{"id":43912,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/securities-purchase-agreement-gulfsteam-international-group.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"securities-purchase-agreement-gulfsteam-international-group","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/securities\/securities-purchase-agreement-gulfsteam-international-group.html","title":{"rendered":"Securities Purchase Agreement &#8211; Gulfsteam International Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this <strong>&#8220;Agreement&#8221;<\/strong>) is<br \/>\nentered into as of the 16th day of September, 2008, by and among GULSTREAM<br \/>\nINTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Company&#8221;<\/strong>), and GULFSTREAM FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited<br \/>\nliability company (the <strong>&#8220;Investor&#8221;<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>RECITAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor deem it advisable for the Investor to<br \/>\npurchase and the Company to sell to the Investor the Securities (as defined<br \/>\nbelow), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided.<\/p>\n<p>NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and other<br \/>\nconsideration hereinafter set forth, the adequacy and receipt of which hereby<br \/>\nare acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<p>DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement,<br \/>\nwhen used herein the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this<br \/>\nSection 1:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Action&#8221;<\/strong> means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of<br \/>\nviolation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or<br \/>\ninvestigation pending or threatened against or affecting the Company, any<br \/>\nSubsidiary or any property of the Company or any Subsidiary before or by any<br \/>\ncourt, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority<br \/>\n(federal, state, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or<br \/>\ntrading facility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Affiliate&#8221;<\/strong> means, with respect to any Person, any other<br \/>\nPerson that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls<br \/>\nor is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms<br \/>\nare used in and construed under Rule 144.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Business Day&#8221;<\/strong> means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any<br \/>\nday that is a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in<br \/>\nthe State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental<br \/>\naction to close.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Code Share Agreement&#8221;<\/strong> means the agreement between the<br \/>\nCompany and Continental Airlines, Inc. (&#8220;Continental153) that provides for the<br \/>\nsharing of Continental153s designator code and including any other operating<br \/>\nalliance with Continental.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;<\/strong> means the common stock of the Company, $0.01<br \/>\npar value per share, and any securities into which such common stock may<br \/>\nhereafter be reclassified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Common Stock Equivalents&#8221;<\/strong> means any securities of the<br \/>\nCompany or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof to acquire Common<br \/>\nStock at any time, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,<br \/>\nrights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible<br \/>\ninto or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive,\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly<br \/>\nor indirectly, Common Stock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Disclosure Schedules&#8221;<\/strong> means the Disclosure Schedules<br \/>\nattached to this Agreement and each referred to herein as a Schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Dollars&#8221;<\/strong> means U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Eligible Market&#8221;<\/strong> means any of the New York Stock Exchange,<br \/>\nthe American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global<br \/>\nMarket or the NASDAQ Capital Market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Equity Interest&#8221;<\/strong> means (i) shares of corporate stock,<br \/>\npartnership interests, membership interests and any other interest that confers<br \/>\non a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or a<br \/>\ndistribution of the assets of, the issuing Person and (ii) all warrants, options<br \/>\nor other rights to acquire any Equity Interest set forth in clause (i) of this<br \/>\ndefined term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;<\/strong> means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of<br \/>\n1934, as amended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;GAAP&#8221;<\/strong> means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles<br \/>\nas in effect from time to time applied on a consistent basis during the periods<br \/>\ninvolved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Guarantor&#8221;<\/strong> means each Subsidiary of the Company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Guaranties&#8221;<\/strong> mean the several Junior Guaranties, each dated<br \/>\nas of the date hereof, executed by each Guarantor in favor of Purchaser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Lien&#8221;<\/strong> means (a) any lien, charge, claim, security interest,<br \/>\nencumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction, wherever created or<br \/>\ncharged, (b) with respect to any property, the interest of a vendor or a lessor<br \/>\nunder any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement<br \/>\nrelating to such property, and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase<br \/>\noption, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Person&#8221;<\/strong> means an individual or corporation, partnership,<br \/>\ntrust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited<br \/>\nliability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision<br \/>\nthereof) or other entity of any kind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Proceeding&#8221;<\/strong> means an action, claim, suit, investigation or<br \/>\nproceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial<br \/>\nproceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Related Parties&#8221;<\/strong> means, with respect to any specified<br \/>\nPerson, such Person153s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers,<br \/>\nemployees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person153s Affiliates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Rule 144&#8221;<\/strong> means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission<br \/>\npursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,<br \/>\nor any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having<br \/>\nsubstantially the same effect as such Rule.