AT THE MARKET OFFERING AGREEMENT September 24, 2018
Exhibit 1.1
September
24, 2018
Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
000 Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
New Age Beverages Corporation, a Washington
corporation (the “Company”), confirms its
agreement (this “Agreement”) with Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC (the “Manager”) as
follows:
1. Definitions. The terms that
follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, shall
have the meanings indicated.
“Accountants”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4(m).
“Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Action” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(q).
“Affiliate” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(p).
“Applicable Time” shall
mean, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of such Shares
pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms
Agreement.
“Base Prospectus” shall
mean the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at
the Execution Time.
“Board” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(iii).
“Broker Fee” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).
“Business Day” shall mean
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or
a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York
City.
“Commission” shall mean
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.
“Common Stock Equivalents”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3(g).
“Company Counsel” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4(l).
“DTC” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(vii).
“Effective Date” shall
mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes
effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall
mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
“Filing Date” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(w).
“Free Writing Prospectus”
shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in
Rule 405.
“GAAP” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(n).
“Incorporated Documents”
shall mean the documents or portions thereof filed with the
Commission on or before the Effective Date that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and any
documents or portions thereof filed with the Commission after the
Effective Date that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
“Intellectual Property
Rights” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(v).
“Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing
prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
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“Losses” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(d).
“Material Adverse Effect”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3(b).
“Material Permits” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3(t).
“Net Proceeds” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).
“Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 4(g).
“Placement” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(c).
“Proceeding” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).
“Prospectus” shall mean
the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the most recently filed
Prospectus Supplement (if any).
“Prospectus Supplement”
shall mean each prospectus supplement relating to the Shares
prepared and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) from time to
time.
“Registration Statement”
shall mean the shelf registration statement (File
Number 333-219341) on Form S-3, including exhibits and
financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the
Shares that is filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement
pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and,
in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes
effective, shall also mean such registration statement as so
amended.
“Representation Date”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4(k).
“Required Approvals” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3(e).
“Rule 158”,
“Rule 163”,
“Rule 164”,
“Rule 172”,
“Rule 173”,
“Rule 405”,
“Rule 415”,
“Rule 424”,
“Rule 430B” and
“Rule 433” refer to
such rules under the Act.
“Sales Notice” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(i).
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“SEC Reports” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(m).
“Settlement Date” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
2(b)(vii).
“Subsidiary” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).
“Terms Agreement” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
2(a).
“Time of Delivery” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
2(c).
“Trading Market” means
Nasdaq Capital Market.
2. Sale and Delivery of Shares.
The Company proposes to issue and sell through or to the Manager,
as sales agent and/or principal, up to $50.0 million of shares (the
“Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value
(“Common
Stock”), from time to time during the term of this
Agreement and on the terms set forth herein; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company
issue or sell through the Manager such number of Shares that (a)
exceeds the number or dollar amount of shares of Common Stock
registered on the Registration Statement, pursuant to which the
offering is being made, (b) exceeds the number of authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock or (c) would cause the Company or
the offering of the Shares to not satisfy the eligibility and
transaction requirements for use of Form S-3 (including, if
applicable, General Instruction I.B.6 of Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the lesser of (a), (b) and (c), the “Maximum Amount”)).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitations set forth
in this Section 2 on the number and aggregate sales price of Shares
issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole
responsibility of the Company and that Manager shall have no
obligation in connection with such compliance.
(a) Appointment of Manager as Selling
Agent; Term Agreement. For purposes of selling the Shares
through the Manager, the Company hereby appoints the Manager as
exclusive agent of the Company for the purpose of selling the
Shares of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Manager
agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the
Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions stated herein.
The Company agrees that, whenever it determines to sell the Shares
directly to the Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate
agreement (each, a “Terms Agreement”) in
substantially the form of Annex I hereto, relating to
such sale in accordance with Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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(b) Agent Sales. Subject to the
terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, the Company will issue and agrees to
sell Shares from time to time through the Manager, acting as sales
agent, and the Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to sell, as sales agent for the Company, on the following
terms:
(i) The Shares are to
be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the
Company and the Manager on any day that (A) is a trading day
for the Trading Market, (B) the Company has instructed the
Manager by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to
make such sales (“Sales Notice”) and (C)
the Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this
Agreement. The Company will designate the maximum amount of the
Shares to be sold by the Manager daily (subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 2(d)) and the minimum price per Share at which
such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to sell on a particular day all of the Shares designated for the
sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales price of the
Shares sold under this Section 2(b) shall be the market price
for shares of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Manager
under this Section 2(b) on the Trading Market at the time of
sale of such Shares.
(ii) The
Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no
assurance that the Manager will be successful in selling the
Shares, (B) the Manager will incur no liability or obligation
to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell
the Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Manager to
use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal
trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to
sell such Shares as required under this Agreement, and (C) the
Manager shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a
principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise
specifically agreed by the Manager and the Company pursuant to a
Terms Agreement.
