UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2024
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 31, 2024, Nuvve Holding Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited institutional investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to the Investor (i) a $250,000 principal amount (the “Principal Amount”) senior convertible promissory note, carrying a 10% original issue discount (the “Note”), convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) an accompanying warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Private Placement”). On December 31, 2024, the Company closed the Private Placement and issued the Note and the Warrant (the “Closing”).
The Warrant is exercisable for up to an aggregate of 100% of the shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock that the Note is convertible into as of the Closing, at an exercise price of $3.257 per share (the “Exercise Price”), which was the most recent closing price of the Common Stock as of the Closing, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).
The Note matures 12 months from the date of issuance (the “Term”). The Company may elect to extend the Term by up to an additional six months by delivering notice to the holder of the Note (the “Extension Notice”), so long as (i) at least 33% of the Principal Amount has been repaid or converted into shares of Common Stock and at least four months of interest payments have been paid under the Note, and (ii) no event of default has occurred and is continuing nor has any event constituting a material adverse effect occurred. Within five trading days of its receipt of the Extension Notice, the holder of the Note may elect to convert any or all of the then-remaining Principal Amount and accrued and unpaid interest into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price per share equal to 80% of the average of the five lowest trading prices in the ten trading day period prior to the date of the Extension Notice. If the holder does not elect to exercise its conversion rights in connection with an Extension Notice, the Company shall pre-pay to the holder of the Note six months of monthly interest based on the then-outstanding Principal Amount under the Note.
The Note is convertible, at the option of the Investor, at any time, in whole or in part, into such number of shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) equal to the Principal Amount of the Note outstanding plus all accrued and unpaid interest at a conversion price equal to $2.931 per share (the “Conversion Price”), which represents a 10% discount to the closing price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing as reported by Nasdaq. The Conversion Price is subject to full ratchet antidilution protection and certain exceptions upon any subsequent transaction at a price lower than the Conversion Price then in effect and standard adjustments in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, combinations or similar events.
The Note accrues interest at the rate of 8.0% per annum, which shall automatically be increased to 18.0% per annum in the event of an event of default. The principal and accrued interest on the Note is payable in equal monthly installments (each, an “Amortization Payment”) commencing on February 1, 2025. Each Amortization Payment is payable in cash, provided, however, the Company may at its option pay all or a portion of the Amortization Payment with shares of Common Stock (the “Installment Stock”). The portion of any Amortization Payment paid with Installment Stock shall be based on a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the Conversion Price and (ii) 90% of the average of the five lowest daily trading prices in the ten trading days immediately prior to the issuance of such Installment Stock.
In the event the Company fails to timely make any Amortization Payment, the Investor shall have the right to convert the entire unpaid Principal Amount and any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) the Conversion Price or (ii) 80% of the lowest closing price in the ten trading days prior to such conversion (subject to a floor price of $0.10 per share).
The Note may not be converted and the Warrant may not be exercise, and shares of Common Stock may not be issued under the Note or the Warrant if, after giving effect to such conversion, exercise or issuance, as applicable, the Investor together with its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. In addition to the beneficial ownership limitations in the Note and the Warrant, the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Purchase Agreement (including the Note and Warrant and Common Stock issued thereunder) is limited to 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock (the “Exchange Cap”), unless stockholder approval (“Stockholder Approval”) is obtained by the Company to issue more than the Exchange Cap. If, at the time of any conversion of the Note or exercise of the Warrant, the Company is prohibited from issuing any shares in connection with such conversion or exercise due to the Exchange Cap (such shares, “Exchange Cap Shares”), the Company shall pay to the Investor a cash payment equal to the market price of the Common Stock at such time multiplied the number of Exchange Cap Shares. Such cash payment shall be in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of the Note or Warrant, as applicable.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and subject to the terms thereof, for so long as the Note and the Warrant remain outstanding, the Investor shall have the right (the “Additional Investment Right”), exercisable at any time and from time to time commencing after the six-month anniversary of the Closing, to purchase up to an aggregate of $1,000,000 additional Notes and
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Warrants (the “Additional Notes” and “Additional Warrants,” respectively). The Additional Notes and Additional Warrants shall have the same terms as the Note and Warrant, except that the conversion price of the Additional Notes and the exercise price of the Additional Warrants shall each be equal to 95% of the average of the five lowest daily trading prices of the Common Stock in the ten trading days prior to the date the Investor exercises its Additional Investment Right.
The Purchase Agreement contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities customary for similar transactions.
The Note contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs, the Company shall be obligated to pay in cash to the Investor an amount equal to 120% of the then-outstanding Principal Amount and any unpaid accrued interest thereon.
Additionally, the Warrant is exercisable immediately and will expire five years after the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis in the event of a fundamental transaction involving the Company or if the resale of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant are not covered by an effective registration statement (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use). The Exercise Price is subject to full ratchet antidilution protection, subject to certain price limitations required by Nasdaq rules and regulations and certain exceptions, upon any subsequent transaction at a price lower than the Exercise Price then in effect and standard adjustments in the event of certain events, such as stock splits, combinations, dividends, distributions, reclassifications, mergers or other corporate changes.
The gross proceeds to the Company from the Private Placement before expenses were $225,000. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement for working capital and general corporate purposes.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), requiring the Company to register the resale by the Investor of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares. The number of shares required to be registered under such registration statement shall be the sum of (i) the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note (assuming for these purposes that such Note is convertible at the Conversion Price without regard to any conversion limits therein) and (ii) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant (without giving effect to any limitations on the exercise set forth therein). The Company has agreed to file the initial registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within 45 days of the Closing, and to use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC by the earlier of: (i) 60 days after the filing of such registration statement or (ii) if the SEC notifies the Company that the SEC shall not “review” such registration statement, the fifth trading day following the date on which the Company is so notified. In the event of the closing of an Additional Investment Right and the issuance of Additional Notes or Additional Warrants, the Company has agreed to file any additional registration statements which may be required to register such underlying shares of Common Stock within 45 days following such closing, and to use its best efforts to cause such additional registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 45 days following such closing (or, if earlier, within five trading days of the Company’s receipt of notice by the SEC that the SEC shall not review such additional registration statement).
The offer and sale of the securities in the Private Placement was made pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Such offer and sale was made only to “accredited investors” under Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and without any form of general solicitation and with full access to any information requested by such investors regarding the Company or the securities offered and issued in the Private Placement.
This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the described offering, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, the Note, the Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 31, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement with Gregory Poilasne, its Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors, pursuant to which Mr. Poilasne sold 1,680 shares of Common Stock back to the Company at price per share of $0.0001, for an aggregate purchase price of $0.168.
Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Private Placement and matters described above, and the parties’ perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Private Placement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, including the anticipated benefits of the Private Placement and the use of proceeds therefrom, the expected timing of the transactions, and the timing and ability to obtain the Stockholder Approval. The words “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions indicate forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, assumptions (including assumptions about general economic, market, industry and operational factors), known or unknown, which could cause the actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
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* Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, the exhibits and schedules to Exhibit 10.1 have been omitted from this report and will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.
† Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by [***], has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type of information that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 7, 2025
| NUVVE HOLDING CORP. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Gregory Poilasne | |||||||
| Gregory Poilasne | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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Exhibit 4.1
[***] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
Convertible Promissory Note
Dated: December 31, 2024 (the “Issuance Date”) $250,000.00
Note No: NHC-[***]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NUVVE HOLDING CORP., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [***], or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100ths United States Dollars ($250,000.00) the “Principal Amount”) pursuant to the terms of this Convertible Promissory Note (this “Note”). The payment to the Maker for this Note is the tender of Two Hundred Twenty-five Thousand and 00/100ths United States Dollars ($225,000.00), by virtue of an original issuance discount (the “OID”) in the amount of Twenty-five Thousand and 00/100ths United States Dollars ($25,000.00).
Beginning on February 1, 2025, the Maker shall pay eleven (11) consecutive monthly payments, each in the amount of $24,545.45 to the Holder in repayment of this Note (each, an “Amortization Payment”).
Payments may be made either in cash or in the issuance of shares of Common Stock (the “Installment Stock”) at the option of the Company or in a combination thereof; provided, however, that such shares of Installment Stock, upon their issuance, shall be the subject of a resale registration statement in respect thereof that had been declared effective by the SEC and remained effective, such that such shares of Common Stock did not constitute “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) at the time of their issuance; provided, however, further, that The Company be current in its reporting obligations under the 1934 Act. The pricing of such shares of Installment Stock shall be the lesser of (i) the then-current Conversion Price and (ii) ninety percent (90%) of the arithmetic average of the five lowest trading prices on the 10 Trading Days prior to the date of issuance of the shares of Installment
Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, one or more Amortization Payments may be deferred or reallocated to other dates at the Investor’s sole and absolute discretion for any reason or for no reason. Further upon the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as that term is defined hereinbelow), one or more Amortization Payments may be accelerated at the Investor’s sole and absolute discretion for any reason or for no reason.
If the Maker fails to pay any Amortization Payment timely, the Holder shall have the right to convert the entire unpaid Principal Amount and all then-accrued and unpaid interest at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) the Conversion Price or (ii) 80% of the lowest closing price in the ten (10) Trading Days prior to conversion (subject to a floor price of $0.10).
The maturity date of this Note shall be December 31, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”) and is the date upon which the Principal Amount and all outstanding put unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable unless otherwise accelerated pursuant to the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the above, the Company, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice (the “Extension Notice”), may extend the Maturity Date by a six (6)-month period through June 30, 2026 (the “Extension”), if, and only if (i) there has not been any Event of Default from the Issuance Date through the date of the Extension Notice and (ii) there has not been any occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect from the Issuance Date through the date of the Extension Notice, and (iii) not less than one-third (1/3) of the Principal Amount and not less than four months of Interest shall have been paid through the date of the Extension Notice. Upon receipt of an Extension Notice, the Holder may elect to convert any or all of the then-remaining Principal Amount and accrued and unpaid interest into shares of Common Stock at a price equal to eighty percent (80%) of the arithmetic average of the five lowest trading prices on the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the date of the Extension Notice. The Holder must notify the Company of its election to exercise this conversion right within five (5) Trading Days of its receipt of an Extension Notice. If the Company tenders an Extension Notice to the Holder and the Holder does not choose to exercise its conversion rights, then the Company shall prepay an additional six (6) months of interest on the sixth (6th) day after delivery by the Company of the Extension Notice to the Holder. Upon the effectiveness of the Extension, the Company shall be relieved of its obligations to tender the next succeeding six (6) Amortization Payments and the Maturity Date shall be appropriately extended.
This Note may not be repaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all payments under or pursuant to this Note shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account designated in writing by Holder to the Maker.
1.1Purchase Agreement. This Note has been executed and delivered pursuant to, and is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2024 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Maker, the other “Investors” (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement), and
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the Holder. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1.2Interest.
1.2.1Subject to adjustment, during the term of this Note, interest shall accrue on any Outstanding Principal Amount, commencing on the Issuance Date at an annual rate of eight percent (8%) and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30)-calendar day periods (the “Interest”); provided, however, that the Interest for the twelve (12)-month term of this Note shall accrue immediately and be guaranteed and payment thereof shall be included in each Amortization Payment.