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;<\/strong> means the Securities Act of 1933, as<br \/>\namended, and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Security Agreements&#8221;<\/strong> means the Junior Security Agreements,<br \/>\neach dated as of the date hereof, executed by each Guarantor in favor of<br \/>\nInvestor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Subsidiary&#8221;<\/strong> means, with respect to any Person (the<br \/>\n&#8220;parent&#8221;) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership,<br \/>\nassociation or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with<br \/>\nthose of the parent in the parent153s consolidated financial statements if such<br \/>\nfinancial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as<br \/>\nwell as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership,<br \/>\nassociation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests<br \/>\nrepresenting 50% or more of the equity or 50% or more of the ordinary voting<br \/>\npower is or, in the case of a partnership, 50% or more of the general<br \/>\npartnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the<br \/>\nparent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise expressly<br \/>\nprovided, &#8220;Subsidiary&#8221; shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Trading Day&#8221;<\/strong> means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is<br \/>\ntraded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the<br \/>\nCommon Stock is not traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin<br \/>\nBoard), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter<br \/>\nmarket, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is<br \/>\nnot traded on any Trading Market and not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day<br \/>\non which the Common Stock is quoted in the over the counter market as reported<br \/>\nby the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or<br \/>\nagency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); <u>provided<\/u>, that<br \/>\nin the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i),<br \/>\n(ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Trading Market&#8221;<\/strong> means the American Stock Exchange or any<br \/>\nother Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Transaction Documents&#8221;<\/strong> means this Agreement, the Debenture,<br \/>\nthe Warrant, the Guaranties, the Security Agreements and any other documents or<br \/>\nagreements executed or delivered in connection with the transactions<br \/>\ncontemplated hereunder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Warrant Shares&#8221;<\/strong> means the share of Common Stock issued and<br \/>\nissuable upon exercise of the Warrant.<\/p>\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<p>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES; COMMITMENT.<\/p>\n<p>2.1<\/p>\n<p><u>Description of the Debenture<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company has authorized the issue and sale of a Junior Subordinated<br \/>\nDebenture, in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 and in substantially<br \/>\nthe form of Exhibit A hereto (the <strong>&#8220;Debenture&#8221;<\/strong>). The Debenture<br \/>\nwill be dated the date of issue and bear interest at the rate of 12.00% per<br \/>\nannum, and shall be payable as provided in the Debenture.<\/p>\n<p>2.2<\/p>\n<p><u>Description of the Warrant<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company has authorized the issue and sale of a Warrant for the purchase<br \/>\nof 225,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price equal to $3.20<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>per share in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (the<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Warrant&#8221;<\/strong> and, together with the Debenture, the<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Securities&#8221;<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>2.3<\/p>\n<p><u>Purchase of the Securities<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and on the basis of the<br \/>\nrepresentations and warranties hereinafter set forth, on the Closing Date (as<br \/>\ndefined below), the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Investor, and the<br \/>\nInvestor agrees to purchase from the Company, the Securities at a price equal to<br \/>\n$1,000,000. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Warrant has a fair<br \/>\nmarket value of $20,000 and that the purchase price for the Warrant is equal to<br \/>\nthat amount.<\/p>\n<p>2.4<\/p>\n<p><u>Closing Date<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Delivery of the Debenture and the Warrant to be issued and purchased<br \/>\npursuant to this Agreement shall be at the offices of the Company, 3201 Griffin<br \/>\nRoad, 4<sup>th<\/sup> Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33312, against payment to<br \/>\nthe Company of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately<br \/>\navailable funds (the <strong>&#8220;Closing&#8221;<\/strong>), at 10:00 A.M., local time, on<br \/>\n_______________, 2008 or such later date as shall be mutually agreed upon by the<br \/>\nCompany and the Investor (the <strong>&#8220;Closing Date&#8221;<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<p>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.<\/p>\n<p>In order to induce the Investor to enter into this Agreement and to purchase<br \/>\nthe Securities, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor that,<br \/>\nexcept as set forth on the Disclosure Schedules hereto which disclosure Schedule<br \/>\nshall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty<br \/>\notherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure:<\/p>\n<p>3.1<\/p>\n<p><u>Subsidiaries<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company does not directly or indirectly control or own any Equity<br \/>\nInterest in any Subsidiary, other than as listed in <u>Schedule 3.1(a)<\/u>.<br \/>\nExcept as disclosed in <u>Schedule 3.1(b)<\/u>, the Company owns, directly or<br \/>\nindirectly, all of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any<br \/>\nLien, and all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary are<br \/>\nvalidly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and<br \/>\nsimilar rights.<\/p>\n<p>3.2<\/p>\n<p><u>Organization and Qualification<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or<br \/>\notherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the<br \/>\njurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the<br \/>\nrequisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to<br \/>\ncarry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any<br \/>\nSubsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective<br \/>\ncertificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or<br \/>\ncharter documents. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to<br \/>\nconduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other<br \/>\nentity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or<br \/>\nproperty owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the<br \/>\nfailure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not,<br \/>\nindividually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in<br \/>\n(i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any<br \/>\nTransaction Document or Code Share Agreement which is not waived or is not<br \/>\ncapable of being cured within ten (10) days, (ii) a material adverse effect on<br \/>\nthe results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or<br \/>\notherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a<br \/>\nmaterial adverse impairment to the Company153s or any Subsidiary153s ability to<br \/>\nperform in any<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction<br \/>\nDocument or Code Share Agreement which is not waived or is not capable of being<br \/>\ncured in ten (10) days (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a <strong>&#8220;Material Adverse<br \/>\nEffect&#8221;<\/strong>) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction<br \/>\nrevoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such<br \/>\npower and authority or qualification.