Exchange Agreement by and among EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments LLC
Exhibit 10.3
by and among
EzFill Holdings, Inc.
and
AJB Capital Investments LLC
Table of Contents
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Article I. | Definitions and Interpretation | 1 |
Section 1.01 | Definitions. | 1 |
Section 1.02 | Interpretive Provisions. | 3 |
Article II. | Conversion and Exchange | 3 |
Section 2.01 | Conversion and Exchange. | 3 |
Section 2.02 | Closing | 4 |
Section 2.03 | Taxes. | 4 |
Section 2.04 | Stockholder Approval. | 4 |
Section 2.05 | Unwinding. | 4 |
Article III. | Registration Rights. | 4 |
Section 3.01 | Definitions. | 4 |
Section 3.02 | Registrations. | 6 |
Section 3.03 | Registration Procedures. | 7 |
Section 3.04 | Registration Expenses. | 9 |
Section 3.05 | Indemnification. | 10 |
Article IV. | Representations and Warranties of the Holder | 13 |
Section 4.01 | Existence and Power. | 13 |
Section 4.02 | No Conflict; Due Authorization | 13 |
Section 4.03 | Valid Obligation | 13 |
Section 4.04 | Governmental Authorization. | 13 |
Section 4.05 | Title to and Issuance of Notes. | 13 |
Section 4.06 | Broker’s, Finder’s or Similar Fees | 13 |
Section 4.07 | Investment Representations | 14 |
Section 4.08 | Full Disclosure. | 16 |
Article V. | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 16 |
Section 5.01 | Organization | 16 |
Section 5.02 | No Conflict; Due Authorization | 16 |
Section 5.03 | Valid Obligation | 16 |
Section 5.04 | Governmental Authorization | 16 |
Section 5.05 | Approval of Agreement | 16 |
Section 5.06 | Broker’s, Finder’s or Similar Fees | 16 |
Article VI. | Miscellaneous | 17 |
Section 6.01 | Notices | 17 |
Section 6.02 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction. | 17 |
Section 6.03 | Waiver of Jury Trial. | 18 |
Section 6.04 | Mediation. | 19 |
Section 6.05 | Limitation on Damages. | 19 |
Section 6.06 | Attorneys’ Fees | 19 |
Section 6.07 | Third Party Beneficiaries | 19 |
Section 6.08 | Expenses | 19 |
Section 6.09 | Entire Agreement | 19 |
Section 6.10 | Amendment; Waiver | 19 |
Section 6.11 | No Presumption Against Drafter. | 20 |
Section 6.12 | Headings. | 20 |
Section 6.13 | No Assignment or Delegation. | 20 |
Section 6.14 | Commercially Reasonable Efforts | 20 |
Section 6.15 | Further Assurances. | 20 |
Section 6.16 | Specific Performance. | 20 |
Section 6.17 | Counterparts | 20 |
Exhibit A | Notes | 1 |
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Dated as of August 16, 2024
This Exchange Agreement (together with the exhibits and other attachments hereto, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the date first set forth above (the “Closing Date”) by and between (i) EzFill Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and (ii) AJB Capital Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holder”). Each of the Company and Holder may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and separately as a “Party.”
