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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-06-023946
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060606
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060607
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060607

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CTI INDUSTRIES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042187
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060]
		IRS NUMBER:				362848943
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23115
		FILM NUMBER:		06890962

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010
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      Act</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
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      Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments
      to be made hereunder.</font></div>
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      Agent Agreement dated the date hereof by and among the Company, the Placement
      Agent and the Investor (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Placement
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shall
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      Advance Notice.</font></div>
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shall
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      Trading
      Day after expiration of the applicable Pricing Period for each
      Advance.</font></div>
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shall
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      attached
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shall
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      Agreement) to the Investor an Advance Notice requiring the Investor to advance
      funds to the Company, subject to the terms of this Agreement. No Advance Notice
      Date shall be less than five (5) Trading Days after the prior Advance Notice
      Date.</font></div>
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shall
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      a
      Principal Market, the highest reported bid price for the Common Stock, as
      furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.</font></div>
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shall
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shall
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      that,
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      shall not have the right or the obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock
      under this Agreement to the extent that after giving effect to such purchase
      and
      sale the aggregate number of shares issued under this Agreement would exceed
      400,000 shares of Common Stock (which is less than 20% of the 2,150,216
      outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement) unless
      or
      until the Company obtains any necessary shareholder approval or consent in
      accordance with Nasdaq rules prior to such issuance.</font></div>
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shall
      mean the period commencing on the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Date,
      or
      (ii) such earlier date as the Company and the Investor may mutually agree in
      writing, and expiring on the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the
      Investor shall have made payment of Advances pursuant to this Agreement in
      the
      aggregate amount of the Commitment Amount, (y) the date this Agreement is
      terminated pursuant to Section 10.2 or (z) the date occurring twenty-four (24)
      months after the Effective Date.</font></div>
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shall
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shall
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shall
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      limitation, reasonable attorney&#8217;s fees and disbursements and costs and expenses
      of expert witnesses and investigation).</font></div>
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shall
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      registering the resale of the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section
      7.2(a). </font></div>
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shall
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      regulations promulgated thereunder.</font></div>
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shall
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      materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform
      any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement
      in any material respect.</font></div>
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shall
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shall
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shall
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shall
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      Date.</font></div>
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shall
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      Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever
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      Stock.</font></div>
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shall
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      Period.</font></div>
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      in
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      the SEC, (ii) which have not been sold under circumstances meeting all of the
      applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force)
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      (iii) which have not been otherwise transferred to a holder who may trade such
      shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has
      delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities
      not bearing a restrictive legend.</font></div>
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shall
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      filing of the Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable
      Securities, entered into between the Company and the Investor.</font></div>
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shall
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      available to the Company pursuant to the rules of the SEC and, if not, on such
      other form promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and
      which
      counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be
      available for the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered
      thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the
      Registration Rights Agreement, and in accordance with the intended method of
      distribution of such securities), for the registration of the resale by the
      Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.</font></div>
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shall
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shall
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shall
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shall
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      Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy Statements of the Company as supplemented to
      the
      date hereof, filed by the Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months
      immediately preceding the date hereof or the Advance Date, as the case may
      be,
      until such time as the Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the
      effectiveness of a Registration Statement as set forth in the Registration
      Rights Agreement.</font></div>
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shall
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      business.</font></div>
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shall