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3.3<\/p>\n<p><u>Authorization; Enforcement<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power<br \/>\nand authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by<br \/>\neach of the Transaction Documents and Code Sharing Agreements to which it is a<br \/>\nparty and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.<br \/>\nExcept as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.3<\/u>, the execution and delivery of the<br \/>\nTransaction Documents and Code Sharing Agreements by the Company and the<br \/>\nSubsidiaries and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated<br \/>\nhereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part<br \/>\nof the Company and the Subsidiaries and no further action is required by the<br \/>\nCompany, the Subsidiaries, their respective boards of directors or stockholders<br \/>\nin connection therewith other than the Required Approvals. Each Transaction<br \/>\nDocument and Code Sharing Agreement to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a<br \/>\nparty has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by them and, when<br \/>\ndelivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the<br \/>\nvalid and binding obligation of theirs enforceable against them in accordance<br \/>\nwith its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and<br \/>\napplicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of<br \/>\ngeneral application affecting enforcement of creditors153 rights generally, (ii)<br \/>\nas limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,<br \/>\ninjunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as<br \/>\nindemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.4<\/p>\n<p><u>No Conflicts<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.4<\/u>, the execution, delivery and<br \/>\nperformance of the Transaction Documents and Code Sharing Agreements by the<br \/>\nCompany and the Subsidiaries, and the consummation by them of the transactions<br \/>\ncontemplated hereby and thereby did not and will not: (i) conflict with or<br \/>\nviolate any provision of the Company153s or any Subsidiary153s certificate or<br \/>\narticles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents<br \/>\nor (ii) subject to receipt of all Required Approvals, conflict with, or<br \/>\nconstitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both<br \/>\nwould become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of<br \/>\nthe properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any<br \/>\nrights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without<br \/>\nnotice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other<br \/>\ninstrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other<br \/>\nunderstanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any<br \/>\nproperty or asset of theirs is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the<br \/>\nRequired Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule,<br \/>\nregulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any<br \/>\ncourt or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject<br \/>\n(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and<br \/>\nregulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States<br \/>\nDepartment of Transportation), or by which any property or asset of theirs is<br \/>\nbound or affected; except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could<br \/>\nnot have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>3.5<\/p>\n<p><u>Filings, Consents and Approvals<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent,<br \/>\nwaiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or<br \/>\nregistration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other<br \/>\ngovernmental authority (including, without limitation, the Federal Aviation<br \/>\nAdministration and the United States Department of Transportation) or other<br \/>\nPerson in connection with the execution, delivery, assumption and performance by<br \/>\nthem of the Transaction Documents and the Code Share Agreement to which any of<br \/>\nthem is a party, other than (i) the notice and\/or application(s) to the<br \/>\napplicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Common Stock issuable<br \/>\nupon the exercise of the Warrant and the listing of such Common Stock for<br \/>\ntrading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (ii) the filing of Form<br \/>\nD with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under<br \/>\napplicable state securities laws, and (iii) the consents of set forth on<br \/>\n<u>Schedule 3.5<\/u> (collectively, the <strong>&#8220;Required Approvals&#8221;<\/strong>).\n<\/p>\n<p>3.6<\/p>\n<p><u>Issuance of the Securities<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Each of the Debenture and the Warrant has been duly authorized and, when<br \/>\nissued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents or otherwise,<br \/>\nhave been or, when issued, will be duly and validly issued, free and clear of<br \/>\nall Liens. The Warrant Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the<br \/>\nWarrant will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free<br \/>\nand clear of all Liens.<\/p>\n<p>3.7<\/p>\n<p><u>Capitalization<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding<br \/>\ncapital stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for<br \/>\nissuance under the Company153s various option and incentive plans and all<br \/>\nwarrants, debentures and Common Stock Equivalents (on a pro forma basis<br \/>\nimmediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the<br \/>\nTransaction Documents), is set forth on <u>Schedule 3.7<\/u>. Except as set forth<br \/>\non <u>Schedule 3.7<\/u>, no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive<br \/>\nor similar rights, and no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive<br \/>\nright, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the<br \/>\ntransactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of<br \/>\nthe purchase and sale of the Securities and except as set forth on <u>Schedule<br \/>\n3.7<\/u>, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe<br \/>\nto, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities,<br \/>\nrights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or<br \/>\ngiving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common<br \/>\nStock, or any contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement by which the<br \/>\nCompany is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or<br \/>\nCommon Stock Equivalents. The issue and sale of the Securities will not,<br \/>\nimmediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and<br \/>\nwill not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the<br \/>\nexercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of the<br \/>\noutstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully<br \/>\npaid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and<br \/>\nstate securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in<br \/>\nviolation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or<br \/>\npurchase securities. Except as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.7<\/u>, no further<br \/>\napproval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the<br \/>\nCompany, or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.<br \/>\nThere are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar<br \/>\nagreements with respect to the Company153s capital stock to which the Company is a<br \/>\nparty or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company153s<br \/>\nstockholders.