January 8, 2013
CONFIDENTIAL
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer & President
Novelos Therapeutics, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Newton, MA 02458
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
This
amended and restated letter (the ”Agreement”) constitutes the agreement between Xxxxxxx LLC (“Xxxxxxx”
or the “Placement Agent”) and Novelos Therapeutics, Inc,
(the “Company”), that Xxxxxxx shall serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company, on a “reasonable
best efforts” basis, in connection with the proposed placement (the “Placement”) of registered securities
(the “Securities”) of the Company, including shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
(the “Warrants”). The terms of such Placement and the Securities shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company
and the purchasers (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) and nothing herein
constitutes that Xxxxxxx would have the power or authority to bind the Company or any Purchaser or an obligation for the Company
to issue any Securities or complete the Placement. This Agreement, the Subscription Agreements (as defined below) and the Warrants
shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” The date of the closing of the Placement
shall be referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution
of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by Xxxxxxx to purchase the Securities and does not ensure the successful placement
of the Securities or any portion thereof or the success of Xxxxxxx with respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the
Company.
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION
AND OTHER FEES.
As compensation for
the services provided by Xxxxxxx hereunder, the Company agrees to pay to Xxxxxxx:
(A) The
fees set forth below with respect to the Placement:
1. A
cash fee payable immediately upon the closing of the Placement and equal to 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Placement.
Xxxxxxx may allocate up to 35% of the cash fee to co-placement agents or advisors.
2. Such
number of warrants (the “Xxxxxxx Warrants”) to Xxxxxxx or its designees at the Closing to purchase shares of
Common Stock equal to 7% of the aggregate number of Shares sold in the Placement, The Xxxxxxx Warrants shall have the same terms
as the longer-dated warrants (if any) issued to the Purchasers in the Placement except that the exercise price shall be 125% of
the public offering price per unit and the expiration date shall be five years from the effective date of the registration statement
referred to in Section 2(A) below. The Xxxxxxx Warrants shall not have antidilution protections and shall not be transferable for
six months from the date of the Placement, except as permitted by FINRA Rule 5110, and further, the number of Shares underlying
the Xxxxxxx Warrants shall be reduced if necessary to comply with FINRA rules or regulations. The issuance of the shares underlying
the Xxxxxxx Warrants will be registered on the Registration Statement. Neither the Xxxxxxx Warrants nor any warrant shares
issued upon exercise of the Xxxxxxx Warrants shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject
of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such
securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the
offering pursuant to which the Xxxxxxx Warrants are being issued, except the transfer of any security:
i.
by operation of law or by reason of reorganization of the Company;
ii.
to any FINRA member firm participating in the offering and the officers or partners thereof,
if all securities so transferred remain subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section 1(A)(2) for the remainder of the time
period;
iii.
if the aggregate amount of securities of the Company held by the holder or related person
do not exceed 1% of the securities being offered in the Placement;
iv.
that is beneficially owned on a pro-rata basis by all equity owners of an investment fund,
provided that no participating member manages or otherwise directs investments by the fund, and participating members in the aggregate
do not own more than 10% of the equity in the fund; or
v. the
exercise or conversion of any security, if all securities received remain subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section 1(A)(2)
for the remainder of the time period.
(B) The
Company also agrees to pay to Xxxxxxx a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in
the Placement (provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions
of this Agreement), provided that the Company has agreed to pay to Xxxxxxx an accountable expense allowance of up to $30,000. Such
non-accountable expense allowance shall be payable immediately upon (but only in the event of) the closing of the Placement. The
Company has previously advanced Xxxxxxx the sum of $30,000 as an advance against Xxxxxxx’x accountable expense allowance,
provided however, pursuant to Rule 5110(f)(2)(C), Xxxxxxx shall reimburse the Company for any amount of the advance not actually
incurred as an expense. If the Placement is completed, the accountable expense allowance described herein shall be paid from said
1% non-accountable expense allowance.
SECTION 2. REGISTRATION
STATEMENT.
