Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Common Stock
(par value $0.05 per share)
At Market Issuance Sales Agreement
March 29, 2024
X. Xxxxx Securities, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
New York, NY 10171
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RCM
Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”)
with X. Xxxxx Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”) as follows:
1. Issuance
and Sale of Shares. The Company agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, it may issue and sell through or to the Agent, as sales agent or principal, shares (the “Placement
Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.05 per share (the “Common Stock”); provided
however, that in no event shall the Company issue or sell through the Agent such number or dollar amount of Placement Shares that
(a) exceeds the number of shares or dollar amount of Common Stock registered on the effective Registration Statement (as defined
below) pursuant to which the offering is being made or (b) exceeds the number of shares or dollar amount registered on the Prospectus
Supplement (as defined below) (the lesser of (a) or (b) the “Maximum Amount”); and provided further,
however, that in no event shall the aggregate number of Placement Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement exceed the number of authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance
with the limitations set forth in this Section 1 on the number or dollar amount of Placement Shares issued and sold under
this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Company and that the Agent shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance.
The issuance and sale of Placement Shares through the Agent will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below),
although nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the Company to use the Registration Statement to issue any Placement
Shares.
The Company shall file, in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Securities
Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), a registration statement on Form S-3,
including a base prospectus, relating to certain securities including the Placement Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company,
and which incorporates by reference documents that the Company has filed or will file in accordance with the provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). The Company has
prepared a prospectus included as part of such registration statement specifically relating to the Placement Shares (the “ATM
Prospectus”) and will, if necessary, prepare a prospectus supplement to the prospectus included as part of such registration
statement specifically relating to the Placement Shares (the “Prospectus Supplement”). The Company will furnish to
the Agent, for use by the Agent, copies of the base prospectus and ATM Prospectus included as part of such registration statement, as
supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement, relating to the Placement Shares. Except where the context otherwise requires, such registration
statement, and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein,
and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act or deemed to be a part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act, or any subsequent
registration statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act by the Company to cover any
Placement Shares, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” The base prospectus and ATM Prospectus, including
all documents incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference to the extent such information has not been superseded or modified
in accordance with Rule 412 under the Securities Act (as qualified by Rule 430B(g) of the Securities Act), included in
the Registration Statement, as it may be supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement, in the form in which such base prospectus, ATM Prospectus
and/or Prospectus Supplement have most recently been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act is herein called the “Prospectus.” Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein, and any
reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing after the execution hereof of any document with the Commission
incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”).
For purposes of this Agreement,
all references to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or to any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include the
most recent copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, or if applicable,
the Interactive Data Electronic Application system when used by the Commission (collectively, “XXXXX”).
2. Placements.
Each time that the Company wishes to issue and sell Placement Shares hereunder (each, a “Placement”), it will notify
the Agent by electronic mail (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) of the number of Placement Shares, the time
period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of Placement Shares that may be sold in any one day and
any minimum price below which sales may not be made (a “Placement Notice”), the form of which is attached hereto as
Schedule 1. The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals from the Company set forth on Schedule 3 (with
a copy to each of the other individuals from the Company listed on such schedule), and shall be addressed to each of the individuals from
the Agent set forth on Schedule 3, as such Schedule 3 may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective
immediately upon receipt by the Agent unless and until (i) the Agent declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason,
in its sole discretion, (ii) the entire amount of the Placement Shares thereunder has been sold, (iii) the Company suspends
or terminates the Placement Notice, which suspension and termination rights may be exercised by the Company in its sole discretion, or
(iv) this Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of Section 13. The amount of any discount, commission or
other compensation to be paid by the Company to the Agent in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares shall be calculated in accordance
with the terms set forth in Schedule 2. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Company nor the Agent will have
any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement or any Placement Shares unless and until the Company delivers a Placement Notice
to the Agent and the Agent does not decline such Placement Notice pursuant to the terms set forth above, and then only upon the terms
specified therein and herein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of Sections 2 or 3 of this Agreement and the
terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement Notice will control.
3. Sale
of Placement Shares by the Agent. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth, for the period specified in a Placement Notice, the Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent
with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of the
Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (the “Exchange”), to sell the Placement Shares up to the amount specified in, and otherwise
in accordance with the terms of, such Placement Notice. The Agent will provide written confirmation to the Company no later than the opening
of the Trading Day (as defined below) immediately following the Trading Day on which it has made sales of Placement Shares hereunder setting
forth the number of Placement Shares sold on such day, the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent pursuant to Section 2
with respect to such sales, and the Net Proceeds (as defined below) payable to the Company, with an itemization of the deductions made
by the Agent (as set forth in Section 5(b)) from the gross proceeds that it receives from such sales. Subject to the terms
of a Placement Notice, the Agent may sell Placement Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering”
as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act. “Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Common Stock are
purchased and sold on the Exchange.
4. Suspension
of Sales. The Company or the Agent may, upon notice to the other party in writing (including by email correspondence to each of the
individuals of the other party set forth on Schedule 3, if receipt of such correspondence is actually acknowledged by any of the
individuals to whom the notice is sent, other than via auto-reply) or by telephone (confirmed immediately by verifiable facsimile transmission
or email correspondence to each of the individuals of the other party set forth on Schedule 3), suspend any sale of Placement Shares
(a “Suspension”); provided, however, that such suspension shall not affect or impair any party’s obligations
with respect to any Placement Shares sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such notice. While a Suspension is in effect, any obligation
under Sections 7(l), 7(m), and 7(n) with respect to the delivery of certificates, opinions, or comfort letters
to the Agent, shall be waived. Each of the parties agrees that no such notice under this Section 4 shall be effective against
any other party unless it is made to at least one of the individuals named on Schedule 3 hereto, as such Schedule may be amended
from time to time.
5. Sale
and Delivery to the Agent; Settlement.
a. Settlement
of Placement Shares. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will
occur on the second (2nd) Trading Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following
the date on which such sales are made (each, a “Settlement Date”). The Agent shall notify the Company of each sale
of Placement Shares no later than the opening of trading on the Trading Day following the Trading Day that the Agent sold Placement Shares.