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>3.8<\/p>\n<p><u>SEC Reports; Financial Statements<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other<br \/>\ndocuments required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange<br \/>\nAct, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months<br \/>\npreceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by<br \/>\nlaw or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials being<br \/>\ncollectively referred to herein as the <strong>&#8220;SEC Reports&#8221;<\/strong> and,<br \/>\ntogether with this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, the <strong>&#8220;Disclosure<br \/>\nMaterials&#8221;<\/strong>) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such<br \/>\ntime of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any<br \/>\nsuch extension. Except as set forth in <u>Schedule 3.8<\/u>, as of their<br \/>\nrespective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the<br \/>\nrequirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and<br \/>\nregulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC<br \/>\nReports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or<br \/>\nomitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in<br \/>\norder to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which<br \/>\nthey were made, not misleading. Except as set forth in <u>Schedule 3.8<\/u>, the<br \/>\nfinancial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all<br \/>\nmaterial respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and<br \/>\nregulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of<br \/>\nfiling. Except as set forth in <u>Schedule 3.8<\/u>, such financial statements<br \/>\nhave been prepared in accordance GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in<br \/>\nsuch financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited<br \/>\nfinancial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly<br \/>\npresent in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its<br \/>\nconsolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of<br \/>\noperations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of<br \/>\nunaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments and the<br \/>\nabsence of footnotes.<\/p>\n<p>3.9<\/p>\n<p><u>Material Changes<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.9<\/u>, since the date of the latest<br \/>\naudited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as<br \/>\nspecifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event,<br \/>\noccurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to<br \/>\nresult in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any<br \/>\nliabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued<br \/>\nexpenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past<br \/>\npractice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company153s<br \/>\nfinancial statements pursuant to GAAP or not required to be disclosed in filings<br \/>\nmade with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not materially altered its<br \/>\nmethod of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not<br \/>\ndeclared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its<br \/>\nshareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem<br \/>\nany shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity<br \/>\nsecurities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing<br \/>\nCompany stock incentive plans.<\/p>\n<p>3.10<\/p>\n<p><u>Litigation<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth in <u>Schedule 3.10<\/u>, there is no Action which (i)<br \/>\nadversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any<br \/>\nof the Transaction Documents, the Debenture or the Warrant or (ii) except as<br \/>\notherwise set forth in the SEC Reports, would reasonably be expected,<br \/>\nindividually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.<br \/>\nNeither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is<br \/>\nor has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or<br \/>\nliability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of<br \/>\nfiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any<br \/>\ninvestigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former<br \/>\ndirector or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order<br \/>\nor other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed<br \/>\nby the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.11<\/p>\n<p><u>Compliance<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.11<\/u> or as disclosed in the SEC<br \/>\nFilings, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in<br \/>\nviolation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with<br \/>\nnotice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any<br \/>\nSubsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a<br \/>\nclaim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture,<br \/>\nloan or credit agreement, the Code Share Agreement or any other agreement or<br \/>\ninstrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is<br \/>\nbound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in<br \/>\nviolation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body (including<br \/>\nwithout limitation, the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States<br \/>\nDepartment of Transportation), or (iii) is or has been in violation of any<br \/>\nstatute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without<br \/>\nlimitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to<br \/>\ntransportation, aviation, taxes, environmental protection, occupational health<br \/>\nand safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except<br \/>\nin each case in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as could not, individually or in the<br \/>\naggregate, have or would not reasonably be expected to have in a Material<br \/>\nAdverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries, as applicable, are in<br \/>\ncompliance with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,<br \/>\nand the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>3.12<\/p>\n<p><u>Regulatory Permits<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations<br \/>\nand permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign<br \/>\nregulatory authorities (including without limitation, the Federal Aviation<br \/>\nAdministration and the United States Department of Transportation) necessary to<br \/>\nconduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except<br \/>\nwhere the failure to possess such permits would not have or reasonably be<br \/>\nexpected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (<strong>&#8220;Material<br \/>\nPermits&#8221;<\/strong>), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any<br \/>\nnotice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material<br \/>\nPermit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3.13<\/p>\n<p><u>Title to Assets<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all<br \/>\npersonal property owned by them that is material to their businesses, in each<br \/>\ncase free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially<br \/>\naffect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use<br \/>\nmade and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the<br \/>\nSubsidiaries, (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the<br \/>\npayment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties and (iii) Liens<br \/>\nlisted or disclosed on <u>Schedule 3.13<\/u>. The Company153s forecasted monthly<br \/>\nfuel usage for each of the six months after the Closing Date is as set forth on<br \/>\n<u>Schedule 3.13<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>3.14<\/p>\n<p><u>Intellectual Property<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company owns, or has the valid<br \/>\nlicense or other rights to use, all patents, patent rights, trademarks,<br \/>\ntrademark rights, trade names, trade name rights and copyrights used by the<br \/>\nCompany in its business (the<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Intellectual Property Rights&#8221;<\/strong>), and all such Intellectual<br \/>\nProperty Rights are valid and in good standing and adequate and sufficient to<br \/>\npermit the Company to conduct its business as conducted by it without conflict<br \/>\nwith or infringement upon any valid rights of others, except where such conflict<br \/>\nor infringement would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set froth in<br \/>\nthe SEC Reports, to the Company153s knowledge, all Intellectual Property Rights<br \/>\nowned or used by the Company are free of any adverse claims, rights or<br \/>\nencumbrances as to the Company153s rights thereto.