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      to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
      the provisions of Article VII hereof), the Company, at its sole and exclusive
      option, may issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase
      from
      the Company, shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock by the delivery, in the
      Company&#8217;s sole discretion, of Advance Notices. The number of shares of Common
      Stock that the Investor shall purchase pursuant to each Advance shall be
      determined by dividing the amount of the Advance by the Purchase Price. No
      fractional shares shall be issued. Fractional shares shall be rounded to the
      next higher whole number of shares. The aggregate maximum amount of all Advances
      that the Investor shall be obligated to make under this Agreement shall not
      exceed the Commitment Amount.</font></div>
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      At any
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      purchase shares of Common Stock by delivering an Advance Notice to the Investor,
      subject to the conditions set forth in Section&#160;7.2; provided, however, the
      amount for each Advance as designated by the Company in the applicable Advance
      Notice shall not be more than the Maximum Advance Amount and the aggregate
      amount of the Advances pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed the
      Commitment Amount. The Company acknowledges that the Investor may sell shares
      of
      the Company&#8217;s Common Stock corresponding with a particular Advance Notice after
      the Advance Notice is received by the Investor. There shall be a minimum of
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      by facsimile or otherwise by the Investor if such notice is received prior
      to
      5:00 pm Eastern Time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it
      is
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      of the Common Stock registered in the name of the Investor that shall equal
      (x)
      the amount of the Advance specified in such Advance Notice pursuant to Section
      2.1 herein, divided by (y) the Purchase Price and (ii) upon receipt of such
      shares, the Investor shall deliver to the Company the amount of the Advance
      specified in the Advance Notice by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
      In addition, on or prior to the Advance Date, each of the Company and the
      Investor shall deliver to the other all documents, instruments and writings
      required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order
      to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein. To the extent
      the
      Company has not paid the fees, expenses, and disbursements of the Investor
      in
      accordance with Section 12.4, the amount of such fees, expenses, and
      disbursements may be deducted by the Investor (and shall be paid to the relevant
      party) directly out of the proceeds of the Advance with no reduction in the
      amount of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock to be delivered on such Advance
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      any applicable state for the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities,
      or
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      Company shall have filed with the SEC in a timely manner all reports, notices
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      receipt of the shares referenced in Section 2.3(a)(i) above and provided the
      Company is in compliance with its obligations in Section 2.3, the Investor
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      deliver to the Company the amount of the Advance specified in the Advance Notice
      by wire transfer of immediately available funds. </font></div>
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      an Advance Notice and the Company fails to perform its obligations as mandated
      in Section 2.3, and specifically the Company fails to deliver to the Investor
      on
      the Advance Date the shares of Common Stock corresponding to the applicable
      Advance pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i), the Company acknowledges that the
      Investor shall suffer financial hardship and therefore shall be liable for
      any
      and all losses, commissions, fees, or financial hardship caused to the
      Investor.</font></div>
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      following are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of each Advance
      Date:</font></div>
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      The
      Investor is duly incorporated or organized and validly existing in the
      jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite power
      and authority to purchase and hold the securities issuable hereunder. The
      decision to invest and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such
      Investor, the performance by such Investor of its obligations hereunder and
      the
      consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have
      been
      duly authorized and requires no other proceedings on the part of the Investor.
      The undersigned has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
      Agreement and all other instruments (including, without limitations, the
      Registration Rights Agreement), on behalf of the Investor. This Agreement has
      been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the execution
      and
      delivery hereof and acceptance thereof by the Company, will constitute the
      legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the
      Investor in accordance with its terms.</font></div>
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      The
      Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business
      matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and bearing
      the
      economic risks entailed by, an investment in the Company and of protecting
      its
      interests in connection with this transaction. It recognizes that its investment
      in the Company involves a high degree of risk.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
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      The
      Investor acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement
      and
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal
      counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on
      such
      counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company
      or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice
      with
      respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      or
      the securities laws of any jurisdiction.</font></div>
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      securities are being purchased by the Investor for its own account, and for
      investment purposes. The Investor agrees not to assign or in any way transfer
      the Investor&#8217;s rights to the securities or any interest therein and acknowledges
      that the Company will not recognize any purported assignment or transfer except
      in accordance with applicable Federal and state securities laws. No other person
      has or will have a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the securities.
      The
      Investor agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer the Investor&#8217;s
      securities unless the securities are registered under Federal and applicable
      state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to
      the
      Company, an exemption from such laws is available.</font></div>
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      Act.</font></div>
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      The
      Investor and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with
      all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company
      and information it deemed material to making an informed investment decision.