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx is the owner of certain promissory notes of the Company as identified on Exhibit A (the “Notes”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Notes and all of the principal amount and accrued interest owed to the Holder pursuant to the Notes as of the Closing Date shall be converted into and exchanged for shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Series A Stock”) in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”);
NOW THEREFORE, on the stated premises and for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and the mutual benefits to the Parties to be derived herefrom, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article I. Definitions and Interpretation
Section 1.01 Definitions. In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings
(a) | “Action” means any legal action, suit, claim, investigation, hearing or proceeding, including any audit, claim or assessment for Taxes or otherwise. |
(b) | “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person. |
(c) | “Authority” means any governmental, regulatory or administrative body, agency or authority, any court or judicial authority, any arbitrator, or any public, private or industry regulatory authority, whether international, national, Federal, state, or local. |
(d) | “Business Day” means any date on which commercial banks are generally open for business in New York City, New York. |
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(e) | “Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.” Controlled”, “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings. Without limiting the foregoing a Person (the “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed Controlled by (a) any other Person (the “10% Owner”) (i) owning beneficially, as meant in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act, securities entitling such Person to cast 10% or more of the votes for election of directors or equivalent governing authority of the Controlled Person or (ii) entitled to be allocated or receive 10% or more of the profits, losses, or distributions of the Controlled Person; (b) an officer, director, general partner, partner (other than a limited partner), manager, or member (other than a member having no management authority that is not a 10% Owner ) of the Controlled Person; or (c) a spouse, parent, lineal descendant, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or a trust for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or of which an Affiliate of the Controlled Person is a trustee. |
(f) | “Enforceability Exceptions” means (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar Laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity. |
(g) | “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
(h) | “Law” means any domestic or foreign, federal, state, municipality or local law, statute, ordinance, code, rule, or regulation. |
(i) | “Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, and any conditional sale or voting agreement or proxy, including any agreement to give any of the foregoing. |
(j) | “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof. |
(k) | “Tax(es)” means any federal, state, local or foreign tax, charge, fee, levy, custom, duty, deficiency, or other assessment of any kind or nature imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and any other Authority responsible for the collection, assessment or imposition of any Tax or the administration of any Law relating to any Tax (including any income (net or gross), gross receipts, profits, windfall profit, sales, use, goods and services, ad valorem, franchise, license, withholding, employment, social security, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, employment, payroll, transfer, excise, import, real property, personal property, intangible property, occupancy, recording, minimum, alternative minimum, environmental or estimated tax), including any liability therefor as a transferee (including under Section 6901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or similar provision of applicable Law) or successor, as a result of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or similar provision of applicable Law or as a result of any Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement, together with any interest, penalty, additions to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto. |
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Section 1.02 Interpretive Provisions. Unless the express context otherwise requires (i) the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa; (iii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; (iv) references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital, or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Recitals or Exhibits of this Agreement; (v) wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (vi) references herein to any gender shall include each other gender; (vii) references herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained herein is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (viii) references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity; (ix) references herein to any contract or agreement (including this Agreement) mean such contract or agreement as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (x) with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (xi) references herein to any Law or any license mean such Law or license as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time; and (xii) references herein to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Article II. Conversion and Exchange
Section 2.01 Conversion and Exchange.
(a) | The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Holder has the right to declare that the Notes are in default, and therefore the total principal amount, accrued interest and other payment obligations of the Company pursuant to the Notes as of the Closing Date is $3,630,000 (the “Exchanged Indebtedness”). On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Notes and the Exchanged Indebtedness shall be deemed converted into and exchanged for 363,000 shares of Series A Stock (the “Shares”), which Shares are convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 15, 2024. |
(b) | Promptly following the recordation of the Holder as the beneficial owner of the Shares, the Exchanged Indebtedness shall be automatically repaid in full and the Notes shall be deemed automatically terminated and null and void and of no further force, and this Agreement shall be deemed an amendment to the Notes to the extent required to give effect thereto. The Holder hereby waives any and all defaults occurring pursuant to the Notes at any time up to the Closing Date and agree that the issuance of the Shares to the Holder shall constitute full and complete satisfaction of all obligations of the Company pursuant to the Notes. |
(c) | The Parties intend that the exchange as set forth herein is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and the Parties agree not to take any position contrary thereto. |
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Section 2.02 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by remote exchange of electronic documents. At the Closing, the Company shall issue to Holder the Shares, which shall be recorded in book entry form and shall not be certificated unless requested by Holder. At and following the Closing, the Parties shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver (or shall ensure to be executed, acknowledged, and delivered), any and all certificates, opinions, financial statements, schedules, agreements, resolutions, rulings or other instruments required by this Agreement to be so delivered at or prior to the Closing, together with such other items as may be reasonably requested by the Parties and their respective legal counsel in order to effectuate or evidence the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 2.03 Taxes. Holder will pay all income, gain, sales, use, value added, transfer, stamp, registration, documentary, excise, real property transfer or gains, or similar Taxes incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with respect to Holder.