<\/p>\n<p>3.15<\/p>\n<p><u>Tax Matters<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have<br \/>\nor reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company<br \/>\nand the Subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income<br \/>\nand franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due<br \/>\nthereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been<br \/>\nasserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.<\/p>\n<p>3.16<\/p>\n<p><u>Insurance<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company maintains policies of insurance from reputable insurers<br \/>\n(including comprehensive general liability, personal and professional liability,<br \/>\ncomprehensive general casualty and extended coverage, products liability,<br \/>\nautomobile, fire and lightning and worker153s compensation) in amounts and limits<br \/>\ndeemed appropriate in light of the Company153s business activities, and the<br \/>\nCompany is not aware of any material gaps in coverage or any denial of coverage<br \/>\nwith respect to a material loss affecting the Company.<\/p>\n<p>3.17<\/p>\n<p><u>Private Placement<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor representations and warranties set<br \/>\nforth herein, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer<br \/>\nand sale of the Securities by the Company to the Investor as contemplated<br \/>\nhereby. The issuance and sale of the Warrant hereunder does not contravene the<br \/>\napplicable rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which any of the<br \/>\nsecurities of the Company are listed or designated.<\/p>\n<p>3.18<\/p>\n<p><u>Disclosure<\/u>. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions<br \/>\nof the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company<br \/>\nconfirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided<br \/>\nthe Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes<br \/>\nconstitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company<br \/>\nunderstands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing<br \/>\nrepresentation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All<br \/>\ndisclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding<br \/>\nthe Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including<br \/>\nthe Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations<br \/>\nand warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such<br \/>\nrepresentations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a<br \/>\nmaterial fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the<br \/>\nstatements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were<br \/>\nmade, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has<br \/>\nnot made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions<br \/>\ncontemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth herein.<\/p>\n<p>3.19<\/p>\n<p><u>No Broker<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth on <u>Schedule 3.21<\/u>, no Person has acted in the<br \/>\ncapacity of broker, advisor, investment banker or finder on behalf of the<br \/>\nCompany to bring about the negotiation or consummation of this Agreement. Any<br \/>\nfee payable to a broker, advisor, investment banker or finder identified on<br \/>\n<u>Schedule 3.21<\/u> shall be paid by the Company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>4.<\/p>\n<p>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR. In order to induce the<br \/>\nCompany to enter into this Agreement and to issue the Securities, the Investor<br \/>\nhereby represents and warrants to the Company that:<\/p>\n<p>4.1<\/p>\n<p><u>Organization Authorization<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. That all action on the part of the Investor necessary for the<br \/>\nauthorization, execution, delivery and performance of all its obligations under<br \/>\nthis Agreement has been (or will be) taken prior to the Closing Date. The<br \/>\nInvestor is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in<br \/>\ngood standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with requisite<br \/>\norganizational power and authority to enter into and to consummate the<br \/>\ntransactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to otherwise carry<br \/>\nout its obligations hereunder. The Transaction Documents, when executed and<br \/>\ndelivered by the Investor, shall constitute a valid and legally binding<br \/>\nobligation of the Investor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as<br \/>\nsuch enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,<br \/>\nreorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or<br \/>\naffecting generally the enforcement of, creditors153 rights and remedies or by<br \/>\nequitable principles of general application.<\/p>\n<p>4.2<\/p>\n<p><u>Brokers and Finders<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, no Person will have, as a result of<br \/>\nthe transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or<br \/>\nclaim against or upon the Company, or the Investor for any commission, fee or<br \/>\nother compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding<br \/>\nentered into by or on behalf of the Investor.<\/p>\n<p>4.3<\/p>\n<p><u>Prohibited Transactions<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Since the time the Investor was first contacted regarding an investment in<br \/>\nthe Company regarding an investment in the Company until the date hereof,<br \/>\nneither the Investor nor any Affiliate of the Investor which (x) had knowledge<br \/>\nof the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating<br \/>\nto the Investor153s investments or trading or information concerning the<br \/>\nInvestor153s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is<br \/>\nsubject to the Investor153s review or input concerning such Affiliate153s<br \/>\ninvestments or trading (collectively, &#8220;Trading Affiliates&#8221;) has, directly or<br \/>\nindirectly, effected or agreed to effect any transactions in the securities of<br \/>\nthe Company, including any short sale, whether or not against the box,<br \/>\nestablished any &#8220;put equivalent position&#8221; (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the<br \/>\nExchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right<br \/>\n(including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the<br \/>\nCommon Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or<br \/>\nderived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise<br \/>\nsought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a &#8220;Prohibited<br \/>\nTransaction&#8221;). The Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates<br \/>\nnot to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction during the<br \/>\nperiod from the date hereof until such time as (i) the transactions contemplated<br \/>\nby this Agreement are first publicly announced or (ii) this Agreement is<br \/>\nterminated.