred, leaving an available
contract balance of $49,424. In addition to the $715,000 in expenses that have been invoiced, based on achieving seven milestones through 2007, the Company has recorded Unbilled Appropriations of
$145,576 at December 31, 2007 in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (4)
In 2005, the Company received an appropriation of approximately $1,100,000 for continued testing and verification of O2Diesel
TM
. The Company entered
into a contract for $575,000 in 2007. As of December 31, 2007, lab testing of a new fuel combining O2Diesel
TM
, biodiesel, and diesel had been conducted and field testing had begun
at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. Another field test is planned during 2008 at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (5)
In 2006, the Company received an appropriation of approximately $1,000,000 for continued testing and verification of O2Diesel. Of this amount, $688,710 was added
during the third quarter of 2007 to the contract described in DoD (4), for a total contract amount of $1,263,710. This contract contains a
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
4. Government Appropriations (Continued)
payment
schedule based on meeting performance milestones. Six milestones have been achieved through 2007 which resulted in the issuance of invoices totaling $620,536. Aggregate costs of $144,556 were
incurred under this contract resulting in the balance of $475,980 being recorded in Deferred Grants in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2007.
Appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (6)
In 2007, the Company received an appropriation of approximately $1,600,000 for continued testing and verification of O2Diesel
TM
. The Company will
submit its proposal for several possible test projects and expects to enter into a contract, eligible for approximately 80% of the appropriation, in the second quarter of 2008.
5. Other Receivables
Other
Receivables consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
NREL Appropriation
|
|
$
|
74,007
|
Receivables related to product demonstrations in Spain
|
|
|
45,407
|
VAT receivable (Spain)
|
|
|
57,594
|
Employee travel advances, etc.
|
|
|
15,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
192,619
|
|
|
|
6. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
Legal and professional
|
|
$
|
234,721
|
Payroll-related liabilities
|
|
|
30,304
|
Severance payments
|
|
|
190,508
|
Other
|
|
|
112,909
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
568,442
|
|
|
|
7. Income Taxes
No provision for Federal and state income taxes has been recorded during the periods presented due to the Company's significant operating losses in each year. The
income tax benefit reflected in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations is the benefit recognized in Ireland for the periods presented.
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used
for income tax
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
7. Income Taxes (Continued)
reporting
purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
$
|
11,831,969
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
453,020
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
255,818
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax asset
|
|
|
12,540,807
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(12,540,807
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
has determined that a valuation allowance equal to 100% of the existing deferred tax asset is appropriate given the uncertainty regarding the ultimate realization of these
assets. At December 31, 2007, the Company had Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $28.7 million for income tax purposes. If not used, these carryforwards
begin to expire in 2021. Federal tax rules impose limitations on the use of net operating losses following certain changes in ownership. If such a change occurs, the limitation would reduce the amount
of the benefits that would be available to offset future taxable income each year, starting with the year of ownership change. As a result, certain amounts of the net operating loss carryforwards may
expire without being utilized. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had an Irish net operating loss carryforward of approximately $680,000 which can be carried forward indefinitely, a
cumulative Spanish loss of approximately $1.78 million and a Brazilian net operating loss of approximately $1.69 million that may be carried forward indefinitely, but which is subject to
annual usage limitations.
In
July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax
positions, as defined and prescribes the measurement process and a minimum recognition threshold, for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, that is required to be met before
being recognized in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, the Company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
The
Company is subject to the provisions of FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007, and has analyzed filing positions in all of the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions where it is
required to file income tax returns, as well as its tax returns in Ireland, Spain and Brazil and all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company has identified its U.S. federal tax return and
its state tax returns in Delaware and California as "major" tax jurisdictions as defined. Based on the Company's evaluation, we have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions
requiring recognition in our financial statements. Our evaluation was performed for the tax years which remain subject to examination by the major U.S. tax jurisdictions (tax years ended
December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2007) and for the tax years which remain open for examination in Ireland (December 31, 2007), Spain (December 31, 2007) and Brazil
(December 31, 2007). Based on this evaluation, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
7. Income Taxes (Continued)
been
recorded pursuant to FIN 48 during the period ended December 31, 2007 and the Company does not anticipate that it is reasonably possible that any material increase or decrease in
its unrecognized tax benefits will occur within twelve months. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48.
Upon
adoption on January 1, 2007 and as of December 31, 2007, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits or accruals for the potential payment of interest and penalties.
The Company's policy for recording interest and penalties associated with tax audits is to record such items as a component of income or loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes. Penalties are
recorded in other expenses,
and interest paid or received is recorded in interest expense or interest income, related to the settlement of tax audits for certain prior periods. For the year ended December 31, 2007, there
were no penalties or interest recorded relating to the settlement of tax audits.
Federal
tax rules under Section 382 of the Code impose limitations on the use of net operating losses following certain changes in ownership. If such a change occurs, the
limitation would reduce the amount of the benefits that would be available to offset future taxable income each year, starting with the year of ownership change. In general, an ownership change, as
defined by Section 382, results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain shareholders or public groups in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a
three-year period. Since the Company's formation, the Company has raised capital through the issuance of capital stock on several occasions which, combined with the purchasing
shareholders' subsequent disposition of those shares, may have resulted in a change of control, as defined by Section 382, or could result in a change of control in the future upon subsequent
disposition. The Company has not currently completed a study to assess whether a change of control has occurred or whether there have been multiple changes of control since the Company's formation due
to the significant complexity and cost associated with such study and that there could be additional changes in control in the future. If we have experienced a change of control at any time since the
Company's formation, utilization of our NOL carryforwards would be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382. Any limitation may result in the expiration of a portion of the NOL
carryforwards before utilization. Further, until a study is completed and any limitation is known, no amounts are being presented as an uncertain tax position under FIN 48.
8. Stockholders' Equity
Recapitalization
On July 15, 2003, O2Diesel Corporation and AAE Technologies International Plc ("AAE") entered into a merger transaction whereby O2Diesel acquired
all of the issued and outstanding share capital of AAE in exchange for the issuance of 17,847,039 shares of common stock of O2Diesel. Although O2Diesel was the legal acquirer, AAE was deemed to be the
accounting acquirer. The transaction was accounted for as an AAE capital transaction, accompanied by a recapitalization.
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
As
a result of the transaction, the historical financial statements of AAE are deemed to be those of the Company for financial reporting purposes. The equity accounts of AAE have been
adjusted for the recapitalization to reflect the equity structure of O2Diesel, the legal acquirer. Specifically, the historical
stockholders' equity of AAE prior to the transaction has been affected for the equivalent number of shares of O2Diesel common stock received in the transaction, with an offset to paid-in
capital; the accumulated deficit of AAE was carried forward after the transaction; and the loss per share for all periods prior to the transaction was restated to reflect the number of equivalent
common shares received by AAE in the transaction.
Common Stock Activity
In connection with the merger between O2Diesel and AAE in July 2003, the Company completed a private placement of 3,333,333 shares of common stock at $1.50 per
share. The private placement was partially effectuated through the issuance of a $4 million convertible note that was convertible into the Company's common stock at $1.50 per share. In October
2003, the Company repaid $1,677,500 of the note and the $2,322,500 balance was converted into 1,548,333 shares of common stock. The remaining 1,785,000 shares of common stock issuable under the
private placement were issued to other parties in exchange for cash proceeds of $2,677,500. The expenses associated with the merger and subsequent issuances of shares were $795,650 and have been
reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.
Subsequent
to its first private placement in 2003, the Company undertook to raise an additional $3.5 million through a follow-on private placement of our common stock
(the "Follow-On Private Placement"). In the Follow-On Private Placement, we raised $1,535,570, before expenses, and issued 1,025,784 shares of our common stock at a price of
$1.50 per share. The Follow-On Private Placement was closed on March 31, 2004. There was no underwriter involved in the Follow-On Private Placement. Sales of common
stock under the Follow-On Private Placement that were completed in non-U.S. transactions were exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act. The sales of common stock under the Follow-On Private Placement to accredited U.S. investors were exempt pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
On
July 17, 2007, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of its common stock for treasury for an aggregate purchase price of $40,100. The purchase price was $0.401 per share,
which was the daily volume weighted average for the five trading days prior to the day the Company's board of directors approved the repurchase. In December 2007, management decided to retire these
shares.
$2.0 and $3.0 Million Private Placements
In January 2005, the Company retained a third party to raise, in a series of two private placements of the Company's common stock, $5.0 million at a price
of $0.70 per share. This offering price per share represented a discount from the market value of our common stock of approximately ten-percent (10%). The first private placement was for
just under $2.0 million ("$2.0 million Private Placement") and the second private placement was for just over $3.0 million ("$3.0 million Private Placement", and together
with the $2.0 million Private Placement, the "Private Placements"). As part of this transaction, the Company was obligated to comply with certain conditions in connection with the
$2.0 million Private Placement and was also obligated to satisfy still other conditions applicable to the $3.0 million Private Placement. Further, the AMEX requires that shareholder
approval be obtained by the
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
Company
for the sale of common stock in a transaction if the price of the shares to be sold is less than the greater of book or market value, and the number of shares equal 20% or more of the
presently outstanding common stock. In order to comply with this requirement, the Company was required to seek shareholder approval for the $3.0 million Private Placement. No shareholder
approval was required for the shares issued in conjunction with the $2.0 million Private Placement.
Pursuant
to the $2.0 million Private Placement, the Company received qualified subscriptions for 2,803,428 shares of its common stock and total proceeds of $1,962,400 before
payment of an 8% commission and other expenses. The parties subscribing to these shares agreed to waive certain of the conditions to permit the transaction to be closed as to their respective
subscriptions. An initial closing for the $2.0 million Private Placement was held on March 17, 2005 for 1,915,143 shares. A final closing for the remaining 888,285 shares was held on
May 20, 2005.
On
June 10, 2005, an initial closing was held for the $3.0 million Private Placement covering 4,583,973 shares of common stock, for total proceeds of $3,208,781, before
payment of an 8% commission and other expenses. In addition, the Company received additional subscriptions for 128,580 shares of its common stock and cash of $90,006, before payment of an 8%
commission. As part of the terms for the $3.0 million Private Placement, the Company was required to satisfy two conditions in order to close the transaction. As indicated above, the first
condition required that shareholder approval be obtained to issue the shares, and this was approved by the Company's shareholders at its annual shareholder meeting held on May 31, 2005.
Pursuant to the second condition, the Company was required to expand its senior management team, and it did so by creating the position of Chief Operating Officer and President. The Board of Directors
(the "Board") confirmed that both of these conditions had been satisfied as of May 31, 2005. On August 9, 2005, the Company received the final $89,874 (after expense) for the
$3.0 million Private Placement, and these transactions are now closed.
In
total, the Company received $4,833,192 (after expenses) from the $2.0 million and $3.0 million Private Placements and it issued 7,535,981 shares of its common stock.
Subscribers
to both of the Private Placements received one warrant to purchase one additional share of common stock for each two shares of common stock purchased. The warrant expires
twenty-four months following the closing of the $2.0 million Private Placement and the $3.0 million Private Placement, respectively. Each warrant is exercisable at a price of
$0.70 per share during the first twelve months following the close of each Private Placement, or at an exercise price of $1.05 per share in the second twelve months following the close of each Private
Placement. The total number of warrants issued was 3,757,990.
$2.3 Million Private Placement
On October 24, 2005, the Company issued 3,228,070 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.7125 per share in a private placement for total proceeds
of $2,300,000.
As
part of this sale, the Company also issued warrants to purchase 1,614,035 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.425 per share during the period of six months to
forty-two months subsequent to issuance or at a cashless exercise if a registration statement is not effective within one year of issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months
after the date of issuance.
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(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
As
part of the transaction, the Company agreed to sell up to an additional $700,000 of its common stock to the Purchaser at a purchase price of $0.7125 per share for 982,456 shares. The
Company also issued warrants to purchase 491,228 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.425 per share during the period of six months to forty-two months subsequent to issuance
or at a cashless exercise if a registration statement is not effective within one year of issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance. The purchaser had
180 days following the date of the Purchase Agreement to acquire additional shares. This offer expired unexercised on March 20, 2006.
The
Company agreed to issue warrants to purchase 1,614,035 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.7125 per share to its advisor in connection with this transaction. The
warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance.
$3.6 Million Private Placement
On December 16, 2005, the Company issued 6,419,840 shares of the Company's common stock in a private placement, for total proceeds of
3,000,000€, or approximately $3.6 million at the then current exchange rates.
As
part of the transaction, the Company issued warrants to purchase 2,853,262 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per share during the period six to forty-two months
subsequent to the date of issuance or at an exercise price of $1.13 per share during the period forty-three to sixty-six months after the date of issuance. The warrants expire sixty-six months after
the date of issuance.
$4.0 and $2.5 Million Private Placements
On April 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement ("$4.0 million Purchase Agreement") with a UK investor (the
"Investor") for 5,333,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.75 per share in a private placement for total proceeds of $4,000,000 (the "$4.0 million Private Placement"). As part
of this sale, the Company also issued warrants to purchase 2,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.825 per share during the period of six months to forty-two months
subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance.
Also
on April 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement ("$2.5 million Purchase Agreement") with a different European investor (the
"Second Investor") for 3,333,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.75 per share in a private placement for total proceeds of $2,500,000 (the "$2.5 million Private Placement")
before payment of a 9% commission and other expenses. As part of this sale, the Company also issued warrants to purchase 1,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.825 per share
during the period of six months to forty-two months subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire forty-two months after the date of issuance.
The
purchase price of both transactions represented a discount of approximately 10% in comparison to the prevailing market price of the Company's common stock during the period of
negotiations for these private placements.
Subsequent
to entering into these agreements, the Company entered into an identical amendment to each agreement which (i) modified the amount of liquidated damages to a maximum of
8% of the
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
purchase
price and (ii) added that shareholder approval will be obtained prior to the Company issuing the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. There were no other
changes to either agreement. Both transactions closed on April 27, 2006.
AMEX
requires that shareholder approval be obtained by the Company for the sale of common stock in a transaction if the price of the shares to be sold is less than the greater of book or
market value, and the number of shares equal twenty-percent (20%) or more of the presently outstanding common stock. In order to comply with this requirement, the Company was required to obtain
shareholder approval for the $4.0 and the $2.5 million Private Placements. Shareholder approval was obtained at the Company's annual shareholder meeting on July 6, 2006.
$1.0 Million Private Placement
On September 15, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with an Asian supplier of alternative fuels and its wholly owned subsidiary to provide funding
and commercial support to develop a market in certain countries in South Asia and Asia Pacific for the Company's products.
The
parties entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement ("$1.0 million Purchase Agreement") for 1,371,742 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price
of $0.729 per share in a private placement for total proceeds of $1,000,000. As a condition of enforceability of the Agreement against the Company, the Asian supplier was required to fund the purchase
price in an escrow account, which funds were received and deposited into escrow on October 19, 2006.
As
part of the sale, the Company issued warrants to purchase 685,871 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.972 per share during the period of six months to
sixty-six months subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire sixty-six months after the date of issuance. The Asian supplier's obligation to purchase the shares is subject to
the Company satisfying certain additional conditions.
The
parties also entered into a Supply and Distribution Agreement (the "Supply Agreement"), in which the parties will jointly develop the market for O2Diesel
TM
in South
Asia and Asia Pacific during a five year period. As part of the Supply Agreement, the Asian supplier will be the exclusive distributor of O2Diesel
TM
within the territory.
As
part of the transaction, upon certain purchases of O2Diesel
TM
, the Company has agreed to sell up to an additional $250,000 of its common stock to the Asian supplier at a
purchase price of $0.729 per share for 342,936 shares and to issue warrants to purchase up to 685,871 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.1664 per share. These warrants expire
sixty-six months after the date of issuance.
The
purchase price of this transaction represented a discount of approximately 25% in comparison to the prevailing market price of the Company's common stock during the period of
negotiations for this private placement.
On
November 9, 2006, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the $1.0 million Purchase Agreement with the Asian supplier. The amendment corrected the minimum
purchase amount of additive for the purchase of additional shares by the Asian supplier. There were no other changes to the $1.0 million Purchase Agreement.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
The
common stock and the warrants were issued to the accredited investor in a transaction that is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), and/or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
The
transaction closed and the funds were received on November 22, 2006.
$10.0 Million Private Placement
On February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company ("Fusion Capital"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at the Company's discretion, the Company may sell up to $10.0 million of the Company's common stock to
Fusion Capital from time to time over a twenty-five month period. The Company has reserved for issuance up to 12,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for sale to Fusion Capital
under this agreement. The Company has issued to Fusion Capital 805,987 shares of the Company's common stock as a commitment fee for entering into the Purchase Agreement.
Concurrent
with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Fusion Capital (the "Registration Rights Agreement"). Under the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the shares that have been issued or may be issued to Fusion Capital under the Purchase Agreement.
Subject to earlier termination at the Company's discretion, Fusion Capital's purchases commenced after June 8, 2007 when the SEC declared effective the registration statement related to the
transaction. Generally, the Company has the right but not the obligation from time to time to sell an aggregate of up to 12 million shares of the Company's common stock to Fusion Capital in
amounts between $100,000 and $1 million depending on certain conditions. The Company has the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of the Company's shares to Fusion Capital. The
purchase price of the shares will be determined based upon the market price of the shares of common stock without any fixed discount. Fusion Capital shall not have the right or the obligation to
purchase any shares of the Company's common stock on any business day that the price of the Company's common stock is below either $0.50 or $0.60, depending on the transaction size of the purchase.
The agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time at its discretion without any cost to the Company.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company executed five separate transactions under this agreement, selling a total of 970,994 shares of common stock at an average
price of $0.515 per share for total proceeds of $500,000.
$2.52 Million Private Placement
Between June 26, 2007 and July 16, 2007, the Company entered into Agreements with five European institutional and private investors for the sale of
6,123,346 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of approximately $0.41 per share in a private placement, for total proceeds of $2,517,710 before commissions. As a condition to the
enforceability of these agreements against the Company, the investors were required to fund the purchase price in an escrow account, which funds were received between June 19, 2007 and
July 31, 2007.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
As
part of the sale, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,530,827 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.62 per share during the period of six months to
sixty-six months subsequent to issuance. The warrants expire sixty-six months after the date of issuance.
The
Company was obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC including the common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants within 90 days of
the closing date. A Form S-3 registration statement, including these shares and shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, was filed by the Company on October 18, 2007
and declared effective by the SEC on October 31, 2007. All the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the common stock and warrants are paid by the Company. The
Company closed this transaction on July 20, 2007 and August 20, 2007.
Energenics Transactions
On October 17, 2007, the Company entered into a private financing agreement and a joint venture transaction with Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd
("Energenics Holdings") to provide funding and commercial support to develop the Asian market for O2Diesel
TM
, the Company's ethanol diesel fuel blend.
The
parties entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Energenics Agreement"), as amended on December 10, 2007 (the "Amendment"), pursuant to which
Energenics Holdings agreed to purchase 3,333,333 shares of the Company's common stock in a private placement, for total proceeds of approximately $1.25 million. The effective per share price of
$0.375 represents 121% of the market price on the AMEX on the day prior to the signing of the Amendment. As part of the transaction, the Company agreed to issue a warrant to purchase 1,666,667 shares
of common stock at an exercise price of $0.375 per share, which warrant will be issued upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Energenics Agreement and shall be exercisable from the
date that is six months following the date of issuance until October 17, 2012 ("Investment Warrant").
The
parties also entered into a Shareholders Agreement in which Energenics Holdings and the Company will jointly develop the market for O2Diesel
TM
in Asia through O2Diesel
Asia Limited ("O2Diesel Asia"). Energenics agreed to pay the Company $750,000 for a fifty percent (50%) equity interest in O2Diesel Asia. The balance of the interest in O2Diesel Asia will be held by
O2Diesel Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. For the past year, pursuant to the Supply and Distribution Agreement, dated September 15, 2006, O2Diesel has supplied its
additive to Energenics for the manufacture and distribution of O2Diesel
TM
in the Asian Pacific and South Asia.
The
parties entered into a License agreement whereby O2Diesel Europe Limited (formerly AAE Technologies International Plc) will license to O2Diesel Asia certain patents and
know-how that are required to make and sell O2Diesel
TM
in the territory in exchange for certain payments pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement. In addition, the Company
entered into a
similar License agreement with O2Diesel Asia, pursuant to which the Company will pay to O2Diesel Asia a royalty based on sales of the Company's product in the Territory.
As
part of the transaction, upon the purchase of a certain quantities of O2D05 or the equivalent, the Company will also issue a warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.375 per share, which warrant shall be exercisable during the period from the date of issuance until October 17, 2012 ("JV Warrant").
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
Also,
as part of the transaction, upon the achievement by Energenics Holdings of certain levels of additional purchases of O2D05 or the equivalent, the Company will issue additional
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the lesser of $0.375 or 121% of the closing price per share (rounded to the nearest cent) of
the Company's common stock on the American Stock Exchange on the date such warrants are earned ("Market Development Warrants," and, collectively with the Investment Warrant and the JV Warrant, the
"Warrants"). The Market Development Warrants are exercisable from the date of issuance to October 17, 2012.
The
common stock and the Warrants will be issued to the accredited investor in a transaction that will be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and/or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Due
to market conditions in the global credit markets, Energenics Holdings has been able to fund only a portion of this transaction. The Company has received $1,250,000 in two deposits
on November 14, 2007 and December 21, 2007 and Energenics Holdings has committed to remit the remaining $750,000 to fulfill the Shareholders Agreement. The Company anticipates closing
the transaction early in the second quarter of 2008.
Issuances of Preferred Stock
In March 2004, the Company approved the designation of two new series of preferred shares. The new preferred shares, which consist of one million five hundred and
fifty thousand (1,550,000) shares of Preferred Stock, are Series A and B 0% Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 (the "Series A Preferred Stock" and "Series B Preferred
Stock"). Subsequent to approving the new Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, the Company immediately completed a transaction with a publicly traded investment trust on the London
Stock Exchange in which it received approximately $2.8 million, net of
all expenses, in exchange for all of the 800,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. Effective March 29, 2004, the Company completed a second transaction with another publicly traded
investment trust on the London Stock Exchange in which it received approximately $2.1 million in May 2004, net of all expenses, in exchange for 600,000 shares of its Series B Preferred
Stock. As part of the Series B transaction, the remaining 150,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were released from escrow to the same publicly traded investment trust, for which the
Company received approximately $536,000, net of all expenses.
The
Series A and B Preferred Stock do not pay dividends and shall have no voting power, except as may be provided by state law. The stated value of both the Series A and B
Preferred Stock is $10.00 per share ("Stated Value"), and the liquidation preference with respect to a share of the Series A and B Preferred Stock shall be its Stated Value. The Series A
and B Preferred Stock shall, as to redemptions and distribution of assets, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, rank (i) prior to any class of the Company's common stock,
(ii) prior to any class or series of capital stock hereafter created that, by its terms, ranks junior to the Series A and B preferred Stock, (iii) junior to any class or series of
capital stock of the Company hereafter created which by its terms ranks senior to the Series A and B preferred stock. The Series A and B Preferred Stock shall rank pari passu as to one
another.
The
Series A and B Preferred Stock may be converted at the option of the holder at any time following two years from the Closing dates for the purchases of the preferred shares,
which were March 3, 2004 and March 29, 2004, respectively. Except as specified in the Certificates of Designation, neither the holders of the Series A and Series B
Preferred Stock nor the Company may demand that
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
the
preferred shares be redeemed. In the event that the Company engages in a transaction or a series of transactions that cause it to consolidate or merge with or into another entity, or permit any
other entity to consolidate or merge with or into it, or undergo a change in control, the Company may demand that the holders convert all shares of the Series A and B Preferred Stock into
shares of the Company's common stock. If the holders do not comply with such demand, the Company may redeem all shares of the Series A and B Preferred Stock at the Stated Value of each.
Each
share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, at a variable conversion ratio which is the lesser of (a) $4.00 as adjusted
(the "Series A Fixed Conversion Price") or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest closing bid price for the common stock in the ten business days preceding the date of conversion, but,
in no case, less than twenty-five percent (25.0%) of the Series A Fixed Conversion Price, as adjusted, or $1.00 per share. Based on the conversion ratio the holder of
Series A Preferred Stock will never receive more than 8,000,000 or less than 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Each
share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, at a variable conversion ratio which is the lesser of (a) $3.65 as adjusted
(the "Series B Fixed Conversion Price") or (b) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest closing bid price for the common stock in the ten business days preceding the date of conversion, but,
in no case, less than twenty-seven and four tenths percent (27.4%) of the Series B Fixed Conversion Price, as adjusted, or $1.00 per share. Based on the
conversion ratio the holder of Series B Preferred Stock will never receive more than 7,500,000 or less than 2,054,795 shares of the Company's common stock upon conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock.
The
purchaser of the Series A Preferred Stock was granted an option to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock equal to the difference between the number of
shares of common stock actually received upon conversion and the number of shares that would have been received at a conversion price of $1.82. The exercise price shall be the Series A Fixed
Conversion Price.
The
purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock was granted an option to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock equal to the difference between the number of
shares of common stock actually received upon conversion and the number of shares that would have been received at a conversion price of $1.82. The exercise price shall be the Series B Fixed
Conversion Price.
The
Company determined that the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion features embedded in the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock exceeded the proceeds from these
Preferred Stock issuances. The Company accreted the value of the beneficial conversion feature through equity and recorded a deemed dividend to preferred stockholders. These dividends amounted to $0,
$5,581,133 and $6,200,005 for the years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the period from October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively, and are
included in the consolidated statements of operations. The amount recorded for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflected that in April 2006, the holders of both the Series A and
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock exercised all of their conversion rights and converted 1,550,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into 15,500,000 shares of common stock.
Warrant Activity
A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a supply and distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with a distributor dated July 10,
2001 that granted the distributor the right
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
to
purchase up to 10% of the outstanding common stock of the Company for $1.00 per share should certain sales targets be achieved. The warrant was to expire on July 10, 2006. None of the sales
targets have been achieved under the Distribution Agreement and as of December 10, 2004 this Distribution Agreement was terminated and replaced by a new supply and distribution agreement (the
"New Agreement"). Pursuant to this New Agreement, the distributor received a warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of O2Diesel's common stock at a price of $2.00 per share, which expired on May 5,
2007.
On
February 3, 2006, the Company offered existing warrant holders from the $2.0 million and $3.0 million Private Placements and the $2.3 million Private
Placement an opportunity to exercise their
warrants at the reduced price of $0.35 per share. On February 27, 2006, the Warrant Offering expired and the Company received proceeds of $592,692 (after expenses) for the exercise of warrants
to purchase 1,864,035 shares of common stock. Between May 31 and June 12, 2006, several other existing warrant holders elected to exercise their warrants at the contract price identified
in their warrant documentation. Proceeds for these exercises were $865,452 (after expenses) for the purchase of 1,287,857 shares of common stock.
On
April 27, 2007, the Company offered existing warrant holders an opportunity to exercise their warrants at the reduced price of $0.50 per share. If all eligible warrant holders
had exercised their warrants at the reduced price, the Company would have received proceeds of approximately $4.3 million. The warrant offer was originally set to expire on May 25, 2007,
however on May 9, 2007, the Company extended this reduced price offer until June 8, 2007. As of May 15, 2007, the Company amended the offer to grant the warrant holders who tender
their warrants additional shares of Common Stock if the Company enters into any agreement for the sale of shares of Common Stock at less than $0.50 per share to June 8, 2008. The offer expired
on June 8, 2007, without any of the warrant holders exercising at the reduced price.
Options
The Company implemented a Stock Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") in 2004 for which the Board of Directors had authorized 7,212,957 shares of common stock to
be reserved for future issuance under the Plan. At December 31, 2005, the Company had committed to award 7,750,000 options to purchase common stock to certain officers, employees and directors,
of which 5,950,000 options had been approved and granted by the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2006, one employee who had been promised (but not granted) 600,000 options left the employment
of the Company and forfeited the promised options. Four other employees received new promises for 350,000 options, resulting in net commitments from the Company of 7,500,000 options to purchase common
stock. The Company obtained approval from the shareholders at the annual meeting on July 6, 2006 to increase the number of common shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan to
9,750,000 in order to effectuate the grant of the remaining stock options promised to plan participants. Subsequent to this approval, the Board of Directors granted the promised 350,000 options and an
additional 1,200,000 options to six other employees and consultants and one director. During August 2006, one employee who had been granted 100,000 options left the employment of the Company and
forfeited them under the terms of the Incentive Plan. In November 2006, one employee was granted an additional 100,000 options. During 2007, four employees left their employment with the Company and
forfeited an aggregate of 1,575,000 options (including 1,450,000 options awarded to one officer) under the terms of the Incentive Plan. As a result of previously approved agreements, the Board of
Directors awarded an officer of the Company 250,000 options in November 2007 which he had previously relinquished to the Company.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
As
of December 31, 2007, the Company had granted options to the following groups:
Directors
|
|
3,000,000
|
Officers
|
|
1,950,000
|
Employees & Consultants
|
|
1,225,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
6,175,000
|
|
|
|
The
weighted average fair values of the options granted were $0.07, $1.15 and $0.41 during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the period
October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively. The expense related to the fair value of stock options issued during the year ended December 31, 2007 was
$18,250. The total value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and for the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007 was $565,772,
$1,544,467 and $2,837,769, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the compensation cost related to non-vested awards amounted to $316,206 and is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of 0.73 years.
The
following table shows the outstanding options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan.
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted Ave
Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted Ave
Remaining
Contractual Term
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2005
|
|
500,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
5,450,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
7.8
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or Expired
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
|
5,950,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
7.8
|
|
Granted
|
|
1,350,000
|
|
$
|
1.28
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
0.71
|
|
8.9
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or Expired
|
|
(100,000
|
)
|
$
|
1.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
|
|
7,500,000
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
7.9
|
|
Granted
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
10.0
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or Expired
|
|
(1,575,000
|
)
|
$
|
1.48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
|
6,175,000
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2007
|
|
5,630,500
|
|
$
|
1.46
|
|
8.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Awards
On November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 500,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Roger, pursuant to the terms of the
Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and Mr. Roger's employment agreement. The terms of the award were that the shares were to be issued on January 1, 2007 with 166,667 shares to vest on
January 1, 2007, 166,667 shares to vest on January 1, 2008 and 166,666 shares to vest on January 1, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, the receipt of shares was contingent on
Mr. Roger remaining employed by the Company on the date of vesting. In 2006, there was no FAS 123(R) expense for the grant of restricted stock.
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
8. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
On
August 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement with Mr. Roger. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, all of Mr. Roger's options vested as of the
date of the Separation Agreement and in accordance with the Incentive Plan, Mr. Roger had thirty days to exercise these options, which expired unexercised. Finally, 166,667 of the remaining
shares of Mr. Roger's restricted stock vested on the date of the Separation Agreement and 166,666 of the remaining shares will vest on July 31, 2008. Mr. Roger agreed not to sell
or transfer these shares until after that date.
On
May 14, 2007, the Company entered into an investor relations consulting agreement for a term of two months. In exchange for services, the Company paid the consultant a fee of
$10,000. In addition, the Company awarded the consultant 50,000 shares of restricted stock. In connection with the stock award, the Company recognized $27,000 of consulting expense during the year
ended December 31, 2007.
On
May 16, 2007, the Company entered into a second investor relations consulting agreement for a term of six months. In exchange for services, the Company awarded the consultant
440,000 shares of restricted stock. In connection with the stock award, the Company recognized $213,000 of consulting expense during the year ended December 31, 2007. Pursuant to the terms of
the consulting agreement, 220,000 shares, 120,000 shares and 100,000 shares of the restricted stock were earned by the consultant on May 16, 2007, July 16, 2007 and September 17,
2007, respectively. As December 31, 2007, the restrictions on 440,000 shares issued under this contract have lapsed and such shares were earned.
On
September 20, 2005, the Company entered into an investor relations consulting agreement for a term of one year. In exchange for services, the Company paid the consultant $7,250
per month. In addition, the Company awarded the consultant 100,000 shares of restricted stock. For the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and for the period October 14, 2000
(inception) through December 31, 2007, the Company recognized $0, $51,000 and $81,500, respectively, in connection with the stock
award. As of December 31, 2007, the restrictions on all 100,000 shares issued under this contract have lapsed and such shares were earned and able to be sold.
On
November 4, 2004, the Company entered into a separate investor relations consulting agreement for a term of four years. In exchange for services, the Company awarded the
consultant 50,000 shares of restricted stock as settlement of this agreement, effective November 9, 2007 and recognized $23,500 of consulting expense in 2007.
The
following schedule presents shares of common stock issued and outstanding and reserved for future issuance as of December 31, 2007:
Common Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
|
86,666,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserved For Future Issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted to officers and directors
|
|
6,175,000
|
|
|
|
Unearned restricted stock award to former officer
|
|
166,666
|
|
|
|
Unearned common stock issued for commitment
shares
|
|
465,170
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
12,683,997
|
|
19,490,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shares issued and outstanding and reserved for future issuance at December 31, 2007.
|
|
|
|
106,157,670
|
|
|
|
|
|
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
9. Related Party Transactions
A company controlled by a former Chairman of the Board provides office space, accounting and other services to the Company at a cost of approximately $2,500 per
month, through June 2007, to the Company's Irish subsidiary. For the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and for the period October 14, 2000, (inception) through December 31,
2007, the Company paid $27,744, $17,956, and $207,595, respectively, to the company controlled by the former Chairman. At December 31, 2007, there was no amount accrued as a payable to this
related party.
Included
in other receivables at December 31, 2007 is $15,611 which primarily represents travel advances made to employees. Included in accounts payable at December 31,
2007 is $150,486 which primarily represents directors' fees and travel expenses reimbursable to employees and directors.
The
Company has entered into two separate consulting contracts with two shareholders of its Brazilian subsidiary for the purpose of providing office rent and administrative services and
in lieu of employment contracts with these two individuals. These two contracts provide support significant to the operation of the Brazilian subsidiary. For the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006, and for the period October 14, 2000, (inception) through December 31, 2007, the Company incurred expenses of $147,561, $182,008 and $620,953, respectively, with these related
parties.
10. Commitments
Operating leases
The Company leases certain office equipment under agreements that are accounted for as operating leases. As of December 31, 2007, future minimum lease
payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:
2008
|
|
$
|
147,829
|
2009
|
|
|
15,400
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
163,229
|
|
|
|
Rent
expense under the leases with unrelated parties for the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, and the period October 14, 2000, (inception) through
December 31, 2007, were $217,657, $124,300 and $514,132 respectively.
