Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 24, 2023, is between CANOO, INC.,
a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, with principal executive offices located at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company”), and each of the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I
hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively the “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer,
desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s),
as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase convertible debentures in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A”
(the “Convertible Debentures”) in the aggregate principal amount of $48,000,000 (the “Subscription Amount”),
which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”)
(as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), which shall be purchased upon the signing this Agreement (the “Closing),
at a purchase price equal to 94% of the Subscription Amount (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I to this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
(a) Purchase
of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company
shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company at the Closing Convertible
Debentures with principal amount corresponding to the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I attached
hereto.
(b) Closing
Dates. The Closing shall occur remotely by conference call and electronic delivery of documentation. The Closing shall be 10:00 a.m.,
New York time, on the first Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below are satisfied or waived
(or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer) (the “Closing Date”). As used herein “Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized
or required by law to remain closed.
(c) Form of
Payment; Deliveries. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
(i) the Buyers shall deliver to the Company, in immediately available funds to a bank account designated in writing by the Company,
the Purchase Price for the Convertible Debentures to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing, minus any fees or expenses to be
paid directly from the proceeds of the Closing as set forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible
Debentures which such Buyer is purchasing at the Closing with a principal amount corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth
opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I hereto, duly executed on behalf of the Company.
(d) Maximum
Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the transactions contemplated hereby or any other Transaction Documents (including the Conversion Shares) if the issuance of such shares
of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue in this transaction in compliance
with the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of Nasdaq Stock Market (the number of shares which may be issued
without violating such rules and regulations is 95,448,226 and shall be referred to as the “Exchange Cap”), except
that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the
applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains
a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Buyers. The Exchange Cap shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction.
Each Buyer, severally and
not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) Accredited
Investor Status. The Buyer is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation
D.
(b) Information.
The Buyer and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations
of the Company and information the Buyer deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities,
which have been requested by such Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors,
if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and
warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.
The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
(c) Organization;
Authority. Such Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(d) Authorization,
Enforcement. The Transaction Agreements to which each such Buyer is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in
accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable
creditors' rights and remedies.
(e) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party or (iii) result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such
Buyer, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its
obligations hereunder.
(f) Certain
Trading Activities. The Buyer has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding
with the Buyer, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as defined
below) involving the Company's securities) during the period commencing as of the time that the Buyer first contacted the Company or the
Company's agents regarding the specific investment in the Company contemplated by this Agreement and ending immediately prior to the execution
of this Agreement by such Buyer.
(g) No
General Solicitation. The Buyer is not purchasing or acquiring the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
(h) Not
an Affiliate. The Buyer is not (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an “affiliate”
(as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or (iii) a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).
Except as set forth under
the corresponding section of the disclosure schedule (dated as of the date of this Agreement) delivered to the Buyer by the Company on
the date of this Agreement (the “Disclosure Schedule”) which Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed a part hereof and
to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations
and warranties set forth below to each Buyer:
(a) Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are entities duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry
on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified
as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse
Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results
thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions
contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into by the Company
in connection herewith or therewith or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under any
of the Transaction Documents (as defined below). “Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Company, directly or
indirectly, owns a majority of the outstanding capital stock having voting power or holds a majority of the equity or similar interest
of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary.”
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, the reservation for issuance
and issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures), have been duly authorized by the Company's
board of directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders
or other governmental body. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party will be prior
to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles
of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally,
the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited
by federal or state securities law. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into by the Company or delivered by the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) Issuance
of Securities. The issuance of the Securities has been duly authorized and, upon issuance and payment in accordance with the terms
of the Transaction Documents the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar
rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other
encumbrances (collectively “Liens”) with respect to the issuance thereof. As of the Closing Date, the Company shall
have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than the Required Reserve Amount (as defined herein). Upon issuance or conversion
in accordance with the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(d) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion
Shares, and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation
(as defined below), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or
other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities
laws and regulations, the securities laws of the jurisdictions of the Company's incorporation or in which it or its subsidiaries operate
and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Principal Market,” provided however, that in
the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market, the “Principal Market” shall mean that market on which the Common Stock
is then listed or traded) and including all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the State of incorporation of the Company)
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound
or affected, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any conflict, default, right or violation that would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Consents.