1.2.2If any amount payable by Company under any Transaction Document is not paid when due, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at the Past Due Rate (as hereinafter defined) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, following any Event of Default, any Outstanding Principal Amount shall bear interest at the Past Due Rate. In either case, accrued and unpaid Interest or past due amounts (including interest on past due Interest) shall be due and payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to eighteen percent (18%) accruing annually and computed on the basis of a 360-day year (the “Past Due Rate”), provided that, in no event shall the rate of interest hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.
1.3Prepayment. At any time after the Issuance Date and provided that no Event of Default has occurred, but subject in all cases to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Maker may repay all but not less than all of the Outstanding Principal Amount upon at least ten (10) Trading Days’ written notice (the “Prepayment Notice Period”) to the Holder (the “Prepayment Notice”) by paying an amount equal to 100% of the Principal Amount then being prepaid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Maker elects to prepay this Note pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1.3, the Holder shall continue to have the right to issue a Conversion Notice, or Conversion Notices, in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, specifying the Principal Amount that the Holder will convert.
1.4Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day.
1.5Transfer. This Note may be transferred or sold, subject to the provisions of Section 5.8, or pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise granted as security by the Holder.
1.6Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed and notarized written statement from the Holder with respect to the loss, theft, or destruction of this Note (or any replacement hereof), or, in the case of a mutilation of this Note, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Maker shall issue a new Note, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
1.7Use of Proceeds. The Maker shall use the proceeds of this Note as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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1.8Status of Note. The obligations of the Maker under this Note shall rank senior to all other existing Indebtedness and equity of the Company except that the obligations of the Maker under this Note shall rank pari passu with all other Indebtedness owing to the other Investors under the other Notes (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Other Notes”). Upon any Liquidation Event (as hereinafter defined), but subject in all cases to the Purchase Agreement, the Holder will be entitled to receive, before any distribution or payment is made upon, or set apart with respect to, any Indebtedness of the Maker (other than Indebtedness in respect of the Other Notes) or any class of shares of the Maker, an amount equal to the sum of the Outstanding Principal Amount. For purposes of this Note, “Liquidation Event” means a liquidation pursuant to a filing of a petition for bankruptcy under applicable law or any other insolvency or debtor’s relief, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Maker.
ARTICLE 2
1.1Events of Default. An “Event of Default” under this Note shall mean the occurrence of any of the Events of Default defined in the Purchase Agreement, and any of the additional events described below (unless the Event of Default is waived in writing by the Requisite Holder):
(a)Following a three (3)-Business Day opportunity to cure, any default in the payment of (i) the Principal Amount hereunder when due; or (ii) interest as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(b)the Maker shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant, condition, or agreement contained in this Note or any Transaction Document;
(c)the Maker’s notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its inability to comply (including for any of the reasons described in Section 3.6(a) hereof) or its intention not to comply with proper requests for conversion of this Note into Common Stock;
(d)the Maker shall fail to (i) timely deliver the Common Stock as and when required in Section 3.1 or (ii) make the payment of any fees and/or liquidated damages under this Note, the Purchase Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents;
(e)at any time the Maker shall fail to have the Required Minimum of Common Stock authorized, reserved, and available for issuance to satisfy the potential conversion in full (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion) of this Note;
(f)any representation or warranty made by the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries in the Purchase Agreement, this Note, or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect or breached in a material respect on the date as of which made or deemed to be made;
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(g)the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) default in any payment of any amount or amounts of principal of or interest (if any) on any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness hereunder), the aggregate principal amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of US$500,000.00 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or (B) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness to cause with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, in each case, prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such Indebtedness;
(h)the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets; (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (v)acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic); (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same; or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing;
(i)a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking: (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts; (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of thirty (30) days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Maker or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days;
(j)one or more final judgments, settlements, or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of US$200,000.00 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) are rendered against or entered into one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries, where such judgment, settlement or order is not discharged or stayed within thirty (30) days;
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(k)the failure of the Maker to instruct its transfer agent to remove any legends from the Common Stock and issue such unlegended certificates to the Holder within two (2) Trading Days of the Holder’s lawful request so long as the Holder has provided reasonable assurances to the Maker that such Common Stock can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption;
(l)the Maker’s Common Stock is no longer publicly traded or ceases to be listed on the Trading Market or, after the six-month anniversary of the Issuance Date, any shares of Investor Stock may not be immediately resold under Rule 144 without restriction on the number of shares to be sold or manner of sale, unless such shares of Investor Stock have been registered for resale under the 1933 Act and may be sold without restriction;
(m)the Maker consummates a “going private” transaction and as a result shares of Common Stock are no longer registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 Act;
(n)there shall be any SEC or judicial stop trade order or trading suspension stop-order or any restriction in place with the transfer agent for the Common Stock restricting the trading of such Common Stock;
(o)the Depository Trust Company places any restrictions on transactions in the Common Stock or the Common Stock is no longer tradeable through the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer program; or
(p)the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Maker, or the Maker and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which would reasonably be considered to substantially impair the ability of the Maker to satisfy its obligations in the Transaction Documents.
1.2Remedies Upon an Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been remedied within (i) two (2) Business Days after the Company receives notice of such Event of Default for an Event of Default, the Maker shall be obligated to pay to the Holder the Mandatory Default Amount, which Mandatory Default Amount shall be earned by the Holder on the date the Event of Default giving rise thereto occurs and shall be due and payable on the earlier to occur of the Maturity Date, upon conversion, redemption, or prepayment of this Note or the date on which all amounts owing hereunder have been accelerated in accordance with the terms hereof (provided all payments shall be subject to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the holders of the Other Notes).
ARTICLE 3 CONVERSION.
1.1Conversion. This Note shall be convertible (in whole or in part), if Maker fails to pay any Amortization Payment, the Maker shall have the right to convert such Amortization Payment, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock as is determined by dividing (x) that portion identified by the Maker of (A) the Outstanding Principal Amount, plus (B) accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note and any other amounts owing under this Note or the Transaction Documents (the “Conversion Amount”) by (y) the Conversion Price then in effect on the date on which the Holder delivers a
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notice of conversion, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”), in accordance with this Section 3.1 to the Maker. The Holder shall deliver this Note to the Maker at the address designated in the Purchase Agreement at any such time that this Note is converted. With respect to partial conversions of this Note, the Maker shall keep written records of the amount of this Note converted as of the date of such conversion (each, a “Conversion Date”).
The “Conversion Price” means a fixed $2.931 per share.
1.2Delivery of shares of Conversion Stock. As soon as practicable after any conversion or payment of any amount due hereunder in the form of Common Stock in accordance with this Note, and in any event within two (2) Trading Days thereafter (such date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Maker shall, at its expense, cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder may direct, book-entry statements evidencing the number of fully paid and non- assessable Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled on such conversion or payment (the “Conversion Stock”), in the applicable denominations based on the applicable conversion or payment; provided that, if the Common Stock are then DWAC Eligible and such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note to (i) the third-party purchaser in the resale thereof by the Investor or (ii) by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or its designee’s) broker with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian service (provided that the same time periods herein as for book-entry statements shall apply) as instructed by the Holder (or its designee, in which case such Common Stock (x) shall only be used by such broker to deliver such Common Stock to DTC for the purpose of settling the Holder’s share delivery obligations with respect to the sale of such Common Stock, which may include delivery to other accounts of such broker and inclusion in the number of Common Stock delivered by that broker in “net settling” that broker’s trading of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, including its positions with the brokers of the respective persons who purchase such Common Stock from the Holder, and (y) shall remain “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act until so delivered). In the event that the Maker fails to comply with its obligations under this Section 3.2, a liquidated damages charge of two percent (2%) of the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable each month while such failure remains uncured to the Holder at its election in the form of a cash payment or added to the balance of this Note.
1.3Caps on shares of Conversion Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall not be entitled to receive shares representing Equity Interests upon conversion of this Note to the extent (but only to the extent) that:
(a)Ownership Cap. Such exercise or receipt would cause the Holder Group (as defined below) to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of a number of Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act which exceeds the Maximum Percentage (as defined below) of the Equity Interests of such class that are
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outstanding at such time. Any purported delivery of Equity Interests in connection with the conversion of this Note prior to the termination of this restriction in accordance herewith shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the Holder Group becoming the beneficial owner of more than the Maximum Percentage of the Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act that is outstanding at such time. If any delivery of Equity Interests owed to the Holder following conversion of this Note is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this limitation, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such Equity Interests as promptly as practicable after the Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in such limitation being triggered or upon termination of the restriction in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that no liquidated damages will be assessed or become due and payable pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof with respect to any such Equity Interests not being delivered solely as a result of this limitation. To the extent limitations contained in this Section 3.3(a) apply, the determination of whether this Note is convertible and of which portion of this Note is convertible shall be the sole responsibility and in the sole determination of the Holder, and the submission of a notice of conversion shall be deemed to constitute the Holder’s determination that the issuance of the full number of shares of Conversion Stock requested in the notice of conversion is permitted hereunder, and the Company shall not have any obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section 3.3, (i) the term “Maximum Percentage” shall mean 4.99%; provided, that if at any time after the date hereof the Holder Group beneficially owns in excess of 4.99% of any class of Equity Interests in the Company that is registered under the 1934 Act, then the Maximum Percentage shall automatically increase to 9.99% so long as the Holder Group owns in excess of 4.99% of such class of Equity Interests (and shall, for the avoidance of doubt, automatically decrease to 4.99% upon the Holder Group ceasing to own in excess of 4.99% of such class of Equity Interests); and (ii) the term “Holder Group” shall mean the Holder plus any other Person with which the Holder is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Holder otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act. In determining the number of Equity Interests of a particular class outstanding at any point in time, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Equity Interests of such class as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (z) a more recent notice by the Company or its transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of Equity Interests of such class then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall, within one (1) Business Day of such request, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Equity Interests of any class then outstanding. The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall be construed, corrected, and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained.
(b)Exchange Cap. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note that (taken together with the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant granted in connection with the sale and issuance of this Note) would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue upon exercise or conversion or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Note and the Warrant without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the
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Trading Market (the number of shares that may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Trading Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, that opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of this Note or the Warrant or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Note or the Warrant, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Issuance Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of the original Principal Amount of this Note sold and issued to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the Exchange Cap with respect to such portion of such Note so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap so allocated to such transferee. At any time after the Issuance Date and prior to any meeting of the Company’s stockholders, wherein this transaction was approved, in the event that the Company is then prohibited from issuing any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 3.3(b) or for any other reason as prescribed by the SEC or the Trading Market (or such applicable Eligible Market in that the Common Stock of the Company is then principally trading) (the “Exchange Cap Shares”), in lieu of issuing and delivering such Exchange Cap Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash to the Holder in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of this Note convertible into such Exchange Cap Shares (the “Exchange Cap Payment Amount”) at a price equal to the sum of (x) the product of (A) such number of Exchange Cap Shares and (B) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Conversion Notice with respect to such Exchange Cap Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such payment under this Section 3.3(b) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Exchange Cap Shares, any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith.
1.4Adjustments to Floor Price.
(a)Until the Note has been paid in full or converted in full except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.4, the Conversion Price and Floor Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows (but shall not be increased, other than pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(i) hereof):
(i)Adjustments for Stock Splits. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) effect a split of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Floor Price in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately decreased or, in the case of a combination, increased. Any adjustments under this Section 3.4(a)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.
