SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of the 22 day of November 2023, by and between Maison Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [●], a [●] (the “Buyer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 903 of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer, desires to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, shares of the Company’s Common Stock, as defined below, as more fully described in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Buyer and the Company are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Shares, as defined below, under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants of the parties hereinafter expressed and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
RECITALS, SCHEDULES
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and, together with the Exhibits and Schedules referred to hereafter, are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article as follows:
2.1 “Affiliate” means 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 405 under the Securities Act.
2.2 “Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
2.3 “Assets” means all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
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2.4 “Buyer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
2.5 “Claims” means any Proceedings, Judgments, Obligations, known threats, losses, damages, deficiencies, settlements, assessments, charges, costs and expenses of any nature or kind.
2.6 “Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
2.7 “Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
2.8 “Contract” means any written contract, agreement, order or commitment of any nature whatsoever, including, any sales order, purchase order, lease, sublease, license agreement, services agreement, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, guarantee, management contract, employment agreement, consulting agreement, partnership agreement, shareholders agreement, buy-sell agreement, option, warrant, debenture, subscription, call or put.
2.9 “Encumbrance” means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, easement, leasehold, assessment, tax, covenant, restriction, reservation, conditional sale, prior assignment, or any other encumbrance, claim, burden or charge of any nature whatsoever.
2.10 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.11 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, methods and practices set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or of such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the U.S. accounting profession, in each case as of the date or period at issue, and as applied in the U.S. to U.S. companies.
2.12 “Governmental Authority” means any foreign, federal, state or local government, or any political subdivision thereof, or any court, agency or other body, organization, group, stock market or exchange exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, regulatory or administrative function of government.
2.13 “Judgment” means any final order, writ, injunction, fine, citation, award, decree, or any other judgment of any nature whatsoever of any Governmental Authority.
2.14 “Law” means any provision of any law, statute, ordinance, code, constitution, charter, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company.
2.15 “Material Adverse Change” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.13.
2.16 “Obligation” means any debt, liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever, whether secured, unsecured, recourse, nonrecourse, liquidated, unliquidated, accrued, absolute, fixed, contingent, ascertained, unascertained, known, unknown or obligations under executory Contracts.
2.17 “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, company, corporation, association, cooperation, trust, estate, Governmental Authority, or any other entity of any nature whatsoever.
2.18 “Principal Trading Market” shall mean the Nasdaq Capital Market
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2.19 “Proceeding” means any demand, claim, suit, action, litigation, investigation, audit, study, arbitration, administrative hearing, or any other proceeding of any nature whatsoever.
2.20 “Purchase Price” means $4.20 per Share.
2.21 “Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
2.22 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.23 “SEC Documents” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act by the Company with the SEC from June 14, 2023 to the date hereof, or amended after the date hereof, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein.
2.24 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.25 “Share” or “Shares” means that number of shares of Common Stock set forth below Buyer’s signature on the signature page to this Agreement and issuable to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
2.26 “Tax” means (i) any foreign, federal, state or local income, profits, gross receipts, franchise, sales, use, occupancy, general property, real property, personal property, intangible property, transfer, fuel, excise, accumulated earnings, personal holding company, unemployment compensation, social security, withholding taxes, payroll taxes, or any other tax of any nature whatsoever, (ii) any foreign, federal, state or local organization fee, qualification fee, annual report fee, filing fee, occupation fee, assessment, rent, or any other fee or charge of any nature whatsoever, or (iii) any deficiency, interest or penalty imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
2.27 “Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer LLC.
ARTICLE III
INTERPRETATION
In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Article” or “Section” refer to the respective Articles and Sections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the Exhibits or Schedules annexed hereto; (iii) references to a “party” mean a party to this Agreement and include references to such party’s permitted successors and permitted assigns; (iv) references to a “third party” mean a Person not a party to this Agreement; (v) the terms “dollars” and “$” means U.S. dollars; (vi) wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE AND SALE
4.1 Sale and Issuance of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to the Buyer, the Shares for the aggregate purchase price set forth below Buyer’s signature on the signature page to this Agreement (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”).
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4.2 Closing. The purchase, sale, and issuance of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Akerman LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree, no later than the second business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions provided in Articles VIII and IX of this Agreement (other than conditions that, by their terms, are intended to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) (the “Closing Date”).