      The Investor and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to
      ask
      questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any
      other due diligence investigations conducted by such Investor or its advisors,
      if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor&#8217;s
      right to rely on the Company&#8217;s representations and warranties contained in this
      Agreement. The Investor understands that its investment involves a high degree
      of risk. The Investor is in a position regarding the Company, which, based
      upon
      employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and
      enables such Investor to obtain information from the Company in order to
      evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. The Investor has sought such
      accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an
      informed investment decision with respect to this transaction.</font></div>
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      The
      Investor and its counsel have received and read in their entirety: (i) this
      Agreement and the Exhibits annexed hereto; (ii) all due diligence and other
      information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such
      representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 2005 and Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006;
      and (iv)&#160;answers to all questions the Investor submitted to the Company
      regarding an investment in the Company; and the Investor has relied on the
      information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents,
      literature, memorandum or prospectus. </font></div>
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      The
      parties have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date
      hereof.</font></div>
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      the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
      behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
      (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection
      with
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      through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under
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of
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      be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules
      and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which
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      its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions
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      Investor has the right to sell the shares to be issued to the Investor pursuant
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      as
      stated below, on the disclosure schedules attached hereto or in the SEC
      Documents (as defined herein), the Company hereby represents and warrants to,
      and covenants with, the Investor that the following are true and correct as
      of
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      The
      Company is duly incorporated or organized and validly existing in the
      jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite
      corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
      conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
      foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
      in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
      necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
      good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its
      subsidiaries taken as a whole.</font></div>
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      (i) The
      Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
      perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent
      Agreement and any related agreements, in accordance with the terms hereof and
      thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration
      Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements
      by
      the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
      and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors and
      no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
      Directors or its stockholders, (iii)&#160;this Agreement, the Registration
      Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements
      have
      been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the
      Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and assuming the
      execution and delivery thereof and acceptance by the Investor and any related
      agreements constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company
      enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
      enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar
      laws
      relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors&#8217; rights and
      remedies.</font></div>
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      The
      authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares of Common
      Stock and 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, no par value per share
      (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Preferred
      Stock</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
      of
      which 2,150,216 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock are
      issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued
      and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
      no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar
      rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. Except
      as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the date hereof, (i)&#160;there are no
      outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
      commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
      convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
      subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
      which
      the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
      additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
      or
      options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
      character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
      any
      shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there
      are no outstanding debt securities </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">iii)&#160;there
      are no outstanding registration statements other than on Form S-8 and (iv)
      there
      are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
      subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under
      the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement).
      There
      are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions
      that will be triggered by this Agreement or any related agreement or the
      consummation of the transactions described herein or therein. The Company has
      furnished to the Investor true and correct copies of the Company&#8217;s Certificate
      of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the
&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Certificate
      of Incorporation</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
      and
      the Company&#8217;s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>By-laws</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
      and
      the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
      and
      the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.</font></div>
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      The
      execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
      consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
      (i)
      result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate
      of
      designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or
      By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with
      notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
      any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
      agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
      subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
      order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
      regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which
      the
      Common Stock is quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
      or
      by which any material property or asset of the Company or any of its
      subsidiaries is bound or affected and which would cause a Material Adverse
      Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its
      subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles
      of
      Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
      respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
      indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
      regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the
      Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any material
      law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically
      contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and
      any
      applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any
      consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with,
      any
      court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
      any
      of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration
      Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents,
      authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
      to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected
      on
      or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of
      any
      fact or circumstance which might give rise to any of the foregoing.</font></div>
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      Documents; Financial Statements</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
      required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act since January
      1,
      2004. The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives, or
      made
      available through the SEC&#8217;s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete
      copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial
      statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Financial
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      complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
      requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
      thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
      generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
      periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
      statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
      statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or
      summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial
      position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
      operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
      of
      unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
      information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is
      not
      included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact
      or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
      therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
      misleading.</font></div>
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      The SEC
      Documents do not include any untrue statements of material fact, nor do they
      omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein necessary to
      make
      the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
      not misleading.</font></div>
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      Default</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Except
      as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in default in the
      performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or
      condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material
      instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is or its property
      is bound and neither the execution, nor the delivery by the Company, nor the
      performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or any of
      the
      exhibits or attachments hereto will conflict with or result in the breach or
      violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or
      result in the creation or imposition of any lien or charge on any assets or
      properties of the Company under its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws,
      any
      material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material agreement
      applicable to the Company or instrument to which the Company is a party or
      by
      which it is bound, or any statute, or any decree, judgment, order, rules or
      regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
      over
      the Company or its properties, in each case which default, lien or charge is
      likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect on the Company&#8217;s business or financial
      condition.</font></div>
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      Except
      for matters described in the SEC Documents and/or this Agreement, no Event
      of
      Default, as defined in the respective agreement to which the Company is a party,
      and no event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both,
      would become an Event of Default (as so defined), has occurred and is
      continuing, which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company&#8217;s
      business, properties, prospects, financial condition or results of
      operations.</font></div>
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      The
      Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
      use
      all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations,
      service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
      approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary
      to
      conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its
      subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or
      its
      subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights,
      copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark
      registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the
      knowledge of the Company, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made
      or
      brought against, or to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, being threatened against, the
      Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent
      rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service
      mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and
      its
      subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise
      to
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      Neither
      the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor,
      to
      the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute
      threatened. Except for the employees of Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., none
      of
      the Company&#8217;s employees is a member of a union and the Company and its
      subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are
      good.</font></div>
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      The
      Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
      material foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
      the
      protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
      substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Environmental
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      (ii)
      have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
      applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)
      are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license
      or
      approval.</font></div>
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      Except
      as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has good and marketable title
      to
      its properties and material assets owned by it, free and clear of any pledge,
      lien, security interest, encumbrance, claim or equitable interest other than
      such as are not material to the business of the Company. Any real property
      and
      facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by
      them
      under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are
      not
      material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
      such
      property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.</font></div>
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      The
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      financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
      as
      management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
      in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
      nor
      any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
      for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe
      that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
      such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as
      may
      be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and
      adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
      business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
      whole.</font></div>
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      and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
      authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the
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      controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
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      (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
      statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
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      accordance with management&#8217;s general or specific authorization and (iv) the
      recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
      reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
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      any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the
      Company&#8217;s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse
      Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results
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      operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth
      in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
      breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the
      Company&#8217;s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
      business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations
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      self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company,
      the Common Stock or any of the Company&#8217;s subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable
      decision, ruling or finding would (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on the
      transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or
      enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
      obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein,
      or (iii) except as expressly disclosed in the SEC Documents, have a Material
      Adverse Effect on the business, operations, properties, financial condition
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      results of operation of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
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      control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other corporation,
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      made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports
      and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless
      and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set
      aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid
      and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
      and
      charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
      returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
      and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment
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      all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
      or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
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      as set forth in the SEC Documents none of the officers, directors, or employees
      of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other
      than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
      agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
      or
      by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
      requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to
      the
      knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
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      Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right
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      to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents
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      The
      Company shall use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate
      purposes, including, without limitation, the payment of loans incurred by the
      Company. However, in no event shall the Company use the net proceeds from this
      offering for the payment (or loan to any such person for the payment) of any
      judgment, or other liability, incurred by any executive officer, officer,
      director or employee of the Company, except for any liability owed to such
      person for services rendered, or if any judgment or other liability is incurred
      by such person originating from services rendered to the Company, or the Company
      has indemnified such person from liability.</font></div>
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      outstanding, the Company acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that
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      Market.</font></div>
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      Investor shall receive an opinion letter from counsel to the Company on the
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      opinions of counsel which may be reasonably required in order to sell the
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      addition to all of the Company&#8217;s other obligations under this Agreement, the
      Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, and
      all
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      limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated
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      penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
      (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action
      for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable
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      out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
      or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Registration Rights
      Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
      or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
      Company contained in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or
      any
      other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or
      (c)
      any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Investor
      Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of an Investor Indemnitee,
      and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
      enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
      executed pursuant hereto by any of the Investor Indemnitees. To the extent
      that
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      the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
      of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable
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      addition to all of the Investor&#8217;s other obligations under this Agreement, the
      Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
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      without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
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      Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
      (a)
      any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
      Investor in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, or any instrument
      or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, (b) any
      breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor(s) contained
      in
      this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate,
      instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor,
      or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company
      Indemnitee based on misrepresentations or due to a breach by the Investor and
      arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
      enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
      executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company Indemnitees. To the extent that
      the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable for any reason,
      the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
      of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable
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      Company shall cause the Registration Rights Agreement to remain in full force
      and effect and the Company shall comply in all material respects with the terms
      thereof.</font></div>
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      Company shall maintain the Common Stock&#8217;s authorization for quotation on the
      Principal Market. </font></div>
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      Company will cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section
      12(g) of the Exchange Act, will file in a timely manner all reports and other
      documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act and
      will
      not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange
      Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to
      terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Exchange
      Act.</font></div>
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      Upon
      effectiveness of the Registration Statement the Company shall deliver
      instructions to its transfer agent to issue shares of Common Stock to the
      Investor free of restrictive legends on or before each Advance
      Date.</font></div>
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      Company will take all steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate
      existence of the Company.</font></div>
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      of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make an
      Advance</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Company will immediately notify the Investor upon its becoming aware of the
      occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a registration statement
      or related prospectus relating to an offering of Registrable Securities: (i)
      receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other
      Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness
      of
      the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the registration
      statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other
      Federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the
      effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings
      for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the
      suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
      Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
      threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event
      that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related
