SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 22, 2018, by and among Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XXX 0000, Hod Hasharon 4527708, Israel (the “Company”), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.
B. The Company has authorized a new series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the terms of which are set forth in the certificate of designation for such series of preferred stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Preferred Shares”), which Preferred Shares shall be convertible into the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations (as converted, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”).
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, if any, set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate amount for all Buyers together shall be 3,100,000 shares of Common Stock and shall collectively be referred to herein as the “Common Shares”), (ii) that aggregate number of Preferred Shares, if any, set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate number for all Buyers shall be 1,350), (iii) Series A Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Series A Warrants”), representing the right to acquire that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate number for all Buyers shall equal the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares and (ii) the product of (x) 1,000 and (y) the number of Preferred Shares) (as exercised, collectively, the “Series A Warrant Shares”) and (iv) Series B Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Series B Warrants” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”), representing the right to acquire that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate number for all Buyers shall equal the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares and (ii) the product of (x) 1,000 and (y) the number of Preferred Shares) (as exercised, collectively, the “Series B Warrant Shares” and together with the Series A Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”).
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
E. The Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES, PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANTS.
(a) Purchase of Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, shall purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below), (w) the number of Common Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, (x) the number of Preferred Shares, if any, as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers, (y) Series A Warrants to acquire up to that number of Series A Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers and (z) Series B Warrants to acquire up to that number of Series B Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers (the “Closing”).
(b) Closing. The date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer) after notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. The Closing may also be undertaken remotely by electronic transfer of Closing documentation.
(c) Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Common Shares, Preferred Shares, if any, and the Warrants to be purchased by each Buyer at the Closing shall be the amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column (6) of the Schedule of Buyers (the “Purchase Price”). Each Buyer shall pay (x) $1.00 for each Common Share and related Warrants and (y) $1,000 for each Preferred Share and related Warrants, if any, in each case, to be purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.
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(d) Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer (other than the REDACTED (the “Lead Investor”) and any investment funds affiliated with the Lead Investor (the “Lead Investor Affiliates”)) will have paid its Purchase Price for the Common Shares, Preferred Shares, if any, and the Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing to the escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) established by the Company and the Placement Agent for such purposes under the escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) to be entered into among the Company, Signature Bank, as escrow agent, and the Placement Agent, (ii) the Lead Investor and the Lead Investor Affiliates shall pay its Purchase Price to the Company for the Common Shares, Preferred Shares, if any, and the Warrants to be issued and sold to them at the Closing, less, the case of the Lead Investor, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)), by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions, (ii) the Purchase Price will be released from the Escrow Account in accordance with instructions to be executed by the Company and the Placement Agent and the terms of the Escrow Agreement; and (iii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer (w) one or more stock certificates, evidencing the number of Common Shares, if any, such Buyer is purchasing as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers (or, at the election of a Buyer, the issuance of such Common Shares in book-entry form), (x) one or more stock certificates, evidencing the number of Preferred Shares, if any, such Buyer is purchasing as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers (or, at the election of a Buyer, the issuance of such Preferred Shares in book-entry form) (y) the Series A Warrants (allocated in the amounts as such Buyer shall request) such Buyer is purchasing hereunder pursuant to which such Buyer shall have the right to acquire up to such number of Series A Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers, in each case duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee, and (z) the Series B Warrants (allocated in the amounts as such Buyer shall request) such Buyer is purchasing hereunder pursuant to which such Buyer shall have the right to acquire up to such number of Series B Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers, in each case duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.
2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Buyer is (i) acquiring the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, if any, and the Warrants and (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants (other than pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in the Warrants)) will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case, for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person (as defined below) to distribute any of the Securities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.
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(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.
(d) Information. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
(e) No Governmental Review. Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act, as amended, (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in Section 3(b)), including, without limitation, this Section 2(f).
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(g) Legends. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE] [EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SELECTED BY THE HOLDER, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) following request of a Buyer, if (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, or (iii) the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A. The Company shall cause its counsel to promptly issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent if required by the Transfer Agent, and/or to any Buyer if requested by such Buyer, to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder of the Securities within two (2) Trading Days (as defined in the Warrants) after the occurrence of any of (i) through (iii) above (the initial date of such occurrence, the “Legend Removal Date”), a certificate without such legend to such holder or to issue such Securities to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC, and if on or after such Trading Day the holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of such Securities that the holder anticipated receiving without legend from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the holder’s request and in the holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such unlegended Securities shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such unlegended Securities as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Legend Removal Date and the date the Company makes the applicable cash payment. In addition to such Buyer’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Buyer, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Common Shares or Warrant Shares (based on the Weighted Average Price (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to this Section 2(g), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance, including, without limitation, those payable for same day delivery and/or legend removal.
(h) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Buyer is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Buyer is a party and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each of its “Subsidiaries” (which for purposes of this Agreement means any joint venture or any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest) are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing (excluding for purposes of the representation regarding good standing, any Subsidiary formed in Israel) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect, on or affecting (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and of the Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, whether or not occurring in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) on the transactions contemplated hereby or the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or (iii) on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) or (iv) on the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents. The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule 3(a).
(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5(b)), the Lock-Up Agreements (as defined in Section 7(xi)) and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the reservation for issuance and issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and (other than the filing with the SEC of a Form D and the 8-K Filing, the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and the filing of one or more Registration Statements (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement and other filings as may be required by state securities agencies) no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies. On or before the Closing, the Certificate of Designations in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A will have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and be in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and will not have been amended.
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(c) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, shall be validly issued and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable with the holders being entitled to the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designations. As of the Closing, a number of shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance which equals or exceeds (the “Required Reserved Amount”) the sum of (i) the maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (assuming for purposes hereof, that the Preferred Shares are convertible at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) and without taking into account any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares set forth in the Certificate of Designations), and (ii) the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, each as of the Trading Day (as defined in the Warrants) immediately preceding the applicable date of determination (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Warrants). As of the date hereof, there are 494,637,450 shares of Common Stock authorized and unissued. Upon conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designations or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming in part the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties of the Buyers set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (each, as defined in Section 3(p)) of the Company, any memorandum of association, certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the articles of association or bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the OTC QB (the “Principal Market”) and applicable laws of the State of Delaware and any foreign, federal, and other state laws) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.
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(e) Consents. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the filing with the SEC of a Form D and the 8-K Filing and one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and other filings as may be required by state securities agencies), any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date (or in the case of the filings detailed above, will be made timely after the Closing Date), and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the consent, registration, application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The issuance by the Company of the Securities shall not have the effect of delisting or suspending the Common Stock from the Principal Market.