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(ii)Adjustments for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, then, and in each event, the applicable Floor Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the applicable Floor Price then in effect by a fraction:
(1)the numerator of which shall be the total number of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date; and
(2)the denominator of which shall be the total number of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
(iii)Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions. If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities or property other than Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Floor Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Floor Price or otherwise) so that the Holder of this Note shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Maker or other issuer (as applicable) or other property that it would have received had this Note been converted into Common Stock in full (without regard to any conversion limitations herein) on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period) or assets, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 3.4(a)(iii) with respect to the rights of the holders of this Note; provided, however, that, if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Floor Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
(iv)Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange, or Substitution. If the Common Stock at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (but whether before or after the Issuance Date) shall be changed to the same or different number of shares or other securities of any class of shares or other property, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Sections 3.4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) hereof, or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 3.4(a)(viii) hereof), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Floor Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Floor Price or otherwise) so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert this Note into the kind and amount of shares or other securities or other property
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receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of Common Stock into which such Note might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution, or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
(v)Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time while this Note is Outstanding the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3.4(a)(v) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for Common Stock issued in an issuance of Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clauses (d), (e), or (f) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement), any Common Stock for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Floor Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Floor Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance.
The Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights, and options to Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which such Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Floor Price then in effect, then the Floor Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which such Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Floor Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
Additionally, the Company shall be deemed to have issued or sold Common Stock if the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than in an issuance of Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clause (d) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement)), and the price per share for which such Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Floor Price then in effect, then the Floor Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which such Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or
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sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Floor Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(vi)Share Combination Event Adjustment. If at any time and from time to time on or after the Issuance Date there occurs any share split, share dividend, share combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a "Share Combination Event", and such date thereof, the "Share Combination Event Date") and the Event Market Price is less than the Floor Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in clause 3.4(a) above), then on the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day immediately following such Share Combination Event, the Floor Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16th) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in clause 3.4(a) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Floor Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made.
(vii)Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 3.4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of share appreciation rights, phantom share rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company's board of directors shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Floor Price and the number of shares of Conversion Stock(if applicable) so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided, however, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.4 will increase the Floor Price or decrease the number of shares of Conversion Stock as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 3.4; provided, however, further, that, if the Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its rights hereunder, then the Board of Directors and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(viii)Consideration for Stock. In case any Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold:
(1)in connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Maker is the surviving corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker and approved by the Requisite Holder, with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, of such portion of the assets and business of the
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non-surviving corporation as such Board of Directors may determine to be attributable to such Common Stock, rights or warrants or options or other Convertible Securities, as the case may be; or
(2)in the event of any consolidation or merger of the Maker in which the Maker is not the surviving corporation or in which the previously outstanding Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation or other property, or in the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker for stock or other securities or other property of any corporation, the Maker shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock, at a price per share equal to the valuation of the Maker’s Common Stock based on the actual exchange ratio on which the transaction was predicated, as applicable, and the fair market value on the date of such transaction of all such stock or securities or other property of the other corporation. If any such calculation results in adjustment of the applicable Floor Price, or the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note, the determination of the applicable Floor Price or the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, or sale, shall be made after giving effect to such adjustment of the number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note. In the event Common Stock issued with other shares or securities or other assets of the Maker for consideration which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this Section 3.4(a)(viii) shall be allocated among such securities and assets as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker, and approved by the Requisite Holder.
(ix)Record Date. In case the Maker shall take record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities, then the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock shall be deemed to be such record date.
(b)No Impairment. The Maker shall not, by amendment of its Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Maker, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3.4 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against impairment. In the event the Holder shall elect to convert this Note as provided herein, the Maker cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which the Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, or notice, restraining and or adjoining conversion of this Note shall have issued and the Maker posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Principal Amount of the Note the Holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder (as liquidated damages) in the event it obtains judgment.
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(c)Certificates as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Floor Price or number of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note pursuant to this Section 3.4, the Maker at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Maker shall, upon written request of the Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Floor Price in effect at the time, and the number of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maker shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of such adjusted amount.
(d)Issue Taxes. The Maker shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state, or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of Common Stock on conversion of this Note pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Maker shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the Holder in connection with any such conversion.
(e)Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Maker shall pay cash equal to such fractional shares multiplied by the Conversion Price then in effect.
(f)Reservation of Common Stock. The Maker shall at all times while this Note shall be outstanding, keep available out of its authorized Common Stock, the Required Minimum of Common Stock (disregarding for this purpose any and all limitations of any kind on such conversion). The Maker shall, from time to time, increase the authorized number of Common Stock or take other effective action if at any time the unissued number of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Maker’s obligations under this Section 3.4(f).
(g)Regulatory Compliance. If any Common Stock for the purpose of conversion of this Note require registration or listing with or approval of any governmental authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Maker shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.
(h)Effect of Events Prior to the Issuance Date. If the Issuance Date of this Note is after the Closing Date, then, if the Conversion Price, the Floor Price, or any other right of the Holder of this Note would have been adjusted or modified by operation of any provision of this Note had this Note been issued on the Closing Date, such adjustment or modification shall be deemed to apply to this Note as of the Issuance Date as if this Note had been issued on the Closing Date.
1.5Prepayment Following a Change of Control.
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(a)Mechanics of Prepayment at Option of Holder in Connection with a Change of Control. No later than fifteen (15) days following the entry by the Company into an agreement for a Change of Control, but in no event prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Maker shall deliver written notice describing the entry into such agreement (“Notice of Change of Control”) to the Holder. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a Notice of Change of Control, the Requisite Holder may require the Maker to prepay, effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, an amount equal to the Mandatory Default Amount on such date (the “COC Repayment Price”), by delivering written notice thereof (“Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control”) to the Maker.
(b)Payment of COC Repayment Price. Upon the Maker’s receipt of a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Change of Control from the Holder, the Maker shall deliver the COC Repayment Price to the Holder immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control; provided that the Holder’s original Note shall have been so delivered to the Maker, and, provided, further that all payments shall be subject to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the holders of the Other Notes.
1.6Prepayment Following a Funding.
(a)Funding from $500,000.00 to $999,999.99. If, while any Principal Amount or Interest accrued thereon is outstanding, the Maker shall close one or more placements of its debt or equity securities, or any combination thereof, in one or more transactions in an amount of not less than Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$500,000.00) up to but not including One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00), then, concurrently with such relevant closing, the Maker shall tender to the Holder an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Mandatory Default Amount. Notwithstanding such payment, the amount continuing to be owed by the Maker hereunder shall be reduced by an amount equal to 83.33% of the amount so tendered and the amount and timing of the Amortization Payments shall thereafter continue unabated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
(b)Funding Not Less Than $1,000,000.00. If, while any Principal Amount or Interest accrued thereon is outstanding, the Maker shall close one or more placements of its debt or equity securities, or any combination thereof, in one or more transactions in an amount of not less than One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00), then, concurrently with such relevant closing, the Maker shall tender to the Holder an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Mandatory Default Amount.
1.7Inability to Convert Fully.
(a)Holder’s Option if Maker Cannot Fully Convert. If, upon the Maker’s receipt of a Conversion Notice or as otherwise required under this Note, including with respect to repayment of principal in Common Stock as permitted under this Note, the Maker cannot issue Common Stock for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Maker (x) does not have a sufficient number of Common Stock authorized and available or (y) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Maker or any of
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its securities from issuing all of the Common Stock which are to be issued to the Holder pursuant to this Note, then the Maker shall issue as many Common Stock as it is able to issue and, with respect to the unconverted portion of this Note or with respect to any Common Stock not timely issued in accordance with this Note, the Holder, solely at Holder’s option, can elect to:
(i)require the Maker to prepay that portion of this Note for which the Maker is unable to issue Common Stock or for which Common Stock were not timely issued (the “Mandatory Prepayment”) at a price equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that the Maker is unable to issue multiplied by the Conversion Price on the date of the Conversion Notice (the “Mandatory Prepayment Price”) (provided all payments shall be subject to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the holders of the Other Notes); provided that an election under this clause (i) shall not be available in the event that the Maker is unable to issue Common Stock solely pursuant to the caps set forth in Section 3.3 above;
(ii)void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, this Note that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that the Holder’s voiding its Conversion Notice shall not affect the Maker’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice); or
(iii)defer issuance of the applicable shares of Conversion Stock until such time as the Maker can legally issue such shares; provided, however, that the Principal Amount underlying such shares of Conversion Stock shall remain outstanding until the delivery of such shares of Conversion Stock; and provided, however, further, that if the Holder elects to defer the issuance of the shares of Conversion Stock, it may exercise its rights under either clause (i) or (ii) above at any time prior to the issuance of the shares of Conversion Stock upon two (2) Business Days’ notice to the Maker.
(b)Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election. The Maker shall immediately send to the Holder, upon receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder, which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 3.6(a) above, a notice of the Maker’s inability fully to satisfy the Conversion Notice (the “Inability Fully to Convert Notice”). Such Inability Fully to Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Maker is unable fully to satisfy the Holder’s Conversion Notice and (ii) the amount of this Note which cannot be converted. The Holder shall notify the Maker of its election pursuant to Section 3.6(a) above by delivering written notice to the Maker (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).
(c)Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Price. If the Holder shall elect to have its Note prepaid pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(i) above, the Maker shall pay the Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder within five (5) Business Days of the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert; provided that, if prior to the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert, the Maker has not delivered a notice to the Holder stating, to the satisfaction of the Holder, that the event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Prepayment has been cured and all shares of Conversion Stock issuable to the Holder can and will be delivered to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note. If the Maker shall fail to pay the applicable Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder on the date that is two (2) Business Days following the Maker’s receipt of the Holder’s Notice in Response to Inability to Convert, in addition to any remedy the Holder may have under this Note and the Purchase
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Agreement, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Until the full Mandatory Prepayment Price is paid in full to the Holder, the Holder may (i) void the Mandatory Prepayment with respect to that portion of the Note for which the full Mandatory Prepayment Price has not been paid and (ii) receive back such Note.
(d)No Rights as Stockholder. Except as expressly set forth hereunder, nothing contained in this Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder, prior to the conversion of this Note, the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or to receive notice as a stockholder of the Company in respect of any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the Maker or of any other matter, or any other rights as a stockholder of the Maker.
1.8Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver shares of Conversion Stock. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder, shares of Conversion Stock or any other shares pursuant to a conversion on or before the Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the shares of Conversion Stock which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (a) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of shares of Conversion Stock that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the conversion at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (b) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Note and equivalent number of shares of Conversion Stock for which such conversion was not honored (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its conversion and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of US$11,000.00 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of US$10,000.00, under clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder US$1,000.00. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock upon conversion of the Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
ARTICLE 4
1.1Covenants. For so long as any Note is outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Holder:
(a)Compliance with Transaction Documents. The Maker shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with its obligations under this Note and the other Transaction Documents.
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(b)Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or business of the Maker and the Subsidiaries, except for such failures to pay that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge, or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Maker or such Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided, further, that the Maker and such Subsidiaries will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.
(c)Corporate Existence. The Maker shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use property owned or possessed by it and reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.
(d)Investment Company Act. The Maker shall conduct its businesses in a manner so that it will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e)Prohibition of Certain Transactions. The Company will not be party to any Variable Rate Transactions, ATM Transaction, or Equity Lines of Credit.
1.2Set-Off. This Note shall be subject to the set-off provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
1.1Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for notice shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
1.2Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws. This Note shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Note to be drafted.