The Company is not required to obtain any material consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other
than any filings as may be required by any federal or state securities agencies and any filings as may be required by the Principal Market),
any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute,
deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to
obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining
or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company is not in violation
of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting
or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule,
the Company has notified the Principal Market of the issuance of all of the Securities hereunder, which does not require obtaining the
approval of the stockholders of the Company or any other Person or Governmental Entity, and the Principal Market has completed its review
of the related Listing of Additional Share form. “Governmental Entity” means any nation, state, county, city, town,
village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court
or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive,
judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including
any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
(f) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer's Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of
an arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer
is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to its knowledge, an "affiliate" (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of
more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act). The Company further acknowledges
that no Buyer (nor any affiliate of any Buyer) is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice
given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that
the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation
by the Company and its representatives.
(g) No
Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company. None of the Company, its
Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any
of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
(h) Dilutive
Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The
Company further acknowledges its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures in accordance
with the terms thereof is, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests
of other stockholders of the Company.
(i) Application
of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without
limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), stockholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles
of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is
or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the Company's issuance of the Securities and any Buyer's ownership of the Securities.
(j) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports,
schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated
by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered or has made available
to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the
XXXXX system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act, as applicable and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements
of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied, during the periods
involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in
all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material,
either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are
reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required
to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided
for by the Company in its financial statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any of the
Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement)
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend
or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the
Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”), nor is the Company currently
aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in
order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has
not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements
or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
(k) Absence
of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company's most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, there
has been no Material Adverse Effect, nor any event or occurrence specifically affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be
reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Company's most recent audited financial statements contained
in a Form 10-K, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any material
assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any material capital expenditures,
individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken
any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation
or winding up, nor does the Company or any Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend
to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.
(l) No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists,
or is reasonably expected to exist or occur specific to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties,
liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that has not been publicly disclosed
and would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term under its Articles
of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of
association, Articles of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing,
except in all cases for violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, except as set forth on Schedule 3(m) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not in violation of any
of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably
lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one year prior to the
date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common
Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral,
from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market, which has not
been publicly disclosed. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations
or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect
of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other
than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(n) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other person
acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, a “Company Affiliate”)
have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws,
nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give,
or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental
Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a “Government
Official”) or to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all
or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official,
for the purpose, in violation of applicable law, of: (i) (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in
his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty,
(C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of
any Governmental Entity, or (ii) assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing
business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(o) Equity
Capitalization.
(i) Authorized
and Outstanding Capital Stock. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (A) 1,000,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which, 477,479,873 are issued and outstanding and (B) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which
are issued and outstanding.
(ii) Valid
Issuance; Available Shares. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable.
(iii) Existing
Securities; Obligations. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company's or any Subsidiary's shares,
interests or capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or
any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(C) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale
of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to this Agreement); (D) there are no outstanding securities
or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; and (G) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation
rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
(iv) Organizational
Documents. The Company has furnished to the Buyers or filed on XXXXX true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and the Company's
bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all convertible securities
and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(p) Litigation.
Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or as set forth on Schedule 3(p) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no action,
suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental
Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal
nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. After reasonable
inquiry of its employees, the Company is not aware of any event which might result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration,
investigation, inquiry or other proceeding. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company,
there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former
director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Insurance.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
are engaged. In accordance with the previous sentence, the Company currently maintains these insurance policies. Neither the Company nor
any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has
any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Manipulation
of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf
has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid
for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any
Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(s) Sanctions
Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or controlled
affiliate of the Company or any director or officer of any Subsidiary, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that
is (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control
(“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant
sanctions authorities, including, without limitation, designation on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
or OFAC’s Foreign Sanctions Evaders List or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or
(ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with
that country or territory (including, without limitation, the Crimea, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, the Donetsk People’s Republic
and Luhansk People’s Republic in Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Sudan and Syria (the “Sanctioned
Countries”)). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer or controlled affiliate of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, has ever had funds blocked by a United States bank or financial institution, temporarily or otherwise, as
a result of OFAC concerns.
(t) Registration.
Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act
of any securities of the Company. The Company is eligible to register the Securities to be issued hereunder on the Registration Statement.
The Securities issued hereunder are exempt from the qualification provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”)
and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein comply in all respects with the TIA.
(u) Disclosure.