4.3 Form of Payment; Delivery. Payment will be made by the Buyer by wire into the bank account (the “Account”) of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Citron LLP (the “Escrow Agent”) designated by Xxxxxx Xxxxx Capital, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) pursuant to an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) by and between the Company, the Placement Agent and the Escrow Agent attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement. At the Closing, upon receipt of joint instructions by the Company and the Placement Agent, (i) the Aggregate Purchase Price, less commissions and expenses and a five (5%) percent holdback pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement to be set forth in the Joint Escrow Release attached to the Escrow Agreement, will be released from the Account into the Company’s regular operating account and (ii) the Shares shall be issued to the Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree that the amount of the Penalty, as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, shall remain in the Account subject to release upon joint instruction by the Company and the Buyer.
ARTICLE V
BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company, that the statements contained in this Article V are true and correct as of the date hereof:
5.1 Investment Purpose. The Buyer is acquiring the Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Shares or an available exemption under the Securities Act. The Buyer acknowledges that a legend will be placed on the certificates representing the Shares in the following form:
THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE REASONABLE SATISFACTION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER.
5.2 Non-U.S. Person Status. The Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows: (i) Buyer is not a U.S. person as that term is defined under Regulation S; (ii) at the time the purchase was originated, Buyer was outside the United States and is outside of the United States as of the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (iii) Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account and not on behalf of any U.S. person, and the sale has not been pre-arranged with a purchaser in the United States.
5.3 Reliance on Exemptions; Opinion. The Buyer understands that (1) the offering of the Shares have not and will not be registered under the Securities Act, (2) the Shares will be “restricted securities” (as that term is defined under Rule 144(a)(3) of the Securities Act and such Shares may not be resold unless they are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available), (3) the Shares are being offered and sold to the Buyer in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities Laws, and (4) the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Shares.
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5.4 Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and other information the Buyer deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Shares which have been requested by the Buyer. The Buyer acknowledges that Xxxxx has reviewed the SEC Documents (as defined below), which are available on the SEC’s website (xxx.xxx.xxx) at no charge to the Buyer. The Buyer acknowledges that Buyer may retrieve all SEC Documents from such website and the Buyer’s access to such SEC Documents through such website shall constitute delivery of the SEC Documents to the Buyer. The Buyer and Xxxxx’s advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. The Buyer understands that Xxxxx’s investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer is financially sophisticated sufficiently to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal, and tax advice as Xxxxx has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, the Buyer has carefully considered the potential risks relating to the Company and a purchase of the Shares, including those risks described in the SEC Documents, and Buyer fully understands that the Shares are a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk of loss of the Buyer’s entire investment.
5.5 No Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state Governmental Authority has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares, nor have such Governmental Authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
5.6 Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar Laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
5.7 General Solicitation. The Buyer is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. The Buyer represents that it has a relationship with the Company preceding the offering of the Shares.
5.8 Organization and Authority of Buyer. Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation. Buyer has all necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Xxxxx of this Agreement, the performance by Xxxxx of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation by Xxxxx of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of Buyer.
5.9 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, or other governing documents of Buyer; (b) violate or conflict with any provision of any Law or Governmental Authority applicable to Buyer; (c) require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, violate or conflict with, or result in the acceleration of any agreement to which Buyer is a party; or (d) require any consent, permit, Governmental Authority, filing or notice from, with or to any Governmental Authority; except, in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), where the violation, conflict, acceleration or failure to obtain consent or give notice would not have a material adverse effect on the buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and, in the case of clause (d), where such consent, permit, Governmental Authority’s order, filing or notice which, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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5.10 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, Xxxxx has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with Buyer, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including short sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that Buyer first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms, which terms include definitive pricing terms, of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to Buyer’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, Xxxxx has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
5.11 Independent Advice. The Buyer understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.
5.12 Legal Proceedings. There are no Proceedings pending or, to Xxxxx’s knowledge, threatened against or by Xxxxx that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth and disclosed in the Company’s disclosure schedules (“Schedules”) attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof or the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its significant subsidiaries (as set forth in the SEC Documents) (“Subsidiaries”) each hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Buyer. The Schedules shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Article VI and certain other sections of this Agreement, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Schedules shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Article VI only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.
6.1 Organization. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a domestic Company and is in good standing under the laws of Delaware as of the date hereof, and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification.
6.2 Subsidiaries. All direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the place of organization or incorporation, and each Subsidiary is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company taken as a whole. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or entity other than those listed in the SEC Documents.