Section 2.04 Stockholder Approval. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall utilize its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, and in any event will submit the matters included in the Stockholder Approval to the stockholders of the Company for a vote within 60 days of the Closing Date, and if the Stockholder Approval is not obtained within such time period, the Company will submit the matters included in the Stockholder Approval to the stockholders of the Company for a vote at least every 4 months thereafter until the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
Section 2.05 Unwinding. The Parties acknowledge and agree that in the event that The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) informs the Company, at any time prior to the occurrence of the Stockholder Approval Date, that the transactions as set forth herein and the other transactions being undertaken by the Company on and around the date hereof are not sufficient to cure the stockholder equity deficiency matters as previously communicated by Nasdaq to the Company, then the Parties shall undertake such actions as required to unwind the Closing and the exchange as set forth in Section 2.01, and in connection therewith, the Holder shall return all of the Shares to the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Holder a replacement promissory note in the amount of the Exchanged Indebtedness, and otherwise having terms and conditions materially the same as the Notes, and preserving the other rights and preferences held by the Holder pursuant to the Notes as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, and the Holder shall have registration rights substantially similar to those in Article III with respect to any shares of Common Stock issuable on any conversion of such replacement note.
Article III. Registration Rights.
Section 3.01 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) | “Filing Date” means the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities. |
(b) | “Investor” shall mean the Holder and any other Person holding Registrable Securities. |
(c) | “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. |
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(d) | “Registrable Securities” means any Conversion Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) which have been issued to the Investor on any conversion of the Series A Stock and which continue to be held by the Investor, provided that such Conversion Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (1) a registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such registration statement; (2) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (3) such Registrable Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (4) such Registrable Securities are freely saleable under Rule 144 without volume limitations; or (5) such Registrable Securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction, and provided that, with respect to any Investor other than Holder, “Registrable Securities” shall include any shares of stock of the Company with respect to which such Investor has similar registration rights to those set forth in this Article III. |
(e) | “Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to this Article III, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement. |
(f) | “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto. |
(g) | “SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the Securities Act. |
(h) | “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. |
(i) | “Trading Day” means any day that shares of Common Stock are listed for trading or quotation on any Trading Market. |
(j) | “Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing). |
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Section 3.02 Registrations.
(a) | Subject to the provisions herein, at any time and from time to time after the Stockholder Approval Date, the Investor may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities (a “Demand Registration”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of any request for a Demand Registration, the Company will notify all other Investors holding Registrable Securities of the demand, and each Investor holding Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration shall have the right to do so, subject to the terms and conditions applicable. |
(b) | Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement pursuant to a Demand Registration to be filed by the Filing Date and to be be declared effective under the Securities Act within forty-five (45) days after the filing thereof, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Investor (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Investor of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the SEC, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424. |
(c) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the SEC or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by the Investor, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced (i) first, by reducing the shares of Common Stock that the Company proposes to sell; and (ii) second, by reducing the Registrable Securities to be included therein by the Investors, such cutbacks to be apportioned amongst all Investors including Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities initially proposed to be registered by such Investors. In the event of a cutback pursuant to this Section 3.02(c), the Company shall give the Investor at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to the Investor’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Registration Statement, as amended. |
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Section 3.03 Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall have the following obligations:
(a) | Not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to the Investor copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of the Investor, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to the Investor, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to provide the Investor advance copies of any universal registration statement registering securities in addition to those required hereunder, or any Prospectus prepared thereto. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Investor shall reasonably object in good faith, provided, that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Investor has been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Investor has been furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Investor agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form as determined by the Company (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which the Investor receives draft materials in accordance with this Section 3.03(a). |
(b) | (i) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably practicable to the Investor true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided, that the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Investor thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented. |
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(c) | The Company shall notify the Investor (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day: (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the SEC comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided, however, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries. |
(d) | By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, the Investor agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3.03(c) (iii) through (vi), the Buyer will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. |
(e) | The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment. |
(f) | The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the SEC; provided, that any such item which is available on the XXXXX system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form. |
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(g) | Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3.03(c), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Investor in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3.03(c) to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Investor shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3.03(g) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus for a period not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period. |
(h) | The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. |
Section 3.04 Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with an Issuer Filing, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which the Investor intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of Investor or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Investor.
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Section 3.05 Indemnification.