The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Company on a Settlement Date against receipt of the Placement Shares sold (the “Net
Proceeds”) will be equal to the aggregate sales price received by the Agent, after deduction for (i) the Agent’s
commission, discount or other compensation for such sales payable by the Company pursuant to Section 2 hereof, and (ii) any
transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales.
b. Delivery
of Placement Shares. On or before each Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer
the Placement Shares being sold by crediting the Agent’s or its designee’s account (provided the Agent shall have given the
Company written notice of such designee and such designee’s account information at least one Trading Day prior to the Settlement
Date) at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) System or by such other means of delivery
as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto which in all cases shall be freely tradable, transferable, registered shares in good
deliverable form. On each Settlement Date, the Agent will deliver the related Net Proceeds in same day funds to an account designated
by the Company on, or prior to, the Settlement Date. The Company agrees that if the Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable), defaults
in its obligation to deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date through no fault of the Agent, then in addition to and in no way limiting
the rights and obligations set forth in Section 11(a) hereto, it will (i) hold the Agent harmless against any loss,
claim, damage, or reasonable, documented expense (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses), as incurred,
arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company or its transfer agent (if applicable) and (ii) pay to the Agent
(without duplication) any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise have been entitled absent such default.
c. Limitations
on Offering Size. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Placement Shares if, after giving
effect to the sale of such Placement Shares, the aggregate number of Placement Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the
lesser of (A) together with all sales of Placement Shares under this Agreement, the Maximum Amount, (B) the amount available
for offer and sale under the currently effective Registration Statement, (C) the amount authorized from time to time to be issued
and sold under this Agreement by the Company’s board of directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive
committee, and notified to the Agent in writing, and (D) the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. Under no circumstances
shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement at a price lower than the minimum
price authorized from time to time by the Company’s board of directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized
executive committee, and notified to the Agent in writing.
6. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (including the Incorporated Documents),
the Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Agent that as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Applicable Time
(as defined below), unless such representation, warranty or agreement specifies a different date or time:
a. Registration
Statement and Prospectus. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements for and comply with the conditions
for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission and has been declared
effective under the Securities Act. The Prospectus Supplement will name the Agent as the agent in the section entitled “Plan of
Distribution.” The Company has not received, and has no notice of, any order of the Commission preventing or suspending the use
of the Registration Statement, or threatening or instituting proceedings for that purpose. The Registration Statement and the offer and
sale of Placement Shares as contemplated hereby meet the requirements of Rule 415 under the Securities Act and comply in all material
respects with said Rule. Any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement have been so described or filed, as applicable. Copies
of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and any such amendments or supplements and all documents incorporated by reference therein
that were filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement have been delivered, or are available through XXXXX, to
the Agent and its counsel. The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of each Settlement Date and completion of
the distribution of the Placement Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering or sale of the Placement
Shares other than the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) to which the
Agent has consented, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or that is required by applicable law or the listing
maintenance requirements of the Exchange. The Common Stock is currently quoted on the Exchange under the trading symbol “RCMT.”
The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the Exchange to the effect that the Company
is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of the Exchange. To the Company’s knowledge, it is in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
b. No
Misstatement or Omission. At each Settlement Date, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as of such date, will conform in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. The Registration Statement, when it became or becomes effective, did
not, and will not, 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 not misleading. The Prospectus and any amendment and supplement thereto, on the date thereof and at each
Applicable Time (defined below), did not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The documents incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement did not, and any further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein
will not, when filed with the Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated in such document or necessary to make the statements in such document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. The foregoing shall not apply to statements in, or omissions from, any such document made in reliance upon, and in conformity
with, information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
c. Conformity
with Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment
or supplement thereto, and the Incorporated Documents, when such documents were or are filed with the Commission under the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act or became or become effective under the Securities Act, as the case may be, conformed or will conform in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable.
d. Financial
Information. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations,
cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the periods specified (subject, in the case
of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate) and
have been prepared in compliance with the published requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, as applicable, and in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis (except (i) for
such adjustments to accounting standards and practices as are noted therein and (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements,
to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) during the periods involved; the other financial and
statistical data with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, are accurately and fairly presented and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and
records of the Company; there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus that are not included or incorporated by reference as required; the Company
and the Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off balance sheet obligations),
not described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus which are required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus;
and all disclosures contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, if any, regarding “non-GAAP
financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects
with Regulation G and Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission, to the extent applicable.
e. Conformity
with XXXXX Xxxxxx. The Prospectus delivered to the Agent for use in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares pursuant to this
Agreement will be identical to the versions of the Prospectus created to be transmitted to the Commission for filing via XXXXX, except
to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T promulgated by the Commission.
f. Organization.
The Company and any subsidiary that is a significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated
by the Commission) (each, a “Subsidiary,” collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), are, and will be, duly
organized, validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization. The
Company and the Subsidiaries are duly licensed or qualified as a foreign corporation for transaction of business and in good standing
under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective
businesses requires such license or qualification, and have all corporate power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective
properties and to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, stockholders’
equity or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
g. Subsidiaries.
The Company owns directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests of the Subsidiaries free and clear of any lien, charge, security
interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction, and all the equity interests of the Subsidiaries are validly issued
and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly,
any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year and other than (i) those subsidiaries not required to be listed on Exhibit 21.1
by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and (ii) those subsidiaries formed since the last day of the most recently ended fiscal year.
h. No
Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational
documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default,
in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement
or other similar agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or
statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in
the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, no other party under any material contract or other agreement to which
it or any Subsidiary is a party is in default in any respect thereunder where such default would have a Material Adverse Effect.
i. No
Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that would result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any transaction which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) any
obligation or liability, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), incurred by the Company or the Subsidiaries,
which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) any material change in the capital stock (other than
(A) the grant of additional options under the Company’s existing stock option plans, (B) changes in the number of outstanding
Common Stock of the Company due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for, or convertible
into, Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof, (C) as a result of the issuance of Placement Shares, (D) any repurchases
of capital stock of the Company, (E) as described in a proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A or a Registration Statement on Form S-4,
or (F) otherwise publicly announced) or outstanding long-term indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiaries or (v) any dividend
or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than in each case above
in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (including any document incorporated
by reference therein).
j. Capitalization.
The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, other
than as disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, are not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or
similar rights. The Company has an authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as of the dates referred to therein (other than (i) the grant of additional options under the Company’s existing
stock option plans, (ii) changes in the number of outstanding Common Stock of the Company due to the issuance of shares upon the
exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof, (iii) as
a result of the issuance of Placement Shares, or (iv) any repurchases of capital stock of the Company) and such authorized capital
stock conforms to the description thereof set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The description of the Common Stock
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus is complete and accurate in all material respects. Except as disclosed in or contemplated
by the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company did not have outstanding any options to purchase, or any rights or warrants
to subscribe for, or any securities or obligations convertible into, or exchangeable for, or any contracts or commitments to issue or
sell, any shares of capital stock or other securities.
k. S-3
Eligibility. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto
for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment,
incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), the Company met the then
applicable requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, including compliance with General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3,
as applicable. The Company is not a shell company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and has not been a shell company
for at least 12 calendar months previously and if it has been a shell company at any time previously, has filed current Form 10 information
(as defined in General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3) with the Commission at least 12 calendar months previously reflecting its status
as an entity that is not a shell company.
l. Authorization;
Enforceability. The Company has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of
the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (i) enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles and (ii) the indemnification and contribution provisions of Section 11 hereof may be limited by federal or
state securities laws and public policy considerations in respect thereof.