(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer, other than Buyers that have indicated that they are affiliates of the Company on their signature page, is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an “affiliate” of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
(g) No General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, placement agent fees payable to ThinkEquity, a Division of Fordham Financial Management Inc. (the “Placement Agent”) in connection with the sale of the Securities and fees payable (including cash compensation and warrants) to Mesodi Consultation and Investments Ltd. (“MCI”), pursuant to the letter of engagement dated January 2018 between the Company and MCI (the “MCI Agreement”). The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged the Placement Agent and MCI in connection with the sale of the Securities. Other than the Placement Agent and MCI, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
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(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to require the approval of the stockholders of the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates or any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of any of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings for purposes of any such applicable stockholder approval provisions.
(i) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(j) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(j), since November 21, 2017, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the Closing Date, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the XXXXX system, if any (excluding, however, any confidentiality treatment requests, and any correspondence with the SEC). As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective filing dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material either individually or in the aggregate). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any of the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(d) of this Agreement or in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading.
(k) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(k), since December 31, 2017, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(k), since December 31, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) had capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000. Since February 15, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up nor does the Company or any Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of its respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(k), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(q)), (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.
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(l) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced.
(m) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company (if any), its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or their organizational charter or memorandum of association or certificate of incorporation or articles of association or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing for so long any Buyer holds any Securities, except for possible violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(m), since November 21, 2017, the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(m), since November 21, 2017, (i) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (ii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(n) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are applicable to the Company and effective as of the date hereof.
(o) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(o), none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or 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 such officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, employee, trustee or partner.
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(p) Equity Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 5,362,500 shares are issued and outstanding, 2,514,974 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option and purchase plans and 3,047,214 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the aforementioned options, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, Common Stock, (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which as of the date hereof, which none are issued and outstanding and (iii) there are 2,874,419 shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Company. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in: (i) Schedule 3(p)(i), none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) Schedule 3(p)(ii), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) Schedule 3(p)(iii), there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) Schedule 3(p)(iv), there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) Schedule 3(p)(v), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement); (vi) Schedule 3(p)(vi), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) Schedule 3(p)(vii), there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) Schedule 3(p)(viii), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) Schedule 3(p)(ix), the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or made available to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
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(q) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) except as disclosed in Schedule 3(q)(i), has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) except as disclosed in Schedule 3(q)(ii), is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) except as disclosed in Schedule 3(q)(iii),is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) except as disclosed in Schedule 3(q)(iv),is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(q) provides a detailed description of the material terms of any such outstanding Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, claim, deed of trust, lien, tax, right of first refusal, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in or upon any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) with respect to any asset or property owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
(r) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, except as set forth in Schedule 3(r). The matters set forth in Schedule 3(r) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(s) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, in each case, at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Employee Relations.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their respective employees are good. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
(ii) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Title. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any real property and have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(v) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted; provided that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns outright any Intellectual Property Rights. Each of the patents licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is listed on Schedule 3(v)(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(v)(ii), none of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated or have been abandoned or are expected to expire or terminate or are expected to be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
(w) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
(x) Subsidiary Rights. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.
(y) Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities, and for so long any Buyer holds any Securities, will be, an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(z) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely made or filed all U.S. federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim.
(aa) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. The Company and each of its 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 and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 0000 Xxx) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Since November 21, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(bb) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Eligibility for Registration. The Company is eligible to register the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Buyers using Form S-1 promulgated under the 1933 Act.
(dd) Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
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(ee) Manipulation of Price. 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, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or 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 Securities, (ii) other than pursuant to the engagement of the Placement Agent and MCI, sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) other than pursuant to the engagement of the Placement Agent and MCI, paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(ff) Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) none of the Buyers has been asked to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) any Buyer, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iii) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that one or more Buyers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares are being determined and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Warrants or any of the documents executed in connection herewith.
(gg) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, has ever been, and so long as any Securities are held by any of the Buyers, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon any Buyer’s request.
(hh) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
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(ii) No Additional Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any agreement or understanding with any Buyer with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(jj) Disclosure. Except for discussions specifically regarding the offer and sale of the Securities, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, nonpublic information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Buyers pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since November 21, 2017 did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2.
(kk) Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and since November 16, 2017 has not been, an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i)(1) of the 1933 Act.
(ll) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
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(mm) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
(nn) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the United States Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and the United States Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (18 U.S.C. §§1956 and 1957), as amended, as well as the implementing rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the applicable money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency or self-regulatory body (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(oo) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a Person that is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce and including, without limitation, the designation as a “Specially Designated National” or on the “Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List”, collectively “Blocked Persons”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or any other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions Laws”); neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of a comprehensive embargo or Sanctions Laws prohibiting trade with the country or territory, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); the Company maintains in effect and enforces policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries with applicable Sanctions Laws; neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, acting in any capacity in connection with the operations of the Company, conducts any business with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to any applicable Sanctions Laws; no action of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Securities, or (iii) the direct or indirect use of proceeds from the Securities or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents or the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof, will result in the proceeds of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents being used, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly, to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of (i) unlawfully funding or facilitating any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions Laws, (ii) unlawfully funding or facilitating any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions Laws. For the past five (5) years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions Laws or with any Sanctioned Country.
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(pp) Anti-Bribery. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has made any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, has (i) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity, (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, to any employee or agent of a private entity with which the Company does or seeks to do business (a “Private Sector Counterparty”) or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions or any applicable provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the U.K. Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or any other similar law of any other jurisdiction in which the Company operates its business, including, in each case, the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Anti-Bribery Laws”), (iv) taken, is currently taking or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, gift or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person while knowing that all or some portion of the money or value will be offered, given or promised to anyone to improperly influence official action, to obtain or retain business or otherwise to secure any improper advantage or (v) otherwise made any offer, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment; the Company and each of its respective Subsidiaries has instituted and has maintained, and will continue to maintain, policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with the laws referred to in (iii) above and with this representation and warranty; none of the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates will directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Securities or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing or facilitating any activity that would violate the laws and regulations referred to in (iii) above; to the knowledge of the Company, there are, and have been, no allegations, investigations or inquiries with regard to a potential violation of any Anti-Bribery Laws by the Company, its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders, representatives or agents, or other persons acting or purporting to act on their behalf.
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(qq) No Disqualification Events. With respect to Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506(b) under the 1933 Act (“Regulation D Securities”), none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the 0000 Xxx) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Buyers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(rr) Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any Person (other than the Placement Agent or MCI) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of Buyers or potential purchasers in connection with the sale of any Regulation D Securities.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have sold all of the Common Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares and none of the Preferred Shares or Warrants are outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination, and the Company shall take all actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to register the Common Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares for resale by the Investors on Form S-1.
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(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
(e) Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following to each Investor during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through XXXXX and are available to the public through the XXXXX system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K (or any analogous reports under the 0000 Xxx) and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, , and (ii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(f) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the authorization for quotation of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market (as defined in the Warrants). Except as contemplated in Section 4(n) below, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market while the Buyers own any Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f).