The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel
with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities
of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Buyers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, are true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties,
liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or
regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly
disclosed. All financial projections and forecasts that have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
made available to the Buyers have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions and represented, at the time each such
financial projection or forecast was delivered to each Buyer, the Company's best estimate of future financial performance (it being recognized
that such financial projections or forecasts are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered
by any such financial projections or forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results). The Company acknowledges and agrees
that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in Section 2.
(a) Reporting
Status. For the period beginning on the date hereof, and ending 6 months after the date on which all the Convertible Debentures are no
longer outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall file on a timely basis all reports required to be filed with
the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Company shall 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 no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.
(b) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein to repay any loans
to any executives or employees of the Company or to make any payments in respect of any related party debt. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds from the transactions contemplated herein, or lend, contribute or otherwise
make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (a) for the purpose of funding or facilitating
any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is
the subject of Sanctions or is a Sanctioned Country, or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or Applicable
Laws by any Person (including any Person participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether as underwriter, advisor,
investor or otherwise). For the past five years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in, and is now not engaged
in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or
was the subject of Sanctions or was a Sanctioned Country.
(c) Listing.
To the extent applicable, the Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the
Underlying Securities (as defined below) on the Principal Market, subject to official notice of issuance, and shall use reasonable efforts
to maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Underlying Securities from time to time issuable under
the terms of the Transaction Documents on such Principal Market for the Reporting Period. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on a Principal Market
during the Reporting Period. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(c).
“Underlying Securities” means the (i) the Conversion Shares, and (ii) any common stock of the Company issued or
issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of
Common Stock are converted or exchanged without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Convertible Debentures.
(d) Fees.
The Company shall pay to YA Global II SPV, LLC, an affiliate of the lead Buyer (the “Subsidiary Fund”), a due diligence and
structuring fee of $25,000, which shall be deducted from the gross proceeds of the Closing. The unpaid balance of due diligence and structuring
fee shall be deducted from the gross proceeds on the Closing. The Company authorizes each Buyer to deduct any fees due hereunder from
the gross process of the purchase of any Convertible Debentures.
(e) Pledge
of Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, subject
to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona
fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The Company hereby agrees to execute and
deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such
pledgee by a Buyer.
(f) Disclosure
of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the first Business Day after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall file with the SEC a current report on Form 8-K describing all the material terms of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the Exchange Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents
(including, required exhibits, the “Current Report”). From and after the filing of the Current Report, the Company shall have
publicly disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to any of the Buyers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Current Report, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality
or similar obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written
or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents,
on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand shall terminate. The Company shall not, and the Company
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide any
Buyer with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without
first obtaining the express prior written consent of such Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer's sole discretion).
(g) Reservation
of Shares. Reservation of Shares. So long as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall have reserved from
its duly authorized capital stock, and shall have instructed its transfer agent to irrevocably reserve, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon (i) conversion of all Convertible Debentures (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) such Convertible
Debentures are convertible at the Floor Price (as defined therein) as of the date of determination and (y) any such conversion shall
not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures set forth therein) (the “Required Reserve
Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section be
reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion and/or redemption, or reverse stock split. If at any time the number
of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount, the Company will promptly take
all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special
meeting of stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company's obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents, in the
case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, recommending that stockholders vote in favor of an increase in such authorized number
of shares sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock that remain available for
issuance under the Exchange Cap is less than 100% of the maximum number of shares issuable upon conversion of all the Convertible Debentures
then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the Convertible Debentures are convertible at the Conversion Price (as defined
in the Convertible Debenture) then in effect, and (y) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion
of the Convertible Debentures), the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly call and hold a special meeting of stockholders
for the purpose of seeking the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market, for issuances
of shares in excess of the Exchange Cap.
(h) Conduct
of Business. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation
of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate,
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) (i) Except
as expressly set forth below, the Buyer covenants that from and after the date hereof through and ending when no Convertible Debentures
remain outstanding (the “Restricted Period”), no Buyer or any of its officers, or any entity managed or controlled by the
Buyer (collectively, the “Restricted Persons” and each of the foregoing is referred to herein as a “Restricted Person”)
shall, directly or indirectly, engage in any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation
SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) put equivalent position or any hedging transaction which establishes a net short
position with respect to any securities of the Company (including the Common Stock), with respect to each of clauses (i) and (ii) hereof,
either for its own principal account or for the principal account of any other Restricted Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is
expressly understood and agreed that nothing contained herein shall (without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true) prohibit
any Restricted Person during the Restricted Period from: (1) selling “long” (as defined under Rule 200 promulgated
under Regulation SHO) Common Stock; or (2) selling a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Underlying Shares that
such Restricted Person is entitled to receive, but has not yet received from the Company or the transfer agent, (A) upon the completion
of a pending conversion of the Convertible Debentures for which a valid Conversion Notice (as defined in the Convertible Debentures) has
been submitted to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Convertible Debentures.