m. Authorization
of Placement Shares. The Placement Shares, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms approved by the board of directors of the
Company or a duly authorized committee thereof, or a duly authorized officer of the Company, against payment therefor as provided herein,
will be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security
interest or other claim (other than any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim arising from an act or omission of
the Agent or a purchaser), including any statutory or contractual preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or other similar
rights, and will be registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. The Placement Shares, when issued, will conform in all
material respects to the description thereof set forth in or incorporated into the Prospectus.
n. No
Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or
any governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and
the issuance and sale by the Company of the Placement Shares as contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders and registrations or qualifications (i) as may be required under applicable state securities laws or by the by-laws and rules of
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Exchange, including any notices that may be required by
the Exchange, in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares by the Agent, (ii) as may be required under the Securities Act
and (iii) as have been previously obtained by the Company.
o. No
Preferential Rights. (i) No person, as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities
Act (each, a “Person”), has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Company to issue or sell to such Person
any Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company (other than upon the exercise of options or warrants
to purchase Common Stock or upon the exercise of options that may be granted from time to time under the Company’s stock option
plan), (ii) no Person has any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, or any other rights (whether pursuant to a “poison
pill” provision or otherwise) to purchase any Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company
from the Company which have not been duly waived with respect to the offering contemplated hereby, (iii) no Person has the right
to act as an underwriter or as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the offer and sale of the Placement Shares, and (iv) no
Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to require the Company to register under the Securities Act any Common Stock or shares
of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company, or to include any such shares or other securities in the Registration Statement
or the offering contemplated thereby, whether as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the sale of
the Placement Shares as contemplated thereby or otherwise, except in each case for such rights as have been waived on or prior to the
date hereof.
p. Independent
Public Accountant. WithumSmith+Xxxxx, PC (the “Accountant”), whose report on the consolidated financial statements
of the Company is filed with the Commission as part of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission and incorporated into the Registration Statement, are and, during the periods covered by their report, were independent public
accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). To the Company’s
knowledge, the Accountant is not in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”) with respect to the Company.
q. Enforceability
of Agreements. All agreements between the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the Prospectus, other than such agreements
that have expired by their terms or whose termination is disclosed in documents filed by the Company on XXXXX, are legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the
extent that (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and by general equitable principles and (ii) the indemnification provisions of certain agreements may be limited
by federal or state securities laws or public policy considerations in respect thereof, and except for any unenforceability that, individually
or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
r. No
Litigation. There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party
or to which any of the properties of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in
all material respects in the Prospectus and proceedings that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
s. Licenses
and Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess or have obtained, all licenses, certificates, consents, orders, approvals, permits
and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign
governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of
their respective businesses as currently conducted, as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (the “Permits”),
except where the failure to possess, obtain or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such
Permit or has any reason to believe that such Permit will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where the failure to obtain any
such renewal would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
t. No
Material Defaults. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has defaulted on any installment on indebtedness for borrowed money or on
any rental on one or more long-term leases, which defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company has not filed a report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the filing of its last Annual
Report on Form 10-K, indicating that it (i) has failed to pay any dividend or sinking fund installment on preferred stock or
(ii) has defaulted on any installment on indebtedness for borrowed money or on any rental on one or more long-term leases, which
defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Certain
Market Activities. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors,
officers or controlling persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or that has constituted or would cause or result
in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Placement Shares.
v. Broker/Dealer
Relationships. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or any related entities (i) is required to register as a “broker”
or “dealer” in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act or (ii) directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is a “person associated with a member” or “associated person of a member” (within
the meaning set forth in the FINRA Manual).
w. No
Reliance. The Company has not relied upon the Agent or legal counsel for the Agent for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection
with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares.
x. Taxes.
The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and
paid all taxes shown thereon through the date hereof, to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good
faith, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in or contemplated by
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary which has
had, or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any federal, state or
other governmental tax deficiency, penalty or assessment which has been or might be asserted or threatened against it which would have
a Material Adverse Effect.
y. Title
to Real and Personal Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and valid title in fee simple to all items of real property
and good and valid title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as being owned by them that are
material to the businesses of the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims, except
those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries
or (ii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property described in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus as being leased by the Company and the Subsidiaries is held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases,
except those that (A) do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or the
Subsidiaries or (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
z. Intellectual
Property. The Company and the Subsidiary own or possess adequate enforceable rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks
(both registered and unregistered), trade names, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, Internet domain
name registrations, copyrights, copyright registrations, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable
proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”), necessary
for the conduct of their respective businesses as conducted as of the date hereof, except to the extent that the failure to own or possess
adequate rights to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement or conflict which asserted
Intellectual Property rights of others, which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material
Adverse Effect. There are no pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened judicial proceedings or interference proceedings
challenging the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s rights in or to or the validity of the scope of any of the Company’s or
its Subsidiaries’ patents, patent applications or proprietary information. No other entity or individual has any right or claim
in any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s patents, patent applications or any patent to be issued therefrom by virtue
of any contract, license or other agreement entered into between such entity or individual and the Company or any Subsidiary or by any
non-contractual obligation, other than by written licenses granted by the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has not received any
written notice of any claim challenging the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to any Intellectual Property owned, licensed
or optioned by the Company or any Subsidiary which claim, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
aa. Compliance
with Applicable Laws. The Company has not been advised, and has no reason to believe, that it and each of its subsidiaries are not
conducting business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting
business, except where failure to be so in compliance would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
bb. Environmental
Laws. The Company and the Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws,
rules, regulations, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received and
are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and (iii) have not received notice of any actual
or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants, except, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, for any such failure to comply or failure to
receive required permits, licenses, other approvals or liability as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
cc. Disclosure
Controls. The Company maintains 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) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The
Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus). Since the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company included in the Prospectus, there
has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus). The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15)
that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the
Company’s controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
most recently ended (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its Form 10-K for the fiscal
year most recently ended the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
based on their evaluations as of the most recent Evaluation Date, and the “disclosure controls and procedures” are effective.
dd. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors
or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer
of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company as
applicable) has made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it or furnished by it to the Commission during the past 12 months. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15.
ee. Finder’s
Fees. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liability for any finder’s fees, brokerage commissions or similar
payments in connection with the transactions herein contemplated, except as may otherwise exist with respect to the Agent pursuant to
this Agreement.
ff. Labor
Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is threatened which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
gg. Investment
Company Act. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Placement Shares, will
be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,”
as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
hh. Operations.