The Company represents and warrants to,
and agrees with, the Placement Agent that:
(A) The
Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on
Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as soon as practicable after the
execution of this Agreement. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become
effective pursuant to Rule 430A, and will file with the Commission pursuant to Rules 430A and 424(b) under the Securities Act,
and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Commission promulgated thereunder, a final
prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the placement of the Securities and the plan of distribution thereof
and will advise the Placement Agent of all further information (financial and other) with respect to the Company required to be
set forth therein. Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, as amended as of its effective date and as of the
Closing, is hereinafter called the “Registration Statement”; such prospectus in the form in which it appears
in the Registration Statement is hereinafter called the “Base Prospectus”; and the amended or supplemented form
of prospectus, in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rules 430A and 424(b) (including the Base
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented) is hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement.” Any reference in
this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”) pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-1 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or before
the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any
reference in this Agreement to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect
to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing
of any document under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus
Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement to financial statements
and schedules and other information that is “contained,” “included,” “described,” “referenced,”
“set forth” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement
(and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other
information that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus
Supplement, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may abandon the Placement and withdraw
the Registration Statement at any time prior to the execution by the Company of the Subscription Agreements (as defined below)
for any reason or for no reason in its sole discretion without any liability to the Placement Agent, other than the reimbursement
of outside legal expenses provided in Section 1(B).
(B) The
Registration Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission), at the time it becomes effective, will contain
all exhibits and schedules as required by the Securities Act. The Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective, will
comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations and will
not and, as amended or supplemented, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus Supplement,
each as of its respective date, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable
Rules and Regulations. Each of the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, will not contain
as of the respective dates thereof any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Incorporated Documents,
if any, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and
the applicable Rules and Regulations, and none of such documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to Incorporated
Documents incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement), in light of the circumstances under which
they were made not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus or Prospectus
Supplement, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. There are no documents required to be filed with the Commission in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby that (x) have not been filed as required pursuant to the Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time
period. There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Base Prospectus, or Prospectus Supplement, or
to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the Registration Statement, that will not have been described or filed as required.
(C) The
Company will not, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(D) The
Company will as promptly as practicable deliver, to the Placement Agent complete conformed copies of the Registration Statement
and of each consent and certificate of experts, as applicable, filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits), the Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities
and at such places as the Placement Agent reasonably requests. Neither the Company nor any of its directors and officers has distributed
and none of them will distribute, prior to the Closing Date, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of
the Shares other than the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Registration Statement, copies of the documents incorporated
by reference therein and any other materials permitted by the Securities Act.
(E) The
Company shall cooperate with the Placement Agent in making the filing required by FINRA Rule 5110, including the payment of the
filing fee required by FINRA thereunder; and shall cooperate in making all Blue Sky filings Xxxxxxx and the Company shall agree
upon, and the Company shall directly pay all filing fees required in connection therewith and the reasonable fees of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
& Schole as Blue Sky counsel to Xxxxxxx.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that, except as set forth under the corresponding
section of the Disclosure Schedules, which shall be deemed a part hereof, or except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports
(as defined below) or the Registration Statement:
(A)
Organization and Qualification.
All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries (individually, a “Subsidiary”)
of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3(A). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any “Liens” (which
for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right
or other restriction), and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are
fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Each of the Company
and the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as
a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, has not
had and could not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s
ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or
(iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no “Proceeding”
(which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such
jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(B)
Authorization; Enforcement.
The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the Placement and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents. Prior to the execution and delivery of each of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby will be duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Company and no further action will be required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders
in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals (as defined in subsection 3(D) below). Each Transaction
Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies or by principles of public policy.
(C)
No Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the
consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws , or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any
of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing
a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict
with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court
or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations),
or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii)
and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(D)
Filings, Consents and Approvals.
The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other “Person”
(defined as an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, including,
without limitation, any Trading Market) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction
Documents, other than such filings as are required to be made under applicable Federal and state securities laws (collectively,
the “Required Approvals”).
(E)
Issuance of the Securities; Registration.
At the time the Company executes and delivers the Subscription Agreements, (i) the Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued
and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free
and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents, (ii)
the Warrants will be duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will
be issued free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction
Documents, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be duly authorized and reserved for
issuance and, when issued in accordance with the Warrants upon payment of the exercise price therefor, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable. The Company shall not execute the Subscription Agreements until the Registration Statement is effective
and available for the issuance of the Securities thereunder and the Company will promptly notify the Placement Agent in the event
it receives any notice that the Commission does not intend to declare the registration statement effective. The "Plan of Distribution"
section under the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. Upon receipt of the Securities,
the Purchasers will have good and marketable title to such Securities, the Shares will be freely tradable on the OTCQX (the “Trading
Market”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, when so issued, will be freely tradable
on the OTCQX or such other trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted, subject, in each case, to any restrictions
imposed by a Purchaser.