(iii) The
Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the
Manager shall not be obligated to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to sell, any Share at a price lower than the minimum price
therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s Board
of Directors (the “Board”), or a duly
authorized committee thereof, or such duly authorized officers of
the Company, and notified to the Manager in writing. The Company or
the Manager may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone
(confirmed promptly by electronic mail), suspend the offering of
the Shares for any reason and at any time; provided, however, that such suspension
or termination shall not affect or impair the parties’
respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder
prior to the giving of such notice.
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(iv) The
Manager may sell Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be
an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415
under the Act, including without limitation sales made directly on
the Trading Market, on any other existing trading market for the
Common Stock or to or through a market maker. The Manager may also
sell Shares in privately negotiated transactions, provided that the
Manager receives the Company’s prior written approval for any
sales in privately negotiated transactions and if so provided in
the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus
Supplement.
(v) The compensation to
the Manager for sales of the Shares under this Section 2(b) shall
be a placement fee of 3% of the gross sales price of the Shares
sold pursuant to this Section 2(b) (“Broker Fee”). The
foregoing rate of compensation shall not apply when the Manager
acts as principal, in which case the Company may sell Shares to the
Manager as principal at a price agreed upon at the relevant
Applicable Time pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The remaining
proceeds, after deduction of the Broker Fee and deduction for any
transaction fees imposed by any clearing firm, execution broker, or
governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such
sales, shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such
Shares (the “Net
Proceeds”).
(vi) The
Manager shall provide written confirmation (which may be by
facsimile or electronic mail) to the Company following the close of
trading on the Trading Market each day in which the Shares are sold
under this Section 2(b) setting forth the number of the Shares sold
on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the Net
Proceeds to the Company, and the compensation payable by the
Company to the Manager with respect to such sales.
(vii) Upon
delivery of a Sales Notice, the Company shall issue and deliver the
maximum number of Shares to be sold pursuant to the Sales Notice to
the Manager’s account at The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”)
via the DWAC system, which Shares shall be deposited by the Manager
in the Company’s account with the Manager. The Manager shall
have no obligation to attempt to sell the Shares until the Company
has delivered the Shares to the Manager. Settlement for sales of
the Shares pursuant to this Section 2(b) will occur at
10:00 a.m. (New York City time), or at such time as the
Company and the Manager may mutually agree, on the second Business
Day following delivery of the Shares issued pursuant to the Sale
Notice (each such day, a “Settlement Date”). On
each Settlement Date, the Manager shall deliver the Net Proceeds
from the sale of the Shares to the Company. If on any Settlement
Date not all Shares were sold as issued pursuant to the Sales
Notice, then, at the election of and upon notice from the Company,
the Shares shall be applied to a future Settlement Date or returned
to the Company.
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(viii) At
each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, Representation Date and
Filing Date, the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each
representation and warranty contained in this Agreement as if such
representation and warranty were made as of such date, modified as
necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as amended as of such date. Any obligation of the
Manager to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the
Shares on behalf of the Company shall be subject to the continuing
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company
herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional
conditions specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.
(c) Term Sales. If the Company
wishes to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement but other than
as set forth in Section 2(b) of this Agreement (each, a
“Placement”), it will
notify the Manager of the proposed terms of such Placement. If the
Manager, acting as principal, wishes to accept such proposed terms
(which it may decline to do for any reason in its sole discretion)
or, following discussions with the Company wishes to accept amended
terms, the Manager and the Company will enter into a Terms
Agreement setting forth the terms of such Placement. The terms set
forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the Company or
the Manager unless and until the Company and the Manager have each
executed such Terms Agreement accepting all of the terms of such
Terms Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of
this Agreement and the terms of a Terms Agreement, the terms of
such Terms Agreement will control. A Terms Agreement may also
specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such
Shares by the Manager. The commitment of the Manager to purchase
the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have
been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the
Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the
number of the Shares to be purchased by the Manager pursuant
thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Shares, any
provisions relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters
acting together with the Manager in the reoffering of the Shares,
and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to
herein as a “Time of
Delivery”) and place of delivery of and payment for
such Shares. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any
requirements for opinions of counsel, accountants’ letters
and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 6 of this
Agreement and any other information or documents required by the
Manager.
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(d) Maximum Number of Shares. Under
no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or
sale of any Shares if, after giving effect to the sale of such
Shares, the aggregate amount of Shares sold pursuant to this
Agreement would exceed the lesser of (A) together with all sales of
Shares under this Agreement, the Maximum Amount, (B) the amount
available for offer and sale under the currently effective
Registration Statement and (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 Manager in writing. 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 Manager in writing.
Further, under no circumstances shall the Company cause or permit
the aggregate offering amount of Placement Shares sold pursuant to
this Agreement to exceed the Maximum Amount.
(e) Regulation M Notice. Unless the
exceptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of
Regulation M under the Exchange Act are satisfied with respect
to the Shares, the Company shall give the Manager at least one
Business Day’s prior notice of its intent to sell any Shares
in order to allow the Manager time to comply with Regulation
M.
3. Representations and Warranties.
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the
Manager at the Execution Time and on each such time the following
representations and warranties are repeated or deemed to be made
pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth below or in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated
Documents.