The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record
keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes
of all jurisdictions to which the Company or the Subsidiaries are subject, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or
similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company
(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), except where the failure to be in such compliance would not result in
a Material Adverse Effect; and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
ii. Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements. There are no transactions, arrangements and other relationships between and/or among the Company, and/or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance,
special purpose or limited purpose entity (each, an “Off Balance Sheet Transaction”) that would affect materially the
Company’s liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources, including those Off Balance Sheet Transactions
described in the Commission’s Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of
Operations (Release Nos. 33-8056; 34-45321; FR-61), required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which have
not been described as required.
jj. Underwriter
Agreements. Other than with respect to this Agreement, the Company is not a party to any agreement with an agent or underwriter for
any other “at the market” or continuous equity transaction.
kk. ERISA.
To the knowledge of the Company, (i) each material employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) that is maintained, administered or contributed to by
the Company or any of its affiliates for employees or former employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been maintained in material
compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited
to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (ii) no prohibited transaction, within
the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred which would result in a material liability to
the Company with respect to any such plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; and (iii) for
each such plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no “accumulated
funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code has been incurred, whether or not waived, and the fair market value
of the assets of each such plan (excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) equals or exceeds the present value of
all benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions, other than, in the case of (i), (ii) and
(iii) above, as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
ll. Forward-Looking
Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act) (a “Forward-Looking Statement”) contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus has been
made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
mm. Margin
Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Placement Shares nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company
as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
nn. Insurance.
The Company and the Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company and the Subsidiaries
reasonably believe are adequate for the conduct of their business.
oo. No
Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s
knowledge, any of their respective executive officers has, in the past five years, made any unlawful contributions to any candidate for
any political office (or failed fully to disclose any contribution in violation of law) or made any contribution or other payment to any
official of, or candidate for, any federal, state, municipal, or foreign office or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public
duty in violation of any law or of the character required to be disclosed in the Prospectus; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect,
exists between or among the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of any of them, on the one
hand, and the directors, officers and stockholders of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries, on the other
hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described;
(iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the
one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries,
on the other hand, that is required by the rules of FINRA to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is
not so described; (iv) there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company
or, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of
the members of the families of any of them; and (v) the Company has not offered, or caused any placement agent to offer, Common Stock
to any person with the intent to influence unlawfully (A) a customer or supplier of the Company or the Subsidiaries to alter the
customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company or the Subsidiaries or (B) a trade journalist or
publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective products or services,
and, (vi) neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee or agent of the Company or
the Subsidiaries has made any payment of funds of the Company or the Subsidiaries or received or retained any funds in violation of any
law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977), which payment, receipt or retention
of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
pp. Status
Under the Securities Act. The Company was not and is not an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act
at the times specified in Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Placement Shares.
qq. No
Misstatement or Omission in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and as of
each Applicable Time (as defined in Section 25 below), did not, does not and will not, through the completion of the Placement
or Placements for which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is issued, include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict
with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any incorporated document deemed to be a part
thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use
therein.
rr. No
Conflicts. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the issuance, offering or sale of the Placement Shares, nor the consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions hereof will conflict with,
or will result in a breach of, any of the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default under, or has resulted
in or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant
to the terms of any contract or other agreement to which the Company may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
is subject, except (i) such conflicts, breaches or defaults as may have been waived and (ii) such conflicts, breaches and defaults
that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; nor will such action result (x) in any violation of the provisions of the organizational
or governing documents of the Company, or (y) in any material violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or of any court or of any federal, state or other regulatory authority or other government body having
jurisdiction over the Company, except where such violation would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
ss. OFAC.
(i) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (collectively, the “Entity”) nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer,
employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is a government, individual, or entity (in this paragraph (uu), “Person”)
that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
(a) the
subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”),
the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), His Majesty’s Treasury
(“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor
(b) located,
organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.
(ii) The
Entity will not, directly or indirectly, knowingly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(a) to
fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or
facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
(b) in
any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether
as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(iii) The
Entity represents and covenants that, except as detailed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, for the past 5 years, it has
not knowingly engaged in and is not now knowingly engaged in any dealing or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory,
that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
tt. Stock
Transfer Taxes. On each Settlement Date, all material stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to
be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Placement Shares to be sold hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or
provided for by the Company and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been fully complied with by the Company in all material
respects.
uu. IT
Systems. (i)(x) To the knowledge of Company, there has been no security breach or other compromise of any Company’s information
technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers,
vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and
Data”) and (y) the Company has not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably
be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company is presently in
material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator
or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems
and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as
would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) the Company
has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
Any certificate signed by an
officer of the Company and delivered to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company, as applicable, to the Agent as to the matters set forth therein.
7. Covenants
of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with the Agent that:
a. Registration
Statement Amendments. After the date of this Agreement and during any period in which a prospectus relating to any Placement Shares
is required to be delivered by the Agent under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”) (i) the Company will notify
the Agent promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement, other than documents incorporated by reference
or amendments not related to any Placement, has been filed with the Commission and/or has become effective or any subsequent supplement
to the Prospectus has been filed and of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus related to the Placement or for additional information related to the Placement, (ii) the Company will prepare and file
with the Commission, promptly upon the Agent’s request, any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus
that, upon the advice of the Company’s legal counsel, may be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the Placement
Shares by the Agent (provided, however, that the failure of the Agent to make such request shall not relieve the Company of any
obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Agent’s right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company
in this Agreement and provided, further, that the only remedy the Agent shall have with respect to the failure to make such filing shall
be to cease making sales under this Agreement until such amendment or supplement is filed); (iii) the Company will not file any amendment
or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares or a security convertible into the Placement
Shares (other than an Incorporated Document) unless a copy thereof has been submitted to the Agent within a reasonable period of time
before the filing and the Agent has not reasonably objected thereto (provided, however, that (A) the failure of the Agent
to make such objection shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Agent’s right to rely
on the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and (B) the Company has no obligation to provide the
Agent any advance copy of such filing or to provide the Agent an opportunity to object to such filing if the filing does not name the
Agent or does not relate to the transaction herein provided; and provided, further, that the only remedy the Agent shall have with respect
to the failure by the Company to obtain such consent shall be to cease making sales under this Agreement) and the Company will furnish
to the Agent at the time of filing thereof a copy of any document that upon filing is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, except for those documents available via XXXXX; and (iv) the Company will cause each amendment
or supplement to the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) of
the Securities Act or, in the case of any document to be incorporated therein by reference, to be filed with the Commission as required
pursuant to the Exchange Act, within the time period prescribed (the determination to file or not file any amendment or supplement with
the Commission under this Section 7(a), based on the Company’s reasonable opinion or reasonable objections, shall be
made exclusively by the Company).