(j) Trading
Information. Upon the Company’s request, the Buyer agrees to provide the Company with trading reports setting forth the number
and average sales prices of Conversion Shares sold the Buyer during the prior trading week.
(k) Registration
Statement.
(i) Initial
Registration Statement. The Company has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, with the SEC a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File Number 333-266666) (the “Initial Registration
Statement”) including a base prospectus (such base prospectus included in the Initial Registration Statement, as supplemented
or amended from time to time shall be referred to herein as the “Prospectus”), with respect to the issuance and sale
of securities by the Company, including shares of Common Stock and debt securities that may be convertible into shares of Common Stock,
which contains, among other things a Plan of Distribution section disclosing the methods by which the Company may sell such securities.
The Initial Registration Statement was declared effective on August 17, 2022 and remains in effect on the date hereof. Except where
the context otherwise requires, the Initial Registration Statement, as amended when it became effective, including all documents filed
as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus subsequently filed with
the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or deemed to be a part of the Initial Registration Statement pursuant
to Rule 430B of the Securities Act, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” No stop order preventing or
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the
SEC and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the SEC. At the time
the Registration Statement became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any
amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at time the Prospectus or any amendment
or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(ii) Prospectus
Supplement. On or before the Closing, the Company shall file with the a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) of
the Securities Act (the “Prospectus Supplement”) disclosing all information relating to the transaction contemplated
hereby required to be disclosed therein and an updated Plan of Distribution, including, without limitation, the name of the Investor,
a description of the Securities being offered hereunder, the terms of the offering, and other material terms of the offering, and any
other information or disclosure necessary to register the transactions contemplated herein.
(iii) Maintaining
a Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement with respect to the Securities at all times during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending 90 days after all the
Convertible Debentures have been fully repaid or fully converted (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed, the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements
thereto) used in connection with the Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light
of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.
(l) Prohibited
Transactions. From the date hereof until all of the Convertible Debentures have been repaid or converted into Common Shares, the Company
agrees to not directly or indirectly enter into any contract, agreement or other item that would restrict or prohibit any of the Company’s
obligations to the Buyer(s) under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, any payments required by the Company
to the Buyer(s) upon a Trigger Event (as defined in the Convertible Debentures).
(m) From
the date hereof until all the Convertible Debentures have been repaid, unless the Buyer shall have given prior written consent, the Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a subsidiary on the date hereof) to, directly or indirectly (i) amend
its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and
adversely affects any rights of the holders of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) make any payments in respect of any related party
debt, (iii) enter into, agree to enter into, or effect any Variable Rate Transaction other than with the Buyer, or (iv) submit
sales orders or consummate any sales pursuant to the August 8, 2022 Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution
Agreement”) entered into by an among the Company, Evercore Group L.L.C. and X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. LLC. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall be permitted to access the Equity Distribution Agreement if a Trigger Event (as defined in the Convertible
Debentures) has occurred and remains uncured, and 100% of the proceeds are used to make Monthly Prepayments (as defined in the Convertible
Debenture) to the Buyer.
“Variable Rate Transaction”
shall mean a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any equity, warrants, or debt securities that are convertible
into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion
price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the
Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such security, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that
is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent
events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation,
any “full ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any standard anti-dilution
protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), (ii) enters into
or effects any agreement, including but not limited to an “equity line of credit,” “ATM agreement” or other continuous
offering or similar offering of Common Stock.
(a) Register.
The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices or with the Transfer Agent (or at such other office or agency of the Company
as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Convertible Debentures in which the Company shall record
the name and address of the Person in whose name the Convertible Debentures have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee),
the amount of Convertible Debentures held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business
hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives. The Company hereby irrevocably agrees that it shall not require medallion
guarantees in connection with any assignments or transfers of any of the Securities by the Investor to any third party. The Company hereby
authorizes its then-current transfer agent to rely on the foregoing and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold its then-current
transfer agent harmless from any liability related to its complying with the foregoing. Upon request by the Investor, the Company further
agrees to promptly provide its then-current transfer agent with additional authorizations or indemnifications as may so request.