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries (individually, a
“Subsidiary”)
of the Company are set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission.
The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock
or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any
“Liens”
(which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a lien, charge,
security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction), and all the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
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(b) Organization and
Qualification. The Company and
each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
(as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and
use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the
case may be, could not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a
material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of this Agreement, (ii) a material adverse change in the results of
operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
from that set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or the
Incorporated Documents, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the
Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a
timely basis its obligations under this Agreement (any of (i), (ii)
or (iii), a “Material Adverse
Effect”) and no
“Proceeding”
(which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any action, claim,
suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such
jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke,
limit or curtail such power and authority or
qualification.
(c) Authorization and
Enforcement. The Company has
the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no further action is required by the Company, the Board or its
stockholders in connection herewith other than in connection with
the Required Approvals. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general
equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and
(iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be
limited by applicable law.
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(d) No
Conflicts. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the
issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company
of the other transactions contemplated herein do not and will not
(i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s
or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
(with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement,
credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or
Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or
asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in
a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is
subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a
Subsidiary is bound or affected, except in the case of each of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and
Approvals. The Company is not
required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of,
give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any
court or other federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or other “Person” (defined as an individual
or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock
company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other
entity of any kind, including the Trading Market) in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement, other than (i) the filings required by this Agreement,
(ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement,
(iii) the filing of application(s) to and approval by the Trading
Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the
time and manner required thereby, and (iv) such filings as are
required to be made under applicable state securities laws and the
rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”)
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance of
Shares. The Shares are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this
Agreement. The issuance by the Company of the Shares has been
registered under the Act and all of the Shares are freely
transferable and tradable by the purchasers thereof without
restriction (other than any restrictions arising solely from an act
or omission of such a purchaser). The Shares are being issued
pursuant to the Registration Statement and the issuance of the
Shares has been registered by the Company under the Act. The
“Plan of
Distribution” section
within the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of
the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement. Upon receipt of the
Shares, the purchasers of such Shares will have good and marketable
title to such Shares and the Shares will be freely tradable on the
Trading Market.
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(g) Capitalization.
The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus
Supplement and the Prospectus. The Company has not issued any
capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee
stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the
issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the
Company’s employee stock purchase plan and pursuant to the
conversion or exercise of securities exercisable, exchangeable or
convertible into Common Stock (“Common Stock
Equivalents”) or other
than as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. No Person
has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except (i) pursuant to
the Company’s stock option plans and (ii) pursuant to
agreements or instruments filed as exhibits to Incorporated
Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common
Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The
issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to
issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person and
will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been
issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws,
and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any
preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements
or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge
of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
(h) Registration Statement;
Prospectus. The Company meets the requirements for use of
Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the
Commission the Registration Statement, including a related Base
Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale
of the Shares. Such Registration Statement is effective and
available for the offer and sale of the Shares as of the date
hereof. As filed, the Base Prospectus contains all information
required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the
extent the Manager shall agree in writing to a modification, shall
be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Manager
prior to the Execution Time or prior to any such time this
representation is repeated or deemed to be made. The Registration
Statement, at the Execution Time, each such time this
representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at all times
during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered
(whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173
or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of the
Shares, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x).
The initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement was not
earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time. The
Registration Statement, when it became effective, and the
Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, on the date of
such Prospectus or amendment or supplement, conformed and will
conform in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act. 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, 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
Prospectus delivered to the Manager 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.
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(i) Accuracy of
Incorporated Documents. The
Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission,
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and none of the Incorporated
Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and any
further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with
the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, as
applicable, and will not contain any 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.
(j) Ineligible Issuer. (i) At
the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement
that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide
offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Shares and
(ii) as of the Execution Time and on each such time this
representation is repeated or deemed to be made (with such date
being used as the determination date for purposes of this
clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible
Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any
determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it
is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible
Issuer.
(k) Free Writing Prospectus. The
Company is eligible to use Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information the
substance of which conflicts with the information contained in the
Registration Statement, including any Incorporated Documents and
any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not
been superseded or modified; and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. 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 Manager specifically for use
therein. Any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus that the Company is
required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) has been, or will be,
filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of
the Act and the rules thereunder. Each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus that the Company has filed,
or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) or that was
prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will
comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act
and the rules thereunder. The Company will not, without the prior
consent of the Manager, prepare, use or refer to, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectuses.
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(l) Proceedings Related to Registration
Statement. The Registration Statement is not the subject of
a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e)
of the Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending
proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the
offering of the Shares. The Company
has not received any notice that the Commission has issued or
intends to issue a stop-order with respect to the Registration
Statement or that the Commission otherwise has suspended or
withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either
temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing
to do so.
(m) SEC
Reports. The Company has
complied in all material respects with requirements to file all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by it under the Act and the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company
was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing
materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to
herein as the “SEC
Reports”) on a timely
basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension.
(n) Financial Statements. The
consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated
Documents and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto
comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of
the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of
filing or as amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved
(“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements
or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements
may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and
the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(o) Accountants. The Company’s accountants are Accell Audit
& Compliance, PA (the “Accountants”).