      prospectus of any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein
      by
      reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any
      changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that,
      in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
      be
      stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
      and
      that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
      be
      stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
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      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company&#8217;s
      reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration
      Statement would be appropriate; and the Company will promptly make available
      to
      the Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The
      Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Advance Notice during the
      continuation of any of the foregoing events.</font></div>
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      The
      Company shall provide the Investor five (5) prior business days written notice
      if it shall, during the Commitment Period, (i) issue or sell any Common Stock
      or
      Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less
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      warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting
      the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration
      or
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      Price
      of the Common Stock </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">determined
      immediately prior to its issuance, or (iii) file any registration statement
      on
      Form S-8.</font></div>
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      consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially
      all the assets of the Company to another entity (a &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Consolidation
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      the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by
      written instrument the obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of
      stock and/or securities as the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to
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      Agreement.</font></div>
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      of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The sale
      of the shares of Common Stock shall be made in accordance with the provisions
      and requirements of Regulation&#160;D and any applicable state securities
      law.</font></div>
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      All SEC
      filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange
      Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other
      public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all
      press
      releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and
      calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company&#8217;s attorneys
      and, if containing financial information, the Company&#8217;s independent certified
      public accountants. </font></div>
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      Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause
      or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute,
      the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company
      to
      facilitate the sale or resale of the Common Stock or (ii) sell, bid for or
      purchase the Common Stock, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting
      purchases of the Common Stock.</font></div>
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      Stock
      to the Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, or
      waiver by the Company, at or before each such Closing, of each of the conditions
      set forth below.</font></div>
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      Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with
      all
      covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the
      Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
      the
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      by the Company, as of the date of such Advance Notice (a &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Condition
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      Company shall have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect
      to
      the resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the
      Registration Rights Agreement. As set forth in the Registration Rights
      Agreement, the Registration Statement shall have previously become effective
      and
      shall remain effective on each Condition Satisfaction Date and (i) neither
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      Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued
      or
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      that
      the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the
      Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has
      threatened to do so (unless the SEC&#8217;s concerns have been addressed and the
      Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or
      intends to take such action), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or
      withdrawal of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or related
      prospectus shall exist. The Registration Statement must have been declared
      effective by the SEC prior to the first Advance Notice Date.</font></div>
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      Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any
      applicable state in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement for the
      offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock, or shall have the availability
      of
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      be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is
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      Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post-effective
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      Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
      with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and
      the
      Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
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      have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
      authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and adversely
      affects any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no
      proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting
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      (if the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market). The issuance of shares
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      Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not violate
      the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market (if the Common
      Stock is traded on a Principal Market). The Company shall not have received
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      Advance Amount. In addition, in no event shall the number of shares issuable
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      the Investor pursuant to an Advance cause the aggregate number of shares of
      Common Stock beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates to exceed
      nine and 9/10 percent (9.9%) of the then outstanding Common Stock of the
      Company. For the purposes of this section beneficial ownership shall be
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      Company and the representations contained in such Advance Notice shall be true
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      cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to refrain from disclosing,
      any material non-public information to the Investor without also disseminating
      such information to the public, unless prior to disclosure of such information
      the Company identifies such information as being material non-public information
      and provides the Investor with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept
      such material non-public information for review.</font></div>
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      Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company represents that
      it
      does not disseminate non-public information to any investors who purchase stock
      in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to securities
      analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the
      contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the
      advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if any, underwriters, of
      any
      event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose
      the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting
      non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically
      or
      generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities),
      which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement
      would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a
      material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements,
      therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
      Nothing contained in this Section 8.2 shall be construed to mean that such
      persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of
      the
      Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public
      information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the
      terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or
      entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due
      diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains
      an untrue statement of material fact or omits a material fact required to be
      stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements
      contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
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      Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
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      the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
      The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Hudson
      County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
      the
      Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the
      United States District Court of New Jersey, sitting in Newark, New Jersey,
      for
      the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
      paragraph.</font></div>
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      terminate twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date.</font></div>
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      Agreement shall terminate permanently (including with respect to an Advance
      Date
      that has not yet occurred) in the event that (i) there shall occur any stop
      order or suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for
      an
      aggregate of fifty (50) Trading Days, other than due to the acts of the
      Investor, during the Commitment Period, or (ii) the Company shall at any time
      fail materially to comply with the requirements of Article VI and such failure
      is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the
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      filing of a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement and ending
      upon the date on which such post effective amendment is declared effective
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      have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
      receipt, when sent by facsimile, provided a copy is mailed by U.S. certified
      mail, return receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S.
      certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit
      with
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      addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
      for such communications shall be:</font></div>
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      shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
      counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
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      using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed
      signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5)
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      Investor, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
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      referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
      to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth
      herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any
      representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
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      trading volume of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes
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      connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except
      that (i) on the date hereof the Company shall pay a structuring fee of Fifteen
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      Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of up to Five Million
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      other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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refer
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      S-1, SB-2 or on such other form as is available. The Company shall cause such
      Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC prior to the first
      sale to the Investor of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock pursuant to the Standby
      Equity Distribution Agreement. The Company shall cause the Registration
      Statement to remain effective until the full completion of the Commitment Period
      (as such term is defined in the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement).