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1.3Headings. Article and section headings in this Note are included herein for purposes of convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Note for any other purpose.
1.4Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches, and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Maker to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion, and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Maker (or the performance thereof). The Maker acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable and material harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. Therefore, the Maker agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, at law or in equity, to equitable relief, including but not limited to an injunction restraining any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
1.5Enforcement Expenses. The Maker agrees to pay all costs and expenses of enforcement of this Note, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, and expenses.
1.6Binding Effect; Assignment. The obligations of the Maker and the Holder set forth herein shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each such party, whether or not such successors or assigns are permitted by the terms herein. The Holder shall have the right to assign this Note hereunder without notice to or the consent of the Maker.
1.7Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Note may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder and approved by the Requisite Holder (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Note shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
1.8Compliance with Securities Laws. The Holder of this Note acknowledges that this Note is being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder shall not offer, sell, or otherwise dispose of this Note in violation of securities laws. This Note and any Note issued in substitution or replacement therefor shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.”
1.9Jurisdiction; Venue. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Note shall be brought and enforced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to such action or proceeding.
1.10Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, or privilege.
1.11Maker Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Maker and all others that may become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals of extensions of the time or payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or extensions may be made without notice to any such persons
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and without affecting their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any person liable hereon, all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms or Maker liable for the payment of this Note.
(a)THE MAKER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
(b)No delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising its rights under this Note, or course of conduct relating hereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Holder, nor shall any waiver by the Holder of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a waiver of the same right or rights on any future occasion.
(c)THE MAKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRANSACTION, OF WHICH THIS NOTE IS A PART, IS A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION, AND, TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO NOTICE AND HEARING WITH RESPECT TO ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY WHICH THE HOLDER OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS MAY DESIRE TO USE.
1.12Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)“Closing Price” means the closing price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the date of determination.
(b)“Event Market Price” means, with respect to any Share Combination Event Date, the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) lowest Trading Days during the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day after such Share Combination Event Date, divided by (y) five (5). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization, or other similar transaction during such period.
(c)“Floor Price” means $0.10, as subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(d)“Indebtedness” means: (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) all capital lease obligations that exceed US$500,000.00 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; (d) all obligations or liabilities secured by a lien or encumbrance on any asset of the Maker, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed; (e) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of assets, other than trade debt and other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business; (f) all synthetic leases; and (g) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person.
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(e)“Mandatory Default Amount” means an amount equal to 120% of the aggregate of Outstanding Principal Amount, accrued interest, and all other amounts owing in respective of this Note.
(f)“Outstanding Principal Amount” means, at the time of determination, the Principal Amount outstanding after giving effect to any conversions or prepayments pursuant to the terms hereof.
(g)“Repayment Shares” means Common Stock issued to the Holder by the Maker as payment of Interest, pursuant to Section 1.2.2 of this Note.
(h)“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act) of the Company.
(i)“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock are traded on a Trading Market.
(j)“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock are traded on the OTCQX® Best Market or the OTCQB® Venture Market, the volume weighted average sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTCQX or the OTCQB as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock are not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTCQX or the OTCQB and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink® Open Market published by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Gregory Poilasne
Gregory Poilasne
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ of the Conversion Amount of the above Note No. into shares of Common Stock of the Maker according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.
Date of Conversion:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the Conversion Date:
[HOLDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Address: EXHIBIT A
Exhibit 4.2
[***] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
Shares of Warrant Stock: 85,287 Issue Date: December 31, 2024
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [***], or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after December 31, 2024 (the “Issue Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on December 31, 2029 (such applicable date, the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from NUVVE HOLDING CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to (as subject to adjustment hereunder, eighty-five thousand two hundred eighty-seven (85,287) shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2024, by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a)Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Issue Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i)) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver to the Company the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares of Warrant Stock specified in the applicable Notice of
Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the shares of Warrant Stock available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within two (2) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of shares of Warrant Stock available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of shares of Warrant Stock purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of shares of Warrant Stock purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of shares of Warrant Stock purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the shares of Warrant Stock hereunder, the number of shares of Warrant Stock available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)Exercise Price. The “Exercise Price” under this Warrant, subject to adjustment as provided herein, shall be equal to US$3.257 per share of Common Stock.
c)Cashless Exercise. If at any time following the date which is six months after the Issuance Date (“Registration Deadline”), there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares of Warrant Stock by the Holder (a “Registration Default”), then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Warrant Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such
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Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of shares of Warrant Stock that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If shares of Warrant Stock are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the shares of Warrant Stock shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the shares of Warrant Stock being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is traded on OTCQX® Best Market or OTCQB® Venture Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQX or OTCQB, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQX or OTCQB and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink® Open Market published by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Investor, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
d)Mechanics of Exercise.
i.Delivery of shares of Warrant Stock Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the shares of Warrant Stock purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder if the Company is then a participant in the Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian service (“DWAC”) of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the shares of Warrant Stock to or resale of the shares of Warrant Stock by the Holder or (B) the shares of Warrant Stock are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), then, such transmission, at the request of the Holder shall be (i) to the third-party purchaser in the resale thereof by the Holder or (ii) by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or its designee’s) broker with DTC through its DWAC system as instructed by the Holder (or its designee), in which case such shares of Warrant Stock (x) shall only be used by such broker to deliver such shares of Warrant Stock to DTC for the purpose of settling the Holder’s share delivery obligations
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with respect to the sale of such shares of Warrant Stock, which may include delivery to other accounts of such broker and inclusion in the number of shares of Warrant Stock delivered by that broker in “net settling” that broker’s trading of shares of Warrant Stock, including its positions with the brokers of the respective persons who purchase such shares of Warrant Stock from the Holder, and (y) shall remain “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the 1933 Act until so delivered, and, otherwise, such transmission shall be by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Warrant Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company, and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and aggregate Exercise Price (if not a cashless exercise) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate (but not Rule 144) purposes to have become the holder of record of the shares of Warrant Stock with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the shares of Warrant Stock, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company prior to the Holder becoming the holder of record of the shares of Warrant Stock. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the shares of Warrant Stock subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each US$1,000.00 of shares of Warrant Stock subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), US$10.00 per Trading Day (increasing to US$20.00 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such shares of Warrant Stock are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise; provided that the maximum amount of liquidated damages payable pursuant to this section shall not exceed US$100.00 for each US$1,000.00 of shares of Warrant Stock. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
ii.Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the shares of Warrant Stock, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Warrant Stock called for by this
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Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the shares of Warrant Stock pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv.Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver shares of Warrant Stock Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the shares of Warrant Stock in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the shares of Warrant Stock which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of shares of Warrant Stock that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of shares of Warrant Stock for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of US$11,000.00 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of US$10,000.00, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder US$1,000.00. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v.No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect
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of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
vi.Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of shares of Warrant Stock shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such shares of Warrant Stock, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such shares of Warrant Stock shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that shares of Warrant Stock are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to The Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the shares of Warrant Stock. The Company shall pay all attorney fees required for the issuance of attorney legal opinions for removal of restrictive legends on shares of Warrant Stock.
vii.Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e)Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be
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filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this S8ection 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
f)Trading Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant that (taken together with the issuance of such shares upon the conversion of the Note sold and issued in connection with the grant of this Warrant) would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue upon exercise or conversion or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and this Warrant without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Trading market (the number of shares that may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Trading market
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for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, that opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Notes or any of this Warrant or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes or this Warrant, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Grant Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of the original principal amount of the Note issued to such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Warrants, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Exchange Cap with respect to such portion of such Warrant so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap so allocated to such transferee. At any time after the Issuance Date, in the event that the Company is then prohibited from issuing any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2(f) or for any other reason as prescribed by the Commission or the Trading Market (or such applicable Eligible Market in that the Common Stock of the Company is then principally trading) (the “Exchange Cap Shares”), in lieu of issuing and delivering such Exchange Cap Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash to the Holder in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of this Warrant exercisable into such Exchange Cap Shares (the “Exchange Cap Payment Amount”) at a price equal to the sum of (x) the product of (A) such number of Exchange Cap Shares and (B) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice with respect to such Exchange Cap Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such payment under this Section 2(f) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Exchange Cap Shares, any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a)Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall
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become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, or reclassification.
b)Adjustment Upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the date hereof, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3 is deemed to have issued or sold, any Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any issuance of Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clause (d) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing, a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to the New Issuance Price and the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment is calculated as follows: the total number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) multiplied by the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment divided by the New Issuance Price (the aforementioned adjustment of the total number of shares of Warrant Stock shall be referred to herein as the “Share Amount Adjustment”). By way of example, if E is the total number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), F is the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, and G is the New Issuance Price, the adjustment to the number of shares of Warrant Stock can be expressed in the following formula: Total number of shares of Warrant Stock after such Dilutive Issuance = the number obtained from dividing [E x F] by G; provided, however, that an adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall not result in an Exercise Price which is higher than the Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Exercise Price and consideration per share under this Section 3(b)), the following shall be applicable:
i.Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents (other than Common Stock Equivalents that qualify as Exempted Securities (except for issuances under clause (d) of the definition of Exempted Securities in the Purchase Agreement)) and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(b)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Stock Equivalent and upon conversion,
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exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalent and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Common Stock Equivalent for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalent plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents, and if any such issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents is made upon exercise of any options for which adjustment of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(b), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
ii.Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents, or the rate at which any Common Stock Equivalents are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such options or Common Stock Equivalents provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3, if the terms of any option or Common Stock Equivalent that was outstanding as of the date of issuance of this Warrant are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such option or Common Stock Equivalent and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3 shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.
iii.Calculation of Consideration Received. If any option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be equal to the difference of (x) the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock was issued in such integrated transaction (or was deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(i) or 3(b)(ii) above, as applicable) solely with respect to such Primary Security, minus (y) with respect to such Secondary
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Securities, the sum of (I) the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such option, if any, (II) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) or the Black Scholes Consideration Value, as applicable, of such Adjustment Right, if any, and (III) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) of such Common Stock Equivalent, if any, in each case, as determined on a per share basis in accordance with this Section 3(b)(iii). If any Common Stock, options, or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option, or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non- surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option, or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
iv.For the avoidance of doubt, the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall not be proportionately adjusted nor shall the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant be adjusted as a result of the Business Combination Transaction.
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c)Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities, or other property pro-rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock is to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
d)Pro-rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock is to be determined for the participation in such Distribution; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
e)Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders
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of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock (not including any Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash, or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall
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succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
f)Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g)Notice to Holder.
i.Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of shares of Warrant Stock and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii.Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities, cash or other property
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deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, on-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
h)Exchange Cap Limitation. For purposes of clarity, no such adjustments in Section 3 shall result in the issuance of shares pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant which would result in the violation of the Exchange Cap.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a)Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of shares of Warrant Stock without having a new Warrant issued.
b)New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable pursuant thereto.
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c)Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d)Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
e)Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise, in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act. This Warrant, any Warrant issued in substitution or replacement therefor, and any shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise hereof or thereof, shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.”
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
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a)No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends, or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof.
b)Loss, Theft, Destruction, or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the shares of Warrant Stock, and in case of loss, theft, or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the shares of Warrant Stock upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary shares of Warrant Stock upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such shares of Warrant Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all shares of Warrant Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such shares of Warrant Stock in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by . e Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any shares of Warrant Stock above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Warrant Stock upon the exercise
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of this Warrant, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions, or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of shares of Warrant Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e)Governing Law; Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees, or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f)Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the shares of Warrant Stock acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise after six months from the date hereof, may have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g)Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers, or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and
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expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h)Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holders by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i)Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase shares of Warrant Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j)Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k)Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of shares of Warrant Stock.
l)Amendment; Waivers. Any modifications, amendments, or waivers of the provisions hereof shall be subject to Section 11.9 of the Purchase Agreement.
m)Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n)Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
o)Terms of Future Securities. So long as this Warrant is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Warrant, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and, at Holder’s option, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such additional or more favorable term to become a part of this Warrant with the Holder (irrespective of whether the Company provided the notification or not). The types of
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terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing anti-dilution protections, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
p)Equal Treatment of Holders. No consideration (including any modification of this Warrant) shall be offered or paid to any Person (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision hereof unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the Holders. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Holder by the Company and negotiated separately by each Holder and is intended for the Company to treat the Holders as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Holders acting in concert or as a group with respect to the Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Gregory Poilasne
Gregory Poilasne
Chief Executive Officer
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO:
(1)The undersigned hereby elects to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of shares of Warrant Stock as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of shares of Warrant Stock purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3)Please issue said shares of Warrant Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The shares of Warrant Stock shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
(4)Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY:
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
Name and Title of Authorized Signatory
Date
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
Name:
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Address:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
Exhibit 10.1
[***] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated, and/or modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 31, 2024, by and between Nuvve Holding Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), and each investor identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).
BACKGROUND
A. The board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Company has authorized the issuance to each of the Investors of certain Notes (as defined below) and Warrants (as defined below).
B. Each Investor, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase certain Notes and Warrants on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Investor, intending to be legally bound hereby, hereby agree as follows:
1.DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.
“Aggregate Outstanding Amount” means the sum of (a) the outstanding Aggregate Principal Amount plus (b) the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts owing to all Investors under the Notes as of the applicable measurement date.
“Aggregate Principal Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to the Company:
(a)other than a stockholder that holds such a position at the date of this Agreement, if a Person comes to have beneficial ownership, control, or direction over more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Company; or
(b)the sale or other disposition in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole to any Person.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Closing Equity Conditions” means, during the period in question, (a) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (b) there has been no Event of Default and no existing event, which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, and (c) the Common Stock shall be DWAC Eligible.
“Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share.
“Common Stock Equivalent” means any convertible security or warrant, option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any share of Common Stock or any convertible security convertible into Common Stock.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Company Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws governing the Company.
“Conversion Stock” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the full or any partial conversion of a Note.
“Dollar Volume” means the product of (i) the closing sales price of the Common Stock on a Trading Day preceding the applicable date of determination multiplied by (ii) the trading volume of the Common Stock on such date of determination as reported by the Trading Market.
“DWAC Eligible” means that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) service, (b) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, (c) the shares of Conversion Stock are otherwise eligible for delivery to the third-party purchaser in the resale thereof by the Investor via DWAC, and (d) the Transfer Agent
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does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the shares of Conversion Stock via DWAC.
“Equity Interests” means and includes the Common Stock and any Common Stock Equivalents.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“Exchange Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.
“Exempted Securities” means (a) equity securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up, or other distribution on Common Stock, (b) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors (“Equity Plans”), (c) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to a seller of stock or assets to the Company or any of its subsidiaries as acquisition consideration pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, (d) Common Stock or rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction resulting in aggregate proceeds, in a single or multiple transactions, not to exceed $500,000.00, (e) securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities or Exempted Securities issued hereunder and/or rights or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement as disclosed on Schedule 1 hereto or in flings made by the Company with the SEC, provided that such rights and securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities or to extend the term of such securities, (f) common stock warrants, pre-funded warrants and common stock issuable pursuant to the warrants or prefunded warrants issued in connection with an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities, or (g) any securities issued in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2024, by and among the Company and the investors named therein, and such notes and warrants issued thereunder.
“Funding Amount” shall mean, in respect of any Investor, the amount identified as such on the signature page hereto executed by such Investor.
“Investor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Investor Group” shall mean, in respect of each Investor, such Investor plus any other Person with which such Investor is considered to be part of a group under Section 13 of the 1934 Act or with which the Investor otherwise files reports under Sections 13 and/or 16 of the 1934 Act.
“Investor Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13.
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“Investor Stock” means the shares of Conversion Stock and the shares of Warrant Stock, and any other shares of the Company’s capital stock issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the Notes or the Warrants.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
“Law” means any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, or decree, including, without limitation, any federal and state securities laws.
“Lead Investor” means [***].
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13.
“Market Capitalization” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the number of issued and outstanding Common Stock as of such date (exclusive of any Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants or conversion of any convertible securities), multiplied by (b) the closing price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the date of determination.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the businesses, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, or the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or, (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Notes; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general economic conditions; (b) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of general conditions in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate; (c) any adverse effect resulting from any changes to applicable Law; or (d) any adverse effect resulting from or arising out of any natural disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof; provided, however, further, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (a) through (d) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company and/or the Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate.
“Maximum Percentage” means 4.99%; provided, that, if at any time after the date hereof an Investor Group beneficially owns in excess of 4.99% of any class of Equity Interests in the Company that is registered under the 1934 Act (excluding any Equity Interests deemed beneficially owned by virtue of a Note), then the Maximum Percentage shall automatically increase to 9.99% so long as the Investor Group owns in excess of 4.99% of such class of Equity Interests (and shall, for the avoidance of doubt, automatically decrease to 4.99% upon the Investor Group ceasing to own in excess of 4.99% of such class of Equity Interests).
“Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.
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“New Debt or Equity Securities” means, collectively, debt securities in an amount of $500,000 or less of the Company, whether or not currently authorized.
“New Securities” means, collectively, equity or debt securities of the Company, whether or not currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity or debt securities, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such equity or debt securities.
“Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.
“Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Principal Amount” means the principal amount of the Note(s) as of the applicable date of determination.
“Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the shares of Conversion Stock and the shares of Warrant Stock.
“Required Minimum” means, as of any date, two (2) times the maximum aggregate number of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any shares of Conversion Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the Notes and Warrant stock issuable upon exercise in full of the Warrants, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein based, as of the date of Closing, on a conversion price of $2.931 and an exercise price of $3.257, respectively.
“Requisite Holder” means the Lead Investor or any successor in interest to the Lead Investor that is mutually agreed to by the Lead Investor and the Company. For the purposes of clarity hereunder, only one entity shall serve as the Requisite Holder at any time hereunder and the affirmative action or consent by the Requisite Holder shall bind all Investors hereunder.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Securities” means the Notes, the Warrants, and the shares of Investor Stock.
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“Securities Termination Event” means either of the following has occurred:
(a)trading in securities generally in the United States has been suspended or limited for a consecutive period of greater than three (3) Business Days; or
(b)a banking moratorium has been declared by the United States or the New York State authorities and is continuing for a consecutive period of greater than three (3) Business Days.
“Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the holders of the requisite number of the outstanding Common Stock to ratify and approve all of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of all of the shares of Investor Stock (as such term is defined in each of such documents) issued and potentially issuable to the Investor thereunder, all as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Trading Market (or any successor entity).
“Subsidiaries” and “Subsidiary” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (including the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market), on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the date in question.
“Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, and any other documents or agreements executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
“Transfer Agent Instruction Letter” means a letter of irrevocable instructions addressed by the Company to the Transfer Agent, acceptable to the Investor in its sole discretion.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is quoted traded on the OTCQX® Best Market or the OTCQB® Venture Market, the volume weighted average sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQX or OTCQB as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQX or OTCQB and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the OTC Pink® Open Market published by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the
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fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Lead Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrant” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Warrant Stock” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the full or any partial exercise of a Warrant.
“Warrant Stock Amount” means [●]1 shares of Common Stock.
2.PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE NOTES.
2.1Purchase and Sale of the Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall issue and sell or grant, as applicable, to each Investor, and each Investor, severally and not jointly, shall purchase from the Company, convertible promissory notes, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Note” and, together, the “Notes”), in an amount up to the principal amount set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Investor and common stock purchase warrants, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a “Warrant” and, together, the “Warrants”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the sale and purchase of Notes and grant of Warrants shall be conducted at the Closing and shall be for an aggregate Principal Amount of Notes of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and zero/100 Dollars (US$250,000.00) and including an original issue discount of Twenty-five Thousand and Zero/100 Dollars (US$25,000.00), to cover the Investors’ accounting fees, due diligence fees, monitoring, and/or other transactional costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Notes issued in connection with the Closing and (ii) Warrants to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Warrant Stock Amounts with respect to the Closing. For purposes of clarity, the aggregate number of shares of Conversion Stock and Warrant Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of the Notes or Warrants, respectively, issued or granted hereunder shall not in any event exceed the Exchange Cap (as defined below).
2.2Closings. Each sale of Notes and grant of Warrants shall occur in one or more closing (each, a “Closing”) with the date upon which such Closing shall occur being referred to as, a “Closing Date”, and more specifically as follows:
(a)Generally, in Respect of Closings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Closing, including payment for and delivery of the Notes and Warrants in respect of such Closing, shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures.
2.3Priority of Obligation. As an inducement for the Investor to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Note, all obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Notes until repaid or otherwise satisfied shall be senior in payment to any subsequent Indebtedness (as defined in the Notes).
1 NTD: to be calculated at signing.
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2.4Pro-rata Payments. The Company and each Investor, severally and not jointly, hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Notes, to the extent the Company is obligated to make any payments hereunder or under the Notes to the Investors (or offers to make any prepayments hereunder or thereunder), all such payments shall be applied to outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by all Investors on a pro-rata basis based on the Aggregate Outstanding Amount at the time of such prepayment. If any Investor shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of outstanding amounts under the Notes resulting in such Investor receiving payment of a proportion of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount at the time of such prepayment greater than its pro-rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Investor receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the other Investors of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the principal amount owing to the other Investors under the applicable Notes, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Investors ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Notes and other amounts owing them. The Company consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Investor acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangement may exercise against the Company rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Investor were a direct creditor of the Company in the amount of such participation.
3.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules or (not withstanding anything to the contrary herein including references to the Disclosure Schedules) filings made by the Company with the SEC which Disclosure Schedules and filings with the SEC shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company represents and warrants to each Investor and covenants with each Investor that, the following representations and warranties are true and correct that as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
3.1Organization and Qualification. The Company is a company duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the Laws of Delaware, and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or 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.
3.2Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company and each Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute the Transaction Documents, and, if applicable, to issue or grant and sell the Notes and Warrants pursuant hereto, and to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including issuing the shares of Investor Stock on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary and the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company pursuant hereto have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, or stockholders, as applicable and no further consent or
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authorization is required by the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors, its stockholders, or any other Person in connection therewith, assuming the accuracy of each Investor’s representations in Section 4, and except such as have been waived and other than such filings as are required to be made under applicable Laws. The Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company to which they are a party and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective 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’ rights and remedies.
3.3No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary and the issuance and sale of the Notes and the issuance and grant of the Warrants hereunder will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or (c) violate in any material respect any Law or any rule or regulation of the Trading Market applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound or affected. Assuming the accuracy of each Investor’s representations in Section 4 and subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 6 and receipt of the Stockholder Approval, (i) no approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party (including the Trading Market) in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the issuance of the shares of Conversion Stock upon conversion of the Notes), (ii) the issuance of (x) the Notes, and the issuance of the shares of Conversion Stock upon the conversion of the Notes and (y) the Warrants, and the issuance of the shares of Warrant stock upon the exercise of the Warrants, will be exempt from the registration and qualification requirements under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities Laws.
3.4Capitalization and Subsidiaries.
(a)As of the date hereto, the Company expects that approximately [*] shares of Common Stock will be issued and outstanding. The shares of Conversion Stock, when issued upon conversion of a Note in accordance with its terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. The shares of Warrant Stock, when issued upon exercise of a Warrant in accordance with its terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. Other than as provided in Schedule 3.4(a), no Common Stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws on file with the SEC are true and correct copies of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws as in effect as of the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of any provision of
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the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws nor is any Subsidiary in violation of its organization documents.
(b)Schedule 3.4(b) or the exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024, lists each direct and indirect subsidiary of the Company (each, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) and indicates for each Subsidiary (i) the authorized capital stock or other Equity Interest of such Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other ownership interests of such Subsidiary that are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and (iii) the owner of such shares or other ownership interests as of the date hereof. No Subsidiary has any outstanding stock options, warrants or other instruments pursuant to which such Subsidiary may at any time or under any circumstances be obligated to issue any shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests. Each Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, except to the extent that the failure to be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(c)Other than as provided in Schedule 3.4(c), or the filings made by the Company with the SEC neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is bound by any agreement or arrangement pursuant to which it is obligated to register the sale of any securities under the 1933 Act. Other than as provided in Schedule 3.4(c), there are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem or purchase any security of the Company or any Subsidiary. Other than as provided in Schedule 3.4(c), there will be no outstanding securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Notes, the grant of the Warrants, or issuance of the shares of Investor Stock. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
(d)The issuance and sale of any of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person other than the Investors and, other than as provided in Schedule 3.4(d), will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price of any outstanding securities.
3.5SEC Documents; Financial Statements.
(a)As of the date hereof and each Closing Date and except as set forth on Schedule 3.5(a), the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act since October 2, 2023 (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof, as they have been amended since the time of their filing, and all exhibits included therein and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed
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with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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.
(b)As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents 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 (“GAAP”) consistently applied, and audited by a firm that is a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, during the periods involved (except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, except in the case of pro forma statements or, in the case of unaudited interim statements, except to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and consolidated cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(c)Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) reasonable controls to safeguard assets are in place 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 differences.
3.6Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, or filings made by the company with the SEC there are no actions, causes of action, suits, claims, proceedings, inquiries or investigations (collectively, “Proceedings”) before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Company or any of the Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any other class of issued and outstanding shares of the Company, or any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, which adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, there is no reason to believe that there is any basis for any such Proceeding.
3.7No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.7, no event, development, or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company is reasonably anticipated to occur or exist that (a) would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities Laws and which has not been publicly announced.
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3.8Compliance with Law. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.8, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have conducted and are conducting their respective businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and are in compliance in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.8 Documents, the Company is not aware of any facts which could reasonably be anticipated to lead to a delisting of the Common Stock by the Trading Market in the future.
3.9Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is involved in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company’s employ or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company.
3.10Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each Subsidiary owns or possesses or can acquire on reasonable terms adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) used in or reasonably necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of the material IP Rights of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are expected to expire or terminate within three (3) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice alleging that it is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any IP Rights of any other Person. No written notice of a claim has been received by, and no Proceeding is pending against, the Company or any Subsidiary alleging that the Company or any Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the IP Rights of any other Person, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such claim or Proceeding is threatened, and the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any such claim or Proceeding. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of their material IP Rights.
3.11Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, as would not be reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Subsidiaries (a) are in compliance with any and all applicable Laws relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, (b) have received and hold all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under all such Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (c) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
3.12Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property (other than IP Rights, which is addressed in Section 3.10) owned by them which is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except those set forth on Schedule 3.12 or filings made by the Company with the SEC. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary are held under valid, subsisting, and enforceable leases with such exceptions as
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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 the Subsidiaries.
3.13Insurance. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew all existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers.
3.14Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries have in full force and effect all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits from all regulatory authorities and agencies necessary to own, lease, or operate their respective properties and assets and conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, approval, authorization or permit, except for such certificates, approvals, authorizations or permits with respect to which the failure to hold would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a) subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, or order which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or would reasonably be expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s management has or would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.16Taxes. Other than as provided on Schedule 3.16, the Company and the Subsidiaries each has made or filed, or caused to be made or filed, all United States federal, and applicable state, local and non-U.S. tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, required to be paid by it, regardless of whether such amounts are shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which it has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of 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 to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any such claim.
3.17Solvency. Based on the Company’s interim financial statements as reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024, and after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company’s book value of its assets exceeds the Company’s book value of existing debts and other liabilities (ignoring any potential contingent liabilities) as they mature; and (b) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets at book value, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient
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to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt at book value when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Except as disclosed as set forth in Schedule 3.17, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction.
3.18Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
3.19Certain Transactions. Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.19 or filings made by the Company with the SEC, there are no contracts, transactions, arrangements, or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any director, officer, or employee thereof on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC in the Company’s Form 10-K or proxy statement pertaining to an annual meeting of stockholders.
3.20No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement.
3.21Acknowledgment Regarding the Investors’ Purchase of the Notes. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the execution of the Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of the Notes and Warrants, based on its own independent evaluation and determination that the terms of the Transaction Documents are reasonable and fair to the Company and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Company is entering into this Agreement and is issuing and selling the Notes and Warrants voluntarily. The Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review the Transaction Documents and advise the Company with respect thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to its Notes and Warrants and the transactions contemplated hereby and that neither such Investor nor any person affiliated with such Investor is acting as a financial advisor to, or a fiduciary of, the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to execution of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Notes and Warrants or any other transaction contemplated hereby.
3.22No Brokers’, Finders’ or Other Advisory Fees or Commissions. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22, no brokers, finders or other similar advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary or by any of their respective agents with respect to the issuance of the Notes or the Warrants or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.23OFAC. None of the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company and/or any Subsidiary has been or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States
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Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use any proceeds received from the Investor, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to its Subsidiaries or to any affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to finance any investments in, or make any payments to, any country or person currently subject to any of the sanctions of the United States administered by OFAC.
3.24No Foreign Corrupt Practices. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly: (a) made or authorized any contribution, payment or gift of funds or property to any official, employee or agent of any governmental authority of any jurisdiction except as otherwise permitted under applicable Law; or (b) made any contribution to any candidate for public office, in either case, where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift was, is, or would be prohibited under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or under any other legislation of any relevant jurisdiction covering a similar subject matter applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries and their respective operations and the Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance with such legislation.
3.25Anti-Money Laundering. The operations of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines in its jurisdiction of association and in each other jurisdiction in which such entity, as the case may be, conducts business (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental authority involving the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Money Laundering Laws is, to the best knowledge of the Company, pending, threatened or contemplated.
3.26Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it, nor to its knowledge, any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
3.27Available Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has capacity under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market to issue up to at least approximately [*] shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock) without obtaining Stockholder Approval; provided, however, that Stockholder Approval shall not be required to the extent that the Company relies upon “home country” exceptions from the corporate governance requirements of the Trading Market if Stockholder Approval is not required under the laws of Delaware and as a result of such reliance the Trading
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Market does not impose an issuance cap on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Transaction Documents.
3.28Indebtedness. Except for as listed on Schedule 3.28, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any outstanding Indebtedness or filings made by the Company with the SEC. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $500,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.28, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
3.29Non-Shell Status. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer as defined under Rule 144.
3.30Penny Stock. As of the date hereof, the Common Stock is not a “penny stock” as defined in SEC Rule 240.3a51-1 (17 CFR § 240.3a51-1). If at any time the Common Stock shall become such a “penny stock”, the Company shall pay Investor in cash, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the amount of shares then remaining under the Warrant multiplied by the then-exercise price thereunder and Investor shall surrender the Warrant to the Company.
3.31Registration Rights. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, other than to each of the Investors pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
3.32No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents, the Company makes no other representations or warranties to the Investors.
4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH INVESTOR. Each Investor, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1Organization and Qualification. Such Investor is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its association or formation.
4.2Authorization; Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments. Such Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly authorized by such Investor’s governing body, as necessary, and no further consent or authorization is required. The
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Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Investor and constitute valid and binding obligations of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor 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’ rights and remedies.
4.3No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by such Investor and the purchase of a Note by such Investor will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of such Investor’s organizational documents, if applicable, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, contract, indenture mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which such Investor is a party, or (c) violate any Law applicable to such Investor or by which any of such Investor’s properties or assets are bound or affected. No approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in connection with the purchase of a Note and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4Investment Intent; Accredited Investor. Each Investor is purchasing its Note and Warrant for its own account, for investment purposes, and not with a view towards distribution. Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. Such Investor has, by reason of its business and financial experience, such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that it is capable of (a) evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in its Notes, Warrants, and the shares of Investor Stock and making an informed investment decision, (b) protecting its own interests and (c) bearing the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time. Such Investor is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring its Notes, Warrants, and the shares of Investor Stock.
4.5Acknowledgement of Risk; Opportunity to Discuss. Each Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Company is speculative and subject to numerous risks, including those risks described in the SEC Documents. Each Investor has reviewed and understands the risks related to the Company and its business as described in the SEC Documents. Each Investor has received all materials relating to the business, finance and operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it has requested and has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs of the Company and the Subsidiaries with the Company’s management. In making its investment decision, such Investor has relied solely on its own due diligence performed on the Company by its own representatives.
4.6Restricted Securities. Each Investor understands that its Notes, Warrants, and the shares of Investor Stock are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the 1933 Act and that its Note and the shares of Investor Stock may not have been registered under the 1933 Act except as otherwise required under the Transaction Documents. The Investor understands that its Notes, Warrants, and the shares of Investor Stock may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of by the
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Investor absent an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, except (i) to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the 1933 Act, or (iii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, and, in each of cases (ii) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any book-entry position or certificates representing its Notes, Warrants, or shares of Investor Stock shall contain a notation or restrictive legend, as applicable, to such effect substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of its Notes, Warrants, or shares of Investor Stock and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in its Notes, Warrants, and shares of Investor Stock for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that (i) its Note, Warrants, and shares of Investor Stock will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge, or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144”) until the date that is at least one year from the date that the Company filed “Form 10-type information” with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is no longer an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i)) and (ii) additional conditions to any such transaction may apply under Rule 144 and other applicable securities laws to the extent that the Investor is at such time, or has been at any time in the immediately preceding three months, an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 144. The Investor understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge, or transfer of any of its Notes, Warrants, or shares of Investor Stock. As a condition of any such transfer, such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of an Investor under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, at the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.
4.7Exculpation Among Investors. Each Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon any Person, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Each Investor agrees that neither the Lead Investor, any Investor nor the respective controlling Persons, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any Investor shall be liable to any other Investor for any action heretofore taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Notes.
4.8No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents, such Investor makes no other representations or warranties to the Company.
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5.OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
5.1Restrictions on Transfer. The shares of Investor Stock, when issued, will be restricted and book-entry positions or certificates relating to the same shall bear a restrictive legend unless sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or available for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act.