To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who the Company
expects will express their opinion with respect to the financial
statements to be included in the Company’s next Annual Report
on Form 10-K, are a registered public accounting firm as required
by the Act.
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(p) Material Adverse
Events. Since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC
Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B)
liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed
in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not
altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared
or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to
purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the
Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or “Affiliate”
(defined as any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and
construed under Rule 144 under the Act), except pursuant to
existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have
pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information. No event, liability or development has
occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries
or their respective business, properties, operations or financial
condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company
under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is
deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading
Day prior to the date that this representation is deemed
made.
(q) Litigation.
There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding
or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an
“Action”)
which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if
there were an unfavorable decision, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or
officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving
a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has
not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending
or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the
Company or any current or former director or officer of the
Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other
order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or
the Act.
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(r) Labor
Relations. No material labor
dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None
of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a
member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement,
and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their
relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer,
to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in
violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or
any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such
executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing
matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations
relating to employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the
failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(s) No Existing
Defaults. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or
any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary
received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it
is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any
other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it
or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of
any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been
in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental
authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state
and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection,
occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and
employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(t) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and the
Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, except
where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(“Material
Permits”), and neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
Material Permit. For clarity, the Company has not received the
approval of any regulatory agency to market any of its product
candidates.
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(u) Title to
Assets. The Company and the
Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all
real property owned by them that is material to the business of the
Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all
personal property owned by them that is material to the business of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of
all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made
and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the
Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other
taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to
penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance, except where such non-compliance
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(v) Intellectual
Property. The Company and the
Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and
other similar intellectual property rights necessary or material
for use in connection with their respective businesses as described
in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus and which the failure to so have could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual Property
Rights”). Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, a notice (written or otherwise) that the Intellectual
Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person,
except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable (other than patent and trademark applications) and
there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have
taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property
Rights, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(w) Insurance.
The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of
similar size as the Company in the businesses in which the Company
and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to,
directors and officers insurance coverage. To the knowledge of the
Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and
complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to
believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business without a significant increase in
cost.
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(x) Affiliate
Transactions. Except as set
forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any
Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, none of the officers or
directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none
of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for
services as employees, officers and directors), including any
contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or
personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or
from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, other than
(i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company
and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option
agreements under any stock option plan of the
Company.
(y) Sarbanes Oxley
Compliance. Except as disclosed
in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company is in material compliance
with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are
applicable to it as of the Effective Date. The Company and
the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
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 has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules
and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated
the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by the
Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the
Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined
in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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(z) Finder’s Fees. Other than
payments to be made to the Manager, no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be
payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or
consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Manager shall have no obligation with respect to any
fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other
Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be
due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(aa) No
Other Sales Agency Agreement. The Company has not entered
into any other sales agency agreements or other similar
arrangements with any agent or any other representative in respect
of at the market offerings of the Shares.
(bb) Regulation
M Compliance. The Company has
not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to
result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of
the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation
for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares or (iii) paid or
agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another
to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Manager in
connection with the placement of the Shares.
(cc) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated in this
Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the
Trading Market. The Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or
which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating
the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has
the Company received any notification that the Commission is
contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in
the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company has not, in the 12 months
preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market
on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the
effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or
maintenance requirements of such Trading
Market.
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(dd) Application
of Takeover Protections. Except
as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus,
any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company and its
Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination,
poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the
laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become
applicable to the purchasers of the Shares.
(ee) Investment
Company. The Company is not,
and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an
“investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company currently
intends to conduct its business in a manner so that it will not
become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(ff) Solvency.
Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Effective
Date, (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in
respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital
to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the
Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the
Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all
anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all
amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required
to be paid. Within one year of the Effective Date, the Company does
not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as
they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to
be payable on or in respect of its debt). The SEC Reports set forth
as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed
in excess of $50,000 (other than accrued liabilities and trade
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b)
all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in
respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or
should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the
notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in
the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any
lease payments in excess of
$50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP.
Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(gg) Tax
Status. Except for matters that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and
each Subsidiary have(i) has
made or filed all
necessary United States federal, and
state income and all
foreign income and franchise tax
returns and have paid or
accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no
knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is
subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be
due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set
aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which
such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid
taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or
of any Subsidiary
know of no basis for any such
claim.
(hh) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the
Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other
person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or
indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or
domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate
funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the
Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the
Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in
any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended.
(ii) FINRA
Member Shareholders. There are
no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the
Company’s officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any five percent (5%) or greater stockholder of the
Company.