11. Subsequent Events
On February 7, 2008, the Company received notice that the staff of the AMEX has determined to proceed with an application to the Securities and Exchange
Commission to remove the common stock of the Company from listing and registration on AMEX. This action, which has been appealed by the Company, is being taken because the Company is not in compliance
with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the AMEX Company Guide, in that its stockholders' equity is less than $6 million and it has sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in
its five most recent fiscal years. In addition, the Company is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(ii) as its stockholders' equity is less than $4 million
and it has sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three out of four of its most recent fiscal years.
The
Company submitted a plan on July 27, 2007, advising AMEX of the actions the Company has taken, or will take, that would bring it into compliance with the applicable listing
standards. AMEX accepted this plan on September 13, 2007. AMEX believes that the Company has not provided
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
11. Subsequent Events (Continued)
sufficient
evidence to support that the plan will result in the Company regaining compliance by December 29, 2008, largely due to the deferral of the ProEco transaction.
The
Company has submitted a plan to AMEX which it believes will bring it into compliance with the continued listing standards by December 29, 2008. On February 12, 2008,
the Company appealed the delisting determination by requesting an oral hearing to present this plan, its progress in achieving the plan and maintaining its AMEX listing. The oral hearing is scheduled
for April 15, 2008. The Company's common stock continues to trade on AMEX.
There
is no guarantee that the Company will be successful at maintaining its AMEX listing. If the Company's common stock was to be de-listed by AMEX, the Company expects its
shares would continue to be traded as a bulletin board stock.
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Exhibit
10.25
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Common Stock
and Warrant Purchase Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of October 17,
2007 (the Execution Date), by and among
O2Diesel
Corporation
, a Delaware corporation, with file number 3857061 and publicly traded on the
American Stock Exchange and having its Principal Executive Offices at 100
Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware 19713 (the Company),
and
Energenics
Holdings Pte Ltd
, a company incorporated in Singapore with registration
number 200612991G and having its registered office at 7 Temasek Bvd, #04-01A
Suntec Tower One, Singapore 038987 (the Purchaser).
In consideration
of the mutual promises and covenants herein, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1.
AUTHORIZATION AND SALE
OF COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS
1.1
Authorization
of Common Stock and Warrants
.
(a)
The Company has
authorized the sale and issuance to the Purchaser of 2,551,020 shares (the Shares)
of its Common Stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), and a warrant
to purchase up to 1,275,510 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of
US$0.50 (the Investment Warrant), such Investment Warrant having the terms
set forth in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
.
(b)
In connection with the
Purchasers purchase from the Company of the Companys equity interest in O2Diesel
Asia Limited (the Joint Venture Transaction), the Company has authorized the sale
and issuance to the Purchaser of a warrant to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock at a price per share of US$0.50 (the JV Warrant), such JV
Warrant having the terms set forth in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
.
(c)
In connection with an investment
by the Purchaser in the development of the geographic market served by the
Purchaser pursuant to that certain Supply and Distribution Agreement, by and
between the Company and Energenics Pte Ltd, an affiliate of the Purchaser (Energenics),
dated as of September 15, 2006 (the Supply Agreement), the Company has
authorized the sale and issuance to the Purchaser of additional warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per
share equal to the lesser of (i) US$0.50, or (ii) 106% of the closing
price per share (rounded to the nearest cent) of the Companys Common Stock on
the American Stock Exchange or, if the Companys Common Stock is not listed on
the American Stock Exchange, the closing price or bid per share on such other
national securities exchange or quotation system upon which the Companys
Common Stock is listed or quoted, on the date such warrants are earned as
described below (the Market Development Warrants, and collectively with the
Investment Warrant and the JV Warrant, the
[*] = CERTAIN INFORMATION
IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS. OMITTED TEXT IS INDICATED BY A *.
Warrants), such Market
Development Warrants having the terms set forth in the form attached hereto as
Exhibits
C, D and E
and the issuance of such Market Development Warrants to be conditioned
upon the following purchases of O2D05 or equivalent, pursuant to the Supply
Agreement:
Purchases (in liters)
|
|
Warrant Coverage
|
|
*
|
|
1,750,000
|
|
*
|
|
2,250,000
|
|
*
|
|
2,500,000
|
|
Purchases shall mean
the total cumulative amount of liters of O2D05 or equivalent purchased by the
Purchaser since September 15, 2006 against which Purchaser or Energenics has
made full and timely payment, in accordance with the Companys payment terms. Warrant Coverage shall mean the number of shares
of Common Stock purchasable pursuant to a Market Development Warrant issuable
to Purchaser for the corresponding amount of Purchases. The volumes of Purchases above are applicable
to a Treat-rate of
*
parts per million. If the Treat-rates
decrease, then the amounts required to achieve the next level of Purchases
shall also be decreased by the same percentage as the percentage decrease in
the Treat-rate. The Treat-rate for the
purposes of this Schedule shall mean the volume of the O2D05 or equivalent
required to stabilize one blended unit of ethanol diesel fuel.
1.2
Sale and Issuance of
Shares
.
Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser
and the Purchaser will buy from the Company the Shares at a per share purchase
price of US$0.49 (the Per Share Price), and at the aggregate purchase price
of US$1,249,999.80 (the Purchase Price).
The calculation of the Per Share Price consists of 105% of the closing
price per share of the Companys Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on
the day before to the date hereof.
1.3
Sale and Issuance of
Investment Warrant
.
As
further consideration for the Purchasers purchase from the Company of the Shares,
and subject to the terms hereof, at the Closing, the Company shall issue to the
Purchaser the Investment Warrant.
1.4
Issuance of JV Warrant
.
In consideration of the Purchasers
purchase from the Company of the Companys interest in O2Diesel Asia Limited, and
subject to the terms hereof, the Company shall issue to the Purchaser the JV
Warrant within thirty business days after the receipt by the Company from the
Purchaser or Energenics at or after the Closing of:
(i) a
purchase order for a quantity of O2D05 or the equivalent that, together with
all other purchase orders received by the Company from the Purchaser or
Energenics at or after the Closing, totals
* liters or more (collectively, the Purchase
Orders), and
(ii) full and
timely payment on all Purchase Orders in accordance with the Companys payment
terms.
1.5
Issuance of Market
Development Warrant
.
Upon
the achievement by the Purchaser and/or Energenics of any of the three levels
of Purchases as described in Section 1.1(c) above, within thirty
business days after achievement of such level, the Company shall issue to
2
the Purchaser a Market Development Warrant that
includes the Warrant Coverage corresponding to the level of Purchases
achieved. By way of example, if on January 1,
2008 Purchaser makes an order for
* liters which, together with all other orders made by Purchaser
after the Closing, totals *
liters, then Purchaser shall receive a Market Development Warrant covering
2,250,000 shares of Common Stock.
Further, the Company would have previously issued to Purchaser a Market
Development Warrant covering 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock for having
achieving total Purchases of *
liters.
2.
CLOSING DATE; DELIVERY
2.1
Closing Date
.
It is anticipated that the purchase and
sale of the Shares hereunder shall be consummated at a closing (the Closing)
held at the offices of Arnold & Porter LLP, 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900,
McLean, VA 22102 on October 26, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., local time, or
at such other date, time and place upon which the Company and the Purchaser
shall agree (the date and time of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the
Closing Date).
2.2
Delivery
and Payment
.
(a)
At the Closing, the
Company will deliver to the Purchaser a certificate or certificates, registered
in the Purchasers name, representing the Shares to be purchased by the
Purchaser at the Closing.
(b)
At the Closing, the
Purchaser will deliver to the Company the following:
(i)
payment
of the Purchase Price, by wire transfer per the Companys instructions; and
(ii)
an
irrevocable purchase order made by Energenics for 1,000,000 liters of O2DO5,
which purchase order shall be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
2.3
Escrow of Funds Pending
Closing
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Concurrent with
the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser will tender to legal counsel for
the Company funds equal to the Purchase Price for the Shares. Such funds will be held by such counsel in
escrow pending notice by the Company and Purchaser of the Closing. If the Closing has not occurred by the
termination date specified in Section 9.1, the parties will instruct
counsel to return the funds to the Purchaser.
Such funds shall be delivered to Arnold & Porter LLP, 1600 Tysons Boulevard, McLean,
Virginia 22102, Attn.: Kevin J. Lavin, Esq. by wire
transfer to the following account:
Account
Name:
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Porter LLP Client Trust Account
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No.
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3700
3879
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ABA
No.
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254
07 0116
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Citibank
FSB
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3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company
represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as of the Closing Date:
3.1
Organization and Standing;
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
.
The Company is a corporation duly
organized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the State of
Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Company has all requisite legal and
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to sell
and to issue the Shares and the Warrants hereunder, and to issue the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
3.2
Disclosure Documents
.
The Disclosure Documents (as hereinafter
defined) are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and do not
contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since the respective dates as of which
information was given in the Disclosure Documents, except as otherwise stated
therein, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition,
or in the results of operations or affairs of the Company.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1
Preexisting Relationship
with Company; Business and Financial Experience
.
By reason of its business or financial
experience or the business or financial experience of its professional advisors
who are unaffiliated with the Company and who are not compensated by the
Company, the Purchaser has the capacity to protect its own interests in
connection with the purchase of the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Purchaser is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities
Act).
4.2
Investment Intent; Blue
Sky
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It is acquiring the Shares,
the Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the
Warrants for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution
thereof. It understands that the
issuance of the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants have not been, and will not be, registered under
the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among
other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchasers investment intent and the
accuracy of the Purchasers representations as expressed herein. The Purchasers address set forth herein
represents the Purchasers true and correct state of domicile, upon which the
Company may rely for the purpose of complying with applicable Blue Sky laws.
4.3
Rule 144
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It acknowledges that the Shares, the
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities
Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available. It is aware of the provisions of Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act which permit limited resale of shares
purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of
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certain conditions, including, among other things, the
existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain
current public information about the Company, the resale occurring not less
than one year after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be sold,
the sale being effected through a brokers transaction or in a transaction
directly with a market maker, and the number of shares being sold during any
three-month period not exceeding specified limitations.
4.4
Restrictions on Transfer;
Restrictive Legends
.
It
understands that the transfer of the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is restricted by applicable
state and Federal securities laws and by the provisions of this Agreement, and
that the certificates representing the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be imprinted with
legends in the following form restricting transfer except in compliance
therewith:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF
SUCH SECURITIES. THESE SECURITIES HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT),
OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (II) IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR
(III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO O2DIESEL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY) OF AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
Without in any way limiting the above, the Purchaser agrees not to make
any disposition of all or any portion of the
Shares, the Warrants or any
shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants
unless and until twelve (12) months after
the Closing Date. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the legend requirements shall terminate when (i) the
security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed
of pursuant thereto, or (ii) the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such legend is not required in order
to insure compliance with the Securities Act.
4.5
Access to Data; Disclosure
Documents
.
Purchaser
acknowledges that it has received all such information as Purchaser deems
necessary and appropriate to enable it to evaluate the financial risk inherent
in making an investment in the Shares, the Warrants and the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, including but not limited to the
Companys reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange
Act), with the SEC (Disclosure Documents).
Purchaser further acknowledges that Purchaser has (a) received
satisfactory and complete information concerning the business and financial
condition of the Company in response to all inquiries in respect thereof, and (b) been
given the opportunity to meet with management of the Company. Purchaser has relied solely upon the
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Disclosure Documents, advice of its representatives,
if any, and independent investigations made by the Purchaser and/or its
representatives, if any, in making the decision to purchase the Shares, the
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
and acknowledges that no representations or agreements other than those set
forth in this Agreement have been made to the Purchaser in respect thereto.
4.6
Authorization
.
All action on the part of the Purchasers
partners, members, board of directors, and stockholders, as applicable,
necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Purchaser, the purchase of and payment for the Shares and the
Warrants and the performance of all of the Purchasers obligations under this
Agreement have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.
5.
COVENANTS.
5.1
Registration
.
(a)
The Company agrees it
shall include the Shares and all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon
the exercise of the Warrants, including the Common Stock issued pursuant to
recapitalizations, stock splits, stock dividends and similar distributions with
respect to such shares (the Registrable Securities) on the first new registration
statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company after January 1, 2008 (the
Registration Statement) under the Securities Act with the SEC, qualify the
Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities laws and include
such Registrable Securities in all other applicable compliance, which
registration, qualification and compliance shall in no event be later than one
year following the Closing Date (Deadline). The
Company will pay to the Purchaser, in cash or shares of Common Stock at the
Companys discretion, 1% of the Purchase Price as liquidated damages for every
month after the Deadline that it takes for the Registration Statement to be
declared effective;
provided that
the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to the Purchaser under this Section 5.1(a) shall
not exceed eight percent (8%) of the Purchase Price. If a Registration Statement is not
declared effective eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, the
registration rights set forth in this Section 5.2 may be transferred to
any transferee of Registrable Securities.
(b)
The Company will use
its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statements to become
effective within ninety (90) days from filing, or one hundred twenty (120) days
from filing, if such Registration Statement is subject to review by the staff
of the SEC, in each case from the initial filing thereof.
(c)
All the costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Shares and the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
6.
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1
Indemnification by the Company
.
The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, and
each subsequent holder of the Registrable Securities (each a Holder, and
collectively, the Holders), the officers, directors, members, partners,
agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as
principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call
of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other persons with
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a functionally equivalent role of a person holding
such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each
of them, each person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, members, shareholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other
persons with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles,
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling
person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys fees) and expenses (collectively, Losses),
as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any
prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission
or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form
of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, or (2) any violation or alleged violation
by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law,
or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the
extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such
Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information
relates to such Holder or such Holders proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by
such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such prospectus or
such form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the
use by such Holder of an outdated or defective prospectus after the Company has
notified such Holder in writing that the prospectus is outdated or
defective. The Company shall notify the
Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any an action,
claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an
investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened (Proceeding) arising from or in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
6.2
Indemnification by Holders
.
Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers,
agents and employees, each person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling
persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against
all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holders failure to comply with
the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or
relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to
the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is
contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the
Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such
prospectus or (ii) to the extent that such information relates to such
Holders proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed
and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a
Registration Statement, such prospectus or such form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the use
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by such Holder of an outdated or defective prospectus after
the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the prospectus is outdated
or defective. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder
be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by
such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
6.3
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings
.
If any Proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against any person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an Indemnified
Party), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the person from whom
indemnity is sought (the Indemnifying Party) in writing, and the Indemnifying
Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the
payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof;
provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to
this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have prejudiced
the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified
Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding
and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party
has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying
Party shall have failed within thirty days of written notice to assume the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to
any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified
Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely
to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no
more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not
be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such Proceeding.
Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified
Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection
with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten business days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly
reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses
applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is judicially
determined to be not entitled to indemnification hereunder.
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7.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchasers
obligation to purchase the Shares and the Warrants is, unless waived in writing
by the Purchaser, subject to the fulfillment as of the date of Closing of the
following conditions:
7.1
Representations and
Warranties Correct
.
The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the
Closing.
7.2
Covenants
.
All covenants, agreements and conditions
contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company on
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed or complied with.
7.3
Listing
.
The Shares and shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall have been authorized for listing
on the AMEX, subject to official notice of issuance.
7.4
Compliance and Incumbency
Certificates
.
The Company
shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of the Company, executed by
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the date of the Closing
and certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.1
and 7.2 of this Agreement.
7.5
Execution of Joint Venture
Shareholders Agreement
.
Each
of the Company, O2Diesel Europe Limited and O2Diesel Asia Limited shall have
executed and delivered to the Purchaser a mutually agreeable Shareholders
Agreement between O2Diesel Europe Limited, the Company, the Purchaser and O2Diesel
Asia Limited establishing, among other things, the rights and duties among the
shareholders of O2Diesel Asia Limited.
7.6
Execution of Joint Venture
License Agreement
.
Each
of O2Diesel Europe Limited, O2Diesel Asia Limited shall have executed and
delivered to O2Diesel Asia Limited a mutually agreeable License Agreement
licensing certain of O2Diesel Europe Limiteds intellectual property with
respect to O2DO5.
7.7
Transfer of Shares of
O2Diesel Asia Limited
.
O2Diesel
Europe Limited and the Company shall together have tendered for transfer to the
Purchaser 50 Ordinary Shares of O2Diesel Asia Limited.
8.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF
THE COMPANY
The Companys
obligation to sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants is, unless waived in
writing by the Company, subject to the fulfillment as of the date of Closing of
the following conditions:
8.1
Representations and
Warranties Correct
.
The
representations made in Section 4 hereof by the Purchasers shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of Closing.
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8.2
Covenants
.
All covenants, agreements, and conditions
contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Purchaser
on or prior to the date of Closing shall have been performed or complied with
in all material respects.
8.3
Listing
.
The Shares and shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall have been authorized for listing
on the American Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
8.4
Execution of Joint Venture
Shareholders Agreement
.
The
Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Company a mutually agreeable
Shareholders Agreement between O2Diesel Europe Limited, the Company, the
Purchaser and O2Diesel Asia Limited establishing, among other things, the rights
and duties among the shareholders of O2Diesel Asia Limited.
8.5
Execution of Other License
Agreement
.
O2Diesel Asia
Limited shall have executed and delivered to the Company a mutually agreeable
License Agreement between O2Diesel Asia Limited and the Company sublicensing
certain of O2Diesel Europe Limiteds intellectual property with respect to
O2DO5.
8.6
Payment for Transfer of
Shares of O2Diesel Asia Limited
.
The Purchaser shall have tendered US$750,000 as payment for the
transfer of 50 Ordinary Shares of O2Diesel Asia Limited from O2Diesel Europe
Limited and the Company.
9.
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1
Termination
.
This Agreement may be terminated (a) by
mutual agreement of the Company and the Purchaser at any time or (b) by
either the Company or the Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred by
the thirtieth (30
th
) day following the date of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance
with this Section 9.1 and the transactions contemplated hereby are not
consummated, (i) this Agreement shall become null and void and of no
further force and effect except that the terms and provisions of this Section 9
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (ii) any termination
of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability for any
willful breach of its obligations hereunder.
9.2
Governing Law
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This Agreement shall be governed in all
respects by the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
conflict of laws provisions.
9.3
Survival
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The warranties, representations, and
covenants of the Company and the Purchasers contained in or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
Closing.
9.4
Successors and Assigns
.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or
their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
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9.5
Entire Agreement; Amendment
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This Agreement, including the exhibits
hereto, constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the
parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof, and no party shall be
liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties,
representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or
therein. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any
term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written
consent of the Company and Purchaser.
9.6
Notices, etc
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All notices and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by
facsimile transmission, by hand or by messenger, addressed:
(a)
if to the Purchaser, to:
Energenics Holdings Pte Limited
7 Temasek Boulevard
Suntec City Tower 1 #04-01A
Singapore 038987
Attn:
Ronen Hazarika
Fax:
+65
6415 1656
(b)
if to the Company, to:
O2Diesel Corporation
100 Commerce Drive
Suite 300
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attn: Alan Rae
Fax:
302-266-7076
or at such other
address as the Company shall have furnished to the Purchasers, with a copy to:
Arnold & Porter,
LLP
1600 Tysons Blvd.
Suite 900
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: Kevin J. Lavin
Fax: 703-720-7399
Each such notice or other communication shall for all
purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given when
received if delivered personally, if sent by facsimile, the first business day
after the date of confirmation that the facsimile has been successfully
transmitted to the facsimile number for the party notified, or, if sent by
mail, at the earlier of its receipt or 72 hours after the same has been
deposited in a regularly maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United
States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid.
9.7
Delays or Omissions
.
Except as expressly provided herein, no
delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party,
upon any breach or default of
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another party under this Agreement, shall impair any
such right, power or remedy of such party nor shall it be construed to be a
waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in
any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any
single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default
theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any
waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any
party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part
of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in
writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in
such writing. All remedies, either under
this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be
cumulative and not alternative.
9.8
Expenses
.
The Company and the Purchasers shall bear
their own expenses incurred on their own behalf with respect to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.9
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument.
9.10
Severability
.
In the event that any provision of this
Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect without said provision, which shall be replaced with an enforceable
provision closest in intent and economic effect as the severed provision;
provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the
economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
9.11
Titles and Subtitles
.
The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.
9.12
Designation of Forum and
Consent to Jurisdiction
.
The
parties hereto (i) designate the courts of the State of Delaware as the
forum where all matters pertaining to this Agreement may be adjudicated, and (ii) by
the foregoing designation, consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of
such courts for the purpose of adjudicating all matters pertaining to this
Agreement.
9.13
Waiver of Jury Trial
.
Each of the parties hereto waives any
right it may have to have a jury participate in resolving any dispute arising
out of or related to this Agreement.
Instead, any such disputes resolved in court shall be resolved in a
bench trial without a jury.
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The foregoing
agreement is hereby executed effective as of the date first set forth above.
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[Signature Page to
Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit 10.26
Dated the 9th day of November 2007
O2DIESEL EUROPE LIMITED
(FORMERLY AAE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL PLC)
as Licensor
and
O2DIESEL ASIA LIMITED
as Licensee
LICENCE
AGREEMENT
WATSON, FARLEY & WILLIAMS
Singapore
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INTERPRETATION
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THIS LICENCE
is made the 9th day of November 2007
BETWEEN
(1)
O
2 DIESEL EUROPE LIMITED
(formerly AAE Technologies
International Plc), a company registered in the Republic of Ireland (Company No. 327106)
whose registered office is at 5 Lapps Quay, Cork, Republic of Ireland (the Licensor); and
(2)
O2DIESEL
ASIA LIMITED,
a company registered in the Republic of Ireland
(Company No. 444569) whose registered office is 3 Burlington Road, Dublin
4, Republic of Ireland (the Licensee)
(each
a Party and together the Parties).
WHEREAS:
(A)
The Licensor is the sole proprietor of the
Licensed Patents used in the manufacture of the Licensed Products.
(B)
The Licensor has agreed to grant and the
Licensee has agreed to take an exclusive licence under the Licensed Patents and
the Licensed Know-how in the Territory on the terms set out in this Licence.
IT IS AGREED
as follows:
1 INTERPRETATION
1.1
In this Licence except where the
context otherwise requires the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Associated Company
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means,
in relation to a company, its parent undertaking or its subsidiary
undertaking, or a subsidiary undertaking of its parent undertaking or any
other person controlled by or under the same control either directly or
indirectly (as defined in sections 258 and 259 of the Companies Act 1985);
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Business of the Licensor
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means
the technical and commercial development of oxygenated diesel fuels using
ethanol and the development and production of co-solvent technologies that
enable the stable blending and storage of diesel fuels containing ethanol;
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Competitor
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means a person, firm or
company, not being the Licensor or the licensees sub-licencees, engaged in
the Business of the Licensor:-
(i) in
the Territory; or
(ii) outside
the Territory into the Territory;
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Confidential Information
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means all information
disclosed by one Party to the other in material
form (including without limitation in a written document)
provided that each such item of information would appear to a reasonable
person to be confidential;
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Improvement
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means
any improvement, enhancement or modification to the Licensed Products or
their method of manufacture;
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Licensed Know-How
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means
any methods, techniques, processes, discoveries or inventions (whether
patentable or not), specifications, formulae, data and any other substantial
and identifiable know-how which relates to the Licensed Products;
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Licensed Patents
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means
1. the
patents and patent applications listed in Schedule 1 to which the
Licensor is the sole registered proprietor;
2. all
granted patents and patent applications in the Territory which are equivalent
to and/or claim priority from the applications listed at Schedule 1 from time
to time and granted patents issuing from such applications together with all
re-issues and extensions of such granted patents; and
3. all
patent applications and/or granted patents in the Territory for inventions
developed by the Licensor or its Associated Companies which relate to the
mixing of diesel fuel and ethanol;
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Licensed Products
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means the O2 Diesel
Additive and the O2 Diesel Product and any other product manufactured using,
or embodying, (i) the Licensed Patents and/or (ii) Licensed
Know-How and/or (iii) any Improvement developed by the Head Licensor;
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O2 Diesel Additive
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means
the O2 Diesel proprietary compound that allows the mixing of diesel fuel and
ethanol;
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O2 Diesel Product
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means oxygenated diesel
fuel comprising base diesel fuel, the O2 Diesel Additive, ethanol and acetane
improver;
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Person(s)
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includes
any person, firm or company or group of persons or unincorporated body;
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Territory
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means India, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa,
including all other countries in Asia in which the Licensor may choose to
file further patent applications and any further territories agreed between
the parties from time to time in writing.
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1.2
The singular includes the plural and vice versa.
1.3
Headings in this Licence are included for the purpose of
ease of reference only and shall not have any effect on its construction.
2
GRANT
2.1
In consideration of the payment
of 1.00 (1 Euro) by the Licensee to the Licensor, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee an exclusive licence
under the Licensed Patents and the Licensed Know-How, with the right to
sub-license subject to clause 3 below, to import, develop, improve,
manufacture, have manufactured, use and sell or supply or otherwise deal with
and in the Licensed Products in the Territory.
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SUB-LICENSING
3.1
Subject to clause 3.1(b), the
Licensee may grant a sub-licence of its rights under this Licence to any third
party provided that such sub-licences include termination provisions equivalent
to those provided for in clause 12 of this Licence.
(a)
The Licensee shall promptly inform the Licensor of any
sub-licence granted to a third party.
(b)
The Licensee shall not be entitled to grant sub-licences of
its rights under this Licence to a Competitor unless such a restriction on the
Licensees entitlement to sub-licence risks breaching any applicable
competition or anti-trust laws and regulations.
3.2
The Licensee shall be
responsible for any breach of the sub-licence by any of its sub-licensees as if
the breach had been that of the Licensee under this Licence and the Licensee
shall indemnify the Licensor against any loss, damages, costs, claims or
expenses which are awarded against or suffered by the Licensor as a result of
any such breach by the sub-licensee save that this clause 3.2 shall not apply
to any breach of any sub-licence by a sub-licensee who is an Associated Company
of the Licensor and in respect of which the Licensor shall be deemed to be
ultimately responsible.
3.3
No further right or licence is
granted by the Licensor to the Licensee by this Licence save as expressly set
out in this clause 3.
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
4.1
The Parties shall execute such
formal documents and take any such actions as the Licensors advisers consider
may be necessary or desirable for:
(a)
registration of this Licence or any sub-licences granted
under it with patent offices and other relevant authorities in any particular
territory covered by this Licence; and
(b)
enjoyment in full by the Licensee of the rights granted to
it pursuant to this Licence.
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5 LICENSEES
OBLIGATIONS
5.1
The Licensee shall use
reasonable endeavours to ensure that all of the Licensed Products marketed by
it and its sub-licensees are of satisfactory quality and comply with all
applicable laws and regulations in those parts of the Territory in which they
are sold by the Licensee save that, the Licensee shall have no responsibility
or liability under this clause in respect of any Licensed Products manufactured
by an Associated Company of the Licensor as long as the responsibility or liability
does not arise as a direct result of the acts or omissions of the Licensee.
5.2
The Licensee shall:
(a)
mark or cause to be marked in a
legible manner on some conspicuous part of the packaging of the Licensed
Products words indicating, as applicable, either that patents have been applied
for or patents have been granted in respect of the Licensed Product and giving
the relevant patent application number(s) or patent number(s) and
that the Licensed Products are manufactured and supplied by the Licensee under
licence comply with all reasonable directions given by the Licensor or its duly
authorised representatives;
(b)
save for where Licensed Products
are manufactured by an Associated Company of the Licensor, on request from the
Licensor and at the Licensors own expense, send samples of the Licensed
Products to the Licensor;
(c)
permit and shall use its best
endeavours to obtain permission for the Licensor or its duly authorised
representatives at all reasonable times to enter any place where the manufacture
of the Licensed Products is carried on for the purpose of inspection of methods
of manufacture of the Licensed Products
5.3
The Licensee shall at all times
indemnify and keep indemnified the Licensor against all or any costs, claims,
damages, or expenses incurred by the Licensor or for which the Licensor may
become liable with respect to any product liability claim arising in the
Territory relating to the Licensed Products except where such costs, claims,
damages or expenses arise in respect of Licensed Products manufactured by an
Associated Company of the Licensor and do not arise as a direct result of the
acts or omissions of the Licensee. The Licensee shall maintain adequate product
liability insurance and shall ensure that the Licensors interest is noted on
the policy, which policy the Licensee shall supply to the Licensor on request
without unreasonable delay.
5.4
The Licensee shall use its
reasonable endeavours to promote and expand the supply of the Licensed Products
throughout the Territory.
6 PATENT
PROSECUTION AND RENEWAL
6.1
The Licensor shall take all such
steps or shall procure that all such steps are taken to ensure that:
(a)
the Licensed Patents are
recorded and registered in the name of the Licensee in the Territory;
(b)
all such acts as it may consider
necessary or desirable to obtain the grant of the Licensed Patents in the
Territory are performed;
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(c)
all such acts as are necessary to renew and maintain the
Licensed Patents in the Territory are performed; and
(d)
the Licensee is kept duly, fully and punctually informed of
the status of all Licensed Patents and any requirements from the relevant
patent authorities affecting the validity of the Licensed Patents.
6.2
In the event that the Licensor
fails or is unable to satisfactorily perform its obligations contained in
clause 6.1 for any reason whatsoever, the Licensee shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to take such steps as it deems necessary to perform such
acts. This clause shall be without
prejudice to the Licensors obligations under clause 6.1.
6.3
All reasonable costs and fees
payable to patent attorneys and the relevant authorities in respect of clause
6.1 above shall be met by the Licensor.
6.4
The Licensor shall not abandon
or allow to lapse any of the Licensed Patents in the Territory.
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PROVISION OF LICENSED KNOW-HOW
7.1
As soon as possible after the
date of this Licence, the Licensor shall provide and continue to provide the
Licensee with access to the Licensed Know-How in a format reasonably accessible
to the Licensee, save for any Licensed Know-How which the Licensor may not
disclose pursuant to an obligation of confidentiality owed to a third party.
7.2
Any Licensed Know-How provided
to the Licensee under clause 7.1 shall be used by the Licensee only for the
purposes permitted by clause 2.1 above and shall be subject to the provisions
of clause 9.
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IMPROVEMENTS
8.1
If either Party shall at any
time devise, discover or acquire rights in any Improvement it shall to the
extent that it is not prohibited by law or by any undertaking given to any
other person (other than to an Associated Company) or by considerations
relating to the securing of a patent:
(a)
promptly notify the other in writing, giving details of it
and provide to the other such information or explanations as the other may
reasonably require to be able effectively to utilise the same; and
(b)
the Party devising, discovering or acquiring any such
Improvement shall grant to the other Party, an irrevocable non-exclusive
royalty-free licence with appropriate territorial restrictions, under such
application and any patent granted pursuant to it to the other.
8.2
Any information provided by one
Party to another under clause 8.1 shall be subject to the
provisions of clause 9.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1
Each Party will take all proper
steps to keep confidential all Confidential Information of the other which is
disclosed to or obtained by it pursuant to or as a result of this Licence,
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and will not divulge the same to any third
party provided that each Party is permitted to allow access to such
Confidential Information by members of its own staff directly or indirectly
concerned with the manufacture, use or sale of the Licensed Products. Upon termination of this Licence, each Party
will return to the other any equipment and written data (without retaining
copies thereof) provided for the purposes of this Licence.
9.2
The obligations of confidentiality
under this clause 9 shall not apply to any information or material which the
recipient Party can prove:
(a)
was already known to it prior to
its receipt thereof from the disclosing Party;
(b)
was subsequently disclosed to it
lawfully by a third party who did not obtain the same (whether directly or
indirectly) from the disclosing Party; or
(c)
was in the public domain at the
time of receipt by the recipient Party or has subsequently entered into the
public domain other than by reason of the breach of the provisions of this
clause or of any obligation of confidence owed by the recipient Party or by any
of its subcontractors or sub-licensees to the disclosing Party.
9.3
The Licensee agrees that it will
upon the request of the Licensor but at its own expense take such steps as the
Licensor may require to enforce any confidentiality undertaking given by a
director or employee or adviser of the Licensee including in particular but
without limitation the initiation and prosecution of any legal proceedings and
the enforcement of any judgment obtained.
All such steps to be taken by the Licensee shall be taken as
expeditiously as possible and the Licensee agrees that in respect of its
obligation to enforce confidentiality undertakings time shall be of the essence
in complying with the requirements of the Licensor.
9.4
The Licensor agrees that it will
upon the request of Licensee but at its own expense take such steps as the
Licensee may require to enforce any confidentiality undertaking given by a
director or employee or adviser of the Licensor including in particular but
without limitation the initiation and prosecution of any legal proceedings and
the enforcement of any judgment obtained.
All such steps to be taken by the Licensor shall be taken as expeditiously
as possible and the Licensor agrees that in respect of its obligation to
enforce confidentiality undertakings time shall be of the essence in complying
with the requirements of the Licensee.
9.5
The provisions of this clause 9
shall remain in force notwithstanding earlier termination of this Licence.
10 PROTECTION
OF LICENSED PATENTS & THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
10.1
In the event that:
(a)
any Licensed Patent is attacked
or being a patent application is opposed; or
(b)
any application for a patent is
made by or any patent is granted to a third party by reason of which the third
party may be granted or may have been granted rights which conflict with any of
the rights granted to the Licensee under any Licensed Patent; or
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(c)
any unlicensed activities are carried on by any third party
which could constitute an infringement of any Licensed Patent; or
(d)
any application is made for a compulsory licence under any
Licensed Patent; or
(e)
legal action is commenced or threatened against any Party
under the Licensed Patents or in relation to the manufacture, use or sale of
any Licensed Product the Party becoming aware of such matter shall forthwith
notify the other of any such matters and the parties, including any sub-licensor,
shall agree on a course of action.
10.2
If, within 14 days, the parties
are unable to agree under clause 10.1, the Licensee shall have the option to
take such action, at its own cost, as it considers necessary.
10.3
Where the Licensee elects to
take such action :
(a)
The Licensor shall provide all reasonable assistance as the
Licensee may require subject to reimbursement of any reasonable expenses so
incurred by the Licensor;
(b)
the Licensee shall have in its sole discretion the right to
settle with such third party. The Licensor has the right to be consulted in
this regard.
10.4
If the Licensee elects not to
take any action,
(a)
the Licensor may do so in its place and the Licensee shall
provide the Licensor with all reasonable assistance (subject to reimbursement
of reasonable costs incurred by the Licensee) and the Licensor shall have in
its sole discretion the right to settle with such third party but the Licensee
shall have the right to be consulted in this regard.
10.5
Nothing in this Licence shall
constitute any representation that:
(a)
any Licensed Patent (if a patent application) shall proceed
to grant or if granted shall be valid or
(b)
the Licensed Products do not fall within the scope of any
intellectual property rights (including patents) other than the Licensed
Patents.