b. Notice
of Commission Stop Orders. The Company will advise the Agent, promptly after it receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of the
issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, of the
suspension of the qualification of the Placement Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening
of any proceeding for any such purpose; and it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
or to obtain its withdrawal if such a stop order should be issued. The Company will advise the Agent promptly after it receives any request
by the Commission for any amendments to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplements to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or for additional information related to the offering of the Placement Shares or for additional information related
to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
c. Delivery
of Prospectus; Subsequent Changes. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon
it by the Securities Act, as from time to time in force, and to file on or before their respective due dates all reports and any definitive
proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, 15(d) or
any other provision of or under the Exchange Act. If the Company has omitted any information from the Registration Statement pursuant
to Rule 430A under the Securities Act, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of and make
all requisite filings with the Commission pursuant to said Rule 430A and to notify the Agent promptly of all such filings. If during
the Prospectus Delivery Period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
then existing, not misleading, or if during such Prospectus Delivery Period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement
or Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly notify the Agent to suspend the offering of Placement Shares
during such period and the Company will promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus (at the expense of the Company)
so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; provided, however, that the Company may delay the filing
of any amendment or supplement, if in the judgment of the Company, it is in the best interest of the Company.
d. Listing
of Placement Shares. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Placement Shares to be listed on the Exchange and to qualify the Placement Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions
in the United States as the Agent reasonably designates and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution
of the Placement Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign
corporation or dealer in securities, file a general consent to service of process, or subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction if
it is not otherwise so subject.
e. Delivery
of Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company will furnish to the Agent and its counsel (at the reasonable expense of the
Company) copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference therein) and all amendments
and supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that are filed with the Commission during the Prospectus Delivery Period (including
all documents filed with the Commission during such period that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), in each case as soon
as reasonably practicable and in such quantities as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request and, at the Agent’s request,
will also furnish copies of the Prospectus to each exchange or market on which sales of the Placement Shares may be made; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus) to the Agent to the extent such
document is available on XXXXX.
f. Earnings
Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
15 months after the end of the Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement covering a 12-month period that satisfies
the provisions of Section 11(a) and Rule 158 of the Securities Act.
g. Use
of Proceeds. The Company will use the Net Proceeds as described in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.”
h. Notice
of Other Sales. Without the prior written consent of the Agent, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell,
contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant
to this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common
Stock during the period beginning on the date on which any Placement Notice is delivered to the Agent hereunder and ending on the third
(3rd) Trading Day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice
(or, if the Placement Notice has been terminated or suspended prior to the sale of all Placement Shares covered by a Placement Notice,
the date of such suspension or termination); and will not directly or indirectly in any other “at the market” or continuous
equity transaction offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock (other than
the Placement Shares offered pursuant to this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, warrants or
any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Stock prior to the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that such restrictions
will not apply in connection with the Company’s issuance or sale of (i) Common Stock, options to purchase Common Stock or Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of options, pursuant to any stock option, or benefits plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment
plan (but not Common Stock subject to a waiver to exceed plan limits in its dividend reinvestment plan) of the Company whether now in
effect or hereafter implemented; (ii) Common Stock issuable upon conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants, options or
other rights in effect or outstanding, and disclosed in filings by the Company available on XXXXX or otherwise in writing to the Agent,
(iii) Common Stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, offered and sold in a privately negotiated transaction
to vendors, customers, strategic partners or potential strategic partners or other investors conducted in a manner so as not to be integrated
with the offering of Common Stock hereby and (iv) Common Stock in connection with any acquisition, strategic investment or other
similar transaction (including any joint venture, strategic alliance or partnership).
i. Change
of Circumstances. The Company will, at any time during the pendency of a Placement Notice advise the Agent promptly after it shall
have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect in any material respect any
opinion, certificate, letter or other document required to be provided to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
j. Due
Diligence Cooperation. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will cooperate with any reasonable due diligence review conducted
by the Agent or its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, providing
information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, during regular business hours and at the Company’s principal
offices, as the Agent may reasonably request.
k. Required
Filings Relating to Placement of Placement Shares. The Company agrees that on such dates as the Securities Act shall require, the
Company will (i) file a prospectus supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act (each and every date a filing under Rule 424(b) is made, a “Filing Date”), which prospectus
supplement will set forth, within the relevant period, the amount of Placement Shares sold through the Agent, the Net Proceeds to the
Company and the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent with respect to such Placement Shares, and (ii) deliver such number
of copies of each such prospectus supplement to each exchange or market on which such sales were effected as may be required by the rules or
regulations of such exchange or market.
l. Representation
Dates; Certificate. Each time during the term of this Agreement that the Company:
(i) amends
or supplements (other than a prospectus supplement relating solely to an offering of securities other than the Placement Shares) the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares by means of a post-effective amendment, sticker, or supplement but not by
means of incorporation of documents by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares;
(ii) files
an annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act (including any Form 10-K/A containing amended audited financial information
or a material amendment to the previously filed Form 10-K);
(iii) files
its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; or
(iv) files
a current report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than information “furnished” pursuant to
Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassification of
certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144) under the Exchange
Act;
(Each date of filing of one or more of the documents
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) shall be a “Representation Date.”)
the Company shall furnish the Agent (but in the
case of clause (iv) above only if the Agent reasonably determines that the information contained in such Form 8-K is material)
with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(1). The requirement to provide a certificate under this Section 7(1) shall
be waived for any Representation Date occurring at a time at which no Placement Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until the
earlier to occur of the date the Company delivers a Placement Notice hereunder (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered a
Representation Date) and the next occurring Representation Date on which the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) upon the delivery of the first Placement Notice hereunder and (ii) if the Company subsequently decides to
sell Placement Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with a certificate
under this Section 7(1), then before the Agent sells any Placement Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with a certificate,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(1), dated the date of the Placement Notice.
m. Legal
Opinions. On or prior to the date of the first Placement Notice given hereunder the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agent
a written opinion and a negative assurance letter of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP (“Company Counsel”) and a
written Nevada local counsel opinion (which shall be limited to matters of Nevada law) of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP (“Company
Nevada Counsel”), or other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent. Thereafter, within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date with respect to which the Company is obligated
to deliver and does so deliver a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(l) for which no waiver is applicable,
the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agent a negative assurance letter of Company Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent; provided that, in lieu of such negative assurance for subsequent periodic filings under the Exchange Act, counsel
may furnish the Agent with a letter (a “Reliance Letter”) to the effect that the Agent may rely on the negative
assurance letter previously delivered under this Section 7(m) to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter
(except that statements in such prior letter shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented as of the date of the Reliance Letter).
n. Comfort
Letter. On or prior to the date of the first Placement Notice given hereunder and within five (5) Trading Days after each subsequent
Representation Date, other than pursuant to Section 7(l)(iii), the Company shall cause its independent accountants to furnish the
Agent letters (the “Comfort Letters”), dated the date the Comfort Letter is delivered, which shall meet the requirements
set forth in this Section 7(n). The Comfort Letter from the Company’s independent accountants shall be in a form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (i) confirming that they are an independent public accounting firm within the meaning
of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), (ii) stating, as of such
date, the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants’
“comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings (the first such letter, the “Initial
Comfort Letter”) and (iii) updating the Initial Comfort Letter with any information that would have been included in the
Initial Comfort Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter.
o. Market
Activities. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes
or would constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
Common Stock or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase Common Stock in violation of Regulation M, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting
purchases of the Placement Shares other than the Agent.
p. Investment
Company Act. The Company will conduct its affairs in such a manner so as to reasonably ensure that neither it nor the Subsidiaries
will be or become, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, an “investment company,” as such term is defined
in the Investment Company Act.
q. No
Offer to Sell. Other than an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus approved in advance by the Company and the Agent in its capacity as agent
hereunder pursuant to Section 23, neither of the Agent nor the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than
the Agent in its capacity as such) will make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405),
required to be filed with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Placement Shares hereunder.
x. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act. The Company will maintain and keep accurate books and records reflecting its assets and maintain internal accounting controls
in a manner designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and including those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance
of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, (iii) that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with management’s
and the Company’s directors’ authorization, and (iv) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements.
The Company will maintain disclosure controls and procedures that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
8. Representations
and Covenants of the Agent. The Agent represents and warrants that it is duly registered as a broker-dealer under FINRA, the Exchange
Act and the applicable statutes and regulations of each state in which the Placement Shares will be offered and sold, except such states
in which the Agent is exempt from registration or such registration is not otherwise required. The Agent shall continue, for the term
of this Agreement, to be duly registered as a broker-dealer under FINRA, the Exchange Act and the applicable statutes and regulations
of each state in which the Placement Shares will be offered and sold, except such states in which it is exempt from registration or such
registration is not otherwise required, during the term of this Agreement. The Agent shall comply with all applicable law and regulations
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the issuance and sale through the Agent of the Placement
Shares.
9. Payment
of Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
preparation, filing, including any fees required by the Commission, and printing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements
and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment and supplement thereto and each Free Writing Prospectus, in such number as the
Agent shall deem reasonably necessary, (ii) the printing and delivery to the Agent of this Agreement and such other documents as
may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Placement Shares, (iii) the preparation,
issuance and delivery of the certificates, if any, for the Placement Shares to the Agent, including any stock or other transfer taxes
and any capital duties, stamp duties or other duties or taxes payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Placement Shares to the
Agent, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the counsel, accountants and other advisors to the Company, (v) the reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent (x) not to exceed $75,000 in connection with the filing
of this Agreement and (y) not to exceed $5,000 per calendar quarter thereafter in connection with updates at the time of Representation
Dates; (vi) the fees and expenses of the transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock, (vii) the filing fees incident to
any review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Placement Shares, and (viii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the listing of the Placement Shares on the Exchange.
10. Conditions
to the Agent’s Obligations. The obligations of the Agent hereunder with respect to a Placement will be subject to the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties made by the Company herein (other than those representations and warranties
made as of a specified date or time), to the due performance in all material respects by the Company of its obligations hereunder, to
the completion by the Agent of a due diligence review satisfactory to it in its reasonable judgment, and to the continuing reasonable
satisfaction (or waiver by the Agent in its sole discretion) of the following additional conditions:
a. Registration
Statement Effective. The Registration Statement shall remain effective and shall be available for the sale of all Placement Shares
contemplated to be issued by any Placement Notice.
b. No
Material Notices. None of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) receipt by the Company of any request
for additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness
of the Registration Statement, the response to which would require any post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or receipt by the Company of notification of the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose; (iii) receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification
of any of the Placement Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or receipt by the Company of notification of the initiation of, or a threat
to initiate, any proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) the occurrence of any event that makes any material statement made in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or any material Incorporated Document untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes
in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any material Incorporated Document so that, in the case of the Registration Statement,
it will not contain any materially untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, that in the case of the Prospectus or any material Incorporated Document,
it will not contain any materially untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
c. No
Misstatement or Material Omission. The Agent shall not have advised the Company that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or
any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact that in the Agent’s reasonable opinion is material, or
omits to state a fact that in the Agent’s reasonable opinion is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading.
d. Material
Changes. Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, or disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the Commission, there shall
not have been any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that would cause a Material Adverse Effect, or a downgrading in or withdrawal
of the rating assigned to any of the Company’s securities (other than asset backed securities) by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities
Act (a “Rating Organization”), or a public announcement by any Rating Organization that it has under surveillance or
review its rating of any of the Company’s securities (other than asset backed securities), the effect of which, in the case of any
such action by a Rating Organization described above, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent (without relieving the Company of any obligation
or liability it may otherwise have), is so material as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Placement
Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
e. Company
Counsel Legal Opinions. The Agent shall have received the opinion and negative assurance letter of Company Counsel, and the opinion
letter of Company Nevada Counsel, each as required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(m) on or before the date on
which such delivery of such opinion and negative assurance letter are required pursuant to Section 7(m).
f. Agent
Counsel Legal Opinion. Agent shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent, such opinion or opinions, on or before
the date on which the delivery of the Company Counsel legal opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(m), with respect to
such matters as the Agent may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request
for enabling them to pass upon such matters.
g. Comfort
Letter. The Agent shall have received the Comfort Letter required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(n) on or before
the date on which such delivery of such letter is required pursuant to Section 7(n).
h. Representation
Certificate. The Agent shall have received the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(1) on or
before the date on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(1).
i. Secretary’s
Certificate. On or prior to the first Representation Date, the Agent shall have received a certificate, signed on behalf of the Company
by its corporate Secretary, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel.
j. No
Suspension. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended on the Exchange and the Common Stock shall not have been delisted
from the Exchange.
k. Other
Materials. On each date on which the Company is required to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(1), the Company
shall have furnished to the Agent such appropriate further information, certificates and documents as the Agent may reasonably request
and which are usually and customarily furnished by an issuer of securities in connection with a securities offering of the type contemplated
hereby. All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in compliance with the provisions hereof.
l. Securities
Act Filings Made. All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed prior to the
issuance of any Placement Notice hereunder shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424.
m. Approval
for Listing. The Placement Shares shall either have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to notice of issuance,
or the Company shall have filed an application for listing of the Placement Shares on the Exchange at, or prior to, the issuance of any
Placement Notice.
n. No
Termination Event. There shall not have occurred any event that would permit the Agent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 13(a).
11. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) Company
Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its partners, members, directors, officers, employees
and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act as follows:
(i) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission
or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any related Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, joint or several, to the extent of the aggregate amount
paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened,
or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided
that (subject to Section 11(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not unreasonably be delayed or withheld; and
(iii) against
any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel),
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental
agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged
untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above,
provided,
however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising
out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made solely in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or in any
related Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) Indemnification
by the Agent. The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and officers, and each person, if any,
who (i) controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or
(ii) is controlled by or is under common control with the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
described in the indemnity contained in Section 11(a), as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions,
or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendments thereto) or in any related Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating
to the Agent and furnished to the Company in writing by the Agent expressly for use therein.
(c) Procedure.
Any party that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 11 will, promptly after receipt of notice
of commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim is to be made against an indemnifying party or parties under
this Section 11, notify each such indemnifying party of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served,
but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from (i) any liability that it might
have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 11 and (ii) any liability that it may have to any indemnified
party under the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 unless, and only to the extent that, such omission results in the
forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses by the indemnifying party. If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and
it notifies the indemnifying party of its commencement, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that
it elects by delivering written notice to the indemnified party promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from
the indemnified party, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense of the action, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election
to assume the defense, the indemnifying party will not be liable to the indemnified party for any legal or other expenses except as provided
below and except for the reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense.
The indemnified party will have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such
counsel will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (1) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been authorized
in writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel) that there
may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying
party, (3) a conflict or potential conflict of interest exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense of such
action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (4) the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of
such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, in each of which cases the reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties.
It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate
firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such indemnified party or parties. All such reasonable and documented
out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges will be reimbursed by the indemnifying party promptly after the indemnifying party
receives a written invoice relating to fees, disbursements and other charges in reasonable detail. An indemnifying party will not, in
any event, be liable for any settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
the prior written consent of each indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened
claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters contemplated by this Section 11 (whether or not any indemnified party
is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (1) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party
from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (2) does not include a statement as to
or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in the foregoing paragraphs
of this Section 11 is applicable in accordance with its terms but for any reason is held to be unavailable from the Company
or the Agent, the Company and the Agent will contribute to the total losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages (including any
investigative, legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit
or proceeding or any claim asserted, but after deducting any contribution received by the Company from persons other than the Agent, such
as persons who control the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, officers of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement and directors of the Company, who also may be liable for contribution) to which the Company and the Agent may be
subject in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agent
on the other hand. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agent on the other hand shall be deemed to be
in the same proportion as the total Net Proceeds from the sale of the Placement Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company
bear to the total compensation received by the Agent (before deducting expenses) from the sale of Placement Shares on behalf of the Company.
If, but only if, the allocation provided by the foregoing sentence is not permitted by applicable law, the allocation of contribution
shall be made in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing sentence but
also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, with respect to the statements or omission
that resulted in such loss, claim, liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations with respect to such offering. Such relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or the Agent, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions
pursuant to this Section 11(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that
does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result
of the loss, claim, liability, expense, or damage, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 11(d) shall
be deemed to include, for the purpose of this Section 11(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim to the extent consistent with Section 11(c) hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11(d), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the commissions received by it under this Agreement and no person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 11(d), any person who controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and any officers, directors, partners, employees or agents of the Agent, will have the same
rights to contribution as that party, and each officer who signed the Registration Statement and director of the Company will have the
same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the provisions hereof. Any party entitled to contribution, promptly
after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made under
this Section 11(d), will notify any such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify
will not relieve that party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it or they may have under this Section 11(d) except
to the extent that the failure to so notify such other party materially prejudiced the substantive rights or defenses of the party from
whom contribution is sought. Except for a settlement entered into pursuant to the last sentence of Section 11(c) hereof,
no party will be liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its written consent if such consent is required
pursuant to Section 11(c) hereof.
12. Representations
and Agreements to Survive Delivery. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in Section 11 of this Agreement and all
representations and warranties of the Company herein or in certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive, as of their respective
dates, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent, any controlling persons, or the Company (or any of
their respective officers, directors or controlling persons), (ii) delivery and acceptance of the Placement Shares and payment therefor
or (iii) any termination of this Agreement.
13. Termination.
a. The
Agent may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, as hereinafter specified at any time (1) if there has been, since the
time of execution of this Agreement or since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any Material Adverse Effect,
or any development that would have a Material Adverse Effect that, in the sole judgment of the Agent, is material and adverse and makes
it impractical or inadvisable to market the Placement Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Placement Shares, (2) if
there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any
outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change
in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Agent, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Placement Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Placement
Shares, (3) if trading in the Common Stock has been suspended or limited by the Commission or the Exchange, or if trading generally
on the Exchange has been suspended or limited, or minimum prices for trading have been fixed on the Exchange, (4) if any suspension
of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall have occurred and be continuing, (5) if
a major disruption of securities settlements or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred and be continuing, or (6) if
a banking moratorium has been declared by either U.S. Federal or New York authorities. Any such termination shall be without liability
of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 9 (Payment of Expenses), Section 11 (Indemnification
and Contribution), Section 12 (Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 18 (Governing Law
and Time; Waiver of Jury Trial) and Section 19 (Consent to Jurisdiction) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
such termination. If the Agent elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 13(a), the Agent shall provide
the required notice as specified in Section 14 (Notices).
b. The
Company shall have the right, by giving five (5) days’ notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole
discretion at any time after the date of this Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except that the provisions of Section 9 (Payment of Expenses), Section 11 (Indemnification and Contribution),
Section 12 (Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 18 (Governing Law and Time; Waiver of
Jury Trial) and Section 19 (Consent to Jurisdiction) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
c. The
Agent shall have the right, by giving five (5) days’ notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole
discretion at any time after the date of this Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except that the provisions of Section 9 (Payment of Expenses), Section 11 (Indemnification and Contribution),
Section 12 (Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 18 (Governing Law and Time; Waiver of
Jury Trial) and Section 19 (Consent to Jurisdiction) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
d. Unless
earlier terminated pursuant to this Section 13, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the issuance and sale of
all of the Placement Shares through the Agent on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein except that the provisions of
Section 9 (Payment of Expenses), Section 11 (Indemnification and Contribution), Section 12 (Representations
and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 18 (Governing Law and Time; Waiver of Jury Trial) and Section 19
(Consent to Jurisdiction) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
e. This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to Sections 13(a), (b) or (c) above
or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided, however, that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all
cases be deemed to provide that Section 9 (Payment of Expenses), Section 11 (Indemnification and Contribution),
Section 12 (Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 18 (Governing Law and Time; Waiver of
Jury Trial) and Section 19 (Consent to Jurisdiction) shall remain in full force and effect. Upon termination of this Agreement,
the Company shall not have any liability to the Agent for any discount, commission or other compensation with respect to any Placement
Shares not otherwise sold by the Agent under this Agreement.
f. Any
termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided, however, that such
termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Agent or the Company, as the
case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Placement Shares, such Placement Shares shall
settle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
14. Notices.
All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
shall be in writing, unless otherwise specified, and if sent to the Agent, shall be delivered to:
X. Xxxxx Securities, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
New York, NY 10171
Attention: |
General Counsel |
Telephone: |
(000) 000-0000 |
Email: |
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx |
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxx
New York, NY 10036
Attention: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Telephone: |
(000) 000-0000 |
Email: |
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
and if to the Company, shall be delivered to:
RCM Technologies, Inc.