4. Agreements. The Company agrees
with the Manager that:
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(a) Right to Review Amendments and
Supplements to Registration Statement and Prospectus. During
any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares
is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may
be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to
be delivered under the Act in connection with the offering or the
sale of Shares, the Company will not file any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement (including any Prospectus
Supplement) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished
to the Manager a copy for its review prior to filing and will not
file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Manager
reasonably objects. The Company has properly completed the
Prospectus, in a form approved by the Manager, and filed such
Prospectus, as amended at the Execution Time, with the Commission
pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) by the
Execution Time and will cause any supplement to the Prospectus to
be properly completed, in a form approved by the Manager, and will
file such supplement with the Commission pursuant to the applicable
paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed
thereby and will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Manager of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the
Manager (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto,
shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b), (ii) when, during any period when the
delivery of a prospectus (whether physically or through compliance
with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) is required under the
Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, any
amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or
become effective (other than any annual report of the Company filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act),
(iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any
amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or
for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and
(v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for
sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts
to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of
any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration
Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of
objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such
stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including,
if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement
or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have
such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as
soon as practicable.
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(b) Subsequent Events. If, at any
time on or after an Applicable Time but prior to the related
Settlement Date, any event occurs as a result of which the
Registration Statement or Prospectus would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then
prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i) notify
promptly the Manager so that any use of the Registration Statement
or Prospectus may cease until such are amended or supplemented;
(ii) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or
Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and
(iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Manager in
such quantities as the Manager may reasonably request.
(c) Notification of Subsequent
Filings. During any period when the delivery of a prospectus
relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172,
173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, any event
occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented
would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration
Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the
Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the
respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or
delivery of the Prospectus, the Company promptly will
(i) notify the Manager of any such event, (ii) subject to
Section 4(a), prepare and file with the Commission an amendment or
supplement or new registration statement which will correct such
statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its
best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or
new registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the
Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Prospectus to the
Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably
request.
(d) Earnings Statements. As soon as
practicable, the Company will make generally available to its
security holders and to the Manager an earnings statement or
statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries which will satisfy
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and
Rule 158.
(e) Delivery of Registration
Statement. Upon the request of the Manager, the Company will
furnish to the Manager and counsel for the Manager, without charge,
signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits
thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by the Manager or
dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where
such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or
any similar rule), as many copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Manager
may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of
printing or other production of all documents relating to the
offering.
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(f) Qualification of Shares. The
Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the
Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Manager
may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so
long as required for the distribution of the Shares; provided that
in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to
take any action that would subject it to service of process in
suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the
Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
subject.
(g) Free Writing Prospectus. The
Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior
written consent of the Manager, and the Manager agrees with the
Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may
be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and
will not make any offer relating to the 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 by the Company with
the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433. Any
such free writing prospectus consented to by the Manager or the
Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (i) it has
treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and
(ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with
the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely
filing with the Commission, legending and record
keeping.
(h) Subsequent Equity Issuances.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will offer, sell, issue,
contract to sell, contract to issue or otherwise dispose of,
directly or indirectly, any other shares of Common Stock or any
Common Stock Equivalents (other than the Shares) during the term of
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Manager
(i) without giving the Manager at least three Business
Days’ prior written notice specifying the nature of the
proposed transaction and the date of such proposed transaction and
(ii) unless the Manager suspends acting under this Agreement
for such period of time requested by the Company or as deemed
appropriate by the Manager in light of the proposed transaction;
provided,
however, that the
Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee
stock option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment
plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time or as
compensation for services rendered and, with as much notice as
reasonably practicable, the Company may issue Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents
outstanding at the Execution Time.
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(i) Market Manipulation. Until the
termination of this Agreement, the Company will not take, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or
that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the
Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation in
violation of the Act, Exchange Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or otherwise violate
any provision of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
(j) Notification of Incorrect
Certificate. The Company will, at any time during the term
of this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, advise the
Manager immediately after it shall have received notice or obtained
knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or
affect any opinion, certificate, letter and other document provided
to the Manager pursuant to Section 6 herein.
(k) Certification of Accuracy of
Disclosure. Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares
under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering
of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a
suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than 30 trading days),
and each time that (i) the Registration Statement or Prospectus
shall be amended or supplemented, other than by means of
Incorporated Documents, (ii) the Company files its Annual Report on
Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, (iii) the Company files its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, (iv) the
Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K containing amended
financial information (other than information that is furnished and
not filed), if the Manager reasonably determines that the
information in such Form 8-K is material, or (v) the Shares are
delivered to the Manager as principal at the Time of Delivery
pursuant to a Terms Agreement (such commencement or recommencement
date and each such date referred to in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and
(v) above, a “Representation Date”),
unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall furnish or cause to
be furnished to the Manager forthwith a certificate dated and
delivered on the Representation Date, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Manager to the effect that the statements
contained in the certificate referred to in Section 6 of this
Agreement which were last furnished to the Manager are true and
correct at the Representation Date, as though made at and as of
such date (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and
supplemented to such date) or, in lieu of such certificate, a
certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in
said Section 6, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the
date of delivery of such certificate.
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(l) Bring Down Opinions; Negative
Assurance. At each Representation Date, unless waived by the
Manager, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished
forthwith to the Manager and to counsel to the Manager a written
opinion of counsel to the Company (“Company Counsel”) and the
Company’s Washington state counsel addressed to the Manager
and dated and delivered on such Representation Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, including a
negative assurance representation.