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6.3 Capitalization. The Company has an authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as of November 21, 2023 as set forth in Schedule 6.3 to this Agreement and such authorized capital stock conforms in all material respects to the description thereof set forth in the SEC Documents. The description of the securities of the Company in the SEC Documents is complete and accurate in all material respects. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, as of the date referred to therein, there are no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell shares of Common Stock or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.
6.4 Valid Issuance of Outstanding Securities. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized shares of Common Stock conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the SEC Documents. The offers and sales of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such shares, exempt from such registration requirements.
6.5 Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
6.6 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”) of the Company; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority as of the date hereof.
6.7 Issuance of Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued and fully paid; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Shares are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares has been duly and validly taken. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in Article V above, the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares is exempt from: (i) the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and (ii) the registration and/or qualification provisions of all applicable state and provincial securities and “blue sky” laws.
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6.8 Consents. Other than the Placement Agent’s consent, no consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or in connection with the sale of the Shares.
6.9 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. To the knowledge of the Company, Kreit & Xxxx CPA LLP (the “Auditor”), whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the SEC Documents, is a registered independent public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) and is in good standing with the PCAOB as of the date hereof.
6.10 Enforceability of Agreements. All agreements between the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the SEC Documents are legal, valid and binding Obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
6.11 No Violation or Default. No default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not in violation of any term or provision of its Charter, or in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
6.12 Compliance with Laws. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to Company’s business (“Applicable Laws”); (B) has not received any notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any other governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”); (C) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) has not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any business operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (E) has not received notice that any Governmental Authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action; and (F) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission), in each case to the extent of a Material Adverse Change.
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6.13 No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the SEC Documents, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company (a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.
6.14 Financial Statements. The financial statements included in the SEC Documents, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”), fairly present the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules included in the SEC Documents present fairly the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the SEC Documents under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the SEC Documents have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the SEC Documents regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the SEC Documents discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (a) neither the Company nor any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including, for this purpose, any variable interest entities), including each entity disclosed or described in the SEC Documents as being a Subsidiary, has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock or any other equity securities, (c) there has not been any change in the shares of Common Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, other than in the course of business, any grants under any stock compensation plan, and (d) there has not been any Material Adverse Change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.
6.15 No Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or threatened against, or involving the Company or any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the SEC Documents.
6.16 Consents and Permits. Except as described in the SEC Documents, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the SEC Documents (collectively, “Permits”), except for such Permits the failure of which to possess, obtain or make the same would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
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6.17 Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or possesses or have valid rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the SEC Documents. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the SEC Documents will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 6.17, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 6.17, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 6.17, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. All material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the SEC Documents and are not described therein. The SEC Documents contain in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.
6.18 Certain Market Activities. The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
6.19 Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or such respective Subsidiary. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the SEC Documents are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Buyer, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company or its Subsidiaries. The term “taxes” mean all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.
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6.20 Valid Title. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has legal and valid title to all of its properties and assets, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, equities, claims, options and restrictions; each lease agreement to which it is a party is duly executed and legally binding; its leasehold interests are set forth in and governed by the terms of any lease agreements, and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge such agreements are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms under applicable state or federal law; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries operates, manages or has any other right or interest in any other material real property of any kind, except as described in the SEC Documents.
6.21 Accounting Controls. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) to the extent required by the Exchange Act that have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud known to the Company’s management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
6.22 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Compliance.
(a) Disclosure Controls. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.
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(b) Compliance. The Company has been, and on the Closing Date, will be, in compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
6.23 No Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, exists or is, to the Company’s knowledge, imminent.
6.24 Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, will not be, either after receipt of payment for the Shares or after the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under “Use of Proceeds” in this Agreement, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6.25 Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds from the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the shares of Common Stock to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board
6.26 Insurance. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are adequate in view of balancing of the costs of insurance, the risks of loss and its benefits to the Company, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
6.27 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Change or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company.
6.28 Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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6.29 Related-Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the SEC Documents that have not been described as required under Regulation S-K.
6.30 SEC Documents. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one year preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such materials) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Documents, 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.
6.31 Employment Matters.
(a) The Company is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining or other agreement with a labor organization representing any of its employees. Since June 14, 2023, there has not been, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, picketing or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting the Company.
(b) The Company is in material compliance with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices to the extent they relate to employees of the Company. There are no actions against the Company pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitral tribunal in connection with the employment or termination of employment of any current or former employee of the Company, including, without limitation, any action relating to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave, accommodation, minimum wages, overtime compensation, hazardous work conditions, equal pay or any other hiring, employment or employment termination related matter arising under applicable Laws.