<\/p>\n<p>4.4<\/p>\n<p><u>Limited Ownership<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The purchase by the Investor of the Securities issuable to it at the<br \/>\nClosing will not result in the Investor (individually or together with other<br \/>\nPersons with whom the Investor has identified, or will have identified, itself<br \/>\nas part of a &#8220;group&#8221; in a public filing made with the SEC involving the<br \/>\nCompany153s securities) acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of<br \/>\n19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting power<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>of the Company on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing<br \/>\nshall have occurred. The Investor does not presently intend to, alone or<br \/>\ntogether with others, make a public filing with the Commission to disclose that<br \/>\nit has (or that it together with such other Persons have) acquired, or obtained<br \/>\nthe right to acquire, as a result of such Closing (when added to any other<br \/>\nsecurities of the Company that it or they then own or have the right to<br \/>\nacquire), in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the<br \/>\nvoting power of the Company on a post transaction basis that assumes that the<br \/>\nClosing at issue shall have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>4.5<\/p>\n<p><u>Independent Investment Decision<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to<br \/>\npurchase the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and the Investor<br \/>\nconfirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Person153s business,<br \/>\ntax and\/or legal counsel in making such decision. The Investor has not relied on<br \/>\nthe business, legal advice or tax advice of the Company or any of the Company153s<br \/>\nagents, counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder. The<br \/>\nInvestor acknowledges that the Company makes no representations or warranties<br \/>\nregarding the tax consequences of the Securities to the Investor.<\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p>CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.<\/p>\n<p>5.1<\/p>\n<p><u>Investment Representations<\/u>.<u> <\/u><\/p>\n<p>(a)<\/p>\n<p>This Agreement is made with the Investor in reliance upon the Investor153s<br \/>\nrepresentation to the Company, which by its acceptance hereof the Investor<br \/>\nhereby confirms, that the Debenture, the Warrant and the Common Stock issuable<br \/>\nupon exercise of the Warrant to be received by it will be acquired for<br \/>\ninvestment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view<br \/>\nto the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that it has no present<br \/>\nintention of selling, granting participation in or otherwise distributing the<br \/>\nsame. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that it does<br \/>\nnot have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to<br \/>\nsell, transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third person with<br \/>\nrespect to the Debenture, the Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon<br \/>\nexercise of the Warrant. The Investor is not a registered broker dealer or an<br \/>\nentity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer.<\/p>\n<p>(b)<\/p>\n<p>The Investor understands that neither the Debenture, the Warrant nor the<br \/>\nCommon Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrant, is registered under the<br \/>\nSecurities Act, on the ground that the sale provided for in this Agreement and<br \/>\nthe issuance of the Debenture, the Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon<br \/>\nexercise of the Warrant hereunder should be exempt from registration under the<br \/>\nSecurities Act and that the Company153s reliance on such exemption is predicated<br \/>\non the Investor153s representations set forth herein. The Investor realizes that<br \/>\nthe basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding such<br \/>\nrepresentations, the Investor has in mind merely acquiring the Debenture, the<br \/>\nWarrant or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant for a fixed or<br \/>\ndeterminable period in the future, or for a market rise or for sale if the<br \/>\nmarket does not rise. The Investor confirms it has no such intention.<\/p>\n<p>(c)<\/p>\n<p>The Investor represents that it is, and was at the time it was offered the<br \/>\nSecurities, an &#8220;accredited investor&#8221; as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D,<br \/>\nas amended, under the Securities Act and that the Investor is experienced in<br \/>\nevaluating and investing in companies such as the Company, is able to fend for<br \/>\nitself in the transactions contemplated by this<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Agreement, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business<br \/>\nmatters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment<br \/>\nand has the ability to bear the economic risks of its investment. The Investor<br \/>\nacknowledges its satisfactory review of the SEC Filings. The Investor further<br \/>\nrepresents that it has had access, during the course of the transaction and<br \/>\nprior to its purchase of the Securities, to the same kind of information that<br \/>\nwould be provided in a registration statement filed by the Company under the<br \/>\nSecurities Act and that it has had, during the course of the transaction and<br \/>\nprior to its purchase of the Securities, the opportunity to ask questions of,<br \/>\nand receive answers from, the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the<br \/>\noffering and to obtain additional information necessary to verify the accuracy<br \/>\nof any information furnished to it or to which it had access and that the<br \/>\nInvestor has received such information that is necessary to make an informed<br \/>\ninvestment decision with respect to the Securities. The Investor did not learn<br \/>\nof the investment in the Securities as a result of any &#8220;general advertising&#8221; or<br \/>\n&#8220;general solicitation&#8221; as those terms are contemplated in Regulation D, as<br \/>\namended, under the 1933 Act.<\/p>\n<p>(d)<\/p>\n<p>The Investor understands that neither the Debenture, the Warrant or the<br \/>\nCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant may be sold, transferred or<br \/>\notherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an<br \/>\nexemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration<br \/>\nstatement covering the Debenture, the Warrant or the Common Stock issuable upon<br \/>\nexercise of the Warrant or an available exemption from registration under the<br \/>\nSecurities Act, such securities, must be held indefinitely. In particular, the<br \/>\nInvestor is aware that the Debenture, the Warrant and the Common Stock issuable<br \/>\nupon exercise of the Warrant may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of<br \/>\nthe conditions of Rule 144 are met. The Investor represents that, in the absence<br \/>\nof an effective registration statement covering the Debenture, the Warrant or<br \/>\nthe Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, it will sell, transfer<br \/>\nor otherwise dispose of such securities only in a manner consistent with its<br \/>\nrepresentations set forth herein and then only in accordance with the provisions<br \/>\nof Section 5.1(e) hereof.