(b) Transfer
Restrictions. The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer
of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Buyer
or in connection with a pledge as contemplated herein, 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 Securities under the Securities
Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have
the rights and obligations of a Buyer under this Agreement.
The obligation of the Company
hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(a) Such
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) Such
Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less, in the case of any Buyer, the amounts withheld
pursuant to Section 4(d)) for the Convertible Debentures being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in accordance with a letter, duly executed by an officer of the Company, setting forth the wire amounts of each Buyer
and the wire transfer instructions of the Company (the “Closing Statement”).
(c) The
representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which
shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at
or prior to the Closing Date.
The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase
its Convertible Debentures at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions,
provided that these conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by
providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
(a) The
Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Company
shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer a Convertible Debenture with a principal amount corresponding to the Subscription
Amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I for the Closing.
(b) Such
Buyer shall have received the opinion of counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form reasonably acceptable to such
Buyer.
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company as of a date within
15 days of the Closing Date.
(e) Each
and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and
warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date
as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true
and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions set forth in each Transaction Document required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at
or prior to the Closing Date.
(f) The
Common Stock (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have
been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor, except as set forth
on Schedule 7(f) of the Disclosure Schedules, shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as
of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance
requirements of the Principal Market.
(g) The
Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third-party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the
Securities, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any.
(h) No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by
any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
(i) Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has resulted in or would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or an Event of Default (as defined in the Convertible Debentures).
(j) The
Company shall have filed a listing of additional shares notification form with the Nasdaq for the listing of the maximum number of Conversion
Shares issuable pursuant to the Convertible Debentures to be issued at the Closing.
(k) Such
Buyer shall have received the Closing Statement.
(l) (i) From
the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing),
and (ii) at any time from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall
not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such
service, or on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities
nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude
in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Buyer,
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
(m) The
board of directors of the Company has approved the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; said approval has not been
amended, rescinded or materially modified and remains in full force and effect as of the Closing, and a true, correct and complete copy
of such resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company shall have been provided to the Buyers.
(n) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a compliance certificate executed by an executive officer of the Company certifying that Company
has complied with all of the conditions precedent to the Closing set forth herein and which may be relied upon by the Buyer as evidence
of satisfaction of such conditions without any obligation to independently verify.
(o) The
Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
(p) The
Company shall have filed the Prospectus Supplement in accordance with Section 4(k) above.
In the event that the Closing
shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer within five (5) days of the date hereof, then such Buyer shall have the right to
terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date without
liability of such Buyer to any other party; provided, however, (i) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8
shall not be available to such Buyer if the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been consummated by such
date is the result of such Buyer's breach of this Agreement and (ii) the abandonment of the sale and purchase of the Convertible
Debentures shall be applicable only to such Buyer providing such written notice, provided further that no such termination shall affect
any obligation of the Company under this Agreement to reimburse such Buyer for the expenses described herein. Nothing contained in this
Section 8 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of
its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
(a) Governing
Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall, in all respects, be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws (excluding the principles of conflict of laws) of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402
of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York), including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
(b) Jurisdiction;
Venue; Service.
(i) The
Company hereby irrevocably consents to the non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of New York (the “Governing
Jurisdiction”) and, if a basis for federal jurisdiction exists, the non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of any United States
District Court for the Governing Jurisdiction.
(ii) The
Company agrees that venue shall be proper in any court of the Governing Jurisdiction selected by the Buyer or, if a basis for federal
jurisdiction exists, in any United States District Court in the Governing Jurisdiction. The Company waives any right to object to the
maintenance of any suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract
or in tort or otherwise, in any of the state or federal courts of the Governing Jurisdiction on the basis of improper venue or inconvenience
of forum.
(iii) Any
suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or tort or otherwise,
brought by the Company against the Buyer arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any matter relating to this Agreement, or any
other Transaction Document, or any contemplated transaction, shall be brought in a court only in the Governing Jurisdiction. The Company
shall not file any counterclaim against the Buyer in any suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding brought by the Buyer against the
Company in a jurisdiction outside of the Governing Jurisdiction unless under the rules of the court in which the Buyer brought such
suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding the counterclaim is mandatory, and not permissive, and would be considered waived unless
filed as a counterclaim in the suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding instituted by the Buyer against the Company. The Company
agrees that any forum outside the Governing Jurisdiction is an inconvenient forum and that any suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding
brought by the Company against the Buyer in any court outside the Governing Jurisdiction should be dismissed or transferred to a court
located in the Governing Jurisdiction. Furthermore, the Company irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not bring or commence
any suit, claim, action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort
or otherwise, against the Buyer arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any matter relating to this Agreement, or any other Transaction
Document, or any contemplated transaction, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and
the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties
hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit,
claim, action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State Court or, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, in such federal court. The Company and the Buyer agree that a final judgment in any such suit, claim, action, litigation
or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law.