(c) The representations and warranties set forth in this 6.31 are the Company’s sole and exclusive representations and warranties regarding employment matters.
6.32 Registration Rights. Except for the Placement Agent, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any subsidiary.
6.33 Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided Buyer or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Company’s public filings. The Company understands and confirms that Buyer will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to Buyer regarding the Company and its subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and believes, to its best knowledge, that Xxxxx makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section V hereof.
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6.34 No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in Section V, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act that would require the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any trading market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
6.35 Solvency. Based on the consolidated 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 Shares hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. 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.
6.36 Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any subsidiary, threatened.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1 Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Articles VIII and IX of this Agreement.
7.2 Affirmative Covenants.
(a) Reporting Status; Listing. Until the earlier of one (1) year from the date hereof or when the Shares are no longer registered in the names of the Buyer on the books and records of the Company, the Company shall: (i) file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any securities Laws and regulations thereof applicable to the Company of any state of the United States, or by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, and, if not otherwise publicly available, to provide a copy thereof to a Buyer upon request; (ii) not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination unless in connection with a Sale Event (as defined below); (iii) if required by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, promptly secure the listing of any of the Shares upon the Principal Trading Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and, take all action under its control to maintain the continued listing, quotation and trading of its Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company shall comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other Obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Trading Market, FINRA, and such other Governmental Authorities, as applicable.
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7.3 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares for working capital, and general corporate purposes and the payment of the fees and expenses of this offering.
7.4 Public Disclosure of Buyers. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Buyer, or include the name of the Buyer in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Principal Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Buyer except: (a) as required by federal securities law or (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by Law or Principal Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide Buyers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
7.5 Removal of Legends.
(a) The Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or a valid exemption from registration under the Act, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Buyer or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in this Section 7.5 the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities Act.
(b) Xxxxx agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 7.01, of a legend on any of the Shares in the following form:
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAS 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 (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. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that Buyer may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, Buyer may transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Buyer’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares.
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(c) Upon receipt of the executed Buyer representation letters, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Company agrees to deliver at Closing an opinion substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E to remove the restrictive legend from the Shares held by any non-affiliate Buyer in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S under the Act.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO SELL
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Shares to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
8.1 The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement, and delivered it to the Company.
8.2 The Buyer shall have executed the Non-U.S. Person Representation attached as Exhibit C to this Agreement.
8.3 The Buyer shall have paid the Aggregate Purchase Price to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.3 above.
8.4 The Buyer shall have received an executed Consent from the Placement Agent.
8.5 The Buyer’s representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the applicable Closing Date.
8.6 The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals necessary for the sale of the Shares.
8.7 No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8.8 Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Change.
8.9 Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any Principal Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one trading day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO A BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS TO PURCHASE
The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (in addition to any other conditions precedent elsewhere in this Agreement), provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
9.1 The Company shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
9.2 The representations and warranties of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Article VI above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company and each of the Subsidiaries shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and the Subsidiaries at or prior to the Closing Date.
9.3 No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by written agreement of the Buyer and the Company, as shall terminate without further action by either party if Closing does not occur before December 31, 2023.
10.2 Consequences of Termination. No termination of this Agreement shall release any party from any liability for breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XI
INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statute of limitations.
11.2 Indemnification by the Company. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article XI, from and after the Closing, the Company will indemnify and hold each Buyer and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and 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), each Person who controls such Buyer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (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 such controlling persons (each, a “Buyer Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (collectively, “Losses”) that any such Buyer Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Offering Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Buyer Party in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Buyer Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Documents (unless such action is based upon a material breach of such Buyer Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Offering Documents or any agreements or understandings such Buyer Party may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Buyer Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Buyer Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Buyer Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Buyer Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Buyer Party. Any Buyer Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Buyer Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Buyer Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Buyer Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Buyer Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Buyer Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Buyer Party in this Agreement or in the other Offering Documents. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Buyer Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
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11.3 Indemnification by Xxxxx. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article XI, from and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify the Company against, and shall hold the Company harmless from and against, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Company based upon, arising out of or with respect to:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement; or
(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
11.4 Certain Limitations. The indemnification provided for in Sections 11.2 and 11.3 shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) The aggregate amount of all Losses for which a party shall be liable pursuant to this Article XI shall not exceed the proceeds actually received under this Agreement.