(a) | Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, in addition to and not in substitution for, any other indemnification provision by the Company, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, the officers, directors, managers, managing members, members, partners, advisors, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), staff members (whether or not classified as employees or independent contractors), investment advisors and (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any the Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, managers, managing members, members, stockholders, staff members (whether or not classified as employees or independent contractors), partners, advisors, agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by the Investor expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to the Investor or the Investor’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Investor expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3.03(c) (iii)-(vi), the use by the Investor of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified the Investor in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by the Investor and prior to the receipt by the Investor of the Advice contemplated in Section 3.03(h), but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by the Investor. |
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(b) | Indemnification by Investor. Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) the Investor’s failure to comply with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act through no fault of the Company or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by the Investor to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus, (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to the Investor’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Investor expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3.03(c) (iii)-(vi), to the extent, but only to the extent, related to the use by the Investor of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified the Investor in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by the Investor and prior to the receipt by the Investor of the Advice contemplated in Section 3.03(d), but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. In no event shall the liability of Investor under this Section 3.05(b) be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. |
(c) | Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. |
(i) | If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. |
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(ii) | An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding. |
(iii) | Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 3.05(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten (10) Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder. |
(d) | Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 3.05(a) or Section 3.05(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the Parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a Party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such Party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such Party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.05 was available to such Party in accordance with its terms. The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.05(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.05(d), Investor shall not be required to contribute pursuant to this Section 3.05(d), in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Investor from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that the Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 3.05(d) are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties. |
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Article IV. Representations and Warranties of the Holder
As an inducement to, and to obtain the reliance of the Company, Xxxxxx represents and warrants to the Company as of the Closing Date as follows:
Section 4.01 Existence and Power. Holder is limited liability company, duly formed and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the full power and is duly authorized under all applicable Laws, regulations, ordinances, and orders of public authorities to carry on its business in all material respects as it is now being conducted and to enter into this Agreement and fulfill its obligations herein.
Section 4.02 No Conflict; Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate any provision of the Certificate of Formation or limited liability company operating agreement of the Holder as in effect on the Closing Date (the “Holder Organizational Documents”). The Holder has taken all action required by Law, the Holder Organizational Documents, or otherwise to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Holder has full power, authority, and legal right and has taken all action required by Law, the Holder Organizational Documents or otherwise to consummate the transactions herein contemplated.
Section 4.03 Valid Obligation. This Agreement and all agreements and other documents executed by Holder in connection herewith constitute the valid and binding obligations of Holder, enforceable in accordance with its or their terms, except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions
Section 4.04 Governmental Authorization. Neither the execution, delivery nor performance of this Agreement by Holder requires any consent, approval, license or other action by or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Authority.
Section 4.05 Title to and Issuance of Notes. Xxxxxx is the record and beneficial owner and holder of the Notes free and clear of all Liens. No part of the Notes is subject to pre-emptive or similar rights and Holder does not have any pre-emptive rights or similar rights to purchase or receive any interest in the Notes. Xxxxxx has the power and authority to convert and exchange the Notes and the Exchanged Indebtedness as contemplated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 4.06 Broker’s, Finder’s or Similar Fees. There are no brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or similar fees or commissions payable by Holder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Holder or any action taken by Xxxxxx.
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Section 4.07 Investment Representations.
(a) | Investment Purpose. Holder understands and agrees that the consummation of this Agreement including the delivery of the Shares to Holder, as contemplated hereby constitutes the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act and applicable state statutes and that the Shares, together with any share of Common Stock as may be issued to Holder upon any conversion of the Shares pursuant to the Certificate of Designations (collectively, the “Securities”) are being acquired for Xxxxxx’s own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the Securities Act. |
(b) | Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”) promulgated under the Securities Act. Holder has been furnished with all documents and materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries and information that Holder requested and deemed material to making an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the underlying transactions. |
(c) | Reliance on Exemptions. Holder understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to the Holder in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Holder to acquire the Securities. |
(d) | Information. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx’s 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 which have been requested by Holder or its advisors. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx’s advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Xxxxxx has received and reviewed the filings and reports made or filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the risk factors as set forth therein. Holder understands that Xxxxxx’s investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Holder represents and warrants that the Holder (i) can bear the economic risk of the Holder’s respective investments, and (ii) possesses such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Company and the Securities. The Holder acknowledges that Xxxxxx has carefully reviewed such information as the Holder has deemed necessary to evaluate an investment in the Company and the Securities. |
(e) | Governmental Review. Holder understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities. The Holder further acknowledges that neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor the securities regulatory body of any other jurisdiction, has received, considered or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the information and representations made in this Agreement. |
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(f) | Transfer or Resale. Holder understands that (i) the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities Laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) Holder shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of Holder, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of Holder who agree to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 4.07 and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and Holder shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of Holder, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such 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 Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities 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 such Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities Laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). |
(g) | Legends. Holder understands that the Securities, until such time as the Securities have been registered under the Securities Act, or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Securities may bear a standard Rule 144 legend and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities, and that any certificate representing the Securities shall be endorsed with the following legends, in addition to any other legend required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities Laws: |
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (TOGETHER WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”
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(h) | Removal. The legend(s) referenced in Section 4.07(g) shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Securities upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities Laws, (a) the Securities are registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the Securities Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. Xxxxxx agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, only in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. |
Section 4.08 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by Holder in this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Company pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
Article V. Representations and Warranties of the Company
As an inducement to, and to obtain the reliance of the Holder, the Company represents and warrants to the Holder as of the Closing Date as follows:
Section 5.01 Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and is duly authorized under all applicable Laws, regulations, ordinances, and orders of public authorities to carry on its business in all material respects as it is now being conducted.
Section 5.02 No Conflict; Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the Closing Date (the “Company Organizational Documents”). The Company has taken all action required by Law, the Company Organizational Documents, or otherwise to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Company has full power, authority, and legal right and has taken all action required by Law, the Company Organizational Documents or otherwise to consummate the transactions herein contemplated.
Section 5.03 Valid Obligation. This Agreement and all agreements and other documents executed by the Company in connection herewith constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its or their terms, except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
Section 5.04 Governmental Authorization. Neither the execution and delivery nor performance of this Agreement by any the Company Party requires any consent, approval, license or other action by or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Authority.
Section 5.05 Approval of Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.06 Broker’s, Finder’s or Similar Fees. There are no brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or similar fees or commissions payable by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any action taken by the Company.
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Article VI. Miscellaneous
Section 6.01 Notices.
(a) | Any notice or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered to it or sent by email, overnight courier or registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: |
If to Holder, to:
AJB Capital Investments LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Hollywood, FL 33021
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxx
Email: xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to the Company, to:
EZFill Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxx
0000 XX 000xx Xxxxxx
Aventura, Florida 33180
Email: xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Cacomanolis, PLLC
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
(b) | Any Party may change its address for notices hereunder upon notice to each other Party in the manner for giving notices hereunder. |
(c) | Any notice hereunder shall be deemed to have been given (i) upon receipt, if personally delivered, (ii) on the day after dispatch, if sent by overnight courier, (iii) upon dispatch, if transmitted by email with return receipt requested and received and (iv) three (3) days after mailing, if sent by registered or certified mail. |
Section 6.02 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) | This Agreement, and any and all claims, proceedings or causes of action relating to this Agreement or arising from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, including, without limitation, tort claims, statutory claims and contract claims, shall be interpreted, construed, governed and enforced under and solely in accordance with the substantive and procedural Laws of the State of Delaware, in each case as in effect from time to time and as the same may be amended from time to time, and as applied to agreements performed wholly within the State of Delaware. |
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(b) | Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, each of the Parties irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal or equitable action or proceedings arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts of the United States with jurisdiction in Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Selected Courts”). By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Party hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Selected Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party hereto and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the Selected Courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Selected Court. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Xxx. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such Party at the applicable address set forth in Section 6.01, provided that nothing in this Section 6.02(b) shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law. |
Section 6.03 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 6.03. Each of the Parties acknowledge that each has been represented in connection with the signing of this waiver by independent legal counsel selected by the respective Party and that such Party has discussed the legal consequences and import of this waiver with legal counsel. Each of the Parties further acknowledge that each has read and understands the meaning of this waiver and grants this waiver knowingly, voluntarily, without duress and only after consideration of the consequences of this waiver with legal counsel.
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Section 6.04 Mediation.