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WARRANTIES
11.1
The Licensor warrants,
represents and undertakes to the Licensee as follows:
(a)
it is the exclusive legal and beneficial owner of all
rights, title and interest in the Licensed Patents and so far as it is aware
the Licensed Know-How and there are no liens, encumbrances or other charges
over any of them;
(b)
Schedule 1 contains a complete and accurate listing of the
details of all patents and patent applications and other intellectual property
in the Territory relating to the O2 Diesel Additive and the O2 Diesel Product;
(c)
the Licensor is entitled to grant an exclusive license of
the rights in the Licensed Patents to the Licensee and has not previously
licensed or assigned them;
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(d)
it is registered as the sole proprietor of the Licensed
Patents (or, in the case of patent applications, as the applicant ) and all
registrations and filings necessary to preserve the rights of the Licensor have
been made and are in good standing;
(e)
it is not aware of any allegation or claim that it is not
entitled to the Licensed Patents or to be registered as the exclusive owner of
them;
(f)
the Licensed Patents are (or
will be, if granted) valid and as far as the Licensor is aware enforceable;
(g)
to the best of its knowledge, there are no allegations or
proceedings, pending or threatened, which assert that development, manufacture,
use or sale of any Licensed Product infringes or will infringe third party rights
or which challenge the validity or enforceability of the Licensed Patents;
(h)
in the event of the Licensor becoming aware of any
information which might affect its ability to give the warranties and
representations set out above it shall promptly notify the Licensee; and
(i)
the Licensor shall indemnify the
Licensee and keep it indemnified against any and all claims, liability and
costs, including legal costs, arising from breach or non-performance or the
foregoing warranties, representations and undertakings.
11.2
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Licence, no Party shall be liable to the other Party in
contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise for any loss,
damage, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by that
other Party or its affiliates of an indirect or consequential nature including,
without limitation, any economic loss or other loss of turnover, profits,
business or goodwill.
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DURATION AND TERMINATION
12.1
This Licence shall come into
force on the date on which it is signed by both parties and shall, unless
determined in accordance with clause 12, remain in force until the expiry of
the last to expire of the Licensed Patents or, if being patent applications,
until there is no further possibility of any of patent applications proceeding
to grant.
12.2
The Licensor shall have the
right to terminate this Licence forthwith by notice in writing to the Licensee
in the event that:
(a)
The Licensee shall fail to perform or observe any of the
obligations on its part to be performed or observed under this Licence provided
that in a case where the breach is remediable such notice from the Licensor
shall also require the Licensee to remedy such breach and if the Licensee so
remedies within 60 days of such notice being served such notice to terminate
this Licence shall be deemed to be void and of no effect; or
(b)
an interim order is applied for or made, or a petition for a
bankruptcy order is presented or a bankruptcy order is made against the
Licensee or a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy is appointed of the Licensees
estate or an administration order is made, or a receiver or administrative
receiver is appointed of any of the Licensees assets or undertaking or a
winding-up resolution or petition is passed or presented (otherwise than for
the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation) or any circumstances arise
which entitle the Court or
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a creditor to appoint a receiver,
administrative receiver or administrator or to present a winding-up petition or
make a winding-up order or other similar or equivalent action is taken against
or by the Licensee by reason of its insolvency or in consequence of debt, the
Licensor shall have no right to terminate pursuant to this clause if any of the
above insolvency situations are remedied within 90 days.
12.3
In case of termination of this
Licence howsoever arising, and subject to any express provisions set out
elsewhere in this Licence or otherwise agreed by the parties in writing:
(a)
all rights and licences shall cease; and
(b)
the Licensee and its sub-licensees shall cease all and any
exploitation of the Licensed Patents save that they may continue to deal in any
unsold or unused stocks of Licensed Products for a period of 6 months following
the date of termination.
12.4
The termination of this Licence
howsoever arising shall be without prejudice to the provisions of this clause
12 and to any rights of either Party which may have accrued by or up to the
date of such termination.
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GENERAL
13.1
Without prejudice to the
Licensees right to sub-licence, save with the prior written agreement of
Licensor in its sole discretion, the Licensee shall not assign, transfer,
charge, encumber or otherwise deal with the whole or any part of this Licence
or its obligations under it.
13.2
In the event that any clause or
any part of any clause in this Licence is declared invalid or unenforceable by
the judgment or decree by consent or otherwise of a court of competent
jurisdiction from whose decision no appeal is or can be taken all other clauses
or parts of clauses contained in this Licence shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be affected by such finding for the term of this Licence.
13.3
No relaxation, forbearance delay
or indulgence by either Party in enforcing any of the terms and conditions of
this Licence or the granting of time by either Party to the other shall
prejudice affect or restrict the rights and powers of the said Party nor shall
any waiver by either Party of any breach of this Licence operate as a waiver of
or in relation to any subsequent or any continuing breach of it.
13.4
This Licence may only be amended
by a document in writing signed by a duly authorised officer of each Party whose
agreement is required.
13.5
The parties shall execute all
further documents as may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the
terms of this Licence and to protect the rights of the parties under it.
13.6
This Licence constitutes the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to its subject
matter. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that in entering into this
Licence it does not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any
statement, representation, warranty or understanding (whether negligently or
innocently made) of any person (whether party to this Licence or not) other
than as expressly set out in this Licence as a warranty or representation. The
only remedy available to it for breach of such warranties or representations
shall be for breach of contract under the terms of this
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Licence. Nothing in this clause shall,
however, operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
13.7
No term of this Licence shall be
enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person
who is not a Party, but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third
party which exists or is available apart from under that Act.
13.8
Notices or other communications
given pursuant to this Licence by any Party to this Licence to any other Party
to this Licence shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given (a) if
delivered by hand or sent by post to the address set forth herein of the Party
to which the notice or communication is being given or to such other address as
such Party shall communicate to the Party giving the notice or communication;
or (b) if sent by facsimile or other electronic means of visible
reproduction to the correct facsimile or electronic mail number of the Party to
which it is being sent. Any notice, or communication, given or sent by post
hereunder, shall be sent by registered post. Any Party serving a notice or
making a communication by facsimile or other means of visible electronic reproduction
shall promptly confirm such notice or communication by telephoning the Party to
whom it is addressed but the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the
validity of any such notice or communication. Every notice or communication
given in accordance with this Section shall be deemed to have been
received as follows:-
Means of Dispatch
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Received
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courier
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The day of delivery;
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means of delivery
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At
the visible electronic reproduction provided that no delivery error message
was subsequently received by the Party making the notice,
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provided
that
if, in accordance with the above provisions, any such
notice or other communication would otherwise be deemed to have been given or
made outside working hours (being 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on a
Business Day) such notice or other communication shall be deemed to be given or
made at the start of working hours on the next Business Day. The relevant addressee, address and facsimile
number of each Party for the purposes of this Agreement, subject to
notification of change under this Clause are:
NAME OF
PARTY
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NUMBER
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O2Diesel Europe
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Attn:
Mr. Alan Rae
c/o O2Diesel Corp.
100 Commerce Drive
Suite 301, Newark,
DE 19713
Fax: +1 (302) 266-7076
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O2Diesel Asia Limited
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Attn:
Mr. Alan Rae
100 Commerce Drive
Suite 301, Newark, DE
19713
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And
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Mr. Ronen Hazarika
c/o Energenics Holdings Pte Limited
7 Temasek Boulevard
#04-01A Suntec Tower One
Singapore 038987
Fax: +65 6415 1656
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A Party shall notify the
other of a change in its name, relevant address, address, telephone number or
facsimile number for the purposes of this Clause. Such notification shall only
be effective on the date specified in the notification as the date on which the
change is to take place; or if no date is specified or the date specified is
less than five clear Business Days after the date on which notice is given, the
date falling five clear Business Days after notice of any such change has been
given.
13.9
This Licence shall be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and the parties
hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
13.10
This Licence may be executed in
any number of counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be
an original and all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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AS WITNESS
the
hands of the duly authorised representatives of the parties the day and year
first above written.
SIGNED BY
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Name: ALAN RAE
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Title: CEO
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For and on behalf of
O2DIESEL EUROPE LMITED
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Name: RONEN
HAZARIKA
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Title: Director
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O2DIESEL ASIA LIMITED
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Schedule 1
The Licensed Patents
Invention
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Application
No
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Grant
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Fatty acid alkoxylate/alkananolamide fuel
additives (Invention 2)
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Australia
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2002308016
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Pending.
Acceptance advertised 27 Sept. 2007.
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Alkanolamide-free selected fuel additives
(Invention 3)
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Australia
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2002223789
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2002223789.
Granted 14 June 2007.
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Alkoxylate and Alcohol free fuel additives
(Invention 4)
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Australia
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2002223787
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200223787
Granted
16 Nov. 2006.
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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Australia
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2005212304
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols). (Invention 6)
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Australia
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P118550AU
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Pending
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Fuel composition priority patent (AAE07)
(Invention 1)
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Hong Kong
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00103597.1
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HK
1024259 Granted 12 Nov 2004.
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Alkanolamide-free selected fuel additives
(Invention 3)
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Hong Kong
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04101060.9
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Pending
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Alkoxylate and Alcohol free fuel additives
(Invention 4)
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Hong Kong
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04101059.2
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HK1059797
Granted 4 May 2007.
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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Hong Kong
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07100559.6
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Hong Kong
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P118550HK
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Pending
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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India
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4448/DELNP/2006
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Pending
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Fuel additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols.
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India
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16571DEL/2007
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Pending
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Invention
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Country
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Application
No
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Grant
No
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(Invention 6)
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Fuel additive alkanolamides & alkoxylates
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Indonesia
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P118550 ID
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Malaysia
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P118550 MY
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols (Invention 6)
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New Zealand
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P 118550 NZ
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Singapore
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P118550 SG
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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South Africa
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P118550 ZA
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Thailand
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P118550TH
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Pending
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Alkoxylated fatty acid/ester additive in fuel
compositions. (Invention 7)
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Thailand
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0638413
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Pending
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2
EXHIBIT
10.27
Dated the 9th day of November 2007
O2DIESEL ASIA LIMITED
as Licensor
and
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
as Licensee
LICENCE
AGREEMENT
WATSON,
FARLEY & WILLIAMS
Singapore
[*] = CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS
BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS. OMITTED TEXT IS INDICATED BY A *.
INDEX
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INTERPRETATION
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1
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2
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GRANT
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4
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SUB-LICENSING
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FORMAL
LICENCES
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5
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LICENSEES
OBLIGATIONS
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5
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PROVISION
OF LICENSED KNOW-HOW
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IMPROVEMENTS
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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PROTECTION
OF LICENSED PATENTS & THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
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INDEMNITY
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ROYALTIES
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RESTRICTIONS
ON THE PARTIES
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LIABILITY
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
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DURATION
AND TERMINATION
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9
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GENERAL
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i
THIS LICENCE
is made the 9th day of November 2007
BETWEEN
(1)
O2DIESEL ASIA LIMITED,
a company registered in the Republic of
Ireland with Company No. 444569 and whose registered office is at 3
Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland (the Licensor); and
(2)
O2DIESEL CORPORATION,
a company registered in the State of
Delaware and trading on the American Stock Exchange and having its registered
office at 100 Commerce Drive, Newark, DE 19713 USA (the Licensee)
(each
a Party and together the Parties).
WHEREAS:
(A)
The Licensor is the exclusive licensee of
the rights to Licensed Patents and Licensed Know-How under the Head
Licence. The Licensor has agreed to
grant and the Licensee has agreed to take an exclusive licence under the
Licensed Patents and the Licensed Know-How in the Territory on the terms set
out in this Licence.
IT IS AGREED
as follows:
1.
INTERPRETATION
1.1
In this Licence except where the
context otherwise requires the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Associated
Company
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means,
in relation to a company, its parent undertaking or its subsidiary
undertaking, or a subsidiary undertaking of its parent undertaking or any other person controlled by or
under the same control either
directly or indirectly (as defined in sections 258 and 259 of the Companies
Act 1985);
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Annual Net Profit
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means the Licensees
total and received profit from sales of the Licensed Products in the
Territory in any calendar year calculated by deducting from the total gross
sales of the Licensed Products in the Territory in that calendar year
(i) the manufacturing costs incurred by or paid to third parties, not
being the Licensees Associated Companies, by the Licensee, (ii) the
Royalties paid or to be paid to the Licensor in respect of the sale by the
Licensee of the Licensed Products in the Territory in the relevant calendar
year and (iii) cost of transportation, handling charges, taxes and any
other costs and charges reasonably incurred by the Licensee in connection
with, and required to facilitate, the supply and/or sale of the Licensed
Products in the Territory;
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Confidential
Information
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means all information
disclosed by one Party to the other in material
form (including without limitation in a written document)
provided that each such item of information would appear to a reasonable
person to be confidential;
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Control
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means
the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the combined
voting power of shares;
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Current Treat
Rate
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means
the ratio of * parts per million of Licensed Product required to stabilize
one blended unit of ethanol diesel fuel;
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Head Licence
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means
the licence agreement between the Head Licensor and the Licensor dated 9
November 2007;
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Head Licensor
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means
O2 Diesel Europe Limited;
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Improvement
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means
any improvement, enhancement or modification to the Licensed Products or
their method of manufacture;
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Licensed Know-How
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means
any methods, techniques, processes, discoveries or inventions (whether
patentable or not), specifications, formulae, data and any other substantial
and identifiable know-how which relates to the Licensed Products;
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Licensed Patents
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means
1. the patents and patent applications
listed in Schedule 1 to which the Licensor is the sole registered
proprietor;
2. all granted patents and patent
applications in the Territory which are equivalent to and/or claim priority
from the applications listed at Schedule 1 from time to time and granted
patents issuing from such applications together with all re-issues and extensions
of such granted patents; and
3. all patent applications and/or granted
patents in the Territory for inventions developed by the Licensor or its
Associated Companies which relate to the mixing of diesel fuel and ethanol;
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Licensed Products
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means the O2 Diesel
Additive and the O2 Diesel Product and any other product manufactured using,
or embodying, (i) the Licensed Patents and/or (ii) Licensed
Know-How and/or (iii) any Improvement developed by the Head Licensor;
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Net Sales Price
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means the actual
invoiced price in an arms length transaction, less transport, freight and
value added (or like) tax to the extent identified on the invoice provided
that where the Licensed Products are:
(a)
used
by the Licensee; or
(b)
old
or otherwise supplied to any Associated Company of the Licensee (being a
subsidiary or holding company of the Licensee, or any subsidiary of such
holding company from time to time, where such terms have the meanings given
in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985, as amended by the Companies Act
1989); or
(c)
incorporated
in another product and sold or otherwise supplied at a price which is
included in the price of the other product,
the Net Sales Price of
each such Licensed Product shall be deemed to be the Net Sales Price which
would have been applied under this agreement, had such Licensed Product been
transferred to an independent arms length customer;
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O2 Diesel Additive
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means
the O2 Diesel proprietary compound that allows the mixing of diesel fuel and
ethanol;
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O2 Diesel Product
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means oxygenated diesel
fuel comprising base diesel fuel, the O2 Diesel Additive, ethanol and acetane
improver;
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Person(s)
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includes
any person, firm or company or group of persons or unincorporated body;
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Profit Royalties
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means
*% of the Licensees Annual Net
Profit payable in the event that the volume of Sales of the Licensed Products
by the Licensee in the Territory in any calendar year exceeds * litres or the applicable volume as
adjusted to take into account any downward adjustment
from the Current Treat Rate;
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Royalties
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means
the Sales Royalties and the Profit Royalties;
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Sales Royalties
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means
*% of the Net Sales Price of
Licensed Products made, sold or used in the Territory by Licensee;
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Sales
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means sales made by the
Licensee of the Licensed Products in the Territory as a result of orders
received by the Licensee in the relevant calendar year and in respect of
which the Licensee has received payment;
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Supply Agreement
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means the Supply and
Distribution Agreement between Energenics Pte Limited and the Licensee dated
15 September 2006; and
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Territory
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means India, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa,
including all other countries in Asia in which the Licensor may choose to
file further patent applications and any further territories agreed between
the parties from time to time in writing.
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1.2
The singular includes the plural
and vice versa.
1.3
Headings in this Licence are
included for the purpose of ease of reference only and shall not have any
effect on its construction.
2.
GRANT
2.1
The Licensor hereby grants to
the Licensee an exclusive licence under the Licensed Patents and the Licensed
Know-How to manufacture, have manufactured and to sell or supply or otherwise
deal in the Licensed Products in the Territory.
3.
SUB-LICENSING
3.1
The Licensee is authorized to
sub-licence the manufacture of the Licensed Products to third parties but only
on terms and conditions which have been approved by the Licensor. The Licensee may without the approval of the
Licensor grant sub-licences of its rights under this Licence to Associated
Companies of the Licensor, but such sub-licenses must include (a) relevant
general provisions which are as similar to this Licence as possible, (b) no
provisions which run contrary to this Licence and (c) termination
provisions
mutatis mutandi
as
provided for in clause 14 of this Licence and such sub-licences shall terminate
in respect of any sub-licensee upon such sub-licensee ceasing to be an
Associated Company of the Licensor. The
Licensee shall promptly inform the Licensor of any sub-licence granted to an
Associated Company of the Licensor.
3.2
The Licensee shall be
responsible for any breach of the licence by its sub-licensee as if the breach
had been that of the Licensee under this Licence and the Licensee shall
indemnify the Licensor against any loss, damages, costs, claims or expenses
which are awarded against or suffered by the Licensor as a result of any such
breach by the sub-licensee.
3.3
In the event of any change to
the identity or Control of the sub-licensee or the terms of the sub-licence,
(a)
the Licensee must inform the
Licensor of such change; and
(b)
the Licensor will have the right
to review and veto the continuation of the sub-licence.
3.4
No further right to sub-licence
is granted by the Licensor to the Licensee save as expressly set out in this
clause 3.
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4.
FORMAL LICENCES
4.1
The Parties shall execute such
formal documents as the Licensors advisers consider may be necessary or
appropriate for registration of this licence and any sub-licences granted under
it with Patent Offices and other relevant authorities in particular territories
covered by this Licence.
4.2
Prior to the execution of the
formal sub-licence (if any) referred to in clause 4.1 the parties shall so far
as possible have the same rights and obligations towards one another as if such
documents had been executed. In the
event of any conflict in meaning between any such sub-licence and the
provisions of this Licence the provisions of this Licence shall prevail
wherever possible.
5.
LICENSEES OBLIGATIONS
5.1
The Licensee shall:
(a)
ensure that all of the Licensed
Products marketed by it are of satisfactory quality and comply with all
applicable laws and regulations in those parts of the Territory in which they
are sold by the Licensee or its sub-licensee;
(b)
mark or cause to be marked in a
legible manner on some conspicuous part of the packaging of the Licensed
Products words indicating, as applicable, either that patents have been applied
for or patents have been granted in respect of the Licensed Product and giving
the relevant patent application number(s) or patent number(s) and
that the Licensed Products are manufactured and supplied by the Licensee under
licence;
(c)
on request from the Licensor at
its own expense send samples of the Licensed Products to the Licensor;
(d)
permit and shall use its best
endeavours to obtain permission for the Licensor or its duly authorised
representatives at all reasonable times to enter any place where the
manufacture of the Licensed Products is carried on for the purpose of
inspection of methods of manufacture of the Licensed Products.
5.2
The Licensee shall at all times
indemnify and keep indemnified the Licensor against all or any costs, claims,
damages, or expenses incurred by the Licensor or for which the Licensor may
become liable with respect to any product liability claim relating to Licensed
Products.
5.3
The Licensee shall maintain
adequate product liability insurance and shall ensure that the Licensors
interest is noted on the policy, which policy the Licensee shall supply to the
Licensor on request without unreasonable delay.
6.
PROVISION OF LICENSED KNOW-HOW
6.1
The Licensor shall in addition
make available to the Licensee such know-how as the Licensor is at liberty to disclose
and in the opinion of Licensor is reasonably necessary for such purpose.
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6.2
Such know-how furnished by the
Licensor under clause 6.1 shall be used by the Licensee only for the purpose of
the manufacture of the Licensed Products in the Territory and shall be subject
to the provisions of clause 8.
7.
IMPROVEMENTS
7.1
If either Party shall at any
time devise, discover or acquire rights in any Improvement it shall to the
extent that it is not prohibited by law or by any undertaking given to any
other person (other than to an associated company) or by considerations
relating to the securing of a patent promptly notify the other in writing
giving details of it and provide to the other such information or explanations
as the other may reasonably require to be able effectively to utilise the same
and the Party devising, discovering or acquiring rights in any such Improvement
shall grant to the other Party a non-exclusive royalty-free licence throughout the
Territory (irrevocable in the case of a licence to the Licensor and for the
term of this Licence in the case of a licence to the Licensee) under such
application and any patent granted pursuant to it to the other.
7.2
Such information as is provided
by the Licensor to the Licensee under clause 7.1 shall be subject to the
provisions of clause 8.
8.
CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1
Each Party will take all proper
steps to keep confidential all Confidential Information of the other which is
disclosed to or obtained by it pursuant to or as a result of this Licence, and
will not divulge the same to any third party provided that each Party is
permitted to allow access to such Confidential Information by members of its
own staff directly or indirectly concerned with the manufacture, use or sale of
the Licensed Products. Upon termination
of this Agreement, each Party will return to the other any equipment and
written data (without retaining copies thereof) provided for the purposes of
this Licence.
8.2
The obligations of confidentiality
under this clause 8 shall not apply to any information or material which the
recipient Party can prove:
(a)
was already known to it prior to
its receipt thereof from the disclosing Party;
(b)
was subsequently disclosed to it
lawfully by a third party who did not obtain the same (whether directly or
indirectly) from the disclosing Party; or
(c)
was in the public domain at the
time of receipt by the recipient Party or has subsequently entered into the
public domain other than by reason of the breach of the provisions of this
clause or of any obligation of confidence owed by the recipient Party or by any
of its sub-licensees to the disclosing Party.
8.3
The Licensee agrees that it will
upon the request of the Licensor but at its own expense take such steps as the
Licensor may require to enforce any confidentiality undertaking given by a
director or employee or adviser of the Licensee including in particular but
without limitation the initiation and prosecution of any legal proceedings and
the enforcement of any judgment obtained.
All such steps to be taken by the Licensee shall be taken as
expeditiously as possible and the Licensee agrees that in respect of its
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obligation to enforce confidentiality
undertakings time shall be of the essence in complying with the requirements of
the Licensor.
8.4
The provisions of this clause 8
shall remain in force notwithstanding earlier termination of this Licence.
9.
PROTECTION OF LICENSED PATENTS &
THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
9.1
In the event that:
(a)
any Licensed Patent is attacked
or being a patent application is opposed; or
(b)
any application for a patent is
made by or any patent is granted to a third party by reason of which the third
party may be granted or may have been granted rights which conflict with any of
the rights granted to the Licensee under any Licensed Patent; or
(c)
any unlicensed activities are
carried on by any third party which could constitute an infringement of any
Licensed Patent; or
(d)
any application is made for a
compulsory licence under any Licensed Patent; or
(e)
legal action is commenced or
threatened against any Party under the Licensed Patents or in relation to the
manufacture, use or sale of any Licensed Product, the Party becoming aware of
such matter shall forthwith notify the other of any such matters and the
parties, including the Head Licensor, shall decide on a course of action.
the Party becoming
aware of such matter shall forthwith notify the other of any such matters and
the parties, including the Head Licensor, shall decide on a course of action.
9.2
If, within 14 days, the parties
are unable to agree under clause 9.1, the Licensor shall have the option to
take such action, at its own cost, as it considers necessary.
9.3
Where the Licensor elects to
take such action,
(a)
the Licensee shall furnish the
Licensor with all necessary assistance, including procuring the co-operation
and assistance of its sub-licensee; and
(b)
the Licensor shall have in its
sole discretion the right to settle with such third party. The Licensee has the right to be consulted in
this regard.
9.4
Where the Licensor elects not to
take any action,
(a)
the Licensee may, subject to the
agreement of the Head Licensor and at its own expense, do so in its place; and
(b)
the Licensor shall provide the
Licensee with all reasonable assistance and the Licensee shall have in its sole
discretion the right to settle with such third party. The Licensor has the right to be consulted in
this regard.
9.5
Nothing in this Licence shall
constitute any representation that:
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(a)
any Licensed Patent (if a patent
application) shall proceed to grant or if granted shall be valid or
(b)
the Licensed Products do not
fall within the scope of any intellectual property rights (including patents)
other than the Licensed Patents.
10.
INDEMNITY
10.1
Without prejudice to the
provision of clauses 5 or 9, the Licensee shall indemnify the Licensor against
any loss, damages, costs or expenses which are awarded against or incurred by
the Licensor as a result of any claim or threatened claim relating to or under
the Licensed Patent or otherwise in connection with the manufacture use or sale
of or any other dealing in any of the Licensed Products by the Licensee or any
of its sub-licensees.
10.2
For the purpose of this clause
10 claims shall mean all demands, claims and liability whether criminal or
civil in contract, tort or otherwise for losses, damages, legal costs and other
expenses of any nature whatsoever and all costs and expenses (including without
limitation legal costs) incurred in connection therewith.
11.
ROYALTIES
11.1
In consideration of the rights
granted under clause 2 the Licensee shall pay to the Licensor the
Royalties.
11.2
Royalties payable under clause
11.1 of this agreement:
(a)
are exclusive of any value added
(or like) tax which may be payable on them and shall be paid gross without
deduction of any withholding or other income taxes. If Royalties are subject to withholding or
other income taxes, the Licensee shall ensure that such sum is paid to the
Licensor as shall, after deduction of such withholding or other income tax, be
equivalent to the royalties otherwise payable under the agreement; and
(b)
shall be paid by the Licensee to
the Licensor in US Dollars on or before 14th April of the year following
the calendar year in respect of which the payment falls due.
11.3
In the event of any delay in
paying any sum/amount due under clause 11.1 of this Licence by the due date,
the Licensee shall pay to the Licensor interest (calculated on a daily basis)
on the overdue payment from the date such payment was due to the date of actual
payment at a rate of 3% over the base lending rate of Ulster Bank from time to
time.
11.4
At the same time as payment of
Royalties falls due, the Licensee shall submit or cause to be submitted to the
Licensor a statement in writing recording the calculation of such Royalties
payable including:
(a)
A detailed breakdown and calculation
of the Annual Net Profit;
(b)
A detailed breakdown and
calculation of the Net Sales Price;
(c)
Details of the volume of
Licensed Products that have been supplied;
(d)
the amount of Royalties due and
payable; and
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(e)
all supporting documents
including invoices and payment vouchers.
11.5
The Licensee shall keep proper
records and books of account showing the quality, description and price of
Licensed Products supplied or put into use.
Such records and books shall be kept separate from any records and books
not relating solely to the Licensed Products and be open at all times to
inspection and audit by the Licensor (or its duly authorised agent or
representative), who shall be entitled to take copies of or extracts from the
same. If such inspection or audit should
reveal a discrepancy in the Royalties paid, the Licensee shall immediately make
up the shortfall and reimburse the Licensor in respect of any professional
charges incurred for such audit or inspection.
11.6
The provisions of this clause 11
shall remain in effect notwithstanding termination or expiry of this Licence
until the settlement of all subsisting claims by the Licensor.
12.
RESTRICTIONS ON THE PARTIES
12.1
Neither the Licensee nor any of
its sub-licencees shall for the duration of this Licence and for the period of
12 months immediately after the termination or expiry of this Licence, carry on
or be employed, engaged or interested in any business in the Territory which
would be in direct or indirect competition with any part of the business of the
Licensor or any of its Associated Companies from time to time.
12.2
Neither the Licensee nor any of
its sub-licencees shall, for the duration of this Licence and for the period of
12 months immediately after the termination or expiry of this Licence, deal
with or seek the custom of any person that is a client or customer of the
Licensor or any of its Associated Companies.
12.3
The undertakings in this clause
are given by each Party to the other and apply to actions carried out by each
Party (or any of its Associated Companies) in any capacity and whether directly
or indirectly, on the Partys {or Associated Companys) own behalf, on behalf
of any other person or jointly with any other person.
12.4
Each of the covenants in this
clause is considered fair and reasonable by the parties. If any such restriction shall be found to be
unenforceable but would be valid if any part of it were deleted or the period
or area of application reduced, the restriction shall apply with such
modifications as may be necessary to make it valid and effective.
13.
LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
13.1
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Licence no Party shall be liable to any other Party to this
Licence in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise
for any loss, damage, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or
suffered by that other Party or its affiliates of an indirect or consequential
nature including without limitation any economic loss or other loss of turnover
profits business or goodwill.
14.
DURATION AND TERMINATION
14.1
This Licence shall come into
force on the date on which it is signed by both parties and shall unless
determined in accordance with clause 14.2 remain in force until the expiry of
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the last to expire of the Licensed Patents
or, if being patent applications, until there is no further possibility of any
of patent applications proceeding to grant.
14.2
The Licensor shall have the
right to terminate this License forthwith by notice in writing to the Licensee;
(a)
In the event that:
(i)
the
Licensee fails to perform or observe any of the obligations on its part to be
performed or observed under this Licence provided that in a case where the
Licensor reasonably considers the breach to be remediable such notice from
Licensor shall also require the Licensee to remedy such breach and if the
Licensee so remedies within 60 days of such notice being served such notice to
terminate this Licence shall be deemed to be void and of no effect; or
(ii)
an
interim order is applied for or made, or a petition for a bankruptcy order is
presented or a bankruptcy order is made against the Licensee or a receiver or
trustee in bankruptcy is appointed of the Licensees estate or an
administration order is made, or a receiver or administrative receiver is
appointed of any of the Licensees assets or undertaking or a winding-up
resolution or petition is passed or presented (otherwise than for the purposes
of reconstruction or amalgamation) or any circumstances arise which entitle the
Court or a creditor to appoint a receiver, administrative receiver or
administrator or to present a winding-up petition or make a winding-up order or
other similar or equivalent action is taken against or by the Licensee by
reason of its insolvency or in consequence of debt. The Licensor shall have no right to terminate
pursuant to this clause 14 if any of the above insolvency situations are
remedied within 90 days;
(iii)
the
Head License is terminated or expires;
(iv)
the
Supply Agreement is terminated or expires; or
(v)
there
is a change of Control of the Licensee.
14.3
In case of termination of this
Licence howsoever rising, and subject to any express provisions set out
elsewhere in this Licence or otherwise agreed by the parties in writing:
(a)
All rights and licences shall
cease;
(b)
The Licensee and its
sub-licensee shall cease all and any exploitation of the Licensed Patents save
that they may continue to deal in any unsold or unused stocks of Licensed
Products for a period of 6 months following the date of termination, subject to
the Licensee and its sub-licensees paying Royalties as provided by this
Agreement.
14.4
The termination of this Licence
howsoever arising shall be without prejudice to the provisions of this clause
14 and to any rights of either Party which may have accrued by or up to the
date of such termination.
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15.
GENERAL
15.1
Without prejudice to the
Licensees rights under clause 3, save with the prior written agreement of the
Licensor which agreement is in its sole discretion, the Licensee shall not
assign, novate, transfer, charge, encumber or otherwise deal with the whole or
any part of this Licence or its obligations under it.
15.2
In the event that any clause or
any part of any clause in this Licence is declared invalid or unenforceable by
the judgment or decree by consent or otherwise of a court of competent
jurisdiction from whose decision no appeal is or can be taken all other clauses
or parts of clauses contained in this Licence shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be affected by such finding for the term of this Licence.
15.3
No relaxation, forbearance delay
or indulgence by either Party in enforcing any of the terms and conditions of
this Licence or the granting of time by either Party to the other shall
prejudice affect or restrict the rights and powers of the said Party nor shall
any waiver by either Party of any breach of this Licence operate as a waiver of
or in relation to any subsequent or any continuing breach of it.
15.4
This Licence may only be amended
by a document in writing signed by a duly authorised officer of each Party.
15.5
The parties shall execute all
further documents as may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the
terms of this Licence and to protect the rights of the parties under it.
15.6
This Licence constitutes the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to its subject
matter. Each of the parties acknowledges
and agrees that in entering into this Licence it does not rely on, and shall
have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty or understanding
(whether negligently or innocently made) of any person (whether Party to this
Licence or not) other than as expressly set out in this Licence as a warranty
or representation. The only remedy
available to it for breach of such warranties or representations shall be for
breach of contract under the terms of this Licence. Nothing in this clause shall, however,
operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
15.7
No term of this Licence shall be
enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person
who is not a Party, but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third
party which exists or is available apart from under that Act.
15.8
Notices or other communications
given pursuant to this Licence by any Party to this Licence to any other Party
to this Licence shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given (a) if
delivered by hand or sent by post to the address set forth herein of the Party
to which the notice or communication is being given or to such other address as
such Party shall communicate to the Party giving the notice or communication;
or (b) if sent by facsimile or other electronic means of visible
reproduction to the correct facsimile or electronic mail number of the Party to
which it is being sent. Any notice, or
communication, given or sent by post hereunder, shall be sent by registered
post. Any Party serving a notice or
making a communication by facsimile or other means of visible electronic
reproduction shall promptly confirm such notice or communication by telephoning
the Party to whom it is addressed but the absence of such confirmation shall
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not affect the validity of any such notice or
communication. Every notice or
communication given in accordance with this Section shall be deemed to
have been received as follows:
Means of Dispatch
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Deemed
Received
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Delivery
by hand or courier
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The day of delivery;
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Facsimile
or other means of delivery
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At
the visible electronic reproduction provided that no delivery error message
was subsequently received by the Party making the notice,
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provided
that
if, in accordance with the above provisions, any such
notice or other communication would otherwise be deemed to have been given or
made outside working hours (being 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on a
Business Day) such notice or other communication shall be deemed to be given or
made at the start of working hours on the next Business Day. The relevant
addressee, address and facsimile number of each Party for the purposes of this
Agreement, subject to notification of change under this Clause are:-
NAME OF
PARTY
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ADDRESS/FAX
NUMBER
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O2Diesel Corporation
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Mr
Alan Rae
O2Diesel Corp.
100 Commerce Drive
Suite 301, Newark, DE
19713
Fax: +1 (3O2) 266-7076
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O2Diesel Asia Limited
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Mr
Alan Rae
O2Diesel Corp.
100 Commerce Drive
Suite 301, Newark, DE
19713
Fax: +1 (3O2) 266-7076
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And
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Mr Ronen Hazarika
Energenics Holdings Pte Limited
7 Temasek Boulevard
#04-01A Suntec Tower One
Singapore 038987
Fax: +65 6415 1656
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A Party shall notify the
other of a change in its name, relevant address, address, telephone number or
facsimile number for the purposes of this Clause. Such notification shall only
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be effective on the date
specified in the notification as the date on which the change is to take place;
or if no date is specified or the date specified is less than five clear
Business Days after the date on which notice is given, the date falling five
clear Business Days after notice of any such change has been given.