(g) Fees. The Company shall reimburse the Lead Investor (a Buyer) or its designee(s) (in addition to any other expense amounts paid to any Buyer or its counsel prior to the date of this Agreement) for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including all legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith), which amount may be withheld by such Buyer from its purchase price for any Securities purchased at the Closing to the extent not previously reimbursed by the Company and which shall not exceed $25,000 without the prior approval of the Company. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees or commissions, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the Placement Agent. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers.
(h) Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.
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(i) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before the Disclosure Time (as defined below), the Company shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K. in each case, reasonably acceptable to the Lead Investor, describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules and exhibits to this Agreement), the form of the Certificate of Designations, the form of Warrant, the form of the Registration Rights Agreement and the form of Lock-Up Agreement as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments), the “8-K Filing”). In addition, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall include in the 8-K Filing any information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to constitute, material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received by any of the Buyers from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents. Accordingly, from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC, no Buyer shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate and shall be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without the express prior written consent of such Buyer. If a Buyer has, or believes it has, received any such material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, it may provide the Company with written notice thereof. The Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days of receipt of such notice, make public disclosure of such material, nonpublic information. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, a Buyer shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material, nonpublic information without the prior approval by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any liability to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, affiliates, stockholders, employees or agents for any such disclosure. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Buyer without such Buyer’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Buyer shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective, officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents with respect to, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective, officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Except for the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise; provided, that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company from attaching a copy of this Agreement to the 8-K Filing. As used herein, “Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent, or (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent.
(j) Additional Preferred Shares; Variable Securities. So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Company will not issue any Preferred Shares other than to the Buyers as contemplated hereby and the Company shall not issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Certificate of Designations or Warrants. For so long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, (i) issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Preferred Shares is convertible or the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Warrant is exercisable or (ii) enter into any agreement, or issue any securities pursuant to any agreement, including, without limitation, an equity line of credit, at-the-market offering or similar agreement, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price.
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(k) Corporate Existence. So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Company shall (i) maintain its corporate existence and (ii) not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations and the Warrants.
(l) Reservation of Shares. So long as any Buyer owns any Securities, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than the Required Reserve Amount. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations under Section 3(c), in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain stockholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount.
(m) Conduct of Business. While any Buyer owns any Securities, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, including, without limitation, FCPA and other applicable Anti-Bribery Laws, OFAC regulations and other applicable Sanctions Laws, and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(i) While any Buyer owns any Securities, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents shall:
(a) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person;
(b) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to the applicable Sanctions Laws;
(c) use any of the proceeds of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to finance, promote or otherwise support in any manner any illegal activity, including, without limitation, any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws, or Anti-Bribery Laws; or
(d) violate, attempt to violate, or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, any of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws, or Anti-Bribery Laws.
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(ii) While any Buyer owns any Securities, the Company shall maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their directors, officers, employees, agents representatives and affiliates with the Sanctions Laws and Anti-Bribery Laws.
(iii) While any Buyer owns any Securities, the Company will promptly notify the Buyers in writing if any of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents, shall become a Blocked Person, or become directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a Blocked Person.
(iv) The Company shall provide such information and documentation it may have as the Buyers or any of their affiliates may reasonably request to satisfy compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws, or Anti-Bribery Laws.
(v) The covenants set forth above shall be ongoing while any Buyer owns any Securities. The Company shall promptly notify the Buyers in writing should it become aware during such period (a) of any changes to these covenants, or (b) if it cannot comply with the covenants set forth herein. The Company shall also promptly notify the Buyers in writing during such period should it become aware of an investigation, litigation or regulatory action relating to an alleged or potential violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws, and Anti-Bribery Laws.
(n) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(o) Additional Issuances of Securities.
(i) For purposes of this Section 4(o), the following definitions shall apply.
(1) “Approved Stock Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant or director for services provided to the Company.
(2) “Common Stock Equivalents” means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.
(3) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
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(4) “Excluded Securities” means any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan; provided, that any securities to be issued to one or more consultants shall be issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4(o)(ii); (ii) upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, provided that the terms of the Certificate of Designations are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof; (iii) upon exercise of the Warrants, provided that the terms of the Warrants are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof; (iv) upon conversion or exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately preceding the date hereof or in accordance with any agreements set forth on Schedule 4(o), provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities or agreements are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof; or (v) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
(5) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(6) “Trigger Date” means the date that is the earliest to occur of (w) one hundred fifty (150) days following the date that one or more Registration Statement(s) covering the resale of all Registrable Securities has been effective and available for the re-sale of all such Registrable Securities, (x) six (6) months following the date that a Buyer hereunder that is not then an “affiliate” (as defined under Rule 144) may first sell Securities under Rule 144 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge will be the date 6 months from the Closing Date, provided the Company then has adequate current public information available under Rule 144(c)), (y) one hundred twenty (120) days following the date the Common Stock is listed for trading on a Qualified Market and (z) the first Trading Day occurring after the Closing Date as of which the Weighted Average Price (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock has exceeded $5.00 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassification, combinations, reverse stock splits or other similar events occurring after the date hereof) on each Trading Day during a ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period occurring after the date that one or more Registration Statement(s) covering the resale of all such Registrable Securities has been effective and available for the re-sale of all such Registrable Securities. As used herein, “Qualified Market” means the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(ii) From the date hereof until the Trigger Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders (as defined in Section 9(e)), directly or indirectly (A) file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the SEC or file any amendment or supplement thereto, or grant any registration rights to any Person that can be exercised prior to the earlier of such time as set forth above, other than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (B) offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ debt, equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (a “Subsequent Placement”) or (C) be party to any solicitations, negotiations or discussions with regard to the foregoing.
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(iii) From the Trigger Date until the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement unless the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4(o)(iii).
(1) The Company shall deliver to each Buyer an irrevocable written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (A) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (B) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (C) identify the Persons (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (D) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Buyers at least 35% of the Offered Securities, allocated among such Buyers (I) based on such Buyer’s pro rata portion of the sum of (1) the aggregate number of Common Shares purchased hereunder and (2) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares purchased hereunder (without regard to any limitation on conversion set forth therein) (the “Basic Amount”), and (II) with respect to each Buyer that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Buyers as such Buyer shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Buyers subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”), which process shall be repeated until the Buyers shall have an opportunity to subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.
(2) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the second (2nd) Business Day after such Buyer’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of such Buyer’s Basic Amount that such Buyer elects to purchase and, if such Buyer shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Buyer elects to purchase (in either case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Buyers are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Buyer who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for; provided, however, that if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available Undersubscription Amount”), each Buyer who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount of such Buyer bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Buyers that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company desires to modify or amend the terms and conditions of the Offer prior to the expiration of the Offer Period, the Company may deliver to the Buyers a new Offer Notice and the Offer Period shall expire on the second (2nd) Business Day after such Buyer’s receipt of such new Offer Notice.