(iv) The
Company and the Buyer irrevocably consent to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, claim, action,
litigation or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail postage prepaid, to it at the address provided
for notices in this Agreement, such service to become effective thirty (30) days after the date of mailing.
(v) Nothing
herein shall affect the right of the Buyer to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or to
otherwise proceed against the Company or any other Person in the Governing Jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction.
(c) THE
PARTIES MUTUALLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTER
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A
WAIVER OF A LEGAL RIGHT AND THAT THE PARTIES EACH MAKE THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE CHOICE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE OF A COURT HAVING JURISDICTION, WITHOUT A JURY.
(d) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature
is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page,
such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed)
with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
(e) Headings;
Gender. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter,
singular and plural forms thereof. The terms "including," "includes," "include" and words of like import
shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words "without limitation." The terms "herein," "hereunder,"
"hereof" and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
(f) Entire
Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their affiliates
and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set
forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to
such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be
charged with enforcement.
(g) Notices.
Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered
personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in
each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. The addresses and e-mail
addresses for such communications shall be:
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CANOO, INC. |
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Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx, General Counsel
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Xxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
c/o Yorkville Advisors Global, LP
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Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
E-mail: [*****] |
or to such other address, e-mail address and/or
to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days
prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver
or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender's e-mail service provider containing the time, date, recipient
e-mail address or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively
(h) Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns,
including any purchasers of any of the Convertible Debentures (but excluding any purchasers of Underlying Securities, unless pursuant
to a written assignment by such Buyer). The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Buyers. In connection with any transfer of any or all of its Securities, a Buyer may assign all, or a portion,
of its rights and obligations hereunder in connection with such Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee
shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such transferred Securities.
(i) Indemnification.
(i) In
consideration of each Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition
to all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless
each Buyer and each holder of any Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct
or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against
any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection
therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result
of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in
any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained
in any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) any cause of action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee
by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) or which otherwise
involves such Indemnitee that arises out of or results from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the
Transaction Documents, (B) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds
of the issuance of the Securities, or (C) any disclosure properly made to such Buyer pursuant to Section 4(f), or (D) the
status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities either as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or as a party to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as a party in interest or otherwise in any action
or proceeding for injunctive or other equitable relief). To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable
for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities
which is permissible under applicable law.
(ii) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section 9(i) of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including
any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Company under this Section 9(g), deliver to the Company a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
Company shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the Company so desires, to assume control of the defense thereof with
counsel mutually reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the
right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the Company if: (A) the Company has agreed
in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (B) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Indemnified
Liability and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee in any such Indemnified Liability; or (C) the named
parties to any such Indemnified Liability (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnitee and the Company, and such Indemnitee
shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnitee
and the Company (in which case, if such Indemnitee notifies the Company in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense
of the Company, then the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Company), provided further, that in the case of clause (C) above the Company shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for the Indemnitees. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Company
in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Indemnified Liability by the Company and shall furnish to the Company
all information reasonably available to the Indemnitee which relates to such action or Indemnified Liability. The Company shall keep the
Indemnitee reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. The Company
shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however,
that the Company shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such Indemnified
Liability or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnitee. Following indemnification
as provided for hereunder, the Company shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or
corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the Company within
a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve the Company of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section 9(i),
except to the extent that the Company is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
(iii) The
indemnification required by this Section 9(i) shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of
the investigation or defense, within ten (10) days after bills supporting the Indemnified Liabilities are received by the Company.
(iv) The
indemnity agreement contained herein shall be in addition to (A) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the
Company or others, and (B) any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to the law.
(j) No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual
intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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YA II PN, LTD. |
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By: Yorkville Advisors Global, LP |
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Its: Investment Manager |
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By: Yorkville
Advisors Global II, LLC |
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Its: General
Partner |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Member |
LIST OF EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES