Stock Issuance (a) The Company shall issue the Award Shares in book entry form, registered in your name with notations regarding the applicable restrictions on transfer imposed under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may, in its discretion, elect to issue such shares in certificate form as provided below.
(b) Any certificates representing the Award Shares that may be delivered to you by the Company prior to vesting shall be redelivered to the Company to be held by the Company until the restrictions on such Award Shares have lapsed and the Award Shares shall thereby have become vested or the shares represented thereby have been forfeited hereunder. Such certificates shall bear a legend as contemplated by this Section 5.
(c) Promptly after the vesting of the Award Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall, as applicable, either remove the notations on any shares issued in book entry form which have vested or deliver to you a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of Award Shares which have vested.
(d) If the Company elects to issue you certificates, you shall be required to execute a stock power, in the form attached as Exhibit A, with respect to the Award Shares. The Company shall not deliver any certificates in accordance with this Agreement unless and until the Company shall have received such stock power executed by you. You, by acceptance of this award, shall be deemed to appoint, and you do so appoint by execution of this Agreement, the Company and each of its authorized representatives as your attorney(s)-in-fact to effect any transfer of unvested forfeited Award Shares (or Award Shares otherwise reacquired by the Company hereunder) to the Company as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement and to execute such documents as the Company or such representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such transfer.
(e) Until the Award Shares become vested, any share certificates or book entry positions representing such shares will include a legend to the effect that you may sell, pledge, assign or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of or transfer the Award Shares and the Award Shares are subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan.
Issuance Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the LOC Documents, if any, and any other terms and conditions which the Issuing Lenders may reasonably require, during the Commitment Period each Issuing Lender shall issue, and the Revolving Lenders shall participate in, Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower from time to time upon request in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Lender; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate principal amount of LOC Obligations shall not at any time exceed THIRTY-SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($37,500,000) (the “LOC Committed Amount”), (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding LOC Obligations shall not at any time exceed the Revolving Committed Amount then in effect, (iii) no Issuing Lender will be required to issue Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount in excess of such Issuing Lender’s Issuing Lender Sublimit, (iv) all Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars and (v) Letters of Credit shall be issued for any lawful corporate purposes and may be issued as standby letters of credit, including in connection with workers’ compensation and other insurance programs and commercial letters of credit. Except as otherwise expressly agreed upon by all the Revolving Lenders, no Letter of Credit shall have an original expiry date more than twelve (12) months from the date of issuance; provided, however, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the other terms and conditions to the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder, the expiry dates of Letters of Credit may be extended annually or periodically from time to time on the request of the Borrower or by operation of the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit to a date not more than twelve (12) months from the date of extension; provided, further, that no Letter of Credit, as originally issued or as extended, shall have an expiry date extending beyond the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date. Each Letter of Credit shall comply with the related LOC Documents. The issuance and expiry date of each Letter of Credit shall be a Business Day. Each Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall be in a minimum original face amount of $100,000 or such lesser amount as approved by the applicable Issuing Lender. The Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations in respect of each Existing Letter of Credit, and each Revolving Lender’s participation obligations in connection therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Credit Agreement. The Existing Letters of Credit shall, as of the Closing Date, be deemed to have been issued as Letters of Credit hereunder and subject to and governed by the terms of this Agreement.
Deferred Issuance In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an adjustment in the Purchase Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event the issuance to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date of that number of shares of Preferred Stock and shares of other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the Preferred Stock and shares of other capital stock or other securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Purchase Price in effect prior to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such holder a due xxxx or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
OVERALL LIMIT ON COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if during the Open Period the Company becomes listed on an exchange that limits the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued without shareholder approval, then the number of Shares issuable by the Company and purchasable by the Investor, shall not exceed that number of the shares of Common Stock that may be issuable without shareholder approval (the "Maximum Common Stock Issuance"). If such issuance of shares of Common Stock could cause a delisting on the Principal Market, then the Maximum Common Stock Issuance shall first be approved by the Company's shareholders in accordance with applicable law and the By-laws and Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, if such issuance of shares of Common Stock could cause a delisting on the Principal Market. The parties understand and agree that the Company's failure to seek or obtain such shareholder approval shall in no way adversely affect the validity and due authorization of the issuance and sale of Securities or the Investor's obligation in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof to purchase a number of Shares in the aggregate up to the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation, and that such approval pertains only to the applicability of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation provided in this Section 2(H).
Rights to Future Stock Issuances Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10 and applicable securities Laws, if at any time prior to the first anniversary of the first Closing hereunder, the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall first offer the Investors the opportunity to purchase up to one hundred percent (100%) of such New Securities. The Investors shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted to them in proportion to their respective percentages of the total Subscription Amount including every Closing that has occurred under this Agreement as of such time stated in the preceding sentence.
10.1 The Company shall give notice (the “Offer Notice”) to the Investors, stating (a) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (b) the number of such New Securities to be offered, and (c) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities.
10.2 By notification to the Company within ten (10) days after the Offer Notice is given, the Investors may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms specified in the Offer Notice, up to one hundred percent (100%) of such New Securities. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 10 shall occur within the later of ninety (90) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of the New Securities pursuant to Section 10.3.
10.3 The Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the period provided in Section 10.2, offer and sell the remaining portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Investors in accordance with this Section 10.
10.4 The right of first offer in this Section 10 shall not be applicable to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Note), or any New Securities registered for sale under the Securities Act.
Initial Issuance To obtain the Credit for the first Taxable Year, the Company shall do the following on or before 90 days after the end of the first Taxable Year:
1. The Company shall notify the Department on the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (or substantially similar to such form) when all of the following has occurred: (a) the Project has been Placed in Service; (b) the Capital Improvements required by Section IV.B have been made; (c) the New Employees have been hired, including satisfying the applicable Payroll and Occupation obligations, as required by Section IV.C; and (d) if applicable, the minimum number of Retained Employees have been retained by the Company, including satisfying the applicable Payroll and Occupations obligations, as required by Section IV.D.
2. The Company shall provide to the Department proof as required by the Department, including but not limited to a certified attestation by the Company, payroll records and an audit performed by an independent, licensed certified public accounting firm, that the Company has done all of the following prior to the end of the first Taxable Year:
a) made the Capital Improvements specified in Section IV.B;
b) hired the New Employees specified in Section IV.C, accompanied by the information substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit E;
c) if applicable, retained the Retained Employees specified in Sections IV.D, accompanied by the information substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit E; and
d) achieved the level of Payroll in Illinois specified in Section IV.C(ii) and, if applicable, Section IV.D(ii) accompanied by the information substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit E.
Restriction on Continuous Offerings Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 3.18.1, the Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not, for a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly in any “at-the-market” or continuous equity transaction, offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company.
Issuances The Shares to be issued hereunder will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of Notes. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares that shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Note or Notes, the Company shall make an adjustment and payment therefor in cash at the current market price thereof to the holder of Notes. The current market price of a share of Common Stock shall be the Closing Price on the last Business Day immediately preceding the day on which the Notes (or specified portions thereof) are deemed to have been converted.
Share Issuances Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3, if the Company shall at any time prior to the exercise in full of this Warrant issue any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock to a person other than the Holder (except (i) pursuant to subsection 4(a) above; (ii) pursuant to options, warrants, or other obligations to issue shares outstanding on the date hereof as disclosed to Holder in writing or in the Company’s Exchange Act Filings; (iii) for the sale of the shares of Common Stock listed on Schedule A to the Secured Convertible Term Notes; or (iv) pursuant to options that may be issued as of the date hereof under any employee incentive stock option adopted by the Company) for a consideration per share (the “Offer Price”) less than any Exercise Price in effect at the time of such issuance, then such Exercise Price shall be immediately reset to such lower Exercise Price pursuant to the formula below. For purposes hereof, the issuance of any security of the Borrower convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock shall result in an adjustment to the applicable Exercise Price at the time of issuance of such securities. If the Company issues any additional shares in the manner referred to above in this subsection 4(b) then, and thereafter successively upon each such issue, each Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the each then applicable Exercise Price by the following fraction:
A = Total number of shares outstanding or deemed to be outstanding immediately prior to such issuance.
B = Number of shares issued (or deemed to have been issued). C = Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance. D = Consideration received by the Company upon such issuance.