5.2Furnishing of Information. For a period of three years from the date hereof, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the 1934 Act. For a period of three years from the date hereof, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the 1934 Act, it will prepare and furnish to such Investor and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for such Investor to sell the shares of Investor Stock under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such shares of Investor Stock without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions.
5.3Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale, or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the 1933 Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investor.
5.4Notification of Certain Events. The Company shall give prompt written notice to each Investor of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (b) any Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against a party relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
5.5Available Shares. The Company shall at all times keep authorized and available for issuance, free of preemptive rights, the Required Minimum of Common Stock. If the Company determines at any time that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized Common Stock to keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5.4, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to increase the number of authorized Common Stock by seeking approval from its stockholders for the authorization of such additional shares.
5.6Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to fund its general working capital.
5.7Repayment of Notes. If the Company issues any debt, including any subordinated debt or convertible debt (other than the Notes), then the Investors will have the option (exercisable in writing by the Requisite Holders) to cause the Company to immediately, utilize the aggregate proceeds of such issuance to repay the Notes on a pro-rata basis based on the Aggregate Principal Amount and accrued, but unpaid, Interest (as defined in the Notes)
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outstanding on the date of funding of such debt. If the Company issues any Equity Interests for gross cash proceeds of less than or equal to $1,000,000 as part of a financing transaction, then the Company shall utilize the aggregate proceeds from such issuance to repay 50% of the Aggregate Principal Amount outstanding on the Notes. If the Company issues any Equity Interests for gross cash proceeds of more than $1,000,000, then the Company shall utilize the aggregate proceeds of such issuance to repay 100% of the Aggregate Principal Amount outstanding on the Notes. The Company will notify the Investors no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the public announcement of any such debt or Equity Interest financing and provide the Investors (with the written approval of the Requisite Holders agree) to opportunity to exercise the option set forth in the preceding sentence; it being agreed, however, that, notwithstanding such notice to the Investors, the Company shall not be under an obligation to make a public announcement regarding such debt or Equity Interest financing until it is legally required to do so.
5.8Piggyback Rights. If, at any time on or after the date hereof until the shares of Investor Stock have been sold or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume limitation or manner-of-sale restrictions, and provided the Notes have been purchased by the Investors, if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (v) a Registration Statement for an underwriting offering, and if the filing thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Investors as soon as practicable but not less than five (5) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice offer to all of the Investors the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Investor Stock as such Investor may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration, a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration.
5.9Rollover Rights. So long as the Note is outstanding, if the Borrower completes any public offering or private placement of its equity, equity-linked or debt securities (each, a “Future Transaction”), the Holder may, in its sole discretion, elect to apply as purchase consideration for such Future Transaction: (i) all, or any portion, of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note and any accrued but unpaid interest, including any amounts that would be added to the principal outstanding in the event that any redemption right or prepayment right is exercised by either the Holder or the Borrower, and (ii) any securities of the Borrower then held by the Holder, at their fair value (the “Rollover Rights”). The Borrower shall give written notice to Holder as soon as practicable, but in no event less than fifteen (15) Trading Days before the anticipated closing date of such Future Transaction. The Holder may exercise its Rollover Rights by providing the Borrower written notice of such exercise within five Business Days before the closing of the Future Transaction. In the event Holder exercises its
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Rollover Rights, then such elected portion with respect to (i) and (ii) above, shall automatically convert into the corresponding securities issued in such Future Transaction under the terms of such Future Transaction, such that the Holder will receive all securities (including, without limitation, any warrants) issuable under the Future Transaction.
5.10Right of Participation in Additional Financing.
(a)From the date hereof until the first anniversary hereof, upon any sale, issuance, or grant by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of New Debt or Equity Securities, Holder shall have the right to finance up to ten percent (10%) of such issuance on the same terms, conditions, and price provided for in such New Debt or Equity Securities transaction (each, an “Additional Financing”).
(b)At least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the closing of an Additional, the Company shall deliver to Holder a written notice of its intention to effect such an Additional Financing (a “Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Holder if it wants to review the details of such Additional Financing (such additional notice, an “Additional Financing Request Notice”). Upon the request of Holder, and only upon a request by Holder, for an Additional Financing Request Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver an Additional Financing Request Notice to Holder. The Additional Financing Request Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Additional Financing transaction, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Additional Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.
(c)Should Holder desire to participate in such Additional Financing transaction, it must provide written notice (the “Additional Financing Acceptance Notice”) to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after receipt of the Additional Financing Request Notice that such Holder is willing to participate in the Additional Financing transaction and, if so, to what extent and representing and warranting that Holder has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Additional Financing Request Notice. If the Company does not receive an Additional Financing Acceptance Notice from Holder as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, Holder shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate with such Additional Financing transaction and the Company shall be free to proceed with such Additional Financing transaction without any participation by Holder .
(d)The Company must provide Holder with a second Additional Financing Request Notice, and Holder will again have the rights set forth above in this Section 5.10, if the Additional Financing transaction subject to the initial Additional Financing Request Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth therein within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Additional Financing Request Notice.
(e)The Company and Holder agree that, if Holder elects to participate in an Additional Financing transaction, the transaction documents related to thereto shall not include any term or provision whereby Holder shall be required to agree to any restrictions on
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trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release, or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Holder.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.10 and unless otherwise agreed to by Holder, the Company shall either confirm in writing to Holder that the Additional Financing transaction has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Additional Financing transaction, in either case in such a manner such that such Holder will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the tenth (10th) Business Day following delivery of the Additional Financing Request Notice. If by such tenth (10th) Business Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Additional Financing transaction has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by Holder, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and Holder shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
The right of participation in this Section shall not be applicable to offers, issuances, sales, or other transactions related to Exempted Securities, or any New Securities registered for sale under the 1933 Act.
5.11Additional Investment Rights. For so long as the Notes and Warrants are outstanding, the Investor shall have the right (each, an “Additional Investment Right”), exercisable at any time and from time to time, beginning after the six (6)-month anniversary of the Closing Date to purchase up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) of additional Notes and be granted a that number of Warrants as is analogous to the number of Warrants granted hereunder on the terms set out herein, except that the conversion price of such additional Notes and the exercise price of such additional Warrants issued and granted, respectively, pursuant to these Additional Investment Rights shall be equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the arithmetic average of the five lowest trading prices on the ten (10) Trading Days prior to date on which the Investor exercises the relevant Additional Investment Right.
5.12Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, within four (4) Trading Days following the date hereof, file a Current Report on Form 8-K report or other public disclosure disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and including this Agreement as an exhibit thereto; provided, that the Company may not issue such press release or file such Form 8-K or other public disclosure without the prior written consent (including by electronic mail) of the Requisite Holder, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company shall not issue any press release nor otherwise make any such public statement regarding the Investors or the Transaction Documents without the prior written consent (including by electronic mail) of the Requisite Holder, except (i) if such disclosure is required by Law, in which case the Company shall (a) ensure that such disclosure is restricted and limited in content and scope to the maximum extent permitted by Law to meet the relevant disclosure requirement and (b) provide a copy of the proposed disclosure to the Requisite Holders for review prior to release and the Company shall incorporate the reasonable comments of the Requisite Holder or (ii) to the extent such press release or public statement contains only information previously disclosed in a press release or public statement previously approved in
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accordance with the foregoing clause (i). Each Investor will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company or any of its Affiliates for any regulatory application or filing made or to be made or approval sought in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including filings with the SEC). Following the execution of this Agreement, each Investor and its Affiliates and/or advisors may, upon receiving the prior written consent of the Requisite Holder, place announcements on their respective corporate websites and in financial and other newspapers and publications (including, without limitation, customary “tombstone” advertisements) describing such Investor’s relationship with the Company under this Agreement and including the name and corporate logo of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to comply with United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(3)(i), each of the Company and each Investor, and each employee, representative or other agent of the Company or such Investor, may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal and state income tax treatment, and the U.S. federal and state income tax structure, of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure insofar as such treatment and/or structure relates to a U.S. federal or state income tax strategy provided to such recipient.
5.13Indemnification of the Investors.
(a)The Company will indemnify and hold each Investor, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, managers, stockholders, members, partners, employees, consultants, service providers, and agents and permitted successors and assigns (each, an “Investor Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation and defense (collectively, “Losses”) that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to:
(i)any material breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document;
(ii)any material misrepresentation made by the Company in any Transaction Document or in any SEC Document;
(iii)any material omission to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in any SEC Document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(iv)any Proceeding before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body based upon, or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and whether or not such Investor is party thereto by claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, as a defendant or otherwise, or if such Proceeding is based upon, or results from, any of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above;
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except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such misrepresentation or omission is based upon information regarding such Investor furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein or the Investor has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the 1933 Act, 1934 Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder.
(b)If any action shall be brought against any Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Investor Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Investor Party. Any Investor Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Investor Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel, or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Investor Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Investor Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Investor Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage, or liability is attributable to any Investor Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Investor Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
(c)In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation, and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
(d)The provisions of this Section 5.13 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
5.14Non-Public Information. Except to the extent necessary to fulfill its notice, disclosure, or similar obligations hereunder or under any Transaction Document, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. Except in connection with the fulfillment of its notice, disclosure or similar obligations hereunder or under any Transaction Document, to the extent the Company provides an Investor with material, non-public information, the Company shall publicly disclose such information within forty-eight (48) hours of providing the information to such Investor, provided that if the last day of any such time period is not a Trading Day, such time period shall be extended to 9:30 a.m., New York City Time, on the next Trading Day following the day on which it would otherwise end. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors shall be relying on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In the event that the Company fails to comply with its
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obligations under this Section 5.13, a liquidated damages charge of 1.5% of the outstanding principal balance of each Note will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable each month while such failure remains uncured to the Investors at their election in the form of a cash payment or added to the balance of the respective Note
5.15Share Transfer Agent. The Company’s share transfer agent is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. To the Company’s knowledge, such transfer agent participates in the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer program. For so long as any Investor holds Investor Securities, the Company shall not change its share transfer agent without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holder.
5.16No Broker-Dealer Acknowledgement. Absent a final adjudication from a court of competent jurisdiction stating otherwise, the Company shall not to any person, institution, governmental or other entity, state, claim, allege, or in any way assert, that Buyer is currently, or ever has been, a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5.17Set-Off.
(a)Each Investor may, subject to the provisions of Section 2.4 hereof, set off any of its obligations to the Company (whether or not due for payment), against any of the Company’s obligations to such Investor (whether or not due for payment) under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document.
(b)Each Investor may do anything necessary to effect any set-off undertaken in accordance with this Section 5.17 (including varying the date for payment of any amount payable by the Investor to the Company).
(c)The Company may set off any of its obligations to an Investor (whether or not due for payment), against any of such Investor’s obligations to the Company (whether or not due for payment) under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document.
(d)The Company may do anything necessary to effect any set-off undertaken in accordance with this Section 5.17 (including varying the date for payment of any amount payable by the Company to an Investor).
5.18Reserved.
5.19Reserved.