(F)
Capitalization.
The capitalization of the Company is as shall be set forth in the Registration Statement. The Company has not issued any capital
stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant
to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans and pursuant to the conversion or exercise
of securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock (“Common Stock Equivalents”).
No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are
no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale
of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or
reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares
was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval
or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the
Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
(G)
SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
The Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material)
(the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred
to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received
a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, 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. The financial statements
of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such
financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required
by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as
of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(H)
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in
the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made
with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any
dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase
or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or
“Affiliate” (defined as any Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used
in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act), except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company
does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the
Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3(H), no event, liability or development has occurred or
exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made
that has not been publicly disclosed 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(I)
Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental
or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities
or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the
subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation
by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary
under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a
union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their
employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material
term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement,
or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment
and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(J)
Labor Relations.
No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company
which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(K)
Compliance. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or
any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether
or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body,
or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation
all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in
each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(L)
Regulatory Permits.
The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state,
local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except
where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice
of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(M)
Title to Assets.
The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material
to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do
not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is
neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(N)
Patents and Trademarks.
The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other similar intellectual property rights necessary
or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so
have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used
by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party. To the knowledge of the Company, all
such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights of others. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality
and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(O)
Insurance. The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in
such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but
not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate subscription amount under the Transaction
Documents. To the best knowledge of the Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant
increase in cost.
(P)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees.
Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company,
none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for
services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing
of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from
any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting
fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits,
including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(Q)
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the
date hereof and of the closing date of the Placement.
(R)
Certain Fees. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or
with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(S)
Trading Market Rules.
The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(T)
Investment Company.
The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be
an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The
Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
(U)
Registration Rights.
Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities
Act of any securities of the Company.
(V)
Listing and Maintenance Requirements.
The Company’s Common Stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Except as set forth
in this Section 3(V), (i) the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market
on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market, and (ii) the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(W)
Application of Takeover Protections.
The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share
acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover
provision under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations
or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance
of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(X)
Solvency. Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds
from the sale of the Securities hereunder (assuming the maximum number of Securities are sold in the Placement), (i) the Company’s
fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing
debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature and (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to
be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the
Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof.;. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect
of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization
or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports
set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which
the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred
in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness
of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except
guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of
business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(Y)
Tax Status. Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid
or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(Z)
Foreign Corrupt Practices.
Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly
or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or
domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by
the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated
in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(AA) Accountants.
The Company’s accountants are named in the Prospectus Supplement. To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who
the Company expects will express their opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s next
Annual Report on Form 10-K, are a registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(BB) Regulation
M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its
behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of
the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased,
or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities (other than for the Placement Agent’s placement
of the Securities), or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other
securities of the Company.
(CC) Approvals.
The issuance and quotation on the Trading Market of the Common Stock requires no further approvals, including but not limited to,
the approval of shareholders.
(DD) FINRA
Affiliations. There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company’s officers, directors or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any five percent (5%) or greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Base Prospectus.
SECTION 4. ENGAGEMENT
TERM.
(A)
Xxxxxxx'x engagement hereunder will be from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of (1) the
closing of the Placement or (2) or a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of this Agreement (the “Term”);
provided, that if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission within 100 days of the date of this Agreement
and the Placement is still being pursued by the Company, the Term shall be extended to 16 Business Days after the effective date
of the Registration Statement or such earlier date that the Company abandons the offering.
The engagement may be terminated prior to the end of the Term by Xxxxxxx at any time upon 10 days' written notice. The engagement
will automatically terminate at the end of the Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions
in this Agreement concerning indemnification and contribution will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. Upon
any termination of this Agreement, the Company's obligation to pay Xxxxxxx any fees actually earned on closing of the Placement
and otherwise payable under Section 1(A), shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, as permitted by FINRA
Rule 5110(f)(2)(D). Upon any termination of this Agreement, the Company's obligation to reimburse Xxxxxxx for out of pocket accountable
expenses actually incurred by Xxxxxxx and reimbursable upon closing of the Placement pursuant to Section 1(B), if any are otherwise
due under Section 1(B) hereof, will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, as permitted by FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(D).