(b) In no event shall any party be liable to any other party for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including loss of future revenue or income, loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to the breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, or diminution of value or any damages based on any type of multiple.
(c) Payments by a party pursuant to this Article XI in respect of any Loss shall be limited to the amount of any liability or damage that remains after deducting therefrom any insurance proceeds and any indemnity, contribution or other similar payment received or reasonably expected to be received by the indemnified party in respect of any such claim. The indemnified party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to recover under insurance policies or indemnity, contribution or other similar agreements for any Losses prior to seeking indemnification under this Agreement.
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(d) The Company shall not be liable under this Article XI for any Losses based upon or arising out of any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement if Buyer had actual knowledge of such inaccuracy or breach prior to the Closing.
(e) Each Indemnified Party shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate any Loss upon becoming aware of any event or circumstance that would be reasonably expected to, or does, give rise thereto, including incurring costs only to the minimum extent necessary to remedy the breach that gives rise to such Loss.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Notices. All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties as follows:
| If to the Company: | Maison Solutions Inc. | |
| 000 X Xxxxxxxx Xxx. | ||
| Monterey Park, California 91754 | ||
| Attention: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| With a copy to: | Akerman LLP | |
| 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
| Los Angeles, California 90071 | ||
| Attention: Xxxx X. Xxx, Esq.; Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. | ||
| If to the Buyer: | To the Buyer based on the information set forth on the signature page to this Agreement attached hereto |
unless the address is changed by the party by like notice given to the other parties. Notice shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered: (i) if mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the address below, then three (3) business days after deposit of same in a regularly maintained U.S. Mail receptacle; or (ii) if mailed by Federal Express, UPS or other nationally recognized overnight courier service, next business morning delivery, then one (1) business day after deposit of same in a regularly maintained receptacle of such overnight courier; or (iii) if hand delivered, then upon hand delivery thereof to the address indicated on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on a business day. Any notice hand delivered after 5:00 p.m., New York time, shall be deemed delivered on the following business day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice, consents, waivers or other communications referred to in this Agreement may be sent by facsimile, e-mail, or other method of delivery, but shall be deemed to have been delivered only when the sending party has confirmed (by reply e-mail or some other form of written confirmation from the receiving party) that the notice has been received by the other party.
12.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Schedules attached hereto and the documents delivered pursuant hereto, set forth all the promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements or conditions, expressed or implied, oral or written, except as contained herein; provided, however, except as explicitly stated herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements the Buyer has entered into with, or any instruments the Buyer has received from, the Company prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by the Buyer in the Company or (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any Obligations of the Company, or any rights of or benefits to the Buyer or any other Person, in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and the Buyer, or any instruments the Buyer received from the Company prior to the date hereof, and all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect.
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12.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement, and any and all rights, duties and Obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by the Company without the prior written consent of the Buyer. Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.
12.4 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
12.5 Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Buyer.
12.6 Gender and Use of Singular and Plural. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.
12.7 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement, and same shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and each party has delivered its signed counterpart to the other party. A digital reproduction, portable document format (“.pdf”) or other reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto and delivered by such party by electronic signature (including signature via DocuSign or similar services), electronic mail or any similar electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen. Such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes.
12.8 Headings. The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.
12.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Delaware, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or Proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Buyer, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a Judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Buyer. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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12.10 Further Assurances. The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
12.11 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing.
12.12 Joint Preparation. The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.
12.13 Severability. If any one of the provisions contained in this Agreement, for any reason, shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
12.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
12.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES, IRREVOCABLY, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR COURSE OF DEALING IN WHICH THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY ARE ADVERSE PARTIES. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BUYER TO PURCHASE THE SHARES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year set forth above.
| MAISON SOLUTIONS INC., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | ||
| Xxxx Xx | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and President | ||
| Signature: | ||
| Name: |
ADDRESS (Primary Residence):
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Phone: _________________________________
Email: __________________________________
Aggregate Purchase Price for Buyer’s Shares: $________
Aggregate Number of Shares: _________
Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement
Exhibit A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 22, 2023, is made and entered into by and between (i) Maison Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and (ii) [●] (the “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holder have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 22, 2023 (“Purchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Holder shall receive shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (the “Offering”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Resale Registration Rights.