<\/p>\n<p>(e)<\/p>\n<p>The Investor agrees that in no event will it make a transfer or disposition<br \/>\nof the Debenture, the Warrant or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the<br \/>\nWarrant (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the<br \/>\nSecurities Act) unless and until (i) the Investor shall have notified the<br \/>\nCompany of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a<br \/>\nstatement of the circumstances surrounding the disposition and assurance that<br \/>\nthe proposed disposition is in compliance with all applicable laws and (ii) if<br \/>\nreasonably requested by the Company, at the expense of the Investor or<br \/>\ntransferee, it shall have furnished to the Company an opinion of counsel,<br \/>\nreasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer may be<br \/>\nmade without registration under the Securities Act.<\/p>\n<p>5.2<\/p>\n<p><u>Furnishing of Information<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. As long as the Investor owns the Debenture, the Warrant or the Common Stock<br \/>\nissuable upon exercise of the Warrant, the Company covenants to timely file (or<br \/>\nobtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace<br \/>\nperiod) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof<br \/>\npursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act. Upon the request of any such Person,<br \/>\nthe Company shall deliver to such Person a written certification of a duly<br \/>\nauthorized officer as to whether it has complied with the preceding sentence.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>5.3<\/p>\n<p><u>Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company shall issue a press release reasonably acceptable to the<br \/>\nInvestor disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby on the date of this<br \/>\nAgreement and file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of<br \/>\nthe transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company will make such<br \/>\nother filings and notices in the manner and time required by the Commission and<br \/>\nany Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed.<\/p>\n<p>6.<\/p>\n<p>MISCELLANEOUS.<\/p>\n<p>6.1<\/p>\n<p><u>Fees and Expenses<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. Except as otherwise specified in the Transaction Documents (including<br \/>\nwithout limitation Section 6.14), each party shall pay the fees and expenses of<br \/>\nits advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other<br \/>\nexpenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation,<br \/>\nexecution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company<br \/>\nshall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied<br \/>\nin connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.<\/p>\n<p>6.2<\/p>\n<p><u>Entire Agreement<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules<br \/>\nthereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the<br \/>\nsubject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,<br \/>\noral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge<br \/>\nhave been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. After the Closing,<br \/>\nand without further consideration, each party will execute and deliver to the<br \/>\nother party hereto such further documents as may be reasonably requested in<br \/>\norder to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the<br \/>\nTransaction Documents.<\/p>\n<p>6.3<\/p>\n<p><u>Notices<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. All notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to<br \/>\nbe provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and<br \/>\neffective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or<br \/>\ncommunication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in<br \/>\nthis Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next<br \/>\nTrading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is<br \/>\ndelivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a<br \/>\nday that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any<br \/>\nTrading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.<br \/>\nnationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by<br \/>\nthe party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses and<br \/>\nfacsimile numbers for such notices and communications shall be as follows:<\/p>\n<p>If to the Company:<\/p>\n<p>Gulfstream International Group, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>3201 Griffin Road, 4th Floor<\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile No.: (954) 985-5244<\/p>\n<p>Attention: General Counsel<\/p>\n<p>With a copy to:<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Cave LLP<\/p>\n<p>161 North Clark Street, Suite 4300<\/p>\n<p>Chicago, Illinois 60601-3315<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile No.: (312) 602-5025<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Don Figliulo, Esq.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If to the Investor:<\/p>\n<p>Gulfstream Funding, LLC<\/p>\n<p>861 Maggies Way<\/p>\n<p>Waterbury Center, VT 05677<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile No.: _____________<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Doug Hailey<\/p>\n<p>With a copy to:<\/p>\n<p>Edwards Angell Palmer &amp; Dodge LLP<\/p>\n<p>750 Lexington Avenue<\/p>\n<p>New York, NY 10022<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile No.: (212) 308-4844<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Geoffrey Etherington, Esq.<\/p>\n<p>or such other address or facsimile number as may be designated in writing<br \/>\nhereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.<\/p>\n<p>6.4<\/p>\n<p><u>Amendments; Waivers<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or<br \/>\namended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by<br \/>\nthe Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against<br \/>\nwhom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any<br \/>\ndefault with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this<br \/>\nAgreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of<br \/>\nany subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or<br \/>\nrequirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any<br \/>\nright hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.<\/p>\n<p>(a)<\/p>\n<p>Neither any Transaction Document nor any provision thereof may be waived,<br \/>\namended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing<br \/>\nentered into between the Company and the Investor.<\/p>\n<p>6.5<\/p>\n<p><u>Construction<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of<br \/>\nthis Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions<br \/>\nhereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language<br \/>\nchosen by the parties to express their mutual intent. This Agreement shall be<br \/>\nconstrued as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of<br \/>\nproof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship<br \/>\nof any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.<\/p>\n<p>6.6<\/p>\n<p><u>Successors and Assigns<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the<br \/>\nparties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign<br \/>\nthis Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written<br \/>\nconsent of the Investor. The Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement<br \/>\nto any Person to whom the Investor assigns or transfers the Securities.