(a) | The Parties shall promptly submit any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including with respect to the meaning, effect, validity, termination, interpretation, performance, or enforcement of this Agreement) or any alleged breach thereof (including any action in tort, contract, equity, or otherwise), to mediation before one mediator who is generally experienced in industries in which the Company and Holder operate, to be jointly selected by the Parties (the “Mediator”). If the Parties cannot agree upon the Mediator within ten (10) Business Days of the commencement of the efforts to so agree on a Mediator, each Party shall select one person as a mediator and the two mediators so selected shall select the sole Mediator who shall hear and resolve the dispute. |
(b) | The Parties will endeavor to resolve the applicable dispute with the assistance of the Mediator for a period of thirty (30) days following the selection of the Mediator, and in the event that they are unable to do so, each Party shall be free to pursue other rights and remedies as may be available to them hereunder and under applicable Law. |
(c) | In any mediation hereunder, this Agreement and any agreement contemplated hereby shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to a contract negotiated, signed, and wholly to be performed in the State of Delaware, which laws the Mediator shall apply. The mediation shall be held in Miami-Beach, Florida. |
Section 6.05 Limitation on Damages. In no event will any Party be liable to any other Party under or in connection with this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein for special, general, indirect or consequential damages, including damages for lost profits or lost opportunity, even if the Party sought to be held liable has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
Section 6.06 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any Party institutes any action or suit to enforce this Agreement or to secure relief from any default hereunder or breach hereof, the prevailing Party shall be reimbursed by the losing Party for all costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection therewith and in enforcing or collecting any judgment rendered therein.
Section 6.07 Third Party Beneficiaries. This contract is strictly between the Parties, and except as specifically provided herein, no other Person and no director, officer, shareholder, employee, agent, independent contractor or any other Person shall be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 6.08 Expenses. Subject to Section 6.04 and Section 6.06 and other than as specifically set forth herein, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are consummated, each of the Parties will bear their own respective expenses, including legal, accounting and professional fees, incurred in connection with the transactions as set forth herein.
Section 6.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the other agreements and documents references herein represent the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, written or oral, with respect to such subject matter.
Section 6.10 Amendment; Waiver; Remedies.
(a) | This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, terminated or cancelled, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by both Parties. |
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(b) | Every right and remedy provided herein shall be cumulative with every other right and remedy, whether conferred herein, at law, or in equity, and may be enforced concurrently herewith, and no waiver by any Party of the performance of any obligation by the other shall be construed as a waiver of the same or any other default then, theretofore, or thereafter occurring or existing. |
(c) | Neither any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or in requiring satisfaction of any condition herein nor any course of dealing shall constitute a waiver of or prevent any Party from enforcing any right or remedy or from requiring satisfaction of any condition. No notice to or demand on a Party waives or otherwise affects any obligation of that Party or impairs any right of the Party giving such notice or making such demand, including any right to take any action without notice or demand not otherwise required by this Agreement. No exercise of any right or remedy with respect to a breach of this Agreement shall preclude exercise of any other right or remedy, as appropriate to make the aggrieved Party whole with respect to such breach, or subsequent exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any other breach. |
Section 6.11 No Presumption Against Drafter. This Agreement creates no fiduciary or other special relationship between the Parties, and no such relationship otherwise exists. No presumption in favor of or against any Party in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be made based upon which Person might have drafted this Agreement or such provision.
Section 6.12 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the Parties.
Section 6.13 No Assignment or Delegation. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party shall have any power or any right to assign or transfer, in whole or in part, this Agreement, or any of its rights or any of its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, any right to pursue any claim for damages pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, or to pursue any claim for any breach or default of this Agreement, or any right arising from the purported assignor’s due performance of its obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party and any such purported assignment in contravention of the provisions herein shall be null and void and of no force or effect.
Section 6.14 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each Party shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to perform or fulfill all conditions and obligations to be performed or fulfilled by it under this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated herein shall be consummated as soon as practicable, and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 6.15 Further Assurances. From and after the Closing Date, each Party shall execute and deliver such documents and take such action, as may reasonably be considered within the scope of such Party’s obligations hereunder, necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 6.16 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by them in accordance with the terms hereof or were otherwise breached and that each Party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of the provisions hereof and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the proof of actual damages, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each Party agrees to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, and agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that (a) the other Party has an adequate remedy at law, or (b) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.
Section 6.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall be but a single instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
[Signatures Appear on Following Pages]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Closing Date.
AJB Capital Investments LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: | Partner | |
EZFill Holdings, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit A
Notes
Issue Date | Current Outstanding Principal Amount | Total Amount After Default | ||||||
July 5, 2023 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 2,250,000 | ||||
April 19, 2023 | $ | 600,000 | $ | 900,000 | ||||
September 22, 2023 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 480,000 | ||||
$ | 2,420,000 | $ | 3,630,000 |
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