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      pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable
      Securities pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company
      shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement
      (on
      the short form available therefore, if applicable), or both, so as to cover
      all
      of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution
      Agreement as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15)
      days after the necessity therefore arises. The Company shall use it best efforts
      to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective
      as
      soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing
      provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall
      be deemed &#8220;insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities&#8221; if at any
      time the number of Registrable Securities issuable on an Advance Notice Date
      is
      greater than the number of shares available for resale under such Registration
      Statement.</font></div>
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      the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, provided, that the Investor does
      not
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      Commitment Period (as such term is defined in the Standby Equity Distribution
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      prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a
      material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein,
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      post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
      the
      prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
      is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
      may
      be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
      the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
      of
      the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
      of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
      of
      such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
      the
      intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
      in
      such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
      Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
      (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company&#8217;s filing a
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      Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into the Registration
      Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with
      the
      SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created
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      documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary
      prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such
      Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such
      other
      number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
      documents as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order
      to
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      reasonably requests, (ii)&#160;prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
      amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
      registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
      effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
      actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications
      in
      effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
      actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
      for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not
      be
      required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any
      change to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do
      business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
      but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
      jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such
      jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt
      by
      the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
      registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
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      as a
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      in
      effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state
      a
      material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
      therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
      misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material,
      nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
      Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
      ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor. The Company
      shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or
      any
      prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when
      a
      Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
      (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by
      facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the
      SEC
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      of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
      jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or
      suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension
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      on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter
      from time to time on such dates as the Investor may reasonably request (i)
      a
      letter, dated such date, from the Company&#8217;s independent certified public
      accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent
      certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering,
      and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company
      for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as
      is
      customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
      Investor.</font></div>
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      firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investor (collectively,
      the
&#8220;Inspectors&#8221;) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate
      documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the &#8220;Records&#8221;), as shall
      be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
      responsibility, and cause the Company&#8217;s officers, directors and employees to
      supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request in connection
      with the Registration Statement. The Investor agrees that Records obtained
      by it
      as a result of such inspections which is conspicuously marked by the Company
      as
      "Confidential" (subject to the Company&#8217;s obligations with respect to material
      non-public information set forth in Section 8.1(a) herein) shall be deemed
      confidential and held in strict confidence by the Investor, unless (a) the
      disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement
      or
      omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the
      Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final,
      non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent
      jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally
      available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any
      other agreement of which the Inspector and the Investor has knowledge. The
      Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records
      is
      sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or
      through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company,
      at
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      obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.</font></div>
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      Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
      concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
      information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
      the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
      misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
      such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
      non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
      jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
      the
      public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
      agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
      of
      such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or
      governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
      written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor&#8217;s
      expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
      a protective order for, such information.</font></div>
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      Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable
      Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each
      securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued
      by
      the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
      Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or to secure
      the
      inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers,
      Inc.
      OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all
      fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this
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      Company shall cooperate with the Investor to the extent applicable, to
      facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing
      any
      restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered
      pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in
      such
      denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investor may reasonably
      request and registered in such names as the Investor may request.</font></div>
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      Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
      by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved
      by
      such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
      consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.</font></div>
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      Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
      practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
      covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions
      of
      Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning
      not
      later than the first day of the Company&#8217;s fiscal quarter next following the
      effective date of the Registration Statement.</font></div>
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      rules
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      Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and
      shall
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      Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such
      Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
      attached hereto as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Exhibit
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      facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to
      a
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      Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
      happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
      sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
      Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
      Registrable Securities until the Investor&#8217;s receipt of the copies of the
      supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or receipt
      of
      notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything
      to
      the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended
      certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of the Investor in
      accordance with the terms of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement in
      connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the
      Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor&#8217;s receipt of
      a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described
      in
      Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Investor has not
      yet settled.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications
      pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
      listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall
      be
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      under this Agreement:</font></div>
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      fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
      hold harmless and defend the Investor, the directors, officers, partners,
      employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls
      the
      Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each,
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      against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
      charges, costs, reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees, amounts paid in settlement or
      expenses, joint or several (collectively, &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Claims</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
      inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
      before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
      body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified
      party is or may be a party thereto (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Indemnified
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      to
      which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
      proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
      of
      or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
      a
      material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
      thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
      offering under the securities or other &#8220;blue sky&#8221; laws of any jurisdiction in
      which Registrable Securities are offered&#160;(&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Blue
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      or
      the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
      (ii)&#160;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
      contained in any final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company
      files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission
      or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the
      statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the
      statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged
      violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other
      law,
      including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
      regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
      Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing
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      as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or
      disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
      investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
      contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
      Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
      out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
      with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person
      expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
      Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not
      be
      available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to
      deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the
      Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
      to
      Section 3(e); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
      Claim
      if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company,
      which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain
      in
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      connection with a Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify,
      hold
      harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth
      in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who
      signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the
      Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each
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      against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
      subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as
      such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation,
      in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs
      in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
      Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration
      Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal
      or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating
      or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
      contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution
      contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
      Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the
      Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further,
      however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only
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      amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds
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      the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to
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      Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
      regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party.
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
      agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall
      not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or
      omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such
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      governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
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      indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party
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      have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party
      so
      desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
      control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
      indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
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      case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
      shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of
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      more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
      paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
      retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
      inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
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      counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
      cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
      or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall
      furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
      Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.
      The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
      fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
      negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
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      settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written
      consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
      withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
      the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person,
      consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
      compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
      by
      the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of
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      release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following
      indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
      subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with
      respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter
      for
      which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice
      to
      the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any
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      action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
      extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
      action.</font></div>
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      when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.</font></div>
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      action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
      the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
      party may be subject to pursuant to the law.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
      the
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      to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the
      fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of
      Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
      meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
      contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
      fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
      Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received
      by
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>REPORTS
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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      under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that
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      Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company
      remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein
      shall limit the Company&#8217;s obligations under Section 6.3 of the Standby Equity
      Distribution Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">c.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">furnish
      to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
      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 to permit the Investor to sell such
      securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.</font></div>
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      of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
      (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
      prospectively), only by a written agreement between the Company and the
      Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
      9
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      be
      offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification
      of
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      offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.</font></div>
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      conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
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      receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
      mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
      or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
      delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
      same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall
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      violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, any
      agreement or instrument to which the Placement Agent is a party or by which
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      to the Placement Agent. This Agreement when executed and delivered by the
      Placement Agent, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
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      Placement Agent, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except
      to the extent that (a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited
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      Equity Distribution Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement has been
      or
      will be duly and validly authorized by the Company and is, or with respect
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      this Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, and the Registration
      Rights Agreement will be, a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
      enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except to the extent that
      (a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
      insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in
      effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability
      hereof or thereof is subject to general principles of equity or (c)&#160;the
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      contemplated by this Agreement and the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
      have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with
      this
      Agreement and the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement will be valid and
      binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
      respective terms, except to the extent that (1)&#160;the enforceability thereof
      may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
      laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
      generally, and (2) the enforceability thereof is subject to general principles
      of equity. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization,
      issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken by the
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      no rights of rescission or preemptive rights with respect thereto and are not
      subject to personal liability solely by reason of being security holders; and
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      paid for in accordance with this Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution
      Agreement and the certificates/instruments representing such Common Stock will
      be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof will
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      Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any
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      estates in, all items of real and personal property necessary to conduct its
      business (including, without limitation, any real or personal property stated
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      Materials, the Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, an
      interest in any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture or other
      business entity. The Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing
      as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character of its
      operations requires such qualification or licensing and where failure to so
      qualify would have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company has
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      authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and
      from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies (domestic and foreign)
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      Materials. Any disclosures in the Offering Materials concerning the effects
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      authority to enter into this Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution
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      and conditions hereof and thereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals
      and orders required in connection herewith and therewith have been obtained.