(m) Auditor Bring Down
“Comfort” Letter. At each Representation Date,
unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall cause (1) the
Accountants, or other independent accountants satisfactory to the
Manager forthwith to furnish the Manager a letter, and (2) the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company forthwith to furnish the
Manager a certificate, in each case dated on such Representation
Date, in form satisfactory to the Manager, of the same tenor as the
letters and certificate referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement
but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letters
and certificate; provided, however, that the Company will
not be required to cause the Accountants to furnish such letters to
the Manager in connection with the filing of a Current Report on
Form 8-K unless (i) such Current Report on Form 8-K is filed
at any time during which a prospectus relating to the Shares is
required to be delivered under the Act and (ii) the Manager
has requested such letter based upon the event or events reported
in such Current Report on Form 8-K.
(n) Due Diligence Session. Upon
commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement
(and upon the recommencement of the offering of the Shares under
this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales
hereunder lasting more than 30 trading days), and at each
Representation Date, the Company will conduct a due diligence
session, in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the
Manager, which shall include representatives of management and
Accountants. The Company shall cooperate timely with any reasonable
due diligence request from or review conducted by the Manager or
its agents from time to time in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
providing information and available documents and access to
appropriate corporate officers and the Company’s agents
during regular business hours and at the Company’s principal
offices, and timely furnishing or causing to be furnished such
certificates, letters and opinions from the Company, its officers
and its agents, as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company
shall reimburse the Manager for Manager’s counsel’s
time in each such due diligence update session, up to a maximum of
$7,500 per update, plus any incidental expense incurred by the
Manager in connection therewith.
(o) Acknowledgment of Trading. The
Company consents to the Manager trading in the Common Stock for the
Manager’s own account and for the account of its clients at
the same time as sales of the Shares occur pursuant to this
Agreement or pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
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(p) Disclosure of Shares Sold. The
Company will disclose in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as applicable, the number of
Shares sold through the Manager under this Agreement, the Net
Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the Company
with respect to sales of Shares pursuant to this Agreement during
the relevant quarter; and, if required by any subsequent change in
Commission policy or request, more frequently by means of a Current
Report on Form 8-K or a further Prospectus Supplement.
(q) Rescission Right. If to the
knowledge of the Company, the conditions set forth in Section 6
shall not have been satisfied as of the applicable Settlement Date,
the Company will offer to any person who has agreed to purchase
Shares from the Company as the result of an offer to purchase
solicited by the Manager the right to refuse to purchase and pay
for such Shares.
(r) Bring Down of Representations and
Warranties. Each acceptance by the Company of an offer to
purchase the Shares hereunder, and each execution and delivery by
the Company of a Terms Agreement, shall be deemed to be an
affirmation to the Manager that the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement are
true and correct as of the date of such acceptance or of such Terms
Agreement as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking
that such representations and warranties will be true and correct
as of the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such
acceptance or as of the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as
the case may be, as though made at and as of such date (except that
such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and
supplemented relating to such Shares).
(s) Reservation of Shares. The
Company shall ensure that there are at all times sufficient shares
of Common Stock to provide for the issuance, free of any preemptive
rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock
or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, of the maximum
aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance by the Board
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed
for trading on the Trading Market and to maintain such
listing.
(t) Obligation Under Exchange Act.
During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the
Shares is required (including in circumstances where such
requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any
similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company will file
all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange
Act and the regulations thereunder.
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(u) DTC Facility. The Company shall
cooperate with Manager and use its reasonable efforts to permit the
Shares to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the
facilities of DTC.
(v) Use of Proceeds. The Company
will apply the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the
manner set forth in the Prospectus.
(w) Filing of Prospectus
Supplement. 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
filing under Rule 424(b), 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 (provided that
the Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4(w)(i)
by effecting a filing in accordance with the Exchange Act with
respect to such information), and (ii) deliver such number of
copies of each such prospectus supplement or Exchange Act report 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. In
the event any sales are made pursuant to this Agreement which are
NOT made in “at the market” offerings as defined in
Rule 415, including, without limitation, any Placement pursuant to
a Terms Agreement, the Company shall file a Prospectus Supplement
describing the terms of such transaction, the amount of Shares
sold, the price thereof, the Manager’s compensation, and such
other information as may be required pursuant to Rule 424 and Rule
430B, as applicable, within the time required by Rule
424.
(x) Additional Registration
Statement. To the extent that the Registration Statement is
not available for the sales of the Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement, the Company shall file a new registration statement with
respect to any additional shares of Common Stock necessary to
complete such sales of the Shares and shall cause such registration
statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. After the
effectiveness of any such registration statement, all references to
“Registration
Statement” included in this Agreement shall be deemed
to include such new registration statement, including all documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form
S-3, and all references to “Base Prospectus” included
in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the final form of
prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by
reference, included in any such registration statement at the time
such registration statement became effective.