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(3) The Company shall have five (5) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period above (A) to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Buyers (the “Refused Securities”) pursuant to a definitive agreement (the “Subsequent Placement Agreement”) but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring Person or Persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice and (B) to publicly announce (I) the execution of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, and (II) either (x) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (y) the termination of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, in each case, which shall be filed with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K with such Subsequent Placement Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto.
(4) In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such Buyer elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(2) above multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Buyers pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above prior to such reduction) and (B) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. In the event that any Buyer so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Buyers in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(1) above.
(5) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above if the Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Buyers of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Buyers of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyers and the Company and their respective counsel.
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(6) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Buyers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(7) The Company and the Buyers agree that if any Buyer elects to participate in the Offer, (A) neither the Subsequent Placement Agreement with respect to such Offer nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the “Subsequent Placement Documents”) shall include any term or provisions whereby any Buyer shall be required to agree to any restrictions in trading as to any securities of the Company owned by such Buyer prior to such Subsequent Placement, and (B) to the extent that any securities issued pursuant to a Subsequent Placement are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), any registration rights set forth in such Subsequent Placement Documents shall be similar in all material respects to the registration rights contained in the Registration Rights Agreement.
(8) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(o) and unless otherwise agreed to by the Buyers, the Company shall either confirm in writing to the Buyers that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either case in such a manner such that the Buyers will not be in possession of material non-public information, by the seventh (7th)Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice. If by the seventh (7th) Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by the Buyers, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Buyers shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company. Should the Company decide to pursue such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, the Company shall provide each Buyer with another Offer Notice and each Buyer will again have the right of participation set forth in this Section 4(o)(iii). The Company shall not be permitted to deliver more than one such Offer Notice to the Buyers in any 60 day period.
(iv) The restrictions contained in subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(o) shall not apply in connection with the issuance of any Excluded Securities.
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(p) Public Information. At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities, if a registration statement is not available for the resale of all of the Securities, may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or, if sooner, the earlier of the Expiration Date of the Warrants or the date that no Warrants remain outstanding), if the Company shall (i) fail for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c) or (ii) if the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder of Securities by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each such holder an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Purchase Price of such holder’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (i) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such Public Information Failure no longer prevents a holder of Securities from selling such Securities pursuant to Rule 144 without any restrictions or limitations. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4(p) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
(q) Lock-Up. The Company shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with its terms. If any officer or director that is a party to a Lock-Up Agreement breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Company shall promptly use its best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.
(r) FAST Compliance. While any Preferred Shares or Warrants are outstanding, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
(s) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Buyers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
(t) Closing Documents. On or prior to fourteen (14) calendar days after the Closing Date, the Company agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Buyer and Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP a complete closing set of the executed Transaction Documents, Securities and any other documents required to be delivered to any party pursuant to Section 7 hereof or otherwise.
5. REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Preferred Shares and the Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Preferred Shares and the Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the Stated Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of Preferred Shares held by such Person, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
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(b) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”) to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued at the Closing or upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of the Warrants in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of the Warrants. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent with respect to the Securities, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, if any, and the related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(i) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
(ii) Such Buyer shall have delivered its Purchase Price to the Company (or to the Escrow Account, as applicable) (less, in the case of the Lead Investor, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) for the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, if any, and the related Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
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(iii) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, if any, and the related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
(i) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer (A) each of the Transaction Documents, (B) the Common Shares (allocated in such amounts as such Buyer shall request), being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers, (C) the Preferred Shares (allocated in such amounts as such Buyer shall request), if any, being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers and (D) the related Warrants (allocated in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers.
(ii) Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, the Company’s outside counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
(iii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
(iv) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction of formation, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(v) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the Company’s qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business and is required to so qualify, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
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(vi) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the State of Delaware within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(vii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
(viii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
(ix) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company’s transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five (5) days of the Closing Date.
(x) The Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(xi) The Company shall have delivered to each Buyer a lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H executed and delivered by each of the Persons listed on Schedule 7(xi) (collectively, the “Lock-Up Agreements”).
(xii) The Certificate of Designations in the form attached here to as Exhibit A shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall be in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and shall not have been amended.
(xiii) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities.
(xiv) Such Buyer shall have received the Company’s wire instructions on Company’s letterhead duly executed by an authorized executive officer of the Company.
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(xv) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
8. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or such Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date by delivering a written notice to that effect to each other party to this Agreement and without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Lead Investor or its designee(s), as applicable, for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile or .pdf signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile or .pdf signature.
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(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued or issuable hereunder and under the Preferred Shares and Warrants (without regard to any restriction or limitation on the exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the Notes contained therein) (the “Required Holders”); provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and/or obligations of any Buyer(s) or holder(s) of Securities relative to the comparable rights and/or obligations of the other Buyers or holders of Securities shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Buyer(s) or holder(s) of Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9(e) shall be binding upon each Buyer and holder of Securities and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the Buyers or holders of Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents, holders of Common Shares, holders of Preferred Shares or holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company or otherwise.
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(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon delivery, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) upon delivery, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the sending party does not receive an automated rejection notice); or (iv) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx 0000000
Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000
(00) 000-0000
Facsimile: 000 (00) 000-0000
Attention: Or Xxxxxxxxx
E-mail: xx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 212-930-9725
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
If to the Transfer Agent:
VStock
Transfer LLC
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 646-536-3179
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to a Buyer, to its address, facsimile number and e-mail address set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,
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with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
E-mail: xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx
or to such other address, facsimile number and/or e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or e-mail containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations and the Warrants). A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that each Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce the obligations of the Company with respect to Section 9(k).
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing and the deliver and exercise of Securities, as applicable. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under this Agreement, the Warrant, the Certification of Designation, and the Registration Rights Agrement is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
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(k) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) Indemnification. In consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), as incurred, from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee (unless such action is based solely upon any conduct by such Indemnitee which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance), as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure made by such Buyer pursuant to Section 4(i), or (iv) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
(m) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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(n) Remedies. Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security.