(a) Registration Statement Covering Resale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the Commission as soon as practicable following the closing of the Offering (the “Filing Deadline”) a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the Holder of all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holder that have not been previously registered with the Commission (the “Resale Registration Statement”). The Resale Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 (“Form S-1”) or such other appropriate form permitting Registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holder. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as possible after filing, but in no event later than fourteen calendar days following the closing of the Offering (the “Effectiveness Deadline”). Once the Resale Registration Statement is effective (the “Effective Date”), the Company shall maintain the Resale Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof and shall keep the Resale Registration Statement continuously effective and shall cause the Resale Registration Statement to be supplemented and amended (including post-effective amendments) to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, to ensure that another Registration Statement is available, under the Securities Act at all times until there are no longer any Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Resale Registration Statement shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit the Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement (subject to lock-up restrictions provided in this Agreement), and shall provide that such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holder.
(b) Notification and Distribution of Materials. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement as soon as practicable, and in any event within two (2) Business Days after the Resale Registration Statement becomes effective, and shall furnish to them, without charge, such number of copies of the Resale Registration Statement (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits), the Prospectus contained therein (including each preliminary prospectus and all related amendments and supplements) and any documents incorporated by reference in the Resale Registration Statement or such other documents as the Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Securities in the manner described in the Resale Registration Statement.
(c) Registration Default. The Company further agrees that, in the event the Resale Registration Statement is not effective by the Effectiveness Deadline, the Company shall pay the Holder a penalty of five percent (5%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering (the “Penalty”). The Penalty shall be paid in the form of cash and shall be delivered promptly following the Effectiveness Deadline.
Exhibit A-1
(d) Amendments and Supplements. Subject to the provisions of Section 1(a) above, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission from time to time such amendments and supplements to the Resale Registration Statement and Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Resale Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all the Registrable Securities during the Effectiveness Period. The Company shall cause the Resale Registration Statement to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Resale Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Resale Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holder until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. At any time the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3, the Company shall cause such replacement Resale Registration Statement to be amended, or shall promptly file a new replacement Resale Registration Statement, such that the Resale Registration Statement is on Form S-3.
(e) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 1, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single Registration Statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform the Holder thereof and shall file amendments to the Resale Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Resale Registration Statement and file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on such form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”), including without limitation, the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of 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 Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by the Holder, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Holder. In the event the Company amends the Resale Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company shall file with the Commission, 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-1 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Resale Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.
2. Agreements of the Holder. The Holder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company or placement agent, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.
3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the Registration to be effected pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, and whenever the Holder has requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) prepare in accordance with the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and file with the Commission a Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses as may be necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, with respect to such Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective (provided that at least five (5) Business Days before filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to counsel selected by the Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel);
(b) notify the Holder of (A) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (B) the receipt by the Company or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (C) the effectiveness of each Registration Statement filed hereunder;
Exhibit A-2
(c) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;
(d) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities thereunder such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;
(e) during any period in which a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, promptly file all documents required to be filed with the Commission, including pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Act;
(f) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the lead underwriter reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction);
(g) promptly notify in writing each seller of such Registrable Securities (i) after it receives notice thereof, of the date and time when such Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a prospectus or supplement to any prospectus relating to a Registration Statement has been filed and when any registration or qualification has become effective under a state securities or blue sky law or any exemption thereunder has been obtained, (ii) after receipt thereof, of any request by the Commission for the amendment or supplementing of such Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, and (iii) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company promptly shall prepare, file with the Commission and furnish to each such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(h) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on a securities exchange and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with FINRA;
(i) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(j) enter into and perform such customary agreements and take all such other actions as the Holder or placement agent reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split or a combination of shares and preparing for and participating in such number of “road shows”, investor presentations and marketing events as the underwriters managing such offering may reasonably request);
(k) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Company as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, managers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement;
Exhibit A-3
(l) otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission;
(m) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any Common Stock included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(n) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(o) cooperate with the Holder and the placement agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the Registration Statement and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the placement agent or Holder may request;
(p) cooperate with the Holder covered by the Registration Statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and
(q) provide a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement (and, if such Registration includes an underwritten Public Offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), with respect to the Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein (including the preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature, which opinion shall be addressed to the underwriters.
4. Registration Expenses.
(a) All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, listing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, stock exchange rules and filings, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being herein called “Registration Expenses”), shall be borne by the Company as provided in this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company also shall pay all of its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.
(b) To the extent Registration Expenses are not required to be paid by the Company, the Holder hereunder shall pay those Registration Expenses allocable to the registration of its securities so included, and any Registration Expenses not so allocable shall be borne by all sellers of securities included in such registration in proportion to the aggregate selling price of the securities to be so registered.