(B) Provided
the placement is completed, for a period of ten months following the effective date of the Registration Statement, and provided
that both Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx remain employed at Xxxxxxx in the same or similar capacities as at the effective date
of this Agreement, Xxxxxxx shall have the right of first refusal to act as the Company’s co-lead placement agent or joint
book-running underwriter for any offering of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, such that Xxxxxxx would receive at least
50% of the investment banking fees associated with any such offering should they exercise their right of first refusal. Xxxxxxx
shall have a period of 10 Business Days following notice from the Company of its intention to sell any such securities, to determine
whether Xxxxxxx will so act. If Xxxxxxx exercises its right, the Company and Xxxxxxx shall enter into a further placement agency
or underwriting agreement on customary terms and conditions. Xxxxxxx shall not have more than one opportunity to either waive or
terminate such right of first refusal in consideration of any payment or fee by the Company, as required by FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(F)(ii).
SECTION 5. XXXXXXX
INFORMATION. The Company agrees that any information or advice rendered by Xxxxxxx in connection with this engagement is for
the confidential use of the Company only in their evaluation of the Placement and, except as otherwise required by law, the Company
will not disclose or otherwise refer to the advice or information in any manner without Xxxxxxx’x prior written consent.
SECTION 6. NO
FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating rights enforceable by any person
or entity not a party hereto, except those entitled hereto by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that Xxxxxxx is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary of the Company and shall have no duties or liabilities
to the equity holders or the creditors of the Company or any other person by virtue of this Agreement or the retention of Xxxxxxx
hereunder, all of which are hereby expressly waived.
SECTION 7. CLOSING.
The obligations of the Placement Agent and the Purchasers, and the closing of the sale of the Securities hereunder are subject
to the accuracy, when made and on the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries
contained herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and its Subsidiaries of their obligations hereunder, and to each of the following
additional terms and conditions:
(A) No
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request for additional information on the part of the Commission
(to be included in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or otherwise) shall have been complied
with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agent.
(B) The
Placement Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date that the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact
which, in the opinion of counsel for the Placement Agent, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such
counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(C) All
corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form, execution, delivery and validity of each of
this Agreement, the Securities, the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and all other legal
matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects
to counsel for the Placement Agent, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they
may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(D) The
Placement Agent shall have received from outside counsel to the Company (i) such counsel’s written opinion, addressed to
the Placement Agent and the Purchasers dated as of the Closing Date delivered in connection with the closing of the Placement,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent and (ii) such counsel’s “negative assurance”
letter delivered to the Placement Agent in connection with the closing of the Placement.
(E) The
Placement Agent shall have received from the Company’s independent public accountants a “cold comfort letter”
in customary form, disclosing no material exceptions.
(F) The
Company and the Placement Agent shall have entered into an escrow agreement with a commercial bank or trust company reasonably
satisfactory to both parties pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit their subscription funds in an escrow account and the
Company and the Placement Agent shall jointly authorize the disbursement of the funds from the escrow account. The Company shall
pay the reasonable fees of the escrow agent.
(G) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included
or incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood, terrorist
act or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or
decree, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Base Prospectus and (ii) since such date there shall not have been
any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving
a prospective change, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity,
results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Base
Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Placement Agent,
so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities on the
terms and in the manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.
(H) The
Company is a reporting company pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and, as of the Closing Date, the Common Stock is,
and upon the closing of the Placement the Shares will be, admitted and authorized for quotation on the Trading Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Placement Agent upon request. The Company shall have taken no action designed
to, or likely to have the effect of terminating the Company’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act or delisting or
suspending from quotation the Common Stock from the Trading Market, nor has the Company received any information suggesting that
the Commission or the Trading Market is contemplating such termination.
(I) Subsequent
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the NYSE MKT or in the over-the-counter markets, or trading
in any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter markets, shall have been suspended or minimum or maximum
prices or maximum ranges for prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such
exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been
declared by federal or state authorities or a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or
clearance services in the United States, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities in which it is not currently
engaged, the subject of an act of terrorism, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States, or
there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States, or (iv) there shall have occurred any
other calamity or crisis or any change in general economic, political or financial conditions in the United States or elsewhere,
if the effect of any such event in clause (iii) or (iv) makes it, in the sole judgment of the Placement Agent, impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus
and the Prospectus Supplement.