(o) Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
(p) Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(q) Independent Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as, and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges and each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Or Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Or Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO WIZE PHARMA, INC. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
Name of Purchaser: /s/ [Buyers set forth on Schedule A]
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Election for book-entry shares: ___ [check for book-entry shares]
Election for physical delivery of a stock certificate: ___ [check for physical stock certificate]
Address for Delivery of Warrant and Stock Certificate, if applicable, to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
In accordance with Section 1(f) of the Warrant, the applicable Beneficial Ownership Limitation of the Purchaser shall be: ___ 4.99% | ___ 9.99% [check one]
In accordance with Section 4(d) of the Certificate of Designation, the applicable Beneficial Ownership Limitation of the Purchaser relating to conversions of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be:
___ 4.99% | ___ 9.99% | [check one]
Affiliate of the Issuer: _____ [Check if an affiliate of the Company]
Subscription Amount: $__________________
Class A Units:
Common Stock: ________________________
Warrant Shares: ________________________
Class B Units (if applicable):
Preferred Stock: ________________________
Warrant Shares: ________________________
SSN/EIN: ______________________
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
| Buyer | Address | Number of Common Shares | Number of Preferred Shares | Number of A Warrants | Number of B Warrants | Purchase Price | ||||||||||||||||
| Bigger Capital Fund, LP | 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | 250,000 | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | $ | 250,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Dagiel Pekatch | 00 Xxxxxx Xx, Xxxxx Xxxx, 00000, Israel attn: Dagiel Pekatch | 150,000 | 0 | 150,000 | 150,000 | $ | 150,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 00, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | $ | 50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| D-Beta One EQ, Ltd. | c/o Delta Beta Advisor, LLC 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | 350,000 | 0 | 350,000 | 350,000 | $ | 350,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| District 2 Capital Fund L.P. | 000 X. Xxxxxx Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | 250,000 | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | $ | 250,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | XX Xxx 000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | $ | 50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | XX Xxx 000000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | 172,000 | 178 | 350,000 | 350,000 | $ | 350,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxx Xxx | Xxxxx 00 Xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx attn: Xxxxx Xxx | 250,000 | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | $ | 250,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 00X Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | 100,000 | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | $ | 100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Rimon Gold Assets Ltd | 00 X Xxxxxxxx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, 00000 Xxxxxx Attn: Rave Ravid & Co. | 400,000 | 0 | 400,000 | 400,000 | $ | 400,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | 00 Xxxx 00xx Xx., 00xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx XX, 00000 attn: Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | $ | 50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxxx Xxxxxx | 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx | 100,000 | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | $ | 100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Xxx Xxxxxx | Xxxx Xxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx attn: Xxx Xxxxxx | 100,000 | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | $ | 100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Alpha Capital Anstalt | Alpha Capital Anstalt c/o LH Financial Services Corp. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | 414,000 | 336 | 750,000 | 750,000 | $ | 750,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Empery Asset Master, Ltd. | c/o Empery Asset Management, LP Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxx Director | 183,173 | 148 | 331,173 | 331,173 | $ | 331,173.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Empery Tax Efficient, LP | c/o Empery Asset Management, LP Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxx Director | 30,077 | 24 | 54,077 | 54,077 | $ | 54,077.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Empery Tax Efficient II, LP | c/o Empery Asset Management, LP Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 attn: Xxxxx Director | 200,750 | 164 | 364,750 | 364,750 | $ | 364,750.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd. | c/o Sabby Management, LLC, 00 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | 0 | 500 | 500,000 | 500,000 | $ | 500,000.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,100,000 | 1,350 | 4,450,000 | 4,450,000 | $ | 4,450,000.00 | ||||||||||||||||
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit A | Form of Certificate of Designations |
| Exhibit B | Form of Warrants |
| Exhibit C | Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
| Exhibit D | Form of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions |
| Exhibit E | Form of Opinion of Company Counsel |
| Exhibit F | Form of Secretary’s Certificate |
| Exhibit G | Form of Officer’s Certificate |
| Exhibit H | Form of Lock-Up Agreement |
SCHEDULES
| Schedule 3(a) | Subsidiaries |
| Schedule 3(j) | SEC Documents |
| Schedule 3(k) | Absence of Certain Changes |
| Schedule 3(m) | Regulatory Permits |
| Schedule 3(o) | Transactions with Affiliates |
| Schedule 3(p) | Equity Capitalization |
| Schedule 3(q) | Indebtedness and Other Contracts |
| Schedule 3(r) | Absence of Litigation |
| Schedule 3(v) | Intellectual Property Rights |
| Schedule 4(o) | Excluded Securities Existing Agreements |
| Schedule 7(xi) | Lock-Up Parties |
Exhibit A
Form of Certificate of Designations
(see Exhibit 3.1 to 8-K)
| A-1 |
Exhibit B
Form of Warrants
(See Exhibit 10.2 to 8-K)
| B-1 |
Exhibit C
Form of Registration Rights Agreement
(see Exhibit 10.3 to 8-K)
| C-1 |
Exhibit D
Form of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
| D-1 |
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
October __, 2018
VStock Transfer LLC
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 646-536-3179
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the investors named on the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto (collectively, the “Holders”), pursuant to which the Company is issuing to the Holders (i) shares (the “Common Shares”) of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”) which will be convertible into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Preferred Shares and (ii) Series A and Series B warrants (the “Warrants”) which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock.
This letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you (provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time):
(i) to issue or re-issue, as the case may be, shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Common Shares;
(ii) to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (the “Conversion Shares”) to or upon the order of a Holder from time to time upon delivery to you of a properly completed and duly executed Conversion Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, which has been acknowledged by the Company as indicated by the signature of a duly authorized officer of the Company thereon; and
(iii) to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) to or upon the order of a Holder from time to time upon delivery to you of a properly completed and duly executed Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, which has been acknowledged by the Company as indicated by the signature of a duly authorized officer of the Company thereon.
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You acknowledge and agree that so long as you have previously received (a) a legal opinion from the Company’s legal counsel that either (i) a registration statement covering resales of the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or (ii) sales of the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares may be made in conformity with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144”) and (b) if applicable, a copy of such registration statement, then within two (2) business days (provided you have received any required rush order instructions from the Company) of your receipt of a notice of transfer, Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice you shall issue the certificates representing the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, registered in the names of such transferees, and such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer restriction; provided, however, that if any such Common Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are not registered for resale under the 1933 Act or able to be sold under Rule 144, then the certificates for such Common Shares, Conversion Shares and/or Warrant Shares shall bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SELECTED BY THE HOLDER, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
A form of written confirmation from the Company’s outside legal counsel that a registration statement covering the resales of the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached hereto as Exhibit III.