Exhibit A-4
5. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to (i) indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Holder and its respective officers, directors, members, partners, agents, affiliates and employees and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (B) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and (ii) pay to each Holder and their respective officers, directors, members, partners, agents, affiliates and employees and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act), as incurred, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company or placement agent by the Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action to the extent that it solely arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement or omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company shall indemnify any underwriters or deemed underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the holders of Registrable Securities.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in the Holder is participating, the Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such holder; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (as well as one local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties shall have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration, at the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party, in the defense of such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
Exhibit A-5
(d) Each party hereto agrees that, if for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Sections 5(a) or Section 5(b) are unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, 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 to state a material fact, 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 statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders or any underwriters or all of them were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 5(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or, except as provided in Section 5(c), defending any such action or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The sellers’ obligations in this Section 5(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the amount of securities registered by them and not joint and shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration.
(e) The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
6. Other Agreements; Certain Limitations on Registration Rights. The Company shall file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and shall take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such Persons to sell securities pursuant to (a) Rule 144 adopted by the Commission under the Securities Act (as such rule may be amended from time to time) or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission or (b) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or any similar registration form hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon request, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. The Company shall at all times use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the securities so registered to continue to be listed on one or more of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, and the New York Stock Exchange American. The Company shall use its best efforts to facilitate and expedite transfers of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, which efforts shall include timely notice to its transfer agent to expedite such transfers of Registrable Securities and delivery of any opinions requested by the transfer agent.
7. Definitions.
(a) “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday in the state in which the Company’s chief executive office is located.
(b) “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
(d) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
(f) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
Exhibit A-6
(g) “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
(h) “Public Offering” means any sale or distribution by the Company and/or holders of Registrable Securities to the public of Common Stock pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act.
(i) “Register,” “Registered” and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
(j) “Registrable Securities” means (i) any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or (ii) any Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in the preceding clause (i) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities on the earlier of the (i) one year anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) on such date that such Holder may sell all of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any restrictions as to volume or manner of sale or otherwise.
(k) “Registration Statement” means any registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of Common Stock or Registrable Securities, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors).
(l) “Rule 144” and “Rule 415” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) by the Commission, as the same shall be amended from time to time, or any successor rule then in force.
(m) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) “Transfer” means the (i) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates or in any way impairs the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement.
(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions among the parties hereto, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(c) Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing in its favor, any party shall be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.
Exhibit A-7
(d) Other Registration Rights. Other than as set forth in the Company’s filings with the Commission, the Company represents and warrants that no Person, other than a holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
(e) Amendments and Waivers. Compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified, with the written consent of the Company and in the case of any other provision, covenant or condition, the Holder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 8(e) shall be binding upon the Holder and the Company. No course of dealing between the Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
(f) Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. The Holder may assign or delegate the Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Person with the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any Persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 8(k) and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 8(f) shall be null and void. All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or the Holder are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.
(g) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, 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.
(i) Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” herein shall mean “including without limitation.”
Exhibit A-8
(j) Governing Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
(k) Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by telecopy or email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the Holder at the address indicated below and to the Company at the address indicated below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 8(j)):
if to the Company:
000 X Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Monterey Park, California 91754
Attention: Xxxx Xx
Email address: xxxx.xx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Akerman LLP
000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail address: Xxxx.xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
If to the Holder:
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(l) Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. As a specifically bargained inducement for each of the parties to enter into this Agreement (with each party having had opportunity to consult counsel), each party hereto expressly and irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury in any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, and any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein shall be tried in a court of competent jurisdiction by a judge sitting without a jury.
(m) Adjustments. If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Registrable Securities by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or sale, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to the Registrable Securities as so changed.
(n) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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Exhibit A-9
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| MAISON SOLUTIONS INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Xxxx Xx | |
| Title: | CEO | |
Exhibit A-10
| [ ] |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Holder Address for Notices: | ||
| Facsimile: | ||
| Attention: | ||
[Signature Page of Holder]
Exhibit A-11
Exhibit B
ESCROW AGREEMENT
[Intentionally Omitted.]