(J) No
action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental
agency or body which would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely
affect or potentially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order
of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as of the Closing Date which
would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect or potentially and adversely affect the
business or operations of the Company.
(K) The
Company shall have entered into subscription agreements with each of the Purchasers (each, a “Subscription Agreement”)
and such agreements shall be in full force and effect and shall contain representations and warranties of the Company as agreed
between the Company and the Purchasers.
(L) FINRA
shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements of this Agreement. In addition,
the Company shall, if requested by the Placement Agent, make or authorize Placement Agent’s counsel to make on the Company’s
behalf, an Issuer Filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 with respect to the Registration Statement and pay all filing fees
required in connection therewith.
(M) Prior
to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent such further information, certificates and documents
as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters,
evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions
hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Placement Agent.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To
the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify Xxxxxxx and its stockholders, directors, officers, employees and controlling
persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) against all losses, claims,
damages, expenses and liabilities, as the same are incurred (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), relating to
or arising out of its activities hereunder or pursuant to this engagement letter, except to the extent that any losses, claims,
damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are found in a final judgment (not subject to appeal) by a court
of law to have resulted primarily and directly from Xxxxxxx’x willful misconduct or gross negligence in performing the services
described herein.
(B) Promptly
after receipt by Xxxxxxx of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which Xxxxxxx is
entitled to indemnity hereunder, Xxxxxxx will notify the Company in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action
or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have hereunder, except
and only to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial rights and defenses. If the Company
so elects or is requested by Xxxxxxx, the Company will assume the defense of such action or proceeding and will employ counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Xxxxxxx and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
Xxxxxxx will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for the Company and from any other party in such action if counsel
for Xxxxxxx reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional responsibility for
the same counsel to represent both the Company and Xxxxxxx. In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements of no more than
one such separate counsel will be paid by the Company. The Company will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding
provided that the Company will not settle any such claim, action or proceeding without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx, which
will not be unreasonably withheld.
(C) The
Company agrees to notify Xxxxxxx promptly of the assertion against it or any other person of any claim or the commencement of any
action or proceeding relating to a transaction contemplated by this engagement letter.
(D) If
for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to Xxxxxxx or insufficient to hold Xxxxxxx harmless, then the Company shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by Xxxxxxx as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and Xxxxxxx on the other, but
also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and Xxxxxxx on the other that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The amounts paid or payable by a party in respect of losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees and expenses incurred in defending
any litigation, proceeding or other action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, Xxxxxxx’x share of the liability
hereunder shall not be in excess of the amount of fees actually received, or to be received, by Xxxxxxx under this engagement letter
(excluding any amounts received as reimbursement of expenses incurred by Xxxxxxx).
(E) These
indemnification provisions shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the transaction contemplated by this engagement
letter is completed and shall survive the termination of this engagement letter, and shall be in addition to any liability that
the Company might otherwise have to any indemnified party under this engagement letter or otherwise.
SECTION 9. GOVERNING
LAW. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to
agreements made and to be performed entirely in such State. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Any right to trial by jury with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement
or any transaction or conduct in connection herewith is waived. Any dispute arising under this Agreement may be brought into the
courts of the State of New York or into the Federal Court located in New York, New York and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction
of aforesaid courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served
in any such suit, action or proceeding by delivering a copy thereof via overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such
party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction
Document, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
SECTION 10. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT/MISC. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the letter agreement between us dated November
19, 2012. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will
not affect such provision in any other respect or any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by both Xxxxxxx and
the Company. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the closing of the Placement
and delivery and/or exercise of the Securities, as applicable. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all
of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been
signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or a .pdf format file, such signature shall create a valid
and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as
if such facsimile or .pdf signature page were an original thereof.
SECTION 11. NOTICES.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered
via facsimile at the facsimile number specified on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on a business day, (b) the next business day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile
at the facsimile number on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a business day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on any business day, (c) the business day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for
such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages hereto.
Please confirm that
the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement by signing and returning to Xxxxxxx a copy of this Agreement.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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