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Please execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to act in accordance with these instructions.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: Or Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
THE FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO
this ___ day of October, 2018
| VStock Transfer LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Enclosures
| cc: | Empery Asset Master, Ltd. |
Empery Tax Efficient, LP
Empery Tax Efficient II, LP
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
| D-4 |
EXHIBIT I
WIZE PHARMA INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Wize Pharma, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designations”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), of Wize Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
(i) Date of Conversion: _________________________________________________________
(ii) Number of Series A Preferred Shares to be converted: ______________________________
(iii) Stock certificate no(s). of Series A Preferred Shares to be converted: __________________
(iv) Tax ID Number (If applicable): _______________________________________________
Please confirm the following information: ________________________________________________________
(v) Conversion Price:__________________________________________________________
(vi) Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: ________________________________
Please issue the Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Shares are being converted to the Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
☐ Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:
Issue to: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
Telephone Number: ________________________________
Facsimile Number: _________________________________
☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:
DTC Participant: __________________________________
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DTC Number: ______________________________________
Account Number: ________________________________
Authorization: ___________________________________
By: ______________________________
Title: _____________________________
Dated:
Account Number (if electronic book entry transfer): ________________________________________
Transaction Code Number (if electronic book entry transfer): _________________________________
[NOTE TO HOLDER -- THIS FORM MUST BE SENT CONCURRENTLY TO TRANSFER AGENT]
| D-6 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs VStock Transfer LLC to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated October __, 2018 from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by VStock Transfer LLC.
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| D-7 |
EXHIBIT II
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
| ____________ | a “Cash Exercise” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or |
| ____________ | a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares, resulting in a delivery obligation of the Company to the Holder of __________ shares of Common Stock representing the applicable Net Number. |
2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _______________ __, ______
| Name of Registered Holder | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| D-8 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs VStock Transfer LLC to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated October __, 2018 from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by VStock Transfer LLC.
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| D-9 |
EXHIBIT III
FORM OF NOTICE
OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
VStock Transfer LLC
[ ]
[ ]
| Telephone: | [ ] |
| Facsimile: | [ ] |
| Attention: | [ ] |
| E-mail: | [ ] |
| Re: | Wize Pharma, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
[We are][I am] counsel Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October [●], 2018 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders (i) shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”) convertible into shares of Common Stock and (iii) Series A and Series B warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the Common Shares, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2018, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
This letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated October [●], 2018.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| [ISSUER’S COUNSEL] | ||
| By: | ||
| CC: | [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS] |
| D-10 |
Exhibit E
Form of Opinion of Company Counsel
1. FORM OF LEGAL OPINION
2. Each of the Company and Wizecon Bio, Inc. (“Wizecon”) is an entity duly formed, validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Each of the Company and Wizecon has the requisite power to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Each of the Company and Wizecon is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary to conduct its business.
3. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, in accordance with the terms thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated therein (including, without limitation, the issuance and sale of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders is required therefor. The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Certificate of Designations has been properly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and has become effective under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). The Transaction Documents constitute valid and binding agreements or obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms.
4. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, and the compliance by the Company with the terms thereof (a) do not and will not result in a violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, constitutes or would constitute a default) under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, (i) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) any other agreement, note, lease, mortgage, deed or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or affected that has been publicly filed with or since the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Publicly Filed Documents”) or (iii) any applicable federal statute, law, rule or regulation, the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Principal Market, applicable to the Company, which in our experience, is generally applicable to similar transactions, or any order, writ, injunction or decree, and (b) to our knowledge, do not and will not result in or require the creation of any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its respective properties.
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5. When issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free of any and all liens and charges and preemptive or similar rights contained in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any agreement, note, lease, publicly filed mortgage deed or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound that are Publicly Filed Documents. The Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance by all proper corporate action.
6. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) [1,000,000] shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. None of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or other rights of the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or under the DGCL or pursuant to any agreement, note, lease, mortgage deed or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound that is a Publicly Filed Document. To our knowledge, there are no securities or instruments of the Company containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares. The rights, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Shares are as stated in the Certificate of Designations.
7. The offer and sale of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the Transaction Documents constitute transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8. No authorization, approval, consent, filing or other order of any federal or state governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock exchange or market, or the stockholders of the Company, or any court or, to our knowledge, any third party, is required to be obtained by the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or for the issuance and sale of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares in accordance with the Transaction Documents or for the exercise of any rights and remedies under any Transaction Documents, except (i) the filing of a Form D under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) the filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and (iii) any action necessary in order to qualify the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States.
9. To our knowledge, no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body or any governmental agency or self-regulatory organization is pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets.
10. The Company is not an “investment company” or any entity controlled by an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Exhibit F
Form of Secretary’s Certificate
| F-1 |
WIZE PHARMA, INC.
SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and that as such he is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate in the name and on behalf of the Company and in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 2018, by and among the Company and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), and further certifies in his official capacity, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the items set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
| (i) | Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated October __, 2018 approving the execution by the Company of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. The resolutions contained in Exhibit A have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect. |
| (ii) | Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, together with any and all amendments thereto, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Certificate of Incorporation, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof. |
| (iii) | Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company and any and all amendments thereto, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Bylaws, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof. |
| (iv) | Each person listed below has been duly elected or appointed to the position(s) indicated opposite his or her name and is duly authorized to sign the Securities Purchase Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company, and the signature appearing opposite such person’s name below is such person’s genuine signature. |
| Name | Position | Signature | ||
| Or Xxxxxxxxx | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | _________________________ | ||
| Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | Chief Operating Officer | _________________________ |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this __th day of October 2018.
| Or Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Secretary |
I, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, hereby certify that Or Xxxxxxxxx is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of the Company and that the signature set forth above is his true signature.
| Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Chief Operating Officer |
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Exhibit G
Form of Officer’s Certificate
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WIZE PHARMA, INC.
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby represents, warrants and certifies to the Buyers, pursuant to Section 7(viii) of the Agreement (as defined below), as follows:
| 1. | The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company and the investors identified on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Agreement (the “Buyers”), are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which are true and correct as of such specified date). |
| 2. | The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied and complied with by the Company as of the date hereof. |
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate this __th day of October, 2018.
| Name: Or Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit H
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
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WIZE PHARMA, INC.
October __, 2018
Wize Pharma, Inc.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx 0000000
Xxxxxx
| Telephone: | 000 (00) 000-0000 |
| Facsimile: | 000 (00) 000-0000 |
| Attention: | Or Xxxxxxxxx |
| E-mail: | xx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
| Re: | Wize Pharma, Inc. - Lock-Up Agreement |
Dear Sirs:
This Lock-Up Agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), dated as of October __, 2018 (the “Subscription Date”) by and among Wize Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) and the investors party thereto (the “Buyers”), with respect to the issuance of (i) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), which are convertible into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Preferred Shares and (ii) Series A and Series B warrants (the “Warrants”) which Warrants will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
In order to induce the Buyers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, the undersigned agrees that, commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the earliest to occur of (w) ninety (90) days following the date that one or more Registration Statement(s) covering the resale of all Registrable Securities has been effective and available for the re-sale of all such Registrable Securities, (x) twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, (y) one hundred twenty (120) days following the date the Common Stock is listed for trading on a Qualified Market and (z) the first Trading Day occurring after the Closing Date as of which the Weighted Average Price (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock has exceeded $5.00 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassification, combinations, reverse stock splits or other similar events occurring after the date hereof) on each Trading Day during a ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period occurring after the date that one or more Registration Statement(s) covering the resale of all Registrable Securities has been effective and available for the re-sale of all such Registrable Securities. (the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned will not, and will cause all affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 0000 Xxx) of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned not to, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents owned directly by the undersigned (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “Undersigned’s Shares”), or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Undersigned’s Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing.