0000 XxXxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4613
Attention: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Telephone: |
(000) 000-0000 |
Email: |
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx |
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Philadelphia,
PA 19103
Attention: |
Xxxxxx X. Chairman, Esquire |
Telephone: |
(000) 000-0000 |
Email: |
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Each party to this Agreement may change such address
for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or other communication
shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally, by email, or by verifiable facsimile transmission on or before 4:30 p.m., New
York City time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business
Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) on the Business Day actually received if deposited
in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid). For purposes of this Agreement, “Business
Day” shall mean any day on which the Exchange and commercial banks in the City of New York are open for business.
15. Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Agent and their respective successors
and the affiliates, controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 11 hereof. References to any of the
parties contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of such party. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
Neither the Company nor the Agent may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party.
16. Adjustments
for Stock Splits. The parties acknowledge and agree that all share-related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to
take into account any share consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, corporate domestication or similar event effected with respect
to the Placement Shares.
17. Entire
Agreement; Amendment; Severability. This Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits attached hereto and Placement Notices issued
pursuant hereto) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both
written and oral, among the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
amended except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and the Agent. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as written by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then such provision shall be given full force and effect to the fullest possible extent that it is valid, legal and enforceable,
and the remainder of the terms and provisions herein shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision
was not contained herein, but only to the extent that giving effect to such provision and the remainder of the terms and provisions hereof
shall be in accordance with the intent of the parties as reflected in this Agreement.
18. GOVERNING
LAW AND TIME; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME. THE COMPANY AND THE
AGENT EACH 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
19. CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY, 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 BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR THAT THE VENUE
OF SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER. 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 (CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED)
TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR NOTICES TO IT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT 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
MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
20. Use
of Information. The Agent may not use any information gained in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including due diligence, to advise any party with respect to transactions not expressly approved by the Company.
21. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by facsimile transmission
or email of a .pdf attachment.
22. Effect
of Headings. The section, Schedule and Exhibit headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
23. Permitted
Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents, warrants and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Agent, and
the Agent represents, warrants and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make
any offer relating to the Placement Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute
a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing
prospectus consented to by the Agent or by the Company, as the case may be, is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company represents and warrants that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements
of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending
and record keeping. For the purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that all free writing prospectuses, if any, listed in Exhibit 23
hereto are Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses.
24. Absence
of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that:
a. The
Agent is acting solely as agent in connection with the public offering of the Placement Shares and in connection with each transaction
contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading to such transactions, and no fiduciary or advisory relationship between the Company
or any of its respective affiliates, stockholders (or other equity holders), creditors or employees or any other party, on the one hand,
and the Agent, on the other hand, has been or will be created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective
of whether or not the Agent has advised or is advising the Company on other matters, and the Agent has no obligation to the Company with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement;
b. it
is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement;
c. the
Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and it has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate;
d. it
is aware that the Agent and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those
of the Company and the Agent has no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary,
advisory or agency relationship or otherwise; and
e. it
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Agent for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach
of fiduciary duty in connection with the sale of Placement Shares under this Agreement and agrees that the Agent shall not have any liability
(whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to it in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting
a fiduciary duty claim on its behalf or in right of it or the Company, employees or creditors of Company, other than in respect of the
Agent’s obligations under this Agreement and to keep information provided by the Company to the Agent and its counsel confidential
to the extent not otherwise publicly-available.
25. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Applicable Time”
means (i) each Representation Date and (ii) the time of each sale of any Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Placement Shares
that (1) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (2) is a “road show” that is a “written
communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (3) is
exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Placement Shares or of the offering
that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required
to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.
“Rule 172,”
“Rule 405,” “Rule 415,” “Rule 424,” “Rule 424(b),”
“Rule 430B,” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Securities Act.
All references in this Agreement
to financial statements and schedules and other information that is “contained,” “included” or “stated”
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such
financial statements and schedules and other information that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be.
All references in this Agreement
to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy
filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX; all references in this Agreement to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectuses that, pursuant to Rule 433, are not required to be filed with the Commission) shall be deemed to include
the copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX; and all references in this Agreement to “supplements” to the
Prospectus shall include, without limitation, any supplements, “wrappers” or similar materials prepared in connection with
any offering, sale or private placement of any Placement Shares by the Agent outside of the United States.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding
between the Company and the Agent, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute
a binding agreement between the Company and the Agent.
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SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF PLACEMENT NOTICE
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RCM Technologies,Inc. |
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At Market Issuance--Placement Notice |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the At Market Issuance Sales Agreement between RCM Technologies, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and X. Xxxxx Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”), dated March 29,
2024, the Company hereby requests that the Agent sell up to [____] of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share, at
a minimum market price of $ per share, during the time period beginning
[month, day, time] and ending [month, day, time].
SCHEDULE 2
Compensation
The Company shall pay to the
Agent in cash, upon each sale of Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement, an amount equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from each
sale of Placement Shares.
SCHEDULE 3
Notice Parties
The Company
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
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X. Xxxxx Securities |
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with a copy to xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
EXHIBIT 7(1)
Form of Representation Date Certificate
___________, 20___
This Representation Date Certificate
(this “Certificate”) is executed and delivered in connection with Section 7(1) of the At Market Issuance
Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated March 29, 2024, and entered into between RCM Technologies, Inc.
(the “Company”) and X. Xxxxx Securities, Inc. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.
The Company hereby certifies
as follows:
1. As
of the date of this Certificate (i) the Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) neither
the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading and (iii) no event has occurred as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order
to make the statements therein not untrue or misleading for this paragraph 1 to be true.
2. Each
of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreement were, when originally made, and are, as of the date of
this Certificate, true and correct in all material respects.
3. Except
as waived by the Agent in writing, each of the covenants required to be performed by the Company in the Agreement on or prior to the
date of the Agreement, this Representation Date, and each such other date prior to the date hereof as set forth in the Agreement, has
been duly, timely and fully performed in all material respects and each condition required to be complied with by the Company on or prior
to the date of the Agreement, this Representation Date, and each such other date prior to the date hereof as set forth in the Agreement
has been duly, timely and fully complied with in all material respects.
4. Subsequent
to the date of the most recent financial statements in the Prospectus, and except as described in the Prospectus, including Incorporated
Documents, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.
5. No
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any part thereof has been issued, and no proceedings for
that purpose have been instituted or are pending or threatened by any securities or other governmental authority (including, without
limitation, the Commission).
6. No
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the qualification or registration of the Placement Shares under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction are in effect and no proceeding for such purpose is pending before, or threatened, to
the Company’s knowledge or in writing by, any securities or other governmental authority (including, without limitation, the Commission).
The undersigned has executed
this Representation Date Certificate as of the date first written above.
EXHIBIT 23
Permitted Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
None.