Exhibit B-1
Exhibit C
NON-U.S. PERSON REPRESENTATION
The Buyer indicating that it is not a U.S. person, severally and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
| 1. | At the time of (a) the offer by the Company and (b) the acceptance of the offer by such person or entity, of the Shares, such person or entity was outside the United States. |
| 2. | Such person or entity is acquiring the Shares for such Shareholder’s own account, for investment and not for distribution or resale to others and is not purchasing the Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, or with a view towards distribution to any U.S. person, in violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act. |
| 3. | Such person or entity will make all subsequent offers and sales of the Shares either (x) outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S; (y) pursuant to a registration under the Securities Act; or (z) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Specifically, such person or entity will not resell the Shares to any U.S. person or within the United States prior to the expiration of a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year thereafter (the “Distribution Compliance Period”), except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
| 4. | Such person or entity has no present plan or intention to sell the Shares in the United States or to a U.S. person at any predetermined time, has made no predetermined arrangements to sell the Shares and is not acting as a Distributor of such securities. |
| 5. | Neither such person or entity, its Affiliates nor any Person acting on behalf of such person or entity, has entered into, has the intention of entering into, or will enter into any put option, short position or other similar instrument or position in the U.S. with respect to the Shares at any time after the Closing Date through the Distribution Compliance Period except in compliance with the Securities Act. |
| 6. | Such person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other document evidencing the Shares substantially in the form set forth in Section 5.1. |
| 7. | Such person or entity is not acquiring the Shares in a transaction (or an element of a series of transactions) that is part of any plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities Act. |
| 8. | Such person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect such person’s or entity’s interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
| 9. | Such person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors concerning its investment in the Shares. |
Exhibit C-1
| 10. | Such person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of losing its entire investment in the Shares. |
| 11. | Such person or entity has had access to the Company’s publicly filed reports with the SEC and has been furnished during the course of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding the Company that such person or entity has requested and all such public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the risks of investing in the Shares. |
| 12. | Such person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Shares. |
| 13. | Such person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties concerning the Company made by the Company or any officer, employee or agent of the Company, other than those contained in this Agreement. |
| 14. | Such person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares unless either (A) the transfer of such securities is registered under the Securities Act or (B) an exemption from registration of such securities is available. |
| 15. | Such person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature page to this Agreement is the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business address if it is a corporation or other entity. |
| 16. | Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information concerning the Company that has been supplied to such person or entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. |
By signing below, the Buyer confirms that the information in this Non-U.S. Person Representation is true, correct and complete.
| Name of Buyer | ||
| By: | ||
| Signature | ||
| Title: | ||
| (if any) | ||
| Date: ______________, 2023 | ||
Exhibit C-2
Exhibit D
FORM OF BUYER REPRESENTATION
Representation Letter in Connection with
Request to Remove Restrictive Legend
| To: | VStock Transfer LLC |
| 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Woodmere, NY 11598 |
Date: [DATE]
The undersigned (“Stockholder”) hereby requests the removal of restrictive legend(s) on an aggregate of _____________ shares (the “Shares”) of Class A Common Stock of Maison Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) represented in book entry form (BE ____). In connection with this request, Stockholder represents and warrants that:
| (1) | I am not, and have not been, an “affiliate” of the Company as that term is defined in Rule 144 during the three months preceding the date of this letter; |
| (2) | I certify that I am not a U.S. person and did not acquire the Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person; and |
| (3) | I agree to resell the Shares only in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from registration and agree not to engage in hedging transactions with respect to such securities unless in compliance with the Act. |
Xxxxxxxxxxx acknowledges that the Company and its counsel will rely on the representations made in this letter in determining whether to remove the restrictive legend in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxxx’s request as though this letter had been addressed to them.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Signature | ||
| Date | Stockholder’s Name (Print or type) | |
| Stockholder’s Address |
Exhibit D-1
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF OPINION
[Intentionally Omitted.]
Exhibit E-1
Schedule 6.2
Subsidiaries
| Name | Jurisdiction of Organization | |
| Good Fortune Supermarket San Gabriel, LP | California | |
| Good Fortune Supermarket of Monrovia, LP | California | |
| Super HK of El Monte, Inc. | California | |
| GF Supermarket of MP, Inc. | California |
Schedule 6.2-1
Schedule 6.3
Capitalization
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of capital stock, comprised of (i) 95,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of which (a) 92,000,000 shares shall be a series designated as Class A common stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), and (b) 3,000,000 shares shall be a series designated as Class B common stock (the “Class B Common Stock), and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
As of November 21, 2023, 16,260,000 shares of Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding, 2,240,000 shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.
Schedule 6.3-1