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      agency or other body is required by the Company for the issuance of the
      Securities or execution and delivery of the Offering Materials except for
      applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company, since its inception,
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      or thereof, has conflicted with or will conflict with, or has resulted in or
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      laws, rules, regulations and executive orders. Neither the Offering Materials
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      concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer,
      supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee
      of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or
      foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign)
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      which (A) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil,
      criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, or (B) if not given in the
      past, might have had a materially adverse effect on the assets, business or
      operations of the Company as reflected in any of the financial statements
      contained in the Offering Materials, or (C) if not continued in the future,
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      business or of any development materially affecting the Company or rendering
      untrue or misleading any material statement in the Offering Materials occurring
      at any time as soon as the Company is either informed or becomes aware
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      registered for sale on terms consistent with those stated in the Registration
      Rights Agreement and under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
      Placement Agent shall reasonably request. Qualification, registration and
      exemption charges and fees shall be at the sole cost and expense of the
      Company.</font></div>
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      of all quarterly financial statements and audited annual financial statements
      prepared by or on behalf of the Company, other reports prepared by or on behalf
      of the Company for public disclosure and all documents delivered to the
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      including any inquiry or investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim
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      proceeding such as a deposition) to which the Placement Agent or such
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      and each person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
      Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the
      1934 Act or the Rules and Regulations, harmless from and against any and all
      loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense whatsoever (including, but
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      limited to, any and all reasonable legal fees and other expenses and
      disbursements incurred in connection with investigating, preparing to defend
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      defending any action, suit or proceeding, including any inquiry or
      investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever or in appearing
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      including any inquiry, investigation or pretrial proceeding such as a
      deposition) to which the Company or such indemnified person of the Company
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      party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligation to indemnify
      any other indemnified party that has given such notice and shall not relieve
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      indemnifying party of any liability outside of this indemnification if not
      materially prejudiced thereby. In the event that any action is brought against
      the indemnified party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
      therein and, to the extent it may desire, to assume and control the defense
      thereof with counsel chosen by it which is reasonably acceptable to the
      indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified
      party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party
      will not be liable to such indemnified party under such Section 7(A) or (B),
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      any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party
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      connection with the defense thereof, but the indemnified party may, at its
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      expense, participate in such defense by counsel chosen by it, without, however,
      impairing the indemnifying party&#8217;s control of the defense. Subject to the
      proviso of this sentence and notwithstanding any other statement to the contrary
      contained herein, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to
      choose its or their own counsel and control the defense of any action, all
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      shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party in connection
      with the defense of such action at the expense of the indemnifying party, or
      (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
      satisfactory to such indemnified party to have charge of the defense of such
      action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action,
      or
      (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that
      there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or
      additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in
      which case the indemnifying parties shall not have the right to direct the
      defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any
      of
      which events such fees and expenses of one additional counsel shall be borne
      by
      the indemnifying party; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
      not, in connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar
      or
      related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
      allegations or circumstance, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses
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      more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified
      parties. No settlement of any action or proceeding against an indemnified party
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      indemnification provided for in Section 7(A) or 7(B) is due in accordance with
      its terms but is for any reason held by a court to be unavailable on grounds
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      policy or otherwise, the Company and the Placement Agent shall contribute to
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      aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other
      expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the investigation or defense
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      same) which the other may incur in such proportion so that the Placement Agent
      shall be responsible for such percent of the aggregate of such losses, claims,
      damages and liabilities as shall equal the percentage of the gross proceeds
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      to the Placement Agent and the Company shall be responsible for the balance;
      provided, however, that no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within
      the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution
      from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For
      purposes of this Section 7(D), any person controlling, controlled by or under
      common control with the Placement Agent, or any partner, director, officer,
      employee, representative or any agent of any thereof, shall have the same rights
      to contribution as the Placement Agent and each person controlling, controlled
      by or under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 15
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      the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each officer of the Company
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      each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as
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      Company. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of
      notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party
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      respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against the other party
      under this Section 7(D), notify such party from whom contribution may be sought,
      but the omission to so notify such party shall not relieve the party from whom
      contribution may be sought from any obligation they may have hereunder or
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      claim of any punitive, exemplary, incidental, indirect, special, consequential
      or other damages (including, without limitation, loss of profits) against the
      Placement Agent and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or
      representative of the placement agent and each person controlling, controlled
      by
      or under common control with the Placement Agent within the meaning of Section
      15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act or the Rules and Regulations
      arising out of any cause whatsoever (whether such cause be based in contract,
      negligence, strict liability, other tort or otherwise). Notwithstanding anything
      to the contrary contained herein, the aggregate liability of the Placement
      Agent
      and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or representative of the
      Placement Agent and each person controlling, controlled by or under common
      control with the Placement Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
      Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act or the Rules and Regulations shall not exceed
      the compensation received by the Placement Agent pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
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      whether contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or breach
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      Offering, including, but not limited to the following: filing fees, printing
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