<\/p>\n<p>6.7<\/p>\n<p><u>No Third-Party Beneficiaries<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their<br \/>\nrespective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor<br \/>\nmay any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>6.8<\/p>\n<p><u>Governing Law<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and<br \/>\ninterpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed<br \/>\nand enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York,<br \/>\nwithout regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees<br \/>\nthat all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and<br \/>\ndefense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other<br \/>\nTransaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective<br \/>\naffiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be<br \/>\ncommenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New<br \/>\nYork. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the<br \/>\nstate and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan<br \/>\nfor the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with<br \/>\nany transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect<br \/>\nto the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably<br \/>\nwaives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim<br \/>\nthat it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that<br \/>\nsuch suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such<br \/>\nproceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and<br \/>\nconsents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by<br \/>\nmailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery<br \/>\n(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices<br \/>\nto it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good<br \/>\nand sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein<br \/>\nshall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other<br \/>\nmanner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.<br \/>\nIf any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of<br \/>\nthe Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or<br \/>\nproceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys153<br \/>\nfees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation<br \/>\nand prosecution of such action or proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>6.9<\/p>\n<p><u>Survival<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein<br \/>\nshall survive for a period of one year following the Closing.<\/p>\n<p>6.10<\/p>\n<p><u>Execution<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which when taken<br \/>\ntogether shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become<br \/>\neffective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the<br \/>\nother party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same<br \/>\ncounterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile<br \/>\ntransmission or by e-mail delivery of a &#8220;.PDF&#8221; format data file, such signature<br \/>\nshall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose<br \/>\nbehalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if<br \/>\nsuch facsimile or &#8220;.PDF&#8221; signature page were an original thereof.<\/p>\n<p>6.11<\/p>\n<p><u>Severability<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held<br \/>\nby a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or<br \/>\nunenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and<br \/>\nrestrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in<br \/>\nno way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use<br \/>\ntheir commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to<br \/>\nachieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such<br \/>\nterm, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared<br \/>\nto be the intention of the parties that<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and<br \/>\nrestrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared<br \/>\ninvalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.<\/p>\n<p>6.12<\/p>\n<p><u>Replacement of Securities<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated,<br \/>\nlost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in<br \/>\nexchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of<br \/>\nmutilation), or in lieu of and substitution thereof, a new certificate of<br \/>\ninstrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the<br \/>\nCompany of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate<br \/>\nor instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third party<br \/>\ncosts (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such<br \/>\nreplacement Securities.<\/p>\n<p>6.13<\/p>\n<p><u>Remedies<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or<br \/>\ngranted by law, including recovery of damages, the Investor and the Company will<br \/>\nbe entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties<br \/>\nagree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss<br \/>\nincurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing<br \/>\nsentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of<br \/>\nany such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.<\/p>\n<p>6.14<\/p>\n<p><u>Payment Set Aside<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Investor<br \/>\npursuant to any Transaction Document or the Investor enforces or exercises its<br \/>\nrights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such<br \/>\nenforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,<br \/>\ndeclared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged<br \/>\nby or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,<br \/>\na trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without<br \/>\nlimitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable<br \/>\ncause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or<br \/>\npart thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued<br \/>\nin full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such<br \/>\nenforcement or setoff had not occurred.<\/p>\n<p>6.15<\/p>\n<p><u>Expenses<\/u><\/p>\n<p>. The Company shall pay all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses<br \/>\nincurred by the Investor, including the reasonable fees, charges and<br \/>\ndisbursements of counsel for the Investor in connection with the negotiation,<br \/>\nexecution and closing of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated<br \/>\nhereby.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>[Signature Page Follows]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase<br \/>\nAgreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of<br \/>\nthe date first indicated above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPANY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.<\/p>\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<p>Name:<\/p>\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<p><strong>INVESTOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GULFSTREAM FUNDING, LLC<\/p>\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<p>Name:<\/p>\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[7705],"corporate_contracts_industries":[],"corporate_contracts_types":[9629],"class_list":["post-43912","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-gulfstream-international-group-inc","corporate_contracts_types-securities"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/43912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=43912"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=43912"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=43912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}