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5. Payment of Expenses. The
Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, whether or not
the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including
without limitation: (i) the preparation, printing or
reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto),
the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges
and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of
them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the
preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of
certificates for the Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes
in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Shares;
(iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this
Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or
documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with
the offering of the Shares; (v) the registration of the Shares
under the Exchange Act, if applicable, and the listing of the
Shares on the Trading Market; (vi) any registration or
qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities
or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and
the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Manager
relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) the
transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of
Company representatives in connection with presentations to
prospective purchasers of the Shares; (viii) the fees and
expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and
expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the
Company; (ix) the filing fee under FINRA Rule 5110; (x) the
reasonable fees and expenses of the Manager’s counsel, not to
exceed $100,000 (excluding any periodic due diligence fees provided
for under Section 4(n)); and (xii) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the
Manager. The obligations of the Manager under this Agreement
and any Terms Agreement shall be subject to (i) the accuracy
of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
contained herein as of the Execution Time, each Representation
Date, and as of each Applicable Time, Settlement Date and Time of
Delivery, (ii) to the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder and (iii) the following additional
conditions:
(a) Filing of Prospectus
Supplement. The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto,
required by Rule 424 to be filed with the Commission have been
filed in the manner and within the time period required by
Rule 424(b) with respect to any sale of Shares; each
Prospectus Supplement shall have been filed in the manner required
by Rule 424(b) within the time period required hereunder and
under the Act; any other material required to be filed by the
Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been
filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods
prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
threatened.
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(b) Delivery of Opinion. The
Company shall have caused the Company Counsel and Company’s
Washington state counsel to furnish to the Manager, requested by
the Manager and upon reasonable advance notice in connection with
any offering of the Shares, its opinion and negative assurance
statement, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in
form and substance acceptable to the Manager.
(c) Delivery of Officer’s
Certificate. The Company shall have furnished or caused to
be furnished to the Manager, to the extent requested by the Manager
and upon reasonable advance notice in connection with any offering
of the Shares, a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief
Executive Officer or the President and the principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company, dated as of such date, to the
effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Prospectus
Supplement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and
any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement and
that:
(i) the representations
and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of such date with the same effect as if made on
such date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to such date;
(ii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since
the date of the most recent financial statements included in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated
Documents, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
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(d) Delivery of Accountants’
“Comfort” Letter. The Company shall have
requested and caused the Accountants to have furnished to the
Manager, to the extent requested by the Manager and upon reasonable
advance notice in connection with any offering of the Shares,
letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to the
Manager), dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Manager, confirming that they are independent accountants
within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission thereunder and that they have performed a review of any
unaudited interim financial information of the Company and included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and provide customary “comfort” as to such
review in form and substance satisfactory to the
Manager.
(e) No Material Adverse Event.
Since the respective dates as of which information is disclosed in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated
Documents, except as otherwise stated therein, there shall not have
been (i) any change or decrease in previously reported results
specified in the letter or letters referred to in
paragraph (d) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or
any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the
condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated
Documents (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the
effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or
(ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Manager, so
material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to
proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated
by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof),
the Incorporated Documents and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto).
(f) Payment of All Fees. The
Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees
relating to the Shares within the time period required by
Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the Act without regard to the proviso
therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and
457(r) of the Act and, if applicable, shall have updated the
“Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance
with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement or on the cover page of a
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(g) No FINRA Objections. FINRA
shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness
and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements under this
Agreement.
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(h) Shares Listed on Trading
Market. The Shares shall have been listed and admitted and
authorized for trading on the Trading Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Manager.
(i) Other Assurances. Prior to each
Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, as applicable, the Company
shall have furnished to the Manager such further information,
certificates and documents as the Manager may reasonably
request.
If any
of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been
fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the
opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Manager and counsel for the Manager, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Manager hereunder may be
canceled at, or at any time prior to, any Settlement Date or Time
of Delivery, as applicable, by the Manager. Notice of such
cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by
telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The
documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be
delivered at the office of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the
Manager, at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
on each such date as provided in this Agreement.
7. Indemnification and
Contribution.
(a) Indemnification by Company. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, the
directors, officers, employees and agents of the Manager and each
person who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as
originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base
Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or result from or relate to any breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the
Company in this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will
not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by the Manager
specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will
be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise
have.
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(b) Indemnification by Manager. The
Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of
its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent
as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Manager, but
only with reference to written information relating to the Manager
furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion
in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity;
provided,
however, that in no
case shall the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of
the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the
Manager may otherwise have.
(c) Indemnification Procedures.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but
the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b)
above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such
action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and
(ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party
from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the
indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or
(b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint
counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the
indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified
party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which
case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for
the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the
indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided,
however, that such
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.
Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint
counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
(including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear
the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if
(i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants
in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying
party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after
notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the
indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An
indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or
not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such
claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from
all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding.
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(d) Contribution. In the event that
the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c) of this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company
and the Manager agree to contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the
Company and the Manager may be subject in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and by the Manager on the other from the
offering of the Shares; provided, however, that in no case shall
the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the Broker
Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder. If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for
any reason, the Company and the Manager severally shall contribute
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the
one hand and of the Manager on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by
the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds
from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and
benefits received by the Manager shall be deemed to be equal to the
Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder as
determined by this Agreement. Relative fault shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information provided
by the Company on the one hand or the Manager on the other, the
intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The Company and the Manager agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by
pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person
who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of
the Manager shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Manager, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the
Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each
director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and
conditions of this paragraph (d).
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8. Termination.
(a) The Company shall
have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified,
to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the
solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole
discretion at any time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior
written notice. Any such termination shall be without liability of
any party to any other party except that (i) with respect to
any pending sale, through the Manager for the Company, the
obligations of the Company, including in respect of compensation of
the Manager, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
the termination and (ii) the provisions of Sections 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(b) The Manager shall
have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified,
to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the
solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole
discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without
liability of any party to any other party except that the
provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
such termination.
(c) This Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of March
24, 2019 and such date that this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Sections 8(a) or (b) above or otherwise by mutual
agreement of the parties; provided that any such
termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to
provide that Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 shall
remain in full force and effect.
(d) Any termination of
this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such
notice of termination; provided that such termination
shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of
receipt of such notice by the Manager or the Company, as the case
may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement
Date or Time of Delivery for any sale of the Shares, such sale
shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) of
this Agreement.
(e) In the case of any
purchase of Shares by the Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement,
the obligations of the Manager pursuant to such Terms Agreement
shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of the
Manager, by prompt oral notice given to the Company prior to the
Time of Delivery relating to such Shares, if any, and confirmed
promptly by facsimile or electronic mail, if since the time of
execution of the Terms Agreement and prior to such delivery and
payment, (i) trading in the Company’s Common Stock shall
have been suspended by the Commission or the Trading Market or
trading in securities generally on the Trading Market shall have
been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been
established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall
have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities
or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which
on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of
the Manager, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto).
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9. Representations and Indemnities to
Survive. The respective agreements, representations,
warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its
officers and of the Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by the Manager or the Company or any of the
officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons
referred to in Section 7, and will survive delivery of and
payment for the Shares.
10. Notices. All communications
hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if
sent to the Manager, will be mailed, delivered or facsimiled to the
address set forth on the signature page hereto.
11. Successors. This Agreement will
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and
their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees,
agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and
no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
12. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company
hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the
Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length
commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and
the Manager and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on
the other, (b) the Manager is acting solely as sales agent
and/or principal in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Company’s securities and not as a fiduciary of the Company
and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Manager in
connection with the offering and the process leading up to the
offering is as independent contractors and not in any other
capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely
responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the
offering (irrespective of whether the Manager has advised or is
currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The
Company agrees that it will not claim that the Manager has rendered
advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency,
fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such
transaction or the process leading thereto.
13. Integration. This Agreement and
any Terms Agreement supersede all prior agreements and
understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and
the Manager with respect to the subject matter hereof.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement
and any Terms Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of
New York.
15. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY 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, ANY TERMS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement
and any Terms Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement, which may be
delivered by facsimile or in .pdf file via e-mail.
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17. Headings. The section headings
used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
If the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate
hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a
binding agreement among the Company and the Manager.
Very
truly yours,
NEW
AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
By:___/s/ Xxxxx
Willis_____________________
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
The
foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date
first written above.
XXXX
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
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Address
for Notice:
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Form of Terms Agreement
ANNEX I
NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION TERMS AGREEMENT
Dear
Sirs:
New Age Beverages
Corporation (the “Company”) proposes,
subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the At The
Market Offering Agreement, dated September 24, 2018 (the
“At The Market
Offering Agreement”), between the Company and Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC (“Agent”), to issue and
sell to Agent the securities specified in the Schedule I hereto (the
“Purchased
Shares”).
Each of the
provisions of the At The Market Offering Agreement not specifically
related to the solicitation by Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC, as agent
of the Company, of offers to purchase securities is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be part
of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions
had been set forth in full herein. Each of the representations and
warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at
and as of the date of this Terms Agreement and the Time of
Delivery, except that each representation and warranty in
Section 3 of the At The Market Offering Agreement which makes
reference to the Prospectus (as therein defined) shall be deemed to
be a representation and warranty as of the date of the At The
Market Offering Agreement in relation to the Prospectus, and also a
representation and warranty as of the date of this Terms Agreement
and the Time of Delivery in relation to the Prospectus as amended
and supplemented to relate to the Purchased Shares.
An amendment to the
Registration Statement (as defined in the At The Market Offering
Agreement), or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be,
relating to the Purchased Shares, in the form heretofore delivered
to the Manager is now proposed to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein and in the At The Market
Offering Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference, the
Company agrees to issue and sell to Agent and the latter agrees to
purchase from the Company the number of shares of the Purchased
Shares at the time and place and at the purchase price set forth in
the Schedule I
hereto.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your
understanding, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof,
whereupon this Terms Agreement, including those provisions of the
At The Market Offering Agreement incorporated herein by reference,
shall constitute a binding agreement between the Manager and the
Company.
NEW
AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Accepted as of the
date first written above.
XXXX CAPITAL PARTNERS,
LLC
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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