5.20Most Favored Nations. From the date hereof until the Note is no longer outstanding or has been otherwise been satisfied, upon any issuance by the Company of its securities for cash consideration, (a “Subsequent Financing”), Investor may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00-for-$1.00 basis. The Company shall provide the Investor with notice of any such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth below. Additionally, if in such Subsequent Financing there are any contractual provisions or side letters that provide terms more favorable to the investors than the terms
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provided for hereunder, then the Company shall specifically notify the Investor of such additional or more favorable terms and such terms, at Investor’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Investor. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing stock sale price, price per share, and warrant coverage. For purposes of illustration, if a Subsequent Financing were to occur whereby the Company sells and issues a convertible note with a conversion price that includes a discount to the market price of its Common Share, the Investor will be entitled to receive the same convertible note on the exact same terms on a dollar for dollar basis via the exchange of the Securities the Investor holds on the date of the sale and issuance of the convertible note. This Section 5.20 Most Favored Nations, shall not be applicable to offers, issuances, sales, or other transactions related to Exempted Securities.
6.CLOSING CONDITIONS.
6.1Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of each Investor. The obligation of each Investor to fund its Note at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Investor, at or before such Closing, or, as specified below, only at or before the initial Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a)General Conditions Precedent.
(i)Required Documentation. Solely with respect to the initial Closing, the Company must have delivered to the Investor (i) one (1) copy of duly executed resolutions or consents of the directors, approving, and consenting to the Company’s execution, performance of its obligations under the applicable Transaction Documents, and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) copies of each Transaction Document, duly executed by the Company, or the Transfer Agent, as applicable;
(ii)Consents and Permits. The Company must have obtained and delivered to such Investor copies of all necessary permits, approvals, and registrations necessary to effect this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(iii)Reserved.
(iv)No Event(s) of Default. No Event of Default has occurred and no Event of Default would result from the execution of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(v)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing as though made on and as of such date;
(vi)Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied, and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Closing;
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(vii)No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(viii)No Suspensions of Trading in the Common Stock; Listing. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one day on which the Trading Market is open solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market;
(ix)Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The issuance of a Note or grant of a Warrant to such Investor shall not cause such Investor Group to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of a number of Equity Interests of a class that is registered under the 1934 Act which exceeds the Maximum Percentage of the Equity Interests of such class that are outstanding at such time;
(x)Funds Flow Request. The Company shall have delivered to the Lead Investor a flow of funds request, substantially in the form set out in Exhibit C.
(xi)Non-Public Information. The Company shall, on or before 9:30 a.m., New York City Time, on or prior to the fourth business day after the date of each Closing, release, or file, as applicable, a press release or a Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable public disclosure describing the terms of the Closing (the “Cleansing Release”). From and after the filing of the Cleansing Release, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non- public information (if any) provided up to such time to each Investor by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents. In addition, upon the filing of the Cleansing Release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or as otherwise disclosed in the Cleansing Release, whether written or oral, between the Company, or any of its officers, directors, affiliates, employees, or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Investors or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
(xii)Reserved.
(xiii)Closing Equity Conditions. Each of the Closing Equity Conditions shall have been satisfied.
(b)Specific Closing Conditions. The closing conditions set forth in Section 2.2 on such Closing Date shall be met.
6.2Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to issue a Note to an Investor at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before such Closing, of each of the following conditions:
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(a)Required Documentation. Such Investor must have delivered to the Company copies of each Transaction Document to which the Investor is a party, duly executed by the Investor;
(b)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of such Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of such Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(c)Performance. The Investors shall have performed, satisfied, and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Closing; and
(d)No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
7.EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” under this Agreement:
(a)an Event of Default under a Note;
(b)any of the representations or warranties made by the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors, employees or representatives in any Transaction Document or public filing being inaccurate, false or misleading in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or any certificate or financial or other written statements furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor or any of its representatives, is inaccurate, false or misleading, in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made, or on any Closing Date; or
(c)a failure by the Company to comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, including those set forth in Section 5 in all material respects.
7.2Investor Right to Investigate an Event of Default. If in the reasonable opinion of the Requisite Holder, an Event of Default has occurred, or is or may be continuing:
(a)the Requisite Holder may notify the Company that it wishes to investigate such purported Event of Default;
(b)the Company shall cooperate with the Requisite Holder in such investigation;
(c)the Company shall comply with all reasonable requests made by the Requisite Holder to the Company in connection with any investigation by the Requisite
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Holder and shall (i) provide all information requested by the Requisite Holder in relation to the Event of Default to the Requisite Holder; provided that the Requisite Holder agrees that any materially price sensitive information and/or non-public information will be subject to confidentiality, and (ii) provide all such requested information within three (3) Business Days of such request.; and
(d)the Company shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the Requisite Holder in connection with any such investigation.
7.3Remedies Upon an Event of Default
(a)If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(a), each Investor shall have such remedies as are set forth in their Note.
(b)If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c) and is not remedied following written notice provided by the Requisite Holder to the Company within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Requisite Holder may declare, by written notice to the Company, effective immediately, all outstanding obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be immediately due and payable in immediately available funds and the Investors shall have no obligation to consummate any Closing under this Agreement or to accept the conversion of any Note into shares of Conversion Stock.
(c)If any Event of Default occurs and is not remedied following written notice provided by the Requisite Holders to the Company within (i) two (2) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.1(c), or (ii) ten (10) Business Days for an Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Requisite Holders may, by written notice to the Company, terminate this Agreement effective as of the date set forth in the Requisite Holder’s notice.
8.TERMINATION
8.1Events of Termination. This Agreement:
(a)may be terminated:
(i)by the Requisite Holder on the occurrence or existence of a Securities Termination Event or a Change of Control;
(ii)by either the Company or the Requisite Holder, by written notice to the other party, effective immediately, if the applicable Closing has not occurred within thirty (30) Business Days of the date specified in Section 2.2 of this Agreement or such later date as the Company and the Requisite Holder agree in writing; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(a)(iii) is not available to any party that is in material breach of or material default under this Agreement or whose failure to fulfill any obligation
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under this Agreement has been the principal cause of, or has resulted in, the failure of the applicable Closing to occur; or
(iii)by the Requisite Holder, in accordance with Section 7.3(c).
(b)will automatically terminate, without further action by the parties, on the date that is twenty-four (24) days from the date of this Agreement.
8.2Effect of Termination.
(a)Upon termination of this Agreement, no Investor will be required to fund any further amount after the date of termination of the Agreement; provided that termination will not affect any undischarged obligation under this Agreement, and any obligation of the Company to pay or repay any amounts owing to the Investor hereunder and which have not been repaid at the time of termination.
(b)Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other Party of its obligations under this Agreement.
9.EXCHANGE CAP. The sum of the number of shares of Conversion Stock and the number of shares of Warrant Stock that may be issued pursuant to the transactions contemplated herein, including any securities issued pursuant to the Additional Investment Right or an Additional Financing, is limited to an aggregate of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock at the time of execution of this Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), unless stockholder approval is obtained by the Company to issue more than the Exchange Cap.
10.GENERAL PROVISIONS.
10.1Fees and Expenses. At the initial Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Lead Investor for its legal fees and expenses related to the preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents and disbursements of its counsel, Clark Hill LLP in the amount of US$10,000.00, it being understood that Clark Hill LLP has not rendered any legal advice to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that the Company has relied for such matters on the advice of its own counsel. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the occurrence of the initial Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Lead Investor for all actual and reasonably documented due diligence and legal fees and expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of its counsel, Clark Hill LLP. Except as specified above, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants, and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale of the Notes.
10.2Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
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effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at the email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company:
Nuvve Holding Corp.
2488 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 230
San Diego, California 92106
Email:
Attention: Gregory Poilasne, CEO
With a mandatory copy
(which shall not constitute notice) to:
Baker & Hostetler LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2700
Los Angeles, California 90025
Email: jrlanis@bakerlaw.com
Attention: Alan A. Lanis, JR
If to an Investor, such address set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Investor:
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
10.3Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10.4Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws.
10.5Jurisdiction and Venue. Any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or relating in any way to this Note shall be brought and enforced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark for
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the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to such action or proceeding.
10.6WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
10.7Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements, and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
10.8Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
10.9Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Requisite Holders. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
10.10Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
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10.11Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Company and the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders. Each Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Investor” and such transferee is an accredited investor.
10.12Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments, and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.13Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which 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 parties. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or e-mail shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.
10.14Specific Performance. Each of the Company and each Investor acknowledges that monetary damages alone would not be adequate compensation to the other parties hereto for a breach of this Agreement and the Company or the Requisite Holders may seek an injunction or an order for specific performance from a court of competent jurisdiction if (a) the Company or an Investor fails to comply or threatens not to comply with this Agreement or (b) on the one hand, the Company has reason to believe that an Investor will not comply with this Agreement or, on the other hand, the Requisite Holders have reason to believe that the Company will not comply with this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
COMPANY:
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Gregory Poilasne
Gregory Poilasne
Chief Executive Officer
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Funding Amount: $215,000
Principal Amount of Note: $250,000
Name of Investor: [***]
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investor: /s/ [***]
Name of Authorized Signatory: [***]
Title of Authorized Signatory: Member
Address for Notice to Investor:
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Investor (if not same as address for notice):
EIN Number:
Address for a mandatory copy to counsel for the Investor
(which shall not constitute notice):
(which shall not constitute notice):
[***]
Email:
Attention:
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
Flow Of Funds Request
EXHIBIT D
Exhibit 10.2
[***] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 31, 2024, by and between Nuvve Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [***] (the “Investor”).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Investor (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the date of filing of the Registration Statement hereof and with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the 45th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that, in the event the Company is notified by the SEC that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided, however, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practicable date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all shares of Conversion Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note (assuming on such date the Note is converted in full at its fixed conversion price without regard to any conversion limitations therein), (b) all shares of Warrant Stock then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) any additional shares of Warrant Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants), and (d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (c) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company, as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.
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“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements, or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the Securities Act.
2.Registration.
(a)On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-1 (except if the Company later becomes eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on such other available form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least 85% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the SEC, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
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(b)Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the SEC informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the SEC, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the SEC or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
(i)First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities;
(ii)Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by shares of Warrant Stock (applied, in the case that some shares of Conversion Stock may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares of Conversion Stock held by such Holders); and
(iii)Third, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by shares of Conversion Stock (applied, in the case that some shares of Conversion Stock may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered shares of Conversion Stock held by such Holders).
In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
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(d)If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein or the Company subsequently withdraws the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i) as of the Filing Date), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, within five (5) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statemen, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 2.0% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 12% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e)If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the
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Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
3.Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
a.Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex C (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.
(a)(i) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the
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terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(b)If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.
(c)Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the SEC comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company 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, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided, however, that in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Company agrees that the Holders shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not have any duty to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries not to trade on the basis of such information.
(d)Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any
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suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e)Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the SEC; provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.
(f)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(g)Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(h)If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.
(i)Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any
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Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.
(j)Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
(k)The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.
(l)The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the SEC, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.
4.Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
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contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees, or other costs of the Holders.
5.Indemnification.
a.Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless
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of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(h).
(m)Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(n)Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding
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(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(o)Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) o. 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party. r insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party. armless for any Losses, then each Indemnify. g Party shall contribute to the amount paid. r payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be
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greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6.Miscellaneous.
a.Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
b.No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement so long as no new securities are registered on any such existing registration statements.
c.[Reserved].
d.Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).
e.Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of 50.1% or more of the then outstanding
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Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any Security), provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(e). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
f.Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
g.Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
h.No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
i.Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g., www.docusign.com), such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
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j.Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
k.Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
l.Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable.
m.Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
n.Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Gregory Poilasne
Gregory Poilasne
Chief Executive Officer
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF THE INVESTOR TO NUVVE HOLDING CORP.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
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