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The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned, and any affiliate of the undersigned and any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned, from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Undersigned’s Shares even if the Undersigned’s Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any of the Undersigned’s Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from the Undersigned’s Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the Undersigned’s Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (iii) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfers to any shareholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned, as the case may be, if, in any such case, such transfer is not for value, and provided further each transferee shall sign and deliver to the Company a lock up agreement substantially in the form of this lock-up agreement and (iv) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfer made by the undersigned (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets, in any such case not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Agreement or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity so long as the transferee is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the 0000 Xxx) of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value, and provided in cases (a) and (b) each transferee shall sign and deliver to the Company a lock up agreement substantially in the form of this lock-up agreement, and (v) transfers by operation of law or pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin. The undersigned now has, and, except as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, for the duration of this Lock-Up Agreement will have, good and marketable title to the Undersigned’s Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims whatsoever. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) and registrar against the transfer of the Undersigned’s Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
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No provision in this Lock-Up Agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the transfer of the Undersigned’s Shares upon the completion of a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of the Company’s securities involving a change of control of the Company (including entering into any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which the undersigned may agree to transfer, sell, tender or otherwise dispose of Common Stock (or any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock), or voting any Common Stock in favor of any such transaction or taking any other action in connection with any such transaction); provided, however, that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, such securities held by the undersigned shall remain subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement;
In order to enforce this covenant, the Company shall impose irrevocable stop-transfer instructions preventing the Transfer Agent from effecting any actions in violation of this Lock-Up Agreement.
The undersigned acknowledges that the execution, delivery and performance of this Lock-Up Agreement is a material inducement to each Buyer to complete the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the undersigned’s obligations hereunder. The undersigned hereby represents that the undersigned has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Lock-Up Agreement, that the undersigned has received adequate consideration therefor and that the undersigned will indirectly benefit from the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned understands and agrees that this Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.
This Lock-Up Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but both of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
This Lock-Up Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the State of New York, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York to be applied. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal laws of the State of New York will control the interpretation and construction of this Lock-Up Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply.
This Lock-Up Agreement shall automatically terminate, and the undersigned shall be released from the undersigned's obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (i) if the Securities Purchase Agreement is not executed by October 31, 2018, or (ii) if the Securities Purchase Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the securities to be sold thereunder.
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| Very truly yours, | |
| Exact Name of Stockholder | |
| Authorized Signature | |
| Title |
Agreed to and Acknowledged:
WIZE PHARMA, INC.
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
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Disclosure Schedules
This Disclosure Schedule is made and given pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 22, 2018, by and among Wize Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Buyers party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise.
This Disclosure Schedule is qualified in its entirety by reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement, and nothing herein is intended to broaden the scope of any representation or warranty contained in the Agreement. Any cross-reference to another section or another item in this Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to incorporate the information contained in the cross-referenced section or item into the cross-referencing section. The inclusion of an item in this Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by any party, as applicable, that such item represents an exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
References to any document herein do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the document itself. The headings of this Disclosure Schedule are inserted for convenience only and shall not create a different standard for disclosure than the language set forth in the Agreement.
Schedule 3(a) Subsidiaries
Wize Pharma Ltd. (Israeli corporation)
Ocu Wize Ltd. (wholly owned by Wize Pharma Ltd.; Israeli corporation) (“Wize Israel”)
Schedule 3(j) SEC Documents
None.
Schedule 3(k) Absence of Certain Changes
None.
Schedule 3(m) Regulatory Permits
None.
Schedule 3(o) Transactions with Affiliates
As disclosed in the Company’s 10-K for the year ended 12/31/2017:
On January 15, 2017, Wize Israel entered into the 2017 Loan Agreement with Ridge Valley Corporation (“Ridge”). Prior to entering into the 2017 Loan Agreement, Wize Israel entered into the following three loans with Ridge, (1) NIS 250,000 was extended in November 2016, (2) NIS 300,000 was extended in December 2016 and (3) NIS 200,000 was extended in February 2017.
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Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Wize Israel’s strategic advisor, is also the son-in-law of Xxx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, who owns 49% of Ridge.
On June 19, 2017, Wize Israel entered into a finder’s fee agreement with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (Trading) Ltd., an affiliate of Xxxxxx. Zarzewsky, a director of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Zarzewsky will receive a 5% royalty on all of Wize Israel’s revenues to the extent such revenues are earned from relationships initiated by Mr. Zarzewsky and agreed to by Wize Israel.
Schedule 3(p) Equity Capitalization
3(p)(i):
None
3(p)(ii):
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to convertible loan agreement, entered into on March 30, 2016, as amended (the “2016 Loan Agreement), with a conversion price of $0.9768, in the principal amount of $531,067, with a maturity date (the “2016 Loan Agreement Maturity Date”) of the earliest of (i) 90 days following the date that the Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities (of Buyers who are not a party to the last amendment (or affiliates of a party to the such amendment) to the 2016 Loan Agreement) has been effective and available for the re-sale of such Registrable Securities, (ii) 90 days following the date on which all securities issued to Buyers under the Agreement are no longer Registrable Securities, and (iii) one year following the Closing) (for a total of up to 605,298 shares including accrued interest through the maturity date).
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to convertible loan agreement, entered into on January 15, 2017, as amended (the “2017 Loan Agreement”), with a conversion price of $1.1112 in the principal amount of $822,143, with maturity date (the “2017 Loan Agreement Maturity Date”) of the earliest of (i) 90 days following the date that the Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities (of Buyers who are not a party to the last amendment (or affiliates of a party to the such amendment) to the 2017 Loan Agreement) has been effective and available for the re-sale of such Registrable Securities, (ii) 90 days following the date on which all securities issued to Buyers under the Agreement are no longer Registrable Securities, and (iii) one year following the Closing) (for a total of up to 791,907 shares, including accrued interest through the maturity date).
759,871 warrants to purchase common stock with exercise price of $1.9728 and a term of three years from the date of issuance (November 16, 2017).
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229,500 options to purchase common stock with exercise price of $3.59. The options are exercisable in twelve equal installments over the three year period from the date of grant and have a term of seven years from the date of grant (April 4, 2018).
4,352 options to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $159.12. These options were granted on July 1, 2013 and have all vested.
544 options to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $216.00. These options were granted on May 9, 2013 and have all vested.