15.9
This License shall be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and the parties
hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
15.10
This Licence may be executed in
any number of counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be
an original and all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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EXECUTION PAGE
AS WITNESS
the hands of the duly authorised
representatives of the parties the day and year first above written.
SIGNED BY
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/s/ Ronen Hazarika
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Name: RONEN
HAZARIKA
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Title: Director
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For and on behalf of
O2DIESEL ASIA
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SIGNED BY
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/s/ Alan Rae
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Name: ALAN RAE
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Title: CEO
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For and on behalf of
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
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SCHEDULE
1
THE
LICENSED PATENTS
Invention
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Country
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Application
No
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Grant
No
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Fatty acid alkoxylate/alkananolamide fuel additives
(Invention 2)
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Australia
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20O2308016
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Pending.
Acceptance advertised 27 Sept 2007.
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Alkanolamide-free selected fuel additives
(Invention 3)
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Australia
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20O2223789
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20O2223789.
Granted 14 June 2007.
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Alkoxylate and Alcohol free fuel additives
(Invention 4)
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Australia
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20O2223787
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20O223787
Granted 16 Nov 2006.
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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Australia
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2005212304
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols). (Invention 6)
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Australia
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P118550AU
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Pending
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Fuel composition priority patent (AAE07)
(Invention 1)
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Hong Kong
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00103597.1
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HK
1O24259 Granted 12 Nov 2004.
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Alkanolamide-free selected fuel additives
(Invention 3)
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Hong Kong
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04101060.9
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Pending
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Alkoxylate and Alcohol free fuel additives
(Invention 4)
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Hong Kong
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04101059.2
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HK1059797
Granted 4 May 2007.
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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Hong Kong
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07100559.6
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Pending
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Invention
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Country
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Application No
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Grant No
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Hong Kong
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P118550HK
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Pending
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Emission reduction using additised E-diesel with
diesel oxidation catalysts (Invention 5)
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India
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4448/DELNP/2006
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Pending
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Fuel additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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India
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1657/DEL/2007
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Pending
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Fuel additive alkanolamides & alkoxylates
with higher alcohols.
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Indonesia
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P118550 ID
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Malaysia
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P118550 MY
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols (Invention 6)
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New Zealand
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P 118550 NZ
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Singapore
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P118550 SG
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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South Africa
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P118550 ZA
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Pending
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Fuel Additive alkoxylates & alkanolamides
with higher alcohols. (Invention 6)
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Thailand
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P118550TH
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Pending
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Alkoxylated fatty acid/ester additive in fuel
compositions. (Invention 7)
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Thailand
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0638413
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Pending
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Exhibit 10.28
Dated the 17th day of October 2007
O2DIESEL EUROPE LIMITED
as Existing Shareholder
and
ENERGENICS HOLDINGS PTE LTD
as New Shareholder
and
O2DIESEL ASIA LIMITED
as Company
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
EUGENE F. COLLINS,
Solicitors,
Temple Chambers,
3, Burlington
Road,
Dublin 4
O28720.1
WATSON,
FARLEY & WILLIAMS
Singapore
[*]
= CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED
PORTIONS. OMITTED TEXT IS INDICATED BY A
*.
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INDEX
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Clause
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Page
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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2
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2.
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OBJECTS/OBLIGATIONS OF THE
COMPANY
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3.
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COMPLETION
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6
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4.
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COVENANTS
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7
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5.
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COVENANTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY
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8
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6.
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ISSUE OF SHARES
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10
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7.
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TRANSFER OF SHARES
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8.
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DIVIDEND POLICY
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9.
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WARRANTIES
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10.
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DURATION AND TERMINATION
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11.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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12.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHAREHOLDERS
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13.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
SHAREHOLDERS AND THE COMPANY
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14.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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15.
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RE-ORGANISATION
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16.
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NOTICES
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17.
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DISPUTES
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18.
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GENERAL
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19.
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INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE
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20.
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GOVERNING LAW
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ANNEXURE
A MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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FIRST
SCHEDULE PARTICULARS IN RELATION TO THE. COMPANY
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SECOND
SCHEDULE DEED OF ADHERENCE
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THIRD
SCHEDULE
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i
THIS AGREEMENT
is made the 17
th
day of October 2007
BETWEEN
(1)
O2 DIESEL EUROPE
LIMITED,
a
company registered under the laws of Ireland with company number 327106 and
having its registered office at 5 Lapps Quay, Cork (the
Existing Shareholder,
which expression
shall include its successors in title and permitted assigns);
(2)
ENERGENICS HOLDINGS PTE
LTD,
a company
registered under the laws of Singapore with registration number 200612991G and
having its principal place of business at 7 Temasek Boulevard, #04-01A Suntec
Tower One, Singapore 038987 (the
New
Shareholder,
which expression shall include its successors in title
and permitted assigns); and
(
3
)
O2 DIESEL ASIA LIMITED,
a company registered under the laws of
Ireland with company number 444569 and having its registered office at 3
Burlington Road, Dublin 4 (the
Company,
which
expression shall include its successors in title).
WHEREAS:
(A)
The Company is a limited company which
was incorporated in Ireland on 13 August, 2007 under the Companies Acts, 1963
to 2006 and at the date hereof has an authorised share capital of 100,000,000
divided into 100,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 1.00 each
(Ordinary Shares)
of which 100 of the
Ordinary Shares have been issued and are fully paid.
(B)
The Existing Shareholder and O2Diesel
Corporation, a company trading on the American Stock Exchange and having its
principal place of business at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark,
Delaware DE 19713, U.S.A. (the
Departing
Shareholder,
which expression shall include its successors in title
and permitted assigns) are the legal and beneficial owners of the entire issued
share capital of the Company.
(C)
The Existing Shareholder and the Departing
Shareholder have together agreed to transfer 50% of the issued share capital in
the Company to the New Shareholder at a total price of USD750,000 (the
Transfer).
(D)
The
First Schedule
contains
particulars of the Company as at the date hereof.
(E)
The Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Company as at the date hereof are in the form annexed hereto
as
Annexure A.
(F)
The parties hereto have agreed to enter
into this Agreement for the purposes of regulating the relationship between the
New Shareholder and the Existing Shareholder as the holders of the entire
issued and allotted share capital in the Company.
(G)
The Company has joined in this Agreement
for the purposes hereafter appearing.
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NOW THIS
AGREEMENT WITNESSETH
that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions, agreements
and payments hereafter set forth and provided for
IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND AGREED
by and between the parties
hereto as follows:-
1.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1
Definitions.
In this Agreement and in the Schedules the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings:-
Affiliate
means, in the case of a body corporate, each of its subsidiaries and holding
companies (as such expressions are defined in Section 155 of the Companies
Act, 1963) and any subsidiary of any such company, including any companies
which become subsidiaries or holding companies after the date hereof;
Accountants
means
Cremin McCarthy OConnor, of 28 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2;
Auditors
means any firm of
independent international auditors;
Board
means the Board of Directors of the
Company;
Business
means the entering into of
the O2Diesel Europe Licence and the O2Diesel Asia Licence as well as the distribution
of royalties received in accordance with this Agreement.
Business
Day
means a full
working day in Dublin, Ireland and Singapore, being a day when a day when banks
in these cities are open for business and not including Saturday, Sunday or a
Bank or Public Holiday;
Closing
means the
consummation of the transaction as contemplated by this Agreement including but
not limited to the payment and receipt of all monies from the New Shareholder,
the agreement by the parties to the terms of the License Deeds and the
execution and delivery of all documents by the parties.
Control
and
Change of Control
means any event whereby
any of the following occurs:-
(a)
any person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate
of a Shareholder as of the date of this Agreement becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly of 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then
shares of such Shareholder except pursuant to a public offering of securities
of that Shareholder;
(b)
the sale of a Shareholder substantially as an entity
(whether by sale of stock, sale of assets, merger, consolidation, or otherwise)
to a person who is not an Affiliate of that Shareholder as of the date of this
Agreement; or
(c)
there occurs a merger, consolidation or other reorganization
of a Shareholder with a person who is not an Affiliate of that Shareholder as
of the date of this Agreement, and in which shareholders of that Shareholder
immediately preceding the merger hold less than
2
50% of the
combined
voting power for the election of
directors of that Shareholder immediately following the merger.
Competitor
means a person, firm or
company engaged in any present business of the Company:-
(a)
in the Territory; or
(b)
outside the Territory into the Territory;
Companies
Acts
means the
Companies Acts, 1963 to 2006 together with all orders and regulations made
thereunder or made under the European Communities Acts, 1972 to 2006 and
intended to be construed as one with the Companies Acts, 1963 to 2006;
Completion
Date
means the
date of execution of this Agreement;
Confidential
Information
means
all information, forms, specifications, processes statements, formulae, trade
secrets, drawings and data (and copies and extracts made of or from that
information and data) concerning:-
(a)
the operations and dealings of the Company, the Business, a
Shareholder or a Related Company of the Company or a Related Company of a
Shareholder;
(b)
the organisation, finance, customers, markets, suppliers,
intellectual property and know-how of the Company, a Shareholder or a Related
Company of the Company or a Related Company of a Shareholder; or
(c)
the operations and transactions of a Shareholder concerning
the Business and the Shareholders shareholding in the Company;
Deed of
Adherence
means
a Deed of Adherence in the form set out in the
Second Schedule;
Default
Notice
means a
notice in the form of the
Third Schedule;
Encumbrance
means and
includes any interest or equity of any person (including, without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing, any right to acquire, option or right of
pre-emption) or any claim, charge, security, mortgage, pledge, lien or
assignment or any other encumbrance, priority or security interest or
arrangement of whatsoever nature over or in the relevant property;
EURO
and means the lawful currency for the
time being of, inter alia, Ireland;
Fair
Value
means,
with respect to any Ordinary Shares at any time, the market value of those
Ordinary Shares at that time as determined by the Auditors on the basis of the
price a willing vendor would expect to receive in respect of the sale of those
Ordinary Shares, there being taken into account any rights attaching thereto
and not taking into account that the Ordinary Shares may constitute a minority
interest.
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In the event that (i) any person being party
hereto or claiming through such party (being the intending or deemed vendor or
the Company) disagrees with such market value of the Shares as determined by
the Auditors of the Company or (ii) the Auditors are unprepared to
determine such market value, within fourteen (14) days of such determination
such person shall have the right to refer the matter to another firm of
Auditors agreed between the parties or in default of agreement on the choice of
such firm within a period of five (5) days to such firm of Auditors as
shall be chosen by the President for the time being of the Institute of Auditors
in Ireland who shall be requested to make such appointment within a period of
fourteen (14) days of such party referring this matter to him.
The said firm of Auditors so agreed or so determined
shall be requested to give their determination of such market value of the
shares in the Company within a period of twenty-eight (28) days of their
appointment. In making their
determination the firm of Auditors chosen or appointed to determine the value
of the Shares shall act as experts and the provisions of the Arbitration Acts
1954 to 1998 shall not apply and their decision shall be binding on the Company
and the parties hereto.
The date by reference to which the Fair Value is to be
determined is the date of the Transfer Notice, deemed Transfer Notice (as hereafter
defined) or Board resolution (as the case may be);
Financial
Year
means the
calendar year;
Holding
Company
means a
holding company of the Company as defined in Section 155 of the Companies
Act, 1963;
Industry
Participant
a
customer, supplier or other person involved directly or indirectly in the
Business or a person whose personal interests actually or potentially conflict
with those of the Company;
Intellectual
Property
means
the Intellectual Property as defined in the O2Diesel Asia License, and the
O2Diesel Europe License;
Net Profit
means the Revenue less all necessary,
reasonable and prudent provisions and reserves in respect of the costs,
taxation and expenses of the Company for the current financial year;
O2
Diesel Europe Licence
means the Licence Deed dated the date hereof pursuant to which the
Intellectual Property is licensed by the Existing Shareholder to the Company;
O2
Diesel Asia Licence
means the Licence Deed dated the date hereof pursuant to which the
Intellectual Property is licensed by the Company to the Departing Shareholder;
Related
Company
has the
meaning given to that term in Section 140(5) of the Companies Act,
1990;
Revenue
means all sums
annually received by the Company by way of royalty payments in accordance with
and pursuant to the terms of the O2Diesel Asia Licence;
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Shareholders
means the
Existing Shareholder and the New Shareholder and any (if any) other holder of
Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company;
Shares
means the shares of the Company;
Territory
means all
geographic areas detailed or envisaged in either or both of the O2 Diesel
Europe Licence and the O2Diesel Asia Licence; and
Transfer
Notice
means the
Notice in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule.
1.2
Interpretation
(a)
References to statutory provisions shall be construed as
references to those provisions as respectively amended, extended, re-enacted or
consolidated (whether before or after the date hereof) from time to time and
shall include any provisions of which they are reenactments (whether with or
without modification) and shall also include any orders, regulations,
instruments or other subordinate legislation made from time to time under those
provisions.
(b)
Reference to the singular includes reference to the plural
and vice versa and reference to the masculine gender includes reference to the
feminine and neuter genders and vice versa.
(c)
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to any
clause, sub-clause, paragraph or schedule shall be a reference to the clause,
sub-clause, paragraph or schedule of this Agreement in which the reference
occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is
intended.
(d)
The headings contained in this Agreement and in the
Schedules hereto are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not
in any way form part of nor affect nor be taken into account in the
construction or interpretation of any provisions of this Agreement or the said
Schedules.
(e)
The provisions of the Schedules to this Agreement shall form
an integral part of this Agreement and shall have as full effect as if they
were incorporated in the body of this Agreement and the expressions this
Agreement and the Agreement shall be deemed to include the Schedules to this
Agreement.
(f)
All references to Schedules and Annexures shall be deemed to
be references to Schedules and Annexures to this Agreement.
(g)
Words such as hereunder, hereto, hereof and herein
and other words commencing with here shall unless the context clearly
indicates to the contrary refer to the whole of this Agreement and not to any
particular section, clause or sub-clause thereof.
(h)
All reference in this Agreement to costs, charges or expenses
include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect
thereof.
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(i)
Words and phrases the definition of which is contained or
referred to in the Companies Acts shall be construed as having the meanings
thereby attributed to them.
2.
OBJECTS/OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
2.1
The Company
shall and the Shareholders shall procure that:-
(a)
the Company shall carry on the Business in an effective and
business-like manner on sound commercial profit-making principles and shall
enter all transactions on an arms length basis so as to generate the maximum
achievable maintainable profits available for distribution;
(b)
the Business of the Company shall be controlled by the Board
and the Company shall not enter into any contract, arrangement or transaction
whereby any of its business would be controlled otherwise than by the Board;
(c)
all of the Companys property and assets of an insurable
nature shall be insured to the replacement cost thereof at all times with a
well established and reputable insurance office against loss or damage and
other normal risks in accordance with good commercial practice normally insured
against by companies carrying on a similar business as the Business and the
Company shall keep and maintain adequate insurance cover against accidents,
third party public liability (including products liability) and other risks
normally insured against by other enterprises carrying on a similar business,
and the Company shall produce the policies and all endorsements issued in
relation thereto for all such insurances to each of the other parties hereto
for inspection on demand and duly pay or cause to be paid the premiums and
other sums of money payable in respect of all such insurance and if required
produce to each of them on demand the receipt for the same;
(d)
an annual
budget for the Company will be prepared by the Company, at least four weeks
prior to the end of each Financial Year;
(e)
all rents,
rates, taxes, duties and assessments payable by it shall be paid on or before
the date any such payments are due; and
(f) the Accountants shall maintain the
books of account and records of the Company.
3.
COMPLETION
3.1
The Existing
Shareholder and Departing Shareholder shall produce the relevant consents in
respect of the Transfers.
3.2
Completion of
this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Arnold and Porter LLP on the
Completion Date.
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3.3
At or before
Completion:
(a)
The New Shareholder shall execute the stock transfer forms
in respect of the Transfer and effect remittance of the agreed amount to the
Client Trust Account of Arnold & Porter LLP;
(b)
The Company shall convene a meeting of the board at which:
(i)
subject to the
production of the two duly stamped stock transfer forms in respect of the
Transfer, the Transfer is approved by the directors;
(ii)
Subject as
aforesaid, a new share certificate is issued to each of the New Shareholder and
the Existing Shareholder and the original share certificate held by each of the
Departing Shareholder and the Existing Shareholder is cancelled ; and
(iii)
Dave Shipman
resigns as a director and Ronen Hazarika is appointed to the Board.
3.4
The parties
shall agree and finalise the terms of the O2Diesel Europe License and the
O2Diesel Asia License before Closing
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4.
COVENANTS
4.1
Each of the
Shareholders covenant that they shall not, subject to Clause 4.3, directly or
indirectly during the period in which they hold Shares in the Company and for
the 12 month period after any of them ceases to hold Shares in the Company:
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(a)
on
their own account;
(b)
jointly
with or on behalf of any other person, firm
or company; or
(c)
as an employee, manager, director,
shareholder, member, partner, joint venture
participant, consultant, or in any other capacity:-
(i)
be concerned or
interested or employed, manage or operate or participate in the management or
operation or marketing of any business anywhere in the Territory which provides
goods or services in competition with or which is otherwise substantially
similar to the Business;
(ii)
canvass or
solicit or endeavour to entice away from the Business any present director or
employee of the Company provided that none of the Shareholders shall be treated
as being in breach of this covenant in the case of employment of or offer of
employment to such an employee as a result of public advertisement or where
notice of termination has been given by the Company under the relevant persons
contract of employment, or where the relevant person has ceased to be employed
by the Company (other than as a result of such persons resignation within six
months prior to such employment or offer of employment);
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(iii)
canvass or
solicit or endeavour to entice away or interfere with the custom of any person,
firm or company who or which is currently (or who or which has, during the
twelve months immediately preceding the date of Completion, been) a customer or
client of the Company provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the following
shall not be treated as being in breach of this covenant:-
(A)
where, so long
as it is not solicited to do so, the relevant person, firm or company shall
approach a Shareholder or shall have ceased to be such a customer (otherwise
than by reason of canvassing or solicitation by any Shareholder); or
(B)
where the canvassing or
solicitation is undertaken by method of general advertising or mail-shots to
particular segments (whether defined geographically or otherwise) of the
potential market;
(iv)
canvass or
solicit or endeavour to entice away from the Company any supplier to the
Company who has supplied goods or services to the Company at any time during
the twelve months immediately preceding the date of Completion where such
solicitation or enticement materially reduces the suppliers supply of those
goods or services to the Company or to procure any other person so to do; or
(v)
in the case of
the New Shareholder only carry on any business directly or indirectly under the
names or under any name which includes the name (or part of the name) O2Diesel
(or any name likely to be confused therewith).
4.2
Reasonableness of Restraints.
The Shareholders believe that
each of the restraint obligations imposed by Clause 4.1 are reasonable in their
extent (as to all of duration, geographical area and restrained conduct) having
regard to the interests of the Company and extend no further than is reasonably
necessary but if any such restriction or any part thereof shall be found to be
void but would be valid if some part thereof were deleted or the period of
application reduced, such restriction shall apply with such modification as may
be necessary to make it valid and effective.
4.3
Further Exceptions.
The provisions
of Clause 4.1 do not prevent, generally, any of the Shareholders from holding
directly or indirectly less than 3% of the issued capital of any company where
that company may be engaged in a business competitive with the Company.
4.4
The New
Shareholder shall promptly refer all enquiries relating to the Business of the
Company to the Company.
5.
COVENANTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY
5.1
Board of Directors of the Company
(a)
The Board of Directors of the Company shall have responsibility
for the day-to-day supervision and management of the Company and its business
and all decisions of the Board shall be by way of unanimous vote.
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(b)
The
Board shall,
following Completion, consist of two members, made up of one director appointed
by each of the Existing Shareholder and the New Shareholder.
(c)
The
maximum
number of directors holding office shall be two unless the Board
resolves otherwise.
(d)
No director of the Company shall be entitled to be paid any
fees in respect of his position as a director.
(e)
The
position of
Chairman of the Board shall be held by one of the two directors. The position of Chairman shall be held in
alternate meetings by an Existing Shareholder director or by the New
Shareholder director. The Chairman shall
not have a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes.
(f)
Each director of the Company shall be entitled to appoint an
alternate director to attend any meetings of the Board and to carry out any of
the functions of the director for whom he is an alternate and the appointment
of any such alternate director shall be made in accordance with the Articles of
Association of the Company (namely, that any such alternate director must be
approved by the Board).
(g)
At
least two
meetings of the Board of directors shall be held in each calendar year and not
more than six months shall elapse between one meeting and the next, such
meetings to be held in accordance with an agenda which shall include all relevant
items as any of the directors may request and which shall be circulated,
together with the notice of the meeting, by the secretary of the Company.
(h)
The
quorum of
directors required for the transaction of business of the directors at meetings
of the Board shall be two directors provided always that at least one nominee
of each of the New and the Existing Shareholder is counted in that number
provided however that if after the expiration of one hour after the time fixed
for the Board meeting the requisite quorum is not present the meeting shall
stand adjourned to the same time and place on a day at least seven days after
the first meeting was to be held and if at such adjourned meeting the requisite
quorum of directors is not present within thirty minutes of the time fixed for
the meeting the meeting shall proceed with such director or directors as are
then present who shall (provided they number at least two) be deemed to
constitute a quorum.
(i)
All decisions of the Board shall require unanimous approval.
(j)
None
of the
provisions of this Clause 5.1 above that would constitute an unlawful fetter on
the Companys statutory powers shall be enforceable against the Company.
5.2
Shareholders Meetings
(a)
Voting.
Subject to the provisions of the
Companies Acts, all decisions of the Shareholders in a general meeting shall be
made by unanimous vote.
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(b)
Quorum.
The quorum for general meetings of the Company shall be two
shareholders present in person or by proxy.
If within half-an-hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum
is not present, the meeting will stand adjourned to the same day in the next
week, at the same time and place, or to such other day and such other time and
place as the Board may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is
not present within half-an-hour from the time appointed for the meeting the
members present in person (so long as there is at least one) and by proxy shall
be a quorum.
(c)
Companies Acts
and Articles of Association.
Save as provided in this Clause
5.2, the Companies Acts and the Articles of Association shall govern the
matters relating to general meetings of the Company.
5.3
Disposal or Charging of Shares.
None of the
Shareholders shall, except with the prior written consent of all the other
Shareholders, create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance over or dispose of
any interest in all or any of the Ordinary Shares held by it otherwise (in the
case of a disposal) than by transfer of such Ordinary Shares in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7 below.
5.4
Deadlock.
Where a matter relating to the affairs of the Company has been considered
either in a Board meeting or in a general meeting of the Company and no
resolution has been carried at such meeting in relation to the matter by reason
of an equality of votes for and against any proposal for dealing with it, then
the parties hereto agree to invoke the procedures set out in Clause 17 hereto.
6.
ISSUE OF SHARES
6.1
New issues of Ordinary Shares.
On it being decided to make an
allotment of Shares (by majority decision of the Board), all unissued Shares
(whether in the original or any
increase in capital) shall first be offered to the Shareholders in the
proportion to the nominal value of the existing Shares held by them
.
6.2
Allotment in default of taking up of entitlement.
In the event that any Shareholder
fails to take the whole or any part of its entitlement within the period
specified in the allotment letter, the Shares not so taken up shall be offered
to the other Shareholder(s) who took up the entire of their entitlements
pro rata to their existing shareholdings and in the event of such other
Shareholder(s) not taking up the whole or any part of their further
entitlements within 14 days of such further offer being made then the Board
shall be entitled to offer any remaining shares to a third party at the same
price as they were offered to the Shareholders.
6.3
Adherence by any subsequent shareholder.
Before any
shares are issued to a person who is not already party to this Agreement, such
person shall be required to execute and deliver to the Company a Deed of
Adherence in the form set out in the
Second Schedule
whereby that person
agrees to be bound by this Agreement as if he had been party to it.
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7.
TRANSFER OF SHARES
7.1
Transfers generally.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 10, neither Shareholder
shall be entitled to voluntarily transfer its Shares for a period of 2 years
from the date hereof.
7.2
Subject to the remaining clauses of this Section 7, if and whenever
a Shareholder wishes to sell his Shares, the following provisions apply:-
(a)
Transfer
Notice.
If any Shareholder of the
Company desires to transfer any Shares (referred to in this Clause as the
Vendor)
he shall give to the Company
notice in writing (the
Transfer Notice)
specifying;
(a) the number of Ordinary Shares he wishes to sell (the
Specified Shares);
(b) a specified
price for the Specified Shares (the
Specified
Price);
and (c) the identity of the bona fide unrelated third
party who has made an offer to purchase the Specified Shares at the Specified
Price conditional only upon any pre-emption rights of the other Shareholder
being waived or exhausted and any regulatory approval that may be required by
law for completion of the purchase having been obtained.
(b)
Company to be
Vendors Agent.
The Vendor shall at the same
time deposit with the Company the share certificate(s) in respect of the
Specified Shares. Any such Transfer
Notice shall constitute the Company as agent of the Vendor for the sale of the
Specified Shares to the other at that Specified Price. A Transfer Notice may contain a provision
that unless all the Shares comprised therein are sold by the Company pursuant
to this Clause, none shall be so sold and any such provision shall be binding
on the Company.
(c)
Board discretion
on receipt of Transfer Notice.
Forthwith upon the receipt by
the Company of the Transfer Notice the directors shall forthwith by notice in
writing inform the other shareholder of the number of Specified Shares and of
the Specified Price and invite such shareholder to apply in writing to the
Company to purchase within 30 days of the date of despatch of the notice (which
date shall be specified therein) the Specified Shares at the Specified
Price. Any such application shall be
irrevocable.
(d)
Sale and
purchase formalities.
In the event the other
Shareholder applies to purchase the Specified Shares pursuant to Clause 7.2(c) above,
the Vendor shall be bound to transfer the shares comprised in a Transfer Notice
to the other Shareholder at the time and place specified by the Board and if he
shall fail to do so the Chairman of the Board or some other person appointed by
the directors for the purpose shall be deemed to have been appointed attorney
of the Vendor with full power to execute, complete and deliver, in the name and
on behalf of the Vendor transfers of such Specified Shares as aforesaid to the
other Shareholder against payment to the Vendor in respect of the Specified
Shares.
(e)
Power to sell
where pre-emption right declined.
If the directors do not dispose
of the shares comprised in any Transfer Notice in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this Clause , they shall notify the Vendor forthwith and during
the period of 120 days next following the despatch of such notice the Vendor shall
be at liberty to transfer the
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Specified Shares to the party identified in
the Transfer Notice at any price not being less than the Specified Price.
7.3
No concealment of true ownership
(a)
No share or any interest in any Share shall be held by any
Shareholder as a bare nominee for or sold or disposed of to any person.
(b)
If Clause 7.2(a) is infringed the holder of such Share
shall, if the Board so resolves be deemed to have served a Transfer Notice in
respect thereof, with a Specified Price per Share equivalent to the original
price paid for each such Share.
7.4
Adherence by a Transferee.
A Shareholder may not conclude an agreement
to transfer any Shares to a transferee who is not already party to this
Agreement unless the proposed transferee has executed under seal in favour of
and delivered to the Company a Deed of Adherence in the form set out in the
Second
Schedule
whereby the transferee agrees to be bound by this Agreement as if
he had been party to it.
7.5
Effect of transfer in breach.
Any transfer or
purported transfer made otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement or the Articles, shall be void and of no effect whatsoever and
the Company and each of the Shareholders shall procure that the Board shall not
register the same.
7.6
Group Transfers.
Subject to Clause 7.3 and without prejudice to Clause 7.2(a), subject to
the prior consent of the remaining shareholders, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld, a shareholder shall have the right to transfer any
Shares (including any shares of any class) held by it in the Company to any
Affiliate but in the event that such a transferee ceases to be an Affiliate of
the transferor, the transferee must immediately transfer such Shares (or shares
of any class) to the transferor or to an Affiliate of the Transferor, failing
which the transferee shall be deemed to have served a Transfer Notice in
respect of such Shares (or shares).
7.7
Waiver of Pre-emption Rights.
Each of the
parties hereto hereby waives any preemption rights to which he may be entitled
(whether under the Articles of Association or otherwise) in respect of the
transfer of any shares in the Company pursuant to Clause 7.6.
8.
DIVIDEND POLICY
8.1
The Company
shall, subject to compliance with the Companies Acts, annually (unless the
Board agrees otherwise), return by way of dividend to the Shareholders or their
nominees, 100% (one hundred per cent) of the Net Profit of the Company in the
proportions set out in the
Third Schedule
(Dividend).
8.2
The parties
hereto agree that, in addition to the Dividend detailed in Clause 8.1, any
other income after taxes of the Company shall, subject to compliance with the
Companies Acts, be returned by way of further dividend to the Shareholders as
the Board may decide.
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9.
WARRANTIES
9.1
Each party hereby represents, warrants to and
undertakes in favour of the other parties that:-
(a)
it has the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and any (if any) other documents which are to be
executed by the relevant party at Completion (in each case, the Partys
Completion Documents);
(b)
this Agreement constitutes and the Partys Completion Documents
will, when executed by the relevant party (or its lawfully appointed attorney),
constitute binding obligations of the relevant party in accordance with their
respective terms; and
(c)
the execution and delivery of, and the performance by each
party of its obligations under this Agreement and the Partys Completion
Documents will not:-
(i)
result
in a breach of any provision of the Memorandum or Articles of Association (or
equivalent constitutional documents of that party);
(ii)
result in a breach of, or constitute a
default under, any instrument to which that party is a party or by which that
party is bound;
(iii)
result in a breach of any order, judgment or
decree of any court or governmental agency to which that party is a party or by
which that party is bound; or
(iv)
require that party to obtain any consent or
approval of, or give any notice to or make any registration with, any
governmental or other authority which has not been obtained or made at the date
hereof, both on an unconditional basis and on a basis which cannot be revoked.
10.
DURATION AND TERMINATION
10.1
This Agreement
shall come into force on Completion and, subject to the following provisions of
this Clause, shall continue in full force and effect as regards each party
hereto:
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(a)
until
the passing of a resolution to wind up the Company or upon an order being made that
the Company be wound up;
(b)
until
an encumbrance takes possession or a Receiver is appointed over any of the property
or assets of the Company or an Examiner is appointed to the Company;
(c)
until
the Company ceases to carry on the Business; or
(d)
until
such time as a party to this Agreement ceases to hold Shares in the capital of
the Company at which time the Agreement will be deemed to be terminated against
the party disposing of all its shares but thereafter shall continue as regards
each remaining party hereto unless terminated by agreement in writing by all
such remaining parties.
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10.2
The following constitute or shall be deemed to
constitute an Event of Default by any of the Shareholders:-
(a)
an
encumbrancer takes possession or a receiver is appointed over any of the
property or assets of that Shareholder (or, if applicable, its Holding
Company);
(b)
a
Shareholder makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors (in a situation
that includes insolvency of that Shareholder);
(c)
a
Shareholder enters into liquidation (except for the purposes of an
amalgamation, reconstruction or other re-organisation while still solvent and
in such a manner that the company resulting from the re-organisation
effectively agrees to be bound by or to assume the obligations imposed on that
party under this Agreement and such reconstruction does not cause any loss to the
Company);
(d)
a
Shareholder becomes bankrupt or there is any Change of Control in a
Shareholder; or
(e)
the
provisions of clauses 10.2(b) to 10.2(d) shall apply equally to the
Departing Shareholder as well as Energenics Pte Limited, and such shareholder
shall be referred to as a Defaulting Shareholder.
10.3
For the purpose
of Clause 10.2(a), a breach shall be considered capable of remedy if the
Defaulting Shareholder can comply with the provision in question in all
respects other than as to the original time of performance of that provision.
10.4
In the event
that the Defaulting Shareholder fails to remedy such Event of Default (if
capable of remedy) to the reasonable satisfaction of the other non-defaulting
shareholder within 30 days of being given notice to do so, the non-defaulting
shareholder shall be deemed to have been appointed the attorney of the
Defaulting Shareholder with full power at its option to execute, complete and
deliver in the name of and on behalf of the Defaulting Shareholder the transfer,
for Fair Value, of the entire shareholding of the Defaulting Shareholder to the
non-defaulting Shareholder or its nominee).
Any such transfer shall be free from Encumbrances.
10.5
The Defaulting
Shareholder agrees that he will, on the transfer of its shares in the Company
pursuant to the terms hereof, confirm in writing that those shares are being
transferred free from any charge, Encumbrance or lien of any kind whatsoever
and with all rights attaching thereto.
11.
CONFIDENTIALITY
11.1
No publicity.
Subject to Clause 11.2, no Shareholder may make a public announcement
relating to this Agreement without first getting the written consent of the
other Shareholders. Shareholders are not
to withhold their consent unreasonably.
11.2
Publicity required by law or court.
A Shareholder
or its Affiliate may make a public announcement relating to this Agreement if
such disclosure is required by law, an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or by stock exchange rules.
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11.3
Use of Confidential Information.
Each
Shareholder (for this Clause, Recipient) agrees in relation to Confidential
Information of another Shareholder or of the Company (for this Clause, Owner):
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(a)
to use the Confidential Information only for the purposes of
the Business; and
(b)
to keep that Confidential Information confidential and not
disclose it or allow it to be disclosed to any third party except:
(i)
with the
consent of the Owner;
(ii)
with the
consent of the Company and the Shareholders with respect to Confidential
Information of the Company; or
(iii)
to
officers, employees and consultants or advisers of the Recipient and the
Recipients Related Companies who have a need to know (and only to the extent
that each has a need to know) and are aware that the Confidential Information
must be kept confidential,
and
the Shareholders must take or cause to be taken reasonable precautions
necessary to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of the Confidential
Information.
11.4
Exclusions.
The obligations of confidentiality under this Agreement do not extend to
information that (whether before or after this Agreement is executed):
-
(a)
is disclosed to a Recipient under or in relation to this
Agreement but at the time of disclosure is rightfully known to or in the
possession or control of the Recipient and not subject to an obligation of
confidentiality on the Recipient;
(b)
is public
knowledge (otherwise than as a result of a breach of this Agreement); or
(c)
is
required by law to be disclosed and the Recipient required to make the
disclosure has taken all reasonable steps to oppose or prevent the disclosure
and to limit, as far as reasonably possible, the extent of the disclosure.
11.5
Continuing obligations.
On ceasing to be a Shareholder or on the
termination of this Agreement each Shareholder must:-
(a)
continue to keep confidential all Confidential Information
of each other Shareholder and the Company; and
(b)
at each Owners option, return to that Owner or destroy and
certify the destruction of that Owners Confidential Information.
11.6
Survives termination.
The rights and obligations of the
Shareholders set out in this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information
will survive termination of this Agreement and are unlimited in time.
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12.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHAREHOLDERS
12.1
No agency or partnership.
Nothing in this Agreement is to be treated as
creating:-
(a)
a partnership between the Shareholders (or any of them) and
the Company; or
(b)
a relationship of principal and agent between the
Shareholders or between the Shareholders (or any of them) and the Company.
13.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE COMPANY
13.1
Each party
agrees to:
-
(a)
exercise all its rights, powers and remedies in relation to
the Company in a way that gives effect to the terms of this Agreement;
(b)
cause all votes that may be cast either by it or by any
other person under its control or influence at general meetings of the Company
to be cast in a way that gives effect to the terms of this Agreement; and
(c)
(Insofar as each party can) procure that the directors of
the Company shall cast all votes that may be cast at meetings of the Board in a
way that gives effect to the terms of this Agreement.
14.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION
14.1
Agreement and Articles of Association to be read
together.
The
Shareholders
agree
that the
instruments that govern the relationship amongst themselves and between
themselves and the Company are this Agreement and the Articles of Association
and it is intended that this Agreement and the Articles of Association be read
together.
14.2
Agreement prevails.
As between the Shareholders, if there is any inconsistency (whether
expressly referred to or to be implied from this Agreement or otherwise)
between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Articles of
Association, the Articles of Association shall be read subject to this
Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of
the inconsistency.
14.3
Shareholders undertaking.
Each Shareholder undertakes with each other
Shareholder to:
(a)
exercise all rights, powers and remedies under the Articles
of Association so as to give full force and effect to the terms of this
Agreement; and
(b)
observe and comply fully and properly with the Articles of
Association to the intent and effect that the Articles of Association will be
enforceable by the Shareholders amongst themselves and in whatever capacity.
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15.
RE-ORGANISATION
Each of the Shareholders
agree that if it is subsequently decided by those of the Shareholders holding
more than 50% of the voting issued Ordinary Shares of the Company to establish
a Holding Company for the Company then, in such circumstances, each of the
Shareholders shall transfer to any such Holding Company his/its entire holding
of shares in the Company in exchange, on a pro-rata basis, for shares in the
said Holding Company and each of the Shareholders confirm, acknowledge, accept
and agree that the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to, and govern,
their relationship as shareholders in the Holding Company.
16.
NOTICES
16.1
Notices or other
communications given pursuant to this Agreement by any party to this Agreement
to any other party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
sufficiently given
:-
(a)
if delivered by hand or sent by post to the address set
forth herein of the party to which the notice or communication is being given
or to such other address as such party shall communicate to the party giving
the notice or communication; or
(b)
if sent by facsimile or other
electronic means of visible reproduction to the correct facsimile or electronic
mail number of the party to which it is being sent.
16.2
Any notice, or
communication, given or sent by post hereunder, shall be sent by registered
post
.
16.3
Any party
serving a notice or making a communication by facsimile or other means of
visible electronic reproduction shall promptly confirm such notice or
communication by telephoning the party to whom it is addressed but the absence
of such confirmation shall not affect the validity of any such notice or
communication.
16.4
Every notice or
communication given in accordance with this Section shall be deemed to
have been received as follows:-
Means of Dispatch
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Delivery by hand or
courier
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The day of delivery;
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Facsimile or other
means of delivery
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At
the visible electronic reproduction provided that no delivery error message
was subsequently received by the Party making the notice,
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provided
that
if, in accordance with the above provisions, any such
notice or other communication would otherwise be deemed to have been given or
made outside working hours (being 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on a
Business Day) such notice or other
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communication shall be
deemed to be given or made at the start of working hours on the next Business
Day.
16.5
The relevant addressee, address and facsimile number of each Party for
the purposes of this Agreement, subject to notification of change under this
Clause are:-
NAME OF PARTY
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ADDRESS/FAX NUMBER
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(a)
O2Diesel
Europe
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Attn:
Mr. Alan Rae
c/o O2Diesel Corp.
100 Commerce
Drive
Suite 301,
Newark, DE 19713
Fax:
+1 (3O2) 266-7076
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(b)
O2Diesel
Asia Limited
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Attn:
Mr. Alan Rae
O2 Diesel Corp.
100
Commerce Drive
Suite 301,
Newark, DE 19713
Fax: +1 (3O2) 266-7076
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And
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Attn: Ronen Hazarika
c/o Energenics Holdings Pte Limited
7 Temasek Boulevard
#04-01A Suntec Tower One
Singapore 038987
Fax: +65 6415 1656
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(c)
Energenics
Holdings Pte Limited
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Attn: Ronen Hazarika
7 Temasek Boulevard
#04-01A Suntec Tower One
Singapore 038987
Fax: +65 6415 1656
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16.6
A Party shall notify the other of a change in its name, relevant address,
address, telephone number or facsimile number for the purposes of this Clause
16.5. Such notification shall only be
effective on:
(a)
the date specified in the
notification as the date on which the change is to take place; or
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(b)
if no date is specified or the
date specified is less than five clear Business Days after the date on which
notice is given, the date falling five clear Business Days after notice of any
such change has been given.
17.
DISPUTES
17.1
In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, the
parties shall first seek settlement of that dispute by mediation in accordance
with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Mediation Procedure,
which procedure is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause.
17.2
If the dispute is not settled by mediation within 30 days of the
commencement of the mediation, or such further period as the parties shall
agree in writing, the dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration under the LCIA Rules, which Rules are deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this clause.
17.3
The language to be used in the mediation and in the arbitration shall be English.
17.4
The governing law of the contract shall be the substantive law of
Ireland.
17.5
In any arbitration commenced pursuant to this clause,
(a)
the number of arbitrators shall
be 3; and
(b)
the seat, or legal place, of
arbitration shall be London.
18.
GENERAL
18.1
Assignment.
Subject to the
provisions of Clause 7.6, this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party
hereto without the prior consent in writing of the other parties and in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
18.2
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement
and the Schedules (each of which shall be deemed to form part hereof) set out
the whole understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the transaction
dealt with herein and supersede any prior agreement and may be amended only by
a written instrument executed by all the parties hereto.
18.3
Completeness of
Documentation.
The parties hereby covenant with each other that they will perform such
acts and execute such deeds and documents and do all such things as may be
required to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement provided that where
any cost or expense is reasonably incurred in the completion of such deeds and
documents the costs or expenses shall be borne by the party requesting the
execution of same.
18.4
Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement
shall enure for the benefit of and be binding on the respective successors in
title and permitted assigns of each of the parties.
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18.5
Waiver.
The rights of
each party shall not be prejudiced or restricted by any forbearance or
indulgence extended to any other party and no waiver by any party in respect of
any breach shall operate as a waiver in respect of any subsequent breach.
18.6
Severability.
If any of the
provisions of this Agreement are found by a court or other competent authority
to be void or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted from
the Agreement and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect. Notwithstanding
the foregoing the parties shall thereupon negotiate in good faith in order to
agree the terms of a mutually satisfactory provision to be substituted for the
provision found to be void or unenforceable.
18.7
Manner of Execution.
This Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties
hereto on separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission) each of
which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original and all such
counterparts together constituting but one and the same instrument provided
always that this Agreement shall not be effective until each party has executed
and dated at least one counterpart.
18.8
Business Days.
If any action
or duty to be taken or performed under any of the provisions hereof would,
apart from the provisions of this Clause, fall to be taken or performed on a
day which is not a Business Day such action or duty shall be taken or performed
on the Business Day next following such date.
18.9
Costs.
Each party to this
Agreement shall pay its own costs, charges and expenses incurred in the
preparation, negotiation, execution, completion and implementation of this
Agreement (and the documents referred to herein), save that the cost of
incorporation of the Company and any stamp duty payable by the New Shareholder
in respect of the Transfer shall be borne equally by the Shareholders.
19.
INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE
Each of the Shareholders
acknowledges that they have the right to take independent legal advice and that
they understand the effect and implications of this Agreement and every part
thereof. Each of the Shareholders
further acknowledges that they have entered into this Agreement without any
coercion of any description.
20.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
this
Agreement has been entered into the day and year first herein written.
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ANNEXURE A
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION
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FIRST SCHEDULE
PARTICULARS IN RELATION TO THE
COMPANY
Registered Number:
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444569
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Registered Office:
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3
Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Date of Incorporation:
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August, 2007
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Annual Return Date:
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February, 2008
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Directors:
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Alan
Rae
Ronen Hazarika
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Secretary:
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David
Shipman
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Authorised Capital:
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100,000,000 divided into 100,000,000 Ordinary
Shares of 1.00 each
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Issued Capital:
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100
Ordinary Shares of 1.00 each
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Shareholders:
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O2
Diesel Europe Limited
Energenics Holdings Pte Limited
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Charges, Mortgages:
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Nil
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SECOND SCHEDULE
DEED OF ADHERENCE
By
this Deed of Adherence I/We [
·
] of [
·
] having my address/our registered office at
[
·
]
intending to become a shareholder of O2Diesel Asia Limited (the Company) in
respect of [number and class of shares] in the capital of the Company (the Shares)
hereby agree[s] with the Company and each of its shareholders to comply with
and to be bound by all of the provisions of a certain Share Subscription and
Shareholders Agreement dated [
·
] between a list of persons referred to
therein as therein as the Existing Shareholder, the New Shareholders and
the Company (the Agreement) a copy of which has been delivered to me/us and
which I/we have initialed and attached hereto for identification in all
respects as if I/We was/were a party/parties to such agreement and named
therein as a party/parties thereto of the same part/parts as the proposing
transferor [name] of the Shares.
IN WITNESS
whereof I/We have executed this Deed under Seal on the [
·
] day of [
·
]
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED
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the said
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in
the presence of:-
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or
PRESENT
when the Common Seal
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was
affixed hereto:-of
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Director
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Director/Secretary
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THIRD SCHEDULE
1
All Dividends declared by the Company shall be divided between the New
Shareholder and the Existing Shareholder in the proportions set out in the
table below.
2
For the avoidance of doubt, the division of dividends between the
parties shall be determined by reference to the aggregate gross volume of the
Licensed Product (as defined in the O2 Diesel Europe Licence) sold in the
relevant year by the Departing Shareholder and paid for by Energenics Pte Ltd
pursuant to the terms of a Supply & Distributorship Agreement dated 15
September 2006.
3
For the purposes of determining the aggregate
gross volume of Licensed Product sold in the relevant year, the parties agree
that the figure stated as the gross volume in each of the relevant invoices
issued by the Departing Shareholder with respect to which payment has been
received shall be conclusive.
4
In the event the New Shareholder achieves
sales of the Licensed Product of the volumes set out in Column I below, it
shall receive the corresponding percentage dividend as set out in Column II
with the balance of the Dividend payable to the Existing Shareholder in the corresponding
percentage as set out in Column III.
5
Payment of the dividend by the Company shall
only be made to the extent that payment of the invoice by Energenics Pte Ltd
has been made to the Departing Shareholder.
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III
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Aggregate Annual Volume of
Licensed Product sold by the
Existing Shareholder (in litres)
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Percentage
Dividend
payable by the Company
to the New Shareholder on
Aggregate Annual
Volume
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Percentage
Dividend
payable by the
Company to the
Existing Shareholder
on Aggregate Annual
Volume
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For sales up to *
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Between * and *
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Between * and *
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Any amount greater than *
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6
The volumes above are defined as applying to
a Treat-rate of * parts per million. If
the Treat-rates are adjusted downwards,
i.e.
, below *
ppm, then the volume applicable will be adjusted downward on a pro rata basis.
7
The Treat-rate for the purposes of this Schedule shall mean the
volume of the Licensed Product required to stabilize one blended unit of
ethanol diesel fuel.
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PRESENT
when the Common Seal
of
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/s/
David Shipman
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O2 DIESEL EUROPE LIMITED
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Director
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was affixed hereto:-
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/s/
Alan
Rae
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Director/Secretary
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SIGNED by
[ ]
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on behalf of
ENERGENICS
HOLDINGS
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PTE LIMITED
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/s/
Ronen
Hazarika
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being duly authorised
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PRESENT
when the Common Seal
of
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/s/
David Shipman
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O2 DIESEL ASIA LIMITED
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Director
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was affixed hereto:-
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/s/
Alan
Rae
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Director/Secretary
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Exhibit 10.29
INVESTMENT WARRANT
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IS OBTAINED STATING THAT SUCH
DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION.
October 17, 2007
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
Warrant for the Purchase of Common Stock
(Void after October 17, 2012)
No. W-
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, this Warrant is hereby issued by O2DIESEL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with file number 3857061 and publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange and having its Principal Executive
Offices at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware 19713 (the Company),
to Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore with
registration number 200612991G and having its registered office at 7 Temasek
Boulevard, Suntec City Tower 1 #04-01A, Singapore 038987 (the Holder). Subject to the provisions of this Warrant,
the Company hereby grants to Holder the right to purchase up to 1,275,510
shares of the Companys common stock, par value $.0001 per share (Common Stock),
at US$0.375 per share (Exercise Price).
The Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant is issued, and all
the rights hereunder shall be held, subject to all of the conditions,
limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1.
Exercise of Warrant.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Holder may
exercise this Warrant on or after April 17, 2008, but no later than October 17,
2012. To exercise this Warrant the Holder shall present and surrender this
Warrant to the Company at its principal office, with the Warrant Exercise Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix A
, duly executed by the Holder and
accompanied by payment in cash or by certified check, payable to the order of
the Company or by a wire transfer to the Company, of the aggregate Exercise
Price for the total aggregate number of securities for which this Warrant is
exercised. The Common Stock deliverable
upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter referred
to as Warrant Stock.
Upon receipt by the
Company of this Warrant, together with the executed Warrant Exercise Form and
payment of the Exercise Price, if any, for the securities to be acquired, in
proper form for exercise, and subject to the Holders compliance with all
requirements of this Warrant for the exercise hereof, the Holder shall be
deemed to be the holder of record of the
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Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be
closed or that certificates representing such securities shall not then be
actually delivered to the Holder; provided, however, that no exercise of this
Warrant shall be effective, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue
any Warrant Stock to the Holder upon any attempted exercise of this Warrant,
unless the Holder shall have first delivered to the Company, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, appropriate representations so
as to provide the Company reasonable assurances that the securities issuable
upon exercise may be issued without violation of the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, including without
limitation representations that the exercising Holder is an accredited
investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and that the
Holder is familiar with the Company and its business and financial condition
and has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive documents relating
thereto to his reasonable satisfaction.
2.
Reservation of Shares.
The Company will reserve for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this
Warrant all shares of Warrant Stock. All
such shares shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of all preemptive
rights.
3.
Assignment or Loss of Warrant.
Subject to the transfer restrictions herein
(including Section 6), upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at
the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix B
, duly executed and funds sufficient to pay
any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new
Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and
this Warrant shall promptly be canceled.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of reasonably satisfactory
indemnification by the Holder, and upon surrender and cancellation of this
Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a replacement
Warrant of like tenor and date.
4.
Rights of the Holder.
The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a
stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the
Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
5.
Adjustments.
(a)
Adjustment for Recapitalization.
If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock by
recapitalization, reclassification or split-up thereof, or if the Company shall
declare a stock dividend or distribute shares of Common Stock to its
shareholders, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased, and
if the Company shall at any time after the date hereof combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock by recapitalization, reclassification or combination
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately decreased.
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(b)
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc.
If at any time after the date hereof the
Company has a Change in Control, the Holder agrees that, either (a) Holder
shall exercise its purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be
deemed effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in
Control or (b) if the Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this
Warrant will expire upon the consummation of the Change of Control. For
purposes of this Warrant, a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur in the
event of a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any
of the following transactions: (i) the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company
or a person that immediately before the Change of Control
directly
or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of outstanding securities
possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
the Companys outstanding securities; or (ii) the sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets; or (iii) the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entitys securities
outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other
reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
(c)
Certificate as to Adjustments.
The adjustments provided in this Section 5
shall be interpreted and applied by the Company in such a fashion so as to
reasonably preserve the applicability and benefits of this Warrant (but not to
increase or diminish the benefits hereunder).
In each case of an adjustment in the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable on the exercise of the
Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate executed by
two executive officers of the Company setting forth such adjustment and showing
in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company will mail
a copy of each such certificate to each Holder.
(d)
Notices of Record Date, Etc.
In the event that:
(i)
the
Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution to the holders of
Common Stock, or authorizes the granting to Common Stock holders of any right
to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any
class or any other securities; or
(ii)
the
Company has a Change in Control; or
(iii)
the
Company authorizes any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company shall mail or cause to be
mailed to the holder of this Warrant at the time outstanding a notice
specifying, as the case may be, (a) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (b) the
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or
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winding up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as to
which the holders of record of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their
shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Such notice shall be mailed at least 20 days prior to the date therein
specified.
(e)
No Impairment.
The
Company will not, by any voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
rights of the Holder of this Warrant against impairment.
6.
Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act.
This Warrant and any Warrant Stock may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except as
follows: (a) to a person who, in
the opinion of counsel to the Company, is a person to whom this Warrant or the
Warrant Stock may legally be transferred without registration and without the
delivery of a current prospectus under the Securities Act with respect thereto
and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to comply with the
provisions of this Section 6 with respect to any resale or other
disposition of such securities; or (b) to any person upon delivery of a
prospectus then meeting the requirements of the Securities Act relating to such
securities and the offering thereof for such sale or disposition, and
thereafter to all successive assignees.
7.
Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
With a view to making available to the Holder
the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144) and
any other rule or regulation of the Securities Exchange Commission (Commission)
that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the
public without registration, the Company shall:
(a)
make
and keep public information available, as required by Rule 144, at all
times;
(b)
file
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144,
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents
so filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of
the Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without
registration.
8.
Legend.
(a)
Unless
the shares of Warrant Stock have been registered under the Securities Act, upon
exercise of this Warrant and the issuance of any of the shares of Warrant
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Stock, all certificates
representing shares shall bear on the face thereof substantially the following
legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY
THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO
THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH SECURITIES.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, (II) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO O2DIESEL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY)
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
(b)
The
legend requirements shall terminate when (i) the shares in question shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
pursuant thereto or (ii) the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such legend is not required in order
to insure compliance with the Securities Act.
(c)
Upon
termination of the legend requirements as per Section 8(b) above, the
Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue a new share certificate at
no cost to the Holder without a legend limiting the sale or transfer of the
shares.
9.
Notices.
All notices
required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given by facsimile
transmission, delivered personally or within one day after mailing when mailed
by an overnight courier service, to the Company or the Holder, as the case may
be, for whom such notice is intended, if to the Holder, at the address of such
party as set forth in the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as
of October 17, 2007, between the Company and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd,
or if to the Company, O2Diesel Corporation, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301,
Newark, Delaware 19713 or at such other address of which the Company or the
Holder has been advised by notice hereunder.
10.
Applicable Law.
The
Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions of such State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf, in its corporate name, by its duly authorized officer, all as of
the day and year first above written.
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Appendix A
WARRANT EXERCISE FORM
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to (i) exercise the
within Warrant to purchase
shares of the Common Stock of O2DIESEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the attached Warrant, and
hereby makes payment of
$
in payment therefor, or (ii) exercise this Warrant for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the
attached Warrant. The undersigneds
execution of this form constitutes the undersigneds agreement to all the terms
of the Warrant and to comply therewith.
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Appendix B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED
(Assignor) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Assignee) all of Assignors right, title and interest in, to and under
Warrant No. W- issued by
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Exhibit 10.30
JV WARRANT
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IS OBTAINED STATING THAT SUCH
DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION.
[Date]
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
Warrant for the Purchase of Common Stock
(Void after October 17, 2012)
No. W-
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, this Warrant is hereby issued by O2DIESEL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with file number 3857061 and publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange and having its Principal Executive
Offices at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware 19713 (the Company),
to Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd, a
company incorporated in Singapore with registration number 200612991G and
having its registered office at 7 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Tower 1
#04-01A, Singapore 038987 (the Holder).
Subject to the provisions of this Warrant, the Company hereby grants to
Holder the right to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of the Companys common
stock, par value $.0001 per share (Common Stock), at US$0.375 per share (Exercise
Price).
The Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant is issued, and all
the rights hereunder shall be held, subject to all of the conditions,
limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1.
Exercise of Warrant.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Holder may
exercise this Warrant on or after the date hereof, but no later than October 17,
2012. To exercise this Warrant the Holder shall present and surrender this
Warrant to the Company at its principal office, with the Warrant Exercise Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix A
, duly executed by the Holder and
accompanied by payment in cash or by certified check, payable to the order of
the Company or by a wire transfer to the Company, of the aggregate Exercise
Price for the total aggregate number of securities for which this Warrant is
exercised. The Common Stock deliverable
upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter referred
to as Warrant Stock.
Upon receipt by the
Company of this Warrant, together with the executed Warrant Exercise Form and
payment of the Exercise Price, if any, for the securities to be acquired, in
proper form for exercise, and subject to the Holders compliance with all
requirements of this Warrant for the exercise hereof, the Holder shall be
deemed to be the holder of record of the Warrant Stock issuable upon such
exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the
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Company shall then be closed or that certificates
representing such securities shall not then be actually delivered to the
Holder; provided, however, that no exercise of this Warrant shall be effective,
and the Company shall have no obligation to issue any Warrant Stock to the
Holder upon any attempted exercise of this Warrant, unless the Holder shall
have first delivered to the Company, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, appropriate representations so as to provide the
Company reasonable assurances that the securities issuable upon exercise may be
issued without violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws, including without limitation
representations that the exercising Holder is an accredited investor as
defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and that the Holder is
familiar with the Company and its business and financial condition and has had
an opportunity to ask questions and receive documents relating thereto to his
reasonable satisfaction.
2.
Reservation of Shares.
The Company will reserve for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this
Warrant all shares of Warrant Stock. All
such shares shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of all preemptive
rights.
3.
Assignment or Loss of Warrant.
Subject to the transfer restrictions herein
(including Section 6), upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at
the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix B
, duly executed and funds sufficient to pay
any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new
Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and
this Warrant shall promptly be canceled.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification by the Holder, and upon surrender and cancellation
of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a
replacement Warrant of like tenor and date.
4.
Rights of the Holder.
The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a
stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the
Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
5.
Adjustments.
(a)
Adjustment for Recapitalization.
If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock by
recapitalization, reclassification or split-up thereof, or if the Company shall
declare a stock dividend or distribute shares of Common Stock to its
shareholders, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased, and
if the Company shall at any time after the date hereof combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock by recapitalization, reclassification or combination
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately decreased.
(b)
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc.
If at any time after the date hereof the
Company has a Change in Control, the Holder agrees that, either
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(a) Holder shall
exercise its purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be deemed
effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control or (b) if
the Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire upon
the consummation of the Change of Control. For purposes of this Warrant, a Change
in Control shall be deemed to occur in the event of a change in ownership or
control of the Company effected through any of the following transactions: (i) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons
(other than the Company or a person that immediately before the Change of
Control
directly or indirectly controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) of outstanding securities possessing more than fifty
percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Companys outstanding
securities; or (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets; or (iii) the consummation of a
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other
corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power of the continuing or surviving entitys securities outstanding
immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned
by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
(c)
Certificate as to Adjustments.
The adjustments provided in this Section 5
shall be interpreted and applied by the Company in such a fashion so as to
reasonably preserve the applicability and benefits of this Warrant (but not to
increase or diminish the benefits hereunder).
In each case of an adjustment in the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable on the exercise of the
Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate executed by
two executive officers of the Company setting forth such adjustment and showing
in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company will mail
a copy of each such certificate to each Holder.
(d)
Notices of Record Date, Etc.
In the event that:
(i)
the
Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution to the holders of
Common Stock, or authorizes the granting to Common Stock holders of any right
to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any
class or any other securities; or
(ii)
the
Company has a Change in Control; or
(iii)
the
Company authorizes any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company shall mail or cause to be
mailed to the holder of this Warrant at the time outstanding a notice
specifying, as the case may be, (a) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (b) the
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place, and the
time, if any is to be fixed, as to which the holders of record of Common Stock
shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or
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other property deliverable upon
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Such notice shall be mailed at least 20 days prior to the date therein
specified.
(e)
No Impairment.
The
Company will not, by any voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
rights of the Holder of this Warrant against impairment.
6.
Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act.
This Warrant and any Warrant Stock may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except as
follows: (a) to a person who, in
the opinion of counsel to the Company, is a person to whom this Warrant or the
Warrant Stock may legally be transferred without registration and without the
delivery of a current prospectus under the Securities Act with respect thereto
and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to comply with the
provisions of this Section 6 with respect to any resale or other
disposition of such securities; or (b) to any person upon delivery of a
prospectus then meeting the requirements of the Securities Act relating to such
securities and the offering thereof for such sale or disposition, and
thereafter to all successive assignees.
7.
Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
With a view to making available to the Holder
the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144) and
any other rule or regulation of the Securities Exchange Commission (Commission)
that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the
public without registration, the Company shall:
(a)
make
and keep public information available, as required by Rule 144, at all
times;
(b)
file
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company
that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent annual
or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so
filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably
requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the
Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without
registration.
8.
Legend.
(a)
Unless
the shares of Warrant Stock have been registered under the Securities Act, upon
exercise of this Warrant and the issuance of any of the shares of Warrant
Stock, all certificates representing shares shall bear on the face thereof
substantially the following legend:
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY
THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO
THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH SECURITIES.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, (II) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO O2DIESEL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY)
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
(b)
The
legend requirements shall terminate when (i) the shares in question shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
pursuant thereto or (ii) the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such legend is not required in order
to insure compliance with the Securities Act.
(c)
Upon
termination of the legend requirements as per Section 8(b) above, the
Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue a new share certificate at
no cost to the Holder without a legend limiting the sale or transfer of the
shares.
9.
Notices.
All notices
required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given by facsimile
transmission, delivered personally or within one day after mailing when mailed
by an overnight courier service, to the Company or the Holder, as the case may
be, for whom such notice is intended, if to the Holder, at the address of such
party as set forth in the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as
of October 17, 2007, between the Company and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd,
or if to the Company, O2Diesel Corporation, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301,
Newark, Delaware 19713 or at such other address of which the Company or the
Holder has been advised by notice hereunder.
10.
Applicable Law.
The
Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions of such State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf, in its corporate name, by its duly authorized officer, all as of
the day and year first above written.
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Appendix A
WARRANT EXERCISE FORM
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to (i) exercise the
within Warrant to purchase
shares of the Common Stock of O2DIESEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the attached Warrant, and
hereby makes payment of
$
in payment therefor, or (ii) exercise this Warrant for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the
attached Warrant. The undersigneds
execution of this form constitutes the undersigneds agreement to all the terms
of the Warrant and to comply therewith.
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Appendix B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED
(Assignor) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Assignee) all of Assignors right, title and interest in, to and under
Warrant No. W- issued by
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Exhibit 10.31
Form of Market Development Warrant
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IS OBTAINED STATING THAT SUCH
DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.
[Date]
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
Warrant for the Purchase of Common Stock
(Void after October 17, 2012)
No. W-
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, this Warrant is hereby issued by O2DIESEL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with file number 3857061 and publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange and having its Principal Executive
Offices at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware 19713 (the Company),
to Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd, a
company incorporated in Singapore with registration number 200612991G and
having its registered office at 7 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Tower 1
#04-01A, Singapore 038987 (the Holder).
Subject to the provisions of this Warrant, the Company hereby grants to
Holder the right to purchase up to
shares of the Companys common stock, par value $.0001 per share (Common Stock),
at US$0.375 per share (Exercise Price).
The Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant is issued, and all
the rights hereunder shall be held, subject to all of the conditions,
limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1.
Exercise of Warrant.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Holder may
exercise this Warrant on or after date hereof and no later than October 17,
2012. To exercise this Warrant the Holder shall present and surrender this
Warrant to the Company at its principal office, with the Warrant Exercise Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix A
, duly executed by the Holder and
accompanied by payment in cash or by certified check, payable to the order of
the Company or by a wire transfer to the Company, of the aggregate Exercise
Price for the total aggregate number of securities for which this Warrant is
exercised. The Common Stock deliverable
upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter referred
to as Warrant Stock.
Upon receipt by the
Company of this Warrant, together with the executed Warrant Exercise Form and
payment of the Exercise Price, if any, for the securities to be acquired, in
proper form for exercise, and subject to the Holders compliance with all
requirements of this Warrant for the exercise hereof, the Holder shall be
deemed to be the holder of record of the Warrant Stock issuable upon such
exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the
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Company shall then be closed or that certificates
representing such securities shall not then be actually delivered to the
Holder; provided, however, that no exercise of this Warrant shall be effective,
and the Company shall have no obligation to issue any Warrant Stock to the
Holder upon any attempted exercise of this Warrant, unless the Holder shall
have first delivered to the Company, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, appropriate representations so as to provide the
Company reasonable assurances that the securities issuable upon exercise may be
issued without violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws, including without limitation
representations that the exercising Holder is an accredited investor as
defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and that the Holder is
familiar with the Company and its business and financial condition and has had
an opportunity to ask questions and receive documents relating thereto to his
reasonable satisfaction.
2.
Reservation of Shares.
The Company will reserve for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this
Warrant all shares of Warrant Stock. All
such shares shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of all preemptive
rights.
3.
Assignment or Loss of Warrant.
Subject to the transfer restrictions herein
(including Section 6), upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at
the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix B
, duly executed and funds sufficient to pay
any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new
Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and
this Warrant shall promptly be canceled.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification by the Holder, and upon surrender and cancellation
of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a
replacement Warrant of like tenor and date.
4.
Rights of the Holder.
The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a
stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the
Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
5.
Adjustments.
(a)
Adjustment for Recapitalization.
If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock by
recapitalization, reclassification or split-up thereof, or if the Company shall
declare a stock dividend or distribute shares of Common Stock to its
shareholders, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased, and
if the Company shall at any time after the date hereof combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock by recapitalization, reclassification or combination
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately decreased.
(b)
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc.
If at any time after the date hereof the
Company has a Change in Control, the Holder agrees that, either
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(a) Holder shall
exercise its purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be deemed
effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control or (b) if
the Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire upon
the consummation of the Change of Control. For purposes of this Warrant, a Change
in Control shall be deemed to occur in the event of a change in ownership or
control of the Company effected through any of the following transactions: (i) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons
(other than the Company or a person that immediately before the Change of
Control
directly or indirectly controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) of outstanding securities possessing more than fifty
percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Companys outstanding
securities; or (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets; or (iii) the consummation of a
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other
corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power of the continuing or surviving entitys securities outstanding
immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned
by persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
(c)
Certificate as to Adjustments.
The adjustments provided in this Section 5
shall be interpreted and applied by the Company in such a fashion so as to
reasonably preserve the applicability and benefits of this Warrant (but not to
increase or diminish the benefits hereunder).
In each case of an adjustment in the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable on the exercise of the
Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate executed by
two executive officers of the Company setting forth such adjustment and showing
in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company will mail
a copy of each such certificate to each Holder.
(d)
Notices of Record Date, Etc.
In the event that:
(i)
the
Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution to the holders of
Common Stock, or authorizes the granting to Common Stock holders of any right
to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any
class or any other securities; or
(ii)
the
Company has a Change in Control; or
(iii)
the
Company authorizes any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company shall mail or cause to be
mailed to the holder of this Warrant at the time outstanding a notice
specifying, as the case may be, (a) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (b) the
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place, and the
time, if any is to be fixed, as to which the holders of record of Common Stock
shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or
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other property deliverable upon
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Such notice shall be mailed at least 20 days prior to the date therein
specified.
(e)
No Impairment.
The
Company will not, by any voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
rights of the Holder of this Warrant against impairment.
6.
Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act.
This Warrant and any Warrant Stock may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except as
follows: (a) to a person who, in
the opinion of counsel to the Company, is a person to whom this Warrant or the
Warrant Stock may legally be transferred without registration and without the
delivery of a current prospectus under the Securities Act with respect thereto
and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to comply with the
provisions of this Section 6 with respect to any resale or other
disposition of such securities; or (b) to any person upon delivery of a
prospectus then meeting the requirements of the Securities Act relating to such
securities and the offering thereof for such sale or disposition, and
thereafter to all successive assignees.
7.
Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
With a view to making available to the Holder
the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144) and
any other rule or regulation of the Securities Exchange Commission (Commission)
that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the
public without registration, the Company shall:
(a)
make
and keep public information available, as required by Rule 144, at all
times;
(b)
file
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144,
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents
so filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of
the Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without
registration.
8.
Legend.
(a)
Unless
the shares of Warrant Stock have been registered under the Securities Act, upon
exercise of this Warrant and the issuance of any of the shares of Warrant
Stock, all certificates representing shares shall bear on the face thereof
substantially the following legend:
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY
THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO
THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH SECURITIES.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, (II) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO O2DIESEL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY)
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
(b)
The
legend requirements shall terminate when (i) the shares in question shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
pursuant thereto or (ii) the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such legend is not required in order
to insure compliance with the Securities Act.
(c)
Upon
termination of the legend requirements as per Section 8(b) above, the
Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue a new share certificate at
no cost to the Holder without a legend limiting the sale or transfer of the
shares.
9.
Notices.
All notices
required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given by facsimile
transmission, delivered personally or within one day after mailing when mailed
by an overnight courier service, to the Company or the Holder, as the case may
be, for whom such notice is intended, if to the Holder, at the address of such
party as set forth in the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as
of October 17 2007, between the Company and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd,
or if to the Company, O2Diesel Corporation, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301,
Newark, Delaware 19713 or at such other address of which the Company or the
Holder has been advised by notice hereunder.
10.
Applicable Law.
The
Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions of such State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf, in its corporate name, by its duly authorized officer, all as of
the day and year first above written.
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Appendix A
WARRANT EXERCISE FORM
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to (i) exercise the
within Warrant to purchase
shares of the Common Stock of O2DIESEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the attached Warrant, and
hereby makes payment of
$
in payment therefor, or (ii) exercise this Warrant for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the
attached Warrant. The undersigneds
execution of this form constitutes the undersigneds agreement to all the terms
of the Warrant and to comply therewith.
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Appendix B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED
(Assignor) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Assignee) all of Assignors right, title and interest in, to and under
Warrant No. W- issued by
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Exhibit 10.32
AMENDMENT No. 1 to
COMMON
STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
AMENDMENT No. 1
(this
Amendment
), dated as of December 10, 2007, by and between
O2Diesel Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the
Company
), and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd,
a company incorporated in Singapore (the
Energenics
).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS
, the Company and Seller are
parties to the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated October 17,
2007 (the
Purchase Agreement
), pursuant to which the Company is
selling to Energenics shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001
per share (the
Common Stoc
k) and warrants to purchase shares of Common
Stock (
Investment Warrant
); and
WHEREAS
, the parties wish to modify
certain provisions of the Purchase
Agreement as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the premises and the respective agreements hereinafter set
forth, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
AMENDMENTS TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
a.
In
Section 1.1(a), the number (i) 2,551,020 is hereby deleted, and 3,333,333
is inserted in lieu thereof, and (ii) 1,275,510 is hereby deleted, and 1,666,667
is inserted in lieu thereof.
b.
In
Section 1.1(b), the number US$0.50 is hereby deleted and US$0.375 is
inserted in lieu thereof.
c.
In
Section 1.1(c), the phrase equal to the lesser of (i) US$0.50, or (ii) 106%
of the closing price per share (rounded to the nearest cent) of the Companys
Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange or, if the Companys Common Stock
is not listed on the American Stock Exchange, the closing price or bid per
share on such other national securities exchange or quotation system upon which
the Companys Common Stock is listed or quoted, on the date such warrants are
earned as described below is hereby deleted and of US$0.375 is inserted in
lieu thereof.
d.
In
Section 1.2, (i) the number US$0.49 is hereby deleted and US$0.375
is inserted in lieu thereof, and (ii) the phrase The calculation of the
Per Share Price consists of 105% of the closing price per share of the Companys
Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on the day before the date hereof
is hereby deleted, and The calculation of the Per Share Price consists of 121%
of the closing price per share of the
Companys Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on the day before
the date of the Amendment.
2.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a.
Except as expressly provided
herein, the Purchase Agreement shall be unmodified and shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.
b.
This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts, which taken together shall constitute
one and the same document.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
The foregoing Amendment is hereby executed effective as of the date
first set first set forth above.
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ENERGENICS HOLDINGS PTE
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[Signature
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Exhibit 10.33
ADDITIONAL WARRANT
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IS OBTAINED STATING THAT SUCH
DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION.
October 17, 2007
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
Warrant for the Purchase of Common Stock
(Void after October 17, 2012)
No. W-
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, this Warrant is hereby issued by O2DIESEL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with file number 3857061 and publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange and having its Principal Executive
Offices at 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Newark, Delaware 19713 (the Company),
to Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore with
registration number 200612991G and having its registered office at 7 Temasek
Boulevard, Suntec City Tower 1 #04-01A, Singapore 038987 (the Holder). Subject to the provisions of this Warrant,
the Company hereby grants to Holder the right to purchase up to 391,157 shares
of the Companys common stock, par value $.0001 per share (Common Stock), at
US$0.375 per share (Exercise Price).
The Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant is issued, and all
the rights hereunder shall be held, subject to all of the conditions,
limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1.
Exercise of Warrant.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Holder may
exercise this Warrant on or after April 17, 2008, but no later than October 17,
2012. To exercise this Warrant the Holder shall present and surrender this
Warrant to the Company at its principal office, with the Warrant Exercise Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix A
, duly executed by the Holder and
accompanied by payment in cash or by certified check, payable to the order of
the Company or by a wire transfer to the Company, of the aggregate Exercise
Price for the total aggregate number of securities for which this Warrant is
exercised. The Common Stock deliverable
upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter referred
to as Warrant Stock.
Upon receipt by the
Company of this Warrant, together with the executed Warrant Exercise Form and
payment of the Exercise Price, if any, for the securities to be acquired, in
proper form for exercise, and subject to the Holders compliance with all
requirements of this Warrant for the exercise hereof, the Holder shall be
deemed to be the holder of record of the
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Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be
closed or that certificates representing such securities shall not then be
actually delivered to the Holder; provided, however, that no exercise of this
Warrant shall be effective, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue
any Warrant Stock to the Holder upon any attempted exercise of this Warrant,
unless the Holder shall have first delivered to the Company, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, appropriate representations so
as to provide the Company reasonable assurances that the securities issuable
upon exercise may be issued without violation of the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, including without
limitation representations that the exercising Holder is an accredited
investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and that the
Holder is familiar with the Company and its business and financial condition
and has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive documents relating
thereto to his reasonable satisfaction.
2.
Reservation of Shares.
The Company will reserve for issuance and delivery upon exercise of this
Warrant all shares of Warrant Stock. All
such shares shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of all preemptive
rights.
3.
Assignment or Loss of Warrant.
Subject to the transfer restrictions herein
(including Section 6), upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at
the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form,
attached hereto as
Appendix B
, duly executed and funds sufficient to pay
any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new
Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and
this Warrant shall promptly be canceled.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification by the Holder, and upon surrender and cancellation
of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a
replacement Warrant of like tenor and date.
4.
Rights of the Holder.
The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a
stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the
Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.
5.
Adjustments.
(a)
Adjustment for Recapitalization.
If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock by
recapitalization, reclassification or split-up thereof, or if the Company shall
declare a stock dividend or distribute shares of Common Stock to its
shareholders, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased, and
if the Company shall at any time after the date hereof combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock by recapitalization, reclassification or combination
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately decreased.
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(b)
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc.
If at any time after the date hereof the
Company has a Change in Control, the Holder agrees that, either (a) Holder
shall exercise its purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be
deemed effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in
Control or (b) if the Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this
Warrant will expire upon the consummation of the Change of Control. For
purposes of this Warrant, a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur in the
event of a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any
of the following transactions: (i) the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company
or a person that immediately before the Change of Control
directly
or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of outstanding securities
possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
the Companys outstanding securities; or (ii) the sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets; or (iii) the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entitys securities
outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other
reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
(c)
Certificate as to Adjustments.
The adjustments provided in this Section 5
shall be interpreted and applied by the Company in such a fashion so as to
reasonably preserve the applicability and benefits of this Warrant (but not to
increase or diminish the benefits hereunder).
In each case of an adjustment in the number of shares of Common
Stock receivable on the exercise of the
Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate executed by
two executive officers of the Company setting forth such adjustment and showing
in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company will mail
a copy of each such certificate to each Holder.
(d)
Notices of Record Date, Etc.
In the event that:
(i)
the
Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution to the holders of
Common Stock, or authorizes the granting to Common Stock holders of any right
to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any
class or any other securities; or
(ii)
the
Company has a Change in Control; or
(iii)
the
Company authorizes any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company shall mail or cause to be
mailed to the holder of this Warrant at the time outstanding a notice
specifying, as the case may be, (a) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (b) the
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or
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winding up is to take place,
and the time, if any is to be fixed, as to which the holders of record of
Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation
or winding up. Such notice shall be
mailed at least 20 days prior to the date therein specified.
(e)
No Impairment.
The
Company will not, by any voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
rights of the Holder of this Warrant against impairment.
6.
Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act.
This Warrant and any Warrant Stock may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except as
follows: (a) to a person who, in
the opinion of counsel to the Company, is a person to whom this Warrant or the
Warrant Stock may legally be transferred without registration and without the
delivery of a current prospectus under the Securities Act with respect thereto
and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to comply with the
provisions of this Section 6 with respect to any resale or other
disposition of such securities; or (b) to any person upon delivery of a
prospectus then meeting the requirements of the Securities Act relating to such
securities and the offering thereof for such sale or disposition, and
thereafter to all successive assignees.
7.
Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
With a view to making available to the Holder
the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144) and
any other rule or regulation of the Securities Exchange Commission (Commission)
that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the
public without registration, the Company shall:
(a)
make
and keep public information available, as required by Rule 144, at all
times;
(b)
file
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144,
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents
so filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of
the Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without
registration.
8.
Legend.
(a)
Unless
the shares of Warrant Stock have been registered under the Securities Act, upon
exercise of this Warrant and the issuance of any of the shares of Warrant
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Stock, all certificates
representing shares shall bear on the face thereof substantially the following
legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY
THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO
THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH SECURITIES.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, (II) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO O2DIESEL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY)
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
(b)
The
legend requirements shall terminate when (i) the shares in question shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
pursuant thereto or (ii) the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such legend is not required in order
to insure compliance with the Securities Act.
(c)
Upon
termination of the legend requirements as per Section 8(b) above, the
Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue a new share certificate at
no cost to the Holder without a legend limiting the sale or transfer of the
shares.
9.
Notices.
All notices
required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given by facsimile
transmission, delivered personally or within one day after mailing when mailed
by an overnight courier service, to the Company or the Holder, as the case may
be, for whom such notice is intended, if to the Holder, at the address of such
party as set forth in the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as
of October 17, 2007, between the Company and Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd,
or if to the Company, O2Diesel Corporation, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301,
Newark, Delaware 19713 or at such other address of which the Company or the Holder
has been advised by notice hereunder.
10.
Applicable Law.
The
Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions of such State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf, in its corporate name, by its duly authorized officer, all as of
the day and year first above written.
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WARRANT EXERCISE FORM
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to (i) exercise the
within Warrant to purchase
shares of the Common Stock of O2DIESEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the attached Warrant, and
hereby makes payment of
$
in payment therefor, or (ii) exercise this Warrant for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the
attached Warrant. The undersigneds
execution of this form constitutes the undersigneds agreement to all the terms
of the Warrant and to comply therewith.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED
(Assignor) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Assignee) all of Assignors right, title and interest in, to and under
Warrant No. W- issued by
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Exhibit 10.34
December 15, 2007
Mr. Dale S. Barker
ProEco Energy Company
P.O. Box 26
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
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As we have previously
discussed, the current market conditions for raising capital for ethanol plants
are not favorable. Nonetheless, we would
like to continue our relationship with you, regarding the 56 million gallons
per year ethanol plant in South Dakota (
Potential Project
). The purpose of this letter (this
Letter
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is to set forth certain binding agreements between O2Diesel Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (
O2Diesel
), and ProEco Energy Company, Inc.
(
ProEco
) and certain selling shareholders of ProEco (the
Shareholder
s),
with respect to the Potential Project.
This Letter shall become effective on the day it is countersigned by you
(
Effective Date
).
1.
Loan Agreement
. The parties agree to extend the maturity date
of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, and as amended and restated on September 14, 2007 (
Loan
Agreement
) from December 15, 2007 to January 31, 2008 (
Maturity
Date
), and the parties shall execute a revised Amended and Term Loan
Agreement, as attached hereto as
Exhibit A
. As of December 15, 2007, there is
$1,396,971.92 principal and interest outstanding (the
Loan
), and
ProEco acknowledges and agrees that no further funds will be advanced pursuant
to Section 2.1(b) of the Loan Agreement. The Loan is evidenced by the Secured
Promissory Note, as attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, and the Secured
Promissory Note, as attached hereto as
Exhibit C
.
2.
Share Exchange
Agreement
. Section 6.1(f) of
the Share Exchange Agreement (the
Exchange Agreement
), dated as of January 12,
2007, by and between O2Diesel and ProEco, sets forth the automatic termination
date of the Exchange Agreement. Since
the parties agree to extend the Maturity Date, the automatic termination date
of the Exchange Agreement is also extended to January 31, 2008.
3.
Guarantee for
Katzen International, Inc.
From the Effective Date, ProEco acknowledges
and agrees that O2Diesel will not guarantee any additional payments above the
$250,000, as set forth in the Letter, dated March 27, 2007, from O2Diesel
to Katzen International, Inc.
4.
Negotiations
with Other Parties
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a.
From the
Effective Date, O2Diesel hereby expressly waives the prohibition in Section 4.4
of the Share Exchange Agreement.
b.
From the
Effective Date, the parties agree that O2Diesel may enter into any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, sale of assets, sale of securities, acquisition
of beneficial ownership of capital stock of any party, or any joint venture or
a similar transaction with respect to the design, construction and operation of
ethanol power plants and/or biodiesel plants.
5.
Miscellaneous
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a.
Except as
expressly set forth herein, the Loan Agreement and the Exchange Agreement
remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
b.
This Letter may
be executed in any number of counterparts, which taken together shall
constitute one and the same document.
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Please sign and date this Letter in the space provided below to confirm
the binding agreement and return a copy to the undersigned. We look forward to continuing working
together with you.
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Very
truly yours,
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O2DIESEL
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Alan Rae
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Alan Rae, Chief Executive Officer
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Accepted and agreed.
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PROECO
ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Dale S. Baker
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Dale S. Barker
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Date:
January 2, 2008
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EXHIBIT
A
AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 22, 2006, and as amended and
restated on December 15, 2007
between
ProEco Energy Company (the Borrower)
and
Dale S. Barker and Barbara Pyle, as Pledgors
and
O2Diesel Corporation (the Lender and the Collateral
Agent)
AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of December 22,
2006, (the Effective Date) and amended and restated as of December 15,
2007, is entered into by and among ProEco Energy Company, a South Dakota
corporation (the Borrower), the Pledgors (as defined herein) and O2Diesel
Corporation, a Delaware corporation as lender (the Lender) and as collateral
agent (the Collateral Agent).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
the Borrower requires capital for the purchase of an option (the Option) to
purchase parcels of land (collectively, the Parcels and individually, a Parcel)
on which a new fuel-grade ethanol plant (the Potential Project) is to be
constructed;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower is willing to secure all of its Obligations (as hereinafter
defined) by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the
Lender, security interests in and a lien upon all of its property and assets
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower;
WHEREAS,
certain stockholders and officers of the Borrower will benefit from the Loans
(as hereinafter defined) made by the Lender to the Borrower and are willing to
pledge collateral as security for payment and performance of all of the
Obligations of the Borrower and to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of itself and the Lender, a security interest in and a lien upon all
shares of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower (the Common
Stock) held by such officers;
WHEREAS,
the Lender is willing to provide the Borrower with such capital on the terms
and conditions hereafter provided; and
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested, and the Lender has agreed to provide, (i) an
extension of the Maturity Date of the Loans (as defined below) and (ii) an
increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draws (as defined
below) that may be borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the undertakings set forth herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby is
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As
used in this Agreement:
Business
Day means, with respect to any borrowing or payment, a day other than Saturday
or Sunday on which banks are open for business in the State of Delaware.
Change in Control means (i)
the failure of Dale S. Barker and Barbara Pyle to own,
beneficially and of record, the issued and outstanding shares of voting stock
of the Borrower held by
them as of the Closing Date (appropriately adjusted to
reflect stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits and similar
events), (ii) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization,
or other business combination involving the Borrower, in which the stockholders
of the Borrower immediately prior thereto do not own, directly or indirectly,
outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other business combination; (iii) the
sale of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Borrower; or (iv) the
sale of voting securities of the Borrower in a transaction or a series of
related transactions to any person (or group of persons acting in concert) that
results in such person (or group of persons) (together with their affiliates)
owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of
the Borrower; provided that Change of Control shall not include any
transaction involving the Lender acquiring voting securities or assets or
merging with the Borrower.
Closing Date means December 22,
2006, or such later date as may be agreed by the parties hereto.
Collateral shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.
Credit Parties (each
individually, a Credit Party) shall mean the Borrower and each of the
Pledgors.
Disclosure Schedule
means the disclosure schedule to this Agreement delivered to the Lender by the
Borrower upon execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Environmental Condition
means any contamination or damage to the environment caused by or relating to
the use, handling, storage, treatment, recycling, generation, transportation,
release, spilling, leaching, pumping, pouring, emptying, discharging,
injection, escaping, disposal, dumping or threatened release of Hazardous
Materials by the Borrower or any other Person.
With respect to claims by employees or any other third parties,
Environmental Condition shall also include the exposure of Persons to amounts
of Hazardous Materials in amounts that have been determined to be deleterious
to human health.
Environmental Laws means all currently
applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations and standards, policies and other governmental requirements,
administrative rulings and court judgments and decrees, including all
amendments, and requirements applicable under common law that relate to (1) pollution;
(2) the protection of human health and safety; (3) the protection or
regulation of the environment, including without limitation, air, soils,
wetlands, surface and underground water; (4) aboveground or underground
storage tank regulation or removal; (5) wildlife; (6) protection or
regulation of natural resources; (7) radioactive materials, including
without limitation radon; (8) indoor air quality; and (9) chemicals,
pesticides, mold or fungus or similar substances. Environmental Laws include, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601,
et seq.
, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901,
et seq.
, the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601,
et seq.
, the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251,
et seq.
, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. 5101,
et seq.
,
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401,
et seq.
,
the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f,
et seq.
,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 651,
et seq.
, the
Emergency
Planning
and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11001,
et seq.
,
the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 2014,
et seq.
,
the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 4321,
et seq.
, the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 1531,
et seq.
, the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide & Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 136,
et seq.
, and their state analogs, all applicable state
superlien or environmental clean-up or disclosure statutes in any state in
which the Borrower operates or conducts any business, and all similar local
laws, and all implementing regulations.
Environmental Noncompliance means any
violation of any Environmental Law.
Hazardous Materials shall mean any
materials regulated as hazardous or toxic under applicable Environmental Laws,
or any other material regulated, or that could result in the imposition of
liability, under Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, petroleum,
petroleum products, fuel oil, crude oil or any fraction thereof, derivatives or
byproducts of petroleum products or fuel oil, natural gas, mold, hazardous
substances, toxic substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, any materials
containing more than one percent (1%) asbestos by weight and any other
substance determined to present a deleterious effect on human health or the
environment.
Intellectual
Property means all of the following as they exist in any jurisdiction
throughout the world, in each case, to the extent owned by, licensed to, or
otherwise used by the Borrower: (a) patents,
patent applications and the inventions, designs and improvements described and
claimed therein, patentable inventions, and other patent rights (including any
divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, or reissues
thereof, whether or not patents are issued on any such applications and whether
or not any such applications are amended, modified, withdrawn, or refiled)
(collectively, Patents); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
trade names, brand names, Internet domain names, designs, logos, or corporate
names (including, in each case, the goodwill associated therewith), whether
registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for
registration thereof (collectively, Trademarks); (c) works of authorship
and all copyrights therein, including all renewals and extensions, copyright
registrations and applications for registration, and non-registered copyrights
(collectively, Copyrights); (d) trade secrets, confidential business
information, concepts, ideas, designs, research or development information,
processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications,
operating and maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, methods, know-how,
data, mask works, discoveries, inventions, modifications, extensions,
improvements, and other proprietary rights (whether or not patentable or
subject to copyright, trademark, or trade secret protection) (collectively, Trade
Secrets); (e) all domain name registrations, web sites and web pages and
related rights, items and documentation related thereto (collectively, Internet
Assets); (f) computer software programs, including all source code,
object code, and documentation related thereto and all software modules, tools
and databases (Software); (g) mask works, and (h) all licenses, and
sublicenses, and other agreements or permissions related to the preceding
property.
IT Assets
means computers, computer software (except for off the shelf or shrink-wrap
software), firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs,
switches, data communication lines, and all other information technology
equipment, and all associated documentation.
Loan
Documents means this Agreement, the LOI, the Notes and any Security Documents.
LOI means that certain
letter of intent, dated November 30, 2006, signed by the Lender and
acknowledged by the Borrower.
Maturity
Date means January 31, 2008.
Mortgage
(or Mortgages) means any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt and
other instrument, from time to time executed by the Borrower for the purpose of
granting the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lender, a
lien on real property of the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lender.
Obligations
means (i) all current or future unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid
interest (including without limitation, interest accruing during the pendency
of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding,
regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Notes
when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates
set for prepayment or otherwise; (ii) all other monetary obligations,
including but not limited to, interest, fees, charges; and (iii) the due
and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower now or hereafter due arising under or in connection
with the Loan Documents, expenses, indemnities, whether primary, secondary,
direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred
during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) of
the Borrower now or hereafter due under or in connection with the Loan
Documents.
Person
means any corporation, natural person, firm, joint venture, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization, enterprise, government or any department or agency
of any government.
Pledge
Agreement means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by
and among the Pledgors and the Collateral Agent.
Pledged
Collateral shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Pledge
Agreement.
Pledgors
means Dale S. Barker and Barbara Pyle.
Purchase
Agreement means that any definitive agreement entered into between the
Borrower and the Lender pursuant to which the Lender acquires all or a portion
of the Borrowers assets or voting securities.
Security
Documents means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and such other
agreements, instruments, documents, financing statements, warehouse receipts,
bills of lading, notices of assignment of accounts, schedules of accounts
assigned, mortgages and other written matter necessary or reasonably requested
by the Lender to perfect and maintain perfected the Lenders first priority
security interest in the Collateral.
Security Agreement
means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and
between the Borrower and the Pledgors as Grantors and the Collateral Agent.
Solvent means,
with respect to
any Person, that (i) the fair value of all of such Persons properties and
assets is in excess of the total amount of its debts (within the meaning of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code); (ii) it is able to pay its debts as they mature; (iii) it
does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged
or for any business or transaction in which it is about to engage; and (iv) it
is not insolvent as such term is defined in Section 101(31) of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code.
Trains Project means
the project to build two 50 million gallon trains in connection with the
Potential Project as described in the LOI.
Transaction means the
acquisition by the Lender of 80% of the Common Stock of the Borrower in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
U.S. Bankruptcy Code
means
Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101,
et
seq
.
The
words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import
refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented,
and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this
Agreement.
Wherever
from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the
singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns
stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine,
the feminine and the neuter.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS
2.1
Loans
.
(a) Subject
to satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Lender agrees to make a term loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an
aggregate principal amount of $150,000 (the Initial Loan), the proceeds of
which shall be used by the Borrower solely to purchase the Option.
(b) The
Borrower may request that the Lender make additional term loans to the Borrower
in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,250,000 (each a Delayed Draw,
and together with the Initial Loan, the Loans) by delivering a written
request to the Lender specifying the amount of the Delayed Draw, the Business
Day on which the Borrower wishes to make the Delayed Draw and the proposed use
of the funds provided by the Delayed Draw.
The Lender may, in its absolute discretion, agree to provide a Delayed
Draw to the Borrower, in each case in the amount and on the Business Day
specified in the applicable Borrowing Request, subject to the conditions set
forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
2.2
Repayment
.
(a) The
Borrower shall repay the Loans, together with all interest due thereon, and all
other amounts owing under this Agreement or the Loan Documents in connection
with the Loans in full on the Maturity Date; notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, upon the Lender closing on a transaction to provide financing for
the Trains Project, all amounts owing under this Agreement or the Loan
Documents in connection with the Loans shall be converted into an intercompany
loan from the Lender to the Borrower (the Intercompany Loan) evidenced by a
promissory note to be repaid on a date mutually agreed upon by the parties.
(b) The
obligation of the Borrower to repay the principal amount of the Loans, and any
and all interest which accrues thereon, shall be evidenced by a series of
promissory notes executed and delivered by the Borrower in the form of Exhibit A
hereto (collectively, the Notes and each individually, a Note).
(c) In
the event that the Lender informs the Borrower that the Lender either (i) is
unable to obtain financing for the Trains Project or (ii) chooses to
participate in another opportunity related to an ethanol plant or the ethanol
industry, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to renegotiate
mutually agreeable repayment terms of all amounts then owing under this
Agreement or the Loan Documents in connection with the Loans.
2.3
Interest
. Interest on the Loans shall accrue at a per
annum rate equal to seven percent (7%) (the Applicable Rate), provided,
however, during any period in which a Default (as defined below), shall exist,
interest on the Loans shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to two percent
(2%) above the Applicable Rate. Interest
shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day
year. Interest on the Loans shall not be
paid in cash but instead automatically shall be added to the outstanding
principal balance of the Loans on the first (1
st
)
Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Maturity Date and shall be
treated in all respects as outstanding principal under the Loans.
2.4
Method of Payment
. All payments of principal and fees hereunder
shall be made in immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the
Lender at the Lenders address specified pursuant to Section 8.11, by noon
(local time) on the date the same shall be due.
The Loans may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty. Amounts repaid or prepaid with respect to the
Loans may not be reborrowed, provided that the Borrower shall give the Lender
written notice of its intention to prepay any of the outstanding amounts, which
notice shall specify the amount to be so prepaid and the date of such
prepayment, not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such prepayment.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
3.1
Conditions to the
Initial Loan
. The obligation of the
Lender to make the Initial Loan shall be subject to the following conditions
precedent:
(a) each
of the Credit Parties, to the extent applicable to such Credit Party, shall
have furnished to the Lender, or caused to be furnished to the Lender (unless
otherwise waived by Lender in writing), the following, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and its counsel, each dated as of the
Effective Date (or such other date as shall be acceptable to the Lender):
(i) each of the
following Loan Documents to which it is a party, duly executed by an authorized
officer and the other parties thereto: this Agreement, a Note in the principal
amount of $150,000, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement;
(ii) evidence of all
filings of the financing statements with respect to the Security Agreement and
the other Security Documents; searches or other evidence as to the absence of
any liens on the Collateral; and evidence that all other actions with respect
to the liens created by the Security Documents have been taken as are necessary
or appropriate to perfect such liens and establish a first priority security
interest in favor of the Lender in the Collateral, including the Pledged
Collateral; and
(iii) such other
documents as the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.
(b) the
representations and warranties of each Credit Party made in Article IV of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct when
made, and shall be true in on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent
such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which
case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date);
(c) each
Credit Party shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations
and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the Closing Date; and
(d) the
Lender shall have received an opinion letter, dated as of the Closing Date and
addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Lender, from counsel to the Borrower,
in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
3.2
Conditions to Subsequent Drawings
. The obligation of the Lender to lend
additional amounts for any Delayed Draw shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent and solely at the discretion of the Lender:
(a) no
Default (as defined below) has occurred or is continuing or would result from
the Delayed Draw;
(b) as of
the date that the Delayed Draw is made, all of the representations and
warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV and in the other Loan
Documents shall be true and correct (except to the extent such representations
and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date, and except for changes after the Closing Date which are not prohibited by
any Loan Document);
(c) the
Borrower shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and
conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied
with by it in
order to make a Delayed Draw, including the Post-Closing Conditions Subsequent,
if applicable;
(d) the
Lender shall have completed its first level due diligence review of the
Borrowers business, assets, contracts, prospects and financial condition and
the technical feasibility of the Potential Project, and the Lender shall be
satisfied in all respects with the results of such first level due diligence
review; and
(e) the
Borrower shall have delivered (i) a Note, duly executed by an authorized officer,
in the principal amount of the applicable Delayed Draw and (ii) any
documents related to the proposed use of Funds for the Delayed Draw as the
Lender shall reasonably request.
3.3
Post-Closing Conditions Subsequent
.
(a) Within
thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall enter into an
executed account control agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender, with respect to each account maintained by the Borrower.
(b) Within
ten (10) days following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Lender evidence in a form acceptable to the Lender that the Borrower has
used the funds advanced in the Initial Loan to make a payment toward the
purchase of the Option.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except
as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule delivered by the Borrower to the
Lender, each section of which shall only qualify the representation or warranty
in the correspondingly numbered Section of this Agreement, each Credit
Party, as applicable, represents and warrants to the Lender that on the date
hereof:
4.1
Organization and
Qualification
. The Borrower is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of South Dakota, is qualified to transact business in the
jurisdictions listed on the Disclosure Schedule and has the requisite corporate
power and authority and legal capacity to own and operate its properties and
assets, to conduct its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to
be conducted in the future, to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Loan Documents, to issue the Notes and to perform its obligations under
this Agreement and the Loan Documents and any other agreement to which the
Borrower is a party, the execution and delivery of which are contemplated
hereby. The Borrower is duly qualified
to transact business and is in good standing, if applicable, in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse
effect on its business, condition, results or operations, assets or liabilities
(a Material Adverse Effect).
4.2
Authorization;
Enforceable Obligations
. Except as
set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance
by the Borrower of each of the Loan Documents, to the extent it is a party
thereto, and the creation of all liens provided for herein and therein: (a) have been and will be duly
authorized by all necessary or proper action; (b) are not in contravention
of any provision of the
Borrowers by-laws or charter; (c) will not violate any law or regulation,
or any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality; (d) will
not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a
default under, or accelerate any performance required by, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the
Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any of its property is bound
(except for such conflict, breach, termination, default or acceleration as could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); (e) will
not result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the property
of the Borrower other than those in favor of the Lender, all pursuant to the
Loan Documents; and (f) do not require the consent or approval of any
governmental body, agency, authority or any other Person, except such consents
as have been obtained. Each of the Loan
Documents delivered in connection herewith at such time shall have been duly
executed and delivered for the benefit of or on behalf of the Borrower, and
each shall then constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
4.3
No Default
. The Borrower is not, and after giving effect
to this Agreement shall not be, in default in the payment or performance of any
contractual obligation where such default could have a material adverse effect
on the business, properties, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or
otherwise) on the Borrower.
4.4
Financial
Information; Minute Books, Solvency
.
(a) All
balance sheets, all statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash
flows, and all other financial information of the Borrower which have been or
shall hereafter be furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lender for
the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the periods involved and present fairly in all material
respects the matters reflected therein subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and
except as to the absence of footnotes.
As of the date here, the Borrower has no material contingent liabilities
or material liabilities for taxes, long-term leases or forward or long-term
commitments except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) The
Borrower is Solvent and, after giving effect to the borrowings under this
Agreement, will be Solvent.
4.5
Investment
Company Act
. No Credit Party is, or
after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will
be, an investment company or an affiliated person or promoter of, or principal
underwriter of or for, an investment company, within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any other federal or state law
limiting its ability to incur debt or to execute, deliver or perform the Loan
Documents to which it is a party.
4.6
Intellectual
Property
.
(a) The
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all
Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower, indicating for each item that is
registered the registration or application number and the applicable filing
jurisdiction and (ii) all Intellectual Property contracts (other than
licenses for commercial off-the-shelf or shrink-wrap software that
are not material
to the business, operations, financial condition or performance of the
Borrower, taken as a whole). The Borrower
exclusively owns (beneficially, and of record where applicable) all right,
title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property set forth on the
Disclosure Schedule (the Scheduled Intellectual Property) free and clear of
all liens not otherwise permitted in this Agreement, exclusive licenses and
non-exclusive licenses not granted in the ordinary course of business. The Scheduled Intellectual Property is not
subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree, or agreement adversely
affecting the use thereof by the Borrower or its rights thereto, and is valid,
subsisting and enforceable. The Borrower
does not, and has not in the past five years, infringed or otherwise violated
the Intellectual Property rights of any third party. The Borrower has sufficient rights to use all
Intellectual Property used in its business as presently conducted, all of which
rights shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement unchanged There is no
litigation, opposition, cancellation, proceeding, objection, or claim pending,
asserted, or threatened against the Borrower concerning the ownership,
validity, registerability, enforceability, infringement, use of, or licensed
right to use any Intellectual Property, except as set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule. To the knowledge of the
Borrower, no valid basis exists for any such litigation, opposition,
cancellation, proceeding, objection, or claim.
To the Borrowers knowledge, no person is violating any Scheduled
Intellectual Property right that the Borrower holds exclusively.
(b) The
Scheduled Intellectual Property that is registered has been duly registered
with, filed in, or issued by, as the case may be, the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or such other filing offices, domestic or foreign, as
applicable, and such registration, filings, issuances, and other actions remain
in full force and effect, and are current and unexpired. The Borrower has properly executed and
recorded all documents necessary to perfect its title to all Scheduled
Intellectual Property, and has filed all documents and paid all taxes, fees,
and other financial obligations required to maintain in force and effect all
such items.
(c) The
Borrower has taken all reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and
value of all Trade Secrets that are owned, used, or held by the Borrower, and,
to the Borrowers knowledge, such Trade Secrets have not been used, disclosed
to, or discovered by any person except pursuant to valid and appropriate
non-disclosure and/or license agreements that have not been breached. All current and prior employees of the
Borrower have executed valid intellectual property and confidentiality
agreements for the benefit of the Borrower, and to the Borrowers knowledge, no
current or prior employee is in default or breach of any term of any such
agreement.
(d) The
IT Assets operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their
documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the
Borrower in connection with its business, and have not materially malfunctioned
or failed within the past three (3) years.
To the Borrowers knowledge, no person has gained unauthorized access to
the IT Assets. The Credit Parties have
implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with
industry practices.
4.7
Insurance
. All policies of insurance in effect of any
kind or nature owned by or issued to the Borrower, (a) as of the Closing
Date are listed on the Disclosure Schedule, (b) are in full force and
effect, and (c) are of a nature and provide such coverage as is
customarily carried by
companies engaged in
similar businesses as the Borrower. The
Borrower does not provide any of its insurance through self-insurance.
4.8
Environmental Matters
. Except as set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule, the Borrower has not received any written, or to the knowledge of any
Credit Party oral, claim or notice alleging that the Borrower is not in
compliance with or is in violation of any Environmental Law, or has liability
or responsibility under any Environmental Law.
There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party
threatened, investigations, inquiries, administrative proceedings, actions,
suits, claims, charges, complaints, demands, notices or legal proceedings
against the Borrower, the Borrowers business or assets, under Environmental
Laws, including those that involve or relate to Environmental Conditions,
Environmental Noncompliance or the release, use, disposal or arranging for disposal
of any Hazardous Materials on or from any real property used, leased or owned
by the Borrower. Except as set forth on
the Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower has not released any Hazardous Materials
on, under or about any real property used, leased or owned by the Borrower in
quantities that are required to be reported under or that requires
investigation or remediation pursuant to Environmental Law or that otherwise is
in violation of any requirement of any Environmental Law. The Borrower is in compliance with
Environmental Laws. The Borrower has not
generated, stored, treated, handled, disposed of, or arranged to dispose of,
Hazardous Materials in a manner or to a location that could reasonably be
expected to result in liability to the Borrower under Environmental Laws. The Borrower has not exposed any employee or
other individual to any Hazardous Materials or conditions that could reasonably
be expected to form the basis for any present or future action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand for
damage to, or investigation and remediation of, any site, location or body of
water (surface or subsurface), or any illness of or personal injury to any
employee or individual.
4.9
Accounts
. The Disclosure Schedule lists all accounts,
whether a deposit account or a securities account, of the Borrower.
4.10
Additional
Representations and Warranties
. All
representations and warranties made in the Security Agreement are true, correct
and complete as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date
(in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of
such particular date).
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
For so
long as the Loans remain outstanding under this Agreement, unless the Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, each Credit Party covenants and agrees, as
applicable, that from, and after the date hereof (except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, or unless the Lender has given its prior written consent):
5.1
Notices
. It shall give the Collateral Agent prompt
written notice of any (a) Default (as defined below), (b) any notice
received related to any environmental matter described in Section 4.8 of
this Agreement, (c) any material amendment to the Borrowers bylaws or
charter, or (d) the occurrence of any event, condition or other
circumstance that, singly or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, in each case accompanied by copies of all
notices given or received by such Credit Party with respect to such event or
condition.
5.2
Maintenance of a
Perfected, First Priority Security Interest
. It shall execute all documents and take all
actions necessary to perfect and maintain at all times the Lenders first
priority security interest in all of the Collateral (including the Pledged
Collateral as defined in the Pledge Agreement), now owned or acquired at any
later date by such Credit Party.
5.3
Real Estate
. If the Borrower shall acquire a fee or
leasehold interest in real estate, the Borrower will execute a first priority
Mortgage, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, in favor
of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lender, and
shall deliver to the Collateral Agent such title insurance policies, surveys
and landlords estoppel agreements with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent
or the Lender shall reasonably request.
5.4
Deposit Accounts
. The Borrower shall not maintain any account
without an effective account control agreement, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
5.5
Execution of
Supplemental Instruments
. It shall
execute and deliver to the Lender from time to time, upon demand, such supplemental
agreements, statements, assignments and transfers, or instructions or documents
relating to the Collateral, and such other instruments as the Lender may
request, in order that the full intent of this Agreement may be carried into
effect.
5.6
Corporate Name;
Domicile
. The Borrower shall not
amend or modify its Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate
name. No Credit Party shall change its
domicile without providing at least ten (10) Business Days prior written
notice to the Collateral Agent.
5.7
Change of Control
. No Change of Control shall occur.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a
default hereunder (each, a Default):
6.1 Any representation
or warranty made in this Agreement by any Credit Party to the Lender shall be
materially false on the date as of which the same is made.
6.2 Nonpayment of any
amount of principal or accrued, unpaid interest due under any Note as and when
the same is due and payable.
6.3 The breach by the
Borrower of any of the covenants contained in Article V hereof.
6.4 The occurrence of
any default or event of default under any of the other Loan Documents.
6.5 The Borrower shall (i) have
an order for relief entered with respect to it under the federal bankruptcy
laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the
benefit of
creditors, (iii) apply
for, seek, consent to, acquiesce in, or have appointed for it or any
substantial portion of its property a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner,
liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, (iv) institute
any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as
now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent,
or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file
an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such
proceeding filed against it, or (v) take any corporate action to authorize
or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 6.5.
ARTICLE VII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
7.1
Acceleration
. If any Default described in Section 6.5
occurs with respect to the Borrower, the Obligations shall immediately become
due and payable without any election, notice or action on the part of the
Lender. If any other Default occurs, the
Lender may declare the Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the
Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby
expressly waives.
7.2
Amendments
. The Lender and the Credit Parties may enter
into written agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or
modifying any provisions to the Loan Documents or changing in any manner the
rights of the Lender or any Credit Party hereunder or waiving any Default
hereunder. To be effective, any such
amendment or waiver must be in writing and signed by the Lender and each Credit
Party.
7.3
Preservation of
Rights, No Adverse Impact
. No delay
or omission of the Lender or the Collateral Agent to exercise any right under
this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall impair such right or be
construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein. Any single or partial exercise of any such
right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless
in writing signed by the Lender, and then only to the extent in such writing
specifically set forth. All remedies
contained in the Loan Documents, or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all
shall be available to the Lender until the Obligations have been paid in full.
7.4
Remedies
.
(a) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, the Lender may proceed
to protect and enforce to the Lenders rights by suit in equity, action of law
and/or other appropriate proceeding either for specific performance of any
covenant or condition contained in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any
instrument or document delivered to the Lender pursuant hereto, or in the
exercise of any rights, remedies or powers granted in this Agreement, any Loan
Document and/or any such instrument or document. The Lender may proceed to declare the
obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document to be due and payable
pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof and the Lender may proceed to enforce
payment of such documents as provided herein, or
in any Loan
Document, and may offset and apply toward the payment of such amount any
indebtedness of any Credit Party to the Borrower.
(b) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, the Lender may apply as
any Credit Partys attorney-in-fact for any Intellectual Property rights, and sell,
lease or license the Collateral to third persons or associations without being
liable to such Credit Party on account of any losses, damage or depreciation
that may occur as a result thereof so long as the Lender shall act reasonably
and in good faith; and at the Lenders option and without notice to such Credit
Party (except as specifically herein provided) the Lender may sell, license,
assign and deliver the whole or any part of the Collateral, or any substitute
therefor or any addition thereto, at public or private sale, for cash, upon
credit, or for future delivery, at such prices and upon such terms as the
Lender deems advisable. The Lender shall
give the applicable Credit Party at least ten (10) Business Days by hand
delivery at or by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid (in which
event notice shall be deemed to have been given when so deposited in the mail),
to the address specified herein, of the time and place of any public or private
sale or other disposition.
(c) If
any Default described in Section 6.2 occurs with respect to the Borrower,
the Lender may, at its absolute discretion, exercise the Option to purchase the
Parcels or any Parcel.
7.5
Application of
Proceeds.
Any and all proceeds of
any Collateral realized or obtained by the Lender upon exercise of its rights
and remedies hereunder, shall be applied to the amounts outstanding under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, after payment of any and all costs and
expenses, fees and commission and taxes of such sale, collection or other
realization, in accordance with the following:
(a) Any
and all proceeds of any Collateral shall first be applied to the payment of any
and all expenses, charges or other amounts which may be due and owing under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and
(b) Any
and all proceeds of any Collateral remaining after application as provided in
paragraph (a) above shall be applied to the payment of principal, interest
or charges outstanding with respect to the Loans or under any Note or the other
Loan Documents; and
(c) Any
surplus remaining after application as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above,
shall be paid to the Borrower, or its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever
may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1
Survival of
Representations
. All representations
and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement shall survive
delivery of any Note and the making of the Loans herein contemplated.
8.2
Termination of
Security Interest and Related Obligations
.
In the event that the Loans are converted to an Intercompany Loan as
provided for in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, the
covenants set forth in
Sections 5.2 through 5.4 of this Agreement and any and all obligations of
the Credit Parties to provide security under or arising out of any other Loan
Document shall terminate and the Collateral Agent will release the Collateral
pursuant to the terms of the applicable Security Documents, except that any
indemnities provided to the Lender in its capacity as Lender or as Collateral
Agent shall survive the termination of any provisions of this Agreement or any
Loan Document.
8.3
Headings
. Section headings in this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4
Entire Agreement
. The Loan Documents embody the entire
agreement and understanding between the Credit Parties and the Lender and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the Credit Parties
and the Lender relating to the subject matter thereof.
8.5
No Third Party
Beneficiary
. This Agreement shall
not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other
than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.
8.6
Expenses
. Upon the occurrence of a Default, and so long
as a Default is continuing, the Credit Parties shall pay to the Lender on
demand all expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the collection and
enforcement of all Obligations under the Loan Documents including, without
limitation, all reasonable attorneys fees, and all reasonable costs incurred
by the Lender in connection with the collection and enforcement of the
Obligations and in connection with any proceeding commenced by or against the
Borrower under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
8.7
Severability of
Provisions
. Any provision in this
Agreement that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or
invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the
operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other
jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to
be severable.
8.8
Nonliability of
the Lender
. The relationship between
the Borrower and the Lender shall be solely that of borrower and lender, and
that between the Pledgors and the Lender shall be solely that of pledgor and
secured creditor. The Lender shall have
no fiduciary responsibilities to any Credit Party. The Lender undertakes no responsibility to
any Credit Party to review or inform the any Credit Party of any matter in
connection with any phase of any Credit Partys business or operations.
8.9
CHOICE OF LAW
. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER
THAN THOSE CONTAINING A CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (AND NOT THE
LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
8.10
Jurisdiction/Jury
Trial Waiver/Other Matters
.
(a) The
Lender and each Credit Party acknowledge and agree that any controversy which
may arise under this Agreement or the relationship of such Credit Party and the
Lender established
hereby, would be based upon difficult and complex issues. Accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, each Credit Party and the Lender hereby waive trial by jury in any
action or proceeding of any kind or nature in any court in which an action may
be commenced by or against such Credit Party arising out of this Agreement or
by reason of any other cause or dispute whatsoever between such Credit Party
and the Lender of any kind or nature.
(b) Each
Credit Party and the Lender agree that the United States District Court for
Delaware or any state court located in the State of Delaware shall have
jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims or disputes between such Credit
Party and the Lender pertaining directly or indirectly to this Agreement or to
any matter arising herefrom. Each Credit
Party expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any
action or proceeding commenced in such court.
Each Credit Party and the Lender waive any objection that they may now
or hereafter have to the venue of any proceeding in any such court or that such
proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum and each agrees not to plead or
claim the same.
(c) Each
Credit Party hereby waives personal service of any summons and complaint, or
other process or papers issued therein, and agrees that service of such summons
and complaint, or other process or papers may be made by United States mail,
postage prepaid addressed to such Credit Party at the address set forth below
his or her signature hereto. Should such
Credit Party fail to appear or answer any summons, complaint, process or papers
so served within thirty days after the mailing thereof, he or she shall be
deemed in default and an order and/or judgment may be entered against him or
her or her as prayed for in such summons, complaint, process or papers.
8.11
Further Assurances
. Each Credit Party at its own expense, shall
do, make, execute and deliver all such additional and further acts, deeds,
assurances, documents, instruments and certificates as the Lender may
reasonably require, including, without limitation, (a) executing,
delivering and filing financing statements and continuation statements under
the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware, (b) obtaining
governmental and other third party consents and approvals, and (c) obtaining
waivers from mortgagees and landlords.
8.12
Successors and
Assigns
. The terms and provisions of
this Agreement and the Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Credit Parties and the Lender and their respective successors
and assigns, except that the Credit Parties shall not have the right to assign
its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents and any assignment in
violation thereof shall be null and void.
8.13
Giving Notice
. All notices and other communications provided
to any party hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in
writing or by facsimile and addressed or delivered to such party at their
addresses as follows (unless designated in writing to the other parties): (i) if
to any Credit Party, at the address set forth below such Credit Partys name on
the signature page hereto and (ii) if to the Lender, at the address
set forth the Lenders name on the signature page hereto. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed
with postage prepaid, shall be deemed given three (3) Business Days after
being sent; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when
transmitted.
8.14
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement,
and any of the parties hereto may execute this
Agreement by signing any
such counterpart. Facsimiled and
photocopied signatures to this Agreement shall be valid. This Agreement shall be effective when it has
been executed by each Credit Party and the Lender.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Loan Agreement as of the date first above
written.
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President
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
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DALE S. BARKER
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EXECUTION COPY
EXHIBIT B
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$150,000
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Newark, Delaware
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December 26, 2006
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ProEco Energy Company, Inc.
, a South
Dakota corporation (the
Company
), FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the order of O2Diesel Corporation (
O2Diesel
or the
Holder
), in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, the
principal amount of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand and NO/100 ($150,000) (the
Principal Amount
), together
with interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Secured Promissory Note
(the
Note
) outstanding from time to time from the date hereof, at the
rate provided in the Loan Agreement (as defined below). The books and records of the Holder shall be
conclusive as to the unpaid principal amount of this Note at any time
outstanding, absent manifest error.
This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2006 (as such agreement may from time
to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the
Loan Agreement
)
to which the Company and the Holder are parties, to which reference is hereby
made for a statement of all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Loan
evidenced, hereby. Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Loan Agreement.
1.
Loan
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The Holder hereby loans to the Company on the date hereof the sum of the
Principal Amount. The principal amount
of the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be due and payable on the dates
specified in the Loan Agreement.
Interest thereon shall be paid until such principal amount is paid in
full in accordance with and at such interest rates and at such times as are
specified in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Default
. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, this Note may, as provided in the Loan Agreement, and
without demand, notice or legal process of any kind (other than notices
expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), be declared, and immediately
shall become, due and payable. In addition,
the Holder shall have the right to exercise other remedies as provided in the
Loan Agreement. This Note is secured by
the Security Documents.
3.
Waivers.
(a) The
Company hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor,
notice of protest, and protest in connection with the delivery, acceptance,
performance, or default of this Note.
(b) No
delay by the Holder in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as
a waiver of any power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
power or right preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of
any other power or right hereunder
or
otherwise. No waiver or modification of
the terms hereof shall be valid unless set forth in writing by the Holder.
4.
Secured Obligations
. In order to induce the Holder to loan to the
Company the Principal Amount of this Note, the Company has delivered, or caused
to be delivered, to O2Diesel, as collateral agent for the Holder and any other
holder of Notes (the Collateral Agent), the Security Documents, pursuant to
which the Pledgors (as defined in that certain Security Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, by and among the Borrower, the Pledgors and the Secured Creditor and
Collateral Agent (the
Security Agreement
)) has granted to the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Holder and any other holder of Notes, as
security and collateral for the payment and performance of its obligations
hereunder, a first priority security interest in all of the property and assets
of the Company and certain assets of each of the Pledgors, whether now existing
or hereafter arising, and all as more specifically described, and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, the Security Agreement.
5.
General
.
(a)
Successors:
Assignment
. This Note and the
obligations and rights of the Company hereunder shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective
successors. The Company may not assign
this Note or any obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Holder.
(b)
Changes
. Changes in or additions to this Note may be
made, or compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision
set forth herein, may be omitted or waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively) upon written consent of the
Holder.
(c)
Notices
. All notices, demands or other communications
to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Note
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered
personally to the recipient, faxed with confirmation of receipt, sent to the
recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to
the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid. Such notices, demands
and other communications shall be sent to the Holder at the address indicated
below:
O2Diesel Corporation
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100 Commerce Drive,
Suite 301
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Newark, Delaware 19713
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Attn:
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David Shipman, Chief
Financial Officer
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Tel:
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(302) 266-6000
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Fax:
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(302) 266-7076
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With a copy to:
Arnold & Porter LLP
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1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900
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McLean, Virginia 22102
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Attn: Kevin J. Lavin, Esq.
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Tel:
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(703) 720-7011
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Fax:
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(703) 720-7399
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and to the Company at the address indicated
below:
ProEco Energy Company.
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P.O. Box 261
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717
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Attn: Dale S. Barker
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Tel:
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(605)
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Fax:
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(605)
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With a copy to:
Buckmaster Law Offices, PC
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P.O. Box 726
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717
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Attn: Wesley W. Buckmaster
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Tel:
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(605) 892-2623
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Fax:
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(605) 892-6337
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or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
(d)
Severability
. If any term or provision of this Note shall
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms and
provisions hereof shall in no way be affected thereby.
6.
Governing Law
.
(a) This
Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the
parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to choice of law principles.
(b) The
parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in the State of Delaware for the purposes of any suit, action or
other proceeding relating to any dispute under this Note. The Company hereby waives any right it may
have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation between itself and the
Holder in accordance with this sub-section.
(c) THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING WHICH IN ANY MANNER ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR IS IN
ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Note has been
executed and delivered on the date first above written by the undersigned duly
authorized representative of the Company.
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/s/ Dale Barker
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Dale Barker
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President
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EXHIBIT C
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
Newark, Delaware
ProEco Energy Company, Inc.
, a South
Dakota corporation (the
Company
), FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the order of O2Diesel Corporation (
O2Diesel
or the
Holder
), in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, the
Principal Amount (as defined below) together with interest on the unpaid
principal balance of this Secured Promissory Note (the
Note
)
outstanding from time to time from the date hereof, at the rate provided in the
Loan Agreement (as defined below). The
books and records of the Holder shall be conclusive as to the unpaid Principal
Amount of this Note at any time outstanding, absent manifest error.
This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2006 (as such agreement may from time
to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the
Loan Agreement
)
to which the Company and the Holder are parties, to which reference is hereby
made for a statement of all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Loan
evidenced, hereby. Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Loan Agreement.
1.
Loan
.
The Holder hereby loans to the Company on the date hereof the sum of the
Principal Amount. As used in this Note,
the
Principal Amount
means the aggregate amount loaned to the Company
by the Holder as reflected on
Schedule A
to this Note.
Schedule A
reflects all amount loaned
to the Company by the Holders as of December 15, 2007. The Company shall amend
Schedule A
to
include any such loans to the Company by the Holder or any of its affiliates
made after such date. The Principal
Amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be due and payable on the
dates specified in the Loan Agreement.
Interest thereon shall be paid until such Principal Amount is paid in
full in accordance with and at such interest rates and at such times as are
specified in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Default
. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, this Note may, as provided in the Loan Agreement, and
without demand, notice or legal process of any kind (other than notices
expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), be declared, and immediately shall
become, due and payable. In addition,
the Holder shall have the right to exercise other remedies as provided in the
Loan Agreement. This Note is secured by
the Security Documents.
3.
Waivers.
(a) The
Company hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor,
notice of protest, and protest in connection with the delivery, acceptance,
performance, or default of this Note.
(b) No
delay by the Holder in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as
a waiver of any power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
power or right
preclude
other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or right
hereunder or otherwise. No waiver or
modification of the terms hereof shall be valid unless set forth in writing by
the Holder.
4.
Secured Obligations
. In order to induce the Holder to loan to the
Company the Principal Amount of this Note, the Company has delivered, or caused
to be delivered, to O2Diesel, as collateral agent for the Holder and any other
holder of Notes (the Collateral Agent), the Security Documents, pursuant to
which the Pledgors (as defined in that certain Security Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, by and among the Borrower, the Pledgors and the Secured Creditor and
Collateral Agent, as such agreement may from time to time be amended, restated,
modified or supplemented (the
Security Agreement
)) has granted to the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Holder and any other holder of Notes, as
security and collateral for the payment and performance of its obligations
hereunder, a first priority security interest in all of the property and assets
of the Company and certain assets of each of the Pledgors, whether now existing
or hereafter arising, and all as more specifically described, and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, the Security Agreement.
5.
General
.
(a)
Successors:
Assignment
. This Note and the
obligations and rights of the Company hereunder shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective
successors. The Company may not assign
this Note or any obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Holder.
(b)
Changes
. Changes in or additions to this Note may be
made, or compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision
set forth herein may be omitted or waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively), upon written consent of
the Holder.
(c)
Notices
. All notices, demands or other communications
to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Note
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered
personally to the recipient, faxed with confirmation of receipt, sent to the
recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to
the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid. Such notices, demands
and other communications shall be sent to the Holder at the address indicated below:
O2Diesel Corporation
|
100 Commerce Drive,
Suite 301
|
Newark, Delaware 19713
|
Attn:
|
David Shipman, Chief
Financial Officer
|
Tel:
|
(302) 266-6000
|
Fax:
|
(302) 266-7076
|
|
|
|
With a copy to:
Arnold & Porter LLP
|
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900
|
McLean, Virginia 22102
|
Attn: Kevin J. Lavin, Esq.
|
Tel:
|
(703) 720-7011
|
Fax:
|
(703) 720-7399
|
and to the Company at the address indicated
below:
ProEco Energy Company.
|
P.O. Box 261
|
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717
|
Attn: Dale S. Barker
|
Tel:
|
(605)
|
Fax:
|
(605)
|
With a copy to:
Buckmaster Law Offices, PC
|
P.O. Box 726
|
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
57717
|
Attn: Wesley W. Buckmaster
|
Tel:
|
(605) 892-2623
|
Fax:
|
(605) 892-6337
|
or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
(d)
Severability
. If any term or provision of this Note shall
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms and
provisions hereof shall in no way be affected thereby.
6.
Governing Law
.
(a) This
Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the
parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to choice of law principles.
(b) The
parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in the State of Delaware for the purposes of any suit, action or
other proceeding relating to any dispute under this Note. The Company hereby waives any right it may
have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation between itself and the
Holder in accordance with this sub-section.
(c) THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING WHICH IN ANY MANNER ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR IS IN
ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Note has been
executed and delivered on the date first above written by the undersigned duly
authorized representative of the Company.
|
PROECO ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
|
|
|
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By:
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/s/ Dale Barker
|
|
Name:
|
Dale Barker
|
|
Title:
|
President
|
SCHEDULE
A
Date
|
|
Amount
|
|
1/17/2007
|
|
125,000.00
|
|
3/14/2007
|
|
125,000.00
|
|
4/25/2007
|
|
75,000.00
|
|
5/14/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
5/30/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
6/12/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
6/27/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
7/10/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
7/25/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
8/15/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
9/07/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
10/01/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
10/15/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
10/25/2007
|
|
40,000.00
|
|
11/01/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
11/15/2007
|
|
40,000.00
|
|
11/30/2007
|
|
40,000.00
|
|
12/14/2007
|
|
40,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
1,200,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit 10.35
January 31, 2008
Mr. Dale
S. Barker
ProEco Energy
Company
P.O. Box
26
Belle Fourche,
South Dakota 57717
Re:
Project for Ethanol Plants
Dear Mr. Barker:
In our previous letter dated December 15, 2007 (
December Letter
),
the parties agreed to revise the agreements relating to their relationship
regarding the 56 million gallons per year ethanol plant in South Dakota (
Potential
Project
). The purpose of this
letter (this
Letter
) is to set forth additional binding agreements
between O2Diesel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
O2Diesel
), and
ProEco Energy Company, Inc. (
ProEco
) and certain selling
shareholders of ProEco, with respect to the Potential Project. This Letter shall become effective on the day
it is countersigned by you.
1.
Loan Agreement
. The parties agree to extend the maturity date
of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, and as amended and restated on September 14, 2007 and December 15,
2007 (
Loan Agreement
) from January 31, 2008 to February 29,
2008 (
Maturity Date
), and the parties shall execute a revised Amended
and Term Loan Agreement, as attached hereto as
Exhibit A
. As of January 31, 2008, there is
$1,419,424.25 principal and interest outstanding (the
Loan
). The Loan is evidenced by the Secured
Promissory Note, as attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, and the Secured
Promissory Note, as attached hereto as
Exhibit C
.
2.
Share Exchange Agreement
. Section 6.1(f) of the Share
Exchange Agreement (the
Exchange Agreement
), dated as of January 12,
2007, by and between O2Diesel and ProEco, sets forth the automatic termination
date of the Exchange Agreement. Since
the parties agree to extend the Maturity Date, the automatic termination date
of the Exchange Agreement is also extended to February 29, 2008.
3.
Miscellaneous
.
a.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the Loan
Agreement, the Exchange Agreement and December Letter remain in full force
and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
b.
This Letter may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.
Please sign and date this Letter in the space
provided below to confirm the binding agreement and return a copy to the
undersigned. We look forward to continuing
working together with you.
|
Very truly yours,
|
|
|
|
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
|
|
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|
|
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By:
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/s/ Alan Rae
|
|
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Alan Rae, Chief Executive Officer
|
Accepted and agreed.
PROECO ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
By:
|
/s/ Dale S. Baker
|
|
|
Dale S. Barker
|
|
Date: February 2, 2008
2
EXECUTION COPY
EXHIBIT A
AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 22,
2006, and as amended and restated on January 31, 2008
between
ProEco Energy
Company (the Borrower)
and
Dale S. Barker
and Barbara Pyle, as Pledgors
and
O2Diesel
Corporation (the Lender and the Collateral Agent)
AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (this Agreement),
dated as of December 22, 2006, (the Effective Date) and amended and
restated as of January 31, 2008, is entered into by and among ProEco
Energy Company, a South Dakota corporation (the Borrower), the Pledgors (as
defined herein) and O2Diesel Corporation, a Delaware corporation as lender (the
Lender) and as collateral agent (the Collateral Agent).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Borrower requires capital for the
purchase of an option (the Option) to purchase parcels of land (collectively,
the Parcels and individually, a Parcel) on which a new fuel-grade ethanol
plant (the Potential Project) is to be constructed;
WHEREAS, the Borrower is willing to secure all of its
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) by granting to the Collateral Agent, for
the benefit of itself and the Lender, security interests in and a lien upon all
of its property and assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower;
WHEREAS, certain stockholders and officers of the
Borrower will benefit from the Loans (as hereinafter defined) made by the Lender
to the Borrower and are willing to pledge collateral as security for payment
and performance of all of the Obligations of the Borrower and to grant to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lender, a security interest
in and a lien upon all shares of the issued and outstanding common stock of the
Borrower (the Common Stock) held by such officers;
WHEREAS, the Lender is willing to provide the Borrower
with such capital on the terms and conditions hereafter provided; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Lender
has agreed to provide, (i) an extension of the Maturity Date of the Loans
(as defined below) and (ii) an increase in the aggregate principal amount
of the Delayed Draws (as defined below) that may be borrowed pursuant to this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the undertakings
set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which hereby is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:
Business Day means, with respect to any borrowing or
payment, a day other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks are open for
business in the State of Delaware.
Change in Control means (i)
the
failure of Dale S. Barker and Barbara Pyle to own, beneficially and of record,
the issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower held by
them as of the Closing Date (appropriately adjusted to reflect stock
splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits and similar events), (ii) any
merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, or other business
combination involving the Borrower, in which the stockholders of the Borrower
immediately prior thereto do not own, directly or indirectly, outstanding
voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization or other business combination; (iii) the
sale of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Borrower; or (iv) the
sale of voting securities of the Borrower in a transaction or a series of
related transactions to any person (or group of persons acting in concert) that
results in such person (or group of persons) (together with their affiliates)
owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of
the Borrower; provided that Change of Control shall not include any
transaction involving the Lender acquiring voting securities or assets or
merging with the Borrower.
Closing Date means December 22, 2006, or such later date as may
be agreed by the parties hereto.
Collateral shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Security Agreement.
Credit Parties (each individually, a Credit Party) shall mean the
Borrower and each of the Pledgors.
Disclosure Schedule means the disclosure schedule to this Agreement
delivered to the Lender by the Borrower upon execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
Environmental Condition means any contamination or damage to the
environment caused by or relating to the use, handling, storage, treatment,
recycling, generation, transportation, release, spilling, leaching, pumping,
pouring, emptying, discharging, injection, escaping, disposal, dumping or
threatened release of Hazardous Materials by the Borrower or any other
Person. With respect to claims by
employees or any other third parties, Environmental Condition shall also
include the exposure of Persons to amounts of Hazardous Materials in amounts
that have been determined to be deleterious to human health.
Environmental Laws means all currently
applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations and standards, policies and other governmental requirements,
administrative rulings and court judgments and decrees, including all
amendments, and requirements applicable under common law that relate to (1) pollution;
(2) the protection of human health and safety; (3) the protection or
regulation of the environment, including without limitation, air, soils,
wetlands, surface and underground water; (4) aboveground or underground
storage tank regulation or removal; (5) wildlife; (6) protection or
regulation of natural resources; (7) radioactive materials, including
without limitation radon; (8) indoor air quality; and (9) chemicals,
pesticides, mold or fungus or similar substances. Environmental Laws include, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601,
et seq.
, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901,
et seq.
, the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601,
et seq.
, the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251,
et seq.
, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. 5101,
et seq.
,
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401,
et seq.
,
the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f,
et seq.
,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 651,
et seq.
, the Emergency
Planning and Community Right
to Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11001,
et seq.
, the
Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 2014,
et seq.
,
the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 4321,
et seq.
, the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 1531,
et seq.
, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide &
Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 136,
et seq.
, and
their state analogs, all applicable state superlien or environmental clean-up
or disclosure statutes in any state in which the Borrower operates or conducts
any business, and all similar local laws, and all implementing regulations.
Environmental Noncompliance means any
violation of any Environmental Law.
Hazardous Materials shall mean any
materials regulated as hazardous or toxic under applicable Environmental Laws,
or any other material regulated, or that could result in the imposition of
liability, under Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, petroleum,
petroleum products, fuel oil, crude oil or any fraction thereof, derivatives or
byproducts of petroleum products or fuel oil, natural gas, mold, hazardous
substances, toxic substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, any materials
containing more than one percent (1%) asbestos by weight and any other
substance determined to present a deleterious effect on human health or the
environment.
Intellectual Property means all of the following as
they exist in any jurisdiction throughout the world, in each case, to the
extent owned by, licensed to, or otherwise used by the Borrower: (a) patents, patent applications and the
inventions, designs and improvements described and claimed therein, patentable
inventions, and other patent rights (including any divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutions, or reissues thereof, whether or not
patents are issued on any such applications and whether or not any such
applications are amended, modified, withdrawn, or refiled) (collectively, Patents);
(b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names,
Internet domain names, designs, logos, or corporate names (including, in each
case, the goodwill associated therewith), whether registered or unregistered,
and all registrations and applications for registration thereof (collectively, Trademarks);
(c) works of authorship and all copyrights therein, including all renewals
and extensions, copyright registrations and applications for registration, and
non-registered copyrights (collectively, Copyrights); (d) trade secrets,
confidential business information, concepts, ideas, designs, research or
development information, processes, procedures, techniques, technical
information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, engineering
drawings, methods, know-how, data, mask works, discoveries, inventions,
modifications, extensions, improvements, and other proprietary rights (whether
or not patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, or trade secret
protection) (collectively, Trade Secrets); (e) all domain name
registrations, web sites and web pages and related rights, items and
documentation related thereto (collectively, Internet Assets); (f) computer
software programs, including all source code, object code, and documentation
related thereto and all software modules, tools and databases (Software); (g) mask
works, and (h) all licenses, and sublicenses, and other agreements or
permissions related to the preceding property.
IT Assets means computers, computer software (except
for off the shelf or shrink-wrap software), firmware, middleware, servers,
workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communication lines, and all other
information technology equipment, and all associated documentation.
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the LOI, the
Notes and any Security Documents.
LOI means that certain letter of intent, dated November 30,
2006, signed by the Lender and acknowledged by the Borrower.
Maturity Date means February 29, 2008.
Mortgage (or Mortgages) means any mortgage, deed
of trust, deed to secure debt and other instrument, from time to time executed
by the Borrower for the purpose of granting the Collateral Agent, for its
benefit and the benefit of the Lender, a lien on real property of the Borrower,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
Obligations means (i) all current or future
unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including without
limitation, interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether
allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Notes when and as due, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or
otherwise; (ii) all other monetary obligations, including but not limited
to, interest, fees, charges; and (iii) the due and punctual performance of
all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower now or
hereafter due arising under or in connection with the Loan Documents, expenses,
indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise
(including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether
allowed or allowable in such proceeding) of the Borrower now or hereafter due
under or in connection with the Loan Documents.
Person means any corporation, natural person, firm,
joint venture, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, enterprise,
government or any department or agency of any government.
Pledge Agreement means that certain Pledge Agreement
dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Pledgors and the Collateral
Agent.
Pledged Collateral shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in the Pledge Agreement.
Pledgors means Dale S. Barker and Barbara Pyle.
Purchase Agreement means that any definitive
agreement entered into between the Borrower and the Lender pursuant to which
the Lender acquires all or a portion of the Borrowers assets or voting
securities.
Security Documents means the Security Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement and such other agreements, instruments, documents, financing
statements, warehouse receipts, bills of lading, notices of assignment of
accounts, schedules of accounts assigned, mortgages and other written matter
necessary or reasonably requested by the Lender to perfect and maintain
perfected the Lenders first priority security interest in the Collateral.
Security Agreement means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, by and between the Borrower and the Pledgors as Grantors and
the Collateral Agent.
Solvent means, with respect to any Person, that (i) the fair
value of all of such Persons properties and assets is in excess of the total
amount of its debts (within the meaning of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code); (ii) it
is able to pay its debts as they mature; (iii) it does not have
unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any
business or transaction in which it is about to engage; and (iv) it is not
insolvent as such term is defined in Section 101(31) of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code.
Trains Project means the project to build two 50 million gallon
trains in connection with the Potential Project as described in the LOI.
Transaction means the acquisition by the Lender of 80% of the Common
Stock of the Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.
U.S. Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11
U.S.C. Section 101,
et
seq
.
The words herein, hereof and hereunder and other
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the
Exhibits and Schedules hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended,
modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or
clause contained in this Agreement.
Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each
term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the
plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall
include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS
2.1
Loans
.
(a)
Subject to satisfaction of the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make a term loan
to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of
$150,000 (the Initial Loan), the proceeds of which shall be used by the
Borrower solely to purchase the Option.
(b)
The Borrower may request that the Lender
make additional term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of
up to $1,250,000 (each a Delayed Draw, and together with the Initial Loan, the
Loans) by delivering a written request to the Lender specifying the amount of
the Delayed Draw, the Business Day on which the Borrower wishes to make the
Delayed Draw and the proposed use of the funds provided by the Delayed Draw. The Lender may, in its absolute discretion,
agree to provide a Delayed Draw to the Borrower, in each case in the amount and
on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Request, subject to
the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
2.2
Repayment
.
(a)
The Borrower shall repay the Loans,
together with all interest due thereon, and all other amounts owing under this
Agreement or the Loan Documents in connection with the Loans in full on the
Maturity Date; notwithstanding any of the foregoing, upon the Lender closing on
a transaction to provide financing for the Trains Project, all amounts owing
under this Agreement or the Loan Documents in connection with the Loans shall
be converted into an intercompany loan from the Lender to the Borrower (the Intercompany
Loan) evidenced by a promissory note to be repaid on a date mutually agreed
upon by the parties.
(b)
The obligation of the Borrower to repay
the principal amount of the Loans, and any and all interest which accrues
thereon, shall be evidenced by a series of promissory notes executed and
delivered by the Borrower in the form of Exhibit A hereto (collectively,
the Notes and each individually, a Note).
(c)
In the event that the Lender informs the
Borrower that the Lender either (i) is unable to obtain financing for the
Trains Project or (ii) chooses to participate in another opportunity
related to an ethanol plant or the ethanol industry, the parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to renegotiate mutually agreeable repayment
terms of all amounts then owing under this Agreement or the Loan Documents in
connection with the Loans.
2.3
Interest
. Interest on
the Loans shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to seven percent (7%) (the Applicable
Rate), provided, however, during any period in which a Default (as defined
below), shall exist, interest on the Loans shall accrue at a rate per annum
equal to two percent (2%) above the Applicable Rate. Interest shall be calculated for actual days
elapsed on the basis of a
360-day year. Interest on the Loans
shall not be paid in cash but instead automatically shall be added to the
outstanding principal balance of the Loans on the first (1
st
) Business Day of each calendar month prior to the
Maturity Date and shall be treated in all respects as outstanding principal
under the Loans.
2.4
Method of Payment
.
All payments of principal and fees hereunder shall be made in
immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the Lender at the
Lenders address specified pursuant to Section 8.11, by noon (local time)
on the date the same shall be due. The
Loans may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty. Amounts repaid or prepaid with respect to the
Loans may not be reborrowed, provided that the Borrower shall give the Lender
written notice of its intention to prepay any of the outstanding amounts, which
notice shall specify the amount to be so prepaid and the date of such
prepayment, not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such prepayment.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
3.1
Conditions to the Initial Loan
.
The obligation of the Lender to make the Initial Loan shall be subject
to the following conditions precedent:
(a)
each of the Credit Parties, to the extent
applicable to such Credit Party, shall have furnished to the Lender, or caused
to be furnished to the Lender (unless otherwise waived by Lender in writing),
the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and
its counsel, each dated as of the Effective Date (or such other date as shall
be acceptable to the Lender):
(i) each of the
following Loan Documents to which it is a party, duly executed by an authorized
officer and the other parties thereto: this Agreement, a Note in the principal
amount of $150,000, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement;
(ii) evidence of all
filings of the financing statements with respect to the Security Agreement and
the other Security Documents; searches or other evidence as to the absence of
any liens on the Collateral; and evidence that all other actions with respect
to the liens created by the Security Documents have been taken as are necessary
or appropriate to perfect such liens and establish a first priority security
interest in favor of the Lender in the Collateral, including the Pledged
Collateral; and
(iii) such other
documents as the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.
(b)
the representations and warranties of
each Credit Party made in Article IV of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be true and correct when made, and shall be true in on and as
of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(c)
each Credit Party shall have performed
and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this
Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before
the Closing Date; and
(d)
the Lender shall have received an opinion
letter, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Collateral Agent and
the Lender, from counsel to the Borrower, in a form that is reasonably
satisfactory to the Lender.
3.2
Conditions
to Subsequent Drawings
. The
obligation of the Lender to lend additional amounts for any Delayed Draw shall
be subject to the following conditions precedent and solely at the discretion
of the Lender:
(a)
no Default (as defined below) has
occurred or is continuing or would result from the Delayed Draw;
(b)
as of the date that the Delayed Draw is
made, all of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV
and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (except to the extent
such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in
which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of
such earlier date, and except for changes after the Closing Date which are not
prohibited by any Loan Document);
(c)
the Borrower shall have performed and
complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this
Agreement that are required to be performed or complied
with by it in order to make a Delayed Draw, including the Post-Closing
Conditions Subsequent, if applicable;
(d)
the Lender shall have completed its first
level due diligence review of the Borrowers business, assets, contracts,
prospects and financial condition and the technical feasibility of the
Potential Project, and the Lender shall be satisfied in all respects with the
results of such first level due diligence review; and
(e)
the Borrower shall have delivered (i) a
Note, duly executed by an authorized officer, in the principal amount of the
applicable Delayed Draw and (ii) any documents related to the proposed use
of Funds for the Delayed Draw as the Lender shall reasonably request.
3.3
Post-Closing
Conditions Subsequent
.
(a)
Within thirty (30) days following the
Closing Date, the Borrower shall enter into an executed account control
agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, with respect to
each account maintained by the Borrower.
(b)
Within ten (10) days following the
Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender evidence in a form
acceptable to the Lender that the Borrower has used the funds advanced in the
Initial Loan to make a payment toward the purchase of the Option.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule
delivered by the Borrower to the Lender, each section of which shall only
qualify the representation or warranty in the correspondingly numbered Section of
this Agreement, each Credit Party, as applicable, represents and warrants to
the Lender that on the date hereof:
4.1
Organization and Qualification
.
The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the state of South Dakota, is qualified to
transact business in the jurisdictions listed on the Disclosure Schedule and
has the requisite corporate power and authority and legal capacity to own and
operate its properties and assets, to conduct its business as now conducted and
as currently proposed to be conducted in the future, to enter into, execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Loan Documents, to issue the Notes and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents and any
other agreement to which the Borrower is a party, the execution and delivery of
which are contemplated hereby. The
Borrower is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing, if
applicable, in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have
a material adverse effect on its business, condition, results or operations,
assets or liabilities (a Material Adverse Effect).
4.2
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
.
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery
and performance by the Borrower of each of the Loan Documents, to the extent it
is a party thereto, and the creation of all liens provided for herein and
therein: (a) have been and will be
duly authorized by all necessary or proper action; (b) are not in
contravention
of
any provision of the Borrowers by-laws or charter; (c) will not violate
any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or governmental
instrumentality; (d) will not conflict with or result in the breach or
termination of, constitute a default under, or accelerate any performance
required by, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other
instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any of
its property is bound (except for such conflict, breach, termination, default
or acceleration as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect); (e) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien
upon any of the property of the Borrower other than those in favor of the
Lender, all pursuant to the Loan Documents; and (f) do not require the
consent or approval of any governmental body, agency, authority or any other
Person, except such consents as have been obtained. Each of the Loan Documents delivered in
connection herewith at such time shall have been duly executed and delivered
for the benefit of or on behalf of the Borrower, and each shall then constitute
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms.
4.3
No Default
. The Borrower
is not, and after giving effect to this Agreement shall not be, in default in
the payment or performance of any contractual obligation where such default
could have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets,
liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) on the Borrower.
4.4
Financial Information; Minute Books,
Solvency
.
(a)
All balance sheets, all statements of
operations, stockholders equity and cash flows, and all other financial
information of the Borrower which have been or shall hereafter be furnished by
or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lender for the purposes of or in connection
with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved
and present fairly in all material respects the matters reflected therein
subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to changes resulting from normal
year-end audit adjustments and except as to the absence of footnotes. As of the date here, the Borrower has no
material contingent liabilities or material liabilities for taxes, long-term
leases or forward or long-term commitments except as set forth on the
Disclosure Schedule.
(b)
The Borrower is Solvent and, after giving
effect to the borrowings under this Agreement, will be Solvent.
4.5
Investment Company Act
.
No Credit Party is, or after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents will be, an investment company or an
affiliated person or promoter of, or principal underwriter of or for, an
investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, or any other federal or state law limiting its ability to incur
debt or to execute, deliver or perform the Loan Documents to which it is a
party.
4.6
Intellectual Property
.
(a)
The Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true
and complete list of (i) all Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower,
indicating for each item that is registered the registration or application
number and the applicable filing jurisdiction and (ii) all Intellectual
Property contracts (other than licenses for commercial off-the-shelf or
shrink-wrap software that
are not material to the business, operations, financial condition or
performance of the Borrower, taken as a whole).
The Borrower exclusively owns (beneficially, and of record where
applicable) all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property
set forth on the Disclosure Schedule (the Scheduled Intellectual Property)
free and clear of all liens not otherwise permitted in this Agreement,
exclusive licenses and non-exclusive licenses not granted in the ordinary
course of business. The Scheduled
Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding order, judgment,
decree, or agreement adversely affecting the use thereof by the Borrower or its
rights thereto, and is valid, subsisting and enforceable. The Borrower does not, and has not in the
past five years, infringed or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property
rights of any third party. The Borrower has
sufficient rights to use all Intellectual Property used in its business as
presently conducted, all of which rights shall survive the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement unchanged There is no litigation,
opposition, cancellation, proceeding, objection, or claim pending, asserted, or
threatened against the Borrower concerning the ownership, validity,
registerability, enforceability, infringement, use of, or licensed right to use
any Intellectual Property, except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no valid
basis exists for any such litigation, opposition, cancellation, proceeding,
objection, or claim. To the Borrowers
knowledge, no person is violating any Scheduled Intellectual Property right
that the Borrower holds exclusively.
(b)
The Scheduled Intellectual Property that
is registered has been duly registered with, filed in, or issued by, as the
case may be, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or such other filing
offices, domestic or foreign, as applicable, and such registration, filings,
issuances, and other actions remain in full force and effect, and are current
and unexpired. The Borrower has properly
executed and recorded all documents necessary to perfect its title to all
Scheduled Intellectual Property, and has filed all documents and paid all
taxes, fees, and other financial obligations required to maintain in force and
effect all such items.
(c)
The Borrower has taken all reasonable
measures to protect the confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets that are
owned, used, or held by the Borrower, and, to the Borrowers knowledge, such
Trade Secrets have not been used, disclosed to, or discovered by any person
except pursuant to valid and appropriate non-disclosure and/or license
agreements that have not been breached.
All current and prior employees of the Borrower have executed valid
intellectual property and confidentiality agreements for the benefit of the
Borrower, and to the Borrowers knowledge, no current or prior employee is in
default or breach of any term of any such agreement.
(d)
The IT Assets operate and perform in all
material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional
specifications and otherwise as required by the Borrower in connection with its
business, and have not materially malfunctioned or failed within the past three
(3) years. To the Borrowers
knowledge, no person has gained unauthorized access to the IT Assets. The Credit Parties have implemented
reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry
practices.
4.7
Insurance
. All policies
of insurance in effect of any kind or nature owned by or issued to the
Borrower, (a) as of the Closing Date are listed on the Disclosure
Schedule, (b) are in full force and effect, and (c) are of a nature
and provide such coverage as is customarily carried by
companies
engaged in similar businesses as the Borrower.
The Borrower does not provide any of its insurance through
self-insurance.
4.8
Environmental Matters
.
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower has not
received any written, or to the knowledge of any Credit Party oral, claim or
notice alleging that the Borrower is not in compliance with or is in violation
of any Environmental Law, or has liability or responsibility under any
Environmental Law. There are no pending
or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party threatened, investigations, inquiries,
administrative proceedings, actions, suits, claims, charges, complaints,
demands, notices or legal proceedings against the Borrower, the Borrowers
business or assets, under Environmental Laws, including those that involve or
relate to Environmental Conditions, Environmental Noncompliance or the release,
use, disposal or arranging for disposal of any Hazardous Materials on or from
any real property used, leased or owned by the Borrower. Except as set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule, the Borrower has not released any Hazardous Materials on, under or
about any real property used, leased or owned by the Borrower in quantities that
are required to be reported under or that requires investigation or remediation
pursuant to Environmental Law or that otherwise is in violation of any
requirement of any Environmental Law.
The Borrower is in compliance with Environmental Laws. The Borrower has not generated, stored,
treated, handled, disposed of, or arranged to dispose of, Hazardous Materials
in a manner or to a location that could reasonably be expected to result in
liability to the Borrower under Environmental Laws. The Borrower has not exposed any employee or
other individual to any Hazardous Materials or conditions that could reasonably
be expected to form the basis for any present or future action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand for
damage to, or investigation and remediation of, any site, location or body of
water (surface or subsurface), or any illness of or personal injury to any
employee or individual.
4.9
Accounts
. The
Disclosure Schedule lists all accounts, whether a deposit account or a
securities account, of the Borrower.
4.10
Additional Representations and Warranties
.
All representations and warranties made in the Security Agreement are
true, correct and complete as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date
(in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of
such particular date).
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
For so
long as the Loans remain outstanding under this Agreement, unless the Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, each Credit Party covenants and agrees, as
applicable, that from, and after the date hereof (except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, or unless the Lender has given its prior written consent):
5.1
Notices
. It shall give
the Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any (a) Default (as defined
below), (b) any notice received related to any environmental matter
described in Section 4.8 of this Agreement, (c) any material
amendment to the Borrowers bylaws or charter, or (d) the occurrence of
any event, condition or other circumstance that, singly or in the aggregate,
could
reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, in each case accompanied by
copies of all notices given or received by such Credit Party with respect to
such event or condition.
5.2
Maintenance of a Perfected, First
Priority Security Interest
. It shall
execute all documents and take all actions necessary to perfect and maintain at
all times the Lenders first priority security interest in all of the
Collateral (including the Pledged Collateral as defined in the Pledge
Agreement), now owned or acquired at any later date by such Credit Party.
5.3
Real Estate
.
If the Borrower shall acquire a fee or leasehold interest in real
estate, the Borrower will execute a first priority Mortgage, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, in favor of the Collateral
Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lender, and shall deliver to the
Collateral Agent such title insurance policies, surveys and landlords estoppel
agreements with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent or the Lender shall
reasonably request.
5.4
Deposit Accounts
.
The Borrower shall not maintain any account without an effective account
control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
5.5
Execution of Supplemental Instruments
.
It shall execute and deliver to the Lender from time to time, upon
demand, such supplemental agreements, statements, assignments and transfers, or
instructions or documents relating to the Collateral, and such other
instruments as the Lender may request, in order that the full intent of this
Agreement may be carried into effect.
5.6
Corporate Name; Domicile
.
The Borrower shall not amend or modify its Articles of Incorporation to
change its corporate name. No Credit
Party shall change its domicile without providing at least ten (10) Business
Days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent.
5.7
Change of Control
.
No Change of Control shall occur.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following
events shall constitute a default hereunder (each, a Default):
6.1
Any representation or warranty made in
this Agreement by any Credit Party to the Lender shall be materially false on
the date as of which the same is made.
6.2
Nonpayment of any amount of principal or
accrued, unpaid interest due under any Note as and when the same is due and
payable.
6.3
The breach by the Borrower of any of the
covenants contained in Article V hereof.
6.4
The occurrence of any default or event of
default under any of the other Loan Documents.
6.5
The Borrower shall (i) have an order
for relief entered with respect to it under the federal bankruptcy laws as now
or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors,
(iii) apply for, seek, consent to, acquiesce in, or have appointed for it
or any substantial portion of its property a receiver, custodian, trustee,
examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial part of its
property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under
the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to
adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up,
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or
its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or
relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the
material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, or (v) take
any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set
forth in this Section 6.5.
ARTICLE VII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
7.1
Acceleration
.
If any Default described in Section 6.5 occurs with respect to the
Borrower, the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without any
election, notice or action on the part of the Lender. If any other Default occurs, the Lender may
declare the Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the Obligations shall
become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives.
7.2
Amendments
. The Lender
and the Credit Parties may enter into written agreements supplemental hereto
for the purpose of adding or modifying any provisions to the Loan Documents or
changing in any manner the rights of the Lender or any Credit Party hereunder
or waiving any Default hereunder. To be
effective, any such amendment or waiver must be in writing and signed by the
Lender and each Credit Party.
7.3
Preservation of Rights, No Adverse Impact
.
No delay or omission of the Lender or the Collateral Agent to exercise
any right under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall impair such
right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence
therein. Any single or partial exercise
of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid
unless in writing signed by the Lender, and then only to the extent in such
writing specifically set forth. All
remedies contained in the Loan Documents, or by law afforded shall be
cumulative and all shall be available to the Lender until the Obligations have
been paid in full.
7.4
Remedies
.
(a)
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, the Lender may proceed to protect and enforce to the
Lenders rights by suit in equity, action of law and/or other appropriate
proceeding either for specific performance of any covenant or condition
contained in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any instrument or document
delivered to the Lender pursuant hereto, or in the exercise of any rights,
remedies or powers granted in this Agreement, any Loan Document and/or any such
instrument or document. The Lender may
proceed to declare the obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document to
be due and payable pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof and the Lender may
proceed to enforce payment of such documents as provided herein, or
in any Loan Document, and may offset and apply toward the payment of
such amount any indebtedness of any Credit Party to the Borrower.
(b)
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, the Lender may apply as any Credit Partys
attorney-in-fact for any Intellectual Property rights, and sell, lease or
license the Collateral to third persons or associations without being liable to
such Credit Party on account of any losses, damage or depreciation that may
occur as a result thereof so long as the Lender shall act reasonably and in
good faith; and at the Lenders option and without notice to such Credit Party
(except as specifically herein provided) the Lender may sell, license, assign
and deliver the whole or any part of the Collateral, or any substitute therefor
or any addition thereto, at public or private sale, for cash, upon credit, or
for future delivery, at such prices and upon such terms as the Lender deems
advisable. The Lender shall give the
applicable Credit Party at least ten (10) Business Days by hand delivery
at or by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid (in which event notice
shall be deemed to have been given when so deposited in the mail), to the
address specified herein, of the time and place of any public or private sale
or other disposition.
(c)
If any Default described in Section 6.2
occurs with respect to the Borrower, the Lender may, at its absolute
discretion, exercise the Option to purchase the Parcels or any Parcel.
7.5
Application of Proceeds.
Any and all proceeds of any Collateral realized or obtained by the
Lender upon exercise of its rights and remedies hereunder, shall be applied to
the amounts outstanding under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, after
payment of any and all costs and expenses, fees and commission and taxes of
such sale, collection or other realization, in accordance with the following:
(a)
Any and all proceeds of any Collateral
shall first be applied to the payment of any and all expenses, charges or other
amounts which may be due and owing under this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents; and
(b)
Any and all proceeds of any Collateral
remaining after application as provided in paragraph (a) above shall be
applied to the payment of principal, interest or charges outstanding with
respect to the Loans or under any Note or the other Loan Documents; and
(c)
Any surplus remaining after application
as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, shall be paid to the
Borrower, or its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully
entitled to receive the same.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1
Survival of Representations
.
All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this
Agreement shall survive delivery of any Note and the making of the Loans herein
contemplated.
8.2
Termination of Security Interest and
Related Obligations
. In the event that the Loans are converted to
an Intercompany Loan as provided for in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, the
covenants
set forth in Sections 5.2 through 5.4 of this Agreement and any and all
obligations of the Credit Parties to provide security under or arising out of
any other Loan Document shall terminate and the Collateral Agent will release
the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the applicable Security Documents,
except that any indemnities provided to the Lender in its capacity as Lender
or as Collateral Agent shall survive the termination of any provisions of
this Agreement or any Loan Document.
8.3
Headings
. Section headings
in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern
the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4
Entire Agreement
.
The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between
the Credit Parties and the Lender and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings between the Credit Parties and the Lender relating to the
subject matter thereof.
8.5
No Third Party Beneficiary
.
This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or
benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their
respective successors and assigns.
8.6
Expenses
. Upon the
occurrence of a Default, and so long as a Default is continuing, the Credit
Parties shall pay to the Lender on demand all expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with the collection and enforcement of all Obligations under the
Loan Documents including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys fees,
and all reasonable costs incurred by the Lender in connection with the
collection and enforcement of the Obligations and in connection with any
proceeding commenced by or against the Borrower under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
8.7
Severability of Provisions
.
Any provision in this Agreement that is held to be inoperative,
unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction,
be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining
provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity
of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of
this Agreement are declared to be severable.
8.8
Nonliability of the Lender
.
The relationship between the Borrower and the Lender shall be solely
that of borrower and lender, and that between the Pledgors and the Lender shall
be solely that of pledgor and secured creditor.
The Lender shall have no fiduciary responsibilities to any Credit
Party. The Lender undertakes no
responsibility to any Credit Party to review or inform the any Credit Party of
any matter in connection with any phase of any Credit Partys business or
operations.
8.9
CHOICE OF LAW
.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A
CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE.
8.10
Jurisdiction/Jury Trial Waiver/Other
Matters
.
(a)
The Lender and each Credit Party
acknowledge and agree that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement
or the relationship of such Credit Party and the
Lender established hereby, would be based upon difficult and complex
issues. Accordingly, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, each Credit Party and the Lender hereby waive trial by
jury in any action or proceeding of any kind or nature in any court in which an
action may be commenced by or against such Credit Party arising out of this
Agreement or by reason of any other cause or dispute whatsoever between such
Credit Party and the Lender of any kind or nature.
(b)
Each Credit Party and the Lender agree
that the United States District Court for Delaware or any state court located
in the State of Delaware shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any
claims or disputes between such Credit Party and the Lender pertaining directly
or indirectly to this Agreement or to any matter arising herefrom. Each Credit Party expressly submits and
consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or proceeding commenced
in such court. Each Credit Party and the
Lender waive any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the venue of
any proceeding in any such court or that such proceeding was brought in an
inconvenient forum and each agrees not to plead or claim the same.
(c)
Each Credit Party hereby waives personal
service of any summons and complaint, or other process or papers issued
therein, and agrees that service of such summons and complaint, or other process
or papers may be made by United States mail, postage prepaid addressed to such
Credit Party at the address set forth below his or her signature hereto. Should such Credit Party fail to appear or
answer any summons, complaint, process or papers so served within thirty days
after the mailing thereof, he or she shall be deemed in default and an order
and/or judgment may be entered against him or her or her as prayed for in such
summons, complaint, process or papers.
8.11
Further Assurances
.
Each Credit Party at its own expense, shall do, make, execute and
deliver all such additional and further acts, deeds, assurances, documents,
instruments and certificates as the Lender may reasonably require, including,
without limitation, (a) executing, delivering and filing financing
statements and continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the
State of Delaware, (b) obtaining governmental and other third party
consents and approvals, and (c) obtaining waivers from mortgagees and
landlords.
8.12
Successors and Assigns
.
The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Credit Parties and the Lender
and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Credit Parties
shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan
Documents and any assignment in violation thereof shall be null and void.
8.13
Giving Notice
.
All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile
and addressed or delivered to such party at their addresses as follows (unless
designated in writing to the other parties): (i) if to any Credit Party,
at the address set forth below such Credit Partys name on the signature page hereto
and (ii) if to the Lender, at the address set forth the Lenders name on
the signature page hereto. Any
notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid, shall be deemed
given three (3) Business Days after being sent; any notice, if transmitted
by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted.
8.14
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties
hereto may execute this
Agreement
by signing any such counterpart.
Facsimiled and photocopied signatures to this Agreement shall be
valid. This Agreement shall be effective
when it has been executed by each Credit Party and the Lender.
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blank; signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this Loan Agreement as of the date first above written.
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PROECO ENERGY COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Dale S. Barker
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Name:
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Dale S. Barker
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Title:
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President
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Address:
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P.O. Box
261
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Belle
Fourche, South Dakota 57717
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Telephone:
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O2DIESEL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David H. Shipman
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Name:
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David H. Shipman
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Address:
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100 Commerce
Drive, Suite 301
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Newark,
Delaware 19713
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Telephone:
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(302) 266-6000
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Facsimile:
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(302) 266-7076
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PLEDGORS:
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DALE S. BARKER
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/s/ Dale S.
Barker
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Address:
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Telephone:
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BARBARA PYLE
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/s/ Barbara Pyle
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Telephone:
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EXECUTION COPY
EXHIBIT B
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$150,000
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Newark, Delaware
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December 26, 2006
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ProEco Energy Company, Inc.
, a South
Dakota corporation (the
Company
), FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby unconditionally
promises to pay to the order of O2Diesel Corporation (
O2Diesel
or the
Holder
),
in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, the principal amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand and NO/100 ($150,000)
(the
Principal Amount
), together with interest on the unpaid principal
balance of this Secured Promissory Note (the
Note
) outstanding from
time to time from the date hereof, at the rate provided in the Loan Agreement
(as defined below). The books and
records of the Holder shall be conclusive as to the unpaid principal amount of
this Note at any time outstanding, absent manifest error.
This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the Loan
Agreement, dated December 22, 2006 (as such agreement may from time to
time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the
Loan Agreement
)
to which the Company and the Holder are parties, to which reference is hereby
made for a statement of all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Loan
evidenced, hereby. Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Loan Agreement.
1.
Loan
.
The Holder hereby loans to the Company on the
date hereof the sum of the Principal Amount.
The principal amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be due
and payable on the dates specified in the Loan Agreement. Interest thereon shall be paid until such
principal amount is paid in full in accordance with and at such interest rates
and at such times as are specified in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Default
.
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, this Note may, as provided in the Loan Agreement, and
without demand, notice or legal process of any kind (other than notices
expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), be declared, and immediately
shall become, due and payable. In
addition, the Holder shall have the right to exercise other remedies as
provided in the Loan Agreement. This
Note is secured by the Security Documents.
3.
Waivers.
(a)
The Company hereby waives presentment, demand for
payment, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, and protest in connection with
the delivery, acceptance, performance, or default of this Note.
(b)
No delay by the Holder in exercising any power or
right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any power or right, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude other or further
exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or right hereunder
or
otherwise. No waiver or modification of
the terms hereof shall be valid unless set forth in writing by the Holder.
4.
Secured Obligations
.
In order to induce the Holder to loan to the
Company the Principal Amount of this Note, the Company has delivered, or caused
to be delivered, to O2Diesel, as collateral agent for the Holder and any other
holder of Notes (the Collateral Agent), the Security Documents, pursuant to
which the Pledgors (as defined in that certain Security Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, by and among the Borrower, the Pledgors and the Secured Creditor and
Collateral Agent (the
Security Agreement
)) has granted to the Collateral
Agent, on behalf of the Holder and any other holder of Notes, as security and
collateral for the payment and performance of its obligations hereunder, a first
priority security interest in all of the property and assets of the Company and
certain assets of each of the Pledgors, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, and all as more specifically described, and on the terms and
conditions set forth in, the Security Agreement.
5.
General
.
(a)
Successors: Assignment
. This Note and the obligations and rights of
the Company hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and the Holder and their respective successors. The Company may not assign this Note or any
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder.
(b)
Changes
. Changes in or additions to this Note may be
made, or compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision
set forth herein, may be omitted or waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively) upon written consent of the
Holder.
(c)
Notices
. All notices, demands or other communications
to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Note
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered
personally to the recipient, faxed with confirmation of receipt, sent to the
recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to
the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid. Such notices, demands
and other communications shall be sent to the Holder at the address indicated
below:
O2Diesel Corporation
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100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
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Newark, Delaware 19713
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Attn: David Shipman, Chief
Financial Officer
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Tel:
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(302) 266-6000
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Fax:
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(302) 266-7076
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With a copy to:
Arnold & Porter LLP
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1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900
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McLean, Virginia 22102
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Attn: Kevin J.
Lavin, Esq.
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Tel:
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(703) 720-7011
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Fax:
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(703) 720-7399
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2
and to the Company at the address indicated
below:
ProEco Energy Company.
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P.O. Box
261
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717
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Attn: Dale S. Barker
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Tel:
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(605)
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Fax:
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(605)
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With a copy to:
Buckmaster Law Offices, PC
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P.O. Box 726
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717
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Attn: Wesley W. Buckmaster
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Tel:
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(605) 892-2623
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Fax:
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(605) 892-6337
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or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
(d)
Severability
. If any term or provision of this Note shall
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms and
provisions hereof shall in no way be affected thereby.
6.
Governing Law
.
(a)
This Note shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws
of the State of Delaware, without regard to choice of law principles.
(b)
The parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for the
purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding relating to any dispute under
this Note. The Company hereby waives any
right it may have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation between
itself and the Holder in accordance with this sub-section.
(c)
THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IN ANY MANNER ARISES
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR IS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OF
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Note has been executed and delivered
on the date first above written by the undersigned duly authorized
representative of the Company.
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PROECO ENERGY COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Dale Barker
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Name:
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Dale Barker
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Title:
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President
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4
EXECUTION COPY
EXHIBIT C
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
ProEco Energy Company, Inc.
, a South
Dakota corporation (the
Company
), FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the order of O2Diesel Corporation (
O2Diesel
or the
Holder
), in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, the
Principal Amount (as defined below) together with interest on the unpaid
principal balance of this Secured Promissory Note (the
Note
)
outstanding from time to time from the date hereof, at the rate provided in the
Loan Agreement (as defined below). The
books and records of the Holder shall be conclusive as to the unpaid Principal
Amount of this Note at any time outstanding, absent manifest error.
This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2006 (as such agreement may from time
to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the
Loan Agreement
)
to which the Company and the Holder are parties, to which reference is hereby
made for a statement of all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Loan
evidenced, hereby. Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Loan Agreement.
1.
Loan
.
The Holder hereby loans to the Company on the
date hereof the sum of the Principal Amount.
As used in this Note, the
Principal Amount
means the aggregate
amount loaned to the Company by the Holder as reflected on
Schedule A
to
this Note.
Schedule A
reflects
all amount loaned to the Company by the Holders as of December 15,
2007. The Company shall amend
Schedule
A
to include any such loans to the Company by the Holder or any of its
affiliates made after such date. The
Principal Amount of the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be due and payable
on the dates specified in the Loan Agreement.
Interest thereon shall be paid until such Principal Amount is paid in
full in accordance with and at such interest rates and at such times as are
specified in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Default
.
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, this Note may, as provided in the Loan Agreement, and
without demand, notice or legal process of any kind (other than notices
expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), be declared, and immediately
shall become, due and payable. In
addition, the Holder shall have the right to exercise other remedies as
provided in the Loan Agreement. This
Note is secured by the Security Documents.
3.
Waivers.
(a)
The Company hereby waives presentment, demand for
payment, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, and protest in connection with
the delivery, acceptance, performance, or default of this Note.
(b)
No delay by the Holder in exercising any power or
right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any power or right, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any power or right
preclude
other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or right
hereunder or otherwise. No waiver or
modification of the terms hereof shall be valid unless set forth in writing by
the Holder.
4.
Secured Obligations
. In order to induce the Holder to loan to the
Company the Principal Amount of this Note, the Company has delivered, or caused
to be delivered, to O2Diesel, as collateral agent for the Holder and any other
holder of Notes (the Collateral Agent), the Security Documents, pursuant to
which the Pledgors (as defined in that certain Security Agreement, dated as of December 22,
2006, by and among the Borrower, the Pledgors and the Secured Creditor and
Collateral Agent, as such agreement may from time to time be amended, restated,
modified or supplemented (the
Security Agreement
)) has granted to the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Holder and any other holder of Notes, as
security and collateral for the payment and performance of its obligations
hereunder, a first priority security interest in all of the property and assets
of the Company and certain assets of each of the Pledgors, whether now existing
or hereafter arising, and all as more specifically described, and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, the Security Agreement.
5.
General
.
(a)
Successors: Assignment
. This Note and the obligations and rights of
the Company hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and the Holder and their respective successors. The Company may not assign this Note or any
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder.
(b)
Changes
. Changes in or additions to this Note may be
made, or compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision
set forth herein may be omitted or waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively), upon written consent of
the Holder.
(c)
Notices
. All notices, demands or other communications
to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Note
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered
personally to the recipient, faxed with confirmation of receipt, sent to the
recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to
the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid. Such notices, demands
and other communications shall be sent to the Holder at the address indicated
below:
O2Diesel Corporation
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100 Commerce Drive, Suite 301
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Newark, Delaware 19713
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Attn: David Shipman, Chief
Financial Officer
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Tel:
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(302) 266-6000
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Fax:
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(302) 266-7076
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With a copy to:
Arnold & Porter LLP
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1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900
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McLean, Virginia 22102
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Attn: Kevin J.
Lavin, Esq.
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Tel:
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(703) 720-7011
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Fax:
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(703) 720-7399
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and to the Company at the address indicated
below:
ProEco Energy Company.
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P.O. Box
261
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717
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Attn: Dale S. Barker
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Tel:
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(605)
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Fax:
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(605)
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With a copy to:
Buckmaster Law Offices, PC
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P.O. Box 726
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Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717
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|
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Attn: Wesley W. Buckmaster
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Tel:
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(605) 892-2623
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Fax:
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(605) 892-6337
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or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
(d)
Severability
. If any term or provision of this Note shall
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms and
provisions hereof shall in no way be affected thereby.
6.
Governing Law
.
(a)
This Note shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws
of the State of Delaware, without regard to choice of law principles.
(b)
The parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for the
purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding relating to any dispute under
this Note. The Company hereby waives any
right it may have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation between
itself and the Holder in accordance with this sub-section.
(c)
THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IN ANY MANNER ARISES
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR IS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OF
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Note has been executed and delivered
on the date first above written by the undersigned duly authorized representative
of the Company.
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PROECO ENERGY COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Dale Barker
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Name:
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Dale Barker
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Title:
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President
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SCHEDULE A
Date
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Amount
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1/17/2007
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125,000.00
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3/14/2007
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125,000.00
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4/25/2007
|
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75,000.00
|
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5/14/2007
|
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65,000.00
|
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5/30/2007
|
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65,000.00
|
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6/12/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
6/27/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
7/10/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
|
7/25/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
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8/15/2007
|
|
65,000.00
|
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9/07/2007
|
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65,000.00
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10/01/2007
|
|
65,000.00
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10/15/2007
|
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65,000.00
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10/25/2007
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40,000.00
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11/01/2007
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65,000.00
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11/15/2007
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40,000.00
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11/30/2007
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40,000.00
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12/14/2007
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40,000.00
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1/18/2008
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10,000.00
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Total:
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$
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1,210,000.00
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Exhibit 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
O2Diesel Corporation (the "Company") is a Delaware corporation. The table below sets forth all of the Company's subsidiaries as to state
or jurisdiction of organization.
Subsidiary
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State or Jurisdiction of Organization
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O2Diesel, Inc.
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Delaware
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O2Diesel Químicos, Ltda.
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Brazil
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O2Diesel R&D SPA, S.L.
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Spain
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O2Diesel Europe PLC
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Ireland
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O2Diesel Asia Limited
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Ireland
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent registered public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-146797,
333-136119 and 333-127720 on Form S-3 and No. 333-136121 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 28, 2008,
relating to the consolidated balance sheet of O2Diesel Corporation as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity (deficit), and
cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period October 14, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2007, included in the 2007 Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB of O2Diesel Corporation.
/s/
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Plymouth
Meeting, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2008
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
Alan Rae, certify that:
-
1.
-
I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-KSB of O2Diesel Corporation;
-
2.
-
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
-
3.
-
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
-
4.
-
The
small business issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:
-
(a)
-
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
-
(b)
-
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
-
(c)
-
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
-
(d)
-
Disclosed
in this report any change in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter
(the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, small business issuer's internal control
over financial reporting; and
-
5.
-
The
small business issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the small business
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of small business issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
-
(a)
-
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small
business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
-
(b)
-
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 31, 2008
/s/
ALAN R. RAE
Alan R. Rae
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
David Shipman, certify that:
-
1.
-
I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-KSB of O2Diesel Corporation;
-
2.
-
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
-
3.
-
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
-
4.
-
The
small business issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:
-
(a)
-
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
-
(b)
-
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
-
(c)
-
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
-
(d)
-
Disclosed
in this report any change in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter
(the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, small business issuers internal control
over financial reporting; and
-
5.
-
The
small business issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the small business
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of small business issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
-
(a)
-
All
Significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small
business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
-
(b)
-
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 31, 2008
/s/
David Shipman
David Shipman
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
O2DIESEL CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of O2Diesel Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Alan Rae, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, David H. Shipman, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge that:
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1.
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The
Report on Form 10-KSB fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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2.
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
This
certificate is being made for the exclusive purpose of compliance by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with the requirements of
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, and may not be disclosed, distributed or used by any person or for any reason other than as specifically required by law.
Date:
March 31, 2008
/s/
ALAN RAE
Alan Rae
Chief Executive Officer
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DAVID H. SHIPMAN
David H. Shipman
Chief Financial Officer
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Annex A Form 10-KSB for 12/31/2007
O2Diesel Corporation (A Development Stage Company)
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
PART I
PART II
PART III
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
PENSION BENEFITS AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
O2DIESEL CORPORATION (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET December 31, 2007
O2DIESEL CORPORATION (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
O2DIESEL CORPORATION (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
O2DIESEL CORPORATION (A Development Stage Company) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
O2DIESEL CORPORATION (A Development Stage Company)
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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