25,500 options to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $4.50, issued pursuant to consulting agreement, dated August 15, 2018, between the Company and Xxxxx Xxxxxx. The options will be exercisable in twelve equal installments over the three year period from the date of grant and have a term of seven years from the date of grant (August 15, 2018).
6,945 shares of common stock to be issued on October 1, 2018 to Corporate Profile LLC, as final of three tranche of shares issuable pursuant to letter agreement, dated February 1, 2018, between the Company and Corporate Profile LLC, for investor relations services.
Under the 2016 Loan Agreement, as modified by the 2017 Loan Agreement, Rimon Gold has the right, until 180 days after the 2016 Loan Agreement Maturity Date, to invest up to $512,808, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $1.308 (for a total up to 392,055 shares),
Under the 2017 Loan Agreement, the lenders thereunder, have the right until 180 days after the 2017 Loan Agreement Maturity Date, to invest up to $663,447, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $1.332, for a total of up to 498,083 shares.
Under the MCI Agreement, in the event the Company has engaged a registered FINRA broker-dealer and executes any transaction during the term of this agreement, and if warrants are issued in the transaction, then the Company will be required to issue to Mesodi $20,000 worth of warrants to purchase additional shares of the Company for every $1,000,000 raised in the transaction (or any pro rata portion thereof), which will be exercisable at the same terms as those in the transaction.
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3(p)(iii):
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to the 2016 Loan Agreement, with a conversion price of $0.9768, in the principal amount of $531,067, with a maturity date of the 2016 Loan Agreement Maturity Date
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to the 2017 Loan Agreement, with a conversion price of $1.1112, in the principal amount of $822,143, with maturity date of the 2017 Loan Agreement Maturity Date. .
3(p)(iv):
None.
3(p(v):
The Company granted registration rights to use commercially reasonable efforts to register shares by March 31, 2018 pursuant to agreement with Mesodi dated January 2018.
Letter Agreement, dated May 25, 2018, between the Company and the Placement Agent, and placement agency agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company will be required to issue to the Placement Agent or its designees, upon Closing, warrants to purchase 6% of the number of shares sold in the offering, which will have the same terms as the warrants issued to the Buyers, including exercise price and registration rights.
3(p)(vi):
None.
3(p)(vii):
None.
3(p(viii):
None.
Section 3(p)(ix):
None.
Schedule 3(q) Indebtedness and Other Contracts
Schedule 3(q)(i):
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to the 2016 Loan Agreement, with a conversion price of $0.9768, in the principal amount of $531,067, with a maturity date of the 2016 Loan Agreement Maturity Date.
Convertible Loan issued pursuant to the 2017 Loan Agreement, with a conversion price of $1.1112, in the principal amount of $822,143, with maturity date of the 2017 Loan Agreement Maturity Date.
Schedule 3(q)(ii):
None.
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Schedule 3(q)(iii):
None.
Section 3(q)(iv):
None.
Schedule 3(r) Absence of Litigation
To the Company’s knowledge, the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) is conducting an administrative inquiry regarding Wize Israel’s public reports with the ISA in Israel regarding its applicable regulatory path necessary for the marketing of LO2A for the treatment of DES in the United States. As part of the inquiry, the ISA requested Wize Israel to provide certain documentation and has also questioned its officers with respect to such reports. Wize Israel and its officers cooperated with the ISA and, at the ISA’s request, Wize Israel also publicly filed a supplemental report to provide additional information in connection with the said regulatory path and marketing plans, which the Company believes contained all the required information. The Company was recently informed (orally) that the ISA intends to commence administrative enforcement proceedings against Wize Israel and two of its officers (who are the Company's Chairman and CEO) in connection with the foregoing reports, pending a possible hearing with the ISA staff. While the Company does not believe the ISA position has any merits, it intends, to the extent deemed advisable and cost-effective, to have the hearing held, and pursue a settlement of the matter.
Schedule 3(v) Intellectual Property Rights
Schedule 3(v)(i):
The use of LO2A for treating or alleviating CCH under US Patent No. 8,912,166 has been granted to us under the LO2A License Agreement. These licensed patents consist of:
The use of LO2A for treating or alleviating CCH is protected by the patent family of International Patent Application Publ. No. WO2012150583, filed on April 5, 2012, assigned to Resdevco, entitled EYE DROPS FOR TREATMENT OF CONJUNCTIVOCHALASIS. Corresponding members include US Patent No. 8,912,166, Israeli Patent No. 212725, Japanese Patent No. 0000000 and pending European Xxx. Appl. 2704747. The use of LO2A for treating or alleviating irritation of the eye caused non-infectious diseases, such as Xxxxxxx’x, is covered by Provisional Patent Application No. 62/467139, filed on March 5, 2017, assigned to Resdevco, entitled EYE DROPS FOR TREATMENT OF IRRITATION NOT DUE TO INFECTION.
Section 3(v)(ii):
The LO2A composition and use thereof for treating or alleviating DES was covered by US Patent No. 5,106,615, which has expired.
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Schedule 4(o) Excluded Securities Existing Agreements
Letter of engagement with Mesodi, dated January 2018: Under the MCI Agreement, in the event the Company has engaged a registered FINRA broker-dealer and executes any transaction during the term of this agreement, and if warrants are issued in the transaction, then the Company will be required to issue to Mesodi $20,000 worth of warrants to purchase additional shares of the Company for every $1,000,000 raised in the transaction (or any pro rata portion thereof), which will be exercisable at the same terms as those in the transaction.
Letter Agreement, dated February 1, 2018, between the Company and Corporate Profile LLC: Under this agreement, the Company will be required to issue Corporate Profile LLC, 6,945 shares of common stock on October 1, 2018, as final of three tranche of shares issuable thereunder for investor relations services.
Under the 2016 Loan Agreement, as modified by the 2017 Loan Agreement, Rimon Gold has the right, until 180 days after the 2016 Loan Agreement Maturity Date, to invest up to $512,808, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $1.308 (for a total up to 392,055 shares); provided, that any securities to be issued pursuant to the above agreement, in order to be considered to be Excluded Securities, must be issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4(o)(ii).
Under the 2017 Loan Agreement, the lenders thereunder, have the right until 180 days after the 2017 Loan Agreement Maturity Date, to invest up to $663,447, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $1.332, for a total of up to 498,083 shares; provided, that any securities to be issued pursuant to the above agreement, in order to be considered to be Excluded Securities, must be issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4(o)(ii).
Letter Agreement, dated May 25, 2018, between the Company and the Placement Agent, and placement agency agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company will be required to issue to the Placement Agent or its designees, upon Closing, warrants to purchase 6% of the number of shares sold in the offering, which will have the same terms as the warrants issued to the Buyers, including exercise price and registration rights.
Schedule 7(xi) Lock-Up Parties
Can-Xxxx BioPharma Ltd.
Ridge Valley Corporation
Xxxxxx Zarachia
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Or Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Zarzewsky
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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